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Oh... damn. Since I’m a soldier main I’m trying to find out everything about him! Thanks!
!!lorewiki Jack_Morrison
For more information about the game, please refer to the wiki: https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Jack_Morrison
Where did he get his rifle probably at the helix watchpoint lol
Short Stories:
Bastet: https://bit.ly/2QuXHmM
What You Left Behind: https://bit.ly/2Fh7MRz
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE
News Reports:
Fading Glory; Jack Morrison: http://bit.ly/2f9TPq4
Experimental Weapon Stolen: http://bit.ly/2fMrKsj
Lucio's Synaesthesia World Tour: http://bit.ly/2flja2U
LumériCo: http://bit.ly/1XAJfd1
Overwatch is Back: http://bit.ly/1TAWebT
LumériCo Revealed: http://bit.ly/2e6P5oj
Portero Steps Down: http://bit.ly/2fk8Bes
Efi Oladele Interview: http://bit.ly/2miMZkT
Horizon Lunar Colony: http://bit.ly/2reMSKx
Attack on Helix: http://bit.ly/2tn45mk
Oslo Attack: https://bit.ly/2uHKXUr
Don Rumbotico: https://bit.ly/2VtzZKX
Documents:
Mei's Adventure: http://bit.ly/2fMxRg4
Torb's Letter: http://bit.ly/2HK4CWa
Venice Declassified: https://bit.ly/2Hs807B
Cuerva: https://bit.ly/2BHEqd9
Travel Guides:
Oasis: http://bit.ly/2iPTM4K
Paris: https://bit.ly/2GEyOoq
Experimental Weapon Stolen: http://bit.ly/2fMrKsj
For soldier 76, the important things are that article, Fading Glory (at the top of the list), and then in order:
Legacy: https://bit.ly/2DgM1jQ
Old Soldiers: https://bit.ly/2KLILTV
Bastet: https://bit.ly/2QuXHmM
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE
I think that covers most of his major appearances
Thanks...
so about zarya shes always been with pink hair
or the blonde hair is the real color?
I think Rodrigo means what her natural hair color is possibly?
I'm not sure if that was mentioned anywhere in the lore
Maybe one of our resident lore experts would know?
it is at the very least more likely blonde than pink
She is blonde on a lot of skins. Weightlifter and her Archives’ one ( forgot the name). that are probably canon. She was probably blonde before she decided to dye her hair pink.
yeah

Does anyone want to explain the entire lore to me?
!!loreguide
This is a guide for people who don't know where to begin with the lore of Overwatch. The first thing is probably to go watch the shorts. They're popular, easy to consume, and pack a lot of story and character.
Shorts Playlist: https://bit.ly/2UQyTeL
There are many comics, short stories, and blog posts as well. The most important ones are:
Binary: https://bit.ly/2IzNvJy
Masquerade: https://bit.ly/2IzNTI0
What You Left Behind: https://bit.ly/2Fh7MRz
There is also an important chain of events following Ana and Soldier 76 (and Mercy at the end):
Legacy: https://bit.ly/2DgM1jQ
Old Soldiers: https://bit.ly/2KLILTV
Bastet: https://bit.ly/2QuXHmM
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE
The rest of the stories are mostly optional. Special mention goes out to the Junkers, who have an entertaining string of stories:
Wasted Land: https://bit.ly/2DeKB9G
A Moment in Crime: http://bit.ly/2fMsVYB
Going Legit: https://bit.ly/2InZUkm
The Plan: http://bit.ly/2uZiitC
Is Brigette secretly adopted?
Her mother and father are both blonde
thats not how genetics work
i dont know why so many people are confused by this
hair colour is determined by more than one gene
by that logic there could only possibly be a single hair color
and red hair is determined by a different gene than the one that determines hair shade
if both parents carried the red hair gene, they could have red haired offspring
Oh, I forgot most of biology since I never use it
and judging by the fact that all of Torb and Ingrid's grandkids are either blonde or redhead, I'd say they likely carry the gene
additionally, the north of Europe (including Sweden) has a higher percentage of redheads than most of Europe (except Ireland and Scotland, who have a much higher percentage)
its similar to eye color, right?
yo which character is gay
i just know that blue is pretty common in europe and brown in africa/west asia
I don't see a problem with him being gay
@solar pagoda nothing wrong with it?
Doesn't affect gameplay and lets there be more diversity
There's no way to tell somebody is gay
old people can be gay
anyone can be gay
it doesnt necessarily change your personality
It's not if you look the part it's who you're attracted to
probably
Or are they all same gender
bastion is alpha male
Bastion does not have a gender
what bout his bird
its probably based on what they were built like, they were probably designed like that since they have male and female voices
It's proven that they have genders in the Widow cinematic
probably male, based on the bright colours
are u a ow developer?
male birds are usually brightly coloured, while females are typically brown
I'm not a dev, I just really like the lore
No
well probably not
I don't think they can reproduce
but adoption is always a thing
i like ow lord the most of any game but I don’t really know much of it
unless it's like in that movie where they literally build a child
lore
Male birds are brightly colored to attract mates
While female birds are dull colored to hide from predators while caring for their eggs/babies
right
That is some big brain shit
It's why female Cardinals are so ugly
it doesn't apply for all bird species, but Ganymede appears to be some kind of cardinal/song bird
so it would apply in his case
They need to add a female monkey
So Ganymede is male
whats an usual life expectancy for a bird like that?
A few years
they dont live too long do they?
I think

it is that bird
Ganymede isn't any known bird species - for all we know, his species could live for many decades
3-15 years is the expectancy or a cardinal
So base it off that since they have similar features

But, Blizzard can make the lifespan whatever they want
we know he has been around for at least 15ish years, since Bastion woke up about 15 years ago
We must also take into account that Torb and Bastion are roommates, and Torb is friends with Mercy
Roommates

So Mercy can probably keep Ganymede up forever
A lot unlike Mercys in my solo queue games
Didn’t mercy create reaper
no
She can't, but she can keep them alive for longer, right?
Or messed it up so he became reaper
Or did I read wrong?
Mercy just heals
if someone dies of old age, she can't heal that
Reaper was created by Moira
he wanted to cure/fix whatever was wrong with him (we don't have details on that, only that it was a genetic issue, probably caused by his soldier enhancement conditioning)
he didn't want to turn into a smoke monster
Oh, so Moira exploited him for her own twisted experiments
seems like it
Mercy's rez is more like a massive burst of healing rather than raising the dead
you see her use it on Mei in the Zero Hour cinematic
Moira said to Reaper that she saved his life. (But the price to pay seems high since he is in constant pain )
I thought mercy did surgery on reaper or something and it went wrong?
That’s was a popular theory in the fandom back in 2016, that Mercy resurrected him and something went wrong.
But we have had Moira for almost 3 years now and people still stick with that old belief.
I've honestly wanted to know more about the specifics of Moira's tech all the way since her release
Her tech is in a kind of grey-zone
could be he was suffering side effects of the soldier serum
Which hero has the least amount of lore material? I would go with Orisa
I read Orisa's gamepedia page and her "Story" section is laughably small compared to others
orisa has a full blown book
Lucio’s dad worked for Vishkar and created the sonic technology Lucio uses now
He hates how vishkar used his dad and so he stole back the tech dad created for himself, that’s why symmetra is skeptical of Lucio
And that's the lore
That’s basically it
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we don't know much about zen by far
compared to the other heroes
lucio has appeared a few times but didn't really have his own storyline yet
but zen has no appearances at all apart from the playoverwatch hero descriptions im pretty sure
Support animated short when, Blizz?
I don’t think they base it off roles
The short stories are all about support characters - but that may just be a coincidence
Zenyatta is missing most of his backstory, in contrast to most of the low-lore characters missing their current whereabouts and allegiances
Mostly because his backstory is rather unimportant and boring i’d imagine
But Zen and Bastion are good characters to have the omnic side of the crisis and the awakening
Just 3 more years fellas
@coral hatch it won't take that long
it will be out next year
or this year
I think this year is unlikely
They should at least give us a opportunity to play the demo they had at blizzcon available to play for all players
have you guys talked about alyssa wong quitting alreayd
Maybe they could give us another level demo along with the Rio one
But that’s unlikely
if we ever get a demo thats more than just the same rio mission from last time, it will probably only be at the next blizzcon
which is when we're confirmed to get more info anyway
early 2021
i bet they wont sell virtual tickets and will livestream blizzcon instead on youtube or something
i mean, most events provide the equivalent of blizzcon's opening ceremony, which is already free
what you pay for with the ticket is all the in-depth panels for those who are interested
or if you just want the blizzcon skins
SDCC had a virtual convention this year, with free access to the panels
not at the same price, I hope
they wont be losing out on that money
yea they increased it
really sucks but people are paying it
i didnt buy the last one because of the price increase
I mean, that's a normal price to pay for convention admission
but if all we get is the in-game rewards, that's too much
its basically as much as buying a new game, i can just watch it on xoutube after
nobody uploads the art panels on youtube
they do
or if they do I haven't found them
i mean
there's specific ones I've never found uploaded anywhere
not the panels about the art
I mean the ones where the artists draw stuff
anyway, I think the Virtual Ticket is worth the money
i mean, the virtual ticket was always... virtual
why would they make it free if nothing is changing on the virtual side of things
if you were gonna go see the panel live, you would have paid for a ticket regardless
But there is a difference in having a public and an online event only
Is Gamescom free online this year ?
Are you guys seeing virtual tickets available? I don’t see the new one yet
What I meant is that the usual virtual ticket is like you are at the Con. But there is no convention this year, so I doubt they will go full show on stage without a public
See what they are doing with the OWL, the virtual Blizzcon won’t be a normal Blizzcon
Ah, I thought we were reacting to a new ticket price
No just speculation ^^
If a virtual blizzcon is held this year, I would expect similar prices to previous ones
I see no reason to change the price greatly up or down
there was Echo's release and the Hero of Numbani novel
it's a novel that was released in June, featuring Orisa and Doomfist and Lucio
Ah makes sense
and Efi, of course
Ima watch hammehs video on it lol
Has anyone else seen jet packs cats origin video
You should since this is the lore discussion
@white jackal There isn't one.
Search it on YouTube
I honestly can't tell if the Los Muertos Gang is anti-omnic or not. They were beating up an omnic for existing in the Soldier cinematic, and then in Sombra's origin story there was an omnic among the other gang members. I'm confused
The gang itself doesn’t distinguish, it was just those particular members
Although they aren’t necessarily pro-Omnic either
I guess the members just differ from each other
@cursive bane This channel is for lore discussion. Not random surveys.
also los muertos could be another faction that we fight in ow2
although i dont think they're global
nah, they're pretty regional
yeah but if we're in mexico it could be a possibility
just similar people that soldier fought?
for example one of them still had a minigun
its not like they can't come up with new stuff tho
im just saying, since they said null sector and talon wouldn't be the only factions we fight
if there's a regional thing happening its a chance we fight them
I just don't think Los Muertos has the technology or manpower to be a threat to Overwatch
anyone with a gun can be a threat to them tho, but i was more thinking of a blackwatch operation where they break into somewhere
Los Muertos is too small to be a faction
I said earlier that one possibility would be a whole crime conglamoration
Where the Los Muertos, the Deadlock, and maybe even the Shimada Clan all work together
Maybe throw in a few other unknown sects, like some kind of Mafia.
i dont see what they would have in common
An enemy
at least i dont see the shimada clan working with either of those
I would think that at least 2 if not all 3 of those groups
Are already doing business with each other
But that is not really based on anything concrete.
don't McCree and Sombra know each other? that might be some indication Los Muertos and Deadlock maybe interacted a bit
im not sure if mccree knows her but sombra definitely knows about the people in blackwatch and the overwatch strike team
I remembered seeing something that I thought indicated that they knew each other
I know in a comic they were in the same room
yes in the christmas comic
could have sworn there was something else
it was described as a bar where a lot of criminal activity is happening or something similar
id have to check again
not sure if we know what mccree was doing there
but the bar is actually pretty close to sombras home
being in the same room doesn't mean they know each other
particularly since McCree was asleep/passed out
doc do you have that tweet about the bar?
pretty sure chu said something about this
yeah well at least he says what the bar is about
it implies what mccree might have been doing there
I think McCree was there hunting Roadhog and Junkrat
since that bar is where they planned the Dorado bank heist
and for the longest time McCree was the only hero to have an interaction with either of them (aside from each other)
Didn't the Zarya one come pretty early too?
i always thought mccree was tipped on echo's location by sombra
you ever think junkrat and roadhog would join up with talon? considering both want 'chaos'
but i mean, unless the interaction was false, reaper does seem to have interest in junkrat
atleast him anyway
!!wiki Reaper/Quotes
For more information about the game, please refer to the wiki: https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Reaper/Quotes
Junkrat: You look like a guy who needs someone blown up.
Reaper: A candidate just came to mind.
Its a joke
Junkrat is offering to do his work to blow stuff up for Reaper.
Reaper is joking that he wants to pay someone to blow up Junkrat
and then you have that genji and junkrat quote, it's fantastic XD
on another topic, why would winston think what soldier is doing is unjustified? he's literally just stopping crime, his own way now.
Without checks and balances
He’s not actually solving any long term problems. He’s just fixing them for the time being
He's also breaking into Helix facilities to steal equipment and just killing people he thinks are threats.
I don't think Spiderman and the Punisher would get along either.
He's also on a revenge mission against talon, especially reaper
So who does everyone think will join the New Overwatch?
That’s what I’m curious about
Junkrat: You look like a guy who needs someone blown up. Reaper: A candidate just came to mind.
@limpid agate isn’t that candidate Junkrat because he was annoying reaper
That’s what I always thought
Welcome to Overwatch, the only organization of super heros dedicated to killing our own members and clones of our own members
Pretty sure pharah is gonna join
True
it was her dream
sodlier is gonna have involvment with the gang for sure
rn he is a vigilante hunting down all people responsible for the fall of ow
I always thought it was weird how much lore there is to Overwatch but the actual gameplay is as far from lore friendly as it gets
which ones?
well there are voice interactions @upbeat bison between 2 characters before the match starts
And that's about the extent
well her story will evolve fs
my guess is her and lucio will have an evolving story line
as I assume lucio will stick with overwatch after rio
weather she joins ow or not I don't know
If there’s anyone that would switch from Talon to Overwatch I think it might be Sigma
Yeah I can see that happening
me too
but I don't think its very likely
Bastion has no idea where he even is
doomfist is the boss as far as I know
Meanwhile Sigma be like “A lovely day for field research”
Bastion is with torb
we will learn more about talon with the new monaco payload map
Also I can see bap joining too
That’s actually funny though
I think if bap doesn't join ill be rlly dissapointed
No one even likes Moira
@upbeat bison gameplay wise or her character
What’s funny is how Talon or at least Reaper is trying to kill all former Overwatch agents meanwhile bap just asks sombra where mercy was lmao
Y’know how are the end of the Baptiste story he went off in a boat, it would be cool to see baptiste shipwrecked against the rocks of watchpoint Gibraltar and the team finding him and rescuing him
that is a good theory
I wonder what willl happen to ana
my guess is she join ow with soldier at some point
Reinhardt finally gets to die
Is that one of the places you go in the pve campaign is busan
Reinhardt is probably the most likely to die in the story
He does have someone to take his place lore-wise so maybe
Blizzard just silently removes him from the game
@swift mason wdym?
Patch notes: Reinhardt fucking died.
Lmao
not the heroes anyw
That would be funny but if we make any jokes in this channel the mods are gonna kill us
It makes sense for rein’s story arc for him to sacrifice himself in a huge battle protecting the team
He learned to live with honour, then he will die with glory
It would fit for his character
in these games i've never seen a hero actually die
Jeff has stated before that someone will die in the story, but will remain playable
imagine playing rein in pvp knowing he's dead thats why I think it wouldn't happen
I feel like Junkrat would canonically have the most unceremonious death
Why are the best moments in cannon not in animated shorts?
Jeff has stated before that someone will die in the story, but will remain playable
@swift mason ahh I was not aware of this
Mcree's pie is better animated than my entire future
winston managed to defeat doom with primal rage
Genji vs Hanzo
but only for him to break out of jail
We saw most of it already in doom fist origin video
That can technically count as an animated short
They just jumped at each other at the end after doom bodied genji and tracer
It is animated
I want an animation of Junkrat and Roadhog nuking Australia
And it’s short
Tru
But the aftermath of the Winston v Doomfist would be interesting to see
After Winston folded him
Winston would’ve probably went back to try and bring tracer back
!!loreguide
This is a guide for people who don't know where to begin with the lore of Overwatch. The first thing is probably to go watch the shorts. They're popular, easy to consume, and pack a lot of story and character.
Shorts Playlist: https://bit.ly/2UQyTeL
There are many comics, short stories, and blog posts as well. The most important ones are:
Binary: https://bit.ly/2IzNvJy
Masquerade: https://bit.ly/2IzNTI0
What You Left Behind: https://bit.ly/2Fh7MRz
There is also an important chain of events following Ana and Soldier 76 (and Mercy at the end):
Legacy: https://bit.ly/2DgM1jQ
Old Soldiers: https://bit.ly/2KLILTV
Bastet: https://bit.ly/2QuXHmM
Valkyrie: https://bit.ly/2CF5JVE
The rest of the stories are mostly optional. Special mention goes out to the Junkers, who have an entertaining string of stories:
Wasted Land: https://bit.ly/2DeKB9G
A Moment in Crime: http://bit.ly/2fMsVYB
Going Legit: https://bit.ly/2InZUkm
The Plan: http://bit.ly/2uZiitC
Tbh I tried to read Valkyrie and I just can’t sit through all that reading
I want one of when Australia just fucking died
I've read most of the comics and stories apart from valkyrie
@upbeat bison don’t disrespect my country like that
I read Valkyrie
Didn’t have time to read the Baptiste one
I should catch up
Baptiste one is soooo good
Overwatch already disrespected it when they nuked it
I need some zen lore
Ow as in the series not the group
Well Sydney is still intact
I read parts
But never really got the full idea of it
As seen in Lucio ball
Gun Mercy is the most powerful being in existence
Top 5: Winston, sigma, doom fist, tracer, or Moira
Tracer is literally a twig
But she can bend her own time at will
Yh
In the animated short/origin story for Doomfist he folded two OW agents easily so he’s definitely there
Technically she never dies from old age
Doesn't mean she's ultra powerful. Just means she has a good power.
Her condition actually does have an effect on her aging
Genji got bodied so easily lmao
D.va must have expanded brain if she was able to enlist in military from just playing video games
But if you think about it
A lot of the heroes on the roster could potentially be the most powerful/strongest
Hamster is strong
Just a reminder: No shitposting is allowed too often, it’s ok at rare occasions but too often will not be tolerated. I don’t make the rules, I’m just trying to help
Sigma is definitely on top
Hmm
Maybe
Gravity is nothing to be messed with
He has harnessed gravity, which itself is a harness
Tru
I have harnessed the harness
Sigma is powerful, but if he were able to control his insanity, he’d hardly be a threat, have you seen his interactions? He’s like the nicest guy
Zarya has a gun that can just create gravity
Sig is actually pretty chill in his incomplete interactions
He is the nicest guy but still
I just want him to come to his senses and beat talon by himself lol
The talon characters anyway
Which would be nice if they weren’t using him
Maybe a potential story arc where he realizes how Talon is using him
That’s what I think is going to happen
plausible theory
I have a theory about a potential story mission
A kings row (or london) mission where we have to go rescue Tracer's Girlfriend Emily from Null sector holding her and many others hostage
Not a bad idea honestly.
It would be nice to see her in the game in some form.
I think it would be better if they were saving a bunch of people and Emily was amongst them.
Ooo that would be cute to see in a cutscene, tracer blinks onto the screen and is like 'Emily? How did you get 'ere?'
Do you think we’ll have missions on talons side too?
Probably not at the start
Back to that discussion a bit
Top 5: Winston, sigma, doom fist, tracer, or Moira
Powers-wise, Reaper is a straight upgrade from Moira
Symmetra has a lot of potential with hard light, I'd put her above Moira and Tracer
I'd put Echo in the discussion above them as well
My top 6 in order would be Sigma, Symm, Winston, Echo, Reaper, Doomfist
from the gameplay trailer it looks like we might be going against some of the talon members
That top 5 thing was not in order by any mean, I was just listing characters that would be considered the most powerful
in my opninon
are we talking about in-game or as the characters
characters
monkey is actually rlly powerful in the story especially whilst in rage
yes
yeah and I brought up the couple I'd replace
moira could have a reasom to be up there
it depends on what she can do with her branch of science
In strictly battlefield terms, I don't see her beating Reaper unless she learns to basically raise the dead
well she is responsible for reapers current power
if anyone could find a way to beat reaper maybe it could be moira
i thought we were talking generally strongest
Generally strongest is even mooter of a point though
Like
even in battle it depends on many things
if you give me a month to prepare my defenses I'm taking Torb
but at least there's some kind of average power level which we've mostly seen from people (symm being one of few exceptions)
So about biotic healing in OW
Is the technology used by tithe heroes all comes from Mercy nanobiotics? I mean for Ana, Soldier, Baptiste and Mercy
And Moira
Everyone but Baptiste
and we don't know about his, so it's still possible
Was it confirmed for Moira too?
I mean Bap weapon is called a biotic launcher so
I guess it was confirmed this way
"Biotic" suggests it's similar tech, but we don't know for sure if it's the same. Or whether the it could've been developed independently elsewhere
And forMoira?
Not sure about that, but she'd have the closer connection at least
Unless Bap's is through Moira
basically my take re: baptiste is "I believe it, but technically it's not 100%"
Yeah I had the same ^^
@swift mason Tracer does age
Ana, Soldier, Mercy, Moira, and Baptiste all use the same biotic tech.
Just to clarify, Jeff never said they would kill off a hero in the story
He said in the unlikely event that they do, their competitive gameplay will remain unchanged
also that
and it wasn't all of Australia, just the area in the outback around the omnium
Right
I’d wager no more than 50 miles or so
Probably less
Also Tracer’s abilities do not have an effect on her aging
She ages normally
I like catching up with the chat 
Symmetra - I'm impressed, I would not think such crude creations actually function.
Torb - Well, thank you, I must say I'm quite surprised may- HEY!
does Torb hate Sym?
They've never met - so no?
they probably wouldn't get along if they met
Because torb is literally everything sym hates.
Zenyatta should have lore !!!
he will have lore in OW2
How u know?
because we saw it in the gameplay trailer
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He only comes in 2 scenes not even fully on screen but yah sure
I mean
A lot of things come in for even shorter
Like new maps
Does that mean they won't be in overwatch either
also this isn't Zen, it's Maximilien
yes
it was described in the Hero of Numbani novel, and he wore a similar suit in the Masquerade comic
you know what would be cool, junkrat backstory
how did he become an explosives freak, was he sane before? what the fuck happened to his arm?
I wonder why the formal skin isnt archives then?
not all the canon skins are Archives
@finite mural you know what, i would really like to know that stuff too. I wish more information would be told about certain characters (i miss the comics they used to put out about them lol)
hopefully we'll get a wave of lore (possibly new comics) in the lead up to OW2's release, similar to what they did in March-May 2016 before Overwatch launched
i'm truly upset they didn't continue with the shorts but I understand that it might have been a lot to do at the same time.
we still get animated shorts
I guess what i meant is i would like some more lore behind some. I would like to know more about none popular characters
like, characters that aren't played? like lynx, dae hyun, junker queen, etc?
Well yea i would like more about them but also people like zenyatta, a real short for Moira too
I never really see anything for them, i see mostly D.va, Mai, and Mercy. Don't get me wrong i like them too but i want more for the others
and i was happy to see her get one too, just want some lore on others too
Mercy actually has so little for how much we know
She has a short story, and side appearances in comics and events
she hasn't been featured much
aside from Valkyrie, all her appearances have been supporting roles
@drowsy dome hi sorry just noticed your message. i agree, i want a more lore for so many characters, like backstories and etc.
Let me try to correct myself sorry. I like Mercy as a character and would love to see more lore around her. But they have been building so much around these characters and we rarely get any background lol. I think the main thing i would really like to see is how the Fall of Overwatch actually happened. As well as more short/ comics around everyone.
yesss! like can that be an achieve event???
blizzard, get on this
I have a feeling they're saving that to be a big story moment
that's what i was thinking too, i mean it would get people hyped i think
trust me i think most fans, who follow this fandom feel the same.
true
they said they've set up what they wanted about the past, and now its time to move on into the future with OW2
and archives will no longer be a thing
did they? that sucks then, like i liked that event alot too but i guess they want to hype the new game
well hopefully they release other stuff for the lore
they might still release stories about the past
but the gameplay missions will be present day
yeah
i'm fine with more shorts, comics and short stories but didnt the people who make them leave?
there's probably stories they want to tell, especially with the swiss hq thing, but if any missions will take place in the past then they're going to be minimal
but they could still tell those stories in other mediums
and they're planning on using different mediums to present the lore, so not just comics and animation
@drowsy dome Blizzard has many people on the writing team
Michael Chu and Alyssa Wong have left, but Andrew Robinson, Matt Burns, Jeff Chamberlain, etc. are still there
that's gonna be interesting on how they do the mediums
i'm still hoping someone makes an overwatch movie on the lore
one medium I'd like them to use is radio plays/podcast format
have the voice actors act out a story
omg yes
they've done some audio-based lore before, with the audio logs from Retribution and Storm Rising
yeah, but a podcast would be wicked
and it could be in serial format, with multiple episodes
if they do a live action show, i hope they keep some of the og cast
I don't think they'll do any live action
yea, i like that if they did a podcast that it would be easier to listen too while doing other things
that doesn't seem like Blizzard's style
i would listen to that podcast
wasnt there a 'rumor' about a show coming out?
i think so
someone higher up had an Overwatch series pitch mentioned in their portfolio, but it has since been removed
so we don't know what will come of that
hmm
i think a show would be better than a movie actually
handles the lore better, go more in depth.
i would like a show on like netflix or something, more in depth episodes and all
def netflix or smth like hbo
yeah
i think if they were to do a movie it would be better on the level of like major events like the ending of the omi-crisis or th downfall
yeah
for me, how i would lay it out (i'm going into film and television) you would have 50 - 60 minute episodes where you handle certain situations each season
first season would be omnic crisis, etc.
season finale would be on the terms on a full length movie, to get the action involved. the series would then go on to the recall, and current events of ow
that would be something worth watching, i think they would do really good if they did something like that. Would bring more attention to the game (even though it's quite popular anyways).
it would also help people who want to get into ow but don't want to read up on the lore
i agree, I think since they did such a great job with the other shorts and proved that they can create good short stories and comic. shows would be the next logical step lol
yeah
did you guys know torbjorn railed sombra
!!shitposting @solar pagoda
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no but seriously which characters had a relationship
Mercy and Genji have an implied relationship, but nothing confirmed
Tracer has a girlfriend named Emily
Ana has an ex husband named Sam
didnt sam die
Soldier has an ex boyfriend named Vincent
no, Sam is alive
here's him having dinner with Fareeha during the holidays
Widowmaker has a deceased ex husband named Gerard
Torbjorn has a wife named Ingrid
ya she killed him
well a widow doesnt mean you killed your husband lol
Maybe in her years as an assassin she also made other people widows by either killing their sons or husbands
I always though her name was symbolic of the fact that she makes widows
Killing spouses
etc.
no because shes like a spider lol
and widow fits so
and widow is a spider species
I think its a clever pun

i have a great idea
what if...
B.O.B was a playable charecter and his ult he says ashe do something
That would make sense because the Ashe on my team never does anything
Is there Guillard in overwatch?
Widowmaker is Amélie Guillard. She took her husband’s name when they got married, Lacroix
Château Guillard is her family castle.
That's a good question, how is Helix related to the colour yellow?
There is no correlation there.
I'd always assumed they were blue and yellow because of pharah's armour
Time to go English teacher on this. Black and yellow are associated with the colours of a bee. Bees tend to defend their hive and their queen. Helix is used to defend certain places such as the prison doom fist was in. Bees are also quite neutral and will attack if threatened, helix are a neutral organisation that enforces the law, especially the petras act and will act against anyone that threatens the law
So who is the oldest character in the game?
Sigma?
Also another thing I find funny about Helix is how did they just let Doomfist punch his way out that whole time and did nothing about it lol?
ana, sigma, or reinhardt
soldier?
Sigma is 62 Rein 61 and Ana 60
As for Doomfist, Helix didn't exactly let him punch his way out, since Reaper was on the other side killing them. That may have give him the diversion he needed.
It began in the early hours of the morning, when an unidentified aircraft approached the facility. Security initially reported that the craft had no passengers on board, based on radar scans. The craft passed through the range of the installation's defense systems without incident, leading some to believe that Talon has moles within Helix. Video surveillance from within the compound revealed a black shadowy figure emerging from the craft and descending upon the prison grounds. The unidentified assailant easily overcame the Helix security agents, leaving over a dozen dead. Medical records of the casualties reveal injuries and cellular degeneration matching other incidents involving the mercenary known as the Reaper, all but confirming the incursion as a Talon attack.
Also, there was probably some moles inside to let him escape.
Would you stop Doomfist if you heard him punching his way out of prison? lol, no seriously i think @grand wedge is right, Reaper was causing a diversion giving Doomfist time to leave
Isn't sigma the oldest yet most powerful character?
He literally controls gravity
Well, it has its limits
Sigma is the oldest one as of right now but not by much. But anyone who can control gravity is powerful lol
Zarya can literally shoot a mini black hole.
In game, atleast.
Talon got moles everywhere lmao
she doesn't shoot a black hole
she shoots gravitons
In theories of quantum gravity, the graviton is the hypothetical quantum of gravity, an elementary particle that mediates the force of gravity. There is no complete quantum field theory of gravitons due to an outstanding mathematical problem with renormalization in general rel...
Interesting.
although many people have the misconception it is a black whole
Siense
So I know In game voice lines aren’t cannon so does Pharah know Ana is still alive?
yes
the letter from Ana's origin trailer is the letter Ana sent Pharah to tell her she was alive
and voice lines are basically pieces of lore
and she sent another message in Bastet, when they were leaving Cairo
Pharah hasn't responded yet
Ah I see
it helps players who are not interested in the lore still know whats happening just by playing the game
So has Ana not seen her then? since she's trying remain in the shadows with Solider?
yep
Isn’t Ana watching her?
“I… left her a message,” Ana said.
“You’re sure you can leave things like this? It could be a long time before you see her again.”
If ever.
Ana sighed. “She never responded to my first letter.”
Jack winced. “She’ll come around in time. She loves you. Did you tell Sam anything?”
“I will, eventually. Maybe,” Ana said. “I made a big enough mess of his life without having to give him the news. None of us are very good at saying goodbye, are we?”```
Ah
so do you think Pharah upset that Ana never told her that she was alive or that she is in hiding?
probably
she did kinda idolize her mother
@peak escarp some voice interactions kinda state she doesn't anymore tho
can't remember which ones
i know she idolized her and didn't she wish to also join Overwatch, or am i imagining that?
Originally I believe
no ur right
those voice lines show that if she found out the truth (that Ana blocked Overwatch from recruiting her) Pharah would resent her
the voice lines in the game are mostly "what if" situations
i know that Brigitte wished to join too but after everything she was like nahh
what if Reinhardt knew Reaper was Reyes - he'd probably call him a traitor
what if Mercy met Lucio - she'd probably ask about his father's tech
So what did Overwatch do to rein that mad torb so upset?
they forced him to retire
I think they told him to leave??? not a 100% sure
we don't know exactly why, but it seems like he was the leader on a mission that went badly
Ah I see
They sort of talked about it in the short for Rein, kind of
it was mentioned in the chatter during the Storm Rising mission
oh yeah! i forgot about that
Tracer: Mercy, have you talked to Reinhardt much since...
Mercy: Only a little. He's taking it all very hard.
Tracer: I miss having him around...
Mercy: You should talk to him. I think he'd like the company.
was that one part of like idle game play conversations? becuase if so i rarely got them
also Sombra and Brigitte have an interaction about it
yeah it was
the more you played the mode, the more chatter you'd get
i always got the same ones between the same characters or certain characters left half way through. so i think i missed out on alot of those type of conversations in game
Sombra: You know, I've seen Reinhardt's Overwatch file.
Brigitte: What are you getting at?
Sombra: I wonder if he's really told you the truth about his retirement.
i love how Sombra is just dropping all these facts on people lol
you can hear all the interactions here: https://youtu.be/HXb51WNJtcc
These are pretty much all of the interactions in Storm Rising. There's a couple of generic voice lines I didn't include as I felt they wouldn't add anything of value to the video, e.g. "Push the payload" "Open the door"
Hope you guys enjoy :)
ahhh thank you!
So why do you think renhardt retired?
It is suggested he we forced to retire
but for reasons we don't know about
He was forced to
i think we came to the conclusion it was a mission gone wrong which led to it
Reinhardt was the strike team leader before Sojourn, so it's likely a mission went sideways and Reinhardt shouldered the blame
some people have suggested it was due to a deteriorating mental state, the sort that career football players get from repeated concussions
Is there any science behind nanoboost?
Lots and lots of caffeine?
drugs
Yep
@sick siren We don't know how it works, or even if it works.
But it's probably some sort of Adrenaline.
Because surely it must be some form of intense condense form of energy
That is assuming it works how it does in game
Which is not necessarily true.
We've seen Brig, Lucio and Mercy, and their support abilities work far differently.
I wanna know these things. Michael Chu needs to answer all of my damn questions
Michael Chu doesn't work for Blizzard.
But he does lore stuff for OW, right?
I would seriously love for some scientist to create a video series explaining how all the different video game tech and science works
Hard Light would be so cool.
Also where the hell do Sym teleporters appear from?
Or are the teleporters hard light structures too? @limpid agate
Yes
I just found out that Alyssa Wong left Blizzard
Feels bad
I wonder how much that actually impacted the lore writing for OW2
Who was/is the lead writer after Chu left?
We don't know
They hired a Senior Narrative Designer a few weeks ago
I suppose the writters have written a lot of lore during the development already - a game based on PVE and having a story mode need to have a good story.
Also, they said there would be different mediums to expand the lore and the story
If they bring back comics or other things - they may have already been working on it before they left too
I really enjoyed the Baptiste short story
its a shame that Wong left
She was a skilled writer
Who was/is the lead writer after Chu left?
@fringe blade Jeff Chamberlain
he directed the Cinematic Trailer (aka the museum short)
Isn't he the cinematic director?
Nvm, he's the creative director
I'm not sure if that means they didn't hire/promote a lead writer
Wait so is everything they did still cannon even though they left?
I don't see why it wouldn't be
The Baptiste short story is still canon, and Wong left
Countless works/comics are still canon and Chu worked on those
I wish the comics were longer
things don't suddenly cease to be canon just because the writer changed
you'd never be able to maintain continuity if that happened
things stay canon until retconned, which doesn't happen often
i just wanna share how symmetra is a well-designed character
and to add that she is also autistic
love her
I just wish we got to see more of her
just want to say the ow lore is amazing
I think its very likely that Vishkar will play a major role in OW2
I want B.O.B. Vs Reinhardt wrestling match in OW2
Interesting
I'd like more Ashe/Mccree lore
There's going to be a mission in Route 66
And the McCree short left us with a sort of cliffhanger
I don't think Ashe will be involved in the story
the mission we saw was a Hero Mission, not a Story Mission
I want zenyatta to get more backround..
I think they might include every hero in the story missions
that’s very unlikely
I think they might include every hero in the story missions
They already said that's not happening
Oh
sad
Wait did anybody else get a vibe that Echo and McCree had a thing for each other?
I don’t even know if that’s possible with Echo but it felt like it
McCree often guarded Mina Liao after Echo's creation
and he was one of the few that know Echo's true capabilities
I don't think there's a "thing", but they're close
Ah ok. Someone should tell all the online fanfic writers....
well, compared to a lot of others, this one is at least somewhat possible
even if it won't ever be explicitly confirmed
I don't know if this counts as lore but, y'know how the Defence team is blue and the Attack team is red. Most often, blue means good and red means bad. But, if you think about it, the Defence team is bad and the Attack team is good. Think about this: It's Numbani. The Attack team is trying to take the Doomfist Gauntlet to the Numbani Museum whilst the Defence team is trying to stop them. See? At a museum you'd usually keep relics, not take them away as the (commonly referred to as good, blue) Defence team.
..
the Defence team is blue and the Attack team is red.
It's not
The player's team is blue and the enemy is red
What if you do spectator mode, or look at the objective marker?
And even that aside, Numbani is just one case
In King's Row, the attackers are taking an EMP to an Omnic settlement
For the greater good, there might still be some rogue omnics.

wiping out an entire district of civilians for the sake of possibly maybe killing "a few rogues" is not for the greater good
More often than not though, there's no clear "good" or "bad" side
either because you can look at it from multiple sides or because the objective is nebulous and/or ultimately unimportant
An electromagnetic pulse, also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse's origin may be a natural occurrence or man-made and can occur as a radiated, electric, or magnetic field or a conducted electric current, depending on the source.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Does this say anything about killing humans or other species?
its intent is to kill omnics
civilian omnics
I didn't bring up humans "or other species"
I guess you have a point. But, if you think Sombra's EMP, why doesn't it "harm" her team as well. Sure, it's just because they're on the same team but still.

as seen in Searching
and I'd wager a bomb the size of a payload is quite a bit more powerful than whatever blast Sombra carries on herself
Sombra's origin implies that her body was "modified", so maybe something happened in there to make her make such a big wave.
idk :P
clearly
Is Baptiste a doctor?
He's a medic
combat medic
Originally and in Talon, combat specifically
Nowadays not just that
But didn’t he open clinics?
He worked in some, he didn't open them
And a clinic in wartorn/disaster areas usually focus on injuries, which a medic can deal with
Ah I see
Sombras emp really just doesn’t make sense. Wish they would rework it so it stunned all enemies for 1 second. Although that might break the game
that doesn't make any sense
I mean, the way EMP works now doesn't make sense but at least its consistent with hack
gameplay balance > making sense
also, an EMP physically stunning people makes less sense than it does right now
the way i like to think of hack/emp to make sense of it is that she actually hacks your game and stops you from using abilities
instead of hacking the tech itself
similar to how d.va refers to everything like its a game
that’s meta
It's actually quite funny to see a hacked McCree not able to roll
I didn't realize rolling required technology lmao
well it could be something else
he’s holding his gun in one hand which will already make it difficult to roll
also, if she’s just hacking any “technology”, that might disable his other arm?
and rolling with one arm while holding a revolver is probably really hard
plus if you just have a limp metal noodle blocking the way
but by that logic he might not be able to fan the hammer, so never mind
She also stops Solider from running so...
I doubt it's productive to go too deep into that
i just love the concept that when sombra hacks someone they just forget normal things like running or rolling lol.
new sombra ult: all heroes get stunned because they all pissed their pants. Sombra hacked their bladder
new sombra ult: all heroes get stunned because they all pissed their pants. Sombra hacked their bladder
@steel spade YES
!!shitposting @steel spade
@steel spade Shitposting will result in a loss of access.
lol sure mate
So do omnics run on electricity? Or another power source?
They are likely self-sustaining in some way.
I imagine they have an internal power source of some kind.
Well, it ultimately would be electricity, because I don't think they've got like
steam computers within there
but it's not grid electricity
sombra's hack ingame is just a gameplay mechanic
obviously lorewise it would affect technology
it would completely disable all the omnics, some weapons and tech, but would be mostly ineffective on ordinary humans
logic doesnt have to necessarily be applied ingame
same how zen gets trapped by junkrat trap
And sigma
Bob is turret, not a hero
It has nothing to do with the lore
Consistent gameplay mechanics trump lore and logical exception
^
I wonder how bob came to be in ashe's possession
Since she came from a rich family, I'm guessing he was a butler to serve her family?? This is what I assume, I'm not a lore specialist lol.
I'm curious to know when Bob joined the family
in Ashe's origin trailer we first see Bob when Ashe is a teenager
i think he was hired to be like her (Ashe's) care giver cause her parents were always away, but i honestly don't remember where i read that or if it correct
We love ashee 😌
WHO IS HAMMONDS FATHER???!?!??
a hamster? I don't see why that's worth yelling about
Is wrecking ball the hamster or the mech
Is wrecking ball the hamster or the mech
Is wrecking ball the hamster or the mech
wrecking ball is the name he earned for himself for fighting in the outback
He is just a hamster later inside of a mech. When killed, he flies out of the mech tho.
Imagine if Hammy operated the same way as baby Dva when his mech is destroyed
All you see is a hamster running around
that would be a nightmare
If we complain about baby Dva having a small hitbox, try Hammy out of mech
only if there's an option to punt him like a football
Omg... yes
oh wow lmfao
No punting hamsters
way too much work for a mere ability but i would die for that to be a PvE thing
ejecting as hammond i mean, not the punting bit
imagine if there was like a special mission for Hamster out of mech
They would be the actually idk
Maybe some sort of Cats and Mouse gamemode?
Where one Hamster has to get past 3 hunters
for PvE?
Zuzu pets
Might be a good idea for a PvP gamemode then
I just want to see Hammond out of mech, that's all
lol
i mean it doesnt need a whole gamemode to revolve around it
it could literally just be PvE talent that makes it work like d.va
only thing is thats way too much work for a simple talent, compared to the ones we've seen
a lot of people made jokes about hammond leaving his mech like d.va when he first came out, so im sure an ability like that at least crossed their minds while developing his talents, but they probably quickly disregarded it due to how much work it would take
!!shitposting @cold vapor
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what do you mean I saw a video on this lore website it looked officail was it FAKE?!?!
that never happened
quite the comedian, aren't you
sure you did
Moving swiftly onwards
@fringe blade That's not an appropriate joke either
Consider this your final warning.
:(
hello
so i rewatched the Dragons short, and i low key want to see the fight between Genji and Hanzo, cause i feel like Genji might have held back during that fight. Or is that just me?
I think he was

