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He cares about his other omnic brothers and sisters
idk why he'd order a kill on an omnic
let alone a SHAMBALI, whom he was apart of
also is that mondatta behind him?
yes
so yeah
a omnic
who was a shambali
and he was a student directly under him from the looks of it
doesn't quite add up to me
he left because the Shambali message wasn't getting through
Further wanting him to have revenge
preaching from the temples wasn't working
Sometimes instead of people coming to God
it's why Zenyatta left too, except Zenyatta didn't choose violence
also i'm preeeeety sure Doomfist probably called for the death of Mondatta
unless he was in helix when that happened?-
at the same time maybe he had a way to get orders through?-
or he had it all pre-meditated
Ramattra is SO cool I love this direction so much
he didn't
Mondatta Ramattra Zenyatta. As soon as I heard his name before the reveal I knew he was shambali
huh I didn't notice that before
I also noticed that ramattra and ow2 zen have similar designs
I don’t have images on my tablet but they both have similar tops as well as short sleeves
RAMMATRA
The weird wire straps around Zen’s pants is similar to Ramattra’s hair
Overwatch league grand finals revealed his origin story
up on youtube
really cool character
can't wait to grind 55 BP levels just to use him
Time stamp?
I have no idea I didn’t see it live
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He has a really good design. Despite not having facial features, he looks angry
Finally, our Dark omnic has a name, and a backstory, and will be playable, after 3 years and a half!
I'm hyped
don't forget the battle pass
so hyped I forgot to finish reading the Sojourn novel
Since it’s confirmed that Omnics cannot be reproduced, I wonder what this means for heroes like Orisa and Echo who were made after the crisis
Is it possible to bring omnics back to life from their wrecked parts?
They eventually worn out/die
Orisa is a restored OR-15 model omnic
probably possible to rebuild their bodies
but restoring consciousness as they once were is up in the air
Idk if Ai conscious can be copied
Echo didn’t gain her own conscience until Dr. Liao’s conscience was given to her
That’s a constant theme of Echo, that she’s trying to put together the pieces from Dr. Liao’s memory but can’t quite understand it herself
it's not Dr. Liao's conscience
Echo is just mimicking her
she's not literally Dr. Liao in a robot body
Yeah she’s a separate conscience
If echo died, she will receive another memory ai..but i guess thats what cass doing in reunion
The tiny flash disc thing
so if you saved an Omnics memory's and backed them up to the cloud
it could work
I mean yeh
There are several servant omnics seen across the maps, maybe attempts to recreate them, since obviously it should be mechanically possible to do so, result in an omnic without free will
From what I understand, civilian sentient omnics aren’t made anymore which means any possible open omniums only made the service bots
Damn. So that guy’s basically on a crusade for his people. Dark but awesome
he looks very interesting
and I like the fact that they actually said they're moving forward with the story of Overwatch 2 with ramattra as a character
sojourn is a past character, and kiriko JQ are pretty detached overall
Anyone else get Darth Vader vibes. Like he used to be a Jedi, but turned to the Dark Side to bring peace
he's antagonistic but he's not talon which is great imo
About that…..
I wouldn’t say that

not really darth vader more dooku
He was last seen plotting with Doomfist
Did you forget who talked to him in Cairo
kind of
I’m no expert on extremist groups, but I doubt he could’ve built that many factory ships himself. Plus, he and Doomfist aim for a similar goal
Doomfist wants the strong to rise up from destruction and Ramattra wants his people to have a better life
Also, if this guy is the new tank then does that mean the story mode is coming alongside nicely for next year? Possibly in February?
They share a similar goal in that they want a human-omnic war to start
The difference is that Ramattra wants Omnics to win while Doomfist doesn't
Depending on your interpretation, DF either wants humans to win by getting better, or like
keep the whole thing going forever, still with humanity getting better in the process
certainly not lose though
They'll have to come to blows eventually
Possibly sooner rather than later if Ramattra finds out who's responsible for Mondatta's death
I’ll say this, would not have expected the leader of Null Sector to have once been apart of the ||Shambali|| You really wouldn’t have believed it if you didn’t see it
It wouldn't be my first thought but it makes sense
Surprised he’s the tank though. But then again we never saw what he looks like completely until now
I’m interested in what he can actually do and just what pieces of lore we’ll get with his voice lines
Also I fucking love his design
I mean talking with doomfist doesn't necessarily make him talon
since they literally just said he's the leader of null sector
like if doomfist is using him to achieve a goal then it would be more of a partnership than a "you work under my banner" thing
He said that the omnics are the last one he has... be he will need new troops. but.. they won't be omnics? maybe robots with no souls?
or a lost technology
He’s literally working with Null Sector. Both of them are clearly just using each other to further their own goals. Which will more than likely clash
wasn't the guy who was talking to doomfist maxmillian?
I guess it's as good a proof as any that the mooks aren't sentient
give me my archeologist!
I mean
it's not from that long ago lol
damn 
okay
Maximilian was getting arrested by OW when Doomfist was talking to Ramattra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7TZWaqUPWM
Maximillien is at the start
Ramattra is at the end
Ending cinematic for Strom Rising from Archives 2019 event in 4k.
I’m more curious about his origin. We never saw his kind during the Omnic Crisis. So could he have been built before then?
After all, if you make robots, there is gonna be a country or two who make them for war. That’s a fact
we haven't seen much about the crisis
True, but these guys don’t seem to have built during the crisis. In fact, they actually look more advanced than the Bastion units
why not?
Hmm. Maybe the last of the generation before the end of the crisis
they're at least as advanced as the OR14s
Not everyone is on here right now and some probably don’t listen out on Overwatch news very often. Just being polite for them
Could be that Bastions and Titan units were the first gen followed by OR units and ended with these units
The latter probably not seeing much action before the war ended
Honestly, you can break it down by Star Wars rules. Bastions were B1 Battle Droids. OR14s were B2 Super Battle Droids. And these guys were Commando Droids
in the Sojourn novel, Bastions, OR14s and Titans are all used at the same time
I don't think there's a linear progression between them
they're more "doctrinal" units if that makes sense
It depends on how advanced omniums were getting. These guys were probably a new kind of unit to match the human enemy better. Faster, stronger, smarter. It’s scary but possible
OR14s are heavy units, Bastions are light/medium units
anyway, there's nothing saying that Rama's unit type wasn't built during the crisis
they're just beefier versions of the civilian model
Anyone else think they were possibly called sentinel units? Because they could very well have been the units made to guard the factories
Couldn’t exactly trust that in the hands of mindless drones like bastions and OR14s right?
thats a bit counterintuitive
mindless drones should be the one defending the factory
no chance of abandoning post out of intelligence
Mindless drones don’t think before they shoot. They could damage the factory trying to eliminate intruders
if the humans couldnt destroy the omniums i dont think these mindless drones could either
theres bound to be intruders anyway
They had to get inside the omniums to shut them down. The factories would need special units to guard them in the instance intruders could infiltrate it
in the novel they have Hunstman units defending them
That being said, there would still be bastion and OR14s maybe even a titan unit to guard it from outside
which are spiderlike
you can alternatively just outright destroy the omnium
but there's the problem of the irradiated omnium or whatever
No. You can’t
No. You can’t. Not unless you want a Chernobyl in various areas around the world
so you can destroy an omnium theoretically
I have a question, in the widowmaker animated short, when she killed the robot, couldnt just they repair it later?
AI is unique so probably not
it probably damaged all of the key information inside said robot's brain
In the future they could have a back up for the AI
Oh
they could have rebuilt him, but he's dead
said robot's brain being all of the information tech and that shit inside the head
assuming it's stored there
Makes sense, i wonder if they could make a back up of it's brain too
Ok
Omnics believe and treat their AI as though they’re actual souls. Rebuilding them would defeat the purpose of that belief
Thanks for answering my question
Fortnite lore better
but anyway they probably could have destroyed the omniums in theory if they wanted to, ignoring the side effects
Fortnite is a game that has to sell out to bigger corporations just to get by these days. So let’s not talk about such an unrelated thing here
Fortnite lore is way more confusing than Evangelion lore
In terms of lore
Who would you think it's the most powerful overwatch character?
imo is Sigma definetively
Yeah, sigma is raw power personified
Doomfist hands down. His fighting capabilities, intellectual mind, and financial resources make him dangerous on so many levels
Doomfist is extremely brutal
I wish in the overwatch 2 story develop more about characters
Specially Sigma
He has a very interesting lore
we discussed doomfist like 20 times and in none hes the strongest idkj
Doomfist barely makes the top 5
IKR
ohhh... I should have kept reading the novel
"They're creatures she's never seen before, these menacing monsters the omnium dreamed up in the dark. Tall, humanoid robots reinforced with superhuman strength and speed, heavily armed."
it just occurred to me
I wonder what a playable null sector hero means for the PVE
not like
a defector or anything either it's the fucking leader of null sector
As hyped as I am, it’s not unlikely he’ll be disabled for the campaign
Unless there’s a hero story and a villain story, or something like that
Null-Sector are no longer that evil…but people are
Can’t wait for PVE WOOOW
I could see him maybe taking part in any potential talon missions
since Talon and Null Sector are working together
So we finally understand conversation between him and Doomfist
Doom wants to help him to protect the Omnic race
By fighting
I'd say help isn't the correct word. He's gonna use him to start more fighting
well with that in mind
my perspective has shifted a little
originally I thought the outcome would be Null Sector growing out of Akandes control
leading to an OW/Talon team up
but thinking back on it
I think it's gonna be the opposite
especially given the insight we've just been given on Ramattra as an individual
his goals being far more noble and understandable than Akandes
the more likely outcome in my eyes now is a ceasefire
and then both OW and Null Sector focusing on Talon
since they're the true threat
Akande/Talon is using Null Sector for their war
exactly
which is why a ceasefire and a team up between OW and Null Sector is the most likely outcome for me
hm
because whilst his methods are brutal and barbaric
Ramattra isn't
wrong
I don't think so
I can see Akande/Talon betraying them when they've outlived their usefulness though
that's
what I'm saying
that leads to the team up
because Talon is the real threat at the end of the day
and I highly doubt this is gonna end with Null Sector just being wiped out either
I don't see them teaming up with Overwatch though
I don't see why not
Null Sector might not get wiped out, but Ramattra will probably either be killed or arrested
effectively ending them
that's how the NS arc will end
I don't see him being arrested or killed lol
he's not a super villain
he's a political figure head if anything
So the main evil thing is OW universe is Talon now?! since i personally have more symphony for Null-Sector now
OW done many bad thing to
Tbh all problems are because of humans
Humans killed omnics
Humans demanded overwatch to be disbanded
and?
Nothin
OW lore got a lot more darker that’s all
Can’t wait for PVE I hope it’s gotta be dark to
Ow world is so unique in many ways
wouldnt say Talon is the “villain”
as
Doomslayer is fighting for a cause
it may have bad people tho
Yeah he kills demons to protect the earth

Every soldier has a cause
Daaaaamn
That makes a lot of sense
I don’t want PVE to be rushed
Doomfist wants a war to ravage both factions where only the strongest of mankind will survive and build the world anew, Ramattra wants to start a war for the survival of sentient Omnics. Ramattra needs resources, Doomfist has resources.
The goals align until either Ramattra gets too close to eliminating humanity or Ramattra finds out the truth about who ordered Mondatta’s assassination
I don't think he'd care that much about Mondatta's assassination
and it wasn't Doomfist that ordered it anyway
Considering he turned that way after his brethren died in front of his eyes in London, yeah he’d absolutely be pissed to find out Talon was involved
he disagreed with Mondatta's teaching and left the Shambali
he'd probably agree with assassinating Mondatta, since Mondatta wanted peace between humans and omnics
Ramattra knows there can be no peace, only war
He tried the path of peace, then figured out humans wouldn’t allow that
He was a monk by the teachings of the Shambali and the violence changed his views on the possibility of peace between races
he probably thought Mondatta was a fool
Probably, but also was probably clinging on to a bit of hope that perhaps humanity was changing
Then Mondatta dies and Null Sector prepares for war
There isn’t a case of Null Sector activities between the Uprising and the Zero Hour cinematic
Probably means something was holding Ramattra back from striking again, though it might just be as simple as not having the resources
Especially since Doomfist got arrested a few weeks after their meeting
this is what Jeff said about him back in 2019
he was biding his time, waiting for Doomfist to bust out to enact their plans
Gwadeal our theories were coreect kinda wtf
which of the playable heroes are omnics? zenyatta, orisa, and the new tank surely are omnics.
what about echo and bastion? do we have other dps omnics?
I don't think so
Thank you!
And well done to you because your insight help me to wrap my head about some bits and it was amazing!
So happy to have a significant character again
No worries i just love omnic stuff. He honestly has been a want for me since we saw him in storm rising
Im buying bp for him no doubt
Btw nice detail in origin story: hes depicted as heroic
cuz for omnics, he is a hero
Yeah I like that the origin stories are told in the POV of the character
Gavin asked a very important question on Twitter
Side question, lore friends.
Ramattra says he was "created to lead omnics into war."
…
Created by whom?
230
by me
I kinda want to say Anubis? But I hav a feeling that maybe I need to read Sojourn novel before theorising about it
probs omniums created him for war
but so far even his gameplay sounds cool, switching between forms
But who specifically…
Because we know that Anubis was the rogue AI that started the war
But… the temple of Anubis wasn’t an omnium? Just a containing place I think?
I need to get my hands on the novel - to have more insight on the crisis
i think its finite how many are sentient
omnics can be created, but not sentient ones
it made other omniums get to work
not all omnics are sentient
orisa actually has seen the iris from what we know but she is programmed to be like this
so ramattra saw the sentient ones slowly die out
btw i hope that monk look will be a skin
also note in the gameplay stills he does have all that purple energy
btw he already has merch
Ramattra is a brilliant omnic battle commander and the leader of Null Sector, a group fighting for the liberation of the omnic people. At 10 inches tall, this Ramattra bust captures his strength and nobility. Made of polyresin and hand painted, this collectible is the perfect addition to your desk or shelf to show your
I need to reread Hero of Numbani because i forgot all about the lore of the OR15
ramattra is such a cool character, for once im like actually hyped for this lore reveal. he brings such an intersting perspective to the null sector omnics
gwadael
i noticed this with the staff and some poses
he also has an orb, he did in the trailer aswell where while meditating he had an orb
yeah
I theorised about the different path Mondatta, Zenyatta, and Ramattra took each other
Mondatta was pure light. Ramattra pure chaos/darkness and Zen... is in between
the balance - the yin-yang
some people say zen is good version and ram is bad version but i think its still ram is also part of him
keep in mind
ramattra wasnt sitting with the rest during meditation
sure u could say "shot compositioning" but you could make him sit in line and still have a good shot from different angle
instead he was closest to mondatta
true
for a long time "discord" wasn't canon
but now...
how do they called the "energy" for Ramattra? "dissonnance"? i ned to check
and once more as i said earlier yesterday, mondatta and ramattra both were activly trying to save omnics yet zen doesnt, he saves induviduals
yes
he make them reflect on themselves - finf their own path
Ram is forcing his own path to others
which as a true monk is kinda the point
Mondatta was an utopist
zen is probs the iris' harbringer at this point
mondatta believed in peacefull ways and spoke in a place where omnics were oppressed
If Zen doesn't transcend in lore - i'lll go feral
Keep in mind mondatta was speaking as if its almost fixed
what is almost fixed?
very calmly about how man and machine are the same while in a place were omnics were oppressed
just noticed while rewatching, look at those symbols
arent they... familiar
Ohh shit
"before me i see the future, humans and omnics standing together, united by compassion." but in kings row there still was shit ton of oppression
of course, that's the shambali symbole - the iris probably
that we have in purple too
yup
was part of the clues
someone pointed out the "eye" of Sombra in her origin story
i was sad that zen never mentioned him tho
yeah that too, thats why i believe the iris is or a god program or a secret org
Still a lot of thing to unfold with Aurora, the Iris, and so much more
Need to read Sojourn novel
This is pretty exciting, because it's a very important lore point - Ramattra have been closed to Zen & Mondatta, him being the Null Sector Leader... after 3 years and a half, it's the best move they could have pulled
and the plot will move foward
ight bro i just saw the origin vid
who tf is he
they said we saw him beofre but i dont recoignize him
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ok y'all, question: were omnics always finite and irreplaceable, or is that a retcon/lore change?
I like their choice of words for Ramattra as well, which are basically the 14 words that white supremacists use except swapped for omnics.
Well most likely the sentient ones are finite
i do think it was always like that but that there are omnics that arent sentient that you can just build and build
The ones who were blessed with sentience cant be produced
ohh which ones?
thats interesting
So its not a retcon, tbh the sentient ones always seemed rare
Oh, so the sentient ones are finite, gotcha! Do we know how sentience first started in omnics? Was it random?
We know not all omnics are sentient, so those who once were blessed by the iris is the theory are
We dont know the details
Ahh okay, right, the iris
oh yeah Zen says "pass into the iris"
The Iris is the subject of the Shambali faith. As preached by Tekhartha Mondatta prior to his assassination at the hands of Widowmaker, the Iris sees humans and machines as equals. The Shambali believe that all beings can ascend through the Iris and can be transformed into a higher state of being.
I'd guess that omnics aren't sure either why they became sentient
So the Iris is like God, yea
Just somethign to explain the unexplainable
I do wonder about Omnic naming schemes. Zenyatta and Mondatta are named after an album by The Police
Uhm actually they are named after jojo characters 🤓 /s
He's not named after an album. I am scouring song lyrics to find a possible connection.
LOL
It would be pretty funny if it's all just songs they heard on the radio at some point
''I found this sick beat from the 90's, I'm going to name myself after it''
80's*
In sanskrit, "ramatra" means "dark defender"
It's going to be really interesting lorewise to see his interactions with the others
Especially anyone involved in the war
I really want to see his interactions with Doomfist, Zenyatta and Bastion
I love bastion voicelines
I wonder if it'll be a nice interaction or a ''Why are you with THEM'' because Bastion and Torbjörn are friends
oh yeah isn't Torb a wee bit racist towards omnics?
Yeah, Zarya too
When is the new hero releasing?)
December
Zero.
Damn alright
Orisa loves humans and Efi
Also unlike Ramatraa who is part of a finite generation
She was born a year ago
Hmm alright
Also out of curiosity
who do you think are the top 5 strongest heroes in lore?
The contender for #1 is Winston, Sigma, Orisa, or Sym
Doomfist and Genji are also contenders for top 5
She can build kilometers of structures and defy physics in no time at all
She's similar to the Green Lantern
Yes
Its like Nirvana
i think winston would be my pick
just because he is the only one proven
sigma and sym have extreme potential
but it's all theory right now
we know they can do a lot but the extent is too unproven
Orisa is half proven half potential
she contends winston for my #1 spot
i would just separate winston and orisa from sym and sigma
Ramatraa is also an unknown I won't rate yet
Until we see what he is capable of or even potentially capable of
All we know is he gets bigger
And being big didn't matter
See: Rein, Zarya, Roadhog
Oh I missed DVa here
Those 7 are the contenders for top 5
Either Winston or Orisa
5.cw1
Rammatra is so cool
So can she beat ben 10?
agreed
I can’t believe it took 6 years to get a null sector hero
symmetra? hell nah💀
I'm really curious what his interactions with Widow are gonna be like
Sigma and Winston
Are the strongest characters I think
Sigma is just godlike because of his black holes
And Winston can make
Semi time machines
And can beat doomfist
It's a joke about the green lantern vs ben 10 death battle
Where Green Lantern wins through bullshitting his way through time
oh i was finna say😂
ye i remember that😂
Null Sector was introduced 5 years ago, and this character was introduced 3 years ago
There was concept art of him as a hero early as BlizzCon 2019
Bastion and Orisa:
You can blame the 3 years of no heroes for that. He would have come out in early 2021 if we didn't have that
I'm suprised there wasn't a plotpoint of bastion having to gather intel from null sector by disguising himself as one of theirs
That's because Bastion hasnt done anything yet
exactly
No I mean
It hasnt met anyone who would require that job done
It was just found and upgraded by Torb
Null Sector also hasnt done anything since Torb took Bastion in
Until Zero Hour
Which is where OW2 starts
Depends which alien Ben uses tbh
💀
Bastion is confirmed to be in the campaign and implied to join Overwatch in Torb's stead
Don't think so
no
Sorry but I beg to disagree to a certain extent
ramattra looks really interesting
even if the game is iffy with the overpriced store and stuff they still have a talent for character design
Wait Reaper does not make the top 5? He can teleport, turn incorporeal at will, harness life essence from enemies, summon weapons and is a trained elite soldier on top.
reaper is definitely really strong but i feel like there are a good few better to prevent him being in the top five
Probably in top 5
I think he's equal to like Reinhardt
So they can share a spot somewhere
Definitely not 1 though since Primal Rage Winston made him run away in the museum
Reaper can't hurt him though
Also, the magic that the Japanese heroes use is hard to quantify. Hanzo can seemingly summon a weapon of mass destruction at will
Reinhardt tanks Bastion fire and tank rounds fine
Reaper has teleportation so Rein can't touch him though
Winston seems hard to quantify as well, as he seems to get vastly stronger whenever the lives of others are at stake.
with the teleportation i feel like he could out maneuverer reins shield
Yeah but his armor has tanked tank rounds fine
Reaper would be hard pressed to beat him
he was able to beat doomfist somehow when tracer got messed up
Primal Rage Winston is stronger than both Reaper and Doomfist
so his power definitely varies a lot
Since he beat them both
Yeah his power is inconsistent
In that fight, Doomfist fought and defeated both Tracer and Genji seconds before, so it is safe to say he was weakened when facing down Winston.
That’s was after doom had already beaten genji and tracer at the same time
He didn't even take any damage against them though how was he weakened?
He blocked shots from a gun and physically exerted himself during the fight.
i wouldn't say thats why doomfist lost
I doubt he was that tired
i think doomfist lost because he underestimated winston's primal rage
I don't think Doomfist is the type to underestimate people
Winston is still goat powerwise
I doubt Doomfist will lose if they both have a rematch
Nah he will
if they have a rematch doomfist is beating the shit out of that gorilla
Did an oopsie
Primal Rage Winston has no sold grenades
He did punt Winston like 200 yards at the start of the fight.
Regular Winston is clearly weaker though
And he did not even bother putting on a shirt
Regular Winston got wrecked by Reaper. Primal Rage Winston no sold his attacks fine
From what I have seen, Primal Rage is not something Winston controls. He enters it when others are in danger.
Or when his glasses breaks
it definitely does not seem like its on command
Which is bound to happen let's be honest
its when his teammates are in serious danger or when he is really losing a fight
"Fuck, I am American, that's another $500 down the drain..."
Yeah Primal Rage Winston is inconsistent
Just remembered he activated it without being angry in the Recall short
Primal Rage Winston got few shotted by Reaper in Recall but in the museum he no sold his shit. His power fluctuates really
At high ends though Winston is unbeatable
Jobbing Winston sucks donkey nuts
who do you think the most powerful character in overwatch is?
The thing about Winston is he's still an animal
What do we know about Doomfist? Presumably, he is a regular person who works out, is a criminal mastermind and has cybernetics.
doomfist is meant to be legendary
but i think sigma is a runner up for most powerful
But he's just a dude, right? No superpowers, no Japanese magic, just training and some technology?
pretty much
I think in terms of non-combat power, Sigma and Sym are the most powerful, followed by Mercy.
they make him powerful but i think his true strength is how he learns
he is a smart cookie
I think his true power is his connections and planning
sigma can literally control gravity
Not literally
We don't literally know what he does
They're really vague about it
It seems like he can manipulate gravity or singularities
But to repeat what was said earlier. The only contenders for the most powerful hero are Winston, Orisa, Sigma, and Symmetra.
Winston is the strongest physically and also a huge mary sue
"Non-combat power" as in, real world application of abilities to influence your environment.
E.g. Sym has hardlight construction which is really useful, Mercy has advantaged medical technology that can resurrect the dead, Sigma and Moira have their respective technology.
Orisa is the most durable physically and was plenty powerful before she was upgraded
Sigma is an enigma
Why do you rank Orisa that high?
And Symmetra's limits are never explored, but every piece of lore or story we get makes her seem even more unbalanced
Symettra's hardlight is crazy
Do we know if Orisa is
A) sapient
B) Not dependent on external maintenance?
She is powerful physically (can destroy a bus by just standing in front of it, can handle Doomfist) and has flexible hard light tech. And that was before Efi upgraded her and before Lucio supplied better tools to upgrade her with
Yes Orisa is sapient
She is also dependant on Efi
She can't self repair like Bastion
Ah gotcha
Mercy cannot resurrect the dead.
This is Rez
Going by that description, the most powerful in non-combat power are Symmetra and Sombra.
Didn't she bring Reaper back from the dead, which is why he is the way he is?
No
That was never true
That was a shitty theory based on fake voice lines from 2016 that Blizzard has been actively debunking since
Reaper never died
I thought he has his superpowers cause he got mortally wounded by 76 and then experimental treatment.
No
Reaper was genetically altered in the Soldier Enhancement Program 30 years ago which gave him part of his powers
Moira amplified them when he recruited her into Blackwatch
And then even more after the Swiss HQ Incident
Code of Violence goes into more detail about Reaper's state
i really though reaper was killed or mortally wounded at least
No
Yeah I thought the same
even zenyatta has a voiceline talking about how he is wasting his second chance at life
TIL
he blew up with soldier 76
No
i am reading this off the wiki
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What You Left Behind: https://bit.ly/2Fh7MRz
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE
Stone By Stone: https://bit.ly/36EsPul
Code of Violence: https://bit.ly/33CeroL
Yōkai:
https://bit.ly/3UDJzKb
Overwatch Novels:
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Read Code of Violence
So basically, he had his powers from the soldier program already, which allowed him to survive Switzerland?
is the wiki outdated or something?
I am in awe at the size of this lad 
I guess "he blew up with soldier 76" isn't an incorrect way of phrasing it, but
Its misleading
I believe he had genetic manipulations by Moira prior to Switzerland
headquarters to shrapnel. The last things he remembered were the flash of
ignition, a terrible moment of searing heat, and Jack’s eyes, wide with horror.
Then . . . impenetrable darkness.```
Yeah
god damn
He was in an explosion, and Jack was there
what a unit
And he came out of it scarred
Apparently he can shapeshift between two sizes?
We dont know how Ramattra works but that is what he does in game
he has four arms when he is a large fellow
he absolutely did
Sometimes you want a more manageable hitbox
you saw how tactical he was in taking down tracer and genji
Ngl that looked like Robotic Mauga to me LOL
in the cinematic you can see his arms are much larger when he is holding the dead omnics
compared to his arms when meditating
he only goes for the head to head collision against winston if he thinks he can beat winston
he underestimated him and lost
instead of approaching the battle with winston from a better tactical standpoint
though i could be wrong since his shoulders are being covered by some monkish garb
thats what i was thinking
he under estimated the primal rage
that would be the in universe reason anyways
tbf, would you take someone seriously who you just punted 200 yards?
the actual reason is that they needed doomfist to lose that fight for plot reasons
so he made an out of character decision
Winston is also a Mary Sue
that as well
Winston turns everyone into a jobber
but that is okay because he is winston
❤️
Wait so omnics have actual eyes
That's not new
its so easy to realise its not zenyatta but there are so many people in the comments sad about zens apparent death
Isn’t the male equivalent called Gary Stu?
I thought their weird glowing lights on their head would be used for sight since movie posters in hollywood depict omnics with eyelashes there
huh, neat
i do wonder what purpose the thin eye slots serve
The eye slots are so they can see
.....so they can see?
Well what's with the headlights then
the faceplate
not if the mask has no holes
We dont know what the purpose of the lights are
like a knights helmet you know?
Yeah man... ig they lack critical thinking and/or require additional context
The "eye" or "camera" or however you want to think about it is located behind those eye slits
I thought they had pokemon regi trio eyes
No
So apparently his two forms are called “Omnic form” and “Nemesis form”
I always thought the nine holes on top are decorative, like the way Buddhist monks have tattoos
That's just the name, both forms are Omnic FOrm
The base form looks like the common omnics we are familiar with
He doesnt turn into something that isnt an omnic, he's still an omnic
Its his shift
crazy that all of you got the wrong tank...
W character W monk L zenyatta
Have they shown off his gameplay then?
Yes
Bruh
I’m over here translating an article from Indonesia
When I could’ve just watched his gameplay
L humans W omnics
common ramattra W
I still find it weird that the females on a movie poster have eyelashes on them
interesting, no amor or shield in base form
wonder if he restores health when transforming
because that's 1000 something effective HP
actually even more really because he has all that armor
So...it seems like he'd have a similiar block to doomfist
aswell as a barrier/shield
and that weird AoE field
Mf over here casting wizard spells
looks more like kinetic grasp honestly
assuming this and the shield ability are the same?
Thats just a punch
Yeah, he has infinite fist in big boi mode
oh yeah he just gets a second pair of arms
Man becomes his own Jojo stand
Probably a design inspiration
Its literally just Star Platinum
Against?
Omnics
You realize that’s a spoof on Jojo naming right?
They use rock band names as character names
yes
If you wanted to spoof it pick a fitting name like Motorhead
Welcome to the Machine
Tru
Hell since he’s religious
We could also do Metal Church
Either way
We have to wait and see how it works in the story
All we know is that he is an engineer and created the Nemesis form himself
he is the leader of null sector right?
He was designed to lead other omnics in battle, and in videogames, people lead from the front cause it's cooler
Yes
he has to be on par with doomfist
What is Winston's favourite joke about the periodic table
if not stronger
If a king passes wind
Does that make it a Noble Gas

Wait
I think I fucked it up
No I didn’t
Yes.
Why can't omnics create new omnics? They are sentient, they can acquire knowledge, why can't they make more of themselves?
Cause the new hero origin story implies that there is only one generation of omnics.
Only one generation from Ramattra's point of view
Orisa is younger and apparently a sentient omnic
Don't know
Can't answer that
It goes against what we previously thought
Efi Oladele Interview: http://bit.ly/2miMZkT
I gotta reread some old Orisa story
I swear there was mention of the OR15s being made from the Nigerian Omnium
Originally put into service before the Omnic Crisis, the OR14 "Idina" line of security robots was built in Nigeria's massive manufacturing omnium. After the war, they were taken out of production, along with many of the other models used during the crisis. Twenty years later, Numbani revived and recommissioned the OR14 program to protect the city from external threats. These new OR15s were deployed for a short time before they were destroyed in an attack by Doomfist.
This was in her bio.
The word program implied that what was recomissioned was the project of building them in the omnium
Not the machines themselves
Hmm, I guess reading this now
They were built out of old unsold cars
So Orisa's shell would have been built decades ago, and their vague wording just didnt clear things up maybe?
I'll have to reread the novel
I see. Too much details which I can't process yet.
Overwatch said we have seen the new hero before. Where have we seen him?? Never seen him in my life
Storm Rising
Storm Rising: https://bit.ly/2VOkcXh
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At the end
Aaand its a dead link again
Oh that's my fault
Storm Rising: https://bit.ly/2MLHkEU
All of the animated cutscenes / cinematics for Storm Rising, the new 2019 Overwatch Archives Event. This includes the intro cutscene and the ending cutscene...
Skimming through the novel
Its implied the OR14 and OR15 are two different things rather than being rebuilt from the OR14s
But its never explicitly stated
they’re probably similar bc the tooling in the Omniums was meant for OR14s, and the design process should be a lot easier than a whole new omnic
I believe he meant not omnics are limited but sentient ones
It’s Anubis who made the Ramattra line of robot btw ( at the surprise of no one)
I miss temple of Anubis
imagine his interactions with the junkers
I like how Rama has a more Shepard look
Like a Moses type figure, whereas Zen is more singular, acting as a wandering teacher
It adds to the foil between the two
Ramattra split the red sea canon
Well he definitely split something

But yeah
To organize my thoughts
Ramattra is a Shepard leading his flock (the Omnics) in order to lead them to a better life. Whereas Zenyatta is a teacher who focuses mainly on a singular individual at a time (Genji) and improves them by helping them expand their world view
Ramattra believes in bettering his people by bringing war to those he believes wronged his kind, and Zenyatta takes a peaceful approach and gives all an opportunity to improve themselves through his teachings
now he needs an epic theme music
aight imagine ramttra with this
this is magnetos theme from xmen movies
Anything would be better than Kiriko’s theme
I need healing
kiriko's "theme"
alright i listened again, i think its quite obvious it isnt jus tall omnics, its the ones with sentience, he says its a miracle his kind even exists, he said that they study and meditate. these are all parts of the sentient ones not all omnics
This actually got me giggling
She was rebuilt from a bunch of destroyed omnics
Or-15s to be exact
- im not sure if he means omnics in general are finite as in pve we saw more being made
he probs means his kind, so the sentient ones
So if all sentient omnics are killed, there won't be any more issues?
Since nobody would be sentient to rise up?
Or I guess there are human interests involved like doomfist
So the society will always be in war
We'll always keep needing heroes
The story will go on forever

New hero looks cool
His interactions with zenyatta will be interesting
And bastion
Is Ramattra's name based on a song or something?
Since Zenyatta and Mondatta are based off of an album of the Police
Yeah I guess sentient omnics are finite because omnics were never supposed to be sentient and it was an accident they don’t know how to replicate
thing is not all sentient omnics are bad, so that would be immoral
Lmao
hmm
I was speaking hypothetically
everyone likes to discuss how Ramattra would react to Mondatta's death
I'd rather know how Ramattra would react to learning that Reaper is Gabriel Reyes, leader of Overwatch during the crisis and killer of millions of omnics
But why is widowmaker a bad guy? She's the victim.
That's cause she was brainwashed
It's the same
Conditioning is like gaslighting someone to believe something
Yeah that broke her
So you can't blame her
She's doing this cause she's broken, she's not herself
brainwashing makes someone believe a different ideology
conditioning makes someone adopt new behaviours to avoid punishment
even if they are able to reverse the conditioning, she still killed a lot of people
she'd be locked up, either in prison or some kind of rehab
she doesn't want redemption
Overwatch clearly has "at any cost", otherwise they would not experiment on genji just to take control of kanezaka
if they revert the conditioning, she'd go back to being Amelie
that was old Overwatch
But the members were the same
new Overwatch doesn't have the resources for something like that
Mercy did it
old Overwatch had scientists
She's no better in that regard
Ah
But still I feel bad for her, (widow). She's got one of the saddest origin story. She deserves to find peace.
For the conditioning to work, she had had to have loved her husband that much.
Who do you think has the saddest then?
Idk it's probably her for now.
Mei had some shocking stuff, but she was still herself.
I feel that Genji's was quite sad
I agree
Genji was on my mind
Hanzo and genji still found their peace
In knowing that they can see each other again.
It is shown in the ending of the animation
@peak escarp how prominent do you think Ramattra will be in both the lore and PvE?
very
Cause I’m already seeing a Shepard motif with him
What about Hamond? I mean, It's quite sad that Winston forgot about him.
he's our secondary antagonist, next to Doomfist
He is the perfect foil imo to Zen
I believe the devs said he'll appear in the PvE as a boss
maybe the final boss of the arc
Winstons is sadder
I hope that Null Sector and Talon get some wins in the PvE
Cause I don’t like when the heroes steam roll everything
Since dr winston died
Makes it look like there’s no real threat
true
Certainly looks like a massive game changer no cap
Doomfist
He’s less pure evil, and more “righteous side of Hell”
Whereas Jack is more “Wrong Side of Heaven”
Yes I stole that from FFDP

But why is he a villian
Because he’s a terrorist
Yes I’m aware of my contradiction
Cos Moira turned him into a monster
I think this is 100% legit. I’m in no position to think otherwise right now
Basically, seems like Ramattra is gonna be a mix of Bastion, Doomfist, and a little bit of Zenyatta
Also, I honestly didn’t notice it, but he actually gains a larger body somehow. Guess we’ll have to see how that ability works in game next month
Also we’ve got an emote and victory stance from what I can guess
If I had to guess, top right and bottom left are highlight intros
I rather like his meditation. Looks way cooler than Zen’s actually
Top left is either an emote or victory pose
I just figured top right was like gameplay being showed off but I guess it can be an intro too
Lol people are already being diverse over his ability countering Pharah and Echo yet haven’t seen it in action yet to judge
Wait so why did the omnic crisis happened in the first place
The shambali and Aurora came after right?
yes they came after
we don't know why the crisis happened
even in-universe they don't know
Aurora was created before the crisis, but her transcendance happened after
Anubis started the omnic crisis
yeah
Read her origin story
does anyone know how the omnics came into existence? Or is it still a mystery and they have a religion where they believe it’s the Iris that created them
So by humans then
yes
they don't believe the Iris created them
the Iris is a state of being, like Nirvana
Oh that’s makes sense I thought the iris was thier god or something
Is it bad that I want Ramattra to have more religious connotations in his dialogue?
Given he’s already got the Shepard motif going on?
wait what’s stopping omnics from making other omnics then? Why does Ramattra say there’s only one generation
because omnics were made in omniums
and all the omniums were either destroyed or are controlled by hostile forces
Really?
That explains his remark on how finite Omnics are
I never knew this beforehand I just thought they knew how to make each other
I wanted Mauga but I’m a sucker for playable Omnics
it's also possible he's referring to the sentient omnics, those who were active when Aurora transcended
and it's still possible to make omnics they just aren't sentient
Ah that makes sense
It’s just crazy to me how far back they tease characters too
Ramattra was teased all the way back in 2019 from the Storm Rising ending cutscene
The hero would have normally released in Spring 2021
So that would have been only 2 years later
Echo appeared in the very first cinematic for Overwatch
Sojourn was in Recall
Junkerqueen since 2017.
Kiriko we never physically saw, but she existed since Kanezaka dropped in 2021, and we heard of her concept art back in 2019
2 years is still very early to tease a hero
i think
the longest time between first appearance and being added to the game belongs to Sojourn
who was first seen in Recall in 2016 and was added to the live game in 2022
6 years
Junkerqueen was teased in 2017?
when the Junkertown map was added
Oh yeah I forgot how prevalent her name is
That’s insane
they've been planning her for a long time
she’s a nice hero gameplay wise
idk her lore much
she was mostly a reliable right hand man right
yeah, and one of the first members of overwatch pretty sure
sound guy
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