The Story of Overwatch Explained
Summary
TLDRThe video script delves into the rich lore of 'Overwatch,' detailing the organization's history, its heroes, and the conflicts shaping its world. From Omnica Corporation's creation of omnics to the Omnic Crisis, the rise of Talon, and the eventual disbanding of Overwatch due to public distrust, the narrative sets the stage for the game's unfolding story. The script also explores individual character backstories, the impact of key events like Operation Retribution, and the resurgence of Overwatch in the face of new threats, culminating in anticipation for 'Overwatch 2' and its potential to redefine heroism.
Takeaways
- 🌐 Overwatch is a game with a rich lore and diverse characters that have captivated its audience, drawing them into its vibrant world.
- 🤖 The origin of Overwatch begins with Omnica Corporation's creation of omnics, which led to the Omnic Crisis when they started attacking humanity without any clear demands.
- 🔥 Aurora, the first sentient omnic, played a pivotal role in the Omnic Crisis by sacrificing herself to pass her sentience to all omnics, creating a spiritual place called the Iris.
- 🛡️ Overwatch was formed by the United Nations as a task force to combat the Omnic Crisis, with founding members like Soldier 76 and Reaper, and eventually expanded its mission to global stability.
- 🏰 The story of Overwatch includes various subplots such as the rise of Talon, the formation of Null Sector, and the conflicts within the organization, leading to its eventual downfall and disbandment.
- 🎖️ Key characters have their own individual stories, such as Winston's return to Overwatch, Genji's search for inner peace, and the rise of new heroes like Echo and Doomfist.
- 🌌 The Overwatch universe is filled with events like the Null Sector Uprising in London, the assassination of Takara Mondatta, and the battle to defend Paris, showcasing the ongoing struggle for peace.
- 🔄 The narrative of Overwatch has evolved, with characters like Soldier 76 and Reaper re-emerging after the organization's disbandment, hinting at a new era for Overwatch.
- 🛑 The Petrus Act was the legal disbandment of Overwatch due to its controversial operations and the public's loss of trust in the organization.
- 🔗 The lore of Overwatch is intricately connected, with characters' stories intertwining and influencing the overall narrative, setting the stage for Overwatch 2.
- 🚀 Overwatch 2 is anticipated to continue the story, exploring how the world reacts to Overwatch's return and the challenges posed by threats like Null Sector and Talon.
Q & A
What is the central theme of the Overwatch lore?
-The central theme of the Overwatch lore revolves around the history and backstory of the Overwatch organization and its diverse characters, their roles in the world, and the events that led to the organization's shutdown and eventual recall.
What caused the Omnic Crisis?
-The Omnic Crisis was triggered by the malfunctioning of Omniums, automated machines manufactured by Omnica Corporation. The crisis escalated when the Omnics, led by the sentient Omnic Aurora, declared war on humanity without any clear demands or reasons for their aggression.
What was the role of the original Overwatch founders?
-The original Overwatch founders, including Jack Morrison (Soldier 76), Gabriel Reyes (Reaper), and others, were gathered by the United Nations to form a task force aimed at ending the Omnic Crisis by targeting key Omnic strongholds and disrupting their command operations.
What significant event led to the downfall of Overwatch?
-The downfall of Overwatch began with the public learning about the operations of Blackwatch, a secret sub-organization of Overwatch, following the reckless actions of Gabriel Reyes during Operation Retribution, which included cold-blooded murder.
What is the significance of the 'Recall' animated short in the Overwatch timeline?
-The 'Recall' animated short serves as a basis for the Overwatch timeline, depicting Winston's return to the abandoned Overwatch headquarters and his activation of a recall for all known previous agents, signaling the organization's attempt to restart.
What was the impact of the Null Sector uprising on Overwatch?
-The Null Sector uprising, a response to the mistreatment of Omnics in the UK, led to escalating distrust of Overwatch from the world at large, questioning whether Overwatch was acting in the public interest or as a rogue organization.
What is the role of Talon in the Overwatch lore?
-Talon is a powerful organization that began as a mercenary group during the Omnic Crisis. It grew in influence, affecting world governments and global operations, and became a significant adversary to Overwatch, orchestrating events like the Null Sector uprising.
What is the significance of the character Moira in the Overwatch story?
-Moira O'Deorain is a morally ambiguous doctor who believes in scientific advancement at any cost. She was brought into the secret Blackwatch operation and played a role in its increasingly audacious operations, contributing to Overwatch's downfall.
What event marked the official disbanding of Overwatch?
-The Petrus Act, an outcome of a United Nations inquiry into Overwatch's shady operations, led to the official outlawing and disbanding of the organization, with all its activities becoming illegal.
What is the premise of the story continuation in Overwatch 2?
-Overwatch 2 continues the story with a new generation of heroes, including new recruits like Echo, an omnic AI, and the return of former agents like Soldier 76 and Reaper. The story focuses on the resurgence of Overwatch in a world where its activities are outlawed and the growing threats from Null Sector and Talon.
Outlines
🌟 The Rise and Lore of Overwatch
This paragraph introduces the captivating lore and characters of the game Overwatch, highlighting the organization's backstory and the extensive cast of playable characters. It sets the stage for the comprehensive history of Overwatch, beginning with the animated short 'Recall,' which depicts Winston's efforts to reactivate Overwatch. The timeline delves into the origins of the omnic crisis, the creation of omnics by Omnica Corporation, and the global conflict that ensued. The paragraph also touches on the awakening of the first sentient omnic, Aurora, and her influence on the omnic uprising.
🛡️ The Formation of Overwatch and the Omnic Crisis
This section details the formation of Overwatch as a UN task force to combat the omnic crisis, led by founding members like Jack Morrison and Reinhardt. It describes Operation White Dome and the pivotal role of Torbjörn, as well as the eventual resolution of the omnic crisis through strategic missions. The paragraph also discusses the expansion of Overwatch's mission scope, including tackling terrorism and natural disasters, and the recruitment of new agents, setting the stage for the organization's golden era.
🌐 Global Developments and the Emergence of New Threats
The narrative shifts to global events, including the rise of the omnic faction Guishin in South Korea, the formation of the Deadlock Gang in America by Elizabeth Caledonia Ash and Cole Cassidy, and the establishment of Junkertown in the Australian Outback. It also covers the peace attempt in Australia, the formation of the Australian Liberation Front, and the rise of the Shimada clan in Japan. This paragraph sets the scene for the emergence of new characters and the evolving landscape of threats.
🔥 Conflicts and Transformations in Overwatch
This paragraph delves into the internal and external conflicts within Overwatch, including the assassination of the Shimada leader Sojiro and the transformation of his son Hanzo into a vigilant cybernetic weapon. It also introduces new recruits like Winston, the genetically enhanced gorilla, and Tracer, the time-manipulating test pilot. The paragraph highlights the growing moral complexities within Overwatch, particularly with the operations of Blackwatch, leading to a pivotal moment in the organization's history with Operation Retribution.
💥 The Downfall of Overwatch and the Petrus Act
The story progresses to the public exposure of Blackwatch's operations, which leads to a loss of trust in Overwatch and its eventual disbandment through the Petrus Act. The paragraph covers key events like the assassination of Gerard Lacroix, the rise of Doomfist, and the internal strife culminating in a battle between Jack Morrison and Gabriel Reyes. It also explores the aftermath, with the outlawing of Overwatch and the scattering of its members.
🚀 The Recall and the Rebirth of Overwatch
The final paragraph focuses on the recall initiated by Winston five years after Overwatch's disbandment, aiming to reassemble the team in the face of escalating global threats. It outlines the animated shorts that bridge the gap between Overwatch and Overwatch 2, showcasing the individual stories of returning and new heroes. The paragraph concludes with the Paris invasion by Null Sector and the reemergence of Overwatch, setting the stage for the cooperative PVE content in the sequel.
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Keywords
💡OverWatch
💡Omnics
💡Omniums
💡Blackwatch
💡Talon
💡Operation Retribution
💡Null Sector
💡Reaper
💡Winston
💡Echo
💡OverWatch 2
Highlights
OverWatch's lore and characters are central to the game's appeal, drawing players into its vibrant world.
The backstory of OverWatch involves the organization's shutdown and a recall by Winston to restart it.
Omnics, created by Omnica Corporation, were designed to revolutionize the workforce but led to the Omnic Crisis.
Aurora, the first sentient omnic, played a pivotal role in the Omnic Crisis by passing her sentience to all omnics.
OverWatch was formed by the United Nations to combat the Omnic Crisis, with six founding members.
Operation White Dome was a significant mission that led to Torbjörn naming Reinhardt as his daughter's godfather.
OverWatch expanded its mission to promote global stability, tackling various threats including terrorism and natural disasters.
The story of Gwishin in South Korea and the formation of the Mecca Squad showcases the adaptability of omnics.
Elizabeth Caledonia Ash's story of revenge against her family and the formation of the Deadlock Gang adds depth to the lore.
The Australian Outback's transformation into a wasteland and the rise of Junkertown provide a unique setting within the OverWatch universe.
The Shimada Clan's history and the conflict between Hanzo and Genji add emotional depth to the characters' backstories.
The Horizon Lunar Colony's experiments led to the creation of Winston and Hammond, two characters with remarkable stories.
The formation of Blackwatch and its operations, including Operation Retribution, reveal a darker side of OverWatch.
The downfall of OverWatch began with public distrust and was formalized by the Petrus Act, which outlawed the organization.
The recall short marks the disbanding of OverWatch and the scattering of its members, setting the stage for new stories.
The animated shorts provide insights into the lives of various OverWatch characters during the period after the organization's fall.
The escalating conflict with Null Sector and Talon sets the stage for a potential resurgence of OverWatch in OverWatch 2.
The recruitment of new heroes by Cassidy and the defense of Paris signal a renewed hope for OverWatch's return.
The story of OverWatch continues in OverWatch 2, with new challenges and questions about the organization's role in the world.
Transcripts
the lore and characters of OverWatch are
easily one of the most fascinating parts
of the game and it is what has drawn so
many people into the vibrant World it
presents
do you know the backstory of OverWatch
the organization and how all the vast
array of characters that you play in the
game fit into its world and existence
well if not I've got you covered here is
the story of OverWatch the complete lore
history explained
now dates themselves are a little
unclear in the OverWatch timeline so
we're going to use the animated short
recall as the basis of our timeline in
this first animated short of overwatch's
History Winston a former member of
OverWatch returns to its abandoned
headquarters and activates a recall for
all known previous agents of OverWatch
that is to say he wants them all to
return to action and restart the
organization but why did they shut down
in the first place well this is where
our Story begins around 30 years before
recall a company by the name of omnica
Corporation begins manufacturing omnics
these were automated machines designed
to revolutionize the workforce of the
world providing a cheap and constantly
self-improving Workforce their factories
were called omniums and omniums were
installed in countries all around the
world but before long the omniums began
to malfunction an investigation of
omnica Corporation showed that they were
lying about their expected growth and
output leading to omnica being dissolved
and the omniums being shut down giant
machine building Corporation went bad
who would have thought but for reasons
unknown to humanity at the time the
omnium suddenly started to reactivate
and they immediately declared war on
Humanity they built massive Machines of
war and began attacking cities all over
the world all without giving any demands
or reason as to their aggression this
would become known as the omnic crisis
and is one of the most significant
events in the history of the OverWatch
World however we learned later in
overwatch's lore what caused this rise
from the omnics it all came from an
omnic called Aurora Aurora was a curious
and inquisitive omnic who traveled the
world in search of spiritual and
physical Enlightenment eventually in
Nepal she would find it and become the
first omnic to gain sentience that is to
say she had the capacity to feel emotion
and think independently exactly what
happens next is unclear even to the
omnics themselves but she took a huge
risk she sacrificed her own life and
transcended life itself in order to pass
her sentience over to all the omnics of
the world it is said that she was
engulfed in a great Golden Light and
expanded reaching what the omnics Now
call the iris the iris is sort of a
spiritual place of Enlightenment and in
time the omnics would come to build
statues and temples dedicated to Aurora
and here they give thanks to her
sacrifice and try to achieve the same
level of Enlightenment that she reached
and become one with the iris through
meditation so back to the omnic crisis
Nations around the world were
unanimously losing to the omnics the
very adaptability that made omnics
useful tools of Labor made them
tactically impossible enemies to defeat
not a single country around the world
was able to shut down even a single
omnium so the humans were in big trouble
but there were standout individuals who
through their skills and Ingenuity were
able to achieve smaller victories and
the United Nations secretly gathered
them to form one unified task force this
task force was OverWatch Jack Morrison
AKA Soldier 76 Gabriel Reyes Reaper Anna
Amari Mina Leal Reinhardt Wilhelm and
torbiren Lindholm these were the six
founding members of the organization in
highly secretive missions they targeted
key omnic strongholds shutting down
their command operations and scattering
the omnic forces rendering their
military inert one such mission was
Operation white Dome where torbjorn was
Gravely injured and rescued valiantly by
Reinhardt in return torbin allowed
Reinhardt to name his daughter for him
and also made him her Godfather
eventually he picked the name brigitta
Lindholm so after much struggle
sacrifice and these concerted missions
the OverWatch team brought the omnic
crisis to an end the world rejoiced and
OverWatch was lauded as the savior of
humanity and a paragon of good and
heroism the organization grew and began
to recruit more operatives and even
expanded the scope of their missions
with global stability as their objective
OverWatch began to tackle terrorism
dictators Rogue omnic forces and even
natural disasters with their scientific
expertise they were even able to
eradicate epidemics reverse ecological
damage and develop breakthroughs in
medical care these Glory Days would
continue on for about another two
decades so let's take a look at what was
happening to other characters around the
world in the meantime around 20 years
before recall in South Korea an omnic
faction by the name of gwishin began to
operate on its own accord they emerged
from an omnium in the East China Sea
initially in the form of a giant omnic
Colossus that would attack South Korea
every few months in response the South
Korean government created a mechanized
armor drone unit called Mecca the mecca
were able to fight back the Colossus for
several years with every fight ending in
his stalemate Mecca would defeat guishin
but not destroy them sending them back
to the ocean to bide their time but
eventually the Colossus and the guishin
were able to adapt as omnics were known
to do and were able to interfere with
the Mecca's control networks meaning
they couldn't operate on their own
anymore in desperation the South Korean
government would go on to respond by
searching for skilled Pilots to operate
the machines who became known as the
mecca Squad in time they would call upon
Hana song a world champion Esports
player known to us as Diva back in
America around 20 years before we call
Elizabeth Caledonia Ash is disowned by
her parents shortly before her 18th
birthday leading to her masterminding a
string of highs against her family's
company in Revenge she is soon joined by
a man named Cole Cassidy and forms the
deadlock Rebels aka the deadlock gang
together they become a notorious crime
organization in the American southwest
before long though they are busted via a
sting operation by OverWatch and Cassidy
is captured and given the choice of
rotting in jail or joining them he opts
to join them as part of a new secret
sub-organization they were forming
called blackwatch blackwatch will be
very key to watch a story but more on
that later at the same time in Australia
things were a lot less Rosie still
around 20 years before recall the
Australian government tried to make
peace with the omnics they gave a large
section of land and the country's omnium
back to the omnics hoping that they
could encourage a happy coexistence
between humans and omnics but the land
they gave them came at a cost and a
large number of humans were displaced
and Furious at this treatment they
formed a group known as the Australian
Liberation Front one of its members was
Mako Rutledge known to us now as roadhog
they began to retaliate against the
omnics and eventually sabotage their
omnium accidentally resulting in an
explosion that not only destroyed the
facility but irradiated the entire
Australian Outback turning it into the
apocalyptic Wasteland that it is today
on the ruins of that omnium though the
survivors formed a home junkertown named
after the scrap bits of metal and junk
that were used to assemble it and
appropriately its people would call
themselves junkers the two initial
leaders of junkertown were Mason Howell
and a man known only as stone stone and
how were war buddies and good friends
however when it came time for junkertown
to pick a leader Hal took sole control
of the city and banished Stone to the
Wasteland along with his wife and
children the Wasteland is a troubled and
Lawless region outside of junkertown
where the survivors who call themselves
The wastelanders are forced to fight not
just the harsh environment but also
feral omnics who hold a grudge against
humans Stone perished in the Wasteland
and was buried there alongside some of
his children who also sadly didn't make
it for 13 years Mason Howe rules
junkertown as its younger King
participating in several reckonings in
the process the reckonings are a
free-for-all Arena fight where several
participants fight the current ruler of
junkertown for control of the throne in
his 13 years of rule Mason Hall never
lost a single Reckoning though it's
likely he played some underhanded tricks
in order to achieve this feat eventually
he is challenged by a wastelander named
Odessa Stone the very daughter of the
man he banished to death Odessa
participates in in the Reckoning being
the first wastelander to ever do so and
against the odds she manages to win with
her Victory she's Crown junker Queen and
remains in charge of junkertown to this
day where she rules with an Iron Fist
and some sick power chords
[Music]
back to our timeline though around 12
years before the recall short the rest
of the world is still filling the
presence of OverWatch which is still
largely seen as a Force for good over in
Japan the shimada clan reached a
critical juncture in their history while
they were criminals the shimada clan had
ruled kanazaka in Japan and the
neighboring area for centuries because
their illegal activities that being arms
dealing and assassinations came in
combination with the Deep respect for
the people they were ruling they firmly
believed in honor and loyalty and thus
the people of kanazaka felt safe and
happy with the shimadas in charge one
notable example that demonstrates this
relationship is told To Us by kiriko a
young girl who has grown up in kanazaka
and under the wing of the the shimadas
because her mother was the one teaching
the shimada children how to fight she
tells us that every year kanazaka holds
an end of Summer Festival where each
night its residents leave their homes to
watch a grand display of fireworks a
long time ago a rival Clan tried to use
this as an opportunity to end the
shimada's rule in kanazaka with everyone
distracted with the fireworks this rival
Clan set fire to homes shrines and areas
of importance to the shimada such as the
fields that generated them money they
knew that with everyone distracted the
fires would rage unchecked and they
hoped that the shimadas would
immediately have sent some wagons to
extinguish the flames in the fields and
orchids where their financial interests
lie they figured the shimada wouldn't
bother with helping the people of
kanazaka who would be deemed as a
replaceable Workforce so members of this
rival Clan hid in the fields waiting to
Ambush the shimada when they came but
instead the shimada arrived in kanazaka
with water food and medicinal supplies
to tend to the people it was only after
making sure that the people were all
right did the Shimara head to their
fields and the talents people came with
them when they arrived they easily
outnumbered and defeated their rival
Clan however this didn't stop other
clans from trying to usurp the shimadas
and eventually around 12 years before
the recall short the shimada leader
sojiro is assassinated and it comes time
for his son Hanzo to take control of the
shimada clan and the hanamura castle as
soon as Hanzo becomes the Clan's head
its Elders demand that he do something
about his younger brother Genji whose
easy going and Wayward attitude angered
them eventually Hanzo confronts his
brother Genji and asks him to take a
more involved role in the running of the
clan unhappy with this idea Genji
refuses and enrages Hanzo with his
response the tension between the two
brothers eventually built to a violent
confrontation leading to Hanzo killing
Genji or so he thought this tragic act
breaks hanzo's heart and he chooses to
abandon his clan which prompts the
remaining members of the shimada clan to
Mark him as a target for assassination
in reality though Kenji does have
survive and he was saved by OverWatch
and in particular Dr Angela Ziegler AKA
Mercy Genji's body was rebuilt via
cybernetics and seeing his potential he
was transformed by OverWatch into a
living weapon to turn against the
shimada clan and their illegal
activities Genji then single-mindedly
sets about the task of dismantling his
family's criminal Empire and eventually
succeeds this era represents the
beginning of a new generation of
OverWatch as new operatives joined the
organization on Horizon lunar Colony a
research base on the moon scientists
were experimenting with genetically
enhancing animals particularly
guerrillas one such animal was a monkey
who displayed such rapid brain
development that Dr Harold Winston a
scientist on The Colony taught him
science and inspired him with Tales of
human greatness eventually though the
other gorillas formed an uprising and
killed the scientists on Horizon lunar
Colony not wanting to be a part of that
this gorilla took on the name of his
mentor Winston and uses an escape pod to
make his way to Earth where he will
eventually join OverWatch an
organization that represented everything
he admired about humankind however in
his Escape he leaves behind one of his
dear friends Hammond a Genetically
Enhanced hamster with remarkable
mechanical ability like Winston Hammond
escaped The Horizon lunar Colony when
the gorilla Revolt began but unlike
Winston his pod broke off and landed in
a different location the Wasteland of
the Australian Outback here he becomes a
Mech fighter and eventually the champion
of the scrapyard a gladiatorial style
Arena combat that was used in junkertown
as a form of entertainment here he would
Don the name of wrecking ball in
reference to the giant Mech ball he had
created another of the new recruits goes
by the name of Lena oxton hired by
OverWatch to test an experimental new
plane that was capable of manipulating
time unfortunately the plane
malfunctioned and as a consequence
tracer was affected by something known
as chronal disassociation which meant
that she was slipping in and out of our
present time Winston though invented a
device known as the Chronos accelerator
which allowed her to stay anchored in
the present time additionally it gave
her special abilities that she was then
able to use in combat such as the
ability to slow up or speed her own time
at will among the other new recruits at
OverWatch is a significant figure by the
name of Moira odeyorin I'm almost
certain I've butchered that Irish
pronunciation Moira was a doctor with
dubious morals who believed in
scientific advancement at all costs
though she was previously condemned by
OverWatch for some of her questionable
actions she is brought into the now
growing secret blackwatch operation run
by Gabriel Reyes AKA Reaper at this
point they've begun conducting more and
more audacious operations eventually
culminating in the all-important
operation retribution what is Operation
retribution well we're now around eight
years before the recall short and
overwatch's facilities in Oslo are
attacked by a group called Talon Talon
began as a mercenary group during the
omnic crisis but eventually grew in
power and began to influence world
government governments and Global
operations this attack on the Oslo
facilities triggers operation
retribution where OverWatch sent a
Strike Team to Rialto Venice where a key
Talent headquarters lie the strike team
consists of Moira Reyes Genji and
Cassidy together they infiltrate and
reach Antonio the man who masterminded
the attack on Oslo but even when he's
confronted by the team Antonio simply
mocks OverWatch and laughs at their
inability to do anything against him
since they were Bound by moral and legal
codes in a fit of rage though Reyes
kills Antonio and creates a highly
dangerous situation where the strike
team is barely able to make a risky exit
however the cause of reyes's Reckless
actions is that the public now learn
about the operations of blackwatch This
truly represents the beginning of the
downfall of OverWatch as the public now
sees a new side to the organization that
was previously only thought to be doing
good this side blackwatch was willing to
do on underhanded and illegal things
included cold-blooded murder trust now
begins to erode in the organization of
OverWatch and it inspires many people to
rise up against them including a man by
the name of akande ogondimu once more I
am really really sorry to the people
whose names I'm butchering who takes on
the mantle of doomfist and eventually
becomes a high-ranking talent member
after operation retribution things start
going wrong much more frequently for
OverWatch as well they're forced to shut
down their base in Cairo leading to the
massive destabilization of the region
one of their leaders Gerard Lacroix is
killed and not just by any assassin but
rather his wife Amelie who was
brainwashed by Talon and turned into a
sleeper agent as a result of killing her
husband she will be given the moniker of
Widowmaker all all these events lead to
the world's nation's trusting OverWatch
a lot less and at that very time an
organization known as null sector
emerges in the United Kingdom in
response to the harsh treatment that
they received from the government there
in the United Kingdom at the time omnics
were denied basic rights and legal
freedoms and many felt as though they
were being treated like criminals or
under military occupation and they were
routinely victims of police brutality
and general mistreatment by law
enforcement null sector was formed as a
response to all of this and eventually
began to wreak havoc in the Streets of
London but even as OverWatch offered to
intervene the British government forbade
them flagrantly ignoring that decision
Jack Morrison sends a strike team down
to help and although OverWatch manages
to save the day it comes at the cost of
an escalating distrust from The World At
Large people around the world now start
to question if OverWatch is not just
some Rogue organization that acts with
its own will and for its own interests
rather than a force for public good
there are a few wins in this period
though and a few successful operations
that see or watch claiming big wins one
such example is a fight in Singapore
where Winston Tracer and Genji are able
to combine to bring down doomfist
doomfist it turns out was a key
orchestrator in null sector's Uprising
and putting him away served as a huge
blow to Talon but that Joy doesn't last
long tensions were Rising within the
OverWatch organization itself and Cole
Cassidy decides to leave rather than be
forced to pick a side in the growing
Civil War Genji having successfully
dismantled the shimada crime
organization finds himself unable to
live with what he had become a weapon
and not a person he too leaves OverWatch
deciding to search the world for inner
peace all of this culminates in a huge
fight between the two primary figures
OverWatch Jack Morrison and Gabriel
Reyes the details of their battle are
unknown but we do know that it was
devastating causing an explosion in the
Swiss headquarters of OverWatch that
destroys the entire base and has the
world assuming that both men are dead in
reality they both survive Reyes was
saved by Mora who found him near death
and injected him with an experimental
chemical that makes his cell
simultaneously Decay and regenerate at a
hyper accelerated rate in effect this
means that he can be human flesh one
minute and then black missed the next
alternating between these states of
matter in this new form he took on the
name of Reaper and continues down the
dark path he had already started how
Jack Morrison survives is unclear but we
do know that he would re-emerge years
later as an independent vigilante under
the name of soldier 76. with these two
men presumed dead commandable watch is
given to Vivian Chase code name sojourn
a Canadian cybernetics expert who had
been coordinating many of overwatch's
missions already the world is shocked by
the news of the violence of overwatch's
leaders and the self-destructive fight
they had it triggers an inquiry by the
United Nations and that inquiry finds
out all about the Shady operations at
OverWatch and blackwatch in particular
had been conducting left with no choice
the world decides to Outlaw OverWatch in
what would be called the Petrus act all
activities from the organization were
henceforth made illegal and OverWatch is
officially disbanded
that then brings us to the recall short
it's been five years since the Petrus
act that disbanded OverWatch and its
various members were made to scatter
around the world all of them by this
point have either moved on with their
lives or are forced to operate in secret
for fear of being punished the influence
of both Talon and null sector have
continued to grow around the world even
as Heroes like Winston and Tracer
continue to operate on their own accord
to protect the world it is basically
around this time period in which most of
the OverWatch animated shorts take place
let's quickly run through these shorts
and what they tell us about the
OverWatch story during this time period
in the alive short Widowmaker is
planning to assassinate takarta mondata
a significant figure amongst the omnic
community with a growing following
around the world who wants to see humans
and omnics live together peacefully
mondata is part of the shambali order of
monks who hope to spread a positive and
empathetic message around the world at
this point Widowmaker who you will
remember was brainwashed into becoming a
talent member is working alongside
Reaper and and Maura both formerly of
OverWatch but now bad guys despite
trace's best attempts to stop Widowmaker
though mondata is assassinated and this
is a huge blow to World Peace we know
that doomfist of Talon was key in
orchestrating the original null sector
Uprising and so killing an advocate for
inter-species peace like mondata is very
likely to cause more anger amongst the
omnic community and escalate the
situation especially since this takes
place in King's Row London where the
null sector Uprising originally took
place and where omnic still feel
mistreated by the local government the
next short we see is dragons in which
Hanzo infiltrates his former home of
shimada Castle to pay respects to his
dead brother Genji only while he's doing
this he's interrupted by a man who he
thinks is an assassin sent to kill him
in truth it is none other than his
brother Genji alive and now in his new
Android form the two fight and Genji
defeats Hanzo revealing his identity to
his brother a revelation that shocks
hanza last we saw of Genji he had quit
our watch and was traveling the world in
search of answers and he finds them in
Nepal alongside Zenyatta a shambali monk
who teaches him the way of meditation
and inner peace with that new mindset
Genji tells Hanzo that he has forgiven
him and that he wants him to move on
with his life and contribute to a
positive impact in the world next is the
short hero which shows us that Jack
Morrison is still alive fighting is a
vigilante in locations around the world
to combat Injustice he's now referred to
as soldier 76 and though he doesn't wish
to rejoin OverWatch he still hopes the
world can find peace once more in
infiltration we learn of Sombra one of
the world's most skilled hackers who
seems to be a part of Talon and helps
them attempt to break into volskaya
Industries a factory where the Russian
government are building giant mechs to
combat any future omnic uprisings
Talon's plan is to kill Katya volskaya
their leader presumably in a further
attempt to hamper human omnic relations
however it turns out that Samra is
working to a goal of her own and
sabotage is the mission instead using it
as an opportunity to Blackmail Katya for
herself she sees having such a powerful
friend as a potential asset for the
future in honor and Glory we see that
Reinhardt has now retired to his home of
eichenwald where he's weighing up
Winston's recall and whether he wants to
join OverWatch again here with brigitta
his mechanic and goddaughter he
reminisces about his younger days as a
foolhardy Crusader whose Reckless
actions caused the life of his then
Master bolerik Von Adler remembering the
promise he made to protect others as a
crusader Reinhardt decides that he will
return and help OverWatch in shooting
star we see a typical attack on South
Korea from the guishin we spoke of
before as they come for Busan we see
Diva single-handedly drive them back
while
looking so beautiful
[Music]
in Rise and Shine we meet may an
ecological scientist who had been
working for OverWatch many years ago to
combat unexpected climate phenomenon
which had been increasingly occurring
around the world however when a
particularly bad Polar Storm battered
her base in Antarctica she and the other
scientists decide to put themselves in
cryostasis while they wait for a rescue
team to arrive upon waking up may learns
that several years have passed since
that time in a tragic reveal she
realizes that the other scientist pods
had malfunctioned and that she is now
the sole survivor as she catches up on
world history and learns of overwatch's
downfall she determines herself to help
wherever and however she can the final
short to mention is the last Bastion
though this short actually takes place
many years in the past around 15 years
before recall it shows an abandoned
Bastion unit one of the many omnic types
that was used for combat during the
omnic crisis traumatized by its past it
threatens to return to its primary
mission of Waging War against humans but
when it's comforted by a little bird
named Ganymede it opts instead for a
life of peace and Retreats back into the
forest many years later this passion
unit would meet with torbjorn in Sweden
where an initially skeptical
learns to trust passion and they join
together as an unlikely Duo outside of
all of this though it's clear that the
conflict is escalating around the world
and nefarious forces are building
strength demanding a response from the
heroes of the world doomfist for example
managed to escape from prison and
returns to being a high-ranking leader
in the talent organization together with
an omnic known as Maximilian they begin
to plot a plan to manipulate the world
to their will this brings us to the most
recent lore events leading right up to
the launch of OverWatch 2. in many ways
OverWatch 2 is an appropriate name from
a lore perspective because it represents
a new version of OverWatch with a new
guard of characters the main player in
this is Cole Cassidy Cassidy receives a
call from his former Captain Anna Amari
to meet him in Cairo he like all the
other former OverWatch agents has
received a recall from Winston and is
considering whether he wants to return
or not in his time away he's simply been
acting on his own still largely doing
good deeds such as saving a precious
piece of OverWatch cargo from being
hijacked act and sold to the highest
bidder by his former deadlock Rebels LED
solely Now by Ash this cargo is in fact
Echo an omnic AI designed by and modeled
after Dr Mina Liao one of the original
members of the OverWatch crew so
reuniting with Anna Cassidy encourages
her to return and become the new leader
of OverWatch but Anna declines saying
that it's time for a new generation to
take the helm a new generation she wants
Cassidy to lead she gives him the
information of new Heroes around the
world who she thinks will be willing to
help and reluctantly accepting that
mission Cassidy travels around the world
looking to recruit new exceptional
individuals to the resurgent OverWatch
Mission he finds first Anna's daughter
pharah and she agrees to join him
followed by Batiste a former talent
agent who turned coat and zarya a
Russian war hero in the meantime though
what we have is probably the most single
important moment in recent world history
occur in Paris null sector launched a
full-scale invasion of the City of Paris
destroying large parts of it and hurting
thousands of civilians by this point May
has now joined Winston and Tracer as
part of their ragtag OverWatch
Recreation and they head over to defend
the city but when a giant null sector
robot appears it seems that they may
well be outmatched that's when timely
interventions from Genji Reinhardt
brigitta Echo and mercy save the day and
see OverWatch officially returned for
the first time since it was outlawed
those many years ago also it's immense
Genji's place as the coolest character
in this game because come on man how
freaking badass is this how can you not
be Mega hype when he pulls out the world
Ponders the implications of all this
particularly about null sector who seem
to be escalating their operations around
the world what are their plans who will
be their next Target it is at this point
that Busan in South Korea is attacked
not by guishin but by null sector and
once more the mecca Squad are scrambled
to intervene in a tough battle against
overwhelming numbers they fear they
might be losing when onto the scene
arrive Cassidy and is recently recruited
Squad together with Mecca Squad they
beat back the null sector forces and
saved the city as a result of this diva
is given permission to join OverWatch
and she alongside Cassidy pharah Batiste
and zarya head over to the OverWatch
base in Gibraltar where Winston
initiated his recall launch they go with
a renew sense of hope and optimism
hoping to restart or watch Once More
this time the right way
and that is it for now this is where the
story will continue now in OverWatch 2
and particularly during the PVE content
how will OverWatch be received by the
public will they welcome them back or
see them as a dangerous Outlaw group
what is null sector planning do they
want to assert omnic Supremacy and
eradicate organic life or do they simply
perceive that they have not been given
equal rights and want that instead and
what of Talon what are their plans in
all of this well find out next time on
OverWatch
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