D.Va

D.Va
“I play to win.”
Real Name	Hana Song (송하나)
Age	19
Nationality	Korean
Occupation	Professional gamer (formerly) Mech Pilot Actress
Base	Busan, South Korea
Affiliation	Mobile Exo-Force
Voice	Charlet Chung (English) Genevieve Doang (French) Julia Meynen (German) Martina Felli (Italian) Risa Taneda (Japanese) Juliana Vasconcelos (Brazilian Portuguese) Melissa Gedeón (American Spanish) Tania Ugía (European Spanish)
Cosmetics	Cosmetic page
Quotes	Quotation page
Role	Tank
Health	150 (Pilot) 400 (Mech) (Open queue) (Role queue)
Armor	200 (Mech)
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D.Va is a Tank hero in Overwatch.

Overview

D.Va’s mech is nimble and powerful — its twin Fusion Cannons blast away with autofire at short range, and she can use its Boosters to barrel over enemies and obstacles, or absorb attacks with her projectile-dismantling Defense Matrix.

Abilities

Fusion Cannons

Type

Weapon

Effect Type

Rapid Fire Shotgun

D.Va's mech is equipped with twin short-range rotating cannons. They lay down continuous, high-damage fire without needing to reload, but slow D.Va’s movement while they’re active.

Damage:

0.6–2

Falloff range:

10 to 20 meters

Headshot:

✓

Rate of fire:

6.67 rounds per second

Bullets per shot:

11 per shot

Ammo:

∞

Move. speed:

2.75 meters per second

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Defense Matrix

1 second
8 seconds recharging

Type

Ability

D.Va can activate this forward-facing targeting array to shoot incoming projectiles out of the air.

Duration:

Up to 2 seconds
(when fully charged)

Max. range:

15 meters

• Details

Ability details:

• D.Va cannot use Fusion Cannons while the ability is active, but she can use Micro Missiles.
• Cooldown starts 1 second after ability is cancelled.

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Boosters

5 seconds

Type

Ability

D.Va’s mech launches into the air, her momentum carrying her forward. She can turn and change directions or barrel through her enemies, knocking them back.

Damage:

25

Headshot:

✕

Duration:

Up to 2 seconds

Max. range:

Up to 25 meters

Move. speed:

12.5 meters per second

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Micro Missiles

8 seconds

Type

Ability

Effect Type

Linear splash projectile

D.Va launches a volley of explosive rockets.

Damage:

Direct hit: 9 Per Missile
Splash max: 6 Per Missile
Splash min: 2 Per Missile
Self: 6 Per Missile

Headshot:

✕

Rate of fire:

11 missiles per second

Ammo:

18

Area of effect:

1.5 meter radius

Projectile speed:

40 meters per second

• Details

Ability details:

• Dealing up to 162 total damage.
• Can be used in all other actions.
• Missiles can't be stopped once launch until D.Va's mech is down or stunned.

Self-Destruct

Q

1375 points

Type

Ultimate Ability

Effect Type

Area of Effect

D.Va ejects from her mech and sets its reactor to explode, dealing massive damage to nearby opponents.

Damage:

1000

Headshot:

✕

Cast time:

3 seconds fuse

Area of effect:

20 meter radius

• Details

Ability details:

• The explosion does not deal damage to the casting D.Va.
• The detonating mech will retain the momentum from Boosters.

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Light Gun

Type

Weapon

Effect Type

Linear Projectile

While outside of her mech, D.Va can continue the fight with a mid-range automatic blaster.

Damage:

14

Headshot:

✓

Rate of fire:

7 rounds per second

Ammo:

20

Reload time:

1.5 seconds

Projectile speed:

50 meters per second

• Details

Ability details:

• Light Gun damage counts toward Call Mech, but D.Va's passive ultimate charge counts toward both Self Destruct and Call Mech.

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Call Mech

Q

300 points

Type

Ultimate Ability

If her armored battle suit is destroyed, D.Va can call down a fresh mech and return to the fray.

Damage:

50

Headshot:

✕

Health:

400 health
200 armor

Cast time:

2 seconds

• Details

Ability details:

• D.Va passively generates 1% Ult Charge every 2.75 seconds.
• Call Mech can be used instantly after the mech detonates from Self Destruct.
• Automatically reloads the Light Gun.

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Strategy

D.Va is a unique tank with some mobility. With very high health and Boosters, she can close a gap to the enemy with ease. She has high damage output at close-range, making her a strong fighter in 1-on-1 match. Her Defense Matrix is useful against all incoming-projectiles, protecting her teammates from enemy fire. The Micro Missiles deal high amount of damage when use in closed-range. She is a dangerous ganker in tank class, dealing consistent damage to the enemy. Self-Destruct will wipe all opponents within the blast area. However, she doesn't have an extended barrier to properly protect her team like Reinhardt. She is also slow while firing, allowing the enemy to outrun her to disengage or move around her to distract her aiming. Both Fusion Cannons and Micro Missiles are ineffective at anything further than medium-range, makes her being outranged by the enemy before she even has a chance to close a gap with Boosters.

Weapons & Abilities

• Fusion Cannons: D.Va's main weapons on the mech. Her mech can fire consistent shotgun-like bullets onto the targeted point. She can rapidly fire her bullets without needing to reload, but suffers from slow movement while firing.
  • D.Va suffers from slow movement while firing by half of her normal movement speed.
  • Fusion Cannons have 11 bullets per shot and large spreading; position yourself to the closest of the targets so that they won't be able to escape from you while firing.

• Defense Matrix: D.Va's primary defensive ability. When activated, the targeting-array will pop up from the front of her mech. All incoming-projectiles will be shot down mid-air when it comes into range of this ability. D.Va cannot attack while using it.
  • The ability only last for 2 seconds when used continuously, and requires 1-second before beginning a recharge. Try to use it as a quick-burst protection instead of using it as the main blocking tool like barriers.
  • If some hero rushes into a group of enemies, use Defense Matrix to cover your allies when needed. For example, cover Winston when he jumps in or cover Pharah when she is using her ultimate. You can protect your teammate with this way thank to the long range. Keep in mind of its short duration, try not to spend all charge and leaving yourself the main target.
  • It only blocks fire from the front, and cannot prevent incoming-projectiles from other directions, making it less viable when used as a barrier to protect her team or herself.
  • Keep playing a mind game toward some hero like Zarya or Mei into thinking that you are run out of Defense Matrix to lure them using their ultimate. D.Va Defense Matrix is very useful to erase a powerful ultimate when timing properly.
  • In case of retreating from a group of enemies, activates Defense Matrix while moving backward will greatly help her survive from a strong attack.

• Boosters: When activated, D.Va's mech will launch into the air once activated. She will move forward with faster movement speed and be able to adjust momentum for 2 seconds. Deals damage and knockback to enemies when collided with. Fusion Cannons are available to use during Boosters.
  • The cooldown triggers after Boosters ends.
  • Use Boosters in combine with Fusion Cannons can guarantee a kill on injured enemies who are trying to retreat.
  • D.Va can activate Defense Matrix during the flight to protect herself from enemy fire.
  • Boosters can be stopped mid-use by melee attack or Boosters' key again.

• Micro Missiles: When activated, D.Va's mech will launch a volley of missiles after a short cast-time. The missiles will go on straight line and hit the first solid target. The ability can be activated in all actions and can't be stopped until D.Va is stunned or the MEKA is destroyed. The missiles can damage the casted-D.Va
  • Combines the ability with primary fire can ensure a kill on an isolated enemy. It is less effective when use on a bunch of enemies but still provide a strong pressure and enough damage to gain much of ultimate charge.
  • Since it can be activated at anytime, consider using it when Defense Matrix is popped up will render the enemy attack useless and hurt them with a bunch of missiles.
  • Try not to waste the ability on the hero that use a variety of stun since stun effect can interrupt the missiles effect immediately.
  • It's better not to use the ability apart from closed-range. The missile travels with slow speed and only creates small damage upon impact. The enemy team can easily see it coming from afar and walk a step back to dodge it.
• Self-Destruct (Ultimate): The ultimate of D.Va's mech. D.Va herself will eject from a mech, then her mech will begin to detonate itself within 3 seconds. It deals massive damage upon explosion on a very large area around it.
  • The mech will receive any momentum from the Boosters if used prior to activating Self-Destruct.
  • If the mech doesn't explode, D.Va will not gain a Call Mech's full charge.
  • The blast creates a strong knockback on the survived opponents, sometimes launching them into a pit or off a cliff.
  • All covers will block the damage from Self-Destruct entirely, even a light post that is large enough to cover the hero size will makes them survive the blast.

• Light Gun : D.Va uses it as a main weapon after her mech is destroyed. The Light Gun deals considerable damage with fast speed projectile bullets.
  • The weapon is very accurate in most ranges, she can use it to kite enemies from all ranges to recharge the ultimate meter to call a new mech.

• Call Mech (Ultimate): D.Va can call a new mech after her previous one is destroyed.
  • The mech will deal some small damage around upon calling. Sometimes consider use it in combat to deal some little damage all around, but you must make sure that you can safely return to the mech.
  • The ability creates a strong knockback upon cast. It can launch the enemy to an environment kill.
  • Both D.Va and mech can be damaged or killed while she is entering into a mech.

General Strategies

• While D.Va is considered a Tank, a lot of successful D.Va players use her like Reaper. Ganking and harassing are some of D.Va's strong suits. Her high damage output at close range coupled with her Boosters movement ability makes it easy for her to get "shotgun-like" damage in and escape with ease.
• Defense Matrix is especially strong against most damage dealers. It can even negate a dangerous bullet from McCree's Deadeye or even Pharah's Barrage.
• You can close a gap to most heroes with Boosters, but you will receive fires while using it to hunt them. Defense Matrix can be used during Boosters, so activate it while flying onto the target.
• You need to prioritize protecting the team from flankers and snipers, potentially by rushing them down at close range. Snipers are your first target since they are vulnerable at close-range followed by other damage dealers depend on the situation and their position.

• It is not recommended to play D.Va as the sole tank on your team. Solo-tanking with her is extremely difficult. She can't solo an entire enemy team by herself like McCree or Genji, and she can't provide extended cover like Reinhardt, but she can do one right after another in short, well-timed bursts.
• Strategize where and when to place a Self-Destructing Mech. The 3 seconds countdown of Self-Destruct is long enough for the enemies to find a cover or get behind a friendly Barrier. Another effective tool is use Boosters before Self-Destruct to send the Ultimate out from a blind spot on a place where there is less cover to provide.
• D.Va's high damage in mech is useful to use against tanks class. Running toward to enemy tank and use Micro Missiles in combine with primary fire can hugely damage them due to their large size.
• If you melee attack an enemy player while D.Va's Boosters are active, you will deal greatly increased knockback to the target allowing easy environmental kills.
• Even though Defense Matrix will destroy all projectiles, it will not absorb beams such as Zarya's Particle Cannon, Mei's Endothermic Blaster, Symmetra's Photon Projector and Sentry turret fire, along with Winston's Tesla Cannon.
• D.Va has a large critbox in front of her mech (the cockpit). You will receive critical shot easier than most heroes, so avoid turning your mech to face the enemy's fires without Defense Matrix active.
• If you activate D.Va's Boosters ability and move onto an enemy player, you will deal damage in addition to knocking them back. If an opponent is low in health, this can be a faster way to kill them than firing her cannons, but it carries the risk of removing her only means of escaping danger.
• When out of the suit, D.Va's primary goal is to score as many headshots as possible, as fast as possible, to call her next mech. You may want to target a distant Roadhog to regain your ultimate charge.

Story

D.Va is a former professional gamer who now uses her skills to pilot a state-of-the-art mech in defense of her homeland. She is a very competitive individual, and coupled with her pro-gamer skills, this makes her an extremely effective mech pilot. Never backing down, D.Va always plays to win.

Background

Hana Song was once a pro-gamer. A fierce competitor, Song played to win at any cost, and gained a well-earned reputation for showing no mercy to her opponents.

Song pilots her mech

At home, however, not all was well, as MEKA struggled to maintain its defense against the omnic that repeatedly attacked the nation. As the omnic continued to adapt, it eventually disrupted MEKA's drone-control networks, forcing the military to place pilots in the mechs. Scrambling to find suitable candidates, the government turned to the country's professional gamers, who possessed the necessary reflexes and instincts to operate the mechs' advanced weapons systems. Top stars were drafted, including Song, who was now 19. She saw the new mission as a game, and an evolution of her own career. Without fear or hesitation, she abandoned the limelight of her pro-gamer career, and got an armored mech operator's licence. As a member of MEKA, she could put her reflexes to the ultimate test on a real battlefield, instead of a digital one. Her skills and intense competitive spirit made her an extremely effective pilot.

Song now fearlessly charges into battle alongside the rest of her MEKA unit, ready to spring to her nation's defense at a moment's notice. Recently, she has begun to stream combat operations to her adoring fans, and her growing following has turned her into a global icon. Sponsorship deals and her fanbase provided her with the means to customize her mech.

At some point she also played one of the leading roles in the movie Hero of My Storm.

Achievements

Name	Icon	Description	Reward
Shot Down		Prevent 1500 damage with a single use of D.Va's Defense Matrix in Quick or Competitive play.	Pixel
Game Over		Kill 4 enemies with a single use of D.Va's Self-Destruct in Quick or Competitive play.	Cute

Trivia

• D.Va was first announced through the official PlayOverwatch Twitter account, which linked to a mock-up page on the official StarCraft II World Championship site. She had previously been depicted in posters in the attacking team's starting area in Hanamura. Her StarCraft page was later taken down and the link instead redirects to the StarCraft II home page.
  • The StarCraft WCS web page first introduced D.Va as a former professional StarCraft player. Michael Chu later clarified on February 1, 2018 that this was not intended to be canon and was just a fun way to tease the character. He also explained that the unnamed game that she was best known for in her career was one that best matched the skills needed to pilot her mech.

• Her name is a play on the word "Diva", meaning a female celebrity.
  • The stylization of her name is reminiscent of Korean pop idols, who often adopt pseudonyms to stand out. In the Korean version of the game, D.Va's name is the only name not in Hangul, reflective of the romanization of these idols' names. This makes sense considering D.Va is a Korean idol through her fame as a pro-gamer.
  • The way her name has a prefix "D." is reminiscent of the way eSports players have an abbreviated team tag before their names.

• D.Va's suit has sponsors all over it, which is a reference to the same advertising style of sponsors in Korean eSports.

• Hana is a fan of Lúcio's music, and has apparently bought his album. He in turn also knows enough of the pro-gaming scene to be a fan of hers.

• Until Orisa was introduced, D.Va was the youngest hero in the game. D.Va is sometimes teased by others because of her age, such as when Widowmaker mockingly says, "This is no place for children."
  • Out of the original cast, D.Va is still the youngest, being only 19 years old.

• Charlett Chung, who is D.Va's English voice actor, has commented positively on her character, commenting "in terms of representation of Asian-American characters in video games, particularly women, they might be over-sexualized - and I don't know if I'm being too candid here - I feel like D.Va is more of a real person. She happens to have some sex appeal, but that's not why she's in the game. She's not there to be an exotic lotus."

• A StarCraft II portrait and announcer for D.Va was available for those who attended BlizzCon 2016 or bought a Virtual Ticket for the event. The announcer has since been made available for regular purchase.

• D.Va is the fifth playable Overwatch character in Heroes of the Storm.
• D.Va is a purchasable announcer in Heroes of the Storm, along with Genji.
• D.Va is the first hero to use randomized "Quick Melee" attacks with both arms (in Mech mode). Outside of her mech, she uses her right hand for "Quick Melee" attacks.

• D.Va is used as the symbol for the National D.Va Association, a progressive feminist movement composed of Overwatch fans. The group achieved international notability after a photograph of their flag—featuring D.Va's bunny-ears logo—was photographed in a news report for an international Women's March event in Seoul on January 21st, 2017. Based in South Korea, the group chose D.Va as its symbol owing to an earlier incident where professional teenage Overwatch player Geguri was accused of cheating owing to an eighty percent win rate; which some believed was "impossible" for girls to achieve. The group distributes stickers of D.Va's bunny logo, among other paraphernalia. It plans on finding new ways to use Overwatch as a tool for spreading its message.

• A D.Va statue is available for pre-order.

• A Funko Pop D.Va statue is available for purchase from the Blizzard Store.

• A D.Va-themed hoodie is available from JINX.

Gallery

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  D.Va on a poster in Hanamura

External links

• Official Site - D.Va
• D.Va Guide on Icy Veins