Elon Musk posted a sexy photo of Amber Heard disguised as Mercy, her favorite video game character, on X.

Like many geeks, Elon Musk is no stranger to the world of video games. During his relationship with Amber Heard in 2017, the latter was particularly fond of the fighting game Overwatch with several characters, including Mercy. On the occasion of the publication of a new biography titled Sober Elon Muskpublished on September 12 and evokes this period, the businessman could not help but delve into the memories of this period.

The day after the book was released, she posted a photo of her ex-partner cosplaying, meaning dressing up as a manga, cartoon or video game character. “[Musk] told her that she reminded him of Mercy, his favorite Overwatch character. So he spent two months designing and ordering the dress from head to toe so that he could play the part for her,” the biographer said, as reported. Kotaku media specializing in video games.

Since being posted, the photo has sparked backlash from Elon Musk’s 156 million followers on X, formerly Twitter. It should be said that the translatorAquaman appears before the camera in a white costume with metal wings, a helmet with a golden halo and a very low-cut dress. “She’s dressed like Mercy. It was incredible,” Elon Musk recalls. And the community responded with some sexist comments. “No one has more fun with power than Elon. it’s exciting.”

“Hell” relationship

This publication comes after the hype surrounding the publication of the said book. Indeed, journalist Walter Isaacson reveals that the Tesla boss’s family couldn’t really support the actress. “His brother and friends hated him with all their might,” he wrote. Calling the relationship “toxic” and “hellish”, those close to the businessman accuse his ex-girlfriend of dragging Elon Musk “into a dark vortex that lasted more than a year and caused deep pain that still continues.” The couple first met in 2013 in a feature film The machete kills. A year later, they met again at the SpaceX site. In 2017, when Amber Heard had just filed for divorce from Johnny Depp, they made their relationship official before splitting the following year.

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in the video