History Characters / Overwatch

* [[Characters/OverwatchTank Tank Heroes]][[note]]Doomfist, Junker Queen, Orisa, Ramattra, Sigma, Winston, Wrecking Ball, Zarya.[[/note]]

* [[Characters/OverwatchSupport Support Heroes]][[note]]Ana, Baptiste, Brigitte, Kiriko, Lifeweaver, Lúcio, Mercy, Moira, Zenyatta.[[/note]]

* BadassBaritone: Many (if not most) of the male characters in the game sport deep voices, and have the potential to be very dangerous in the right players' hands.

* NationalStereotypes: While all of them are fleshed out individuals, some of the cast fit their stereotype more clearly than others.

** The Korean is a hardcore professional gamer.

** The German is a walking wall of steel and a fan of Hasselhoff.
** The Nepalese (robot) lived in a monastery in the mountains and seeks enlightenment.

** The Egyptians mother-daughter combo sport Eye of Horus tattoos and come from a line of noble warriors. The daughter has armor based off Horus and/or Anubis while the mother is a desert sniper that peppers her dialogue with Arabic.
** The Mexican is a SpicyLatina with a rebellious streak.

** The Dutch is a brilliant scientist.
** The Canadian is a modest, but well-respected and dignified authority figure.

* [[Characters/OverwatchSupport Support Heroes]][[note]]Ana, Baptiste, Brigitte, Kiriko, Lúcio, Mercy, Moira, Zenyatta.[[/note]]

* [[Characters/OverwatchTank Tank Heroes]][[note]]Doomfist, Junker Queen, Orisa, Sigma, Winston, Wrecking Ball, Zarya.[[/note]]

* [[Characters/OverwatchSupport Support Heroes]][[note]]Ana, Baptiste, Brigitte, Lúcio, Mercy, Moira, Zenyatta.[[/note]]

** The Japanese brothers are ex-Yakuza honor-bound ninjas.

* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: At least every hero has one, and even the fairly "normal" weapons like Cassidy's revolver (It can be fan-fired with no noticeable damage to the gun!) or Soldier: 76's rifle ([[UpToEleven Underbarrel rocket launcher!]]) are just over-the-top enough to fit in the Overwatch-verse.

* [[Characters/OverwatchNonPlayableCharacters Non-Playable Characters]][[note]]Alejandra, Antonio Bartalotti, Athena, Balderich von Adler, Brian and Timmy, Bruce, Dae-hyun Park, Doomfist I & II, Efi Oladele, Emily, Fio (Blackwatch Pilot), Gabrielle Adawe, Ganymede, Gérard Lacroix, Guillermo Portero, The Gwishin, Hal-Fred Glitchbot, Harold Winston, Katya Volskaya, Lynx Seventeen, Maximilien, Mina Liao, Mondatta, Okoro, Pachimari the Tamanegi-Tako, Petras, The Queen of Junkertown, Ray, Sam, Sanjay Korpal, Snowball, The Suit, Sven, Talon Special Units, Vialli, Vincent.[[/note]]

* [[Characters/OverwatchTank Tank Heroes]][[note]]Doomfist, Orisa, Sigma, Winston, Wrecking Ball, Zarya.[[/note]]

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** Characters/OverwatchDamagePart2[[note]]Hanzo, Mei, Pharah, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra, Torbjörn[[/note]]

* [[Characters/OverwatchTank Tank Heroes]][[note]]Orisa, Sigma, Winston, Wrecking Ball, Zarya.[[/note]]

** Characters/OverwatchDamagePart1[[note]]Ashe (and B.O.B.), Bastion, Cassidy, Doomfist, Echo, Genji[[/note]]

*** [[Sandbox/OverwatchDVa D.Va]]
*** [[Sandbox/OverwatchReinhardt Reinhardt]]
*** [[Sandbox/OverwatchRoadhog Roadhog]]

** Sandbox/OverwatchDamagePart1[[note]]Ashe (and B.O.B.), Bastion, Cassidy, Doomfist, Echo, Genji[[/note]]
** Sandbox/OverwatchDamagePart2[[note]]Hanzo, Mei, Pharah, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra, Torbjörn[[/note]]

*** [[Sandbox/OverwatchJunkrat Junkrat]]
*** [[Sandbox/OverwatchReaper Reaper]]
*** [[Sandbox/OverwatchTracer Tracer]]
*** [[Sandbox/OverwatchWidowmaker Widowmaker]]

* Damage Heroes

* [[Characters/OverwatchTank Tank Heroes]][[note]]D.Va, Orisa, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Sigma, Winston, Wrecking Ball, Zarya.[[/note]]
* [[Characters/OverwatchDamage Damage Heroes]]
** [[Characters/OverwatchDamageAToI Ashe to Hanzo]][[note]]Ashe (and B.O.B.), Bastion, Cassidy, Doomfist, Echo, Genji, Hanzo[[/note]]
** [[Characters/OverwatchDamageJToP Junkrat to Pharah]][[note]]Junkrat, Mei, Pharah[[/note]]
** [[Characters/OverwatchDamageQToS Reaper to Symmetra]][[note]]Reaper, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra[[/note]]
** [[Characters/OverwatchDamageTToZ Torbjörn to Widowmaker]][[note]]Torbjörn, Tracer, Widowmaker[[/note]]
* [[Characters/OverwatchSupport Support Heroes]][[note]]Ana, Baptiste, Brigitte, Lúcio, Mercy, Moira, Zenyatta.[[/note]]

** [[Characters/OverwatchDamageAToI Ashe to Hanzo]][[note]]Ashe (and B.O.B.), Bastion, Doomfist, Echo, Genji, Hanzo[[/note]]
** [[Characters/OverwatchDamageJToP Junkrat to Pharah]][[note]]Junkrat, [=McCree=], Mei, Pharah[[/note]]

* CameraAbuse: Several Heroes have unique intro videos that cause some kind of damage to the camera (e.g. [=McCree=], Hanzo, and Roadhog).

* HandicappedBadass: Many of the characters are amputees, with cybernetics replacing various body parts. [=McCree=] has a prosthetic arm and Junkrat has both his left limbs as prosthetic. Whereas, Tracer and Reaper have unique disabilities that grant them new powers. Characters like Sigma and Symmetra have disabilities related to their minds, Symmetra is on the autism spectrum and Sigma has an undiagnosed mental condition resulting from his lab accident.

* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: At least every hero has one, and even the fairly "normal" weapons like [=McCree=]'s revolver (It can be fan-fired with no noticeable damage to the gun!) or Soldier: 76's rifle ([[UpToEleven Underbarrel rocket launcher!]]) are just over-the-top enough to fit in the Overwatch-verse.

** Somewhere in the middle is [=McCree=] (former smuggler who was drafted into Overwatch after capture, but became a true hero), Genji (former good guy who was almost killed by his own brother, then made into a cyborg where he was a bloodthirsty warrior, and then finally found peace with himself), Bastion (omnic made into a killing machine during the Crisis, woke up many years later and found a love for nature), Mercy (orphaned medical prodigy who became an Overwatch hero, but left on bitter terms, yet she still fights on regardless), Reinhardt (former field team leader who was forced to retire in disgrace after speaking out against Overwatch's questionable policies), Ana (former Overwatch assassin and strike captain who went into hiding after a disastrous mission), Brigitte (daughter of Torbjorn who despises what Overwatch did to her mentor Reinhardt, but fights on his side regardless).

** On the highest end of idealistic, you have characters like Tracer (an upbeat and chipper hero always striving to do good), Winston (the gorilla who comes off as more human than much of the cast, and revives Overwatch as its leader), Mei (a climatologist seeking to save the world), Lúcio (all-around good guy and freedom fighter with approval of all but the villains), and D.Va (pro gamer turned mech pilot who always looks out for the betterment of others).
** Somewhere in the middle is [=McCree=] (former smuggler who was drafted into Overwatch after capture, but became a true hero), Genji (former good guy who was almost killed by his own brother, then made into a cyborg where he was a bloodthirsty warrior, and then finally found peace with himself), Bastion (omnic made into a killing machine during the Crisis, woke up many years later and found a love for nature), and Mercy (orphaned medical prodigy who became an Overwatch hero, but left on bitter terms, yet she still fights on regardless).

** [[Characters/OverwatchDamageAToI Ashe to Hanzo]][[note]]Ashe (and B.O.B.), Bastion, Echo, Doomfist, Genji, Hanzo[[/note]]

** On the highest end of idealistic, you have characters like Tracer (an upbeat and chipper hero always striving to do good), Winston (the gorilla who comes off as more human than much of the cast, and revives Overwatch as its leader), Mei (an {{Adorkable}} climatologist seeking to save the world), Lúcio (all-around good guy and freedom fighter with approval of all but the villains), and D.Va (pro gamer turned mech pilot who always looks out for the betterment of others).

* [[Characters/OverwatchNonPlayableCharacters Non-Playable Characters]][[note]]Alejandra, Antonio Bartalotti, Athena, Balderich von Adler, Brian and Timmy, Bruce, Dae-hyun Park, Doomfist I & II, Echo, Efi Oladele, Emily, Fio (Blackwatch Pilot), Gabrielle Adawe, Ganymede, Gérard Lacroix, Guillermo Portero, The Gwishin, Hal-Fred Glitchbot, Harold Winston, Katya Volskaya, Lynx Seventeen, Maximilien, Mina Liao, Mondatta, Okoro, Pachimari the Tamanegi-Tako, Petras, The Queen of Junkertown, Ray, Sam, Sanjay Korpal, Snowball, The Suit, Sven, Talon Special Units, Vialli, Vincent.[[/note]]

* HandicappedBadass: Many of the characters are amputees, with cybernetics replacing various body parts. [=McCree=] has a prosthetic arm and Junkrat has a prosthetic leg. Whereas, Tracer and Reaper have unique disabilities that grant them new abilities. Characters like Sigma and Symmetra have disabilities related to their minds, Symmetra is on the autism spectrum and Sigma has an undiagnosed mental condition resulting from his lab accident.
* HeroicAmbidexterity: Some heroes fight with both hands but primarily fight with their right-handed weapon. Reaper duel wields a pair of shotguns, Roadhog fights with a shotgun and hook, and finally Doomfist fights with his gauntlet and hand cannon. Played straight with Tracer, who fights by dual wielding a pair of pulse pistols, and Moira, whose Biotic Grasp has two functions, one for each hand.

* KilledMidSentence: They all shout certain lines when using their ultimate ability. Logically, this trope tends to happen. (Exceptions: Zenyatta and Doomfist, who become invulnerable when after activating their ultimates.)

* GeniusBruiser: Many of the heroes are brilliant scientists, strategists and [[GadgeteerGenius gadgeteers]].