Overwatch 2 will let you dress up your characters as Cowboy Bebop characters

Have you ever compared Cassidy to Spike Siegel or the archer Ash to the gun-toting Faye Valentine? Save this date: March 12. Then Blizzard started Overwatch 2 cooperation with the legendary anime Cowboy bebop, which will bring five skins based on the show to the game. The trailer released for the collaboration also shows hacker Sombra dressed as her fellow hacker Ed, tank hero Wrecking Ball/Hammond as data corgi Ein, and Samoan warrior Mauga as Jet Black.

Speaking of this trailer, it sure looks and feels like it Cowboy Bebop opening animation — even uses the same theme song. It’s clear that this collaboration is aiming to appeal to anime fans, though we wish it could have happened sooner, say during the show’s 25th anniversary last year. Blizzard launched an anime tie-in in 2023, but it was with a Japanese superhero show One-Punch Man.

Wrecking Ball’s Ein skin will be available for free to all players, but other skins will be sold through Overwatch 2 shop. Cooperating will also give you access to new emotes, intro highlights, and other purchasable items. Blizzard will officially unveil each skin and item on March 11th, maybe so you’ll at least have an idea of ​​how much you’re spending a day later.