An eagle-eyedOverwatchfan has found an outdated Activision Blizzard costume at Spirit Halloween that features a hero that hasn’t been altered to reflectOverwatch 2. With Halloween 2022 coming to an end, many stores have cheap candy and Spirit Halloween has discounted its items before disappearing for another year, including costumes like the aforementionedOverwatch 2one.
Reddit user CreamierCheesier recently shared a photo from a Spirit Halloween retail store in which anOverwatchMcCreecostume sits between anIncrediblesone and another that appears to be the tank hero D.Va. TheOverwatch 2hero previously known as McCree was renamed to Cassidy last year due to some accusations concerning the character’s namesake at Activision Blizzard. The originalOverwatchwas a big success for Activision Blizzard and since the game released, tons of merchandise revolving around the franchise has been released, including a lineup of costumes that may not have been replaced withOverwatch 2counterparts.
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CreamierCheesier’s photo shows the McCree costume which would otherwise look quite unsuspecting if it simply replaced the originalOverwatchhero’s name with theOverwatch 2one. The child-sized costume shows a kid dressed like the revolver-wielding cowboy complete with Cassidy’s ammo-laden hat and large red poncho which are staples of the standard skin for the hero. This McCree outfit, which may be replaced by anOverwatch 2Cassidyone in the future, comes packed with a cape, Faux leather glove, full sleeve glove, hat, and muscle shirt with BAMF belt which provides the robotic aesthetic of the cyborg hero.
At the conclusion of the originalOverwatchand in time for the launch ofOverwatch 2, Activision Blizzard had changed thename of McCree to Cassidy, which makes the timing of this Spirit Halloween find a bit perplexing to fans. Although many fans of the firstOverwatchare still used to calling the cowboy hero McCree, players that just got into the series withOverwatch 2may be confused to see the character going by a different name. Because many of the costumes available for this year’s Halloween are of characters from the initial lineup for the Activision Blizzard hero shooter, some outfits like this McCree one may have been carried over from past years.
CreamierCheesier’sOverwatchpost has garnered over 2,000 upvotes from fans that are largely entertained by theSpirit Halloween storefind, with the top response referring to McCree as John Cowboy. OneOverwatchfan was quick to point out that the McCree costume is clearly from the original game as he’s missing theOverwatch 2beard, while others recounted the cause of the character’s name change to Cassidy.
Overwatch 2is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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