Image Source: Adulture
Overwatch fandom can’t stop talking about, and drawing, this radically different Mercy concept art.
Over the weekend, at the Overwatch exhibit in Gallery Nucleus in Portland, Oregon, Blizzard had copies of their upcoming Overwatch artbook.
An enterprising fan, twitter user Adulture, took a few pictures of the concept art for the game from the book.
While a grizzled, older McCree and a Porco Rosso-style Pharah concept were interesting to see, nothing fascinated the fandom more than the concept art for Mercy.
In the game that was eventually released, Mercy is a 30-something Swiss woman with a slim build and blonde hair. For at least a moment during development, this same character was a black man with a broad chest and a white ponytail.
Image Source: Adulture
Fandom was overcome with emotions about this. While most people are happy with the Mercy we have, the possibility of having this version of Mercy has made some people’s heads spin.
It’s such a different design than the Mercy we know and love, and, well, he’s kind of a beefcake. Since the fandom has seen that concept art, artists have been drawing this concept art Mercy almost non-stop.
https://twitter.com/TastyTeddyOW/status/919903977231106048
That concept Mercy huh 🚑🚑 pic.twitter.com/mKYRRTLW1v
— 🌴vasarru🌴 (@vasarru) October 15, 2017
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO NURSE! #overwatch pic.twitter.com/bwXxCyDKtC
— Andy Bennett #BLM (@HeyAndyBennett) October 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/Loudwindow/status/919999008369623041
https://twitter.com/Chips_n_Cookies/status/919607889379049472
Fanart of the mercy concept art! pic.twitter.com/uOThg9N2M9
— Disteal 🇵🇸 (@Distealart) October 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/deluxepeach/status/919426093421154304
please god let me meeet him
let me meet concept mercy pic.twitter.com/B7hJtUxjpV— 𝒷𝒾𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓃𝓎🍞🍉 (@bihanny_) October 15, 2017
By far my favourite variation of this fanart are the ones where Mercy and this Mercy concept art meet and interact:
https://twitter.com/GlitchedAbyss/status/919685938711875585
I love Mercy’s design, but I have to admit that this concept art is very, very strong. At least we all have fandom, so we can still show appreciation for something that didn’t come to be in-game.
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7 responses to “Everyone Has A Crush On This Concept Art For Overwatch’s Mercy”
Neat… so basically it’s Lucio’s long lost cousin that steps in during Mercy’s days off =P
“Everyone”
uhhuh
“In the game that was eventually released, Mercy is a 30-something Swiss woman with a slim build and blonde hair.”
Isn’t Mercy confirmed 50+?”
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/mercy/ (select the story tab). Age: 37.
No, the 50+ year old is Pharah’s mother, Ana.
Mercy was originally said to be in her 20’s but since that was too confusing they aged her up but haven’t put out an official age or timeline for her yet.
Well according to the wiki, she’s 37. Guess I was wrong!
Everyone hey? Sounds like fake news to me.
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/008/509/everyone2.jpg
It’s weird that they had the design of her armour, weapon and general appearance nailed down but then totally basic things like age, gender and race were way off.
This is fake.