Brigitte Lindholm /brɪˈɡiːtə/ is a fictional player character who appears in the 2016 video game Overwatch—a first-person shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment—and related animations and literary media.

Brigitte as a character had already been introduced within the lore of Overwatch as Torbjörn's daughter and friend to Reinhardt, through the Dragon Slayer digital comic released in 2016.

[9] The character spent a few weeks playable only on Blizzard's "Public Test Realm" (PTR) server, before she was made fully available to players on March 20.

Brigitte's introduction as a character precedes her addition to the game's roster; her first official appearance was in Dragon Slayer, the second issue of the Overwatch digital comic series.

[11] Coinciding with the announcement of Brigitte being included in Overwatch's playable character roster, Blizzard released a short animated origin story about her, focusing on her relationships with Torbjörn and Reinhardt.

[6] One teaser for the Brigitte's character reveal described Reinhardt saving Torbjörn, after the latter gets severely injured on "Operation: White Dome", an Overwatch mission.

[10] Video game outlets GameSpot, USgamer, and Engadget described Brigitte's move set as an apt blending of Torbjörn and Reinhardt's abilities.

"[23] Since her debut, Brigitte was positively received, with fan art of her quickly appearing on social media websites such as Twitter shortly after her reveal.

Cass Marshall of Polygon attributed some of the appeal to the contrast between her and fellow Overwatch character Reinhardt: "equally resolute, but less hardened by battle and more driven by wanting to prevent damage than inflict it."

[25] Ryan Gilliam of Polygon saw Brigitte as modern take on the concept of a Paladin in fiction, holy warriors that fought to protect but also to defend, acting as a mix of "brawn and peace".

He stated in science fiction settings the concept was rare, but felt that Blizzard had managed to capture that aesthetic well in presenting a character that seemed more geared to defend others than simply attack.

In the months following her release, innumerable high-profile players complained that Brigitte was too powerful given her kit of crowd-control abilities, being able to hit multiple targets with her main attack and being able to stun with her shield bash.

[28] With the start of the 2019 Overwatch League season, the GOATS composition was heavily used by many teams, drawing negative audience reactions as such games tended to be viewed as unexciting.

Some people on social media continued to blame the character of Brigitte for the lackluster league games, and in some cases, started harassing her voice actress, Matilda Smedius.

[30] Along with this feature came a character rework for Brigitte aimed at making her viable within the new default ruleset of the game, eliminating or ameliorating most common complaints usually brought up by players.