Check out the full gameplay rundown, profile, screens, and concept art for Ovewatch's Echo

WHO IS ECHO?

Echo was the creation of Singaporean scientist Dr. Mina Liao, who was one of the earliest members of Overwatch. Prior to joining the organization, Dr. Liao was widely considered one of the prominent experts in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Liao dreamed of improving upon the original omnic designs, which became the basis for the Echo project. She created a multirole, adaptive robot that could be programmed to learn different functions – anything from medical support to construction – but with serious limits to independent decision making. Although Overwatch was wary of just how often and where they used Echo, Liao had actually programmed Echo with a powerful, general artificial intelligence that learned by observation. As a result, much of Liao’s behaviors – including her speech – were adopted by Echo.

You can learn something from every situation.

Echo is now testing on the PTR!

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— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) March 19, 2020

ABILITIES

Tri-Shot (Primary Fire)

Echo fires 3 shots at once, in a triangle pattern.

Sticky Bombs (Secondary Fire)

Echo fires a volley of sticky bombs that detonate after a delay.

Flight (Shift)

Echo surges forward quickly, then can fly freely.

Focusing Beam (E)

Echo channels a beam for a few seconds, dealing very high damage to targets with less than half health.

Duplicate (Ultimate)

Echo duplicates a targeted enemy hero and gains use of their abilities

Glide (Passive)

Echo can glide while falling.