Overwatch 2 Surprises Players With More Juno Backstory

Overwatch 2 just debuted “Control,” a 3D animated short telling some of the backstory of Juno, the new hero from Season 12. This charming cinematic came as a surprise to players, as it has been about a year since Overwatch 2 released its last one.

Season 12 of Overwatch 2, dubbed New Frontiers, has officially landed in the first-person shooter. Though the seasonal update added tons of content to the game, one of the most exciting parts is Juno, a new support hero, and the second character added in 2024. Overwatch 2 shared her backstory in the form of a narrated comic shortly before her release, and while it was a great story, many fans were disappointed she didn’t get any sort of cinematic or animated short.

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Little did they know, Overwatch 2 had one prepared for Juno all along. “Control” is a new 3D animated short the tells the story of the Martian’s exodus from her home planet. After an emotional moment before leaving, Juno discovers a problem with her ship: a chunk of rock is jamming one of her thrusters. She begins to panic when she damages her equipment and nearly runs out of air on a spacewalk, but her mother is able to calm her down, enabling her to fix her ship and commence the jump, vowing to find a way to save the colony. The short ends with Overwatch contacting her as she enters the Earth’s atmosphere, promising to send an agent to rendezvous with her after she crashes in Dorodo, as seen on the Overwatch 2 map.

“Control” – First Overwatch 2 3D Animated Short of 2024

Last year, Blizzard released “A Great Day,” a 2D animated short featuring Mauga and Talon, in December, but the last 3D animated short was “Calling,” the Sojourn cinematic leading up to Overwatch 2: Invasion in August 2023 – though parts of the "Perfect Night" music video by LE SSERAFIM from October could technically qualify as well. Before that, “The Wastelander” and “Kiriko” introduced some of the new heroes for Overwatch 2’s release in 2022, but there were several years when there were no 3D cinematics at all. During Overwatch 1’s heyday, it would release at least two such animations a year – one at BlizzCon and another at Gamescom – so it is fitting “Control” debuted alongside Blizzard’s grand return to the major German gaming convention.

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Needless to say, the response to this animated short has been quite positive. After the layoffs at Blizzard this year, and the apparent death of PvE in Overwatch 2, many fans feared they would never see another animation from the game. This delightful cinematic has given many players a renewed hope that they will see more story content like this in the future.

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August 10, 2023

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T For Teen // Blood, Mild Language, Use of Tobacco, Violence

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Blizzard

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Proprietary Engine

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Online Multiplayer

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PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.

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yes

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Overwatch

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PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PC

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