Overwatch 2's Juno Almost Had a Very Different Design

Overwatch 2's Juno Almost Had a Very Different Design

From Game Rant (Written by Eric Law) on | OpenCritic

Games discussed:

Overwatch 2 just revealed some more early concept art for Juno that shows a very different version of the Martian support hero than players received. According to these Overwatch 2 images, Juno’s hair, weapon, suit design, and even color scheme all went through a lot of iteration to get to where they are now.

Juno is the most recent character added in Overwatch 2, as well as the first support and second overall hero to be added in 2024. First introduced at BlizzCon 2023 under her codename of "Space Ranger," Juno is the optimistic daughter of Mei’s old friend Jiayi, the first natural-born Martian in the Overwatch 2 story, and a healer who uses anti-grav technology to zip around the battlefield.

Overwatch 2 delights players with a charming new chunk of backstory for Juno in the form of something fans haven't seen in almost a year.

However, the Juno fans see in Overwatch 2 now is quite different from some of her early concepts. In a recent behind-the-scenes blog post, Overwatch 2 concept artist Daryl Tan and lead narrative designer Miranda Moyer shared images of early iterations of Juno, as well as some insights into her design. While...

See full article at Game Rant