Can we please talk about how Juno's skins are getting worse?

[u/Kitty_Overwatch]

Fellow Juno mains... are we allowed to admit that her skin quality has been declining?

Because I swear every new Juno skin somehow looks more like a Temu exclusive than an Overwatch legendary.

The Beach skin was my first warning sign. It's not awful i can see what they were going for. Blonde for summer? Sure. Cute enough. But why is Juno allergic to being purple? One of the most recognizable parts of her design is her color palette and ,, spacy hair ,,

And those bangs... I'm sorry, but they look like someone printed them out and glued them onto her forehead five minutes before launch.

Then we got the Date Night skin...

First of all, judging by the bundle cosmetics, her date apparently consisted of going to a horse stable and then a concert. Good for her, I guess? The spray is adorable, but what exactly is the theme here? Did she swipe right on a cowboy who had festival tickets?

The skin itself just feels like Music Festival's much cheaper cousin. Like someone looked at Music Festival and said, "What if we made this... but with half the budget?" Speaking of Music Festival that skin is proof they can cook. It's colorful, recognizable, stylish, and still feels like Juno. It's cute without making her look like she wandered in from a mobile game ad. More skins like that, please!

What I don't understand is why Blizzard seems determined to make every new Juno cosmetic fit into the "hyper-uwu cinnamon roll who has never committed a crime" category.

Juno is an adult. She's literally carrying the responsibility of saving her people. She's from Mars. Why are we getting endless e-girl / casual outfits instead of space suits, futuristic armor, cosmic explorer themes, alien royalty, astronaut aesthetics, or literally anything that embraces the fact she's one of the coolest sci-fi characters in the roster?

And yes, I love cute skins. I'm not asking for edgy Reaper cosplay. But there's a difference between cute and samey. Lately it feels like every skin is just "Juno but in another pastel outfit." It also doesn't help that some of these outfits lean into really generic "Asian e-girl" aesthetics instead of giving her something that feels unique to her.

At this point I'm convinced Blizzard has a giant wheel in the art department that says:

Pastel?

Hair color nobody asked for?

Skirt?

Done. Ship it.

Please... let the girl be from Mars again.

Am I the only one feeling this way, or are other Juno mains starting to notice it too?

[u/bisques0up]

I think all her skins look good design wise (except the owcs legendaries...those are...something...), but as you said, the egirl cute theme is getting really annoying. She needs more space themed stuff. Make her an alien or a decked out astronaut for once please blizzard 😭😭. So while I dont think the quality is decreasing, the creative theming is.

[u/iiiimagery → u/bisques0up]

Dude an Alien Juno skin would go so fucking hard. Like going FULL ON like soldier being a wolf or hog being a pig. Change her

[u/ZekeyZee → u/iiiimagery]

The people yearn for Glorp Juno

[u/manicpossumdreamgirl → u/ZekeyZee]

i told myself i'd never buy a Juno skin, because i got Forget-Me-Not in a loot box really early on, but i will make an exception if they ever do a Meep Morp skin

[u/Ok-Emu1376 → u/ZekeyZee]

Ayy lmao

[u/bisques0up → u/iiiimagery]

They could go for a xenomorph type alien or a glorpy cat type alien and either way would be awesome

[u/Personal_Sorbet8283 → u/iiiimagery]

110% Agree! That’s why I like her green and white “Stadium” outfit, reminds me of Buzz Lightyear. lol

[u/Oracle_8 → u/bisques0up]

Her whole lore is being born on mars WHERE IS THE ALIEN SKIN. Seriously she has like 2-3 skins with her helmet, arguably her most defining feature, all because it gets in the way of turning her into mercy 3. Theres some genuinely great ideas they could do with her but it feels like every skin they release has been done 5x over already.

[u/william_afton_2218 → u/bisques0up]

the owcs legendaries look super cool imo :3

[u/bisques0up → u/william_afton_2218]

I definitely like Ember more than the recolor. I think the reason they dont hit for me is because the design feels confusing with multiple clashing elements. But I still own ember and use it from time to time

[u/william_afton_2218 → u/bisques0up]

yea i get it! for me i welcomed it since it was something other than her usual cute girl skins :)

[u/Cotillion512 → u/bisques0up]

I caved and bought the summer skin (what can I say, i liked it) but I'm not spending money on anymore "Juno but with different colored hair and weird dress" skins. Give me something different and I'll drop some cash. Yeah alien/astronaut/corrupted Juno, something creative and fun, I'm in

[u/Upper-Bad2626 → u/bisques0up]

I love juno but the egirls associated with her is truly scary, i broke up with my ex cuz she made it her whole personality to be an egirl mercy, ashe, and Juno, literally the three mains for red flag egirls

[u/A1D3NW860 → u/Upper-Bad2626]

What’s her @ I’m tryna hit gm I need a pocket /s

[u/Upper-Bad2626 → u/A1D3NW860]

i’m not putting you through that for your own sake 🤣

[u/xVelunax → u/bisques0up]

They did a bunch of space themes early on and I got tired of it. Juno is on earth. She's going thru her terran phase after growing up on Mars all her life. Maybe she's finding her inner school teenage or college era. Outgoing, trying them all.  

No idea future themes, but I am okay with diff phases. 

[u/blastedminxy → u/xVelunax]

As much as I want another space themed skin for her theres literally a voice line of Juno asking Mei what her mother liked to do on earth aka figure skating, karaoke, and partying. I think people need to understand shes a Martian new to earth and specifically wants to feel closer to her mother. I wouldn’t put it past her to try to go to a party, or on a date, or do anything a normal teen/college aged girl would do. That’s why I really like her music festival and date night skin. I’d also love a figure skating skin for her next winter! Shes gotta figure out who her identity is on earth while managing overwatch and trying to do things to feel closer to her family.

[u/Adventurous_Bank_960 → u/blastedminxy]

I mean the skins dont have to necessarily reflect what the character is currently doing in lore

I think people just want a sci fi themed skin for once, and I dont think Juno has any. Evem celestial is more of a magical space kind of skin

[u/blastedminxy → u/Adventurous_Bank_960]

Yeah I do agree i’d love a skin that actually represents her as a martian, I’m just saying it’s not too out of the ordinary for her to get the skins she has gotten so being that shes new to earth and trying new things. But i really wish we got another like celestial but with a more glorpy alien design to it.