D.Va
fictional character in the 2016 video game Overwatch
D.Va ( ) is the call sign of Hana Song, a character developed by Blizzard Entertainment for their Overwatch franchise. She was introduced at the launch of the franchise's first entry, a 2016 first-person hero shooter video game, and returned in its 2022 sequel, Overwatch 2. She features in the franchise's related animated and literary media. Outside of Overwatch, D.Va also appears as a playable character in the crossover multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game Heroes of the Storm and as a gameplay announcer in StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. In English-language media, D.Va is voiced by Charlet Chung.
In Overwatch lore, D.Va is a professional eSports gamer from Busan, South Korea. Along with other pro gamers, she is recruited by the Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army (MEKA) to help quell an uprising by robotic Omnics, using their video game-playing skills to control weaponized mech suits. Within the game, D.Va is a tank character who can deal a stream of damage and, for a short time, neutralize incoming attacks. If her suit is destroyed, she can eject from it and survive long enough to call in a new suit. Her Ultimate Ability allows her to self-detonate her suit, dealing heavy enough damage to eliminate most characters within line of sight.
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