Every thing we find out about La Lupa

Overwatch 2 will quickly have a meaty roster of 45 heroes, and we acquired a primary have a look at hero 45: Vendetta. She can be Overwatch’s first Italian consultant, which feels prefer it’s about time, contemplating that there are two characters from the moon and one from Mars.

Vendetta’s design appears largely impressed by Historic Roman gladiators, and he or she’s one of many few melee-focused Overwatch 2 heroes. She additionally has a deep reference to Blackwatch and can greater than doubtless have some attention-grabbing interactions with the characters related to the organisation.

With all that in thoughts, let’s take a more in-depth have a look at Vendetta, together with her backstory, class, and when gamers can first attempt her out.

Previous to her reveal in her animated trailer, followers got hints with wolf iconography and speculated that Vendetta can be some type of gladiator or melee warrior. Hints included displaying her sword in Area Victoria, showing within the Reconciliation Remattra Comedian, and a ‘Lupa Masks’ within the Haunted Masquerade Halloween occasion. It doubtless wasn’t anticipated that Vendetta would have such a powerful reference to Blackwatch and actually have a callback to an Overwatch 1 PvE occasion.

The Overwatch Vendetta voice actor is Chiara Preziosi, who has labored with Blizzard Leisure earlier than in Warcraft 3: Reforged’s Italian dub.

As revealed within the Overwatch Vendetta trailer, she is a gladiator of the Colosseo, typically taking part in the villain in opposition to the group. She has been given the moniker of ‘La Lupa’ or ‘The Wolf’, one thing she has embraced since her father’s passing, to be a weapon of vengeance in his title.

Vendetta clearly had an in depth relationship together with her father, who educated her and tempered her rage into an efficient instrument. This culminated in her turning into the gladiator we see right this moment, however she has loftier targets than simply being the leisure. Whereas we all know little about her father, we do know that he was a sufferer of Blackwatch, which incorporates Reaper, Genji, Cassidy, and Moira.

Reaper was the one who landed the ultimate blow again in 2018 with the Retribution PvE occasion, though with Blackwatch being an offshoot of Overwatch, and half its members now being part of Talon, it isn’t clear who Vendetta will intention her vengeance at. Her interactions with current Overwatch 2 characters can be intriguing on the very least.  

Whereas it hasn’t been formally confirmed, it’s generally believed that Vendetta can be a injury hero. Blizzard has allegedly despatched emails suggesting that Vendetta is ‘an Italian injury hero’, who ‘stepped right into a highlight constructed on a throne of violence.’

As of writing (November 18, 2025), Blizzard has not publicly confirmed Vendetta’s class in any official Overwatch 2 channel. These e-mail studies should then be taken with a pinch of salt, though it’s greater than doubtless that Vendetta can be a injury hero.

Overwatch 2 hero 45 can be totally launched for Season 20 on December 9, 2025. This maintains Overwatch 2’s hero launch schedule of as soon as each different season, though avid gamers can get a have a look at Vendetta early.

Gamers can attempt Vendetta as a part of a limited-time trial between November 26 to December 1, 2025. As soon as the trial ends, she can be accessible once more for Season 20, however for many who are additional eager on the trial can begin it at these launch instances:

As of writing, we’ve but to see any Overwatch Vendetta gameplay, not to mention her skills in a match, however her trailer provides us just a few hints as to what she will do. Whereas Vendetta can be melee-heavy and certain have a swinging major fireplace, like Reinhardt, she is going to most likely shoot out a projectile wave, as demonstrated within the trailer.

To assist her interact in fights, she is going to doubtless have the ability to use the sword as a defend, which was additionally demonstrated within the trailer. Some kind of sprint or velocity enhance to assist get into vary is affordable to anticipate if she is a injury hero, though it isn’t recognized if Vendetta can be extra dive-oriented or a frontline bruiser. Hopefully, she might be distinctive among the many Overwatch 2 roster.

Disclaimer: This text combines confirmed particulars with trade hypothesis. We’ll replace it often as new data or leaks emerge.

As a melee-focused hero, Vendetta may very well be probably the most intriguing Overwatch 2 new hero, mechanically talking. Having her backstory related to the Blackwatch mission from 2018 is a neat contact that makes the lore really feel extra cohesive, and her interactions with Reaper, particularly, may very well be a few of the greatest within the recreation.

Vendetta arriving as Overwatch 2 hero 45, might give the sport one thing distinctive from each a mechanical and story perspective, and we can be eagerly awaiting her limited-time trial to see what she’s all about.