Overwatch 2 players are eulogising out-of-action hero Bastion as if he'd died

Alas, poor Bastion! I knew him, Torbjorn

Robot damage heroBastionhas been unplayable inOverwatch 2for the past week due to some unfortunateshenaniganswith his artillery ultimate. It was only meant to be temporary, Blizzard said. Yet this increasingly lengthy absence from the game’s resulted in some players treating the poor droid as though he’d passed away rather than becoming glitched out for a little while.

Bastion first disappeared a week ago when Blizzard announced he’d be “taking a quick trip to the workshop” to have some work done on his ability kits. The robot hero was withdrawn from all play modes, and hasn’t been seen since. Scrolling throughOverwatchTwitterand thesubredditpops up messages from players whowant proof of life, miss him andwant him back, orare appealing for information. Someone evenwrote him a song.

Not content with just pretending Bastion had left this mortal coil, some players have been suggesting he might never have existed at all, as a way of winding up people who didn’t hear about his technical issues. These players are claiming, with a wink, that Bastionmight be a false memory, an example of the Mandela Effect. Of course, this is all just silliness to wind up players who didn’t realise Bastion was taking some time out to get fixed up. Right? Personally, I’m pretty sure Bastion is real, but we won’t know for sure until he’s safely back in Overwatch 2. It’s entirely possible that Bastion will return soon, and his continued absence could just be down to lenghty waits forconsole patchesto be approved.

Bastion received something of a rework for Overwatch 2, which had beenplannedmore than a year before the game actually launched at the beginning of this month. Blizzard even gave him a nice little hat, too. Although Bastion and Torbjorn are still on the benches, Blizzard seem fairly happy with the rest of Overwatch 2’s hero roster. In a progress report shared last week, the Overwatch devsrevealedthey weren’t intending to make any major balance changes until season two begins in December.

If Bastion isn’t part of a grand conspiracy to convince the world robot turret people exist, then I’ll let you know when he’s back in the game. While we’re waiting, why not check out Ollie’s handyOverwatch 2 counters chartso your team can handle any Moira that comes your way.