We decided to keep the feet bare to sell the 'asylum' look a bit more; in many institutions, patients are not allowed to have shoes because they might cause harm with the laces. While Sigma isnt neccisarily in danger of that, we felt that having no shoes helped draw that connection.
There's a moment of cross-talk with Chu and Joshua Noh where the two confirm that Sigma does, in fact, have soft feet and it influences why he floats.
Another symptom of schizophrenia is disorganized speech Sigma has many voice-lines that show this speech pattern for example when you absorb attacks with kinetic grasp he sometimes says "Give me a moment! One moment!" showing that he needs a moment to focus.
In her comic she is referenced as having been chosen to be a Vishkar architect because she was “on the spectrum” and later in a letter to a fan from Jeff he confirms that Sym is autistic.
Letting his feet dangle gives enemies more surface area to shoot. It makes his silhouette more unique. A hero can appear in different skins or colors, but their basic silhouette never changes—it's how you can recognize 31 different heroes at a distance or even through walls with abilities like Infra-Sight.
However, due to his insanity, Sigma may be the most tragic Overwatch 2 villain of all. During the failed black hole experiment that gave Sigma control of gravity - making him the most powerful character in Overwatch 2's lore - he lost control of his mind.
Type of Villain
Siebren de Kuiper, better known as Sigma, is a playable character and antagonist in the lore of the 2016 video game Overwatch.
Like many other characters in the game, such as Cassidy, Genji, and Torbjorn, Symmetra is an amputee, with a cybernetic arm.
Sigma, real name Siebren de Kuiper, is a Dutch astrophysicist associated with Talon.
Sombra, to much surprise, responds that Sigma should come to her if they "try anything." The interaction reveals that Sombra would be willing to protect Sigma if Talon or Moira decided to try and experiment on him.
Sigma can deal serious damage, heal himself and shield against incoming fire.
He was created with the idea of being an "absolute evil" type character to fit the dark narrative of the games as Sigma is a villain despite being manufactured to be pure good.
The knockback ability from Accretion lasts for . 8 seconds. Sigma can also damage himself with the ability and should be careful when using it in close proximity to his enemies.
In his lore, Sigma was mentally damaged during his experiments with black holes, turning him into what he is. However, much like the Omnic Crisis at the core of Overwatch's backstory, this was not very well thought out.
29 Sigma (Age: 62, Height: Approx 8 Feet, Birth Year: 2014)
Sigma's voice actor is Boris Hiestand, speaking English and Dutch.
5 The Name Sigma Comes From His Time Under Government Custody. Following his disastrous experiment with black holes that lead to his powers and altered mental state, Dr. Siebren de Kuiper was held in a secret government facility due to the dangerous nature of his abilities and was referred to as Subject Sigma.
In Overwatch lore, Symmetra is a character with Autism, but it was rarely reflected in-game despite comics and other story pieces indicating that she is on the spectrum. The sequel is hoping to remedy this by making it far more apparent and celebrating her Autism in-game through quite a few voice lines.
Lúcio doesn't like Symmetra, a support hero that uses hard-light technology for her abilities, and Symmetra doesn't like Lúcio, a support hero that uses sound for his abilities.
In the backstory of the third Doomfist, Akande Ogundimu is presented as the villainous heir to a prosthetics company in Nigeria who splits his time between expanding the company and martial arts training. During the game's "Omnic War" between humans and rogue Omnic robots, Ogundimu lost his right arm.
Reinhardt is a staple counter to Sigma especially when pair with something like a Lucio or a Reaper. Both compliment him well and synergize when looking to press into the Sigma and fight on top of him. Winston is also a strong choice.
Reaper and Sombra fought their way into the base's quantum chamber, where they encountered de Kuiper, who was subsequently retrieved by Widowmaker and her squad. du Kuiper was dubbed "Sigma" and ended up working for Talon, unaware that he was being used.
Blizzard recently announced Hero 31 in Overwatch: a bald guy in space armour called Sigma. He's also a scientist of sorts.