

It was years later when the team's cryogenics chamber was finally discovered. As their supplies dwindled, they entered cryostasis in a last-ditch effort to survive until a rescue attempt could be made.īut that rescue never came. She was assigned to the program's monitoring station at Watchpoint: Antarctica when disaster struck: a sudden, catastrophic polar storm battered the installation and cut it off from the outside world, leaving the facility damaged and the scientists stranded. A peerless climatologist, she had introduced cutting-edge innovations in the field of climate manipulation that protected at-risk areas in Asia and beyond. Mei-Ling Zhou was a member of this multiyear initiative.
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To find a solution, Overwatch established a series of eco-Watchpoints at remote, critical locations worldwide. Though many blamed the planet's escalating, unexplained climate phenomena on the advent of new technologies, the rapidly growing omnic population, and drastically increased consumption of resources, the true cause remained unknown. Mei is a scientist who has taken the fight to preserve the environment into her own hands. Her long range icicle is most effective within 30 meters so she should not be looked at as a viable sniping option.

Mei features some effective crowd control options with her ultimate's wide area of freezing effect and her freeze blaster that is effective from within 10 meters.It can also be used as a defensive barrier to buy heal time for allies. Try to block narrow points with her Ice wall. Enemies caught in the blizzard are slowed and take damage those who linger too long are frozen solid. Mei deploys a weather-modification drone that emits gusts of wind and snow in a wide area. Mei generates an enormous ice wall that obstructs lines of sight, stops movement, and blocks attacks.īlizzard Ultimate Ability Duration: 5 Seconds She heals and ignores damage while encased, but cannot move or use abilities. Mei instantly surrounds herself with a block of thick ice. Mei can also use her blaster to shoot icicle-like projectiles at medium range.

Mei's blaster unleashes a concentrated, short-range stream of frost that damages, slows, and ultimately freezes enemies in place.
