History Headscratchers / Overwatch

* Granted, they probably designed her first before coming up with her backstory, but still. Why does a BrainwashedAndCrazy assassin like her who likely has little choice in her life dress in such provocative clothing, wearing a SpyCatsuit with AbsoluteCleavage and [[SexyBacklessOutfit no back]], as well as stockings and heels? It's not like she's a HoneyTrap who specifically uses her good looks to her advantage, seeing as how she's a sniper who takes out enemies from afar. Also, there's her tattoos, which brings up more questions. The wedding photo spray showing a pre-brainwashed Amélie confirms she had no tattoos back then, and thus it came sometime after her brainwashing. How did she get these tattoos? Does Talon have a parlor in the base, or did she go out in public to get them? The latter would be odd, because again, she can't fit in with a crowd, and the tattoo man would probably think it's weird that a blue-skinned lady was in his room. It also brings up questions about the brainwashing itself. While we don't know much about Amélie, it's easy to assume that Widowmaker is basically a completely different person in her body and mind. So was it her deciding to look like this, or Talon making the decision?

** Genji left Overwatch way before Reyes started acting like a bastard, and McCree most likely simply didn't follow him.

* We're told that the formation of Overwatch was about 35 years ago in the 'current' timeline: 30 years of activity and around five years have passed since it was shut down. This matches up with characters such as Soldier 76/Jack Morrison, Ana and Reinhardt, who were all founding members and are now in their sixties. However, McCree and Mercy were supposedly some of Overwatch's first recruits, and both of them are currently 37. Even if 'first recruits' means ten years after Overwatch was formed, the two of them would still have to have been recruited in their early teens, which doesn't match up at all with their backstories (and just doesn't make sense). Then we have pictures of Tracer (currently 26) and Winston (29) as Overwatch agents alongside very young-looking Ana and Jack Morrison. Both would have been infants in Overwatch's early days and could only have joined many years later. What is even going on with this timeline??

** Mccree and Mercy weren't some of the first recruits, I'm not sure where did that information come from. Mccree officially joined at 17, as did Mercy, many years after overwatch was established.

** The photo of them in a bar together is not necessarily after a drinking contest - McCree is passed out drunk and Sombra is not, is all we know. Maybe he was imbibing Christmas spirit and she was tracking him down on her own? He's in Mexico because, living Man With No Name tribute that he is, he's probably a drifter by nature - especially given Overwatch's currently-defunct status and his occupation as a bounty hunter. And the fact that Sombra and McCree's shared line implies that she hasn't worked with him before and doesn't (or shouldn't) know his name to me implies they haven't met before that, and have no relationship.

* I don't see any particular animosity towards Winston in the graduation picture, really. Seems like, at worst, irritation at the new class. You have Torb, a technician and machinist (no good to Blackwatch), Jesse McCree, who seems to be actively trying to redeem himself. Tracer, who is a ball of enthusiasm, decency, optimism, and hope (all things that Reyes never seemed the type for). Genji, a man who is actively letting go of old grudges, moving on, and living his life without being consumed by resentment and hate (basically, the anti-Reyes). And then Winston. An uplifted animal, filled with hope and the idea that people can be better, can be heroes. As to later on, I think Reaper's hatred towards Winston is more pragmatic. He hates that Winston brought back Overwatch, an organization he wanted dead and buried. Brought back "heroes" to oppose his reshaping the world. It seems like it's that Winston is both a living reminder of his past, and the number one reason that he is now opposed so heavily.

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* Since the game was released, I can't stop thinking about how some of these characters travel the world after Overwatch was disbanned. Some are easier than others, for example Talon members likely have their own means of travel, and ex Overwatch agents likely aren't hounded by law and can get on a plane or boat and go anywhere they want. But what about characters with less than stellar reputation and no backup? The easiest example would be Mccree: a former Blackwatch agent with a bounty on his head. We know that he canonically was in Hanamura (Japan) at least once. If after leaving Overwatch he was dropped off in the US, how did he get to an island an ocean away? Fake documents? Sneaked into a cargo ship? And how did he come back, since Reunion takes place on Route 66, likely after the noodle shop incident. "Train hopper" confirms that Mccree wouldn't be sold a ticket to board the train legally, so his travels are made more difficult. If train conductors or ticket clerks know who he is, why wouldn't the airport workers? Airports are much more regulated. Solider 76 is also a wanted vigilante, who's currently in Cairo (Africa), yet we know he was in Dorado (North America) not that long ago. Roadhog and Junkrat are CURRENTLY on a crime spree that started in Australia, but we know they were also in Dorado. How do these characters travel to continents separated by oceans without getting caught?