Overwatch getting China-exclusive skins and crossovers isn’t new thanks to the deal Blizzard struck with NetEase to publish the hero shooter in the territory after a brief separation in 2022, but the longer it’s gone on, the harder it’s gotten to watch just how hard these skins and cosmetics go. The latest line of China-only cosmetics, the Defiled Anthem skins for Shion, Kiriko, D.Mon, Reaper, and Emre, include some of the coolest looks and special effects yet for those heroes, and for now, if you’re playing the game anywhere else, all you can do is look at them like a scorned stepchild.

Overwatch "Defiled Anthem" Trailer | These skins are exclusive to China.
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The Shion skin is the one that hurts the most, as it’s one of the China-exclusive Evolution-rarity skins, meaning it changes its appearance throughout a match. A Widowmaker skin started this trend earlier this year, then Jetpack Cat got one in August that changed her fur and costume color. Now Shion is getting a shapeshifting, China-exclusive look as well.

It also, like Mythic skins and the new (and expensive) Ultra skins, has special effects when Shion lands a kill, as well as ones that are passively added to her abilities, like making her motorcycle leave a fiery streak behind her as she rides around.

The other heroes may not be getting an Evolution skin, but there are also exclusive highlight intros and emotes that, as far as we know, aren’t coming to other territories.

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