After getting a very succinct teaser and confirmation as part of the Overwatch 2 Season 9 content roll out, we finally get to see just what is on the cards for the Cowboy Bebop crossover event.
While we don’t see any in-game detail, what we do get is a slick jazz-filled animation mirroring the styles of the anime – just with some familiar faces filling the roles.
Say hello to Spike Cassidy, Faye Valentine Ashe, Jet Black Mauga and Ed Sombra!
Ready for some bounty hunting? 🎷✨
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) March 7, 2024
Overwatch 2 x Cowboy Bebop arrives March 12 🤠 pic.twitter.com/mxHKiJ2iUL
Classy animation aside, we do see some really cool character skins in the making – particularly on the part of Sombra, who always seems to default to a cyberpunk sorta-goth. The Ed skins looks to be a great deal more scrappy and charming – perfectly suiting the anime equivalent. They have also announced that the Ein skin for Wrecking Ball will be a free unlock, so if you aren’t inclined to part with your pennies you can still get in on the action.
Word is out that a proper gameplay reveal will happen on March 12, meaning that players will get a proper look at the in-game version of these concepts and may even get a look at whatever game mode may possibly anchor the event. Something with a great backing track of saxophones, surely.
Are you a Cowboy Bebop fan? How do you like the animated homage to its opening? Let us know in the comments or on social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views.
