Is soldier 76 gay

In the story, Morrison reflects on his old flame, and it sounds like the two split because Soldier was so dedicated to the group’s cause that it put a strain on their relationship. This was revealed in a short story called “Bastet,” which focused on him and Ana, who were close comrades during the group’s heyday. “Still keeping a candle lit for him?”
Jack shook his head.

“Nothing like that.”
“You’ve never looked in on him? 2023 was a real turning point for the game, starting with the release of Lifeweaver who was confirmed as a pansexual character at launch. She catches a glimpse of him going through a few photos, and sees an old one of him with a dark-haired man named Vincent.

“Vincent… I haven’t thought about him in years,” Ana said.

In recent years, Blizzard has made a pretty concentrated effort to be more explicit about all the LGBTQ+ characters on its roster. Jack shoots back that he’s aware that Vincent is happily married and he’s happy for his happiness. Everyone’s happy.

Except for Jack. Soldier doesn’t mention Vincent by name, but does say there was someone, and laments that he hasn’t seen him “in a long time.”

Baptiste apologizes for bringing up bad memories, but Soldier says that “these days, that’s all [he’s] got.” Shot me right through the heart, Blizzard.

The latest wave includes a conversation with Baptiste, who playfully asks if anyone has ever “captured the heart” of the grizzled vigilante. But the game itself hasn’t really acknowledged Soldier’s long-lost love outside of a spray of the two giving each other the Christian Side Hug. That’s finally changed in Overwatch 2’s 16th season.

Blizzard periodically adds new pre-match interactions between its heroes with the start of a new season and in the big mid-season patch, often spotlighting a handful of characters with each new wave, rather than adding something for all 40+ heroes at once.

I’m happy for him.”

“Vincent deserved a happier life than the one I could give him.” Jack sighed. “He got married. The titular organization’s ex-commander, whose real name is Jack Morrison, is gay and was involved with a man named Vincent many years before the events of the game. Soldier 76 in drag would be hilarious.

While it’s neat that Soldier 76 is Overwatch’s second gay character after Tracer, what’s far more controversial is the fact that Ana is now canonically a furry after donning the titular Bastet mask at the end of the story.

Thanks for that.

It’s been so long since we first learned that Vincent existed, some folks in the comments of videos featuring the conversation are assuming it’s about Reaper, with whom fans have shipped Soldier: 76 for almost a decade. Hopefully. It’s the first time they’ve been reunited since the explosion rocked the Overwatch headquarters in Switzerland — neither of them knew the other one was alive for sure until now.

It came up in external media, but was rarely acknowledged in the game itself, to the point where you could push payloads without ever once having to consider that Tracer was a lesbian or Soldier was gay. And with season 16, which started late last month, Soldier: 76 is one of the characters to benefit.