Now you can burn through the competition with the Bound Demon Reinhardt Mythic Weapon Skin, available in the Mythic Shop. A first of its kind, the Bound Demon Mythic Weapon Skin comes alive as you battle through the front lines. Burning in the blackened steel of an ancient hammer, this Bound Demon awaits a powerful warrior to wield its might. Whether charging into battle or holding the line with every swing, the Mythic Bound Demon Reinhardt Weapon Skin will react to your every attack.
Some of the Overwatch 2 designers that helped forged this fiery weapon shared with us a bit of the process taking it from concept to modeling, to rigging and animation, and finally to the incredible visual effects that you’ll see in your games.
What were your goals when creating the concept for the Bound Demon Mythic Weapon?
Angela Song (Concept Artist): Our initial thought was to have the theme be magma, but once I started concepting, I decided to add a creature to make the weapon fiery and alive. Eventually we landed on Bound Demon, a cursed axe that glows with hellfire. The reactivity of the weapon echoes the demonic entity awakening and gaining power as you feed it more kills throughout the game.
When it comes to the 3D modeling, how much work did it take to get the look of the weapon just right?
Ryan Savas (Senior Hard Surface Artist): On the 3D modeling side, it was a constant back-and-forth between Tech Art, Animation, Concept, and VFX. We iterated a lot on how to make the weapon feel just as cool for the player as it does for their opponent, and seeing it come together week after week was incredible.
Each team was trying to maximize the awesomeness of this axe from the second they caught wind of it, and it was amazing to be part of that experience. Seeing a model I made become a roaring inferno of magma and fire was incredible. The team really knows how to breathe life into everything we make!
Rein’s Mythic weapon has a fun weapon flourish animation that comes with the Reload. What was it like to build that into Reinhardt’s first-person view?
Angela: For the flourish, we wanted a smooth animation that the player can constantly spam. Reinhardt jovially tossing and flipping the weapon felt like a natural fit. It suits his personality and encourages the player to spam it.
Ana Martinez (Tech Artist): Tech art worked closely with the team to make a unique weapon setup for the animators to do their magic. We wanted to give the animation team the liberty to make the weapon roar, twist, and smirk as Reinhardt swings it around in a blazing inferno.
One of the features players can unlock is the visual effect that erupts in flames. What was it like designing this?
Angela: The kill effect is fast but impactful. When I was concepting the weapon, I wanted it to feel like there was a lava explosion every time the player killed an enemy, like watching an eruption.
Nick Quackenbush (Associate VFX Artist): I moved forward with the idea that the kill effect is a smoldering eruption, like the player is calling upon the demonic powers below the earth to finish off his wounded foes, sacrificing them and feeding the power to Bound Demon's endless hunger.
Pick up the Bound Demon Reinhardt Mythic Weapon Skin now available in the Mythic Shop today. Unlock the base skin for 50 Mythic Shards and then unlock up to three levels of effects including weapon flourish, elimination effects, and reactive effects to unleash the demon on the battlefield. For a limited time, you can also unlock the Reinhardt Mythic Weapon Skin Bundle which instantly unlocks the base Mythic Weapon, along with 2,000 Overwatch Coins and 20 Battle Pass Tier skips. The Battlefield will be ablaze when you wield the Bound Demon Reinhardt Mythic Weapon in your games!