The character's appearances on the Overwatch 2 menu screen and in her 2022 animated short are accompanied by the song "BOW" by Japanese rapper MFS. Sally Amaki provides the voice for Kiriko while experienced in singing and anime voice acting, Amaki's work on Kiriko was her first foray into video game voice-over. When she was officially released for play, Kiriko became the first support character added to Overwatch 's playable roster in over three years. At the event, Blizzard showcased a trailer highlighting Kiriko's gameplay mechanics. Ultimately, Blizzard officially announced Kiriko as a playable hero character at the Tokyo Games Show on September 15. In the leaked short, a gang appears at Kiriko's home with a title card labeled "Hashimoto". Shortly after, a YouTube video of an unfinished cinematic featuring the character was leaked. They would permeate through September, leading Overwatch commercial leader Jon Spector to dismiss the rumors, calling them fake. The second beta period of Overwatch 2 ended with a cryptic message that when decoded, translated to " What does the fox say?" Rumors of a "fox girl" character named "Kimiko" began to spread online.
A fox-themed hero was teased during the trailer. ĭuring the Microsoft & Bethesda showcase in June 2022, Blizzard presented a release date trailer for Overwatch 2. The letter also mentions the Yamagamis' daughter receiving blades as a gift from Toshiro, which led some players to speculate that their daughter would be added as a playable character. Directed toward her kidnapped husband Toshiro, Asa's letter details how the Hashimoto Clan are negatively influencing Kanezaka. The following month, Blizzard published fictional correspondence written by Asa Yamagami, a woman from Kanezaka. In December 2020, Blizzard announced Kanezaka, a fictional Japanese city, would be added to the original Overwatch game as a Deathmatch map.
Blizzard's decision to make Kiriko, and all future playable heroes, locked behind a battle pass system was met with backlash and criticism from the game's player base. She was the first playable Overwatch character announced following the end of Overwatch 2 's beta testing period, as well as the first character made available through a battle pass unlock. Combining her two matriarchal influences, Kiriko carries the power of a kitsune, which she uses to protect her native Kanezaka, a fictional Japanese city.
In the game's lore, her mother trained her to be a ninja, while her grandmother taught her about spirituality and her ancestry. Kiriko's character design and gameplay mechanics draw from the imagery found in Japanese folklore and Shinto folk religion. Her first appearance was in Overwatch 2, a 2022 first-person shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Kiriko Kamori ( 家守 霧子, Kamori Kiriko) is a fictional playable character in the Overwatch media franchise.
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