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Description	An official promotional image of the then 32 different playable characters on the launch of the video game Overwatch (based on the 4th Anniversary seasonal event)
Author or copyright owner	Blizzard Entertainment
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	[1]
Date of publication	May 2020
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Development of Overwatch
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To illustrate the range of character types (genders, size, species, etc.) in Overwatch, in association with discussions about Blizzard's desire for a diverse cast and issues related to criticism about sexuality in the game.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	Illustrating the characters is impossible to do with text alone, and text alone doesn't readily convey the range of diversity Blizzard wanted in the game.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Reduced from full size. Outside of cover box, only expected image of characters to be used in the game.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Protomotional image, released by Blizzard to promote game, so not diluting commercial use
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Development of Overwatch//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Overwatch_characters.pngtrue

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	An official promotional image of the 32 different playable characters on the launch of the video game Overwatch (based on the 4th Anniversary seasonal event)
Author or copyright owner	Blizzard Entertainment
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	[2]
Date of publication	May 2020
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Characters of Overwatch
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To illustrate the characters on a notable list article devoted to the characters of the game
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	Illustrating the characters is impossible to do with text alone, and text alone doesn't readily convey the range of diversity Blizzard wanted in the game.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Reduced from full size. Outside of cover box, only expected image of characters to be used in the game.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Protomotional image, released by Blizzard to promote game, so not diluting commercial use
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Characters of Overwatch//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Overwatch_characters.pngtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	12:04, 13 January 2024		960 × 225 (453 KB)	Kung Fu Man (talk \| contribs)	Tighter cropping for better scaling
	02:58, 1 July 2021	No thumbnail	1,000 × 259 (414 KB)	Pbrks (talk \| contribs)	updated to 4th anniversary
	18:43, 21 May 2019	No thumbnail	850 × 200 (287 KB)	Masem (talk \| contribs)	Updated for 3rd anniverary event
	06:52, 1 December 2017	No thumbnail	421 × 236 (157 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	14:26, 24 May 2017	No thumbnail	640 × 360 (312 KB)	Masem (talk \| contribs)	Updated character shot due to the anniversary seasonal event
	10:16, 30 August 2016	No thumbnail	689 × 255 (329 KB)	Diego Moya (talk \| contribs)	Crop borders
	10:01, 30 August 2016	No thumbnail	800 × 566 (342 KB)	Diego Moya (talk \| contribs)	Slightly increased resolution - this is an ensemble image, each character is still fairly low resolution - with new better quality sampling avoiding the heavy artifacts
	15:56, 3 June 2016	No thumbnail	400 × 128 (106 KB)	Masem (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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