All character voting posters + scratched versions

[u/Qboiw67]

[u/AlgerianTrash]

I love the implication that Harrow is a literal angel cosplaying as a nurse

Oh she and Doorman would have a kiki. I can't wait for these two queens' interactions

[u/AwkwardlyAmpora → u/AlgerianTrash]

i reeeeally really hope so. the jacket forming wings behind her, the eye implying a halo, "be not afraid." insanely cool.

[u/chase_35 → u/AwkwardlyAmpora]

So the leak shows her ult turns her whole outfit black, in the poster she’s half and half, but showing mostly white it’s “be not afraid” but when you scratch the poster, it only shows the black version, and it says “be afraid” I am fairly certain this character is a support character that when Ulting gets a new set of abilities that are full damage, sort of like silver except support in base kit, and doesn’t actually change forms just colors

[u/TempVirage → u/chase_35]

So Hel from Smite. Or a variation of it. That would be sick if that's the case. Hel is a powerhouse lol.

[u/ShitMongoose → u/AlgerianTrash]

TF2 Medic was getting frisky with Mercy from OW. That's my headcanon.

[u/Zenith_Tempest → u/ShitMongoose]

Buddy everyone knows Medic only has room in his heart to get behind Heavy cmon

[u/TheRealMatPat249 → u/Zenith_Tempest]

It was a really insane party, you understand.

[u/tom641 → u/Zenith_Tempest]

CHARGE ME

[u/LarraimadoBananado → u/ShitMongoose]

Nah, clearly TF2 Medic and Moira from OW did medical malpractice together and Harrow is what spawned, probably from a baboon womb

[u/daxrocket → u/ShitMongoose]

Mercy is from the future, so TF2 Medic got frisky with Nurse Harrow and Mercy is the result of that.

[u/Muffinmurdurer → u/AlgerianTrash]

According to wikipedia, when a doctor kills their patients they are sometimes known as "angels of death". I figure Harrow is some sort of dark angel figure that is helping you more out of necessity than compassion.

[u/Regular-Bid6812 → u/Muffinmurdurer]

as soon as I saw her I was like "oh it's an angel of death" + a nurse ratched vibe

[u/BrokenMirrorMan → u/Muffinmurdurer]

We need to larp Jane by The Long Faces for her then.

[u/cornonthekopp → u/AlgerianTrash]

Harrow is the character whos gameplay im most excited for, but solomon and violet both look incredible too

[u/lightningbadger → u/cornonthekopp]

I'm banking on violets design looking kinda normal compared to everyone else since they'll have flashy art powers or something

Paige just holds a book yet spawns all sorts of apparitions

[u/cornonthekopp → u/lightningbadger]

Right, i mean her paintbrush is also an obvious placeholder too so i think she’s got some more revisions in her future

[u/VallenValiant → u/cornonthekopp]

Chinese Taoist fantasy warriors has Fúchén as a 'weapon'. It is basically a staff with horsehair on the end, originally a literal duster for cleaning temples. Originally symbolising pacifism, literature fantasy turn it into a weapon anyway. it is not a stretch to go from there to a paint brush. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzi

[u/Acinixys → u/cornonthekopp]

I dont think so?

DotA has an artist character and all his spells and attacks are art and ink based

[u/unhinged_dumbass → u/AlgerianTrash]

I wonder how she'd interact with Venator if she really is some kinda angel

Also why am I getting the feeling that she'd have some voicelines for Rem about wanting to dissect him

[u/LionCashDispenser → u/AlgerianTrash]

That just hit me, the design on that poster is superb

[u/Futanarihime → u/AlgerianTrash]

Yeah, I need her, like, now. She's so cool.

[u/THE_Burne → u/AlgerianTrash]

I knew I wasn't insane, thank you for reassuring my sanity

[u/Spackolos → u/AlgerianTrash]

Biblically acurate 

[u/OutlandishnessOk3893]

Implications for nurse and violet are fun. Nurse might be an Angel/ some other otherworldly entity and the torn violet page Monster might show up in her kit ( or she has general summoning mechanics)

[u/ecco2kindebt → u/OutlandishnessOk3893]

wait yeah, she's an artist, so i can imagine her bringing her paintings to life in some way

[u/Stock_Enthusiasm_392 → u/ecco2kindebt]

Maybe she's this game invoker?

[u/PreviousDinner2067 → u/Stock_Enthusiasm_392]

I was thinking that would be Solomon

[u/Snipufin → u/PreviousDinner2067]

I don't know, combining chess pieces for spells doesn't sound very intriguing, while an artist could work with colors to make exactly what you're looking for.

Now watch the painter's ultimate just be the Machine To Thrash Your Own Ass that you get to paint in different colors.

[u/Nate2247 → u/Snipufin]

“I’ll make a gun build for Violet!”

[this machine sucks ass]

[u/Doomed_YT → u/PreviousDinner2067]

My guess is Solomon will be vaguely similar to Azir. Placing pieces down that attack, and he is able to further manipulate them. Maybe he always places pawns initially and then promotes them to greater chess units before having them execute an attack

[u/breakfastpastry → u/Stock_Enthusiasm_392]

Literally Hwei

[u/joelpwnsyou → u/Stock_Enthusiasm_392]

she reminds me of grimstroke somehow

[u/TheEpicTriforce → u/ecco2kindebt]

Can't wait for the Doodlebob mod then.

[u/TempVirage → u/ecco2kindebt]

Hopefully she's something thematically similar to Paige, where she can bring her creations to life and Valve went absolutely wild with it. Would make for an interesting character vs. her possibly just being a Splatoon character. lol

[u/KarambwanaKodou → u/OutlandishnessOk3893]

It's entirely possible that Harrow has a revive ability for teammates since she has a "Savior" description

[u/mysteriouskazoo → u/KarambwanaKodou]

Can't wait to have to match against a duo of Victor and Harrow with Refreshers then

[u/CjDoesCs → u/mysteriouskazoo]

This is just classic overwatch with extra steps

[u/MyRedditNameIsMyName → u/KarambwanaKodou]

revive or something tamer akin to oracle/dazzle from dota with a "you do not die" ability

[u/TurmUrk → u/MyRedditNameIsMyName]

So tf2 medic with uber

[u/KarambwanaKodou → u/TurmUrk]

Maybe this is Medic's mom or sum shit

[u/British_Tea_Company → u/KarambwanaKodou]

I think the timeline adds up. It seems like Medic would be on the younger side of things during the 40s.

[u/Glarbleglorbo → u/KarambwanaKodou]

It might just be cheat death, but she really seems more like moira or the ‘battle healer’ archetype. 

The torn poster turns the text from “Be not afraid” to “be afraid” which is pretty telling imo. 

‘Saviour’ is also very vague, you can save someone by healing them (her regular abilities) or save someone by killing their attacker (which is her ultimate). 

[u/Babyback-the-Butcher → u/OutlandishnessOk3893]

Aesthetically she could be a parallel to Doorman. Doorman wears red colors and has blue eyes. Harrow wears blue and has orange eyes. Both work to serve. She also has the coat over her shoulders like the Hidden King, like how Doorman’s covered in keyholes (a common motif with the ArchMother).

Maybe they’re connected

[u/Sublirow → u/Babyback-the-Butcher]

Can't wait for the next "ordinary" professional that is actually an otherworldly being

[u/BewareEthan → u/OutlandishnessOk3893]

Violet might play like Annie from LoL?

[u/Dragonsc4r → u/BewareEthan]

This is my thought. Maybe like Warlock from DotA since they tend to draw more parallels with their own game but still. A big summon of some kind. Would be interesting if you could customize the summon. Press 4, press 1, 2, 3 to infuse hp, spirit, or weapon damage or something along those lines since it says she is adaptable.

[u/Regular-Bid6812 → u/OutlandishnessOk3893]

yeah an angel: an angel of death

(serial killers who work at hospitals its a thing)

[u/mozzaru → u/OutlandishnessOk3893]

Maybe violet summons yokai by drawing them?

[u/UltimateToa]

Why does the rat king poster go so hard

[u/wolfking2k → u/UltimateToa]

FOR THE KING!

[u/OverDeMoon → u/wolfking2k]

FOR THE DJIN KING

[u/OnsetOfMSet → u/OverDeMoon]

AAAEUUUEEUUAAAGHHH

[u/ClockFaceIII → u/wolfking2k]

Borrowing from the band Avatar for this hard af line but

HARDER THAN STEEL IS OUR KINGS WILL

[u/TheEpicTriforce → u/UltimateToa]

Ratking loves Broadway and is clearly a big fan of Le Mis

[u/Cosmosknecht → u/UltimateToa]

The skaven took some inspiration from those filthy Br*tonnians.

[u/sundalius → u/UltimateToa]

Subtly revealing Rat King is literally the Hidden King

[u/Little_Whippie → u/UltimateToa]

Valve knows who the real star of the show is

[u/KiruDakaz → u/UltimateToa]

I was going to be a contrarian little bitch about him but God the aura can't be argued against

FOR THE KING!

[u/Mystia → u/UltimateToa]

Love that the torn version is crown-shaped too

[u/mybuttisthesun]

Violet when torn

[u/Hanna_Bjorn → u/mybuttisthesun]

ЪУЪ

[u/NonFrInt → u/mybuttisthesun]

ЪЫЬ

[u/W1nter7 → u/mybuttisthesun]

ЪАЪ

[u/TomateStar → u/mybuttisthesun]

ЪЭЪ

[u/Far_Photograph3299]

Dude the ratking is peak but I love baba too, she's obviously way more than she seems

[u/Planetfitz → u/Far_Photograph3299]

Yeah, it’s like she’s based off some witch who eats children

[u/Far_Photograph3299 → u/Planetfitz]

Yeah baba yaga, I know her from cooking companions, I want to see this interpretation

[u/Harry_Flame → u/Far_Photograph3299]

Instead of a house with chicken legs she is on a park bench with chicken legs.

[u/Double-Loquat694 → u/Harry_Flame]

With pigeon legs lol

[u/sk1pjack → u/Far_Photograph3299]

Baba just means grandma

[u/kmb180 → u/sk1pjack]

Yes but like. Her park bench has chicken feet so she’s a very obvious baba yaga reference

[u/Regular-Bid6812 → u/Planetfitz]

it's definately baba yaga - she has the chicken feet and everything

[u/Augustends → u/Regular-Bid6812]

Another subtle hint is that her name is Baba.

[u/GR-MWF → u/Augustends]

woah you're right

[u/Competitive_Wave2439 → u/Augustends]

Made me chuckle lol

[u/sloot4moni → u/Far_Photograph3299]

Her eye showing in the scratched one a trip

[u/ArtificialBeans → u/sloot4moni]

Her scratched out eye is the same style as the pigeons’ eye style, so maybe we’ll get her using her birds as surveillance

[u/Optimal_Question8683 → u/ArtificialBeans]

eastern european women dont need camera to know everything they just do

[u/Sea_Ask_1576 → u/Far_Photograph3299]

Baba is the 1 I'm looking the most forward to.

[u/RockJohnAxe → u/Far_Photograph3299]

She also has pigeon lady vibes

[u/BarovianNights → u/RockJohnAxe]

Wow, what gave it away, the pigeons?

[u/GR-MWF → u/BarovianNights]

and her being a lady

[u/ZipBoxer → u/Far_Photograph3299]

she's getting all my votes since I know we getting rat first either way

[u/SKREEOONK_XD]

NURSE! I AM NOT AFRAID!

[u/Fly_DB → u/SKREEOONK_XD]

[u/SKREEOONK_XD → u/Fly_DB]

fuck no!

[u/TheFreind]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT IS THAT A TOOTH AND TAIL REFERENCE WITH THE RAT KING??

[u/Remote_Revolution_64 → u/TheFreind]

https://giphy.com/gifs/tKAPZsaXFOgUv0TZcG

[u/TheNotoriousDerpster → u/TheFreind]

RIGHT??? I can't believe people actually know that game!

[u/master_pingu1 → u/TheFreind]

i've never heard of tooth and tail and know nothing about it but this box art but i'm already sold

[u/Financial-Habit5766 → u/TheFreind]

peak mentioned

[u/zechamp → u/TheFreind]

Rather both of these are a reference to a certain very famous painting...

[u/Neonax1900 → u/TheFreind]

How very civilized.

[u/cybercobra2 → u/TheFreind]

actual elite ball knowledge

holy moly

[u/frogz313 → u/TheFreind]

I love that game

[u/Familiar_Tart7390 → u/TheFreind]

Gotta get “who becomes the meat ?” playing in the spawn room

[u/WillSword4]

man i love valve

[u/RockJohnAxe]

I got my Rat character and I love the pigeon lady trope so I’m eating sooo good

[u/peepeepoopooguy74]

Violet transforming into a monster would be out of left feild

[u/Frydendahl → u/peepeepoopooguy74]

Game features only two asian ladies who are both demons/demon possessed

What did Valve mean by this?!

[u/cornonthekopp → u/Frydendahl]

“Being othered as an asian american makes you feel like a monster”

[u/lightningbadger → u/cornonthekopp]

I think Yamato's just asian lol

[u/cornonthekopp → u/lightningbadger]

Ngl i forgot yamato i was thinking of mina

[u/95thesises → u/Frydendahl]

Three asian ladies, you mean? Yamato, Mina, and Violet?

[u/Frydendahl → u/95thesises]

Ok, you got me. The last one is a blood sucking monster.

[u/Tiky-Do-U → u/Frydendahl]

Oh, I thought you forgot Yamato, to my knowledge Yamato is not at all demon possessed, she just has ancestral shadow soul magic.

[u/Relative-Chip-7477 → u/peepeepoopooguy74]

Doubt she transforms because we already have silver lol

[u/Stellesia → u/Relative-Chip-7477]

I hope she summons it like a Stand.

[u/Mr-Gepetto → u/Stellesia]

About to get another summoner style like kanjuro from one piece or the painter from castle crasher.

[u/Stellesia → u/Mr-Gepetto]

God that would be so cool, good shouts! Reminds me of Sai from Naruto too. I hope she also has inspirations from Hwei and Grimstroke.

[u/sundalius → u/Relative-Chip-7477]

Already having Silver means a stance change character exists and is on the menu. Being able to control it would already be distinction enough.

[u/FarSeries2172 → u/Relative-Chip-7477]

i don't think silver existing will stop them from ever releasing a transforming character again

[u/Bojarzin → u/Relative-Chip-7477]

Transformation is just a way of designing abilities, it's not really an ability in and of itself, it can be done a ton of different ways

League has Gnar, Nidalee, Elise, Shyvana, then in a different way Jacye and Kled, but all of these play pretty differently from one another

[u/Mystia → u/peepeepoopooguy74]

If she transforms, I really hope her monster form looks like a 2D scribble with like a 2 frame animation.

[u/Kaiyde → u/peepeepoopooguy74]

Imagine she's Grimstroke's girlfriend

[u/Spackolos → u/peepeepoopooguy74]

Not just into a regular monster.

She transforms into AKU!!!

[u/MunkiJR]

Okay so I'm getting strong Techies Blast Off vibes from Deadman Dave or whatever his name is, I reckon his kit will include some form of the Unstable Concoction active and a death timer reduction

[u/bladeoctopus → u/MunkiJR]

I really just hope he's a rocket jumping hero, that's all I've wanted since I started playing this game. Please Yoshi just give me soldier tf2 and I'll be yours forever

[u/Qboiw67 → u/MunkiJR]

SAME! I'm so sad none of my friends know any dota heros

[u/Glarbleglorbo → u/MunkiJR]

The ultimate is going to be him propelling himself with the Jetpack into people and blowing up (though I doubt he dies but he’ll definitely lose HP).

i think he’ll play like lash mixed with pocket where you look to get above enemies with rocket jumps and engage fights with AOE

[u/RandomTankNerd → u/MunkiJR]

The inter special, I might have to main this guy

[u/Distinct_Surprise_40]

Solomon and Rat King are so hard man.

[u/sundalius → u/Distinct_Surprise_40]

Is Solomon’s even different other than the cracked piece? I was kinda disappointed compared to the others

[u/CrazyWS → u/sundalius]

The white black background representing the pieces changes to leave just black. That and shattering the white piece suggests black wins. (?)

Also only “U” is left

[u/Tight-Ad9368 → u/sundalius]

His king piece gets cracked, I find it very fun.

[u/sundalius → u/Tight-Ad9368]

Ye, I saw that I was just surprised that seemed to be it compared to the others.

He’s probably still tied with Harrow for my fave of course!

[u/ILeftHerHeartInNOR → u/Distinct_Surprise_40]

FOR THE KING.

[u/Tokiw4]

The way that they're adding so much character to not only each poster, but each torn variant as well is so amazing to me. They're masters of tgeir craft.

[u/Ill-Ant-8129]

The nurse harrow poster makes me think shes going to be similar to doorman. "Be not afraid" is used by angels presenting themselves to people. She aint human.

[u/Atlasreturns → u/Ill-Ant-8129]

I think she gives heavy mad scientist vibes. May actually be the one that stitched together Victor, thinking about it.

[u/MetaWarrior68 → u/Ill-Ant-8129]

or she's playing god

[u/Digmaass → u/Ill-Ant-8129]

Could be a vampire. She does have that vampire vibe

[u/BirdMastery → u/Digmaass]

Not a THIRD vampire....

[u/YoyoDevo]

Solomon is an Evangelion reference

[u/VioletLovesRowlet → u/YoyoDevo]

He's so fucking cool. Aura farm incarnate

[u/acowardlyhoward]

I love how the rat king gets torn into the shape of a crown. Even when he's disrespected he still comes out on top

[u/SussySpeaki → u/acowardlyhoward]

I thought it was a claw.

[u/acowardlyhoward → u/SussySpeaki]

What if it's both and valve is just that goated

[u/FleetingRain → u/SussySpeaki]

A claw from the cat character coming in the next update

[u/miki_momo0 → u/FleetingRain]

Calico 2

[u/Formal-Guest4868 → u/acowardlyhoward]

good catch, didn’t notice that

[u/Cosmosknecht → u/acowardlyhoward]

Looks like a clawed hand.

[u/basic_milkman → u/acowardlyhoward]

I just noticed the same thing. Why did they cook so hard on something that will be gone within a month. I love it

[u/gummyimp]

Fake demons (drifter) can't step up to real demons (the sweet old lady that feeds birds in the park(

[u/beezy-slayer]

Be afraid

[u/Snipufin → u/beezy-slayer]

U

[u/combatfwog]

Solomon looks cold af.

Do these posters have any more meaning that just in game cosmetics? Or purely just for fun?

Can you imagine if they had a internal poll Db that keeps track of how many times each spray has been sprayed, and adds them to the votes 😵

[u/trippingrainbow → u/combatfwog]

They existed for last vote too and its just a cosmetic spray essentially. And melee will tear them.

[u/DoubleCactus]

Why would you hit granma!?!? I'll KiLl yUO@1!2@

[u/Qboiw67 → u/DoubleCactus]

same reason i hit the king, a screenshot

[u/Rannepear]

This game has so much damn style

[u/Urg_burgman]

Somehow I get the feelong Rat King and Baba are behind the "ripped" variants. At least the ones that are graffiti'd feel like rat king, while the others have very bird like claw marks...

[u/Niradin]

Bamboozling vs Getting Bamboozled

[u/MrFluxed]

I wonder what's up with the monster on Violet's poster? Also does anyone know what the Japanese on it says?

[u/ExpertAfraid1749 → u/MrFluxed]

pretty sure violet is chinese not japanese. its traditional chinese artstyle with a stamp at the bottom

[u/mZeKitty]

FOR THE KING!

[u/fireball1123]

some interesting things i noticed when comparing these posters to the last batch:

1. Last update (Old Gods, New Blood), all the vote posters were stylized for each character, but overall very simple, being just the words "VOTE (CHARACTER)" and a render of the character's model (except Rem and Venator, more on that later), but for this batch all of the posters are entirely unique for each character.
2. The damaged version of the vote posters in both updates appear to be mostly diegetically logical, with 3 exceptions. In the OGNB update, Rem's vote poster would become visibly angry when damaged, and for this batch, Baba's poster has been significantly changed (She is now frowning, the crow is now visibly startled, Baba's glasses are now broken revealing a red eye underneath), and Solomon's chess piece has been shattered.
3. As I mentioned in my first point, Venator shares Rem's unique trait of using a non-3D image for their propaganda posters. I have no idea what this means, if anything, but it may have something to do with the fact that they're the only 2 characters from that batch who are not in the ritual by their own choice (Rem was forced into existence by Haze [probably] and Venator was sent there on a mission by the Vatican.)
4. While Baba and Solomon's posters are clearly being manipulated by supernatural means, all of the other posters this time seem to also have some significance in how they are damaged. Danny's is scorched in the shape of a skull, Harrow's text has been changed from "Be not afraid" to "Be Afraid", Rat King's has been torn into the shape of a crown, and Violet's has been graffiti'd with marker to portray her as some kind of demon or monster.

overall very excited to learn more about all of these characters, this game is fucking awesome.

[u/Lonely-Aardvark3377]

Dude, how can you NOT vote for Rat King when his poster goes soooo hard???

[u/Buisnessbutters]

For the King goes unbelievably hard

[u/OhThatGuyinPurple]

R A T

[u/Devi1505]

Yo I can't play the game for some time what are the scratched versions?

[u/453x → u/Devi1505]

You can melee the posters to tear them down

[u/MikeNo-land2]

I really hope somehow that being good at chess actually helps play the chess dude.

[u/SuperSaiyan2104]

What does the scratched version mean?

[u/DDieselpowered → u/SuperSaiyan2104]

If you melee the posters they get torn

[u/throwaway4585634878]

Violet poster looks like he will try to hunt down a foolish samurai with a magic sword

[u/Spackolos → u/throwaway4585634878]

I'd wonder what happened to the other 6 moons if I was Yamato.

[u/nathoonus]

FOR THE KING!!!

[u/Tsunora]

I really want Nurse Harrow and Deadman Danny to have something related to Medic and Soldier from TF2 (Some kind of Übercharge ? And rocket jump ?)

[u/evilsforreals]

Violet bout to shock us all i can feel it

[u/-Tetsuo-]

The Valve art team is beyond locked in good lord

[u/Chernobog2]

THE SHAPESHIFTING SHOGUN OF SORROW

[u/splashythemagiccarp]

how do you get the scratched versions?

[u/Qboiw67 → u/splashythemagiccarp]

melee them

[u/purpleblah2]

Dwifta Baba

[u/MyRedditNameIsMyName]

FOR THE KING

[u/jayinsane5050]

the baba yaga one the torn version was VERY ... sad

[u/StyryderX]

Love the detail of Deadman Danny's torn poster look like it's been blasted off.

[u/Subboartist]

I firmly believe that all the best creatives work at valve, cuz holy shit these poster rips are amazing!

[u/SaintDavid565]

Baba having pigeon-like eyes is terrifying

[u/CryInternational3434]

Amounts of rats corpses on which he stays,says that maybe there is something that Rat King does to rats or with rats in his kit. Or maybe its metaphor for him rising above his kind

[u/ValeM1911]

Notice the crown shape when you scratch Rat King's poster, this is a small reference to how you cannot deny the King

[u/VelvetaChese]

U

[u/running_toilet_bowl]

Did you just happen to post Deadman Dave's posters in reverse or does meleeing it actually repair it?

[u/RandomGameplayStuff]

Yaga's torn poster makes the top pigeons wing look like her hair, like it's really black

[u/Fascistznik]

danny is 100% gonna have techies suicide

[u/NoBee4959]

Good to know that the granny actually has eyeballs

[u/Turbulent_Yogurt8283]

Baba is a pigeon confirmed

[u/Jastreen]

Solomon broken poster is fire holy

[u/DKoala]

If anyone has read Kieron Gillen's "The Power Fantasy", Violet's is the scariest one.

[u/MuriloTc]

Please Valve! Sell those posters and all my money is yours!

[u/I_think_im_Austin]

I think that baba is drifters mom

[u/Zouizon_Dani]

The poster now makes me way more excited for Violet TBH. It looks like she’s going to be funky. And if Nurse Harrow is a biblically accurate angel, she’s now growing in my priorities for voting

[u/irlstink]

VOTE NURSEEEEE

[u/Saberstriker19]

What do the scratched posters mean?

[u/Many-Plankton3942]

I feel like Nurse Harrow is going to have an interaction with Venator

[u/BirdMastery]

Where can I find these posters?

[u/YLASRO]

as always danny is PEAK design