Season 12 of Overwatch 2 is themed closely round Egyptian gods, however Egyptian heroes like Ana and Pharah aren’t getting the highlight. This season’s Mythic Pores and skin, primarily based on Anubis, goes to Reaper.

On the Overwatch subreddit, gamers had been shocked by the choice to present Reaper a pores and skin primarily based off of Anubis over Ramattra, given Ramattra’s early design ideas. In a 2017 video, Blizzard shared the idea that in the end led to Ramattra; an Omnic, carrying Egyptian-styled garb.

One other Developer Replace from Blizzard briefly goes over the staff’s choice to present Reaper the Anubis pores and skin. Lead Idea Artist, Morten Skaalvik, mentions {that a} assembly was held to debate who the Mythic Pores and skin ought to go to. Skaalvik says that the assembly was concluded shortly as everybody had “immediately agreed it wanted to be Reaper.”

The reasoning behind this choice stems from Reaper being intently related to dying and Anubis being the Egyptian god of dying. Whereas the logic behind this choice is honest, gamers on Twitter/X agree that the pores and skin ought to have gone to Ramattra.

For extra salt within the wounds, it’s nonetheless unclear if Ramattra will obtain any new skins within the upcoming season. The trailer for Season 12 reveals quite a lot of skins as a part of the Battle Go and skins that can be coming to the store. Sadly, no new skins had been proven off for the chief of Null Sector.

Nevertheless, Ramattra isn’t the one hero getting the quick finish of the stick. Regardless of this season’s theme, Egyptian heroes Ana and Pharah solely had one pores and skin every revealed within the Season 12 trailer. The Pharah pores and skin gained’t even be obtainable within the Battle Go, as an alternative being obtained from the store. In the meantime, Mercy has acquired two extra skins set to look within the store.

Some gamers on the Overwatch subreddit have develop into fed up with the constant stream of Mercy skins. Particularly since this season is brimming with potential for Ana, Pharah, Ramattra, and Enterprise. Though they don’t have any ties to Egyptian mythology, Enterprise’s job as an archaeologist may have led to some skins incorporating historical Egyptian artifacts.