History WMG / Overwatch

There are two [[ForWantOfANail (seemingly) separate things]] that brought down Overwatch: Reyes leaking Blackwatch's atrocities to the public and then betraying Overwatch, and Talon's uprising following the assassination of key figure Gérard Lacroix at the hands of his wife Amélie after being kidnapped and brainwashed. However, it's far more likely that these two were connected. The scenario is that Reyes was planning his betrayal of Overwatch by forming his own faction within Blackwatch, but knew that he couldn't do it alone. Meanwhile, Talon had been losing at every turn thanks to Gérard. Both wanted the end of Overwatch, and so they struck an [[BigBadDuumvirate alliance]] that was mutually beneficial. To get rid of Gérard, Reyes leaked where Amélie's current whereabouts were, so they could go through the process of [[BrainwashedAndCrazy turning her into their living weapon]]. After that was completed, Reyes leaked Blackwatch's actions to the public in order to turn the public's opinion against Overwatch. With Gérard out of the way, and Overwatch facing a public backlash, both sides benefited from a weakening Overwatch. Talon was free to wreak more havoc as they pleased, helped by their newly converted assassin Widowmaker, while Reyes lead Blackwatch against Overwatch at the same time. Eventually, this led to the destruction of the Swiss Headquarters where Jack and Reyes, along with their forces, battled to the death, and Reyes was thought to have been killed in the final battle. However, he was revived by Mercy in a yet-to-be-explained procedure that accidentally turned him into a wraith. What happens next? Him and his Blackwatch forces join up with Talon. It all adds up. It would explain why Talon never targeted Reyes even when he was still an Overwatch member, because they knew they were on the same side. It would also explained how Talon could get to Amélie, because Reyes was able to send them her location. The fact that these two things happened simultaneously, and the fact that Reaper and Blackwatch officially defected to Talon in the aftermath, lends to the idea that they are more connected to each other than what is currently being presented.

*** Soldier 76: [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright, Godot]], [[VideoGame/BionicCommando Rad Spencer]]

Reyes starts suspecting that Talon is within Blackwatch when rumors of Blackwatch’s bad behavior come back to him. Bad behavior that he never ordered. So he starts investigating Blackwatch on his own. Reyes' suspicions are then confirmed, which makes him more paranoid. So much so that instead of going to Morrison (since he doesn't if he's a Talon mole too), Reyes leaks the info to the press about the dirty Blackwatch deeds. As he'd rather burn the whole thing to the ground and start over versus trying to slowly root out Talon. Because Reyes has always been the "Ends Justifies the Means" type. Of course, the press goes nuts with the info and Morrison gets angry that Reyes didn’t come to him directly with the information…which is what leads to their altercation at Swiss Headquarters. The Talon agents within Blackwatch see their chance to wipe out both Reyes and Morrison, and so they blow up Swiss Headquarters.

The reason Reaper’s killing Overwatch agents and wanted the list of those remaining from Winston? Well, the dead Overwatch agents were actually Talon turncoats and he wants the list from Winston to continue investigating the remaining agents. Since Reaper’s come to know that Winston and Tracer were clean, he purposely didn’t kill them in his run-ins with them in the animated shorts. Also, the reason he’s pissed at Morrison is that 1.) Morrison didn’t believe him at Swiss Headquarters when Reyes presented him with evidence that Talon infiltrated Blackwatch and the UN, 2.) Morrison left him behind after the explosion, and 3.) Morrison’s always been an idealist about the world, which always struck Reyes as incredibly naive. In fact, Morrison’s idealism blinded him to the even the sheer concept that Talon could’ve infiltrated Overwatch’s ranks.

** ''Franchise/MetalGear'':

* '''Bosephus'''. This guy's another southerner, a defense hero who specializes in area control/denial and damage over time. The Omnic that took the name of Bosephus lived in the South Carolina countryside with his human lover Maria. Times being what they were, history's tendency to repeat itself manifested as an anti-Omnic mob burning their house down, trapping the two inside. The metal one was lucky to make it intact, though he suffered serious damage, physical and emotional. Distraught at the loss of the one human who treated him with humanity, something inside Bosephus broke. Wielding the flames of his own downfall, he has waged a one-bot war against all humans, while still harboring a special hatred for Omnics like Zenyatta, who still think that humanity could be anything more than the mass of simpleminded, xenophobic meatbags it proved itself to be on that fateful night. Much like the Pyro, Bosephus wields a cobbled-together flamethrower for his primary weapon, with approximately 10 seconds of continuous fire per fuel capsule. Alt-fire spreads a cloud of volatile fuel that goes off when hit by Bosephus' attacks or enemy fire, and disperses in 15 seconds. Both of these attacks provide afterburn, which deals damage over time like Venom Mine and reveals enemy Thermoptic Camo. Afterburn can be cancelled by Mei’s primary fire. His first ability is a “Molotov Cocktail”, which is a thrown weapon that explodes on contact with a wall or character and provides a moderate amount of damage and afterburn, lingering for 5 seconds. His second ability, “razor wire”, lays down a short “fence” of razor wire about half as wide and 1/3 as tall as Mei’s ice wall. Razor Wire does not block movement, but provides a slowing effect and moderate-high damage when a character is in it. It breaks after dealing or sustaining 100 damage. Bosephus’ ultimate is known as [[InfernalRetaliation “Retribution”]]. Smashing a Molotov over his head, Bosephus gains an “auto-run” quality”, some extra HP, and high aura/contact damage and afterburn. Bosephus is a TrapMaster like Junkrat or (kinda) Mei, but in addition to restricting movement, his abilities can be used quick enough to make the enemy seriously regret stepping into his territory. To contrast, his broken down and burned chassis isn’t exactly good for defense, making him something of a GlassCannon [[note]]About 175 health, 25 of which is armor[[/note]], ensuring a bit more of a stealthy and tactical approach. His traps and close range finesse are good against “harassers” such as Tracer, Genji, and (especially) Sombra, but if a Sniper draws a bead on him, he’s one dead bot. And I swear I came up with this before reading the other [=WMGs=].

*** Echo: Mega Man, Tengu Man, Jupiter, Axl, Harpuia, Model X, Model A, Model H

*** Torbjörn: [[VideoGame/DeadRising Frank West]]

*** Soldier 76: [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright, Godot]], [[VideoGame/BionicCommando Rad Spencer]]

*** Lucio: Klavier Gavin
*** Bastion: Ponco, Clonco

*** Roadhog: Stimpy, Heffer, Norbert, Patrick, Krumm

*** [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness]]: Zenyatta

*** D.Va: [[VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}} Red Savarin and the DAHAK]], a ''VideoGame/PacMan'' themed skin

* This mysterious, manipulative AntiVillain, would has ties with nearly every organization on the world, who could masquerade as a Vishkar Director one day and a Talon colonel the next, is a humble looking businessman, without any outstanding features that would bring suspicions towards him. His lifestyle is appropriately rather normal, and he would look like anyone you would find while walking down a city street. Just another SalaryMan right?

*** Pharah: Jupiter

*** Tracer: Maya, [[VisualNovel/GhostTrick Sissel]]

*** Cobalion/Terrakion/Virizion/Keldeo/Calyrex on Glastrier or Spectrier/Iron Leaves/basically any other ungulate Pokémon: Orisa

*** Ashe and B.O.B.: [[WesternAnimation/MakingFiends Vendetta and Grudge]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers Daggett and Norbert]], Zim and Gir

*** Mei: [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Katara]]
*** Ashe and B.O.B.: [[WesternAnimation/MakingFiends Vendetta and Grudge]], [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]]

*** DJ Octavio: D.Va, Ramattra

*** Frye: Genji (favorite weapon class is Splatanas), Symmetra
*** Big Man: Echo, a tank-class hero