The titular Overwatch character Hanzo Shimada is obviously an expert archer, but he also has 

skills with other types of weaponry. His voice line in the game is, “Let the dragon consume my foes!” However, this is not what he says in Japanese.

The true translation of his line is, “The dragon takes revenge on my enemies!”

This begs the question: do non-Japanese speakers just not hear him say that? Or do they hear 

it wrong because it sounds somewhat similar to what his English voice actor says? A little bit of research suggests it might be a bit of both.

A source that is not unfamiliar with Overwatch said when they first heard the voice line in 

English, they thought it was “Let the dragon consume my foes!” It is entirely possible they just 

didn’t hear him correctly. However, in Japanese, the way it sounds when he says お敵をおかえ

りなさい oteki o okaeri nasai is almost identical to how it sounds in English. It seems like one of 

those cases where people might actually be hearing what is said instead of what they want to hear.

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Title of the Article : I Am the Dragon Translation Fact Checker : No, but they could have just 

misheard it. This is closer to the truth. Hanzo says this in Japanese. Additional Information :