Four years after Overwatch 2’s launch, the game’s heroes seem to have developed a side hustle: interdimensional tourism. Back in late 2022, when the Shambali Monastery map debuted alongside Season 2, players uncovered a hilarious yet frustrating glitch involving two of the roster’s most mischievous characters — Kiriko and Sombra. Fast forward to 2026, and while the devs have ironed out some wrinkles, memories of that bizarre out-of-bounds teleportation are still the stuff of legend among the player base.

The original discovery was captured by a player known as Toastie55, who shared the footage on TikTok in November 2022. It showed that if a crafty Sombra tossed her Translocator into the forbidden zones of the new map, Kiriko could then use Swift Step to teleport right to her — even if Sombra was happily waving from beneath the ground or behind an unreachable wall. Essentially, Kiriko became an uninvited plus-one to Sombra’s rogue field trips. The result? Chaotic showdowns where both heroes could snipe, hack, or heal from impossible vantage points, leaving the opposing team scratching their heads.

Sombra, of course, was already the queen of glitches. Before the map update, she’d been spotted glitching into the payload model itself, turning capture-the-objective into a game of whack-a-mole. But Season 2 gave her a promotion: she could now teleport below the map’s surface, sneak into the enemy spawn room, and unleash ambushes that felt like an episode of a hacker drama. YouTube was flooded with montages of Sombra players cackling as they uncloaked behind bewildered supports. It was brilliant entertainment — unless you were on the receiving end.

The community’s reaction was pure meme fuel. Within days, social media timelines were plastered with the phrase “see you in two weeks, Sombra,” a sarcastic nod to Blizzard’s typical bug-fixing schedule. Many players half-jokingly demanded the hero be temporarily removed from the roster, a move akin to sending a troublemaking kid to the principal’s office. Instead, the devs released patches that, naturally, took a bit longer than two weeks. Sombra remained in the game, her glitchy ways mostly reined in by the end of 2023.

By 2026, the Shambali Monastery map has undergone several reworks, and the specific Kiriko-Sombra teleport trick is now a relic of the past. Modern players can still watch old clips and chuckle at how Kiriko’s poor ofuda knew no boundaries. The incident remains a perfect case study of the chaotic energy that defined Overwatch 2’s early seasons. Competitive purists gnashed their teeth, but let’s be honest — it was also a golden age for unintended mayhem.

Speaking of Overwatch 2’s rocky journey, the game’s launch was mired in controversy: balancing nightmares, the pivot to a free-to-play model, and the infamous “you must have a phone number” debacle. Glitches like the Sombra-Kiriko escapade only added to the running list of grievances. Yet, they also provided comic relief. In a game where team fights can feel like a choreographed ballet, seeing a support hero hitch a ride into digital purgatory was a welcome reminder not to take the whole thing too seriously.

In 2026, the meta has shifted dramatically. New heroes like Jetpack Cat (a fan concept that actually made it into the game, believe it or not) have their own share of bugs, but the community now embraces them with a shrug and a laugh. The “see you in two weeks” catchphrase has evolved into a universal shorthand for any character glitch, whether it’s a flying tank or a healer who moonwalks into the skybox.

So, what’s the legacy of that Season 2 fiasco? It taught us that even in a polished, billion-dollar esports title, the spaghetti code lurking beneath can bring moments of pure, unscripted joy. Kiriko may have been labeled a trickster flanker, but that day she accidentally became a dimension-hopper — all because she saw Sombra’s name pop up on her tab screen and thought, “Yeah, why not?” If only all bugs were this entertaining.