Overwatch Dog Names

Introduction

Blizzard Entertainment’s Team-based Hero Shooter hit the world by storm in 2016, having since become a global gaming phenomenon and garnering passionate fans from all the world over. While many games rely on technical aspects to attract players, Overwatch’s diverse and memorable cast is one of the biggest contributors to the game’s widespread success. The likes of Tracer, McCree, Reaper, and Widowmaker have made big impressions on the gaming community at large, and these interesting and lovable characters all provide dog owning gamers with plenty of referential names to give to their pets.

Overwatch Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Overwatch Dog

Pup-risa

While there have yet to be any playable canine characters in Overwatch as of the time of this writing, a dog did finally debut in the franchise during the 2017 Winter Wonderland event. Appearing as a present to the centaur-like Omnic Orisa, this dog hasn't been given an officially sanctioned name by Blizzard. But, just as with all the other cases in which an unnamed character has taken a fan base by storm, the Overwatch community took it upon themselves to offer a slew of potential names for this lovable dog. "Pup-risa" is one of the more common monikers used talking about Orisa's dog, but other ascribed names include "PUP0R-15," "Paw-risa," and "Jeff' after the director of the game. While this dog's name and even breed are somewhat unclear to the Overwatch community, the universal love for this friendly pooch is much more adamant and well defined.

Barring Orisa's dog, canine iconography also has found its way into the game via the numerous amount of alternative costumes of "skins" that can be found in game. Hanzo Shimada, for instance, has two costumes that heavily feature canine imagery in their designs. Furthermore, these moves also give Hanzo a special ability that allows him to summon two gigantic spectral wolves that charge across the entire battlefield, dealing massive amounts of damage to foes caught in their path.

Another instance of doggy influence in Overwatch is the fact that one of the main characters in the game's story, an extremely intelligent talking gorilla named Winston, is named after one of the game designer's pet dogs. Dogs and wolves also are heavily featured in many sprays, emotes, and weapons that players acquire for certain characters and many members of the Overwatch fan base have surmised that players will eventually get to control a canine hero eventually, as new characters are consistently added to the game.

Overwatch Dog Name Considerations

The degree to which Overwatch’s international, inter-species cast of unforgettable characters have helped contribute to the game’s success really can’t be understated. The popularity of Overwatch’s characters has become so pervasive that, despite the game having only been around for about a year and some change, characters from it are already making cameo appearances in shows and big budget blockbusters like Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One among other icons of the gaming culture. Both the play styles and the personalities of Overwatch’s characters have contributed to them being almost universally loved (or hated, in the case of Mei) by many members of the gaming community at large. Said reasons also make for great rationale to name your dog after your favorite character; are you a Zenyatta main who can’t get enough of the transcendental Omnic’s pithy quotables? Consider naming your dog after the damage dealing healer in his honor. Maybe you like to hold the line as Reinhardt, the knight in futuristic honor. You could always name your dog after this veteran Overwatch member, or one of his moves, to pay homage to your favorite tank. The content in the game, along with the slew of community created and extended universe content, will provide Overwatch players with many possibilities to give their pet a heroic name.

Male Overwatch Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Mako Roadhog's first name, which is feminine in Japanese culture but masculine in Australia
0	Doomfist The alias of an infamous criminal and close combat Assault character
0	Akande Doomfist's first name which means "First Born" and is of Nigerian origin
0	Genji The name of the high flying cyborg ninja, Genji Shimada
0	Hanzo Genji's older brother and a skilled, bow wielding assassin
0	McCree The last name of the gun toting outlaw turned hero, Jessie McCree
0	Jessie McCree's first name, though few other characters ever call him by that name
0	Reaper This edgy Assault uses two shotguns and shadowy powers to bring the pain
0	Gabriel Reaper's first name; Gabriel was a member of Overwatch before his fall from grace
0	Soldier A reference to Soldier: 76, the enigmatic Assault hero with ties to Overwatch
0	Jack Jack Morrison was one of the founding members of Overwatch and is Soldier: 76's secret identity
0	Junkrat A mad bomber from Australia whose mind has been twisted by radiation
0	Jamison Junkrat's first name; Junkrat is almost always at the side of Roadhog
0	Torbjörn This short and stout cybernetic Defensive character holds the line with his turrets
0	Keith A reference to Keith Silverstein, Torbjörn's English voice actor
0	Reinhardt A hammer wielding tank who's best described as a futuristic Don Quixote
0	Wilhelm Reinhardt's last name and a reference to the infamous "Wilhelm Scream"
0	Darin A reference to Darin De Paul, Reinhardt's English voice actor
0	Roadhog Junkrat's large and in charge partner in crime
0	Winston This talking Gorilla is trying to put Overwatch back together
0	Crispin A reference to Crispin Freeman, Winston's prolific voice actor and frequent Blizzard collaborator
0	Matthew A reference to Matthew Mercer, the English voice actor for McCree and Rexxar from WOW
0	Fred A reference to the illustrious Fred Tatasciore, the voice actor for Soldier: 76
0	Lúcio This Brazilian DJ uses the power of music to heal, shield, and speed up his allies
0	Jonny A reference to Jonny Cruz, Lúcio's high spirited English voice actor
0	Harold The scientist who's near to Winston's heart and whose glasses the great ape wears
0	Jeff A reference to Jeff Kaplan, Blizzard's game director
0	Zenyatta This peaceful Omnic monk can heal and deal damage at the same time
0	Zen A common nickname for Zenyatta used by many Overwatch players
0	Mondatta Zenyaata's brother whose names, when put together, reference an album by The Police

Female Overwatch Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Pharah The alias of the high flying Egyptian Assault character
0	Fareeha Pharah's first name; Fareeha wants to join Overwatch due to her mother's ties to the organization
0	Sombra The name of a devious Mexican hacker who plays with people like pawns
0	Olivia Sombra's first name; Sombra had to become proficient with technology to survive as a child
0	Tracer Overwatch's mascot and one of the fastest characters in the game
0	Lena Tracer's first name; this British young woman gained her powers from a freak accident
0	Mei One of the most divisive characters in Overwatch whose sweet demeanor belies her potentially toxic play-style
0	Mei-Ling Mei's full first name; Mei-Ling uses her Endothermic Blaster to freeze enemies
0	Widowmaker This deadly French sniper was once married to an Overwatch member
0	Amélie Amélie was coerced into executing her husband, taking the name Widowmaker afterwards
0	D. Va This 19 year old Korean pro gamer pilots a giant bipedal mech into battle
0	Hana D. Va's first name; Hana's play style is all about getting in close and doing damage
0	Orisa This centaur like Omnic protects the African utopia of Numbani
0	Efi Orisa's creator is an 11 year old inventor from Numbani
0	Zarya This burly Russian wrestler tanks enemy damage and uses it against them
0	Aleksandra Zarya's first name; Aleksandra is seen as a something of a folk hero among her people
0	Ana Pharah's mother and one of Overwatch's veteran members
0	Shrike One of Ana's alternative aliases
0	Mercy This Swedish healer evokes the imagery of angels as she floats into battle
0	Angela Mercy's first name; Angela is most famous for coining the phrase "heroes never die"
0	Moira An Irish Support type character who heals and kills in battle
0	Genevieve A reference to Genevieve O'Reilly, Moira's English voice actress
0	Symmetra This Indian technology wiz uses light-bending weaponry to control the battle field
0	Satya Symmetra's first name; Satya is woefully loyal to Vishtar and feuds with Lúcio
0	Cara A reference to Cara Theobold, Tracer's voice actress
0	Carolina In honor of Carolina Ravassa, Sombar's voice actress
0	Charlet A reference to Charlet Chung, D. Va's voice actress
0	Aysha Taken from Aysha Selim, Ana's voice actress
0	Brigitte Torbjörn's daughter and Reinhardt's trusted travelling companion
0	Athena The disembodied announcer of Overwatch