It’s hard to overstate Lucie Pohl’s impact on the Overwatch community. As the voice of Mercy in both Overwatch 2 and its predecessor, those who know her are acutely aware of what she represents in her portrayal of one of the most iconic videogame characters of the past decade. Mercy may be fictional, but the Overwatch 2 healer stands for something much bigger. She’s beautiful, strong, empathetic, and brilliant – a far reach from the princesses in need of rescuing that dominated the gaming landscape when Pohl was growing up.

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