MGG / Video Games Articles and stories / Overwatch /

Overwatch: Masquerade Reaper contains interesting literary references

Overwatch: Masquerade Reaper contains interesting literary references
0

Most of the cosmetics in Overwatch have references to known works or customs. In this article, we will explore the origins of Masquerade Reaper, which takes its roots in The Phantom of the Opera.

Overwatch: Masquerade Reaper contains interesting literary references

With its creative genius, Blizzard has always managed to conceal and incorporate numerous references in its Overwatch cosmetics. Many skins are more or less subtle nods to works, customs, beliefs, films... Today, we will focus on Masquerade Reaper.

Initially taking its origins in the comic strip Masquerade released in July 2017, Reaper is represented as the representation of death. Long awaited by fans, the skin will finally be added to the game for the fourth anniversary of Overwatch with some graphic changes. Renaud Galand, lead character designer, specified that the skin had to be modified to suit the Chinese market.

Overwatch

References to the Phantom of the Opera and Red Death

Masquerade Reaper hides a reference to the 1925 movie The Phantom of the Opera. You can see inscribed under his arms "Beneath your dancing feet are the tombs of tortured men !" It's a famous quote by the ghost disguised as the Red Death, a character to whom the skin also refers.

Overwatch

The description of the skin is also a reference to the book The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe released in 1842, giving more legitimacy and explanation to the red outfit worn by Reaper for this fourth anniversary.

There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion, even by the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.
Edgar Allan Poe on The Masque of the Red Death

Enough to delight literary and theater fans. Another research project and a story brilliantly illustrated by Overwatch teams.

All Overwatch 2020 Anniversary Event Skins

It's time to celebrate Overwatch's birthday! For the occasion, new Epic and Legendary skins have been released for several heroes.

0
Clémence LEMOAL
Clémence "Idril" Lemoal

La Anton Ego du jeu vidéo.

More Stories

02:15 Overwatch 2: We finally know the release date of the closed beta and it's soon!
08:56 The team behind Overwatch 2 said that porting to Switch is "challenging"
08:35 Overwatch event "Deadlock Challenge" focuses on Ashe
03:12 RunAway announces end of its Overwatch venture
11:59 Blizzard shows off character model updates for Overwatch 2
06:37 Overwatch is getting Cross-Play soon
05:25 "What's Next" displays Overwatch 2's PvP system, showing off new maps and Hero changes
11:30 Overwatch 2 "What's Next" Livestream starts soon, showcasing the upcoming game's PVP
11:53 Overwatch Anniversary 2021 is live, and here is all the content it brings with it
03:03 Riot Games suspends sinatraa for six months for not cooperating with sexual assault investigation

Discover guides

Echo is available on Overwatch's live servers
Overwatch World Cup 2019: USA are your World Champions!
Overwatch League 2019: all the results of the last weekend of Stage 4