Emotes

Emotes are short animations of each hero See playable characters. For the animated short, see Hero. All of the heroes, as of 2015 There are currently 24 playable hero characters in Overwatch. Each fits into one of four roles that players can perform in-game. They are cosmetics Cosmetics are items in Overwatch which allow players to customize their heroes and profiles. They do not affect gameplay. There are currently eight types of cosmetics: Player Icons, Skins, Emotes, Sprays, Voice Lines, Victory Poses, and are unlocked through opening loot boxes Loot Boxes are a featureSpecial attraction of Overwatch. Contents 1 Overview 2 Contents 3 Prices 4 Seasonal Loot Boxes 5 References Overview edit | edit source] One Loot Box is received for every level gained. Additional or by purchasing them with credits Credits are one of the currencies in Overwatch. They can be used to buy skins, sprays, voice lines, emotes, victory poses and highlight intros. They can be found in Loot Boxes either directly, as an . Emotes can be viewed and equipped from the Hero Gallery. To use an emote in-game, choose the emote option on the communication wheel The communication wheel interface The communication wheel is an interface which allows players to send automatic messages during matches. Players can bring up the communication wheel using the C button, and can then choose from .

Each hero can be equipped with up to 4 different emotes at a time, and each character has 1 "Heroic" emote available by default. Additionally, all heroes have a sit emote, a laugh emote, and a dance emote from the Overwatch Anniversary The Overwatch Anniversary also known as Year One is an event in Overwatch. Its purpose is celebrating the game s first anniversary. The event began on May 23rd and is slated to end on Jun. 12th. event.

There are currently 157 non-default emotes in-game.

There are 36 emotes that can only be unlocked from seasonal loot boxes:

• 3 from Summer Games The Summer Games is an annual 1] seasonal event in Overwatch. The event has special Loot Boxes, 112 exclusive cosmetics, and an exclusive brawl, Lúcioball. The first Summer Games event started on Aug. 2, 2016 loot boxes. ( Bastion Bastion Real Name SST Laboratories Siege Automaton E54 Age 30 Occupation Battle automaton Base Black Forest, Germany (formerly) Affiliation None Voice Chris Metzen 1] Cosmetics Cosmetic page Quotes Quotation page Role Defense Health 200 Armor . Lucio Lúcio "Come on, let s bring it together!" Real Name Lúcio Correia dos Santos Age 26 Nationality Brazilian Occupation DJ Freedom Fighter Base Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Affiliation None Voice Jonny Cruz 1] (English) Donald Reignoux , and Symmetra Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene )
• 3 from Halloween loot boxes. ( Ana Ana "Never stop fighting for what you believe in." Real Name Ana Amari Other Names HorusShrike Status Active Age 60 Nationality Egyptian Occupation Sharpshooter (formerly)Overwatch second-in-command (formerly)Bounty hunter Base Cairo, Egypt Affiliation Egyptian security forces , Winston Winston "Imagination is the essence of discovery." Real Name Winston Age 29 Occupation Test subject (formerly)Scientist Adventurer Base Horizon Lunar Colony (formerly) Watchpoint: Gibraltar Affiliation Lucheng Interstellar (formerly) Overwatch Relations Harold Winston (father figure) Voice , and Reinhardt Reinhardt "Justice will be done." Real Name Reinhardt Wilhelm Age 61 Nationality German Occupation Adventurer Base Stuttgart, Germany Affiliation Crusaders (formerly) Overwatch (formerly) Voice Darin De Paul 1] (English) Patrice Mellenec (French) Paolo Mar.ese (Italian) )
• 3 from Winter Winter Wonderland is a seasonal event in Overwatch. This event featuresSpecial attraction 124 exclusive cosmetics, seasonal loot boxes, and an exclusive brawl, Mei s Snowball Offensive. The event started on Dec. 13, 2016, and ended on Jan. loot boxes. ( McCree McCree "Justice ain t gonna dispense itself." Real Name Jesse McCree Age 37 Nationality American Occupation Bounty Hunter Base Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Affiliation Overwatch (formerly) Blackwatch (formerly) Voice Matthew Mercer 1] (English) Boris Rehlinger , Mei Mei "Our world is worth fighting for." Real Name Mei-Ling Zhou (周美灵) Age 31 (biological) 1]approx. 40 (chronological) 2] Nationality Chinese Occupation Climatologist, Adventurer Base Xi’an, China (formerly) Affiliation Overwatch (formerly) Voice Elise Zhang (English) , and Zarya Zarya "Together we are strong." Real Name Aleksandra Zaryanova Age 28 Nationality Russian Occupation Soldier Base Krasnoyarsk Front, Russia Affiliation Russian Defense ForcesVolskaya Industries Voice Dolya Gavanski (English) Alexia Lunel (French)Maddalena Vadacca (Italian)Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese)Fernanda )
• 3 from Year of the Rooster The Year of the Rooster is a seasonal event in Overwatch. This event features 124 exclusive cosmetics, seasonal Loot Boxes, and an exclusive brawl, Capture the Rooster. It started on Jan. 24, 2017 and ended loot boxes. ( D.Va D.Va “I play to win.” Real Name Hana Song (송하나) Age 19 Nationality Korean Occupation Competitive StarCraft player (formerly)Mech PilotActress Base Busan, South Korea Affiliation Mobile Exo-Force Voice Charlet Chung 1] (English) Genevieve Doang (French)Julia , Junkrat Junkrat "It s a perfect day for some mayhem." Real Name Jamison Fawkes Age 25 Nationality Australian Occupation Anarchist, Thief, Demolitionist, Mercenary, Scavenger Base Junkertown, Australia (formerly) Affiliation Junkers (formerly) Voice Chris Parson (English) Stéphane Ronchewski , and Mei)
• 3 from Overwatch Uprising "Archive declassification complete. Overwatch "Uprising" mission file status: OPEN.Commencing playback in 3...2...1..." Overwatch Uprising is a seasonal event in Overwatch. It started on Apr. 11, 2017 and ended on May 1, 2017. 1] Contents 1 loot boxes. ( Pharah Pharah "I will protect the innocent." Real Name Fareeha Amari Age 32 Nationality Egyptian Occupation Security Chief Base Giza, Egypt Affiliation Egyptian Army (formerly)Helix Security International Relations Ana Amari (mother) Voice Jen Cohn (English) Ethel , Soldier: 76, and Hanzo Hanzo "With every death comes honor. With honor, redemption." Real Name Hanzo Shimada (島田半蔵) 1] Age 38 Nationality Japanese Occupation Mercenary, Assassin Base Hanamura, Japan (formerly) Affiliation Shimada Clan (formerly) Relations Sojiro Shimada (father) Genji )
• With Overwatch Anniversary The Overwatch Anniversary also known as Year One is an event in Overwatch. Its purpose is celebrating the game s first anniversary. The event began on May 23rd and is slated to end on Jun. 12th. event every hero received a looping dance emote.