An Overwatch 2 fan shared a charming edit that shows what Hanzo’s new Cupid skin would look like in Hades 2. The modified screenshot shows how perfect the popular Valentine’s Day Overwatch 2 skin would be in Supergiant Games’ highly-anticipated sequel.
Overwatch 2 began its Valentine’s Day event last week. The in-game event has special challenges, new skins, and a new game mode centered around Cupid Hanzo, the headline cosmetic introduced to the shop during the holiday. However, outside the game, Overwatch 2 made a hilarious dating sim involving Hanzo, Mercy, and Genji, where players can earn some cute icons, titles, and highlight intros.
Redditor and Overwatch 2 fan JollySieg noticed the Loverwatch dating sim’s 2D art style looked a little familiar. They then snagged Cupid Hanzo’s appearance from the dating sim and put him into a screenshot from Hades 2's recent reveal footage. They even changed the text box to be more thematic, inserting Cupid’s name, title, and a quote from Hanzo’s new Overwatch 2 skin. The edited screenshot highlights the similarities between the art styles for both Hades and Loverwatch.
Interestingly enough, fans could technically see Cupid show up in Hades 2. Cupid is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Eros. Depending on the myth, Eros is believed to be the son of either Nyx or of Ares and Aphrodite. Considering all three of these gods appeared in Hades 1, and Nemesis and Moros – two other children of Nyx – are coming, Eros joining the cast as a new god in Hades 2 is quite possible.
JollySieg’s fellow Overwatch 2 and Hades fans loved the mashup from this screenshot. The comments section of the Reddit post was quickly filled with excitement for Hades 2, proclamations of Hanzo’s attractiveness, and quotes from Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name.” Some fans unfamiliar with Hanzo in Overwatch 2 were even tricked into thinking the screenshot was official confirmation of a new god coming to Hades 2.
The Valentine’s Day event in Overwatch 2 and the Loverwatch dating sim will be available through the end of February. Players can complete the special Support-themed event challenges to earn voice lines, skins, and other cosmetics for Overwatch 2 during this time. Hades 2 is still early in development, but Supergiant Games has confirmed new information will be coming this year. Until then, players will have to wonder if Eros will look anything like Hanzo if he does end up joining the cast of Hades 2.
Overwatch 2 is out now in early access for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Hades 2 is in development.