Blizzard Pays In-Game Tribute To Deceased Overwatch Fan

Blizzard knows that they would not be where they are today without the support of their fans and their employees, which is why the company has taken great efforts over the years to pay tribute to fans and staff members who have passed away. Taking a look at this page shows how many people Blizzard have paid tribute to alone in World of Warcraft.

Now it looks like the company has decided to pay tribute to one of their deceased fans in Overwatch in the form of an in-game Easter Egg. The fan in question is a 20-year player from China called Hongyu Wu who passed away when he chased down a bike thief and died from his injuries after they crashed, but thankfully his efforts were not wasted as the thief was caught.

Wu was also posthumously given a Courageous Citizen award by the Guangzhou government, and it is rather tragic as Wu had told his friends how excited he was for Overwatch, and it seems that he passed away on the 23rd of May, a day before the game was released. As tribute, Blizzard has added Wu’s name to the game which gamers can find in the Lijiang Tower map.

As you can see in the screenshot above, “Wu” is written on the chest piece of the astronaut’s suit along with the phrase, “Heroes Never Die”.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Gaming
Tags: Blizzard, Overwatch