Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan's favorite hero is Reinhardt, and reveals his charge was inspired by Left 4 Dead 2: 'It's what separates a great Rein from a sh*tty one'

Even though he's not on the cover art, Overwatch's tank hero Reinhardt is as synonymous with the hero shooter as Tracer. He was one of the original heroes to launch with the game and has remained incredibly popular as time has gone on.

"Reinhardt was actually my main," former game director Jeff Kaplan told Lex Fridman in a recent interview. "So I played the most of Reinhardt."

Kaplan said Reinhardt was an "amazing [former lead hero designer] Geoff Goodman design." He was conceptualized as a big armored protector character...