Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop crossover skins revealed
Overwatch 2 is getting ready for its second anime crossover. This time, Cowboy Bebop skins emotes, and other cosmetics are coming to Blizzard’s shooter — including some free stuff.
What’s in the Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop crossover?
A trailer was recently dropped that officially announced the arrival of Cowboy Bebop in Overwatch 2. The stylized trailer showed popular Overwatch heroes reimagined as Cowboy Bebop characters.
The confirmed heroes getting Cowboy Bebop cosplay looks include:
- Cassidy – Spike Spiegel
- Ashe – Faye Valentine
- Sombra – Ed
- Mauga – Jet Black
On top of hero skins, the crossover event is also confirmed to have emotes, highlight intros, and music. No event or game mode has been revealed.
“We’re honored to be collaborating with one of the most respected anime series of all time in Cowboy Bebop,” Overwatch 2 associate director Aimee Dennett said in a statement. “This collaboration is a wonderful way to pay homage to the legendary stories, art, animation, and music of the Cowboy Bebop series. We hope its fans and our players have as much fun with what we’re bringing to Overwatch 2 as we did in creating it.”
Overwatch 2’s first anime collaboration was with One Punch Man, which ran for a month and included heroes cosplaying as popular characters like Saitama and Genos.
When is the Cowboy Bebop crossover?
Overwatch 2 fans will be able to unlock Cowboy Bebop skins on March 12, 2024.
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