Blizzard has decided that it will no longer be releasing special Overwatch skins to honor Overwatch League MVPs moving forward, likely due to at least in part to the recent scandal attached to previous League player, Jay “Sinatraa” Won.
Before that happens, though, you can still get yourself the latest (and very last) MVP Legendary skin Blizzard just released for Echo.
Included in this post is the sneaky announcement that Fleta’s Legendary skin will in fact be the last skin specially made for an Overwatch League MVP. Although a reason isn’t explicitly stated here, it wouldn’t be surprising if it had something to do with the recent sexual and emotional assault allegations against previous MVP, Sinatraa. Blizzard since distanced itself from Sinatraa, even offering refunds for the Zarya skin associated with him.
It would make sense that Blizzard would be trying to safeguard against associations with any more potentially controversial League players in the future. From what we can tell, though, Legendary skins will still be a thing to celebrate other aspects of the game, such as the season’s winning team.
Speaking of, last year’s victors, San Fransisco Shock, also get a special Legendary skin - the “Midas Roadhog” skin which was already introduced during BlizzConline 2020. This skin takes on a “fire-and-gold color scheme,” with two scepters shaped like the Overwatch League trophy and two stars on Roadhog’s stomach representing the team’s impressive consecutive wins.
