Every new Overwatch hero comes with animated shorts, and the tradition continues with Overwatch 2’s Kiriko. Released during TwitchCon’s keynote presentation, Kiriko’s 10-minute-long introductory video presents the ninja healer as someone who is bubbly but has her own share of mundane troubles–in the form of an overbearing but well-meaning mother.
Kiriko also is friends with her apartment complex’s maintenance guy and his deaf granddaughter. Kiriko uses sign language to communicate with the girl, and later when bad guys burst on the scene, demonstrates her healing abilities by healing the grandpa when he gets shot by one of the villains.
Her mom, witnessing the whole thing, realizes Kiriko has grown up so much. The two then embrace, with each making compromises to strengthen their relationship. Kiriko says she’ll go home more often, and Kiriko’s mom says something along the lines of promising to nag as much anymore.