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Overwatch 2 Maps: The Galápagos Islands

So, on my post about the Junker Queen, I mentioned that I was going to make another post about a cut map, so this is that post! Out of the cut maps I went over, I chose the Galápagos Islands. Similarly like my Berlin post, I am going to be going over what the real world Galápagos Islands are like and what the map would most likely be like in game. 

Real World Galápagos Islands: The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for being one of the best locations for wildlife-viewing with a diverse population of plant and animal species, some found nowhere else in the world. It is a province of Ecuador that lies about 1,000 kilometers off its coast. Charles Darwin’s, the father of evolution, visit to the islands in 1835 led to him developing his Theory of Evolution. 

The Galápagos Islands in Overwatch: Like Berlin, we know very little about the cut map, but I’ll go over what we know, then do some speculating.

It was supposed to be a control point map that, unlike any map in the game, was going to be underwater. It has a color pallet of blues, greens, greys, and black. There are two large submarines and three or four smaller drone like things. Now for speculation. 

Based off of the one image we have, the control pointing looking like an old-run down underwater military base with some details at the top that reminds me of a ship wreck. It looks like it is being searched by the larger submarines as well as the smaller drones. The larger submarines might be the spawn points which might mean that going from the spawn rooms(submarines?) to the control point(main base area) would be like the space area on Horizon Lunar Colony, but underwater. This would be a really cool concept because we have seen that the creative team for Overwatch makes amazing looking maps like Rome, Paris, and Castillo, and having an UNDERWATER map would be a huge flex. It would mean that we could see animals like fish, sea turtles, sharks, rays, or sea lions moving around in the map. As a marine biology nerd and an Overwatch player, I feel like people would LOVE this map! 

Anyways, I’m probably going to go over a concept for a possible new character soon, and once the Archives Event drops, I will go over all of the skins. 

TLDR: The Galápagos Islands are a volcanic archipelago found in the Pacific Ocean. It is known for its diverse wildlife and for being where Charles Darwin developed his Theory of Evolution. If it ended up being put into Overwatch 2 it would be an underwater control point map. The control point would probably be an old underwater base area. The spawn room would probably be two large submarines. I want this map because they could add a lot of animals in the background. 

Overwatch 2 Maps: The Bayou

I'm sorry that this took so long. I was extremely busy, but I should be back to a more normal schedule soon. Also, please send me any ideas you all have, and thank you all for 46 followers! ~ Nova

So, I promised another cut-map post, and this is it. Out of all of the cut-maps, other than the Galapagos, this is probably my favorite even though it might be the vaguest. On the Overwatch Wiki, the Bayou is listed as one of the cut Overwatch maps, so I'm going to go over the real-life place and what it might be like as a map. This is a long one, so here's the TLDR:

TLDR: I think the map was based on the Louisiana Bayou Bartholomew, the largest bayou in the world. It is like a swamp, so it is mostly water with specific plants and some land with a lot of different types of animals living in it like alligators and different types of fish. If it was made into a map, then it would be a payload that is probably a boat. It would be set at either dusk or dawn, going off of the concept art. Trees and other destroyed buildings would be the high ground.

Real World Bayou: A bayou, by definition, is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area, and it might be an extremely slow-moving stream or river, often with a poorly defined shoreline. Since the Overwatch Wiki was really vague about which bayou it is specifically, I am going to go off of the most well-known bayou in the US. Bayou Bartholomew is the longest bayou in the world that spans 364 miles through Louisiana and Arkansas. It is the home to over 100 aquatic animals ranging from alligators to catfish and a lot of animal species. Like the definition states, bayou's don't usually have a defined shoreline which means that the easiest form of travel through the bayou would be using a boat.

The Bayou in Overwatch 2: The concept art shows that the Bayou looks abandoned and desolate. There looks to be a run-down boat(on the left) and an abandoned watchtower(on the right). It is supposed to be a payload map which I find really interesting, you would think that they would make it either a control point or assault(2 CP) based off of the fact that traveling through a bayou is hard. So, the question is, how would you move around the map? Also, I think that the time when you are playing on the map is either dusk or dawn since the sky is a grey, red, orange, peach, and white color scheme. Now to more speculation.

Since it is a payload map in a bayou, the payload is probably a boat. You would most likely be able to walk through some of the water and on land, with trees and the abandoned watchtower area serving as the high ground. Personally, I would want to see animals moving around throughout this map; I think seeing alligators swimming around the players ominously would be hilarious.

Anyways, I hope you all are excited for the May Melee to begin. I think the Mei skin is super cute; Snowball is a bell! Also, I should be getting back to posting more. I needed a break for a little while. If you have any ideas let me know beneath any post or send me a question. I will be doing either another cut map or a possible new character next.