Tracer’s girlfriend Emily gets a nod in latest Overwatch PTR patch

We know from the Reflections comic that Tracer is a lesbian in a relationship with a woman named Emily, which is a pretty awesome step for representation by Blizzard. (Not many Triple A blockbuster games have a lesbian character on the box.) But if you mostly get your Overwatch lore from playing the game, you could be forgiven for not knowing that. Since we don’t get to see a lot of the characters’ personal lives in game (they tend to be busy) the relationship has been a very low key thing for Tracer.

Now, voice files from the new Horizon map — the one on the moon, but sadly without wizards — indicates that Emily will be getting mentioned in Overwatch the game. There’s a bit of dialogue from Tracer that indicates that she considers visiting Emily but decides she needs to stay focused on the task at hand, which makes me wonder if Emily is actually on the moon when Tracer is there? Why would she be? Unless it’s a generic line that can pop up anywhere, this bit of dialogue just raises further questions.

Overall, though, I think it’s great that we’re getting to see more of the Tracer/Emily relationship. Maybe we could get the two of them in a short?