00:00In Overwatch, one of the most masculine characters and also a gay character who is the most important of the
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00:14Soldier 76 is the classic soldier, the veteran, the mask, the deep voice, the "I'm tired" attitude
00:20"But I will continue the fight."
00:21And that's precisely why its revelation is so interesting.
00:25His real name is Jack Morrison, and in Overwatch lore, we learn that he has a relationship
00:29with a man named Vincent.
00:31In many fictional works, gay characters are often coded in a very identifiable way.
00:36They are more sensitive, they are more extravagant, they are set apart, and Soldier 76 completely breaks this cliché.
00:42He is gay, but his homosexuality in no way replaces his identity as a soldier, a veteran, a broken leader.
00:49through war.
00:50This is a queer character who doesn't need to be defined solely by their orientation.
00:54He can be old, tough, traumatized, heroic, flawed, and gay.
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