Sigma
2019-08-13 (Live)
Siebren "Sigma" de Kuiper is a Tank class hero in Overwatch.
Abilities[edit]
Hyperspheres
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Ability: Weapon
Affects: Enemies
Sigma launches two gravitic charges, which bounce off walls and implode after a short duration, damaging enemies within a sizable radius.
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M1
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Experimental Barrier
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Ability: Cooldown
Sigma propels a floating barrier to a location of his choosing. He can dismiss the barrier at any time.
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Kinetic Grasp
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Ability: Cooldown
Affects: Self
Sigma freezes incoming projectiles in midair, converting them into shields.
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Accretion
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Ability: Cooldown
Affects: Enemies
Sigma gathers a mass of debris and flings it at an enemy to knock them down.
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Gravitic Flux
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Ability: Ultimate
Affects: Enemies
Unleashing his full powers, Sigma takes flight, lifts enemies in a targeted area, and launches them into the sky before slamming them back down.
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Lore[edit]
De Kuiper was considered a pioneer in his field. His life's work involved devising a way to harness the power of gravity. Equally known for his groundbreaking research and eccentric personality, he conducted most of his studies from his lab in The Hague. Believing that he was close to achieving his goal, he performed his most important experiment on an international space station.
But something went wrong, triggering the brief formation of a black hole. De Kuiper was only exposed to its power for a moment, but he suffered serious psychological damage. The area around him began to experience strange fluctuations in gravity, peaking and dropping in time with his reactions. He had to be evacuated immediately.
Upon returning to Earth, De Kuiper was quarantined in a secret government facility. Between his ravings about the patterns of the universe, the nonlinear nature of time, and the gravitic anomalies happening around him, he was deemed unsafe and detained for years under the name "Subject Sigma." Isolated and unable to control his powers, De Kuiper retreated into his own mind. He thought he would never see the outside world again.
When Talon discovered De Kuiper's existence, they sent Reaper, Sombra, and ultimately, Widowmaker, to infiltrate the facility and break him out, planning to use his brilliance and research to further their plans. In their custody, De Kuiper slowly gained control of his powers. Now, gravity moved according to his will, and he was closer than ever to achieving his life's goal. But the same experiment that had opened his mind had also fractured it, and he struggled to keep the pieces together.
De Kuiper continues to develop his powers in hopes of unlocking the secrets of the universe, unaware that Talon is using both him and his research.
Version History[edit]
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Version | Release Date | Balance Changes |
December 5, 2023 Patch | December 5, 2023 |
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August 10, 2023 Patch | August 10, 2023 |
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April 11, 2023 Patch | April 11, 2023 |
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February 7, 2023 Patch | February 7, 2023 |
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April 26, 2022 Patch | April 26, 2022 |
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March 11, 2021 Patch | March 11, 2021 |
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January 12, 2021 Patch | January 12, 2021 |
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August 13, 2020 Patch | August 13, 2020 |
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April 29, 2020 Patch | April 29, 2020 |
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March 12, 2020 Patch | March 12, 2020 |
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Patch 1.44 | January 28, 2020 |
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Patch 1.43 | December 10, 2019 |
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Patch 1.41 | October 15, 2019 |
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Patch 1.40 | September 17, 2019 |
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Patch 1.39 | August 13, 2019 |
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