I just wanted to take a moment to appreciate this skin...It is not the best looking skin, but as a support main and advocate for the lore, I greatly appreciate this skin, and I will probably be using it more than I used Sigrun. From the staff to the combat medic utilities, the whole essence of it makes this skin one of my favorites in the game. At first, I was actually incredibly disappointed in the fact that this skin was legendary. I felt it was just a re-skin of all the other uniformed skins. It did not seem cool to me until I noticed all the details. The three aspects that make me absolutely fall in love with skin are the staff, the suit, and the hair. I am a sucker for that angelic flow. Photo Credit: MurphySR8 For those of you who do not know, Mercy's nano technology is also what is used in Ana's Biotic Rifle to heal and damage opponents. Ana used it without Mercy's consent, and sometimes you can hear this from in-game dialogue between Mercy and Ana. I did not notice how cool the staff was until I saw the tip of it while I was playing. The end of the staff is actually a needle, and it resembles the same darts that eject from Ana's rifle. This made me feel more connected to the story line, as it made the relationship between the use of the staff and the use of the rifle more prominent. Next, the Valkyrie suit. This is my absolute favorite as it hints at a little piece of a fan theory. To sum it up, here is how the story goes: Mercy is immortal. It is why she can maintain her youthful appearance and regenerate health on her on. In fact, she is the only hero in the game to regenerate health points. All the other heroes rely on shields for health regeneration (if they have it). Now how could she be immortal? Well, theory says that she is constantly injecting herself with her own healing substance. This immortality can also be the reason why she has known Mei for quite some time, even though Mei was in cryo for many years. This skins highlights what appears to be the same needles on her wrists as at the end of her staff and the ones that shoot from Ana's rifle. I am not a professional on the lore, so the theory could be way out of the ball park, but at least it shows how Mercy heals herself. Okay, the hair is just gorgeous. Nothing analytical about it. I adore her free-flowing, short, Swiss hair. It gives her such a youthful element which helps realize that this skin was her in the past. What do you guys think of the new skins?
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Edward BouKnown in-game as Neowyld, a community gamer and writer. Currently playing Overwatch and Rocket League. |