Overwatch new playable character Ashe

Overwatch new playable character Ashe introduced in animated short Reunion

In the latest Overwatch short, McCree meets up with the old Deadlock Gang, Athena the robot, and the newest playable character – Ashe.


Blizzard showed a new Overwatch animated short at BlizzCon 2018 called Reunion starring McCree. In it he meets up with his old compadres, the Deadlock Gang, led by Elizabeth Caledonia Ashe.

She is the new playable character, and her omnic pal B.O.B. will be her Ultimate.

During the showing, Overwatch head Jeff Kaplan discussed how cool it would be for all of the characters in the video to be playable. He specifically mentioned Athena the robot, but she needs “more time.”


But Ashe is enough for now and is super cool. She’s a damage character that can fire quickly from her rifle from the hip. Ashe can also use her weapon’s aim-down sights to line up a high damage shot. Dynamite is a favorite too, and her coach gun can put some distance between her and an enemy when fired.



Here’s her biography:

Ashe is the ambitious and calculating leader of the Deadlock Gang and a respected figure in the criminal underworld.

Born into a wealthy family, Ashe grew up surrounded by privilege. Her parents were highly sought-after business consultants and coaches for powerful CEOs around the world. Though her parents paid little attention to her (mostly leaving her in the care of the family’s omnic butler, Bob), they ensured that Ashe had every opportunity to succeed. But a chance meeting with a local ruffian, named Jesse McCree, and an impromptu string of crimes committed together opened her eyes to her true calling. The satisfaction of outwitting her targets and the thrill of getting away with it set her on the outlaw path.