Magical witch with a “self-taught alchemist” backstory? Seriously?
The lore doesn’t fit her, the theme doesn’t fit her, not even the actual friggin’ skin itself fits her.
For starters, the skin itself is basically just “Sexy Schoolgirl uniform + witch hat.”
(Sighs deeply) If you’re gonna make a fanservice skin, keep it in-character. Widowmaker’s brand of sexy is “mature femme fatale,” aka the POLAR OPPOSITE of a Sexy Schoolgirl’s brand of appeal. Amile Lecroix is no innocent coquette; she’s a black widow looking for her next victim, and she should be dressed accordingly!
Also: The miniskirt goes way too far off-model. Yes, I know, it’s for “fanservice,” but we already have Countess to prove that Widowmaker can be sexy as hell in tight pants. When making a skin for a videogame character, it’s extremely important to not change their silhouette too much in order to keep them easily recognizable! Plus, why would an alchemist of all people go around wearing something with zero pockets??? They’ve got potions & reagents to carry!!
The skin color is another example of horribly executed fanservice. They took away Widow’s iconic blue/purple skin and gave her a “normie” skin color instead, which even goes against the skin theme itself (bc why wouldn’t a self-taught alchemist have funky-looking skin from prolonged exposure to Fantasy Chemicals?). They even passed up a golden opportunity to make Widowmaker “wicked witch” green!
A spellcaster-themed skin would be much better suited someone like Symmetra, Rammatra or Kiriko.
“Self-taught alchemist” lore would much better fit someone like Mei, Lifeweaver or Wrecking ball.
Heck, Dva is a much better choice than Widow for a witch season mythic! We’ve all seen the fanmade concept art that turns her into Baba Yaga piloting her famous chicken-legged walking house, that would’ve been dope!
But no. Instead we get White Girl Widowmaker in a glorified Sexy Schoolgirl uniform. With a witch hat to make her match the battlepass theme.