Lúcio Correia dos Santos is a character who first appeared in the 2016 video game Overwatch, a Blizzard Entertainment–developed first-person shooter, and the resulting franchise.

Conceived from the desire to include a "bard"-type character in the game that could cast ability-boosting auras on their party, he was designed by Arnold Tsang and David Kang, and made Brazilian due to the country's association with music culture.

Voiced by Jonny Cruz, Lúcio is a DJ and musician living in Rio de Janeiro, using his music to try and lift people's spirits.

Now seen as a hero, he performs concerts worldwide and later joins reformed peacekeeping force "Overwatch" to help fight against global threat "Null Sector".

[1] While fleshing out the character's backstory, they settled on Brazil, feeling the country would be a good fit for Lúcio due to it being a "vivid and lively place with proud music culture."

In addition, while early designs of Lúcio's outfit utilized skull imagery, they switched to a stylized image of a giant monkey frog, a species found in the Amazon rainforest and typically associated with healing rituals.

[11] Lúcio Correia dos Santos is a black Brazilian man from Rio de Janeiro, first appearing in the 2016 first-person shooter Overwatch and later its sequel.

To counter the financial crisis of his area, he turned to music to lift up the spirits of his disheartened people by performing on street corners and at block parties.

Once full the ability can be activated to make Lúcio leap into the air and slam his gun downward, creating a shockwave that provides a short-term maximum health boost to allies.

[19] Game Director Geoff Goodman noted that it went through multiple iterations, with it initially intended to slow down time around the player, able to reflect projectiles and push enemies.

The cereal itself was also part of a promotion for Overwatch's then-implemented loot box system, giving players an additional random chance to acquire cosmetic items.

[31] GamesRadar+ writer Connor Sheridan also praised the character's design optimism, enjoying how much of a departure it was from frequently displayed first-person shooter heroes.

He noted that while few Overwatch characters fit the typical "career soldier" archetype of the genre, he "may be the furthest from it [...] Lúcio knows he's got it good right now, and he wants to share that with the rest of his team.

"[32] Guilherme Pedrosa Carvalho de Araújo and Gleislla Soares Monteiro in the Brazilian journal Revista Sistemas e Mídias Digitais praised the character's departure from typical portrayals of black men in video games who often try to better the world through violence, instead utilizing music and its restorative nature.

While they did note that dancers were common stereotypes associated with both black and Latino characters, his use served as a force of resistance and strengthening his community, pushing back against "imperialism and the verticalization of power.

Érika Caramello and Cláudia Hardagh in a paper for the journal Teccogs: Revista Digital de Tecnologias Cognitivas cited him as an example of how the culture's identity was stereotypically displayed in gaming, in particular the use of music and dance as well as his large dreadlocks and color scheme referencing the country's flag.