Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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I love form switchers. Whenever I see a character that acts as a two for one deal with differing styles based on the form, I just love to play them. And in Overwatch 1 Bastion filled this niche pretty well, but come Overwatch 2 and it's more accurate to say he's swapping weapons rather than forms.

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Footage used:

Bastion Ability Showcase (PlayOverwatch) - youtube.com/watch?v=L4D1C7JU7ts
Double Shield Moment (Quote) - youtube.com/watch?v=QoSLxsj5ZJo&t=93s
Bastion Gameplay (Unknown) - youtube.com/watch?v=2MrMbfPsyvE
Bastion Gameplay 2 (BastionMain) - youtube.com/watch?v=SGimNsPYeDM

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:28 Balance History
3:51 Overwatch 1 Design
8:36 Overwatch 2 Design
16:28 Fixes
18:56 Outro