The following month, Blizzard published fictional correspondence written by Asa Yamagami, a woman from Kanezaka. ![]() In December 2020, Blizzard announced Kanezaka, a fictional Japanese city, would be added to the original Overwatch game as a Deathmatch map. Blizzard's decision to make Kiriko, and all future playable heroes, locked behind a battle pass system was met with backlash and criticism from the game's player base. She was the first playable Overwatch character announced following the end of Overwatch 2 's beta testing period, as well as the first character made available through a battle pass unlock. Combining her two matriarchal influences, Kiriko carries the power of a kitsune, which she uses to protect her native Kanezaka, a fictional Japanese city. In the game's lore, her mother trained her to be a ninja, while her grandmother taught her about spirituality and her ancestry. Kiriko's character design and gameplay mechanics draw from the imagery found in Japanese folklore and Shinto folk religion. ![]() Her first appearance was in Overwatch 2, a 2022 first-person shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Kiriko Kamori ( 家守 霧子, Kamori Kiriko) is a fictional playable character in the Overwatch media franchise.
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