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Lifeweaver is a Support hero in Overwatch 2. Released on 11 April 2023, he is the 37th hero added to the game. ## Personality Real Name: Niran "Bua" Pruksamanee (นิรันดร์ "บัว" พฤกษามณี) Age: 31; Birthday: April 28th Nationality: Thailand Thai Occupation: Scientist, Artist, Activist, Adventurer Base: Chiang Mai, Thailand (formerly), Architect Academy, India (formerly), Atlantic Arcology Affiliation: Vishkar Corporation (formerly) Relations: Unnamed parents, Unnamed older sister, unnamed younger brother Lifeweaver is a scientist from Thailand who harnesses his brilliant technology on his mission to heal the world. Entwining the beauty of nature with the practicality of science, Lifeweaver is an intelligent and curious adventurer who plans to use his brilliant technology to make the world a better place. Openly pansexual, witty, kind, cool, and confident, Lifeweaver has deep love and respect for nature and is always looking to lift up those in need (sometimes literally). He strives to find beauty in the world around him. Lifeweaver is a team player who loves collaboration and has the best intentions for all he encounters. However, while he's doing the right thing in his mind, not everyone appreciates his actions. His charm and wit are sure to bring a smile (and maybe a blush) to the heroes who encounter him on the battlefield. Childhood: Born in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Niran Pruksamanee was the middle child of extremely wealthy parents with high expectations for their children. The Pruksamanees were a traditional Thai family, but from a young age, Niran resisted the structured life they had planned for him. He preferred wandering his compound's vast walled garden, mending plants alongside his family’s gardeners. Likewise, he attended numerous botanical festivals. Even early on, he was too intelligent for the expensive schools his family could afford. He often completed assignments incorrectly (his teachers often complained) by solving problems more thoroughly than was necessary, or in new ways that hinted at his brilliant future. His parents, desperate to instill order in Niran, sent him to the prestigious Vishkar Architect Academy. Vishkar: Niran developed an almost immediate distaste for both the rigid, artificial beauty that Vishkar called "perfection, and held the company itself in great contempt. All of the other students shunned him, save one: his roommate, Satya Vaswani, Within a few weeks, they were inseparable friends, and while they rarely agreed – on anything - they grew to respect each other a great deal. They shared their dorm with two other students, and Niran regularly stayed up late while Vaswani and the other two tried to sleep. He also had the habit of leaving dishes in the sink, much to her annoyance. As Niran grew older, during breaks at school, he used his parents' wealth to travel and learn about his true passion - the natural world. In those journeys, he was struck by the turmoil that existed outside of his perfect bubble of wealth. All around the world, people needed help. Illness, injury, and many other ailments afflicted communities—a pain Niran grew determined to fix. Using the academy's resources and his parents' influence, Niran set about on his own project—one that would help him heal the world. In his research, he discovered that the late founder of Vishkar had hoped to provide his hard light freely to the world before Vishkar implemented more restrictions on the technology. Using this original design and his fascination with botany, Niran created light; organic material that could heal terrible wounds in the blink of an eye. Like his visionary predecessor, Niran dreamed of gifting light to the world. Vishkar disagreed, claiming ownership of the invention. They pointed out that Niran had developed biolight on Vishkar's time, and on Vishkar's property, and as such, biolight belonged to the company. Ignoring their demands (and Vaswani's advice), Niran fled the academy with his nascent technology. His parents cut him off from their wealth and pleaded for him to return, turn over his technology, and make peace with Vishkar. Atlantic Arcology: Vishkar dispatched its lawyers and "other, more dangerous forces" to hunt down Niran, demanding that he hand over his light technology to them. Alone and hunted, Niran turned to the Atlantic Arcology, and took on the name "Lifeweaver." Free from the governing laws of any nation, Lifeweaver continued stabilizing and perfecting light and intended to use it to renew the world's connection with nature and help those in need.[5] The scientific community backed his endeavors. Aware of the risks associated with light, Lifeweaver refused to sell the technology.