A new hero is coming to Overwatch: the robot-suit wearing, evil scientist Sigma. His chunky robo-bod and nefarious allusions to power and control raise an important question: Is this the same Sigma from the Mega Man X series? Kotaku dives deeper in this very serious report. In order to determine if Sigma is that Sigma, it’s important to cross-reference everything we know about the two villains. At a bare minimum, based on looks and evil-ness alone, I’m going to estimate that Overwatch’s Sigma has at least a 33 percent chance of being Mega Man X’s Sigma. Here’s what we know so far: The Overwatch world’s Sigma is a scientist who experimented with gravity and black holes until an experiment went wrong and somehow addled his mind, filling it to the brim with the secrets of the universe. He’s got two things going on: He’s really good at math and appears to be able to control gravity at his whim. Judging by his lab coat, he might have been working at the same facility as the healing-class vi...
