DId you heal me because I looked cute?

That personality doesnt fit Mercy AT ALL to be honest. Should've probably been Devil/Imp skin at least, not default one.

lol.. I'm not sure about anything in overwatch, but if it doesn't match the character's personality, then it could be based on the sona in the costume, or maybe it's an illustration from a moment they had in a voice chat.

Kinda rude to make assumptions and blast them/push your own agenda, isn't it?

When you cosplay as someone, you should at least try to just somewhat act like the character a tiiiiny bit, dont you think?

In any case, nothing against the art itself, just pointing out.

No, not at all actually. There are no rules for how you need to act for cosplay, as it's all in personal fun. No point in raining on other's parade because they don't fit in your box. The negativity isn't necessary or wanted.

But thanks for viewing!

Except this isn't art of Mercy, this is art of the player in the outfit of their preferred character class, acting as they play the game.

Just because I main Reinhardt doesn't mean I love David Hasselhoff, and if I got art of me dressed as him you can bet your bottom dollar that the dialogue would be raging at people for not standing behind the rectangle, not acting like a jolly old German . :P

Thats EXACTLY the reason why alt skins exist, like Devil Mercy and Bloodhart. So people like that would fit in. A Devil or Imp skin would've been perfect for that pic.

But ah well.

May you share some references of why this is true?

References of what?

Your reasons alternate skins exist? I'm having difficulty looking this up.

Common knowledge for as long as alt skins for any game characters existed... They specifically have themes for players to fit into alternative personality or style types. Devil mercy, for example, apart from her looks, ever adds to the end of her ultimate line - "Heroes never die!... for a price"

interesting...What does her "mist" skin make of her?

Fits players who like her angelic kind personality same as default look, but prefer different color variation

Wait how does this alt skin help people fit in that role more than the others?

As i mentioned, im talking about skins that completely change the way the character looks, acts and speaks, not just simple recolors...

They can't have different personalities for the recolors? I see you mentioned that the exact point of different skins is for different personalities, but you didn't mention the skins had to completely change their appearance.

Oh, im sorry. I see i should've worded that out more carefully specifically for the type of people who lack common sense to see the picture. You're right, i dearly apologize and im correcting myself - i was talking about alternative type of skins that completely change the way the character acts. A different person. In overwatch specifically those skins are called "legendary". They provide different lore and backstories, different appearance(way more than recoloring), different personalities, different weapon styles, different voice lines, etc. That perfectly fits type of players who dont like to portray themselves as original look of the character. Lots of my friends who play overwatch like to portray themselves as evil/uncaring kind of support, and they are absolutely loving the Devil/Imp skin of Mercy, who completely changes the way the character acts to reflect that.

Hope that explanation helps now. Again, just reflecting my point and not trying to argue.

That makes sense. So the costume forces the player to act a certain way based on their appearance. And the Devil and imp costumes give you new weapons styles to use. Is this in all cases or just dependent on that the developer has designed the game to make you play differently?


As i said, its designed specifically for players like you to help them fit into different personality types. Youre free to play as anyone you like, but if you dont see your character being a kind, cheerfull angelic helpful support character, then devil or imp skin, for example, might be just for you. If you like playing as ninja, but dont like being a cyborg, then human skin for genji is just for you. If you like mcree, but dont see yourself as a western cowboy, then his gambler or mystery man skins are just for you. Etc etc.

Ah, so its wrong to play a helpfu imp or a reluctant angel. And every costume change ever in all instances completely makes the personality change? Can some traits be maintained between costume types? Or is this specific to Overwatch? I only ask cause i've played games like DoA and there seems to be dozens of costumes between characters, but i've not seen their personality change. Does the player decide or the developer?

Alt skins exist to give players alternate aesthetic options. They have nothing to do with "fitting in" or "character personality" or whatever made up, unmeasurable metric you're preaching. If I act like an asshole when I play, I'm not going to select the devil skin so people can tell at a glance I'm an asshole -- I'm going to pick whatever skin I think is most visually attractive. Conversely, someone playing one of the dark/edgy character skins doesn't make them an asshole, it just means they like the darker color palette and horns.

You need to separate "Mercy, the character within the story of Overwatch" from "Mercy, the healer/support character class". This piece of art is the second, not the first, and it's an amazing representation of someone playing healer/support when they're ill-suited for the role.

no

You did wonderful!

Love the wings. :3

This is a great piece, Dee, and it leaves me curious just how Felicette plays her Mercy now.

Felicette doesn't know how to be a team player. So Disko is forcing her to play a team based game as the most supportive of characters. But all she does is find the stongest people and give the damage boost cause she wants to see the other team bow before her. Getting her to actually act like a proper support class is gonna take some work.

Just play offensive like i do with mei, they never see it coming~

The problem is she's stubborn lol. Which is why she's being forced to learn how to play nice

TSUNDKITTY

I heal because I care! ... .... ... About the objective

its not like I wanted to heal you B-B-Baka!!

gdi, i feel this on a spiritual level

This came out amazing Dee!

I love her expressions, the outfit is flawless and her fluff looks fab!!! ♥♥♥

10/10!!!

yay for furry overwatch!