Incredible Overwatch skin concept imagines Zenyatta as a mythical demon

An incredible fan skin concept reimagines Overwatch hero Zenyatta as an Asura, a type of deity or demon found in Hindu mythology.

Overwatch has inspired more than its fair share of fan creations in everything from cosplay to custom controllers, but perhaps the most prolific example of fan creativity is in skin concepts.

Despite the relative abundancy of fan-made skin concepts, however, some still manage to separate themselves from the pack.

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In the case of ShadowJWu’s “Asura” Zenyatta concept, the skin design was so good that it came first in a Taiwanese fan art contest, rising above a variety of other submissions.

The skin sees a puple-skinned, demonic Zenyatta ablaze with a fiery halo, his orbs replaced with skull-like masks and the many arms of his ultimate, Transcendence, wielding weapons such as a sword, bow, and arrow.

While ShadowJWu’s Zenyatta concept was officially chosen as the winning design, there was also a “Popularity” category in which fans could vote on their favorite skin concepts, which was won by a “Spy Dancer” Ana design by Zhucao.