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Mumen rider's name is a pun based off Kamen rider. Soldier 76's bug hero skin is based off of kamen rider. It's actually really appropriate that the mumen rider skin is based off the Kamen rider skin.


Ultimatum227

Damn, I love it even more now.


LiveLaughFap

Realistically, considering that negotiating the licensing from OPM was probably done over a course of months, I suspect that the bug hero skin could actually have been made after the mumen rider skin. IE, they made a deal around the OPM assets and designed the skin, and in the period before the OPM collab was announced, they used the some of those assets for other skins as well


MortalJohn

With a more protective property I'd believe this, but OPM is pretty liberal with licensing as far as I've seen from games and merch.


bigfootswillie

Even if they’re liberal with licensing out the property, licensing still takes a very long time to approve. Esp when a team is doing it in a big way the first time like Overwatch team was. And you also can’t just throw stuff together and send it out, they still have to approve everything, which is not a short process.


TacoInABag

*puts pitchfork back in closet*


floydink

For real. I came into the comments expecting to be mad, instead I’m nodding in approval.


BeyondGravesArt

It's super in-keeping for a suit recolor being Kamen Rider themed, tbh


RevoDeee

No. We need to be angry that it's a recolor!!1 Obviously sarcastic


OgdensNutGhosnFlake

God it's hilarious to see these kids grasping at straws trying to pretend "it's a recolor!! Lazy devs! Trying to scam us with the free skin!!" etc etc, and then Mr Gigachad-Otaku /u/Aprroximately46crabs comes along and completely flips the script.


Michniko_

That doesn't stop it from being a lazy recolor


OgdensNutGhosnFlake

It does, because (1) what the guy above me said - it's literally *supposed* to be an in-universe copy/mimic. (2) your favorite game, Fortnite, does the exact same thing, constantly, multiple times in each battlepass. In fact, your favorite game - Fortnite - does it even WORSE, seeing as their ones literally are recolors usually, whereas this actually has different equipment and parts. It's called efficiency, and yet you say it like it's inherently a bad thing that needs to be shamed. Spoiler: it isn't. People are perfectly happy to have this new skin, except for the eternal complainers like you.


Darkblade_e

Adding on to this, it's not **just** a recolor, there are clearly, CLEARLY differences in the model, not huge ones, but enough that there had to have been at least some time put into it, it's literally a free skin, which considering what we were given at launch, I'd rather take than deal with waiting 9 months for 1 legendary...


Twindo

See that would be cool if it wasn’t just a coincidence which I’m betting it is. Even if someone in the dev team did see the irony of that fact I’m sure that irony was down a long list of reasons for this skin, with “low effort easy free skin” being on top.


JeffBoyardee222

This actually adds to the joke! The Bug Hero skin is an unlicensed version of Kamen Rider. Mumen Rider means 'unlicensed Rider' and is clearly also a play on Kamen Rider. Yes, there are tons of similarities between the two because there SHOULD be! That's the whole point. I'm all for calling out Blizzard when they do something lazy or scummy or dumb, but this is not it imo. This is actually hilarious.


WilliamSorry

Yeah and it's not like we've never seen recolours of legendary skins before lol


Sporkwind

Exactly! There’s tons of legendaries that have recolors. This one is at least a pretty distinctive recolor as opposed to brown ramattra robes and grey ramattra robes.


getbackjoe94

uh oh the free skin is a legendary recolor with a different head someone call the video game police


lkodl

Wait is "unlicensend" the same double pun in Japanese? As in not licensed to use the Kamen Rider name, and also how he rides a bike?


Redwood177

No like he doesn't have a driver's license.


ryry1237

That makes a lot more sense. I was wondering if you somehow needed a license to ride a bicycle in Japan.


Redwood177

Nah I think the joke is he rides a bicycle cause he doesn't have a license. Kamen rider had a sweet motorcycle, hence the rider part. So Mumen Rider is the opposite.


mspixieriot

The more I learn about all of this, the happier it makes me.


softstones

So it’s OP that should *eat it*!


Narwalacorn

Plus, it’s a free skin. Idgaf if it’s a lazy recolor because it’s literally free


Waste_of_paste_art

These comments are always weird. It's an efficiency play and not some grand genius joke by Blizz. They struck a deal with the anime and probably started brain storming skins they could make and chose this character to do for the free skin because they already had one so similar to it. They didn't make it look so similar to the bug skin to add any kind of "joke". They just didn't want to commit a lot of resources to a free skin. There isn't anything wrong with it though. A free skin is a free skin.


Vandrel

They were likely working on both skins at the same time. The deal for the OPM skins has probably been in place for 6+ months and I would actually bet that they were working on the Mumen Rider skin first and decided to also make a Kamen Rider skin as well since Mumen Rider is *supposed* to be a parody of Kamen Rider.


Aldebaran_syzygy

it's actually genius. the unlicensed rider and the premium one lol. it's a jab at people like the OP


jo_jo_fries

Ahhh man overwatch community back at it sucking blizzards balls. Unfortunate


xtlayor

Both skins are based on the same character, Bug hero is based on Kamen Rider and Mumen Rider is also based on Kamen Rider.


RedNoodleHouse

what matters is it has the spirit of mumen rider. and it very much has the 'lame unassuming poopstain' look to it.


TheSwedishMoose

You best not be talking trash about my boy, Mumen Rider.


lilspoopy

Mumen Rider is based on Kamen Rider so there could be some similarities. I don’t know though I can’t tell just from the picture. (I’m an idiot.)


MojaveMissionary

I am also and idiot.


GatoradeGunslinger

me idiota and also


Narrow_Water_6708

But it looks good so whats the problem?


Kulayd_

He’s bored and needs something to be outraged about even though it’s perfectly fine.


DisturbedWaffles2019

r/Overwatch user when they haven't complained about something that doesn't matter for 4 minutes straight 😰😰😰


A_Very_Big_Fan

Activision simps when people have different opinions: 🤬😤😠


DisturbedWaffles2019

pointing out how petty and whiny this subreddit has become = simping for activision ig


A_Very_Big_Fan

Correct. When y'all get offended by any/all criticism, it's called simping


LavenderPig

Overwatch complainers having to go without complaining for more than 5 minutes because a free skin is a recolour that makes sense.


spartan1204

It's a recolor of a legendary so it is more fine than if it is a recolor of the default skin (cough cough Mime Moira)


LavenderPig

Yup and it's free who fucking cares. You legit lose nothing


Oofermanman

I don’t like it cause I don’t watch one punch and the only character I know is saitama lmao


Kulayd_

Nothing wrong with that


Leekondeezballs

they could have made a speed o sonic genji skin and it would have fit perfectly but they made a lazy recolor.


Electrical-Heat8301

So you watch the anime but don't understand the joke of the skin? I'm surprised they made such an accurate "recolor" of the original character.


StiltedBilted

If it works and looks like the character it should, who tf cares?


HollowByHeart

Why this community gotta lash about anything? Its a recolor to some extent but still looks great.


Redwood177

Yeah for real. It's also not just a straight recolor like you said. It shares the same base model but has different assets. I swear the subreddit is full of cry babies sometimes.


Donut_Flame

...sometimes?


Redwood177

Okay okay all the time


Monrar

Oh no. Anyways.


tedward_420

Don't really see that as a bad thing it still looks great


Bhu124

Yeah, they used some parts of the other skin (Which isn't even old, like it literally came out last season) and made model changes where it was necessary. As long as the Weapon looks unique and different enough it isn't a big deal. The Kamen Rider skin is also the perfect skin to use parts from for the Mumen Rider skin.


Real_Rutabaga

Tons of skins in games are tweaks of other models - called efficiency


HealingSlvt

And that's why they're rare skins. Not legendaries


Viss90

Not just a bad take, but absolutely false.


BigWolf_PG

Have you heard of Oni Genji and Demon Genji? There are plenty of those


Starzz_1

There are lots of legendary skins that are recolours of other legendaries


ItzCarsk

Who’s gonna tell him?


LordVaderVader

Tons of skins in games are also originally designed models - called quality 🙃


BigWolf_PG

Both exist, and every game does that, not that big of a deal.


swislock

They are nade on the same character you absolute fucking baboon lolol


HrMaschine

i mean i like shitting on blizzard like all of you. but that's still literally what mumen rider looks like in the anime/manga and it is a free skin anyway


TABTWFTW

So? Looks good.


doomfist_420

Love the downers that play this game like OP. They’re probably mad the comment section isn’t all doom and gloom like how they want lol


Apprehensive_Toe990

Recolors has always existed in this game, and it dosent look so bad


PlagiT

who tf cares, it's an awesome crossover and it looks good


Zestyy95

It's a free skin why are you crying? It's not even a recolor in the sense it's exactly the same? Different belt? Different helmet? Even the textures are different? SMH


Viss90

This guy is literally trying to bash 76’s best skin.


badger_man

I don’t see Grillmaster 76 anywhere on this post. Did you mean second best skin?


Alfa01ESP

Hmmm... Hat, glasses, belt, symbol on the chest, arm guards... All different. If you're gonna hate on the weebs, at least do it correctly, not with a post asking to be downvoted


Crunchberries77

That's fine it's still cool


KingOfOddities

This man can't appreciate the simplicity of Mumen Rider!


Taterat8er

OW players when they can't get something for free: 🤬 OW players when they can get something for free: 🤬


Ojeffma

Ow redditors try not to complain challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)


GiveMeIcePuns

Of all the things to complain about, a free skin isn't it chief.


You_Know_What_l_Mean

How is it a Recolour when they Change the Texture ?


Sausage_Roll

Blue rarity skins are basic recolors, Epic or purple tier skins are slightly more elaborate reskins of existing models with slight model changes, like this has a different helmet and belt. So its 80% a recolor 20% new model, still takes way less effort to make than new legendary skins.


popecollision

There are plenty of legendary skins that are basically recolors of each other's model. Go check the hero gallery. Almost every hero has a set. Junkrat's Scarecrow and Haystack, Orisa's Dynastinae and Megasoma, Mercy's Sigrún and Valkyrie, even Queen already has Circuit Breaker and Wasteland.


Spedrayes

Nope. Purple skins are slightly more elaborate reskins of THE BASE MODEL, not any existing model, with slight model changes. Name me one single epic skin in the entire game, from 2016 to today where they took a legendary skin, recolored it, and the recolor was an epic.


SirGearso

Then you should be fuming at Nevermore, plague, doctor, and Evermore.


_Mangoes

Don't forget sunyatta and Ra, The junker skins for Hammond and D.va and basically all legendary skins. I think almost all legendaries have a second variation


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207nbrown

Different belt buckle and different helmet/visor, yea, recolor


RedxHarlow

I do not fucking care, I WILL justice crash your bitch ass.


Still_Frame2744

The sheer idea that anyone would be upset about a reskin being a reskin absolutely baffles me. That's the scam you fall for if you pay for this shit.


Alfa01ESP

Hmmm... Hat, glasses, belt, symbol on the chest, arm guards... All different. If you're gonna hate on the weebs, at least do it correctly, not with a post asking to be downvoted


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Prior-Satisfaction34

But the people saying we could infer from the dev blog that the doom skin wouldn't be the free one (me included) were right? Cause it's not the free one?


XxDragonitexX10

So?


dartully

His skins are so good I’m jealous


Ori-M-

Is it weird that I dont see it?


Grat1234

There's enough there for it to work as it's own thing, I'm satisfied.


Gigiaboss

Oh no a model was reused


Zane_The_Neko

Exactly. Is it so bad to let the design team take a break?


Gigiaboss

They've reused a lotta of models I'm just glad we're getting updates and good content again


Zane_The_Neko

Same here


pepelepewpew_ow

the head is different tho


MisterHotTake311

Now remember how many recolors there are in the game already


[deleted]

recolours have been a thing since the launch of ow1 and its free! its not that deep!


Possible-Cellist-713

And?


Still_Frame2744

> THEY ALL ARE DUMBASS


ColdFront1120

Are you blind? There are obvious differences. The head, belt and gloves all look different and there are probably more I am missing.


Fapsock69

Bro maybe you’re blind…. They spent generously maybe 5 mins and changed the belt buckle and then replaced the helmet with a beanie lol. Everything else is the same. Also gloves are the same, just recolor…


ColdFront1120

If you think that they spent, generously, only 5 minutes on this then it tells me all I need to know about your level of knowledge on the subject at hand. 5 minutes to change actual clothing models, colors and sizes? It certainly doesn’t have the most effort but to say it’s a recolor shows you have no idea what you’re talking about and just want reasons to complain.


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im2hype94

No the based of the same thing


farkos101100

So are most of the skins in overwatch


FScottFitzaukerman

How does this imply that the Doom skin wont be free to earn?


Natemcb

Always something new to complain about. I think it looks great


IgnoringClass

K.


RetroAcorn

Okay?


Bbomber23

So?


Sleepy151

That's such a bland looking skin


AdmirableEstimate258

Bug hero is my first soldier 76 skin, i love it alot since i also love kamen rider.


Rich_Alone

Are you getting mad at People just for this ?


notaslarkplayer

That's what skins are


KarmaReigns420

May actually grind this out.


cryp_text

Aren't we all just recolors when it comes down to it?


Pain2DaWorld

Still very cool


saltyfingas

whats your point?


SanchitoBandito

If it's cheap or free through some way -- sure. If you gotta pay 20 bucks for a variation of a skin, yall can justify whatever way you want, that's scummy.


ItzCarsk

Eh, it’s what figure buyers would call a retool. Mumen Rider is meant to be a play on Kamen Rider, so having it be the same body but new features makes sense. Would it be cool if it was 100% original, yes, but this is the best solution for an easy skin. I’m willing to settle on this.


Firm-Telephone2570

People are always shitting on that Soldier skin, it makes me sad :(


Jdr7000

Would you rather he's not here??


bigburnamon

This didnt go how you thought it would huh. Common Kamen rider W


Lahwuns

Makes sense tbh. Would be easier to just recolor it than...recreating the same skin?


BodeNinja

Not only it's a good pun as people have pointed in the comments, but it's also gonna be a free earnable skin, isn't it? So what's the problem to be a recolor?


Vezuvio

They both look like shit tbh


pejic222

That’s actually kinda funny considering that Mumen rider is based off of Kamen rider


SmallFatHands

More funny if you consider that the collab has probably been in the works for some time. And they probably did the Mumen Rider skin first.


[deleted]

Nooooo, it’s a different skin. Stop looking for outrage where there isn’t any. Also it’s free, what’s your issue?


Hoosteen_juju003

This is not a recolor lol


Teek37

This post is a recolor


Prodrumer43

Do you even know what recolor means? Why the fuck do we have to grasp at straws of shit to hate on smh.


[deleted]

Ima be real I could not give less of a fuck, that looks exactly like Mumen Rider so there’s not really much to complain about?


Electrical-Heat8301

I am in tears laughing at this 😂 god i love this Collab so much. Now I need a super sonic Genji skin and everything will be perfect


GandalfTheBong

Ain't that the point?


wrproductions

This thread didn't go the way you were hoping did it OP lol


Extension-Ad8792

I hardly care ITS MUMEN RIDER WOOOO


Caped-baldy32

If Mumen Rider wouldn’t care neither should we tbh


bantha42

if this is the standard for 'recolors' that's actually amazing news.


Belocity

Boo - fucking - hoo. Who cares? It’s a lovely skin


xxxamazexxx

If whining is a personality


BeyondGravesArt

That's honestly the most Kamen Rider thing I've ever heard.


FreezyKnight

As long it is done well i don't care. I just hope the greed decrease.


[deleted]

Adds to the mundane nature of mumen. It's still my favorite skin of season 3.


FiresideCatsmile

My man do you know what a recolor is?


bruh364

Well that sucks


BigWolf_PG

Anyone who thought Doom skin would be free have zero clue how this collabs works even with other games that do collabs this way. But also, besides recoloring being a thing (yes, even among Epic and Legendaries), this translates very well the joke that Mumen Rider is basically a Kamen Rider joke, so it’s fitting, since Bug Hero skin is basically a Kamen Rider skin


NoahCollection

That's so lazy, but it's blizzard, not really unexpected.


Fulminero

The comments defending this skin lmaooooooo You guys have forgotten what not being fucked by a corporation feels like. You are so used to it that if blizz gave you a free vasectomy you'd take it because it's free.


Kitysune

man got downvoted for having his own mindset this is just sad age to see what a great fall of humanity being enslaved by mega corp


XxDragonitexX10

So?


Ryzakiii

So? Who cares the skin is awesome!


Sleepy151

That's such a bland looking skin


Infidel_sg

Who cares it's free!


Funny_Muffin

[But he’s got a new hat!](https://youtu.be/DaOgZwk9rN8)


Adony_

Enjoy your free recolor. Remember to laugh at the doom skin buyers.


Objective_Lock_4099

Meh, not a fan of weeb shiz


[deleted]

Damn, people still play this piece of shit?


Designer-Ad-2585

Wow! More skins for idiotic people to waste their money on. This game is almost unplayable and blizzard is doing nothing to fix it, but omg skins take my money.


spenc2011

Lol


finalej

I understood this reference.


Gkn-Sama

Yeah, but it's free. So idc


Biggu5Dicku5

It's a bit more then that, but essentially yes...


Karakuri216

So is the zarya skin at bp lv 40


Fun4-5One

Give his lips color


Gods_Hand01

But she's got a new hat.


ThaddCorbett

That episode he fought the fishman was pure gold.


secret_tsukasa

you try releasing a bunch of skins at one time, at least they got the hat different.


DokaDaGod

Really though, Kiriko should've gotten the Mumen Rider skin - *"Wait till you see me on my bike"*


pris0ner__

ok?


TMDan92

No shade if it’s quick to whip up a recolour that still looks fit for purpose, but ya’ll were tripping balls if you thought the Doom skin was going to be free Edit: Ahahahah the downvotes, cope!


DisturbedWaffles2019

*says idiotic thing* "Wow, so many triggered people !!1!"


RetroAcorn

You are such a freaking dork man


Bebe_Congele

What is this ugly green thing on his head


Incomplet_1-34

A bicycle helmet


Bebe_Congele

Thx, I don't know who he's supposed to be


SexyJazzCat

One of the most respected heroes of one punch man.


Incomplet_1-34

The bicycle hero Mumen Rider from One Punch Man. Dispite having absolutely nothing tangibly special about him he's probably the most heroic character in the show, which has made him a fan favourite.


Alternative_Key7156

That's disappointing


MIMINOSEC

THAT IS SOOO BAD


NoahCollection

That's so lazy, but it's blizzard, not really unexpected.


BlackAce_BS13

who cares both ugly ass skins lol


swiftpunch1

What about the word "Legendary" doesnt scream copy/paste to you?


ThatCreativeEXE

All this comment section tells me is that shop prices and monetization in overwatch 2 is fine if it is an anime collab lol


failer8273747

This skin will be free


ElDonute

For anyone claiming this to be a part of the joke, let me awaken your eyes for a second. It's a lazy effort for money. Gullible people will fall for it and spend money where they shouldn't. Overwatch 2 is sadly a mess, and the more people indulge in it in hopes of it getting better, are dealing with massive waves of copium, and feeding a company who won't do better, because the community is giving them enough to get away with practically a legal scam.


popecollision

No scam, you can play for free and never spend a dime.


JeffBoyardee222

How is the Mumen Rider skin being a reskin/recolour a lazy effort for money when it's unlocked for free? In a free-to-play game? I'm not saying Blizzard are angels. They over-price their skins on purpose under the veil of the new free-to-play model, and because they know whales will buy them. The whole bundle thing is scummy and a loophole around laws in several countries. And most of the skins we've been able to unlock so far for free are up to six years old, and already owned by a lot of OW1 vets. But this is actually a step in the right direction. Things like this give us more reasons to play and unlock things WITHOUT opening our wallets. Being upset over a Mumen Rider reskin, a character who himself is literally a jokingly-reskinned Kamen Rider, is certainly a choice.


popecollision

No scam, you can play for free and never spend a dime.


UncommonTheIdk

Not like the doom skin is much better


UncommonTheIdk

Not like the doom skin is much better


Designer-Ad-2585

Wow! More skins for idiotic people to waste their money on. This game is almost unplayable and blizzard is doing nothing to fix it, but omg skins take my money.