Popular Online Game ‘Overwatch’ Reveals Fan Favorite Character Soldier 76 Is Gay

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Overwatch just gained yet another popular gay character.

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Two years ago, the online role-playing shooter game published by Blizzard Entertainment revealed that a character in the game, who also happened to be its mascot, was gay.

Blizzard made the reveal through a special Christmas themed comic in which Tracer was revealed to be spending the holiday with her girlfriend Emily.

Blizzard then told IGN in a statement that “Tracer is a lesbian on the LGBTQ+ spectrum.”

But now, it looks like Tracer’s not alone, as another popular character has been revealed to be gay.

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A recent short story titled “Bastet” shows Soldier 76, real name John Francis “Jack” Morrison, worrying over the struggle of keeping a relationship while working as a professional soldier.

As an excerpt for the short story shows:

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Jack laughed. “[Vincent] got married. They’re very happy. I’m happy for him.”

Ana was unconvinced. In the early days, Jack talked about [Vincent] often, floating a dream that the war would end quickly, and maybe he’d have a chance to return to a normal life.

But a normal life was never the reward for people like us.

“Vincent deserved a happier life than the one I could give him.” Jack sighed. “We both knew that I could never put anything above my duty. Everything I fought for was to protect people like him… That’s the sacrifice I made.”

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“Bastet” author Michael Chu, who also wrote the Tracer digital comic, confirmed that Soldier 76 identifies as gay.

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The 40 million people across the globe who play this game monthly were surprised by the recent short story. Some straight male players are lamenting, as they saw the ex-military/Americana/professional soldier and his macho persona as representation for them. That said, many LGBTQ players and geek/gaming enthusiasts celebrated the announcement.

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