So there’s this clip of Casey Mongollio in one of their streams where they say as Floofty “hmm yes I do suppose that is quite poggers” in character. This was posted by @vizinix and because “Blair” and “Self control” do not belong in the same sentence together. I animated it. And here we are.
Here’s a link to the audio: https://www.tumblr.com/hazey-moonlight/716496683707645952/dragonsatlartales?source=share
And a YouTube link:
youtube
And a link to the YouTube
Plus a bonus doodle I did during my break. Don’t do this. Ever.
As we all know, Overwatch takes place in the future. Last I remember, it was in the 2070's. Regardless, it is clear that decades have passed since 2016.
So what's up with D.va's slang?
She says stuff like "cringe", "BRB", "noobs", "skill issue", and etc, all terms used nowadays. It's weird for to her to use that vocabulary, no matter what way you look at it:
D.va likes using outdated slang. This does some have some merit if her Cruiser skin has any shred of canonicity. But I doubt that. There's also the question of how she learned this slang. Does D.va like watching old VODs of streamers from the early 21st century? Is she a history nerd? Who knows.
The slang in the current future of Overwatch has somehow made an exact loop back to current slang. Such an occurrence is incredibly unlikely. Language (and slang by extension) is sporadically, constantly, and chaotically changing, like a Junkrat grenade's trajectory. For terms to repeat meaning perfectly sounds impossible.
This is all made more confusing with one of Soldier 76's lines.
"I don't understand your generation." - Soldier 76 eliminating D.va
According to my calculations, Soldier would have been a little kid when this slang came about. His older cousins would have been saying this all the time. How does he not understand?
Now of course, technically this is all moot. D.va uses this slang because we use this slang. You can even see the small shift in slang through the change from Overwatch to Overwatch 2; From "noobs" to "skill issue". Blizzard makes D.va marketable to, as my beloved mutual @purplekoop put it so accurately, "horny gamer dudes". Thus, she reflects the modern slang. Clearly, this incongruity is here to stay. But we must not let that stop us from rationalizing this mystery.
Personally, I prefer option 1 to be the in-universe reason. For whatever reason, D.va is using her platform and popularity to make 20's slang popular again. Truly, a visionary of her time. Or behind.