

The game's assistant art director Arnold Tsang was inspired by mecha anime and manga for D.Va's look. One of Overwatch 's initial character concepts was a hero who piloted a mech the designers ultimately decided that the pilot could eject if their suit sustained critical damage and fight outside without protection. D.Va is designed as a tank character who uses a highly mobile pink mech suit in battle, and acts as a "skirmisher". Voice actor Charlet Chung provides the character's English- and Korean-language voices. Her ultimate ability allows her to self-detonate her suit, dealing heavy enough damage to all enemies in her line of sight to eliminate most characters.ĭ.Va has been well received by critics and players, particularly among Overwatch 's female and LGBT fanbase.ĭ.Va, along with Genji and Mei, was announced in October 2015 at BlizzCon she was one of the final heroes to be introduced into Overwatch prior to its official release. If her suit is destroyed, she can eject from it and survive long enough to call in a new suit. Within the game, D.Va is a tank character who can deal a stream of damage and, for a short time, neutralize incoming attacks. Within the Overwatch narrative, the Korean government's Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army (MEKA) recruits D.Va and other gamers to help quell an uprising by robotic Omnics, using their video-game-playing skills to control weaponized mech suits. In Overwatch lore, D.Va is a pro- eSports gamer named Hana Song ( Revised Romanization: Song Ha-na) ( 송하나) from Busan, South Korea.

In English-language media, D.Va is voiced by Charlet Chung. She also appears as a playable character in the crossover multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Heroes of the Storm and as a gameplay announcer in StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. D.Va is a fictional player character developed by Blizzard Entertainment for their 2016 first-person shooter video game Overwatch, as well as related animations and literary media.
