D.Va

D.Va, the MEKA Pilot, is a ranged bruiser hero from the Overwatch universe. A former pro gamer turned ace mech pilot, D.Va jet-boosts through the Nexus, relying on her powerful cannons and defensive barrier to end skirmishes with a professional's flair. D.Va is a hard-to-kill Bruiser that can peel enemies away from her allies with high disruption.

Hana Song, also known as "D.Va," is both a world champion professional gamer and a burgeoning global icon. As a member of South Korea's elite MEKA unit, she fights to protect her homeland from the colossal omnic threat lurking within the East China Sea.

D.Va is a hard-to-kill Bruiser that can peel enemies away from her allies with high disruption.

Background
is a former professional gamer who now uses her skills to pilot a state-of-the-art in defense of her homeland.

Twenty years ago, South Korea was attacked by a colossal omnic monstrosity that rose from the depths of the East China Sea. The massive, lumbering construct caused catastrophic damage to coastal cities before it was driven back beneath the waves. In response, the South Korean government developed a mechanized armored drone unit, called MEKA, to protect urban environments in future engagements with the omnic threat.

The government's fears proved to be well founded, as a disturbing pattern of attacks emerged. Every few years, the monstrosity would rise from the sea to assault South Korea and its neighbors. The omnic learned from these encounters, often reconfiguring itself in a different form and appearing with new weapons and capabilities. Each incident ended in a stalemate, with the monstrosity defeated but not destroyed.

As the omnic continued to adapt, it eventually disrupted MEKA's drone-control networks, forcing the military to place pilots in the mechs. Scrambling to find suitable candidates, the government turned to the country's professional gamers, who possessed the necessary reflexes and instincts to operate the mechs' advanced weapons systems. Top stars were drafted, including reigning world champion Hana Song, also known as "D.Va." Famous for her elite skills, D.Va was a fierce competitor who played to win at all costs, and she had a well-earned reputation for showing no mercy to her opponents.

Seeing her new mission as a game, D.Va fearlessly charges into battle alongside the rest of her MEKA unit, ready to spring to her nation's defense at a moment's notice. Recently, she has begun to stream combat operations to her adoring fans, and her growing following has turned her into a global icon.

Gameplay
Within the Nexus, D.Va is a stance-based Bruiser. Her trait is Mech Mode and Pilot Mode. She rides her mech by default, which has the additional trait Fusion Cannons, which allows her to attack in an area in front of her while moving but at reduced speed, and deal bonus damage to nearby enemies. On death, she pops out of her mech, gaining a new skillset and a ranged pistol, but very low health. Each form is only worth half of a kill.


 * In Mech Mode, her basic abilities are Boosters, which grants a short speed boost, damaging and knocking back enemies the first time they're hit; Defense Matrix, generating a field in front of her that reduces enemy damage which can be aimed in a new location by reactivating the skill, and Self Destruct, jumping out of her mech, which then explodes for massive damage after a few seconds. Instead of having a cooldown, Self Destruct charges up when D.Va deals or takes damage.
 * In Pilot Mode, she instead uses Big Shot, dealing damage and slowing enemies in a line after a delay, and Call Mech, which lets her switch back to Mech Mode. If she entered Pilot Mode by dying, Call Mech starts on a long cooldown which can be reduced by hitting enemies with Big Shot or basic attacks, otherwise it's available as soon as the mech explodes.

Both of her Heroics can only be used in Mech Mode. Her first Heroic is Bunny Hop. D.Va's mech begins hopping up and down, dealing damage in an area around it. Every fourth hit against the same hero will stun them. Her other heroic is Micro Missiles, an ability with two charges that unleashes a barrage of missiles in an area in front of D.Va, slowing enemies they hit.

In Mech Mode, D.Va does not have access to a mount or equivalent ability; however, her Boosters have a low cooldown and can be used for transport. In Pilot Mode, she can use mounts as usual.

Strength

 * Impressive teamfight mobility with Boosters
 * Can mitigate significant amounts of enemy Hero damage with Defense Matrix
 * Solid initiation
 * Incredible damage and zoning potential with Self-Destruct

Weaknesses

 * Mediocre waveclear
 * Slow movement while Boosters is on cooldown
 * No base-line crowd-control aside from knockback of Boosters
 * Susceptible to silences and crowd-control, especially while Defense Matrix is active

Abilities

 * See Data Page for a table of scaled values at key levels.

Trivia

 * D.Va made her debut in Overwatch (May 2016).
 * D.Va is voiced by Charlet Chung.
 * D.Va hails from South Korea, and is 19 years old.
 * She is also currently the only Overwatch bruiser hero in the game.
 * She is also the fourth Overwatch hero in the game.
 * Fiery D.Va is reminiscent of Asuka and Eva-02 from Neon Genesis Evangelion (October 1995).
 * Major D.Va is reminiscent of the Major and a Tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (October 2002).
 * Camo D.Va is reminiscent of Quiet from Metal Gear Solid 5 (September 2015).
 * D.Va's MEKAfall talent is a reference to the Titanfall franchise (March 2014).
 * D.Va's dance animation uses choreography from the song "Cheer Up" by South Korean girl group Twice.
 * D.Va's taunt animation uses choreography from "TT", also by Twice.
 * Bunny Hop's internal name is "K-pop Ultimate".
 * Outside of her MEKA, D.Va's Hearthstone animation has her sit down, taking out a game controller and play a game while eating a bag of nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips. Her mane flies upward during this.
 * Lead Hero Designer Kent-Erik Hagman revealed that the mech portion of D.Va uses similar tech to Lt. Morales's Medivac. It was an easy, readily available method of attaching one hero to another. In hindsight, the developers wish they'd used the same method to link Cho and Gall together. D.Va's Big Shot heroic was different during playtesting: she had a Stun Gun in Pilot Mode, allowing her player to trap an enemy in a Self Destruct. In the end, that wasn't very fun.
 * Goliath D.Va's key-chain accessory is a CarbotAnimations Zergling from the StarCraft series.
 * The Destroyer skin is a reference to the Deathwing, while the Life-Binder, Dreamer and Spellweaver tints are references to the other dragon aspects Alexstrasza,, and , respectively.
 * This, among other callbacks to Deathwing, is an in-joke that references heavy speculation prior to D.Va's release that Deathwing was an upcoming hero. In the hype campaign before the release of the "Hanamura Showdown" cinematic, the claw marks and rising fire animation were thought to be teases for Deathwing. However, the cinematic revealed that these were instead caused by Diablo, while also introducing D.Va.
 * Deathwing would later be added to the game in 2019.