Overwatch: How to Get New Pachimari Epic Roadhog Skin, Junkrat Emote, and Player Icon
The Pachimari event with a new Overwatch skin and more.
Diablo,
World of Warcraft, and
Overwatch, they’ve solidified their spot as one of the industry leaders. With the recent updates on the development of
Overwatch 2, interest in the series is at an all-time high. Today kicks off the Pachimarchi Challenge event that features rewards such as an
Overwatch new skin and sprays. Here’s a look at what you can unlock during the Pachimarchi Challenge.
New Skin
There’s just one new skin being added to the roster for the challenge, but it’s pretty great. The Epic Roadhog Pachimari skin can be unlocked by winning nine games during the event. Check out what it looks like right here:
Blizzard Entertainment Launches An Overwatch Pachimari Event
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Blizzard Entertainment is getting a little weird with their next
Overwatch event as they ll be holding the Pachimari Challenge. In case you re not a longtime fan of the game, you might be a tad confused as to what a Pachimari actually is. Throughout the game, ever since it debuted, there have been these fun little creatures that look like a turnip grew tentacles. That is a Pachimari, and they have been all over the game in fake ads, in arcades as plushie toys to win, and even as the occasional obstacle to hide behind as they are technically a physical object in the game that you can t shoot through. I owe a couple of games to the weird little creatures and am happy they re around, even though they don t serve many purposes beyond being a marketing tool for the fictional version of Earth that Overwatch and all of its characters exist in.
Long-time Overwatch players have come to recognize the Pachimari. It s basically a smiling onion-like mascot with tentacles, one that s been sprinkled throughout Overwatch lore as something of an Easter egg. After years of acting as a fun extra, Blizzard is giving the Pachimari a central role in Overwatch s latest event. For the month of March, Blizzard is holding the Overwatch Pachimarchi Challenge. (See, it s a Pachimari, but it s
March, so. oh, forget it.)
As is the cast with every Overwatch event, big and small, this is an opportunity for players to earn some cool stuff. As one might imagine, the rewards this time around are related to the Pachimari. All players have to do is jump into Quick Play, Competitive Play, or Arcade mode. Three wins will unlock a Pachimari Player Icon, six wins will unlock a special Junkrat Emote, and nine wins will nab the event s big prize: a Roadhog Pachimari Epic Skin. Even those unable to rack up wins can earn six new sprays by simply logging int