How the heck would he survive in junkertown?
#lore-discussion
worthy rose
Wouldnt the people just kill him?
perhaps hammond's pod was the "spider tank" everyone wanted
rancid totem
In his weoponized pod and a bad ass mccree hat and a stick of wheat in his houth
worthy rose
And i thought queen was the champion
dire timber
no shitposting
rancid totem
NO
valid shell
Stop.
rancid totem
Ok
worthy rose
I wonder if he can talk
rancid totem
Do you think he will be able to climb on walls like a spider
worthy rose
@rancid totem if you wanna talk gameplay go to the gameplay channel
worthy rose
Which is just "overwatch discussion"
Omg his mech is an oversized weaponised hamster ball
Why didnt i see that?
white cobalt
The cage, the carrot, the vents and people not worried about a rodent
valid shell
The Champion is missing the 'C'.
We're fucking stupid.
The Hampion.
We're so fucking dumb.
worthy rose
Haha funny one binge ✊✊
white cobalt
That's huh a stretch
white cobalt
Because they want a chimp/cat
and this hero fits with everything
btw isn't Hammond the one who was disturbing the monkeys in HLC?
valid shell
@worthy rose The teaser showed monkeys AND dogs.
worthy rose
Once queen and hammond are out more new people can come in
Unless they give us max and lynx etc
white cobalt
2 heroes from junker? I doubt so much
valid shell
Talon is international.
worthy rose
Ok?
valid shell
Junkers are Australian.
worthy rose
Well hammond isnt australian
last inlet
It's an American company, that'll happen
dire timber
@white cobalt nothing about Hammond being in any way involved in the uprising
people are just making it up
also, <@&397922982632226816>, we probably need @worthy rose taken out of here
worthy rose
The twitter does says
"champion revealed"
And we know queen was champ but i guess this means that she was beat by hammond
dire timber
I mean, not really beat
worthy rose
Defeated then
dire timber
she became a champion, and then became the Queen
and ever since then, there were other champions
not because they defeated her
worthy rose
Source?
dire timber
but because there were other championships since, in which the Queen didn't necessarily take part
I mean, Queens's "today we find a new champion" is pretty indicative, isn't it?
so far there's no indication that the Queen was ever beaten
it's just as likely that she simply stopped participating
half shell
Also it would imply that this is not the new "hero" maybe?
valid shell
What.
worthy rose
?
half shell
because they are called hero's in overwatch not champions right?
worthy rose
Read the conversation we just had
white cobalt
Champion as in Champion in Junkertown's mecha fights.
half shell
ah well nvm, that's not what I mean but whatever
worthy rose
Then what do you mean?
valid shell
Do you think Blizzard accidentally announced a LoL champ?
worthy rose
I agree
half shell
No I mean Hammond could be a champion from another hero. So junkerqueen could be the 'Hero', but hammond is just one of her abilities(?)
dire timber
that makes no sense
worthy rose
^
half shell
I know it's very farfetched
last inlet
Summoner Queen
half shell
I mean the poster with junkerqueen design is now fully visible in the new reveal
It could work like smash bros with pokemon trainer, you can switch pokemon as one of the abilities
white cobalt
Oh wait i didn't noticed the change in background
worthy rose
Hammond looks a little "big" to be an ability
I mean that thing we saw looks like a highlight intro for him
quasi siren
valid shell
@worthy rose Just partners in crime.
worthy rose
Oh
valid shell
Disappointed?
And honestly, I wouldn't mind it if Hammond was mute, but the Queen spoke through his mech's speakers as his handler.
terse oak
Shipping is NOT canon
valid shell
And maybe appeared in his victory poses.
worthy rose
But
valid shell
Because at this point, I seriously doubt she'll ever be playable.
worthy rose
I want her as her own hero
valid shell
As much as thirsty boys want her to step on them.
white cobalt
i dont mind about being mute, im expecting squeaking sounds like bastion.
worthy rose
Not making her a hero would be a wasted opportunity
dire timber
@valid shell you keep repeating that phrase
why?
what's the problem with wishing for Junkertown Queen to be a hero, exactly?
valid shell
A third Australian.
When many countries - and some continents - have nothing.
And don't use our three Americans as an excuse, because that's obviously already disappointing.
vivid osprey
Ehh
valid shell
Ehh?
dire timber
I mean, sure, you can postpone her until we get more people from other places
vivid osprey
👍.
dire timber
but I think it'd still be cool to have her
valid shell
Well, yeah.
It would be cool to have 100+ heroes.
But they're probably a finite resource.
cunning ledge
yo what the actual fuck blizzard
i'm not even mad
i can't be
HE'S GOT THE FUCKIN WINSTON HEAD PLATE
white cobalt
i mean everything fits
valid shell
@cunning ledge I like this a lot better than another monkey.
cunning ledge
same
valid shell
Brigitte was too safe. Let's get something weird.
cunning ledge
it's so much better
i'm honestly wondering if he actually talks though
or if it's just squeaks
valid shell
Although he does seem alarmingly similar to Battleborn's penguin character.
cunning ledge
I was very doubtful that they would do another non talking hero
worthy rose
Why dont you like the idea of a 3rd aussie hero?
cunning ledge
if you're making that connection then I'd say league of legends had the "small cute animal in giant battle mech suit" thing first
valid shell
@worthy rose I just explained why.
half shell
I don't think my theory is too farfetched
valid shell
I have nothing against Australians, but when other countries don't even have ONE hero, Australia can sit pretty on their duo.
worthy rose
Just because other countries dont have a hero doesnt mean we cant have a 3rd aussie
valid shell
I would react the same about a third Japanese hero, or third Swede.
modest cove
How long until its okay to add a third Australian? Until every country gets one?
valid shell
At least until every major region.
We still don't have a SE Asian hero.
Or a Caribbean.
We only have one South American.
worthy rose
Ok?
valid shell
Tell that to countries who might as well not exist in media.
worthy rose
Mhm
last inlet
I just don't care about junkerqueen
worthy rose
Well i do
last inlet
I mean, why another junker
worthy rose
Square one
valid shell
The game boats diversity, not "Americans vs. Australians."
last inlet
Not just another aussie
But from the same city, even
At least Hamsterball is from space
Who had the idea of a Caribbean lady hero? Like, maybe from Haiti
severe oxide
Fuck Australia forever tbh
worthy rose
Isnt road from new zealand?
cunning ledge
not confirmed explicitly yet
severe oxide
No more mad Max shit pls
cunning ledge
but heavily implied
worthy rose
Jewvia welcome to the party
cunning ledge
I think it's more likely that he was born there but moved to Australia pretty early on because in his bio it implies he considers Australia his home
severe oxide
Less Aussies, more rodents
limpid agate
Me: Hammond can't possibly be a monkey. Hes like a cat or a rabbit or some other animal
Everyone else: You're crazy Jewvia, he has to be a monkey. Whats that? No one cares he went missing? Nah, youre crazy, chimpanzees are small harmless animals that dont shit on the drapes and rip peoples faces off, right?
valid shell
I was on your side, dawg.
limpid agate
Yes you and literally no one else
white cobalt
lel
worthy rose
Lolo
cunning ledge
for the record I had no strong opinion one way or another
valid shell
I like hamster Hammond so much better than a chimp anyways. Reminds me of the Chua from Wildstar RIP.
worthy rose
Anywayssss. Road name is mako, he has an islander skin called toa
last inlet
@limpid agate rude, I thought you had a great point :c
worthy rose
And i remember chu said something about him owning a kunekune?
last inlet
K
Still gotta wait for actual confirmation there
Because God knows we can't trust anyone
worthy rose
Consider that a kunekune is a pig native from new zealand too
severe oxide
What if Hammond is just his codename, his real name is Emre Sarioglu
Formerly known as Liao
cunning ledge
the most important part is that the hamster has the metal head plate thing tho
like Winston
cunning ledge
the mech is called the Wrecking Ball tho
severe oxide
Also goes by whatever that other name was in Petra
last inlet
I can't even meme properly
worthy rose
Maybe the head plate increases uh cognitive functions or whatever
lean silo
i just saw the video and im fucking dead
severe oxide
Yep
white cobalt
also this make him a 10+ years old hamster?
cunning ledge
Hamid Faisal @severe oxide
severe oxide
That
lean silo
yeah this hamster is ancient
lean silo
I KNEW he wouldn't be a chimp
worthy rose
Is there gonna be outrage overr killing a hamster?
severe oxide
Someone google hamster lifespan please
valid shell
The forehead plate is probably to operate on their brains.
last inlet
3 years
lean silo
he probably just pops out and runs back for another one in his death anim
severe oxide
What about guinea pigs
valid shell
He probably just ejects out of his mech.
cunning ledge
4-8 years
lean silo
but yeah i was saying that the lack of concern for hammond's disappearance had to be because he was unimportant lmao
last inlet
I swear, if they try to ret con his species because of his age, I'll laugh
cunning ledge
genetic modification tho
worthy rose
He was laughing
last inlet
Yeah they could easily go with that, that's what I'm saying kinda
worthy rose
There is a bit of hooman in him
severe oxide
Common misconception, he's actually a very small bear
last inlet
But if they make it complicated, I won't be surprised
lean silo
guys
severe oxide
Why retcon when you can say "because sci-fi"
dire timber
ancient hamster
severe oxide
Like, forreal
lean silo
search hamster from:.nevermore#5160 in the discord search
limpid agate
Gonna be honest, when I first saw the teaser
lean silo
i called this days ago
last inlet
@severe oxide because Michael Chu
limpid agate
I was confused what animal he was
lean silo
god damn DAYS ago
limpid agate
I forgot Hamsters existed
lean silo
LOL Jewvia
white cobalt
@limpid agate We talked about hamster
last inlet
@limpid agate dude
cunning ledge
this is cyberbullying
white cobalt
but was discarded because "too tiny"
worthy rose
Ohhhh man i wouldnt be able to bare seeing him in danger
severe oxide
Will lucioball be played with hammonds now
last inlet
@worthy rose "bear" was right
worthy rose
I thought i was being silly there
last inlet
Nope :)
severe oxide
Bear is a funny verb
last inlet
I love bears
severe oxide
Bear hero when
worthy rose
Aw now i wish hammond was a bear
severe oxide
Do we know Hammond's gender for certain?
white cobalt
nope
worthy rose
Masculine name
lean silo
its a hamster
cunning ledge
so I'm guessing Hammond is actually inside the mech the whole time and only pops out the top for highlight intros and maybe emotes
severe oxide
Female, gonna call it
lean silo
who gives a flying fuck
severe oxide
Balance
cunning ledge
^
lean silo
also yeah im pretty sure
severe oxide
Aight
lean silo
jewvia beat me to it
valid shell
@severe oxide The ratio is balanced at the moment anyways.
Male or female would unbalance it.
worthy rose
If he talks i bet he will be voiced by a girl
severe oxide
It's a balance within the animal subcategory
valid shell
I guess that's true.
severe oxide
Just like the omnic subcategory is balanced
valid shell
Point taken.
limpid agate
For just humans its
worthy rose
If you add lynx would he join bastion or create a new ratio?
limpid agate
11 males 12 females
valid shell
Kill me.
limpid agate
@worthy rose Bastion is an it. Lynx is a they. I'd just put them together but someone would get mad at me
dire timber
stop
severe oxide
Do Aussies count as humans?
valid shell
"BUT WAHTS TEH PROBLEM WITH THREE HEROES FRUM 1 COUNTRY"
worthy rose
Hey dont mock me
severe oxide
American voice:"but you see, McCree, Soldier and Reaper are from different states, which are just as diverse as countries if you think about it"
cunning ledge
I like the idea that he built it out of the escape pod
last inlet
I'm sure his intro video will be totally edifying
cunning ledge
and the queen helped him add guns, legs, etc
worthy rose
He doesnt have hands for building
valid shell
Yeah, if the escape pod was already made, Hammond would only have to have fashioned the grappling hook.
And once he's planetside, the Junkers weaponized him.
last inlet
@severe oxide I just go with the fact that Blizzard is an American company, and y'all are lucky its just 3
cunning ledge
I also think the circle in the middle will launch a grappling hook with one ability
severe oxide
Loving the y'all
cunning ledge
just somehow different to hog and widowmaker
valid shell
Pulls him to an enemy.
last inlet
It's ingrained
valid shell
Sorted.
worthy rose
I wanted the circle to be a laser
cunning ledge
exactly
last inlet
The y'all
severe oxide
Y'all should be universal, all English speaking people should adopt it
last inlet
Tbh
valid shell
Widow pulls herself to geometry, Roadhog pulls enemies to him, Brigitte knocks enemies back, Hammond pulls himself to enemies.
severe oxide
Orisa pulls anyone anywhere
last inlet
Pullverwatch
valid shell
As believable as Roadhog hooking and pulling a military grade Korean mech with a nuclear reactor.
cunning ledge
so how do you guys think Hammond being Wrecking Ball fits in with the Queen also apparently being the mech champion
valid shell
The queen is a FORMER champion.
worthy rose
Doomfist was originally gonna be able to throw people and rocks
valid shell
Not THE champion.
severe oxide
As believable as roadhog sticking a bigass iron hook through people's bellies without murdering them instantly
last inlet
Ooh give him mini boosters
cunning ledge
(genji used to be able to one shot melee from the back)
severe oxide
Make him Dva but a hamster
worthy rose
Rolling mode
cunning ledge
and we all know how annoying that would be
last inlet
So when he pulls himself, he can bop people)
valid shell
"Today we find a new champion!" Sounds like the Queen isn't worried about being dethroned.
worthy rose
Sonic ball into people
severe oxide
Why would she care she's the Queen
cunning ledge
you say that, but I have a feeling that those lines were removed for a reason now
valid shell
She became Queen because of her scrapyard performance, but being a champion and being king/queen aren't synonymous.
last inlet
spin noises
severe oxide
She's above
cunning ledge
also yeah what veex said
valid shell
So Hammond might just be her dragon.
worthy rose
But whose the princess?
valid shell
Like how the Grandmaster has the Hulk in Ragnarok.
cunning ledge
pretty good analogy actually
limpid agate
Yeah I dont see Hammond trying to usurp the Queen in an act of Orcish Mak'gora either
worthy rose
Someone mentioned earlier hammond potentially being able to cling to walls like a spider
Basically a rolly bastion
valid shell
If he's a tank, that's probably the point.
valid shell
Same.
Maybe a bump to armor in ball form to compensate for his lack of offensive abilities.
dapper egret
I want his hook arm to cling to walls and let him swing around like a pendulum/wrecking ball
cunning ledge
wow I hope that's an ability now
also the ult is totally just rolling along at ramming speed
gilded gulch
wtf its a hamster
cunning ledge
the mother of all cc
valid shell
worthy rose
I think he will just roll into people
valid shell
Hm.
gilded gulch
i suggested this and everyone thought i was retarded
dapper egret
Do you think those events are linked or did they both just happen
valid shell
They don't look TOO similar, but I would like it if they were salvaged from a chunked 14.
Although
That calls into question why the OR14 in H&G didn't just pop Reinhardt in the mouth.
worthy rose
Plot.
golden urchin
is that a flame thrower
valid shell
Nah.
limpid agate
I complained about that already.
valid shell
He shoots bullets.
worthy rose
Same reason why reaper doesnt just kill people instead of gloating all the time
Plot armour
novel quarry
Yall think Hammond is gonna be winston's arch nemesis?
Maybe they'll create a campaign where Hammond kidnaps Tracer, and holds her hostage for all of Winston's peanut butter
worthy rose
Same model perhaps, development wise
golden urchin
everything makes sense, why he was able to fit into the vents
he could’ve have been a chimp because there were already chimps like Susan
limpid agate
@novel quarry I think they were friends
And Winston helped him escape
Because, you know
worthy rose
Maybe junkertown has some scrapped bastions around
novel quarry
hm...
golden urchin
he had a wrench and a toolbox in his room
novel quarry
^
golden urchin
leave him alone
valid shell
If Winston and Hammond were friends, Winston would have let him inside his own pod.
dense estuary
uh so Overwatch has Chua now.
valid shell
He's a hamster.
novel quarry
Hammond must be pretty smart
he would have made some sort of contraption that allowed him to make contraptions
limpid agate
worthy rose
He cant make anything
limpid agate
Clearer poster
worthy rose
Hes a hamster.
valid shell
@dense estuary I was asking earlier if any of the Wildstar team went back to Blizzard after it died.
novel quarry
CoolSnow, you're so closed minded
I bet you thought Hammond was a monkey before all this
worthy rose
Queen looking like lightning tracer over ther
novel quarry
What a rookie
golden urchin
kiddo everyone thought Hammond was a monkwy
worthy rose
queen has mohawk
limpid agate
@novel quarry Dont you dare start getting into that.
dense estuary
My first thought was those devil hamsters Binge XD
limpid agate
90% of the people here called me crazy for saying he's a not monkey, and I guarantee you are probably in that group.
novel quarry
Maybe Hammond can control things with his mind
golden urchin
also the posters and stuff is rialto
limpid agate
Shitposting will result in a loss of access
golden urchin
i have proof
limpid agate
@golden urchin We know its Rialto with KR assets
golden urchin
yuh
dense estuary
Maybe we will get more than a 10sec Vine later today
worthy rose
Well
limpid agate
@dense estuary PTR in 80 minutes
valid shell
We might get him on the PTR later today.
worthy rose
It was a highlight intro most likely
golden urchin
yeah
novel quarry
Wait what
I was just kidding
Literally everyone thought he was a monkey lmao
novel quarry
right
golden urchin
everyone knew his cage was too small for a monkey
everything makes so much sense now
limpid agate
Its almost like Jewvia isnt as crazy as yall think
worthy rose
Can hamsters eat bananas?
limpid agate
No
golden urchin
yes
novel quarry
Honestly, Hammond sounded like a monkey name to me, so I figured he was a monkey
worthy rose
I know hamsters can eat carrots
dense estuary
because they do not like them?
limpid agate
I mean, theres nothing stopping you from feeding a banana to a hmaster
modest cove
Because they dont have thumbs to peel them
worthy rose
Oh god binge
golden urchin
it said they can only eat a little
valid shell
Hamsters live that banana life.
novel quarry
Binge is the only one here on my level right now
last inlet
Wait is the teasers in Rialto?
golden urchin
but guinea pigs love bananas
dense estuary
But yes I am going to call this little bugger a a Lost Chua for now 😃
valid shell
Dude, I think like every herbivore loves bananas.
last inlet
Is he our Italian hero
limpid agate
@last inlet The map is physically Rialto, but it is designed to look like Kings Row
worthy rose
Hamsters can have small pieces of bananas a day
golden urchin
no he’s space hero my kiddo
last inlet
Greaaaaat
worthy rose
But they cant eat them fully like how a monkey does
golden urchin
everyone wanted a junker, but not a monkey
last inlet
Winston was space hero
golden urchin
good job blizzard
dense estuary
I will resist any comments about him coming in like a wrecking ball
valid shell
Ecks dee.
worthy rose
Baby you are my.......wrecking ballll!
last inlet
Now we have both two space heroes and another junker
white cobalt
So this drops JunkerQueen for the next hero?
valid shell
I would think so.
novel quarry
"moon sweet home!"
limpid agate
Maybe
last inlet
Junker queen is cancelled
whole steeple
why hamster tho?
valid shell
Because?
last inlet
Big question
limpid agate
But we know how much Blizzard likes releasing too many of one type of hero
whole steeple
small anserw
worthy rose
Nono, i still think queen can be a hero eventually
whole steeple
literally
valid shell
We already have an ape, so Blizzard went a different route.
novel quarry
300 dps
worthy rose
Just not now it seems
last inlet
At this point it's just because "shit they figured out the cat thing"
dense estuary
Stop, HamsterTime.
white cobalt
Right now Junkerqueen to Hammond is like Efi to Orisa
limpid agate
See 3/5 post launch heroes being Talon (2 back to back), 2 supports back to back, 2 Numbani tied Africans back to back
whole steeple
i wish we had a queen as a playable charachters
worthy rose
Hammond and queen
valid shell
Hammond has been named Hammond for a year now.
limpid agate
I dont want 4 Junkers
whole steeple
is it confirmed that hamster is dps?
worthy rose
Get it out of the wayyy
limpid agate
But it wouldnt be a surprise
modest cove
I think the one theory that we can agree is 100% wrong is 2 heroes in one day. There is no reason for them to do that
novel quarry
Why don't you want 4 junkers
valid shell
@whole steeple We don't know his role.
novel quarry
what does it matter
next wave
I hope that Hammond will be the leader of Talon
worthy rose
If road is indeed from new zealand
novel quarry
We only have 2 of them
last inlet
Because God, that's boring
valid shell
@novel quarry Because there's a shitload of countries with no heroes?
limpid agate
@next wave He wont be.
golden urchin
he’s,,,, not?
valid shell
Why do I have to keep explaining this?
whole steeple
@valid shell oh okay. i saw few people talking abt it so
limpid agate
Hes the Champion of Junkertown
worthy rose
Maybe queen would be an ok release?
last inlet
Let's put the country argument away for now
worthy rose
Cause that would mean there would be 2 aussie heroes and not 3
novel quarry
I guess if you care about representation
last inlet
It's just, Junkers aren't even that important
golden urchin
how
modest cove
There are a shitload of planets with no heroes. No more heroes from earth or moon /s
valid shell
Blizzard has literally cited representation and diversity as a core tenant of Overwatch.
golden urchin
there’s 2 so far
limpid agate
They have nothing to do with the rest of the world
valid shell
There's no 'putting it away'.
limpid agate
There's 3
golden urchin
there’s gonna be 3 junkers out of28 heroes
limpid agate
Hammond is the 3rd
novel quarry
I'm glad they've represented the moon twice then
last inlet
@valid shell I mean that, while they're pretty much the same thing, being a Junker doesn't mean you're Aussie
modest cove
What if junkers become really important to the lore somehow?
limpid agate
We have 3 Junkers
novel quarry
Good job blizzard
worthy rose
What makes you a junker?
limpid agate
And zero people acting on the Petras act to take down Overwatch
valid shell
We have 3 Junkers, 2 Australians, and 2 moon animals.
We're fine.
We don't need the Queen.
last inlet
I agree
novel quarry
Nah, I want the queen
valid shell
Why?
novel quarry
I want more female characters
golden urchin
and there’s plenty of non overwatch characters.
valid shell
What.
last inlet
We've got plenty
unborn depot
Micheal Chu is very important to the lore
golden urchin
and road hog isn’t Australian
last inlet
Like
whole steeple
queen. pretty. badass. need
valid shell
There's even male:female characters.
worthy rose
I really want them to confirm roads nationality
modest cove
Queen looks cool. Why isnt that a good enough reason to want a hero?
golden urchin
new zeland lmao
last inlet
And more female humans than male
golden urchin
it’s been confirmed
valid shell
Do I need to explain this again.
worthy rose
@golden urchin suspected and not confirmed though
limpid agate
@modest cove Too many Junkers is the only problem
golden urchin
umm no
worthy rose
When was it confirmed?
novel quarry
lol I guess I don't want more female characters
I just think the junker queen is hot
modest cove
@limpid agate that's a fine argument but people are saying no one should even WANT a queen
valid shell
We already have two Australians and three Junkers, and still no Caribbean hero, or SE Asian hero, or a second South American, or a fucking Canadian
modest cove
People are naturally going to want her as a hero
worthy rose
What’s the lore of junk rat
valid shell
@novel quarry Thank you for being honest at least.
worthy rose
@worthy rose crazy junker boi
limpid agate
@worthy rose https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/
valid shell
Instead of 'idk she just looks cool lol' when everyone actually just wants to smash her.
last inlet
SE Asia would be where?
worthy rose
Thx
last inlet
What countries
worthy rose
Binge, you saying you wouldnt smashhhhh?
novel quarry
lol yeah, nationality doesn't matter to me so much, I just like cool characters
and I think junkrat and especially roadhog are really cool
limpid agate
We have Sym as an Indian
valid shell
She's pixels.
limpid agate
Which is SE Asia
golden urchin
fheees a lot of heroes that have no direct impact on overwatch
like lucio, dva sym
theres*
limpid agate
@golden urchin Theres too many. They need to start making more heroes that matter
modest cove
One person says "idk I think she's hot" and suddenly it becomes "everyone wants to smash her"
limpid agate
Rather than just make more that dont
Especially when theyre not making the ones in game already mean anything
novel quarry
I really don't understand that "heroes that matter" mindset
limpid agate
Since launch, only Bastion became more important
golden urchin
what if the junkers are GOING to matter
limpid agate
Everyone else is still unrelated to everything else
worthy rose
judge someone not by their nationality but by them as a person
last inlet
Because this game made the decision to have lore
last inlet
One would think they'd do something with it
limpid agate
Bastion is related to Torb and implied to join Winstons Overwatch
white cobalt
Are you guys betting on Talon for November reveal?
golden urchin
are you for real
whole steeple
well the lore didnt really go anywhere in those years
golden urchin
that’s cool
novel quarry
The game itself is hardly an extension of the lore though
that's what the comics and stuff are for
last inlet
How about a new guy we've never seen
valid shell
We still need a Malaysian/Thai/Vietnamese/Indonesian/Taiwanese hero.
last inlet
And he joins nuOW
limpid agate
Thailand, Iraq, Greece, Italy, Jordan
worthy rose
need
novel quarry
The most lore we get from the game is Lucio and Symetra being mean to each other
limpid agate
At least one of these countries needs a hero
modest cove
Southeast Asian working with the shimadas
last inlet
I want a Greek or Italian
valid shell
We've needed a Greek hero since launch.
last inlet
Haitian idea with Creole voice lines was also good idea binge
whole steeple
greecee has a map
modest cove
I'm surprised I dont hear much clamoring for a filipino hero. Filipinos have a lot of cultural pride
whole steeple
valid shell
@golden urchin Because we've had a Greek map since launch with no hero attached to it.
worthy rose
Ich mochte ein neue uk held
limpid agate
Weve had a greek map that had no reason to exist until Petra
And now its just another misc digsite
last inlet
Tracer is enough
last inlet
Maybe a Scot
golden urchin
yet
worthy rose
Good job on figuring out what i said 🖒🖒
last inlet
@limpid agate that or McCleod
limpid agate
Reminder McCloud exists in the lore
worthy rose
Futuristic braveheart
last inlet
@worthy rose bits and pieces, had to figure it out
limpid agate
@novel quarry I pictured him
novel quarry
he's already got a gun lol
worthy rose
Cmon mcloud is just a knock on braveheart
golden urchin
do you guys think Hammond will speak
worthy rose
I hope not
worthy rose
Unless he isnt squeaky for whatever reason
golden urchin
i want him to just squeak
golden urchin
do you guys think when his mech breaks he will jump out
last inlet
Nah
valid shell
No.
last inlet
Not like dva
worthy rose
Could you bring yourself to kill hammond?
valid shell
Plus, he's a fucking hamster.
last inlet
Maybe an animation, but hell just respawn
worthy rose
you monster
golden urchin
So it’s obvious one of his abilities is like doomfists punch
valid shell
I dunno, they're not gonna make a unique 'ELIMATED (kind of)' killfeed for him.
valid shell
I'm betting he gets iced but stays inside Wrecking Ball.
worthy rose
I wanna know how he will play into lore
golden urchin
his origin story should be coming out pretty soon
last inlet
Hopefully
worthy rose
Will he be evil?
last inlet
Well wait
golden urchin
i thought he was gonna be in July launch so he could be next week
last inlet
Ah
worthy rose
Eh
golden urchin
I’m screaming it’s gonna be so beautiful
worthy rose
Wut you mean 60 minutes
limpid agate
Just the actual release
worthy rose
Wut you know?
golden urchin
I got on Instagram and saw the reveal and started screaming
modest cove
Reddit is funny sometimes. People think theyre the first to come up with a theory. "THEORY: hammond is queen's ult" x 100
limpid agate
@worthy rose What time of day does Blizzard release updates
worthy rose
Ahh
I would really like to run people over as hammond
Or ping pong ball into them
Lol that would be dope
lilac silo
Do y’all think we’ll have an animated short for him? Or a lore video?
valid shell
@lilac silo At the least, he'll have an origin video.
cunning ledge
origins video is always gonna happen
near oxide
dont we still need shorts for a lot of the launch characters?
valid shell
We haven't had a release short since Sombra.
lilac silo
Exactly so maybe they’ll do it for Hammond?
whole steeple
orgins video but in squeaks
lilac silo
Cuz so far we haven’t had a animated short since November
lilac silo
Yeah that’s true
But it’s out there so who knows 🤷♂️
Season 11 is gonna happen tomorrow so we might get his origin story
jade zealot
i need a hammon/winston animated short
lilac silo
Winston has his own but it would make sense
jade zealot
it could be like the junkrat/roadhog one
cheap animation gag script
i just wanna see them hang
unreal rivet
Sooooooo... 35 minutes before impact?
sacred hamlet
For now we watch Junkerqueen Fangays cry
May Hamster boy advance the game's plot forward for once
worthy rose
Rude boi!
thin shadow
wasnt there a picture of a talon meeting with an enhanced animal sitting at the board?
i cant find it now
regal coyote
so i am right it not a monkey
last inlet
You did this
limpid agate
Other possible animals I have heard people speculate were a rat, a rabbit, or even an octopus. But I believe 100% that when/if we learn what Hammond is, it will not be an ape, chimp, or any other monkeylike critter.
woeful coyote
Well nobody thought hamster in a hamster ball
scenic vale
What happened
severe oxide
hamsters are just small monkeys if you think about it
limpid agate
Updating, Ill be back in half an hour
regal coyote
yes yes yes
severe oxide
is it me or did they nerf the Queen's tits https://doope.jp/media/17q3/img1487_02.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Ap9Z8QJ.png
maybe not
regal coyote
fuk she hot af... those muscles
limpid agate
Lets no turn this channel into a degen
cunning ledge
^
limpid agate
white cobalt
severe oxide
he's winston but better
limpid agate
Hes a goddamn engineering genius
valid shell
Created grapple during rebellion, tethered to Winston's pod (with Winston's consent?), snapped overtop of Australia, built Wrecking Ball around his pod, became champion.
We were on point.
severe oxide
is he good, bad, neither?
valid shell
I'm happy that his name is Wrecking Ball. Hammond has always been a fucking uggo name to me.
valid shell
And it looks like neither.
regal coyote
chaotic neutral
valid shell
He's just getting by.
severe oxide
I mean, the junkers are technically neutral too, but they are criminals
valid shell
He didn't take part in the rebellion, he just saved himself.
regal coyote
he is a good guy
cunning ledge
severe oxide
what does hammond do
cunning ledge
amazing
regal coyote
hamsters are great
severe oxide
what's his purpose
regal coyote
always respect the hamsters
severe oxide
his aspirations
valid shell
What's Brigitte's?
severe oxide
help rein
dense estuary
Winston's pod kinda looks like CrewDragon.
regal coyote
yes
regal coyote
hamster is noble
woeful coyote
He’s a pocket winston
regal coyote
always trust hamster
severe oxide
yeah but, that's not as much... relevant to the world
valid shell
@regal coyote Stop.
woeful coyote
Also, I got everything right but the hamster part!
valid shell
True, he's not pushing the lore forward, but he's interesting and fun at least.
woeful coyote
You can’t see it, but I’m doing my “I was right” dance
valid shell
@woeful coyote Didn't you say that Wrecking Ball was the Queen's mech?
woeful coyote
I said it was hammond
cunning ledge
"Published on Jun 28, 2018
Meet the resourceful tinkerer that fights with an iron-clad mech: Wrecking Ball.
Learn more about Wrecking Ball: LINK
Watch his trailer: LINK
"
valid shell
And she would jump into it when ulting?
cunning ledge
lol
limpid agate
lore in dev update
severe oxide
he might be the most self contained character yet? if he really does only stick to Junkertown
severe oxide
second to Orisa I guess
cunning ledge
wow
valid shell
@woeful coyote https://i.gyazo.com/9b49889cc3622eb7d555e100876ec31e.png
valid shell
Good. He would be insufferable if he talked.
limpid agate
That talks
woeful coyote
But then I said that it is Hammond in it
white cobalt
Landed in Junkertown like someone ws predicting
limpid agate
The mech is not an Omnic
Hammond is not a Junker
Kaplan keeps repeating these two points
valid shell
Good.
valid shell
I'm glad.
cunning ledge
I guess he's more known as wrecking ball?
dense estuary
Its his ring name, Basically Wrecking Ball is like "The Rock"
cunning ledge
ptr hype
last inlet
How is he not a junker
woeful coyote
So is he in the PTR?
woeful coyote
When can I play my beautiful new main?
valid shell
I guess Junkers are probably Australians (or descendants of) who fought the Omnics?
cunning ledge
he's on ptr yeah
valid shell
Who knows.
cunning ledge
is it text to speech
valid shell
Okay I'm all about this little dude.
cunning ledge
this seems amazing so far
woeful coyote
I want a Hammond plushie
valid shell
He controls his mech with a throttle and trackball.
cunning ledge
oh my god really
woeful coyote
Dva move over, we have a new fan favorite
valid shell
@cunning ledge https://i.gyazo.com/1029bed9d7907f9e98473b17d0b96f5b.mp4
last inlet
Aw, at least Winston and Hammond get along
dapper egret
Why tag me?
cunning ledge
@valid shell that's amazing, thank you
dapper egret
Oh yeah that just makes design sense
cunning ledge
any cosmetics or are there none like usual
dapper egret
None
cunning ledge
darn
valid shell
YO.
The physics of his ball and swinging is tight.
OKAY Imma stop gushing about mechanics.
valid shell
He dumps a field of mines, so I don't see why not.
valid shell
Yup.
cunning ledge
last inlet
Another mobile tank
valid shell
Lemme see how he dies, because that's actually lore-relevant.
cunning ledge
i'm guessing the mech just powers down and there are no audible death sounds
dapper egret
His ingame name is wreckingball tho, not hammond
valid shell
Squeaks. "He says thank you."
cunning ledge
mech ai is related to the omnium
valid shell
He pops out of the mech.
cunning ledge
HOLY FUCK BLIZZARD WHY
cunning ledge
that's
wow
i am impressed
meanwhile in youtube description
"
ESRB Rating: TEEN with Blood, Use of Tobacco, Violence.
"
a hamster dies
valid shell
He has got some BONKERS mobility.
worthy rose
So they call him wrecking ball instead of hammond
last inlet
HE DIES?
limpid agate
The one in his Origin short
valid shell
@last inlet He dies.
dire timber
so, Hammond hitched a ride without Winston's knowledge
valid shell
His body pops out of the pod and ragdolls.
last inlet
he dies
dense estuary
https://twitter.com/WildStar/status/1012401555360927744
haha they commented on Hammond
cunning ledge
@limpid agate yeah exactly
valid shell
I'm glad other people are seeing the similarities.
dense estuary
yea Hammond somehow did not add enough mass to impact Winston's rocketry calculations.
cunning ledge
hammond hacked the calculations to factor them in without winston noticing
obviously
last inlet
Hackmond
dense estuary
that said how old was Winston when he broke out? Pod is probably rated for a few humans. If Winston was not fully mature he probably was lighter than its rated.
dire timber
he was already adult
worthy rose
Noooooooo hammond can die 😭😭
dire timber
you can see him in Hammond's origin story
worthy rose
His little body falls out 😭
cunning ledge
i'm very surprised they included the relatively graphic death of an actual hamster
worthy rose
Its super sad
valid shell
Eh.
valid shell
People dislike animals dying because they equate their innocence and intelligence to that of an infant, but I feel in Hammond and Winston's case, it's an exception.
Because they're both genetically ascended.
cunning ledge
I'm just surprised because of the potential reaction from people that don't know that
worthy rose
But cmon man, its still sad seeing hammonds corpse ragdolling around
A cute chubby hamster corpse
cunning ledge
at least they removed symmetra being able to pick them up
last inlet
Hamster doesn't talk tho
worthy rose
His mech has a translator which is pretty cool
last inlet
If we yell at Blizzard enough about it, they'll change it
knotty stirrup
THEY ADDED A FREAKING HAMSTER?!
worthy rose
How impactful was this hero reveal?
knotty stirrup
A hamster...
iron plume
Depends what you mean by impactful
valid shell
@knotty stirrup THEY ADDED A FREAKING MONKEY?!
knotty stirrup
A GORILLA ISN'T ENOUGH?!
valid shell
Nothing wrong with a hamster.
He doesn't talk and isn't physically strong or anything.
knotty stirrup
Ridiculous
valid shell
k