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#lore-discussion
peak escarp
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Widow is their puppet
peak escarp
wontons are dumplings
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Sombra is mostly a gun for hire
Sombra does her own thing
They brain washed Widow
And touchered her
And experimented on her
peak escarp
Widowmaker was the wife of an Overwatch agent tasked with taking down Talon
they kidnapped her and turned her into a sleeper agent to murder him
when he was dead, they took her back and conditioned her (mentally and physically) into the perfect sniper
now she feels no emotion and only takes pleasure in killing
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She's not 100% good at her job
She missed a headshot on Volskia and didn't kill Ana
But that's plot armour
peak escarp
the Volskaya mission was sabotaged by Sombra
and she thought she killed Ana
she did kill Mondatta and others
she's Talon's deadliest assassin
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I'd say the real deadliest assassin is the Talon Assassin in the archives mission
I've been killed by her more times then a Widowmaker
And I've played the game for four years
peak escarp
those assassins are conditioned and modied like Widowmaker too
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But they like stabby stabby instead of shooty shooty
BTW why aren't the other Talon Snipers purple
If I was Talon I'd be mass producing as many Widows as possible
peak escarp
maybe all the other attempts failed
maybe there are others and we just haven't seen them
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I'm just saying it would have been a cool detail if the Talon snipers were purple
Or at least some
Because it'll show Talon are willing to do these terrible things to so many people
lament prawn
we dont know the in-universe reason
but the out of universe reason is that widowmaker is a hero on the roster and the others arent
she needs to be unique in design
same reason why bap's talon skin doesnt look exactly like a talon trooper
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I assumed Baptistes Talon skin is what Talon combat medics look like
Just give him a helmet and bam
Nameless Talon Combat Medic
lament prawn
if they had to make a talon combat medic design in the future, it probably wouldnt look 1:1 exactly like bap
it could take inspiration from that to make him fit in, but making it exactly the same wouldnt be optimal design-wise
widow's talon skin isnt what a talon sniper looks like either, and thats good
otherwise she'd just look generic
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Actually fun fact about Widows Talon skin
They wasn't the first design of her Talon skin
They were originally going to use her "Lagcy" comic design
The one where she had white armour and was still purple
opaque falcon
FORTNITE
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raven sluice
Waaait
@lament prawn it helps her aim? She shoots down projectiles??
Like, all of them
I call bs
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This is a universe with intelligent animals and Anarchist Aussies
raven sluice
But that’s science
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A gamer girl who can shoot down rockets isn't that unrealistic
raven sluice
So let’s take, let’s say, whole hog, for instance
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Mhm
raven sluice
You know how many bullets fire from that thing?
In bursts?
And d.va just shoots them all down?
raven sluice
128 pellets per second
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In lore she might miss a few but she'll shoot em all down
raven sluice
That’s 64 bullets per thumb, each second
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She's got good APM
raven sluice
If you told me there was genetic modification for dva to enhance combat capabilities, I would believe you
But as far as I know, that doesn’t exist
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No
raven sluice
How the hell do you shoot down gravity
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Thats not canon
raven sluice
Oh
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That's a gameplay mechanic
raven sluice
I get that one
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In lore she can only shoot bullets and missiles
raven sluice
Is lucios SOUND canon because of ow2 then?
raven sluice
So dva can shoot down sound???
raven sluice
Ok then, here’s something canon
clear nest
why do people try making sense of things in this game
raven sluice
Nothing else better to do
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Because its funny
raven sluice
How about the fact that dva survived a fall in the ocean from at least a couple hundred feet up
clear nest
plot armor
raven sluice
Falling on the ocean is like landing on asphalt
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Plot armour
raven sluice
Fuck me man
raven sluice
I mean they aren’t, but ok she survived
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Also Plot armour rarely annoys me
raven sluice
There’s no way that all she would have is a broken leg
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I'm a 40k fan
clear nest
dva still broke a leg though, and iirc spent a week or two in the hospital
raven sluice
Just one tho??
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And that has a shit ton of Plot armour
raven sluice
From that height, she should be in a fucking body cast
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Also Overwatchs medical technology is extremely advanced
clear nest
raven sluice
She isn’t affiliated with overwatch
raven sluice
So like, speed healing or some shit?
raven sluice
But from that high up?
clear nest
dva survived because she’s important to the story
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Also people would be Livid if she died
clear nest
theres not much else to say
raven sluice
Not to mention she almost certainly hit the maximum velocity on her free fall
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Plot armour
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Overwatchs world is weird
clear nest
What more do you want
clear nest
You wanted Dva to die?
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clear nest
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Okay why don't we talk about the small details of Overwatches world
That make us happy
I personally like how most of the Cars Hover
It's a cute detail
raven sluice
So, how does one explain a rework in the overwatch world
raven sluice
Yeah like hanzo is with a friend or some shit and says “yeah dude, my scatter dissapeared, but I have an insane long jump for whatever reason”
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She can basically do anything with her Hard light tech
clear nest
lots of abilities aren’t canon
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Rez isn't canon
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Discord and harmony aren't canon
raven sluice
Yeah but scatter arrow is canon and storm arrow and long jump isn’t
clear nest
it doesn’t actually revive people
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Storm Arrow probably isn't canon
raven sluice
But scatter is
raven sluice
I hate this game sometimes
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Ingame and in lore are very driffent
limpid agate
Rez is canon, but it doesn't bring back the dead.
Mercy used it in Zero Hour on Mei
limpid agate
raven sluice
So is it like a car jumpstart?
raven sluice
I like to think zen isn’t canon because we know so little
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Zenyatta is canon
He's mentioned in Genji's backstory and makes a cameo in the Christmas comic
raven sluice
Eh yeah
limpid agate
!!zenlore
twilit nacelleBOT
Zenyatta will be featured in Overwatch 2. He is in India for a currently unknown reason.
low brook
!!zenlore
limpid agate
There, now I can stop rewriting it every time someone posts about Zen lore
raven sluice
!!hanzolore
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Why India?
raven sluice
Because why not
limpid agate
for a currently unknown reason
clear nest
currently unknown reason
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I thought that cutscene was in Napeal
limpid agate
It wasnt
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Napal*
raven sluice
You wanna try again
raven sluice
There we go
limpid agate
It isnt
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Athena wouldn't even know some of the characters like Hammond or Sigma exist. She also wouldn't know things like Reyes is Reaper.
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The Doomfist Numbani stuff is canon
He ruined the air port
And stole the Doomfist from the payload
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But as of now he doesn't know he's mucking about in Australia
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Most interactions aren't that canon
In the actual story they haven't met yet
Well
Got back together
Some internations are more canon than others
limpid agate
The maps themselves are canon for obvious reasons, but the fights are not.
For example, the objective of Route 66 is to deliever the weapons cache to Deadlock's base
The problem is, we already saw what happened there in Reunion.
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And Echoes now empty pod
limpid agate
As for interactions, there is a bit of confusion over them
They are not canon, in the sense that the conversations literally happened. But they represent canon, showing character's history, personality, and relations
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Junkertown you push the bomb cart to the queens throne to kill her via explosions
limpid agate
For example, Reinhardt and D.Va never met.
But their interaction shows that Reinhardt is a fan of hers.
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And Torbs a WOW player
limpid agate
What
limpid agate
I know what WoW is
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There was
limpid agate
Never was.
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There was
limpid agate
Then find it
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Okay
limpid agate
But I am telling you, it never existed.
Here are all of their interactions:
Torbjörn: *laughs* Any chance you'd let me peek under the hood of your mech?
D.Va: Hey! Hands off!
Torbjörn: Whoever built your mech did a good job. None of that AI mess.
D.Va: Well, if you wanna give me some upgrades, I'm all ears!
Which reminds me, I should update the wiki for the new interactions in the last patch
terse oar
If you’re talking about Torbjorns “For the Horde/For the Alliance!” voicelines, those are purely promotional
limpid agate
Those are not an interaction
terse oar
That’s the only thing WoW I could think of
Because like you said, there are no interactions
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I'm now questioning my sanity
I remember that interaction so vividly
I guess I'm just fkn dumb
Nvm I was wrong
peak escarp
think of the matches and interactions like playing with action figures
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think of the matches and interactions like playing with action figures
@peak escarp that's actually a good way of thinking about it
peak escarp
a dev described it like that once, but I haven't been able to find that interview again
dapper patrol
think it is a blizzcon FAQ section
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I wonder what it was like during the Kings Row Uprising
It must of been scary
Being hunted down by Omnics
It also must of been shocking at how fast they took the city and set up AA guns
limpid agate
Null Sector was there for 27 days by the time Overwatch mobilized.
They did a lot in a month
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Still if you were just some random civilian you'd be gunned down or captured and held hostage
By the Null Sector
dapper patrol
most likely dead
there may not be food supply and such
and really omnic wont care about food
so it is cannibalism days at worst. Though probably not that yet, humans can survive without food for a few weeks fine.
Now water on the other hand.
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Didn't a news report or Tracers narration say hundreds died?
lavish ferry
If omnics took control of an entire megacity for 30 days with the intent of killing all the humans then there'd be nothing left
It'd be a pile of smoking rubble and everyone would be dead
bruh yall seen those bastions and the orisa omnics
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They didn't kill everyone
dapper patrol
i would not say they go genocide mode
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They took hostages remember
They also would of killed non Null Sector aligned Omnics
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since if there are definitely no humans in the area then they know people would attack them without hesitation
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Because the Cutscene showed them capturing humans and Omnics
dapper patrol
i guess their approach is that they dont care if the humans make it or not
kill some for fun and whatever maybe
lavish ferry
Why do robots take hostages
dapper patrol
the rest they just herd and lock up and let them be whatever it is
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Because most of their hostages were people in power
dapper patrol
without hostage people would just nuke the area and be done with it
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Mondatta was one of them
dapper patrol
like massive emp
lavish ferry
but robots would act out of self preservation and conclude that killing all humans would be the best course of action
lavish ferry
It wouldn't be that deep lol, there would be no hostages or anything
dapper patrol
there is literally a mision about delivering emp bomb to kings row dude
lavish ferry
Yeah but the omnics are AIs which can upgrade hardware at a faster rate than humans so why would they even care about hostages
they have no use for them
dapper patrol
they are not many
not lots of NS troop
this is a small terrorist omnic group not an army
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Also wasn't Null Sector smaller then it is today since they reused Omnic Crisis technology
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Especially if they are the mayor and a influential religious leader
low brook
and
don't they make their soldiers?
wouldn't that be considered like child soldiers?
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I assume the basics Null Trooper was a ordinary Omnic who updated their body with the standard Null Sector template
Which would later be replaced by the Nullifier drones
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Yes
vernal cloud
lol bastion hats
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Fun fact About Bastions hat in OW2 it was Torbjiörn's old hat he wore during Uprising
cerulean ice
rlly wholesome
proud pike
Father and daughter
vernal cloud
and reinhardt is her "uncle"
they are not blood related
but torb and rein have been friends for a long time before overwatch was created with mercy
in germany
/eichanwalde
cerulean ice
godfather, is what its called
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Doesn't Torb have 17 kids not counting Brig
swift mason
I think they might be grandkids, because I’m pretty sure brig is the youngest, but I’m not completely sure about it though
Youngest as in youngest of her siblings
Assuming she has some
I’m not sure
iron plume
She does
We don't know how many kids he has exactly but it's probably not 17
Brigitte is the youngest child, and the other kids in Reflections are grandchildren
urban sierra
I need zen lore, all we know is stuff taken from his interactions
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The Null Sector drop pods look cosy
But when compared to the Bastions drop bods they are incredibly inefficient
The Omnic Crisis Bastion Drop pods could hold up to 9 Bastions where the Null Sectors can only hold up to 1 Null Trooper
See you can fit 9 Bastions in the Omnic crisis drop pod
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!!zenlore @urban sierra
twilit nacelleBOT
Zenyatta will be featured in Overwatch 2. He is in India for a currently unknown reason.
urban sierra
YAY
terse oar
I love how there’s a command purely for zen lore
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Zen lore is just a meme at this point
Its probably so people will stop asking
Also no one wanted to talk about Omnic Drop pods with me
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Yeah I own the Overwatch art book
terse oar
I remember reading it at a book fair
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You see I have a problem obsessing over small details in the OW universe
terse oar
Understandable
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Like you can probably make me talk about the Cars in Overwatch for horus
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That was a APC and yeah Tbh I hoped the Junkertown cars had wheels
terse oar
Do they even use cars in Junkertown
Obviously we know Junkrat and Roadhog have a motorcycle
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Yeah there's a few broken down cars by the gate and in the Town itself there's two parked to the sides
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It would have been a cool touch to give them wheels
Maybe they do have wheels
I don't remember atm
terse oar
The van on the second point by the stairs floats I think
peak escarp
Also no one wanted to talk about Omnic Drop pods with me
@supple badge our Bastion seems to have been dropped in a solo pod, not one of these group ones
terse oar
I haven’t thought about that actually...
Why is he white compared to the others who are red?
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Maybe he was a command unit
Like a relay device and thus was given a little extra free will by the Omnics/God AI
But since they are gone his true free will has taken over
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Yes I remember seeing that in the art book
It also had a paragraph about how his pod malfunctioned
peak escarp
and he's not white
he's faded orange
Bastion's default skin in the game is probably after being taken in and repainted by Torbjorn
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His Origins skin is faded Orange (his look in the Last Bastion)
peak escarp
but Bastion's appearance in The Last Bastion looks like the Omnic Crisis skin left out in the elements for 15 years
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I'm guessing his white and green colours were never canon
Because after hanging out with Torb he gets a completely new body
peak escarp
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But then again in the gameplay trailer for OW2 he used his classic design and colours
He wasn't Bastion hat yet
peak escarp
there's some indications in the interactions that Torbjorn has already started work on Bastion
this line was added after the Ironclad passive was given to Bastion
indicating that Torbjorn is the reason for its new armor
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My guess Torbjiörn is just hiding him in his Workshop since all of Sweden freaked when there was only one wondering about
Well a small town...
peak escarp
yeah
I can see why the devs are constantly using "he" instead of "it" for Bastion - it's just unnatural to refer to a character as "it"
cerulean ice
theres not rlly any feminine aspects of him either 
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Yeah unlike Orisa who looks feminine without being a hourglass Bastion does kinda look like a dude
hushed jetty
I think Zenyatta is more masculine looking than Bastion. Bastion just kinda looks like a box.
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Imma guy and I like boxes
cerulean ice
i mean you wouldnt call bastion a she would you
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Not really again he looks masculine
Its like WallE and EvE
Without looking human you can tell what gender they are
peak escarp
she uses the feminine form of her Arabic voice lines when using them on Bastion, because Arabic uses the feminine for objectes, I think
and Arabic doesn't have a gender neutral case
peak escarp
based on the plumage, probably male
cerulean ice
no confirmation
peak escarp
male birds tend to be more brightly coloured
peak escarp
depends on the species
cerulean ice
oh its male
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I'm not a Bird scientist
peak escarp
in some species the male bird makes the nest to attract a mate
cerulean ice
its male.
terse oar
Do we know what species Ganymede is?
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Is he a real kind of Bird?
terse oar
Or is it just “bird”
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I think it's based of a real species
peak escarp
nah, it's made up
terse oar
From the gamepedia, the animation of Ganymede was based off a Blizzard artist’s pet parrot... neat
peak escarp
also either Ganymede has lived much longer than the average songbird (15 years+), or "Ganymede" isn't just one bird
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Who named his bird?
cerulean ice
blizzard ig
autumn veldt
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Bastion doesn't speak English and none of the characters mention it
cerulean ice
id like to believe torb named it
peak escarp
in universe, I would guess Brigitte or one of the other Lindholms
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Is Ganymede a Swedish name?
cerulean ice
never heard of it
terse oar
Ganymede is Greek
cerulean ice
its a moon of a jupiter
autumn veldt
Oh yeah
cerulean ice
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autumn veldt
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autumn veldt
Me and the boys playing comp
terse oar
This is kinda of a stretch, but Ganymede could maybe be a Yellowhammer
autumn veldt
No idea what that is but ok
cerulean ice
its a stretch
terse oar
It’s a bit darker than Ganymede though
peak escarp
yeah, not quite
peak escarp
I think Ganymede is a made-up species with traits of various birds
terse oar
Probably
autumn veldt
I guess
peak escarp
it's got the shape and crest of a cardinal, but the wrong colours
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It's native to Germany
cerulean ice
and that
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Does that give any leads
peak escarp
terse oar
It could probably be explained as adaptation and natural cross breeding
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We can narrow it down to German birds
peak escarp
the colours are closer to a goldfinch
peak escarp
peak escarp
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Damn my eyes are failing me
autumn veldt
Tbh now it looks like a regular yellow bird that did a fusion dance with a goldfish
terse oar
Lol
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Damn this is harder than I thought
peak escarp
there isn't a bird that has all those traits
like I said, Ganymede is an amalgam of different bird species
autumn veldt
This is in the future so its obviously made up
autumn veldt
Harambe
autumn veldt
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Well where do you get gorillas
terse oar
That still doesn’t narrow it down enough lol
peak escarp
silverback isn't a species, it's an age category
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I'm not a Monke scientist
cerulean ice
its a monkey, it doesnt matter
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I mean scientist scientist lol
peak escarp
there's Eastern Gorillas (Gorilla berengei) and Western Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla)
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its a monkey, it doesnt matter
@cerulean ice yes
peak escarp
he's probably a western gorilla
sleek jackal
It could be a type of (bird) evolution? since this is pretty far into the future.
peak escarp
and would probably be a silverback, by his age
cerulean ice
seems more logical
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Winston would live longer than your average gorilla because of genetic modification and plot relevance
Also killing Winston and Hammond because of Old age would suck
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If ima be honest I don't wanna see any of the playable OW characters die
Even the ones I hate
cerulean ice
seeing important characters dying is interesting
terse oar
I feel like at least one character will die
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i lack empathy ig
@cerulean ice being this edgy
cerulean ice
no
lament prawn
if characters exist to server a movie or series then its fine there, but overwatch is a franchise built around heroes that's supposed to live on for at least the next decade+
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Radical
lament prawn
killing off someone on the main roster right now wouldnt be worth the single emotional scene
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We don't talk about Blizzard smash
cerulean ice
besides, the story will be like what. hours long or something, how can someone not die
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killing off someone on the main roster right now wouldnt be worth the single emotional scene
@lament prawn I agree
lament prawn
you dont need someone to die for a good story
terse oar
I think an NPC will die
lament prawn
and OW2's story wont go from start to finish at launch either, it'll have a full campaign on launch, but more missions will be added regularly after that
overwatch's story doesnt end with overwatch 2's launch
cerulean ice
no ofc not, thats stupid
considering this game is dying
and monthly hero release would be nc aswell
to keep the hype
peak escarp
it's not dying
cerulean ice
at the bottom of the list
desert yarrow
OW is like 4 yrs old
cerulean ice
i think
desert yarrow
so its doing fine
cerulean ice
still sad to think the ow2 will be left with just pvp when it ends
excluding dlc or any other extra content for story
peak escarp
"when it ends"?
lament prawn
what
"overwatch 2 is just a pvp game, when you exclude the pve"
i mean, not wrong but uh
why are we excluding that
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Overwatch 2 is like a overpriced PvE DLC expansion pack
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They should of sold it like a DLC IMO
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They'll add more
cerulean ice
yes
lament prawn
it's gonna be updated regularly
cerulean ice
and when it ends, theres no more
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There's also arcade PvE
peak escarp
if they keep adding more, it won't end
desert yarrow
but the story cant go on forever
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Aka storyless campaign
cerulean ice
is it?
desert yarrow
soon itll just be campaign over and over
peak escarp
not forever
desert yarrow
once ppl start speed running stuff
peak escarp
but for a while
lament prawn
overwatch lore/story wont end if the franchise is still being supported
peak escarp
Blizzard games have longevity
cerulean ice
yes, for a while
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Decades
terse oar
Even if the main story ends, they could always add side stories
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Yes
peak escarp
it's not something that will happen any time soon
we are just at the beginning of Overwatch's story
everything so far has been prequel material
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I just hope the OW2 has proper boss fights and not the same repeat Ultra heavy enemy type
slender hound
True
They need great boss fights
Although it doesn’t seem right due to how ow story has been played
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Yeah there are others omnic Characters that look like Normal Omnics
The fat one
The one with the scythe
And the evil Zenyatta
The fat one
The one with the scythe
And the evil Zenyatta
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Okay asides from the units we see in the demo what do you think the other units will do
slender hound
I have not seen the demo which bots?
peak escarp
the demo mostly showed off the flying ones and the big guy
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Ima scible out the bots that were in the demo and and we can talk about the ones that weren't in the demo
slender hound
I kinda want to fight the boss from zero hour tho. You think they made more than one?
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the demo mostly showed off the flying ones and the big guy
@peak escarp also the basic troooers (Nullifiers)
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slender hound
The one top right
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Okay all the guys I scribbled over in red are the units we've seen in the Demo
harsh carbon
lore
slender hound
:/
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Isn't us talking about the OW2 null sector robots lore?
vernal cloud
yeah
peak escarp
it's lore adjacent
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These guys are canon
peak escarp
I just mean, it's more gameplay related since there isn't much lore about them to discuss
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Do you think destroying the command ship shuts down the lesser models (Nullifiers, Skirmishers ect) while more traditional fully aware Omnics stay online
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I assume given the simple behaviour of the Nullifiers they are linked to the command ship and a group of more traditional humanoid Omnics or a AI in the ship itself commands the units but once this link is cut they shut down
raven sluice
If I had control of the lore, I would make the reason zenyatta floats is because he’s deathly afraid of the ground
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Who do you think has the saddest backstory?
worthy rose
Reaper
He believes he was betrayed and now has to live in a miserable existence in constant agony
Forever and eternally
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I gotta feel bad for Sigma
Mans mind was literally shattered into pieces and is now being used as a weapon against his will
worthy rose
Better than having your body constantly decay
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Not really
worthy rose
And feeling betrayed by your friends
worthy rose
And it's eternal agony since he's immortal
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Sigma isn't
Sigma had his sanity broken by something incomprehensible
And is now basically a glorified weapon for Talon
One of his voicelines after he kills someone is "What is this violence?"
So he isn't all there
worthy rose
At least he's gonna die one day.Reaper is immortal and will bear the agony forever and ever
worthy rose
Pretty sure he is
urban sierra
Reapers case is like tracers, his matter can come apart, but as we see in the shorts he can be hurt. And at some point he was dying
worthy rose
The wiki even said he was vaporized
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Where on the wiki?
worthy rose
Reaper s page
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Where on Reapers page
worthy rose
It's on the recall section
It didn't say he was vaporized but it said he was incinerated
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What zapped by Winstons gun?
urban sierra
I couldnt fund anything on reaper being immortal
frosty shell
Oh... you're back
urban sierra
Well vaporized just means turned into gas, so thats just one of his abilities
So yeah he was but he is killable
frosty shell
They never say in lore he was incinerated
frosty shell
He was badly injured in some unspecified way
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I completely forgot that moment in Recall
urban sierra
Moira did extensive testing on reaper
frosty shell
Being zapped by Winston's gun just electrocutes you
urban sierra
But the initial trauma was never told about
frosty shell
it doesn't vaporize you
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The moment isn't betrayed well
Instead of Reaper going poof they should of made him Wraith away while being shocked
slender hound
shoked?
urban sierra
In the recall short
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Yeah its during the final part
Winston grabs his weapon and zaps Reaper and he goes poof
urban sierra
I mean in the short thats what his wraith form is, but for the sake of gameplay they had to make him more figured
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But in the Infiltration he uses his Wraiths form like in Gameplay as he moves to strangle that Russian Soldier and to go through the door
Also fun fact about that animated Short
Widowmaker was originally going to be in her Winter skin for it
You know that one thats her classic suit but its white and blue
urban sierra
Yeah
lament prawn
he also turns completely into smoke in the same short
he isnt limited to just the gameplay version of wraith
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But if I had to choose a one the main ones
lament prawn
zero hour, but it wouldnt hit the same without previous shorts building up to it
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Overwatch Junkertown the plan
slender hound
true
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Zero Hour was good
slender hound
zero hour is awesome
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Almost all the heroes appeared in lore via animated shorts, Comics and Archives missions
So it did feel great seeing them all
urban sierra
I like all of them, if they can make me cry they are good
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I like Hero
slender hound
yes
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Mainly because it Shows Soldier being a savage
THESE. AREN'T. YOUR. STREETS. ANY. MORE!!!!!
That moment was so cool
That gave me the idea that he was a more toned down punisher
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Last Bastion was a good story
slender hound
bastion is great story
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I'm personally not a fan of Rise and Shine I feel like they could of just turned that story into a Origins video
But I did like the story and it made me cry a little
urban sierra
But like when you look at it, Mei is one bad bitch, she hiked fucking Antarctica
Like dam gurl
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She is a veteran explorer
slender hound
sweat
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I'm pretty sure she's good at survival
But yeah that's badass
Making your way back to civilization on your own
slender hound
goat
slender hound
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To think some random character from a comic became a hero
I don't like Brigitte but I gotta give her props
slender hound
true
urban sierra
I hope this next febuary we will get some more ow2 info or shorts
worthy rose
What was the music called in the doomfist hero reveal trailer at 1:09 when he was fighting tracer please help
worthy rose
About doomfist?
slender hound
dont ask sigma
worthy rose
Can someone help me?
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What was the music called in the doomfist hero reveal trailer at 1:09 when he was fighting tracer please help
@worthy rose Sigmas Origin
terse oar
I don’t think Blizzard released it if they were the ones who made it
slender hound
:/
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Tracer getting wrecked by Doomfist is my favourite scene
slender hound
Im looking but i can not seem to find it
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Especially after that one voiceline she has in Storm Rising where she's like "Is Doomfist just a guy who gives really rough handshakes"
peak escarp
sounds like African chanting
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Guys would you Consider Doomfist a Cyborg
terse oar
Technically yes
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I'd consider him a Cyborg since he upgrades his body with technology
Also his legs look really robotic and his Doomfist arm is upgraded so he can use the Doomfist
And he has a actual robot arm
And his knuckle shotguns
golden escarp
I thought that it was just a gauntlet cause in the short he didn't have it in prison
golden escarp
hmm
golden escarp
I've always wondered are the shimada brothers' dragons magic or weird advanced science
golden escarp
I wonder how only a Shimada can control the dragons. I guess it's a family secret, and how is genji able to reflect hanzo's dragons?
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It's confirmed to be Technology
Hardlight technology
Maybe it's a type of Tech only members of the Shimada clan know how to make
And no other faction has access to that type of Hard light technology
hushed jetty
I don't think that's confirmed but it's pretty heavily implied
golden escarp
I like the new ult voice line for winston's werewolf skin
peak escarp
Also his legs look really robotic
a lot of heroes have robotic looking legs, it's part of the art style
the only hero with a prosthetic leg is Junkrat
hushed jetty
he has a new ult line?
pulsar thunder
neon hawk
cerulean ice
stop it.
fringe blade
!!shitposting
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cerulean ice
wait i didnt even know reinhardt was the one narrating throughout the junkenstein game
peak escarp
really?
twilit nacelleBOT
Comics Series 1:
Train Hopper: https://bit.ly/2vaOY0I
Dragon Slayer: https://bit.ly/2GpRZRk
Going Legit: https://bit.ly/2InZUkm
A Better World: https://bit.ly/2DeJGpK
Mission Statement: https://bit.ly/2UFLC5o
Destroyer: https://bit.ly/2XcYZ9G
Legacy: https://bit.ly/2DgM1jQ
Old Soldiers: https://bit.ly/2KLILTV
Junkenstein: https://bit.ly/2Is3WZ4
Reflections: https://bit.ly/2IoZQkr
Binary: https://bit.ly/2IzNvJy
Uprising: https://bit.ly/2UCymhE
Masquerade: https://bit.ly/2IzNTI0
Wasted Land: https://bit.ly/2DeKB9G
Searching: https://bit.ly/2Gh3jy6
Retribution: https://bit.ly/2XePmHG
Tracer - London Calling:
#1: https://bit.ly/3mknXBx
#2: https://bit.ly/318GEix
Mini-Comics:
Return of Junkenstein: https://bit.ly/2Gqp7Z8
Yeti Hunt: https://bit.ly/2VPmxRI
terse oar
A lot of people surprisingly don’t realize
cerulean ice
its not very noticeable, though im aware reinhardt is the one telling the story but i thought it was just a random guy narrating
swift mason
I kinda recognised the VA narrating, plus it does make sense because of the comic for him to do so
gusty sluice
Its pretty obvious that reinhardt narrated junkenstein 😂
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Do you think Orisa and Doomfist will fight in OW2
Or have they already in Orisas novel?
I haven't read it yet but I don't care about spoilers since I cant get it rn
swift mason
|| They do fight in the novel ||
Also, the novel is great, I enjoyed reading it, I'd recommend it
proud pike
Waiting for Russian translation be like: 
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lavish ferry
I really want the story mode to feel like a struggle
you should feel like it's a struggle to defeat null sector, both in gameplay and narratively
otherwise, you lose interest and it becomes another archives mission.
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I'm sure there'll be difficulty options
Crank it to Legendary and that should be what your looking for
swift mason
I think to get a true yet do-able experience, I think hard/expert mode would be ideal if there are difficulty options for the story mode
proud pike
as far as I remember, they promised a rather hard PvE
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I like playing PvE casually just to shoot some bots so I hope it isn't ball busting
peak escarp
Jeff said there would be a difficulty beyond Legendary
to account for increased power from talents
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That sounds fun
iron plume
Plus Ultra
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or Heroic difficulty
@peak escarp yeah that sounds like Overwatch
Also it'll be the reverse of Halo if they make Heroic the hardest difficulty
peak escarp
wait, this is blizzard - do they have a rarity higher than legendary?
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I think its mythic
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Yeah Heroic would fit Overwatch
cosmic crest
Heroic kind of sounds lesser than legendary though.
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Yeah in Halo Heroic is easier than Legendary but maybe for Overwatch they might do it the other way because well in Overwatch the classes are called heroes
hot heart
Why Sojourn has a weird gun arm
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Not much is known about Sojourn asides she's a Cyborg and became a replacement Captain because at that point in the story Ana was "dead"
fading coyote
The genetic mutation of winston affect your body?
He can get some human parts by mutation?
fading coyote
Whatever, the same question
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Winston doesn't have any human parts
The only thing that was human was his name
Because one of his Scientist mentors was called Winston
But asides from that he isn't mutated
Just had his genes altered and rebuilt
fading coyote
yes but with this genes altered only altered the brain and the capacity of think?
don't have another secondary effects?
apart the addiction of the penautbutter
nothing change in him body with the alteration?
hushed jetty
is his "addiction" to peanut butter actually a side effect or was he joking in that interaction
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I think it was a joke
Also remember he needs to take vitamins because he was raised in low and zero gravity
It was a interaction between Winston and Mercy during Storm Rising
tulip tulip
Overwatch has lore? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
broken oyster
Classic joke....?
peak escarp
that stopped being funny 4 years ago
proud pike
That was funny?
tulip tulip
It’s still funny!
broken oyster
The big funny?
peak escarp
!!loreguide
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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
peak escarp
she was a world champion esports gamer who got recruited by the Korean Army to pilot their anti-omnic mechs
lament prawn
why are we humoring a troll
peak escarp
boredom
tulip tulip
The lore makes Symmetra bad
valid terrace
It just adds depth to the characters
valid terrace
Ik lol
cerulean ice
The lore makes Symmetra bad
huh? lmfao
worthy rose
If Reaper is in pain why is Moria not
peak escarp
because Moira isn't constantly decaying
cerulean ice
^
terse oar
Moira’s alterations are more refined and streamlined
She also does not have the soldier enhancements, assuming that plays a part in Reaper’s condition
cerulean ice
the enhancements had side effect?
peak escarp
possibly
side-effects from the genetic enhancement may be what drove Reyes to seek out Moira's help in the first place
limpid agate
!!shitposting
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grand wedge
Yes
sand barn
Symmetra is autistic?
Where was that mentioned?
sand barn
Ah.
slate fulcrum
Suck my ass juice
proud pike
!shitposting
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!!shitposting
cerulean ice
!!shitposting
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cerulean ice
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Hey guys I have a headcanon that Brigitte made Reinhardt's OW2 armour because the colours are the same as Brigittes armour and it has the ironclad logo on the left shoulder pad
What do you guys think?
lament prawn
that's already canon
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Awwwww yeah Visual story telling still exists
peak escarp
Where was that mentioned?
@sand barn in the comic "A Better World"
peak escarp
it was later confirmed to a fan when they they wrote to Blizzard and asked if that meant she was autistic
cosmic crest
She has genuine OCD which is a common symptom for people with autism.
pine slate
Yeah
muted pecan
Wow that’s actually really interesting
worthy rose
@supple badge Reaper is far more powerful than Symmetra imo
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You really like Reaper don't ya
worthy rose
Ofc he is great and he is perfection to me
valid terrace
Symmetra could just put him in a box
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This is like the third you hyped him up
worthy rose
So?
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Symmetra could just put him in a box
@valid terrace this
valid terrace
He's weak to beams as seen in recall
worthy rose
What does trapping him do?