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Overwatch Events: First 2 Archives 2021 Skins

The Overwatch team's Twitter announced the first two Archives Event 2021 skins. They showed us Bushi Genji and Mousquetaire Widowmaker.

Check out the videos showcasing the skins on the Overwatch team's Twitter; Bushi Genji and Mousquetaire Widowmaker.

Also, I saw a tweet that said Genji's belt looks like a twisted oversized Cheeto and if I am going to suffer seeing that then so are all of you. Once the event officially starts, I'll post my skin review and before the 2021 OWL season starts, I'll post my OWL teams tier list. ~ Nova

Overwatch Events: 2021 Archives Skins Review

I mentioned that I was going to go over all of the new stuff we get this year, so this is going to be a skin review! I'll go over any information I could find about what inspired each skin and my opinions on each skin.

This is a long post so the TLDR is now going to be at the top! More explanation about my opinions and about the skins themselves are under the cut.

TLDR: My favorite skins going from least to greatest are; Bushi Genji, Mousquetaire Widowmaker, Solider 1776, Polyanitsa Zarya, and Cavalry Tracer.

Epic Skins: Weekly Challenges

Corredor Lucio(Week 1): I think it's alright, I mean it's an epic skin so it's nothing insane. I like the tattoos on his arms and the fire design on his skates, but I'm not a fan of his hair and hat.

Subaquatic Zenyatta(Week 2): Out of all three skins I like this one the most. I love the bronze, gold, and teal blue color scheme that makes him look like an old submarine. I also like the worn and damaged look.

Camouflage Mercy(Week 3): I really like the black hair on Mercy, but my problem with the skin is that there isn't more gold. I like the camo, but it would be even better with more gold that would match with her halo. (she also now looks like a Karen lmao)

Legendary Skins: Loot Boxes

Cavalry Tracer: I'm pretty sure that this is my favorite skin out of this event. I love the gold detail; I think that it works well with the red, blue, white, and black color scheme, but my favorite part of the skin is her guns. I love the wood grain and metallic effect; I also like it on her arm things. The name of the skin, while being a play on her catchphrase, is also the uniform that the British soldiers wore in the 18th century.

Polyanitsa Zarya: This is my second favorite skin all because of her gun and because of the story behind the skin. I do like the skin itself, but I think that the gun makes it even better. In this skin, Zarya is supposed to be a Polyanitsa which is a warrior woman from Slavic legends and folklore. While scrolling through my Twitter feed I found a thread made by overfire_ru on Twitter about all of the lore behind the Zarya skin. It's really interesting and made me move this skin up on my list. Overfire_ru's Twitter thread about the Zarya skin.

Soldier 1776: This is my third favorite skin. I think that it looks pretty cool overall and I especially like the George Washington hair. I also saw a tweet from the Washington Justice twitter that pointed out that on his upper arms, he has these bronze gold shields that say 76 on them which I think is pretty cool. Also, the name Soldier 1776 is a reference to the American Revolution, and his outfit is supposed to be similar to the uniforms American soldiers wore during the revolution.

Mousquetaire Widowmaker: I like this skin a lot, but it is my second to least favorite skin. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I like the other skins more. I love her gun and her outfit is pretty cool looking, but I don't like her hat too much. The feather is okay, but I think her hair should be longer. This skin, like the name suggests, is based on the 18th Century Mousquetaires, also known as musketeers. Mousquetaires/musketeers were famous for protecting the royal family and for being daring, charismatic, and dramatic.

Bushi Genji: I think that this skin is alright, but it's my least favorite skin for this event. The shurikens and sword look really good, but I really don't like the look of the helmet. Genji's signature green stripe thing looks really out of place, and it isn't like they haven't gotten rid of it before, Genji's Kendoka Summer Games skin is an example. Like the other skins, this skin has roots in Japan's history, Genji's birthplace. "Bushi" means "warrior" in Japanese and is used to refer to samurai who would protect feudal landlords.

Anyways, I'm going to be posting a new master list I made for all posts I do about events. That will be posted soon, then I will post about other Archives 2021 Event items.