Winston (Overwatch)
| Winston | |
|---|---|
| Overwatch character | |
Winston as he appears in Overwatch | |
| First game | Overwatch (2016) |
| Created by | Arnold Tsang |
| Designed by | Arnold Tsang Ben Zhang (weapon) |
| Voiced by | Crispin Freeman |
| In-universe information | |
| Class | Tank |
| Origin | Horizon Lunar Colony |
Winston is a character developed by Blizzard Entertainment for their Overwatch franchise. He was introduced at launch in their 2016 first-person hero shooter video game of the same name and again appeared in its 2022 sequel, Overwatch 2. Winston is one of the more prominent characters used by Blizzard in Overwatch media outside of the video game; the character made an appearance in the game's cinematic trailer and is the focus of an animated short released by Blizzard. Crispin Freeman voices Winston in English-language media.
Within the Overwatch narrative, the character is a genetically engineered gorilla that was part of a larger group used by the in-universe Horizon Lunar Colony to test the effects of prolonged habitation in space.