Overwatch 2 x Transformers

Overwatch 2 x Transformers is a limited-time collaboration event in Overwatch 2. The event ran from July 9 to July 23, 2024. The collaboration introduced 4 new Legendary skins based off characters from the Transformers franchise. It also included limited-time event challenges, which rewarded cosmetics such as 2 Player Icons, 2 Name Cards and 2 Player Titles.

Challenges

Overwatch 2 x Transformers limited-time collaboration event launched with 6 challenges.

Overwatch 2 x Transformers Challenges

Challenge Name	Requirements	Reward	Notes
Prime Time	Complete 20 games. Wins grant double progress.	Autobots - Player Icon 5,000 XP	"Complete games" challenges that do not specify a game mode can be completed in any game mode in Unranked, Competitive and Arcade playlists.
High Flier	Complete 40 games. Wins grant double progress.	Decepticons - Player Icon 5,000 XP
Buzz-Worthy	Complete 60 games. Wins grant double progress.	Transformers - Autobots - Name Card 5,000 XP
Power Hungry!	Complete 80 games. Wins grant double progress.	Transformers - Decepticons - Name Card 5,000 XP
Till All Are One	Complete 100 games. Wins grant double progress.	Heroic Autobot - Player Title 5,000 XP
Cybertronian Legend	Complete 120 games. Wins grant double progress.	Decepticon Gladiator - Player Title 5,000 XP

Cosmetics

Shop Exclusive

A Transformers Mega Bundle was available for 5900. It featured all cosmetics from each of the following 2500 bundles.

Optimus Prime Reinhardt Bundle ( 2500)

Reinhardt Skin - Optimus Prime	Reinhardt Player Icon - Transformers - Reinhardt	Reinhardt Name Card - Transformers - Reinhardt
Reinhardt Victory Pose - Transformers	Reinhardt Intro - Autobots
Reinhardt Voice Lines: Do Not Forget - The Future is Forged - We've Suffered Loses -

Arcee Illari Bundle ( 2500)

Illari Skin - Arcee	Illari Player Icon - Transformers - Illari	Illari Name Card - Transformers - Illari
Illari Victory Pose - Transformers	Illari Voice Lines: Underestimate Me - ▶️

Bumblebee Bastion Bundle ( 2500)

Bastion Skin - Bumblebee	Bastion Player Icon - Transformers - Bastion	Bastion Name Card - Transformers - Bastion
Bastion Victory Pose - Transformers	Bastion Intro - Autobots

Megatron Ramattra Bundle ( 2500)

Ramattra Skin - Megatron	Ramattra Player Icon - Transformers - Ramattra	Ramattra Name Card - Transformers - Ramattra
Ramattra Victory Pose - Transformers	Ramattra Intro - Decepticons
Ramattra Spray - Decepticons	Ramattra Voice Lines: I Will Win - ▶️ Power Flows - ▶️

Challenge Rewards

Player Icons

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  Autobots

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  Decepticons

Name Cards

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  Transformers - Autobots

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  Transformers - Decepticons

Player Titles

• Heroic Autobot
• Decepticon Gladiator

Media

Comic

Main article: Transmission

A comic leading to the event was released together with the announcement on July 5th, 2024. In the comic, Ramattra is contacted by Megatron, the leader of Decepticons, who has discovered the ongoing conflict in the Overwatch universe and sees a potential ally in him.

Development

Blizzard Entertainment began collaborating with Hasbro to bring Transformers into Overwatch 2 in 2022. It was released in Season 11 due to the season's Tokusatsu theme. From the outset, it was decided that Optimus Prime would be Reinhardt and Megatron would be Ramattra, but multiple other characters were also pitched. These included a Starscream skin for Pharah, a Soundwave skin for Lucio, and a Unicron skin for Wrecking Ball. Dion Rogers has mentioned his desire to implement Grimlock and Dinbot characters. However, there was only so much time to implement the skins, so the developers went with what players would expect to see in such a collaboration (e.g. implementing Bumblebee for Bastion rather than Unicron).

While Optimus wields an axe in some continuities, the developers had Reinhardt keep his hammer, as they needed familiar Overwatch elements to stay consistent. There was an idea for Optimus Reinhardt to change into his truck form when charging, but the idea was dropped.

Ramattra was chosen as Megatron as both characters have transformation abilities, and that like Megatron, Ramattra is the 'big bad' of the Overwatch universe.

Bumblebee was chosen to be Bastion as both characters are (mostly) silent in their respective IPs.

Illari was chosen to be Arcee as at the time, Illari hadn't received many skins. Arcee was chosen as she is one of Rogers's favorite characters in Transformers, and while Illari herself doesn't transform, her solar rifle does, which harkened back to Cybertronians' transformation abilities in Rogers's mind.

The developers have not ruled out doing another Transformers collaboration in the future, given the number of characters that can be taken from the IP.