Hanzo

fictional character in the 2016 video game Overwatch
Person video_game_character Q28434578
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Hanzo

Summary

Hanzo is a video game character[1]. He worked as a mercenary[2] and archer[3]. He draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_character category, ranking #120 of 282).[4]

Key Facts

  • Hanzo held citizenship in Japan[5].
  • Hanzo is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[6].
  • Hanzo's professions included mercenary[2].
  • Hanzo's professions included archer[3].
  • Hanzo is recorded as male[7].
  • Hanzo's instance of is recorded as video game character[8].
  • Hanzo's instance of is recorded as fictional human[9].
  • Hanzo's instance of is recorded as comics character[10].
  • Hanzo's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[11].
  • Hanzo's Commons category is recorded as Hanzo (Overwatch)[12].
  • Hanzo's voice actor is recorded as Paul Nakauchi[13].
  • Hanzo's voice actor is recorded as Shūhei Sakaguchi[14].
  • Hanzo's family name is recorded as Shimada[15].
  • Hanzo's given name is recorded as Hanzo[16].
  • Hanzo's official website is recorded as https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/hanzo/[17].
  • Hanzo's from narrative universe is recorded as Overwatch universe[18].
  • Hanzo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Hanzo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • Hanzo's present in work is recorded as Overwatch[21].
  • Hanzo's present in work is recorded as Overwatch[22].
  • Hanzo's present in work is recorded as Overwatch 2[23].
  • Hanzo's present in work is recorded as Overwatch[24].
  • Hanzo's present in work is recorded as Overwatch[25].
  • Hanzo's present in work is recorded as Heroes of the Storm[26].
  • Hanzo's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シマダ・ハンゾー'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hanzo is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mercenary[2] and archer[3].

Why It Matters

Hanzo draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_character category, ranking #120 of 282).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did Hanzo do for work?

Hanzo worked as mercenary[2] and archer[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . playoverwatch.com. playoverwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . playoverwatch.com. playoverwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . playoverwatch.com. playoverwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . playoverwatch.com. playoverwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . playoverwatch.com. playoverwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . playoverwatch.com. playoverwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . playoverwatch.com. playoverwatch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hanzo_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hanzo}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hanzo}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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