'Overwatch' Glitch Launches D.Va To Space; Character Inspires Feminist Movement In South Korea
Nicole T.January 24's "Overwatch" update has brought several changes to the game, including the Year of the Rooster event. However, alongside the new character skins and highlight intros was a hilarious glitch.
Apparently, D.Vas are being flung out of their mech suits during a 3v3 mode on Ecopoint Antarctica map. Once out of their suits, they float into an unknown "Overwatch" space. According to Kotaku, the geometric zone looks like it was under the map. Still, it was hard to tell where these D.Vas are falling.
Although the glitch looks funny, "Overwatch" players who have experienced it are now reporting it to Blizzard. As of this writing, Blizzard has reportedly not yet responded to the comments and reports.
Meanwhile, glitches aren't the only thing happening to D.Va. Some good things are actually happening to the character. The thing is, it's happening outside the world of "Overwatch."
According to Polygon, D.Va has inspired women in South Korea to join and fight for women's rights. South Korea held its own Women's March in January 21, along with the rest of the world. It was a peaceful event but held a strong message to help with women around the world. Among the arrays of different placards and protest signs was D.Va's logo.
The "Overwatch" character's logo was photographed on said event and was used by the National D.Va Association. The group is based in South Korea and is composed of "Overwatch" fans who are self-confessed feminists. They help in motivating female-identifying, as well as genderqueer, gamers.
The group has apparently chosen D.Va because the character is a South Korean woman. The "Overwatch" character was formerly a competitive "StarCraft" player -- a Blizzard game that was rather popular in South Korea.
One member of the group called Nine also dove more into the reason they chose D.Va as its mascot. "The reason [D.Va] became our mascot is because we thought that in a sexist country like ours, it would be impossible for a person like her to appear, especially after the case of Geguri," she said.
Geguri was a teenage girl who became a top competitive player of "Overwatch." After being accused of cheating because of her 80 percent win rate, she was finally cleared of cheating accusations by Blizzard Korea.
The cheating allegations happened because Geguri was "impossible to play games that well." Nine said that of course, that was false and that National D.Va Association "decided to act for feminisim under her emblem."
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