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Echo


Echo Reunion


Real Name
Echo

Echo is an omnic affiliated with McCree.

Story

Echo was recovered by McCree from the Deadlock Gang during a train heist on Route 66. Informing her of Winston's recall of Overwatch agents, he departs to attend to his own business.

Trivia

  • Echo was inside the payload in Route 66 (although she could not be seen). She was later removed alongside the release of the Reunion animated short.
  • Her original concept name, Iris, may be related to The Iris, a concept connected to omnics.
  • Her concept design appears alongside other heroes in the holovid on display at the Overwatch Museum during the Overwatch cinematic trailer.
  • In early concept art for Echo, her design featured both the Athena and Vishkar Corporation logos at different points, but they were only added to fill in empty spaces on the design and did not accurately reflect her lore.[1]

Development

Iris

Early concept art of Echo, then named Iris.

Echo, initially named Iris, was first conceived as a hero for the pitch meeting for Prometheus, which became Overwatch. Her initial design was taken from unused Project Titan concept art, and she was one of the marquee heroes prominently featured in the Prometheus "hero lineup" key art. In the original Prometheus pitch deck, she had the following abilities: Particle Beam, Speed Boost, and Shield, which may have served as inspiration for Zarya and Lucio.[2]

According to Jeff Kaplan, Echo is a very important character and a large story is going to unfold that involves her. Though choosing to remain vague, he indicated that the development team is very interested in making her a playable hero,[3] though she will not be the 30th hero.[1]

References

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