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In regards to Cole Cassidy’s introduction, I’d like to say something to the people who are going to refuse to change, think this is ridiculous or some distraction tactic by Blizzard that doesn’t solve anything.
I am someone who has suffered from PTSD as a result of childhood trauma. If you don’t know, PTSD is an anxiety disorder that is common in victims of SA, but it’s more often than not associated with war veterans.
I’d like to give an example of how something as small as a name could have a huge impact.
I am a big fan of the MCU and when I learned that Tony Stark’s first name was Anthony. I felt a weird (and irrational) sensation of pain and betrayal. It was a moment where I felt my heart stop and ache in pain. Why you ask? That was the same name of the man that ruined my childhood. That ruined me and threatened to hurt my mom in violent fights that involved the police on several occasions. I was suddenly brought back to all of that just by hearing his name. I am a logical person. I know that the two are completely unrelated but that small link is enough to make me pause, to make my breath hitch in my throat and my heart race.
Cassidy is different, his previous name was after this man because people thought that man was so great that he deserved it. To be immortalized in one of Blizzard’s most successful properties. Some of the players may not know that but the people that work at Blizzard know it. The victims know it and to hear his name screamed and shouted in Overwatch league with cheers and excitement, in videos on YouTube, on Twitch, in countless amounts of merchandise. It might feel inescapable for them.
The character and the awful man that committed those atrocities are not the same person. Not in personality, appearance, or anything but they do have the same name and having that name continued to be associated with positivity must be heartbreaking for the victims.
I support Cole Cassidy’s name change. I know that this does not fix anything that has happened. This does not compensate for the awful experiences and memories the victims are left with but I feel like it is a nice gesture in the very least and I feel like it’s incredibly insensitive and selfish to not follow the change because “I don’t like it” or “the other was better”
I understand if people don't like the name because of what the name is, I get, that's just your opinion on the name itself. With that being said, if you are unhappy with the name because it was changed, I really encourage you to read this.
A BTS behind the name change, updated information about the Blizzard Entertainment scandal, and I would encourage you to read the whole Tweets.
Overwatch News: Activision Blizzard Update, What I was Hesitant to Talk about, and More.
Alright, there's a lot going and I want to go over it.
Firstly, Kim 'Alarm' Kyeong-Bo who was a flex-support player for the Philadelphia Fusion passed away on November 7th, 2021 at 20 years old. I was hesitant to address this, but I finally decided to. Here is the message directly from the Philadelphia Fusion.
Secondly, more than 100 Blizzard employees walked out this afternoon. The protest started around 12pm(noon) Pacific Time at the Irvine, California Activision Blizzard facility in protest of CEO Bobby Kotick. It was discovered that Kotick knew about the sexual misconduct claims and did not report the claims to the board of directors. If you are interested in reading more about the walkout, this is my favorite article that I read about it.
Thirdly, and finally, you have 1 week until Cassidy's New Blood Challenge is over; it ends on November 23rd. Here is a link to my previous post on the event if you are interested in the information. If you need a consistent Overwatch twitch streamer to watch to get the drops, I would recommend Emongg. He is an off-tank player who I personally really enjoy watching. He streams almost every day and his D.Va gameplay is awesome.
Anyways, I've been really busy with school, so I haven't had time to go over issue #1 of New Blood. I'll go over it as soon as I can. ~ Nova.
“Return of the Ancients”
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Composed by Tracy W. Bush & Derek Duke
Overwatch Spam coming in, because I have some pictures I'm proud off. To start off with the oldest recent one, Hanzo in one of his other skins. To anyone wondering why there's no feet- I didn't want to. That's literally the entire reason. Reblogs really help out the artists! So if you could, it'd be appreciated! Please give credit as well if reposting somewhere else!
"Tell me my dear- Can a heart still break once it's stopped beating?" -----The Corpse Bride, Tim Burton----- A small WidowMaker doodle, using a grayscale with a splash of red. Enjoy everyone! Reblogs really help out the artists! So if you could, it'd be appreciated! Please give credit as well if reposting somewhere else!
"Always Leave yourself a back door...Miss me?" -------Sombra, Overwatch------- Sombra is one of my favorite characters to play when my main boy JunkRat is taken. At first, I thought she was overpowered and Cliche. After playing her, I discovered she really isn't- her story from what we know is still cliche in my opinion but, meh. Enjoy! Reblogs really help out the artists! So if you could, it'd be appreciated! Please give credit as well if reposting somewhere else!
A Lúcio AU. I really like Prosthetic limbs, as they've always intrigued me, so the headcanon that Lucio's legs are prosthetic won my favor very quickly. Enjoy! Reblogs really help out the artists! So if you could, it'd be appreciated! Please give credit as well if reposting somewhere else!
"I'm the last f*cking Bastion, all of my kind are dead..." -----The Bastion Song, JT Machinima----- I'm so proud of this one- Over ten hours spent on this. To anyone that has their doubts- I draw all my shit freehand. I don't use bases or trace anything. This was all my own skill and work. Enjoy the beeping cutie robot! Reblogs really help out the artists! So if you could, it'd be appreciated! Please give credit as well if reposting somewhere else!
"CEASE YOUR RESISTANCE." ----------------------------------------- I've started playing Overwatch again, and just engaging really in the characters and lore this time, and man I love Orisa! I've never been a tank person, but Orisa is literally perfect? I love her. ::PSA: I don't trace any of my art, nor to I copy or steal and edit any art. All of my art is hand drawn by me, usually only using references to look at while I drawn free handed. Thank you.:: (Reblogs help a lot! And don't repost without credit please.)
✨Palanquin D.Va ✨
After seeing all the beautiful overwatch work this past week I was inspired to go back and color/ edit this older sketch card (circa 2017).
Elizabeth B.
EFI
An older Overwatch sketch card I decided to spruce up/ color during my cool downs. ✨
Elizabeth B.
Symmetra
Recent cool down / coloring of an older Symmetra sketch card 💙
Elizabeth B.
An older Zarya sketch card / edited and colored for warm-ups 💙
Elizabeth B.