Overwatch: 25 Best Skins You Must Unlock
23. Winston – Yeti
Like Zarya, Winston has a surprising lack of exceptional
skins and, in his case, given that he’s a genetically engineered gorilla with
super intelligence, there’s even less of an excuse for this deficit. You might
imagine artists at Blizzard could come up with all kinds of creative ways to
take advantage of his unique appearance, yet instead, they seem to treat him as
if he’s just another human character.
Frogston bedecks the character in scuba gear, whilst Explorer (obviously) turns him into an explorer – both ideas which could be applied to any of the game’s heroes. Wukong takes advantage of his primate appearance, imagining him as the hero of Chinese novel Journey to the West. Unfortunately, there’s something somehow cheap about this skin, making it feels like an afterthought. Thankfully, we have Yeti.
Winston’s Yeti skin, predictable an idea though it may be, is exactly what the character needs. There’s a great contradiction to Winston’s character - he’s huge and monstrous yet has the personality of a studious scientist. Yeti allows him to finally embrace the monster within. With wild white fur and a harness decorated with ram skulls, this skin is just the antidote to the uninspired ideas which make up the rest of Winston’s cosmetic options.