Overwatch Archive event Storm Rising goes live April 16 – check out Baptiste’s Talon skin

Storm Rising is the next Overwatch Archive event and the fun starts next week.

The third annual Overwatch Archive event will kick off on April 16, and Blizzard has provided a look at one of the character skins.

Dubbed Storm Rising, these lore-specific events are held in April and run through then end of the month, or more. The first Archive event, Uprising, was held in 2017 and 2018’s event was Retribution.

Like previous events, you’ll likely be fighting the omnic insurrection, but this time in appears to take place in Havana, Cuba. Last year the event took place on the Venice map and the previous year was the King’s Row map set in London.

Blizzard has dropped three previous teasers this week, and today, it showed off one of the Legendary skins: Baptiste in his Talon gear.

As you know, Baptiste joined the forces fighting the Omnics as a medic, and after the war was over, had issues finding work. He was eventually hired by Talon, but after the group started behaving like a bunch of criminals, he left Talon. His role in this year’s event could prove interesting lore-wise.

Once Blizzard provides more information on the Storm Rising event, we’ll let you know.

Overwatch: Storm Rising runs through May 6.

You can't run from the past.

Terminate your enemies as TALON BAPTISTE (Legendary)!

Overwatch Storm Rising begins April 16! pic.twitter.com/M4Bj65ChBw

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