It is 2026, and Overwatch 2 has seen dozens of balance patches, new heroes, and even a few crossover events. Yet some moments from the game's history refuse to be forgotten. One such clip, originally shared back in 2023, still makes the rounds on social media—and it perfectly captures the awkward, love-hate relationship players have with Doomfist. Picture this: a round on Lijiang Tower, a Doomfist player lines up the ultimate environmental kill, empowering his Rocket Punch to knock three enemies off the map. Instead, the punch is so powerful that it rockets the opponents clear over a bottomless pit and onto a completely different platform. As if that wasn't humiliating enough, the Doomfist player is then tapped by a stray Protection Suzu from Kiriko and falls to his own death. 😱

The Punch That Refused to Cooperate

Doomfist has always been a hero who thrives on high-risk, high-reward plays. His kit revolves around charging in, disrupting the enemy backline, and hopefully escaping with a sliver of health. But what happens when the reward part of that equation goes horribly wrong? In this clip, the player did everything right: they flanked, waited for the perfect moment, and charged the Rocket Punch to full power. The knockback should have sent three enemies careening off the edge. Instead, the sheer force of the empowered punch blasted them so far that they cleared the death pit entirely and landed safely on a distant platform.

Is this a case of too much power, or too little control? The Overwatch community has debated this for years. Doomfist's empowered Rocket Punch is supposed to be a punishing tool, but the clip shows that sometimes the ability punishes the user more than the target. The knockback distance can be wildly inconsistent, especially when server lag or weird map geometry gets involved. And let's not forget the insult added by Kiriko's Suzu—a tiny bell that somehow sent a massive cyborg plummeting into the abyss. 💀

Why Doomfist Feels So Awkward in Overwatch 2

To understand why moments like this are both tragic and hilarious, we have to look at Doomfist's identity crisis. Back in Overwatch 1, he was a damage hero. His job was simple: jump in, delete a squishy, and get out. The transition to a tank role in Overwatch 2 was supposed to make him a durable disruptor, but it left him in a weird middle ground.

Let's break down the problems:

Aspect	Overwatch 1 (Damage)	Overwatch 2 (Tank)
Primary Fire Damage	High, consistent	Gutted, tickles enemies
Rising Uppercut	Mobility + damage	Replaced by Power Block
Power Block	Didn't exist	Absorbs damage, empowers punch
Kill Potential	Could combo one-shot	Needs multiple rotations
Survivability	Low, but didn't matter	Moderate, but focused down

What's the result? A tank that plays like a flanker but lacks the staying power of a Reinhardt or the peel potential of a D.Va. Players have been asking Blizzard for a substantial rework since the sequel launched, and even by 2026, the complaints haven't entirely died down. Sure, he has received multiple buffs over the years—his cooldowns have been tweaked, his passive overhealth regenerates faster—but the fundamental conflict remains. ❓

So why does that Rocket Punch fail clip still resonate? Because it's the perfect metaphor for Doomfist's entire Overwatch 2 existence: a lot of effort, a flashy setup, and then... the punch flies right over the intended target and into irrelevance. And then Kiriko rings a bell and you die. 🛎️

The Bizarre Physics of Doomfist's Knockback

Let's get a bit technical. Doomfist's Rocket Punch knockback is calculated based on the distance traveled, the charge level, and whether the target hits a wall. An empowered punch adds a massive multiplier to that knockback. The problem is, when you hit multiple enemies at once, the game engine sometimes struggles to figure out who goes where. In the clip, all three opponents were grouped tightly, so the punch pushed them with the same velocity vector. They were literally flung as a unit, arcing gracefully over the death pit like a three-person acrobatic troupe.

Could this be considered a bug? In 2023, the community certainly thought so. Blizzard's official stance was that it was working as intended, because the punch pushback is a flat impulse that doesn't scale exponentially with distance. But let's be real: that doesn't make it feel any less ridiculous. Imagine playing professional basketball and your three-point shot is so strong that it knocks the hoop into the parking lot. That's Doomfist right now—or at least, that was Doomfist back then. By 2026, some of these physics quirks have been smoothed out, but the legend of that one Lijiang Tower whiff lives on. 😤

The Tank Burden in a 5v5 World

Another layer to this fails comp is the pressure of being the only tank. Overwatch 2 reduced team sizes from 6 to 5, meaning every tank is now a solo tank. When Doomfist goes for a cheeky flank and ends up eating a Suzu to the face, the rest of the team is left without its frontline. In that clip, after the Doomfist dies, you just know the team chat exploded with question marks.

The solo tank meta demands consistency, which is the last word you'd use to describe Doomfist. He has high mobility, sure, but his reliability is so low that picking him often feels like gambling. Why would you gamble when you could just pick Winston or Orisa and know exactly what you're going to get? This is a question that tank mains have been asking since 2022, and the answer hasn't changed much in four years. Despite balance patches aiming to make all tanks viable, Doomfist still requires a level of expertise and luck that most players simply don't want to risk. And when that luck backfires in the most spectacular way possible, you get the clip above.

Has Doomfist Improved by 2026?

For those wondering if the big man has finally found his footing in the current year, the answer is… sort of. Blizzard released a mid-scope rework for Doomfist in late 2025, which gave him a mini-stun on his Seismic Slam and adjusted the knockback scaling on Rocket Punch. The result is that he no longer accidentally launches enemies into next week (most of the time). His pick rate in competitive has climbed from the basement to a respectable mid-tier, and you'll even see him in some pro matches.

But let's be honest: the essence of Doomfist is chaos. He's still the hero most likely to pull off a mind-blowing 1v3 or accidentally charge off a cliff. And that's exactly why the 2023 clip remains iconic. It's a perfect storm of intention vs. execution, a reminder that even the mightiest punch can be undone by a tiny bell—or by being a little too strong for your own good.

So next time you queue up as tank and consider picking Doomfist, ask yourself: are you ready to fly too close to the sun? Because if Kiriko is anywhere nearby with that Suzu, the answer might already be written in the stars. 💥

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Overwatch 2 is free to play on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. Have you ever suffered a similar fail? Share your most tragic Doomfist moments in the comments—we promise we won't laugh (we definitely will).