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| Doomfist | |
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| Overwatch character | |
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| First game | Overwatch (2017 update) |
| Designed by | Arnold Tsang[1] David Gibson (animation)[2] |
| Voiced by | Sahr Ngaujah |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Akande Ogundimu |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
Doomfist, full name Akande Ogundimu, is a character who first appears in the 2016 video game Overwatch, a Blizzard Entertainment–developed first-person shooter. His design is based on a powerful, cybernetic gauntlet. As an offensive, brawler-style character, he uses close-range attacks: a charged punch and slam. Doomfist was released in late July 2017 as the title's 25th hero of the franchise, and the fourth introduced after the game's launch.
Overwatch's announcement video, in 2014, contained a stray reference to a gauntlet. Following its obsessive popularity with fans, the developer, Blizzard Entertainment, expanded the gauntlet into a full-fledged, playable character. This period included a series of teasers from the developer and a campaign by actor Terry Crews to voice the character. Doomfist was ultimately voiced by Sahr Ngaujah. In Doomfist's fictional backstory, the playable character became the third generation to wield the gauntlet, and is presented as a villain after killing his predecessor and becoming a leader of Talon, the game's nemesis group. A digital comic accompanied the character's release.
Fans were excited by the character's reveal, and professional players praised the balance of his move set. Other critics considered Doomfist too vulnerable to be viable, and insufficiently exciting to rekindle the interest of old players.
- ^ Burns, Matt (December 2021). The Art of Overwatch, Volume 2. Titan Books Limited. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9781950366668.
- ^ David, Gibson [@Poodletime] (May 26, 2018). "When I'm animating a character I create a sheet of inspiration/reference. These guide me & keep me focused on the character I'm animating. I go into more detail about this w/Mei in my 2016 GDC talk: http://goo.gl/esjuOG These are the inspiration sheets I used for Doomfist" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 27, 2021 – via Twitter.