Zenyatta has a new skin for the Overwatch Lunar New Year event and uh, is it getting hot in here or is it just me?
Zenyatta’s new skin portrays him as Tang Sanzang from the Chinese novel Journey to the West. Sanzang is actually the central character of the novel, which is about the Buddhist monk’s pilgrimage to obtain religious texts.
All that is really fascinating, but the Sanzang skin also gives Zenyatta chiseled cheekbones and luscious lips. Zenyatta is hot. I’m so sorry for doubting this before.
zenyatta has always been hot you cowards
— JAY! (@splatbones) January 24, 2017
For a lot of players this comes as a surprise. Some are comparing him to Handsome Squidward from Spongebob Squarepants
https://twitter.com/embed/status/824136413859971073
I’m also really glad that I just got to part 3 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure last night so I understand these jokes.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/824074650707562496
https://twitter.com/embed/status/824007451338936320
To everyone having a crisis over Zenyatta’s face: I love and understand you.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/824048728654938113
https://twitter.com/embed/status/824016192625082370
https://twitter.com/embed/status/824005443219554304
https://twitter.com/embed/status/824011977060065280
before contouring vs. after contouring pic.twitter.com/QDjmqijRtY
— chris person (@Papapishu) January 24, 2017
New Zenyatta skin deemed "entirely too handsome," ESRB considers raising Overwatch rating to M pic.twitter.com/QMGTWNKb8s
— Porygon (@PorygonNews) January 24, 2017
But the best thing about fandom liking something a bunch is really good fanart. The fanart of the Sanzang skin has been phenomenal. Truly, we are blessed.
Drew the new skin #zenyatta #Overwatch pic.twitter.com/ikLLbIcRgV
— art.b0i @ idk (@artb0i) January 25, 2017
https://www.tumblr.com/danya224/156353220199/
https://www.tumblr.com/zoroko/156346802540/
https://www.tumblr.com/crotah/156348451969/
