As Overwatch Season 2 welcomes Sierra, Blizzard says "we're proud to continue expanding our hero roster and the communities around the globe we get to represent"

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Subscribe to our newsletter Overwatch Season 2: Summit comes out later today and adds yet another hero to the game's rapidly expanding roster in the form of DPS Sierra, but after 10 years and 30 new playable characters, the developers are still excited about representing communities across the world.Sierra swings into the fight later today, bringing with her an automatic rifle that can occasionally turn into an auto-aiming killing machine, a cute little drone she can grapple to, and an expectedly tragic backstory that can be traced to Overwatch's origins.

That aside, she's also notable for being the game's first-ever African American hero."We're proud to continue expanding our hero roster and the communities around the globe we get to represent," developer Blizzard Entertainment writes in a new social media post welcoming the damage dealer.

"Sierra is a proud Black American woman and adventurous soul whose life has taken her all across the states--but she's always happy to return to her roots with a hike through Virginia ## Editor's Note The implications of this news could be significant for the industry. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/as-overwatch-season-2-welcomes-sierra-blizzard-says-were-proud-to-continue-expanding-our-hero-roster-and-the-communities-around-the-globe-we-get-to-represent/)