It has been spotted thatOverwatch 2doesn’t let players shoot the Jesus statue featured in one of the hybrid maps. SinceOverwatchwas initially released in 2016, players have noticed unique details about the various maps, but this Paraiso one inOverwatch 2is powerful enough to reflect Pharah’s ultimate ability and more.
The firstOverwatchoffered many interesting details across the 22 total maps and Blizzard maintains this theme with the locations featured inOverwatch 2. Though it wasn’t part of the originalOverwatchmap rotation, Paraiso has become a fan favorite of players that were anticipating a map set in Brazil. Because Paraiso portrays the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, it fittingly includes the iconic Jesus statue overlooking the hero shooter map, but some players may not have expected to interact with it in this unique way.
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Reddit user 0micronGaming has garnered over 14,000 upvotes on an upload they posted less than a day ago showing Pharah firing rockets that are immediately deflected by a Jesus statue. Theclip of their Pharah gameplay inOverwatch 2shows them firing their ultimate ability and additional rocket launcher shots at the Jesus statue of Paraiso. The Rio de Janeiro Jesus statue deflects the plethora of explosives fromPharah’s Barrage ability inOverwatch 2as 0micronGaming continues to hover in the sky above the hybrid map and prepares another onslaught. Two more rockets are shot at the statue, with the trajectory going to the left before more projectiles fired at the mountain beneath it are also pushed away with as much ease as when they were fired at the Biblical figure.
OtherOverwatch 2maps can be interacted with as well.Overwatch 2Season 3’s Antarctic Peninsulaincludes an ice water hole full of fish to collect and penguins that will respond to attacks. Other maps with similar unique spots include Blizzard World, Dorado, Hollywood, Junkertown, Paris, and Watchpoint Gibraltar. As players continue to discover interesting details about variousOverwatch 2maps, more hidden details like this may emerge.
Blizzard may have implemented this detail to avoid religious controversy that could be caused by allowingOverwatch 2players to shoot the statue of Jesus on Paraiso. Although there are religiousOverwatch 2characters, there are few representations of real-world religion in the game, making Paraiso further unique.
Overwatch 2is available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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