D.Va is a former professional player who is now using her skills to control a state-of-the-art mech to defend her homeland. She is a very competitive person and, in combination with her pro-gamer abilities, a very effective mech-pilot. D.Va never gives up and always plays to win. While projecting a careless, irreverent attitude, D.Va is burdened by the emotional costs of defending her homeland and the facade that the South Korean media are projecting onto her.