Explore the Fearless Art of the Le Sserafim x Overwatch 2 Collaboration

Overwatch 2 is teaming up with K-pop phenomenon Le Sserafim for the game’s first-ever musical artist event, hot on the release of their hit new single, “Perfect Night.”

The collaboration with Le Sserafim, whose name is an anagram for the phrase “I’m Fearless,” will feature new animations from the world of Overwatch. All of this begins Now,Play the Xbox exclusive Concert Clash.

The Blizzard Studio in Korea will be collaborating with Blizzard to create new Legendary skins. Le Sserafim is a game that was created by the team at Blizzard Korea Studio. Overwatch 2We spoke to concept artists Shu Lee Bobby Kim Dospi Jin and asked them what it felt like to combine these worlds.

You created skins that are based on Le Sserafim.

Bobby Kim:Discussions about character modeling and rigging were held almost every day throughout the entire project. My questions as the concept artist of Korea were about how I could make our heroes, members and characters look unique. Le Sserafim in Overwatch. All of the team members worked together to create a happy atmosphere for both Overwatch and Le Sserafim players. The rest of the team helped to make sure that everyone was happy. Overwatch 2Our development team did its best to make this collaboration a success.

Shu Lee:Overwatch is a collaboration between K-pop and Overwatch. As an Overwatch concept artist, I’ve always wanted to see a Kpop collaboration. The first time I heard about the collaboration, and the fact that Team 4 would also be working on the project with Le Sserafim was amazing! I couldn’t wait to start sketching and designing the skins right away.

Dospi Jin:I played for thousands of hours Overwatch 2I also love K-pop. Every new artist and song is on my radar. It is one of my most cherished memories to be able take part in this collaboration between Le Sserafim, and Overwatch.

What was the inspiration for your concept?

Bobby Kim: While Le Sserafim’s songs were already battling for the number one spot on my playlist, capturing the potential of these amazing K-pop artists in a singular form felt like a challenge. When I was producing the initial ideations, Le Sserafim was singing about being ‘fearless’ and strong through their song, “AntiFragile,” and I was inspired by how they were showing their colors primarily through the use of denim in their outfits. After that, I imagined Kiriko as a Le Sserafim fan in Overwatch. She would dress in the same way.

Shu Lee: I was heavily inspired by the word ‘Fearless’ itself, which was the origin of the group’s name, Le Sserafim. I also wanted to capture the dynamic and bright image of Le Sserafim and the “fearless” energy of the members in the design, as there hasn’t been a lot of streetwear or everyday outfits for Overwatch’s heroes until now.

Dospi J: I created the two key art illustrations for the collab — Le Sserafim featuring the group and the Le Sserafim Fans Illustration of D.Va, Kiriko, Tracer, Brigitte, and Sombra. They took me a while to finish. I use three monitors when working on images, and during that time, one of them was constantly playing Le Sserafim’s music videos and vlogs. For my illustrations, I memorized the expressions and gestures of each of them. These were all my inspirations.

What are some fun facts or details about skins that players can look for?

Bobby Kim: Overwatch’s heroes usually wear outfits that reveal more of their personalities and other characteristics. However, in the world where Le Sserafim and Overwatch coexist, we wanted to showcase our heroes’ everyday lives, cheering on Le Sserafim through stylish streetwear. By using the same materials but contrasting the placements — such as D.va wearing a denim top and pants to show her daily life outside of her duties and Kiriko wearing a denim jacket around her waist — we tried to highlight different charms and personalities of each hero. Our concept artists created the image of Kiriko at the concert using her tickets in place of her Ofudas and shielding her friends with Mirrorball Suzu.

Using Le Sserafim’s logo for “Perfect Night” as part of the decorations on the outfit, with a similar iridescent element, was another effort to bring Le Sserafim into the world of Overwatch.

Shu Lee: I got to work on Brigitte’s Rocket Flail weapon. When I first thought about the design for her flail, the official Le Sserafim lightstick had just been released, so I tried to combine the lightstick with it to create Brigitte’s own version. There were concerns because we had never used only two blades before. The original flail was four-bladed, so the concept of using just two seemed strange to us. We were able to make it happen thanks to help from our Character Modeling and Tech Art teams.

Other details that everyone from the Concept Art team paid attention to for this perfect K-pop fangirl looks are the banner tied to the Mech’s ‘bunny ears’ and the concert wristband for D.Va, the lightsticks attached to Tracer’s Chronal Accelerator, and the backpack to carry all the merch. More cute features await you! Lastly, check out the victory pose and emotes using Le Sserafim’s dance moves. They are adorable!

Dospi Jin:It has been nearly two years since I last created Overwatch artwork. While waiting for the game to be released, I’ve been busy with the production of Overwatch 2I am proud to be a member of the Blizzard Studio Korea team. It is my pleasure to introduce new Overwatch 2After a very long time, I am able to show everyone some illustrations.

While working on Le Sserafim, I faced a number of challenges. The members’ faces had to be stylized so that everyone could recognize them at first glance. Over a period of a full month, I spent hours implementing each member’s unique features, including their personalities, by changing the length and angles of eyes, noses, and mouths.

The Le Sserafim Fans illustration can be thought of as an illustrated version of the last scene from the “Perfect Night” music video. The space passion, happiness and joy I felt when heroes like D.Va Kiriko Sombra Tracer and Brigitte went to the Le Sserafim Concert in their collective skins was what inspired me. If you look closely, you’ll find Junkrat making a cameo as a big fan of Le Sserafim!

Overwatch 2: Play and collect new Le Sserafim skins!

Concert Clash is a 3v3 Capture-the-Flag game set in Busan, with a Kpop theme. Play as Dazzle D.Va, Kira-Kira Kiriko, Traysi Tracer, BB Brigitte, and Slay Star Sombra as you compete for tickets and capture points while stopping Le Sserafim’s (self-proclaimed) biggest fan, Fawksy James (a.k.a. Junkrat is attempting to hoard all the tickets. Challenges throughout the event can earn Junkrat up to 35,000 Battle Pass XP, and Fawksy James Legendary.

You can also add the Mega LE Le Sserafim Bundle to your in-game store, which includes the Legendary Skins for D.Va Kiriko Tracer Brigitte and Sombra as well as other Le Sserafim theme cosmetics.

It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. Overwatch 2Xbox is live with the x Le Sserafim Event! But hurry, as the show is ending on November 20, 2020!

Overwatch® 2

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