She is one of the 21 heroes included in the game's release on 24 May 2016. Widowmaker equips herself with whatever it takes to eliminate her targets, including mines that dispense poisonous gas, a visor that grants her squad infra-sight, and a powerful. In the story of Overwatch, 'Widowmaker' is the alias of Amélie Lacroix (née Guillard), a French ballerina-turned-sleeper agent for the terrorist organization Talon, who after killing her husband becomes a high-profile sniper assassin.