D.Va


Trivia

  • Her name is a play on the word "Diva", meaning a female celebrity.
  • The stylization of her name is reminiscent of Korean pop idols, who often adopt pseudonyms to stand out. In the Korean version of the game, D.Va`s name is the only name not in Hangul, reflective of the romanization of these idols` names. This makes sense considering D.Va is a Korean idol through her fame playing StarCraft.
  • The way her name has a prefix "D." is reminiscent of the way eSports players have an abbreviated team tag before their names.
  • D.Va`s suit has sponsors all over it, which is a reference to the same advertising style of sponsors in Korean eSports.
  • Charlett Chung, who is D.Va`s English voice actor, has commented positively on her character, commenting "in terms of representation of Asian-American characters in video games, particularly women, they might be over-sexualized - and I don`t know if I`m being too candid here - I feel like D.Va is more of a real person. She happens to have some sex appeal, but that`s not why she`s in the game. She`s not there to be an exotic lotus."
  • D.Va is used as the symbol for the National D.Va Association, a progressive feminist movement composed of Overwatch fans. The group achieved international notability after a photograph of their flag—featuring D.Va`s bunny-ears logo—was photographed in a news report for an international Women`s Mar. event in Seoul on Jan. 21st, 2017. Based in South Korea, the group chose D.Va as its symbol owing to an earlier incident where professional teenage Overwatch player Geguri was accused of cheating owing to an eighty percent win rate; which some believed was "impossible" for girls to achieve. The group distributes stickers of D.Va`s bunny logo, among other paraphernalia. It plans on finding new ways to use Overwatch as a tool for spreading its message.

Summary

D.Va⃢₀ₙs mech is nimble and powerful ⃢₀ₔ its twin Fusion Cannons blast away with autofire at short range, and she can use its Boosters to barrel over enemies and obstacles, or deflect attacks with her projectile-dismantling Defense Matrix.

Videos

Story

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D.Va is a former professional gamer who now uses her skills to pilot a state-of-the-art mech A mech Mechs are a type of bi-pedal walker. Contents 1 Types 1.1 MEKA 1.2 Volskaya Industries 1.3 Omnic 2 References Types edit | edit source] MEKA edit | edit source] A MEKA-type mech MEKA overwatch in defense of her homeland. She is a very competitive individual, and coupled with her pro-gamer skills, this makes her an extremely effective mech pilot. Never backing down, D.Va always plays to win.

Abilities

Fusion Cannons D.Va “I play to win.” Real Name Hana Song (송하나) Age 19 Nationality Korean Occupation Competitive StarCraft player (formerly)Mech PilotActress Base Busan, South Korea Affiliation Mobile Exo-Force Voice Charlet Chung 1] (English) Genevieve Doang (French)Julia overwatch

Weapon

Icon Stats Official Description
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Type
Rapid Fire Shotgun
Damage
0.6–2
Falloff range
10 to 20 meters
Movement speed
2.75 meters per second
Num. of pellets
11 per shot
Rate of fire
6.67 rounds per second
Ammo
Headshot


D.Va`s mech is equipped with twin short-range rotating cannons. They lay down continuous, high-damage fire without needing to reload, but slow D.Va’s movement while they’re active.

Details

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Defense Matrix D.Va “I play to win.” Real Name Hana Song (송하나) Age 19 Nationality Korean Occupation Competitive StarCraft player (formerly)Mech PilotActress Base Busan, South Korea Affiliation Mobile Exo-Force Voice Charlet Chung 1] (English) Genevieve Doang (French)Julia overwatch

Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
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Maximum range
15 meters
Duration
Up to 4 seconds
(when fully charged)
Cooldown
1 second
10 seconds recharging


D.Va can activate this forward-facing targeting array to shoot incoming projectiles out of the air.

Details

  • D.Va cannot attack while the ability is active.
  • Cooldown starts 1 second after ability is cancelled.

Video


Boosters D.Va “I play to win.” Real Name Hana Song (송하나) Age 19 Nationality Korean Occupation Competitive StarCraft player (formerly)Mech PilotActress Base Busan, South Korea Affiliation Mobile Exo-Force Voice Charlet Chung 1] (English) Genevieve Doang (French)Julia overwatch

Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
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Damage
25
Movement speed
12.5 meters per second
Maximum range
Up to 25 meters
Duration
Up to 2 seconds
Cooldown
5 seconds
Headshot


D.Va’s mech launches into the air, her momentum carrying her forward. She can turn and change directions or barrel through her enemies, knocking them back.

Details

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Self-Destruct

Ultimate Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
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Type
Delayed splash projectile
Damage
1000
Area of effect
20 meter radius
Casting time
3 seconds fuse
Headshot
Charge required
1375 points


D.Va ejects from her mech and sets its reactor to explode, dealing massive damage to nearby opponents.

Details

  • The explosion does not deal damage to the casting D.Va.
  • The detonating mech will retain the momentum from Boosters.

Video


Light Gun D.Va “I play to win.” Real Name Hana Song (송하나) Age 19 Nationality Korean Occupation Competitive StarCraft player (formerly)Mech PilotActress Base Busan, South Korea Affiliation Mobile Exo-Force Voice Charlet Chung 1] (English) Genevieve Doang (French)Julia overwatch

Weapon

Icon Stats Official Description
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Type
Linear Projectile
Damage
14
Projectile speed
40 meters per second
Rate of fire
7 rounds per second
Ammo
20
Reload time
1.5 seconds
Headshot


While outside of her mech, D.Va can continue the fight with a mid-range automatic blaster.

Details

  • Light Gun damage counts toward Call Mech, but D.Va`s passive ultimate charge counts toward Self Destruct.

Video


Call Mech D.Va “I play to win.” Real Name Hana Song (송하나) Age 19 Nationality Korean Occupation Competitive StarCraft player (formerly)Mech PilotActress Base Busan, South Korea Affiliation Mobile Exo-Force Voice Charlet Chung 1] (English) Genevieve Doang (French)Julia overwatch

Ultimate Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
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Health
400 health
200 armor
Damage
50
Casting time
2 seconds
Headshot
Charge required
300 points


If her armored battle suit is destroyed, D.Va can call down a fresh mech and return to the fray.

Details

  • Call Mech can be used instantly after the mech detonates from Self Destruct.
  • Automatically reloads the Light Gun.

Video


Info

D.Va
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“I play to win.”

Real Name
Hana Song (uc1a1ud558ub098)
Age
19
Nationality
South KoreaKorean
Occupation
Competitive StarCraft StarCraft is a real-time strategy series that continues to be popular in South Korea. Global competitions are held featuring its multiplayer gameplay, allowing skillful players to become celebrities of sorts. 1] Trivia edit | edit player (formerly)
Mech Pilot
Actress
Base
Busan, South Korea South Korea Location East Asia Terrain Various South Korea is a nation located in East Asia. Contents 1 History 2 Known Locations 3 Known Nationals 4 Trivia 5 References History edit | edit source] Twenty
Affiliation
Mobile Exo-Force
Voice
Charlet Chung This article is a stub. You can help Overwatch Wiki by expanding it. Charlet Chung is a voice actor, and provides the voice of D.Va in Overwatch. NewPP limit report Cached time: 20170624222147 Cache expiry: 86400 (English)

Genevieve Doang (French)
Julia Meynen (German)
Martina Felli (Italian)
Risa Taneda (Japanese)
Juliana Vasconcelos (Brazilian Portuguese)
Melissa Gede⃳n (American Spanish)
Tania Ug⃭a (European Spanish)

Cosmetics
Cosmetic page Contents 1 Gallery description 2 Skins 2.1 Skin descriptions 3 Victory Poses 4 Emotes 5 Sprays 6 Highlight Intros Gallery description edit | edit source] D.Va is a former professional gamer who now uses her overwatch
Quotes
Quotation page Contents 1 Abilities 2 Chatter 3 Call-Outs 4 Mission-Specific 5 Eliminations 6 Communication 7 Voice Lines 8 Interactions 9 Map-Specific 10 Skin-specific 11 Datamined 12 Trivia Abilities edit | edit source] Ability Quote Audio Defense overwatch
Role
Tank Each hero fills a different role in Overwatch. Roles in Overwatch are loosely defined, and heroes can fulfill a role not designated for them. Roles, as they exist, are designed to help players identify which overwatch
Health
150 (Pilot)
400 (Mech)
Armor
200 (Mech)
Character Video

D.Va is a Tank Each hero fills a different role in Overwatch. Roles in Overwatch are loosely defined, and heroes can fulfill a role not designated for them. Roles, as they exist, are designed to help players identify which overwatch hero See playable characters. For the animated short, see Hero. All of the heroes, as of 2015 There are currently 24 playable hero characters in Overwatch. Each fits into one of four roles overwatch in Overwatch See the game. For the titular organization, see Overwatch (group). Overwatch Developer Blizzard Entertainment Team 4 1] Publisher Blizzard Entertainment Release date May 24, 2016 Platforms Xbox One, Playstation 4, Windowsis a separate viewing area on a computer display screen in a system that allows multiple viewing areas as part of a graphical user interface Overwatch overwatch .

Strategy

D.Va is a unique tank with some mobility. With very high health and Boosters, she can close a gap to the enemy with ease. She has high damage output at close-range, making her a strong fighter in 1-on-1 match. Her Defense Matrix is useful against all incoming-projectiles, protecting her teammates from enemy fire. She is a dangerous ganker in tank class, dealing consistent damage to the enemy. Self-Destruct will wipe all opponents within the blast area. Be that as it may, she doesn`t have an extended barrier to properly protect her team like Reinhardt. She is also slow while firing, allowing the enemy to outrun her to disengage or move around her to distract her aiming. Fusion Cannons are ineffective at anything further than medium-range, makes her being outranged by the enemy before she even has a chance to close a gap with Boosters.

Weapons & Abilities

  • Self-Destruct (Ultimate): The ultimate of D.Va`s mech. D.Va herself will eject from a mech, then her mech will begin to detonate itself within 3 seconds. It deals massive damage upon explosion on a very large area around it.
    • The mech will receive any momentum from the Boosters if used prior to activating Self-Destruct.
    • If the mech doesn`t explode, D.Va will not gain a Call Mech`s full charge.
    • The blast creates a strong knockback on the survived opponents, sometimes launching them into a pit or off a cliff.
    • All covers will block the damage from Self-Destruct entirely, even a light post that is large enough to cover the hero size will makes them survive the blast.

General Strategies

  • It is not recommended to play D.Va as the sole tank on your team. Solo-tanking with her is extremely difficult. She can`t solo an entire enemy team by herself like McCree or Genji, and she can`t provide extended cover like Reinhardt, but she can do one right after another in short, well-timed bursts.
  • Strategize where and when to place a Self-Destructing Mech. The 3 seconds countdown of Self-Destruct is long enough for the enemies to find a cover or get behind a friendly Barrier. Another effective tool is use Boosters before Self-Destruct to send the Ultimate out from a blind spot on a place where there is less cover to provide.
  • If you melee attack an enemy player while D.Va`s Boosters are active, you will deal greatly increased knockback to the target allowing easy environmental kills.
  • Even though Defense Matrix will destroy all projectiles, it will not absorb beams such as Zarya`s Particle Cannon, Mei`s Endothermic Blaster, Symmetra`s Photon Projector and Sentry turret fire, along with Winston`s Tesla Cannon.
  • D.Va has a large critbox in front of her mech (the cockpit). You will receive critical shot easier than most heroes, so avoid turning your mech to face the enemy`s fires without Defense Matrix active.
  • If you activate D.Va`s Boosters ability and move onto an enemy player, you will deal damage in addition to knocking them back. If an opponent is low in health, this can be a faster way to kill them than firing her cannons, but it carries the risk of removing her only means of escaping danger.
  • When out of the suit, D.Va`s primary goal is to score as many headshots as possible, as fast as possible, to call her next mech. You may want to target a distant Roadhog to regain your ultimate charge.

Background

Hana Song was once a pro-gamer. She became a professional StarCraft StarCraft is a real-time strategy series that continues to be popular in South Korea. Global competitions are held featuring its multiplayer gameplay, allowing skillful players to become celebrities of sorts. 1] Trivia edit | edit player, who participated in the WCS Korea Code S League. At the age of 16, Song became the #1 ranked player in the world and proceeded to go undefeated for the next three years in all competitions. She became an international star, beloved by her fans at home and abroad, and toured in exhibitions around the world, representing South Korea South Korea Location East Asia Terrain Various South Korea is a nation located in East Asia. Contents 1 History 2 Known Locations 3 Known Nationals 4 Trivia 5 References History edit | edit source] Twenty . A fierce competitor, Song played to win at any cost, and gained a well-earned reputation for showing no mercy to her opponents.

Song pilots her mech

At home, be that as it may, not all was well, as MEKA Mobile Exo-Force Affiliation South Korean Army Type Armored droned unit (formerly)Mechanized walker force Standing Active The Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army (MEKA) is a unit that exists within the South Korean Army. History edit overwatch struggled to maintain its defense against the omnic Omnics Omnics are artificially intelligent robots produced by omniums. 1] Contents 1 Background 1.1 History 2 Known Omnics 2.1 Types 3 References Background edit | edit source] Omnics are produced by omniums, automated robotics factories overwatch that repeatedly attacked the nation. As the omnic continued to adapt, it eventually disrupted MEKA`s drone-control networks, forcing the military to place pilots in the mechs. Scrambling to find suitable candidates, the government turned to the country`s professional gamers, who possessed the necessary reflexes and instincts to operate the mechs` advanced weapons systems. Top stars were drafted, including Song, who was now 19. She saw the new mission as a game, and an evolution of her own career. Without fear or hesitation, she abandoned the limelight of her pro-gamer career, and got an armored mech operator`s licence. As a member of MEKA, she could put her reflexes to the ultimate test on a real battlefield, instead of a digital one. Her skills and intense competitive spirit made her an extremely effective pilot.

Song now fearlessly charges into battle alongside the rest of her MEKA unit, ready to spring to her nation`s defense at a moment`s notice. Recently, she has begun to stream combat operations to her adoring fans, and her growing following has turned her into a global icon. Sponsorship deals and her fanbase provided her with the means to customize her mech.

At some point she also played one of the leading roles in the movie Hero of My Storm Poster announcing the upcoming movie Hero of My Storm is an announced full-motion picture movie starring Hana Song, Robert Greenways, and Thespion 4.0. The posters announcing the movie can be found in several places around overwatch .

Achievements

Name Icon Description Reward
Shot Down
Prevent 1500 damage with a single use of D.Va`s Defense Matrix D.Va “I play to win.” Real Name Hana Song (송하나) Age 19 Nationality Korean Occupation Competitive StarCraft player (formerly)Mech PilotActress Base Busan, South Korea Affiliation Mobile Exo-Force Voice Charlet Chung 1] (English) Genevieve Doang (French)Julia overwatch in Quick or Competitive play.
Pixel
Game Over
Kill 4 enemies with a single use of D.Va`s Self-Destruct in Quick or Competitive play.
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