Overwatch Retribution brings a new map set in Venice, plus a new Soldier: 24 Reaper skin

Reaper will get a new skin that puts him in his Super Soldier outfit.
Image via Blizzard Entertainment

The Retribution is upon us.

Recommended Videos

During the Overwatch League stage three debut, Blizzard revealed a trailer for the new Overwatch Archives event, which will feature a playable brawl called Overwatch Retribution. The Overwatch developer released a new digital comic, Retribution, earlier today as a lead-in to the playable event.

Related: Overwatch Retribution sends Moira, Reaper, McCree, and Genji to Venice

The Overwatch Retribution brawl features Moira, Reaper, Genji, and McCree heading to Venice to take on Talon. (Of course, this was before Reaper was Reaper—back then he was Gabriel Reyes.) The new video finally reveals what the event is all about, and it looks rad.

“Overwatch Archives lets you play through defining moments of Overwatch’s history,” Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan said during the Overwatch League stream. “But there are other events, like the one that changed Overwatch’s history.”

The Overwatch Retribution brawl shows what happened during the Venice incident, where Blackwatch took on Talon. This is the mission where Reyes starts to become Reaper, Kaplan added.

Likewise, there’s still the All Heroes mode, but Kaplan said it’ll change each time you play, with less repetition. And everything takes place on a new map, Rialto. Not only will Overwatch fans be able to play on Rialto during the Retribution event, but Blizzard will unveil the map as a player vs. player payload map, too. It needs to enter testing, first—which will happen after the event.

“We learned a lot from Uprising,” Kaplan said. “The flow is much better.”

Kaplan also revealed that Reaper will get a new skin for the event. We already have his Blackwatch skin, but now he’ll get a skin that goes even further into the past—back to his alias in the Super Soldier program, Soldier: 24.

Everything goes live on April 10.


Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article The best counters for every Overwatch 2 support hero
Mercy Overwatch art
Read Article How to fix Memory Leak in Overwatch 2
Tracer grabbing Sombra to dance with her at a party while Brigitte, Kiriko, and D.Va cheer them on.
Read Article All Venture abilities in Overwatch 2
Venture Overwatch 2
Related Content
Read Article The best counters for every Overwatch 2 support hero
Mercy Overwatch art
Read Article How to fix Memory Leak in Overwatch 2
Tracer grabbing Sombra to dance with her at a party while Brigitte, Kiriko, and D.Va cheer them on.
Read Article All Venture abilities in Overwatch 2
Venture Overwatch 2
Author
Nicole Carpenter
Nicole Carpenter is a reporter for Dot Esports. She lives in Massachusetts with her cat, Puppy, and dog, Major. She's a Zenyatta main who'd rather be playing D.Va.