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Soldier is gay
Tracer and Pharah are lesbian
Baptiste is bisexual
Lifeweaver is pansexual
anything else is just speculation
Soldier is legitimately gay?
yes
Is there a lore relation reason as to why ultimates are ultimates? Like why cant genji just unsheathe his sword whenever he wants? Or why cant widow and s76 just use their visor all the time? Are they stupid?
I would assume for people like Reaper, Sigma, Winston, and JQ their ult uses a lot of energy so they just canât keep doing
It
Winston needs to be angry for his ult, Sigma's isn't even cannon, so we don't know, JQ's ult probably takes up some energy and she rarely uses it, and Reaper, it is canon, tho maybe he only does it when there really is no other choice
Reapers ult is just him dancing for a few seconds, that doesn't require much energy
Plus it bet it hurts him like Hell to do it
Probably
I mean, it did look like a shover of pain or smth went over him when he performed it
they are ultimates for gameplay balance
Then things like Riptire, Pulse Bomb, Barrage and the like use resources they donât always have available on them at all times
They really should make Shatter lore accurate in game, it would be such a good change
D.Va can't blow up her mech at will, Tracer only carries one Pulse Bomb, etc.
many ultimates appear different in the lore
Some ults seem like last resort things in lore
Cassidy's Deadeye is just a representation of him shooting really well, as seen in Reunion
Bob is always there in lore, tho he only uses his guns in fight when Ash tells him to
where did you hear sigma isn't canon?
Like, most things about Sigma's kit is not canon
Sigma's ult is one of many we haven't seen in the lore
Ana, Brigitte, Bastion, Echo, Illari, Lifeweaver, Mauga, Moira, Orisa, Ramattra, Sigma, Symmetra, Wrecking Ball and Zeyatta all have ults we haven't seen in the lore
many of them aren't likely to be canon (like Mauga, Zenyatta, Brigitte)
possibly
Some abilitys seem very wild to be canon even tho they were in a story mission, like Bastion ult, Brigitte ult, Mei ult and like, half of Lucio's kit
I wouldn't count them as canon just for being in a story mission
they're not going to change the heroes's kits just for story mode
True
My headcanon is that Artillery is a modified Tank Configuration from Torb
i dont see why mauga's ult wouldnt be canon
I think all the Ultimates are canon
They're just not 1 to 1
Dva exploding her mech in her animated short for example
I found Dva can just get a new Tokki immediately
Doubt*
yes we know that dva had to get tokki rebuilt
as for mauga thats just a Device he throws on the ground that projects some hard light. like winston bubble
I can see Sym's ult in the lore tbh
In lore, there are cities created purely by Hardlight, and Sym is a prodigy
It wouldn't be farfetched I feel
And there are a lot of characters who we don't see their ult in lore because we haven't seen them introduced in the story yet
Like Sigma, for example
We know of him, we know his backstory and that he's in Talon. That's mostly it from what I know
I think it would be cool to see a Graviton Vs. Grafitic Flux clash in the story
sigma hasn't appeared in lore at All yet which is kinda unfortunate bc i like him
he had a cameo appearance in Code of Violence
it's plausible, but I doubt whether he actually has such a device
yeah but bro is just sitting there minding his own business
we haven't seen Him in action i mean
I doubt he's used for combat
the devs said he's kept in a lab to continue his research
he's a lot less cool than the community thinks he is
neurodivergent grandpa. as i always say
I'd like to see him get rescued by Overwatch
If anything I'd like to see Sombra go solo
Bunch of people are all like âsigma could kill everyone and create black holes to destroy everything !!â when thereâs like 0 reason for him to at all
exactly
I imagine that if he even wants to do black hole shenanigans like that, Talon would stop him
Feel like Doomfist has a tight leash on his scientists like Moira and Siggy
Idk if talon was going to hold back moira I feel like she would rebel too
didnt brig have a voiceline about wanting to make her shield bigger in pve
wait wrong reply
it isnt canon yet but i feel like it's something they'll do later near the climax of her hero's journey in the plot
moira is boss and ceo of talon
thats just factually false i think
Sombra and Mauga both refer to Doomfist as 'boss'
moira's in the inner council but she's not "the ceo" or the boss or anything
No
What do you guys think will happen after the widow sombra zenyatta cutscene
they arent going to kill him because hes a playable hero
but i heard zens not powerful in the lore
Genji beat them and they escape or they somehow manage to kidnap him
Genji intervenes, likely with some backup. Also heard theories that Illari goes to the monastery to seek guidance due to her backstory
Genji shows up with Overwatch and they take Zenyatta to safety
Her interactions with Sombra were interesting
And theyâre very likely to be canon imo
and Cassidy, Pharah and Echo get shot down over New York
My question is how will they tie Ashe to the overall story?
She won't be in the main story
Ashe will be featured in the upcoming short story collection
she's unlikely to appear in the main story
Looking forward to that story. Null Sectorâs invasion affects EVERYONE
Itâs just unlikely to see them all in the story missions tho since the main focus is the Overwatch group
At least that we know of
the short story collection will be good
it shows how the tertiary characters were affected by the invasion
plus, bless up for hanzo content đ we have not seen this man since Reflections
and that was just a cameo
his last real lore appearance was Dragons
he's gone the longest without a major lore appearance
Hanzo and Kiriko def are in the story anthology coming out
maybe they'll do an event PvE mode when Hanaoka comes out
Genji, Hanzo, and Kiriko are basically Naruto Sasuke and Sakura
Come to think of it, a Naruto collab with a Kiriko Sakura skin would go hard
ooo id love that
do we know what the season 9 map is?
idk man i feel like sheâs so powerful
like who else can take the average person and make them a monster
yeah she's a freaky geneticist but she is not even remotely the ceo
who is
i love the way sombra is in talon for herself
but do we know if sheâs also manipulating sigma or she actually cares about him
because we know she manipulates everyone for her own benefit but sheâs so nice to sigma
it seems implied that she genuinely cares about sigma
cause tbh what would she gain out of manipulating sigma. like what is he gonna do
baptiste lore?? someone tell me all about it!! i havent hesrd abr his lore so drop it đ
frr shes so nice âšď¸
he was in talon. he left talon. he's in overwatch now
that's the gist of it
he was built during the omnic crisis to lead omnics into war, and after the war he saw how omnics were being mistreated so he grabbed some buddies and started null sector
Baptiste grew up poor and after an attack on his home, he lost his parents. Growing up, he joined Talon in order to sustain himself and was recruited as one of the best combat medics around. He also befriended Mauga, who helped him escape Talon once he decided he was done. Baptise walked around trying to repair the damage he'd done and ran into Mauga, who was trying to get Baptiste to aid him in a mission. Baptiste agreed but stabbed Mauga in the back, making him fail the mission. Baptiste helps Overwatch as an organization, hoping to stop Null Sector.
Tip for if u want to know basic lore, watch origin stories videos
Bap has a pretty good one too
Ramattra is a bot made for war, who was used in the Omnic Crisis. After Overwatch stopped the Crisis, Rammatra was one of the few Ravagers left. He befriended Zenyatta, whom learned and spent time with Mondata. After some time though, Rammatra got tired of waiting doing nothing, and tried to make peace with humans. That fails horribly, he loses friends and it reinforces his hatred for humans. He and a couple buddies then get together and plan an attack on the public. Leading to the death of another of his friends, and the other two backing out. Rammatra doubled down however, and continued to build Null Sector, with the help of Talon.
Pretty sure he wasnt the pnly ravager as junker queen has fought some of them
Right that's true.
Yeah, but so is Rammatra.
No, I'm pretty sure they both are.
Oh, maybe she fought them during the Omnic Crisis? Or maybe a little after?
I might be wrong, you may be right though.
i dont think they ever said ramattra is the only ravager left
Omnic crisis wouldnt make sense
She would be 1
Okay, I'm wrong.
Thank you.
Yeah me neither and well i can say i know a ton bout him
Ill just check the sources
No worries
Im just very knowledgable on rama as hes my fav hero in lore
Makes sense.
U probs got bastion and him mixed up in it
Also font forget he also very likely called the hit on mondatta
He compared mondatta to anubis, thinks he should pay for what he did etc
Its not certain yeah
But i do think its important to mention. Ramattra is imho the best hero to invest in understanding his lore solely cuz hes the best written
Itll feel way more rewarding reading reflections and watching his origin story than reading a synopsis becausr hes just that well dome
every lore channel regular got a hero or a few they know Way too much about
I wish I knew too much about Reinhardt.
I love you my hammer wielding, German, King.
Yea
Whatâs the Bob lore? Is he just cool robot man? Who built him? How did he grow mutton chops?
im pretty sure he was built by ashe's rich family as a butler for her & after she got abandoned he was just vibing with her
He is an omnic so made in an omnium. Like any other omnic he got brought by people who needed a robot to do some job for them.
whats the mauga lore?
ok?
Did u do that?

The reason why i want u to is cuz ur asking basically "tell me everything bout this character." A character with a vast amount of lore etc
no i just want the lore like why did he join the dark force
As the Deepsea Raidersâ activity died down, Mauga was thirsty for more adventures. News of Akande Ogundimu killing the Scourge of Numbani reached him and piqued his interest. Seeing a worthy opponent in this so-called Doomfist, Mauga challenged him to a no-rules, anything-goes fight. Amused, Doomfist sensed something in the young man and agreed. The epic fight ended in a draw, with both men exhausted but unwilling to admit defeat. Impressed, Doomfist offered him a place with Talon, the promise of regular cybernetic upgrades, and all the chaos his two hearts desired.
Which all is on the site
Mauga is psychotic
thanks
I just advice u to check hero lore urself cuz this is info u can easily find
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Cuz part of the lore's fun is learning how things link together. Mauga cheated death and afterwards became psychotic and saw death as sum not serious
That makes sense in a twisted way
Mauga be like: "Death? I know her"
people typing in "Mauga lore" like this is google 

Exactly its tiresome, i love talking bout it and explaining but to have a convo i expect BASIC knowledge
Atleast the people who misunderstamd illari atleast KINDA know stuff
that is so crazy thank you so much ive been wanting to know his lore! tyyy its so interesting
Tip for u too
Check this next time
You can quite easily find this on the ow site. If u want more baptiste content there is an novel with him and mauga called what you left behind, watch his origin story and lastly hes also in new blood
GOD
FUCKING
Alright short version
Government make omnium, onnic factory, be place for omnics. Junkers no happy, junkers blew it up. New junk city is in that omnium
Junkertown is a part of New Junk City
theyâre part of the same place
Just a bigger city
aka the Australium radiation zone
what is winton
Just a meme
Winston's evil twin
you think tracer and widow be fucking ?!
he just like me
widow tried to kill tracer i fear
If widow were to have kids would they come out purple?
.......
these people tire me out\
wdym
thatâs a lore based question
iâm just tryna add to this channel iâm using my brain you hate me cuz you never thought of that before
enimeies turned to lovers????
widow crippled tracer for a while
which made tracer want her even more
widow still loves her ex husband
does sheâs open to trying new things like tracer
Tracer has a girlfriend already
and tracer has short hair which makes her look like a man like widows husband
also no, unless theyre also expirimented on
they wouldnât be purple cuz tracer has white skin so widows kids would come out kinda like a light purple theyâd be lightskin like when black people have kids with while people imo
who said iâm kidding lil bro

i dont know about that
listen iâm here for serious lore questions and answers and discussion if youâre not thatâs ok just leave the room
this is true
see axeras agrees widow and tracer are in love
so atleast some love is left
Look in the mirror, you just discribed yourself
you didnât have to pookie
just ignore them
i suppose; it would be interesting to find out exactly Why she still leaves him roses
Ok
widow's kids would not be purple. we said this
not owrth anyone's time
but would they be lightskin
presumably, given the other parent is also lightskinned
yeah, its very likely cuz she has some love left, but likely cant grieve properly. is she saveable fuck no but she likely misses it
honestly i really wanna know what the lore team plans to do w widow
maybe in some twisted "i knew i cared about him but i cant feel it"
cuz everyone and their mom wants her to be redeemed
nah
i can telll you my daddy works for blizzard
i dont know if she can be redeemed but life did her dirty and id at least like to see her have a good ending
you shouldnât be reedeemed youâre being mean
i just hope she comes to her senses and realises what she did and gives herself in
thats the best case scenario
if they make her suddenly go good it doesnt fit
i hope she cums to her senses on tracer
tbh which villains could feasibly be redeemed
ramattra
ngl
but i hope not
ramattra ONLY is doing this cuz there is no other way
can i ask a serious question please and then iâll be done and leave you alone
ramattra, i fear, is either gonna get redeemed or killed
sombra maybe but more like "i follow what gives me info"
if you have a question just ask it
yes omg
true
OOH sigma
he's not a villain either but he's in talon so he counts
my prediction is there is a way to solve the problem maybe through echo, rama gives himself in, gives info cuz now his goals are already set and bam focus on talon
maybe through echo they find a way to manufacture sentient omnics, so his people are no longer dying out
its the most in character
and ill also say, no he wont be killed
do you guys have like real jobs or is this it? like the longest thing you do in a day is sit in an discord server talking about video game characters and if they have sex or not ? like itâs 4:16 on a tuesday and this is what yall do talk about which characters have sex in overwstch???
this guy gets it
simply cuz it goes againsttheir messsage
you do realise timezones exist mate
please tell me what time it is for you
if ANYONE is getting killed itd be ramattra or maybe doomfist but i dont think theyd kill anyone
except MAYBE echo
10 pm
if echo dies itd be a sort of aurora 2 thing i feel
yknow i wonder if anubis is gonna come back into the story
i think someone fromn the hero side is more likely just cause killing doom or ram goes against their ideals. the ideals of overwatch is fighting for a better future, neither of them would be killed
ty
thank fucking god
lmfao
today has been a shit show in here
people acting like we are google and now this
ffs
same
have been calling it for more than a year
im so damn excited for the next missions
even a little trailer would satiate me for like a year
a mere MENTION
biolum my GOAT
my prediciton goes, echo somehow finds a way to recreate auroras thing, ramattra realizes now the problem is solved as one of his problems was that theyre limited. then rama gives himself in and gives info to find doom, then talon bla bla bla and then in case they need more or no anubis is LOOSE
what im hoping for is a s10 pve release but that is being very generous
and echo probs wouldnt be fully dead cuz she returns somehow
Okay so someone catch me up to date in a TLDR message about whats going on in this chat
lots do kinda keep loving them after death, we arent certain but i believe she does
Love for people doesnt go away as easy as that
Most people irl hold love for the dead for decades after theyve passed, especially if theyve passed when they were really important to the person
just read this
imagine if gerard was still alive somehow
i no no wanna :'(
honestly with ow i wouldnt be surprised
im sure theyd be able to find a way to bullshit it
oh not you
And i think in the lore widow caring about her husband is a key point in showcasing that her brainwashing isnt too far gone, like she can be returned to "normal" ish to some degree
That shes still vulnerable, and not a talon slave
its harder than with the other 3 not-dead ppl bc presumably they had a. a body.
yeah and he was already in hospital bed iirc
maybe they go REALLY bonkers and say that he straight up was dead and that he came back somehow, literally
i mean..
idk how theyd explain that tho
mauga
mauga wasnt completely dead
his heart was just fucked, he was stilla live but barely
depends what you count as âdeadâ
Yeah, like the "dead but not dead" people
ana is one of them too, right?
yeah
genji
for gerard im saying it would be crazy if he actially was dead this whole time but somehow zombified
that would be stupid
Let mf stay dead
don't get me wrong, Gerard should stay dead but if he wasn't dead, then Widowmaker would no longer be a widowmaker đ¤ or at least her own widowmaker
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no thank you
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Do you think they'll ever be a major change in overwatchs story
Since the setting of the game is stuck in time
For pvp
so they cant kill off characters or turn one of the villains into the good guys
why would they?
the PvP isn't canon
it doesn't matter if a hero turns good/bad
I dont think they would kill anyone off though
The pvp is set in the current state of overwatchs world
With character interactions
And stuff
the interactions aren't canon
they're hypothetical
if heroes alignments change, they would just add new interactions
Will soldier ever answer the recall thing winston gave or has he put ow behind him?
is zenyatta lebron.
Soldier is off hunting down the people responsible for sabotaging Overwatch
No, Winston is
oh alrr, preciate u man. đ¤
Hero also shows that most likely he well simply doesnt see himself fit to be part of it
Keep in mind we dpnt know how many even know hes alive
All of the soutces believe hes dead, from what i can remember only ana and now sombra really know. Oh and reaper
cass, apparently
after toronto when sojourn brought him up, cass said "jack morrison is off chasing ghosts. he's not coming" so i guess ana told him
Cassidy told them that Soldier was "off chasing ghosts"
so the rest of Overwatch know he's alive
and Mercy knows that Reyes is still alive, so she probably told them that as well
Ehhh
Dont read into it
Its commonly said that the loudest likely have a reason fof it
And say youd scream louder to get out if you have much to live for
zen charging 5 orbs for perfect headshot like "u sure bout that?" 
isnt mauga able to go against doom and draw with him?
does that mean orisa could technically defeat mauga?
if she scales above doom
.. well yes
Easily
Mauga relies on guns and physical superiority
Orisa takes him on easily
Also keep in mind not all stronger heroes in general power can beat all those below them
Orisa v sombra for example
orisa lost 2 sombra? i have not heard of this ._.
No
Im saying hypothetically
oh ye ig cuz she would get hacked
orisa isnt a "true" omnic yes?
But orisa is one of the strongest, shes from non theoretical second strobgest
cuz she wasnt enlightened during the omnic crisis & was made later by efi
Yeah
Her and what she was built from are post crisis
also doesnt kiriko's age make the plothole in the story
It does
as kiri, hanzo, and genji trained 2gether but hanzo is 20 years older than her
It just doesnt make sense
Yeah
I mean its more like it can happen
But all the sources like
Show it weirdly then
ic, ye im not 2 gud at ow lore
Like the ages themselves CAN happen like a mom teaching her child in the dojo too
But it doesnt make sense either cuz we could presume asa trained them for the majority of their lives
Here asa looks roughly 30-35
So even then
Kiriko is kinda known for feeling like a self insert
just wanted smthin but didnt rilly think about lore implications :/
They wanted her to be relatable uwu cool anime girl
It feels super forced
It wouldve been way better if she heard legendesque stories of them from her mom
And not known them personally
that would have been cool, like she looked upto hanzo as a strong leader
Makes all of their interactions more logical funnily enough
Keep in mind..
She NEVER mentions the fallout
One of her "childhood friends" for all she knew fucking dying
She only mentions the hashimoto taking over
Her not having a personal connection wouldve made more sense for it
Also keep in mind HER DAD IS A HOSTAGE WHO HAS TO WORK FOR THEN
But nope not even mentioned
dang kiri has a lot of plotholes in her story
they tried making her a main character without tying back to anything that was alr said
they nailed ram but fumbled with kiri
didnt they change zen's age cuz they made him 2 young
& he would have been born after the enlightenment
Maybe
Yea
But back then we didnt know how it worked
ow has so much lore đ there r like 500 different storylines going on
Eh not everything is important
zarya vs sombra is a pretty cool one tho, i dont know much about it but it seems fun
Kiriko hanzo illari lw ashe for example
You can know their lore but they arent like exactly important now
Its a comic
Quite short one too
doesnt sombra escape from zarya at the end of it?
& like zarya gets less racist cuz an omnic helped her
Yeah
She also learns russia is racist
In japan for example thats VERY looked down upon for omnics
Zo outright racist ones are like junkers and russia
isnt australia literally just nuclear fallout
She saved lynx, btw first non binary character
like living there is asking for cancer
No.
Only the outback partially
Sydney and likely other cities are fine
As we see in lucio ball map AND going legit
Even some of the first art shows sydney
is all of australia like the junker area or has some of it stayed more "modern" in a sense
like all the cities
Only the outback
ah ic
This was one of the first art things
And u can see it on gibraltar
Btw, all heroes are connected to the rest except for illari
the lore is tied 2gether rilly well with like some characters thrown in there for the vibes
So say junkrat is connected to lifeweaver in a convoluted way
Well illari is the only one that isnt tied at all
hammond is tied with jq but like is tryna start his own adventure
To show how
Ana and winston are connected to atleaet a junker with hog knowing ama and ball knowing winston. Winston is against talon and knew reaper who is with them, sanjay is from vishkar and lw was part of it
has there been any info on illari except the hero intro where she killed all the other sun-powered people?
Illari is the only disconnected
Nope
Also 0 merch
Nothing
And before u say anything, it wasnt her fault
Illari isnt a psycho
ye she just 2 strong
Im so tired of it
But yeah illari just exists
My prediction is she'll join overwatch
ye she seems like a "good" character
like talon is trying to be "gud" by starting a human omnic war to improve humanity or wtvr but like its portrayed evil
Shes just hanzo but more dramatic
Hanzo is about redemption, so is illari but bigger
Talons theme is a better future in their eyes NO MATTER THE COST
i feel like if ram gets his way the cost will literally just be all of humanity
Then u dont understand ramattra
Ramattra doesntv hate all humans, he hates humanity
he saw his omnic brtheren die cuz of racism & wants to make the world a better place for omnics ye?
Yes. He hoped it could happen peacefully, he still wants that
He just saw howit never worked
He VERY likely called the hit on mondatta too
If u wanna understand him read "reflections" short story
alr will do
thnx for all the info
im only scratching the tip of the iceberg
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No worries
im already happy ur doing that cuz some people legit ask "what is maugas lore"
aslong as u watch origin stories as you showed u did i think most dont mind helping cuz if u have baseline knowledge we can help telling u extra or clearing stuff up
if u want basic knowledge of more general stuff i advice for comics the new blood series and masquerade. most short stories are more specific to heroes and novels especially so
and if u want to know more bout in lore strength i can certainly help with that too
ye ill check in to clear any misconceptions i have lol, thnx for the help
no worries
Bro this is sum deep shit
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I love it
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Sup
So talon kidnapped Zen correct? Does that mean that soon cinematic accurate genji will be hunting down talon
Talon didn't kidnap Zen yet
They're in the process of kidnapping Zenyatta, we're not sure yet if someone will intervene
We think Genji will, and I personally think Illari will be there too
Why would she be there?
Maybe to find help and peace with herself like Genji? Could be that she heared about Zenyatta and that he helps people and she wants to talk with him
I donât think weâll see Illari in the main story
Illari doesnât know any of them đ
Why illari??
Maybe later cuz her joining ow fits alot
But like, LATER
And we dont know what they want from zen
Zen is like, the most random choice to try and get rid of or get info from
The only person there Illari MAYBE could know is Sombra
What line
I think it makes sense for her to seek out the monastery similar to Genji trying to come to terms with her cybernetic body
Ram probably told them to
Or they might believe Zen could have information regarding Ramattra
Zen isnt at the monestary
Hes in suravasa
Thats the most likely
Illari asking bout research from sombra
I had the idea that Soldier could form his own group out of the heroes that aren't in either OW or Talon, like Illari, LW, Kiriko, maybe Venture.
doesnt exactly make sense
illari would most likely join overwatch
kiriko is bound to kanekaza
venture might know ana
and lw would also be more fit of just ow
I think they could have Kiriko leave Kanekaza due to a Null Sector invasion
Similarish to Lucio
except that lucio isnt solely focussed on his own city
lucio already helped orisa fight doom before
soldier also has no reason to join up with those
Honestly didn't even know this
lucio bbg
wait is it canon he's disabled?
i saw this super cute picture of rein carrying lucio after his skates broke and he mentioned he didnt have his chair
no
nOOOOOO
Lucio's legs work just fine
it's a popular headcanon that he's disabled, but not based on fact
that one was pretty popular in the OW1 days
i heart disability rep
efi is def autistic fight me
i also think rein has ptsd!
im not projecting no wdym
and if anyone has PTSD, it's Baptiste
adhd vs autism, lw and sym
rein does too
have u seen the cutscene for the story missions where he freaks out after seeinf bastion
Rein thinks an enemy has gotten in
because they're currently fighting Null Sector, which has Bastion units
it's not PTSD
yes because bastion units were there when he lost balderich (cant spell)
i would argue that everyone in overwatch has ptsd considering the story
the only one who exhibits any symptoms of PTSD in the lore is Baptiste
and possibly Bastion, if robots can have PTSD
im not saying in the lore its outright implied or whatever its just, realistically/logically they've all seen some shit
yes
but not everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD from it
it's a specific psychological diagnosis, not just "this person had trauma so they have PTSD"
sobbing let me have my comfort headcannons
not until i get my first genderfluid rep

can i help u
venture is nb! i know it's not the same but hopefully they're the first of many trans heros!
yeah i love venture. can't wait for them
I want Space Ranger
Martian
You can have them, just dont actblike its fact
Predicting Space Ranger is a survivor of the gorilla uprising on Horizon
Isnât she from the mars colony
yeah
They said it almost 3 months ago at BlizzCon so it's normal u don't know
However I hope we'll get an Mars map
Ahh I didn't pay attention to Blizzcon besides Venture
Personnally I don't care about Venture
I'm only looking forward to Space Ranger and her lore
And when they said new heroes probably won't be in the battle pass anymore
Yeah it would be like in OW1
I hope it happens
Same. I also had the idea of making OW2 free to try
One rotating hero per week with the full roster being 30 or 40 dollars
And every new hero being included with that full price of course
you know ow2 is already free right
NO THEYRE SO CUTE LOOK AT THEM
I don't really care about that tbh
I'm just looking forward the lore of the character
Eh, oversized clothing is a boring gimmick for a character design
Iâm most excited to see that new tank after Space Ranger
Ngl, that sounds kind of stereotypical to say, but Ight
they look friendly
babes
i am transgender
i LIVE in oversized hoodies
Doesnât mean you speak for em all tho
actually i do im the lorax i speak for the trees /j
its less a stereotype and more a common thing, since dysphoria causes a lot of trans people to wear oversized clothes to hide their body shape
Free with everyone unlocked after playing a certain amount of time. I'm saying make those heroes locked until you purchase the full game and remove a bunch of mtx to compensate.
I mostly see fighting games use this tactic, such as Killer Instinct
Also I also wear oversized hoodies a lot as an nb lmao
cant wait for that thing to get zapped and banned
They meant a different system
But nah
Fellow Mauga enthusiast
does ow know who ram is? like he seems to be working in the shadows as the leader of null sector, i would guess only talon would know
currently no they do not
they know him only as that mystery omnic from the screens
zen is the only "allied" one from ow who could recognize
oh wait
maybe thats why zen is getting sook out, not for anything like getting rid of him etc but keeping him silent from overwatch
its not to use against ram or whatever, but cuz hes the only ow ally who COULD know ramattra
do people know that genji knows zen though
sombra probs does somehow
ah yeah
or the people who lived in nepal
its a village]
mightve gone to shambali first to make sure his comrades wouldnt speak and then learn of genji having lived there
we might be lookin into that all too much tho cuz honestly im almost certain our theories wil be better than the actual result
also what is up with hanzo's voiceline saying he is better with a sword but choosing to defend himself with his bow when genji breaks in(i would assume he would use his strongest weapon to deter assassins) & we never 1nce see this so called sword skill
after "killing" genji with a sword he swore to never use a sword again
He beat genji
With sword
He killed Genji with his sword
Swore never to use it again
In reality Hanzo with a sword is probably equal to cybernetic Genji skill wise
wish to get some animation that showed his skill
Considering he held his own against Genji for a little while with the bow
nah no need
kiriko would somehow be made the main character of it
No
Genji not only gained cybernetics that make him superhuman but also has gained training and experience while being in overwatch
Imo genji purposefully didnât use 100% of his power because he didnât want to kill Hanzo
agree genji was fighting defensively essentially the whole time obviously with no intent to do serious damage
while hanzo had no reason to hold back
Can someone explain why overwatch was created and why talon was as well
overwatch was created as an international task force to combat the omnic crisis
Talon is more an international elite criminal syndicate, we don't know exactly when and why it was founded but the goals change as the leadership changes. Right now Doomfist is the leader and wants to cause international conflict and chaos in order to strengthen the human race in general
Hanzo literally thought he was an assassin so yh
Genji was trying to disarm Hanzo essentially
they should have a mission where you 1v1 reaper as 76
Or vice versa but idk if theyd let you be the villain
With Duel of The Fates playing
But I think it'd be cool to get a mission where a team of supports have to defeat one tank
Illari, Kiriko, LW, Ana Vs. a Mauga boss
mercy lore someone explain pls :))
sighs
she has a short story you can read, its somewhere in the pins
i dont think she has an origin story but her short story is the main source of mercy info alongside her official bio
You are the same one who asked bout bap lore, please learn how to use google
We arent google, and i personally prefer to explain and talk bout writing when people are specufic
Is there any evidence for talon existing before the crisis?
yes
Talon kidnapped Widowmaker, brainwashed her, and made her kill her husband in his sleep
That was when Overwatch was still active
It's unclear whether Talon formed before, during, or after the Omnic Crisis, but they definitely existed before Overwatch was shut down
what kind of world does it take place in? If you don't understand what i mean here's an example: Skyrim takes place in a medieval fantasy world
futuristic sci/fi
I really like the idea of Mcree, modern day cowboy with a robot arm, what could be better? I kinda wish real life was a little like that wild west but still technology, in Mcree's short film it's like wild west but modern, it has a resturant with led lights and modern things a modern train, you get the point. I love it
Overwatch is set in near-future Earth
Yeah but we ain't gonna have rocket ships with a cowboy a robot that can turn itself into a minigun a human bigger than hulk with a big hammer and a working hologram shield a guy who teleports and turns himself into a ghost and goes around with thousands of shotguns and is terrifying a futuristic old soldier guy and a big pig who has a claw a gas mask and a shotgun he loads with a bunch of trash
it's still sci-fi
but it's Earth like 50 years in the future
not 1000 years from now, and not some distant planet
we still ain't gonna have rocket ships with a cowboy a robot that can turn itself into a minigun a human bigger than hulk with a big hammer and a working hologram shield a guy who teleports and turns himself into a ghost and goes around with thousands of shotguns and is terrifying a futuristic old soldier guy and a big pig who has a claw a gas mask and a shotgun he loads with a bunch of trash in 50 years
is that you just said future not fiction not fantasy nothing
it's not literally predicting the future
Not even close
although a lot of the tech is based on emergent technology now, like cybernetics, AI and nanobiotics
you asked what kind of world it takes place in, you didn't mention fiction either
why are you so mad?.. im just a new ow player wanting to learn new lore i know how to use google and i know you arent google but i just want to know ok? please dont get mad for someone asking about something. its not really that serious. you are the kind of people making me regret playing ow and joining this server.
thanks
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8t83TEa/ guys how much lore did I leave out besides Amelie's real name? I have to redo this
Overwatch's Lead Narrative Designer got laid off
That's really bad, lore's gonna be even more inconsistent now with whoever the next guy taking over is gonna be
or not
just because it's someone new doesn't mean it will be inconsistent
other members of the narrative team survived the snap
Maybe, but I don't have a lot of hope
Of course, this assuming Microsoft is going to continue investing in the lore in any meaningful way with the number of art and pve devs that got the axe
there's still a few months worth of content the old team worked on
so we won't feel the impact of these layoffs until the summer
Gonna be the wild west after that I guess
I just feel bad for them more than anything
People are saying the lead writer deserved it because they "retconned" gency
Shippers are just crazy
It's dumb because they act like they removed Mercy and Genji's Overwatch 1 interactions specifically when literally almost all of the OW1 interactions got removed
exactly
I aint mad, its annoying to have someone ask what is this when its so much lore, i already gave u the site last time. Thats all it is. I love talking bout it but its very broad. U can just read a bit before
Well it certainly wonât get more consistent
We've had people asking "X lore" so many times lately that i lost my patience
Uh uh uh
We can only hope that whoever's now in charge will do his proper research on the lore
But yeah, they fired people who had a high wage and basically replaced them with people who have lower wages
Because if they had to cut anyone due to the merger, it was gonna be whoever's getting paid more
The gaming industry is far too competitive for its own good
Not even the gaming industry, just any entertainment industry as a whole
Music, television, etc.
I don't think that lore bits and things like that are gonna slow down due to the layoffs
They're just gonna be under new management
For better or worse
I can't speak for events though, I hear that whole section got laid off. Maybe they all got replaced, who knows?
Sorry for the wall of text in the lore channel, just wanted to say that I don't think that things will necessarily slow down with Overwatch, there'll just be new people doing them, likely coming from Microsoft
..it was mystery heros
that's not even a hot take that's canon, she's autistic
yea
it was first mentioned in the comic "A Better World" in 2016
i knew it was a popular headcanon but it being actual canon makes me so happy
thank you
and her short story "Stone by Stone" does an excellent job of portraying her sensory and social issues
Sym really is just misunderstood, huh
dude im actually so happy right now
an autistic character who isn't portrayed offensively if written by a allistic is so rare
oh my god thats why her voicelines arw all with balance and patterns and shit
i also headcanon efi to be autistic but to be fair i dont know too much about the lore with her i just think it fits her
and adhd lucio/tracer
I think it's too easy to label any tech-head into having ASD
fair point
sigma might be autistic as well
idk he gives me the vibes based on that one interaction with soldier
"0: an ant!!"
Sigma has brain damage
his perception of the world is altered ane he's not always "present"
he's sort of an offensive/outdated representation of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Let's be real, most of OW's cast could be considered neuro divergent in one way or another
next lore is march 5 btw
so in my headcanon he's autistic with dissociative amnesia
it's confirmed that he doesn't have that
it's too easy to headcanon neurodivergent characters
Way too easy
his little backstory video has a lot of stereotypes
largely because people will project their own symptoms onto their favourite characters
people interpret sigma's origin story more literally and say that he has 3 "personalities" but it's more metaphorical i think
correct
his origin trailer is very abstract
I mean, they literally designed an escaped psych ward skin for him â ď¸
no shut up hes a sweetheart
JUSTICE FOR SPACE GRANDPA
yeah... it's hard to tell what sigma's got going on other than. brain damage. bc he has simply not existed since he came out
Can we go one discussion here without discussing how problematic Sigma's lore was/is?
he appeared one singular time in code of violence but he was just sittin there
if you took Echo's origin trailer literally, you might think that Dr. Liao became Echo
i saw a comic of him having dementia and sombra being like
which a lot of people did
we've gone many discussions without bringing him up actually !
"the universe can wait until tomorrow, let's get you back to bed"
i love their dynamic
I know, I know. I just find it funny that he almost always comes up when I'm here and I rarely mention him
Echo and Cassidy endgame would have been wild if Liao did become her đđ
I LOVE SPACE GRANDPAâźď¸
i think a sigma-centered piece of media would go crazy
cinematic or comic or short story idc
Sigma has a lot of potential but... I kinda want him to be boring...? If that makes any sense
he doesn't have to be super cool like the fanon makes him but i want him to exist
if we're going to talk about headcanons we hate... I hate the headcanon that Reyes "adopted" Cassidy
echo has a lot of traits that could be interpreted as autistic ones, but shes literally a robot so
OMG SAME
I'm sorry what
it's a popular headcanon on Tumblr
like its not the worst thing but why tho
Cassidy was 17 when he was busted by Overwatch
"adopted" is crazy but i enjoy them having a fatherly sort of relationship
Tumblr can be dismissed without any further thought
clearly not in need of a father
Don't look to twitter for balance changes, don't look to Tumblr for lore
This isnât as popular, but Iâve seen quite a few people headcanon Cassidy as having been a scrawny teen before joining ow and beefing up. He was always buff đ
Sorry, "X"
depends on what art you look at
this is Cassidy at 17
Generally you can tell that he wasnât a tiny kid who couldnât fit into clothing, though
Itâs interesting how the person who designed asheâs deadlock gang design didnât know her design was going to be turned into a skin lol
haha twink
a lot of the fanart for this headcanon draw him like he's 10-12
TWINK
All the characters vel has drawn look a bit twinkish tbh
Woah woah woah chill out
Now they mainly draw dva/ramattra
I've also seen a headcanon that Roadhog had a daughter that he lost, and that's why he likes cute things
why can't a guy just like cute things for himself?
If that was real that would be so so sad :((
and don't get me started on the headcanon that Roadhog adopted Junkrat
lmao?
LMAO what???
shipping them is one thing, adopted?
Many do both which is uber icky đŹ
oh dear,
Yeah the Junker stans are... something
at least the adoption headcanon can easily be disproven, since we see their first meeting in Wasted Land
thats very sad but yeah let him like cute things
i headcanon junkrat to be like 28-34 and roadhog to be like, in his mid forties-early fifties because i do ship them but the age difference is icky
Junkrat is 27 and roadhog is 50
thats why i said headcannon
headcanoning ages is weird
because i dont like them being that big of a age diff
it feels weird shipping 27 and 50 year olds together so i fixed it while truing to make it still close ish to their design
you could just... not ship them
have you seen their voicelines
Just they are friends
i also like boombox!!
according to the voicelines Roadhog doesn't like Junkrat very much
I think he rather find Junkrat annoying
I mean... I personally think they've been trying really really hard lately to gently sink the roadrat ship lol
the junkrat lifeweaver interaction where niran asks if they're dating is SO funny to me
it probably hasn't even occured to Junkrat that dating Roadhog is an option
he is pretty dense
But clearly, it's never crossed Junkrat's mind lol
omg yes
he's a genius, but a stupid genius
junkrat just thinks all homies feel like this
Idiot genius
yes
soldier's birthday is tomorrow
omg happy birthday soldier
i think soldier and reyes def have some homosexual tension

Soldier was gay, yes, but he put his work before his relationship.
..it's only logical
how about "they showed no romantic interest in each other"
GAY MEN MARRY STRAIGHT WOMEN SOMETIMES TO KEEP UP APPEARANCES OR THEY DONT YET REALIZE THEYRE GAY
yes they did tf you mean
source?
LOOK AT THEM???
are we looking at the same characters?
They saw fanart.
Either that or they look at the designs and headcanon.
such as?
"tell jack to stop chasing me"
"I have. He won't listen.@
Jack is hunting him down because he sabotaged Overwatch
hes also greving
Alright bud, chillax, we're getting a bit hostile
i like s76 Theoretically but i dont think it works in canon
due to a Lot of things
i like the art tho
the way this server just shuts down any queer ship i've mentioned is a bit irritating
i found this adorable art of reaper blob the other day it was so silly
get better ships and headcanons then
Hey woah woah woah he doesn't know his mind anymore
thank you !
we don't know a Lot of canon sexualities that's where headcanons come in
which means theres no reason why i shouldnt headcanon him
THIS!! THANK YOU
here here here let me gauge yalls opinions
We know.. 5
maugtiste. thoughts
toxic
very much so !
Very baaaad
rein is bi and in a relationship with sigma and ana, sigma is gay and dating rein but not ana, ana is straight but an ally
i think they were exes but def a very unhealthy relationship
bap def deserves better
i like maugtiste more in their talon days but in present it PAINS me to think about them
i dont like mauga too much tbh
his pec dance makes me extremely uncomfortable and idk why
valid
idk how he even does that
freakish
THATS WHAT IM SAYING
especially as a trans man its a combo of being uncomfortable and gender dysphoria
cant wait for venture
mauga's got crazy tatas honestly
i guess 2 hearts does that to you


