

If you’re an Overwatch veteran, the first two sections of this guide won’t mean much for you, so go ahead and skip down to the sections on Sojourn, Junker Queen, and Kiriko.

In this Overwatch 2 guide, we’ll show you how to unlock all the Overwatch heroes if you’re new, and how to pick up the latest characters - Sojourn, Junker Queen, and Kiriko - regardless of how much of the first Overwatch you played. That said, if you missed the boat with the first game and are finally jumping in to see what all the fuss is about, you’ll only start with a small group of heroes, and will need to unlock the rest by playing the game. If you’re a veteran Overwatch player, don’t worry: Players of the original Overwatch will start with access to everyone but the newest hero (Kiriko) in Overwatch 2. Perhaps the biggest change in the sequel is that not all of the heroes are immediately available on new accounts and must instead be unlocked or earned through the battle pass. However, Blizzard has introduced some major changes to the game’s economy, removing loot boxes in favor of a more modern battle pass system. Witnessing years of the Hashimotos’ injustice, Kiriko vowed to restore peace to her town.Overwatch 2 is essentially a relaunch of Blizzard’s 2016 hero shooter, complete with all the same heroes, skins, and even maps that you remember. From Tokyo, Toshiro supported Kiriko’s feelings and fed intel to Asa through handwritten letters. But by the time beloved grandmother passed away, Kiriko had caught on to her parents’ predicament, and to the spreading pain the Hashimoto were inflicting on Kanezaka. Under her grandmother’s care, Kiriko forged a close and lasting connection to the fox spirit, serving as a shrine maiden. To protect her daughter, she sent Kiriko to her grandmother and changed her family name to Kamori-Asa’s given name. Alone and with her hands tied, Asa was unable to fight back.

The Hashimoto recognized the potential threat posed by Kiriko’s family and acted quickly, kidnapping Kiriko’s father and forcing him to supply weapons for their clan. As rumors raged in Hanamura and Kanezaka regarding the supposed demise of Genji and flight of Hanzo, the Hashimoto took over. When she was twelve years old, the head of the clan, Sojiro Shimada, was assassinated by the rival Hashimoto clan.
