History WMG / Overwatch

* Jossed. That guy in the picture is Jack Morrison - aka, Soldier: 76. However, a man similar to Reaper appears in Soldier: 76's Origin Story video.

(Borrowed from a reddit thread). Uses shotguns, roughly the same body and build, could fit a blizzard story of a solid good guy corrupted into a monstrous character (Like Arthas, Kerrigan, and Sylvanas, maybe others). Perhaps this big hero was the one who founded blackwatch, and than had some mission go wrong, or some corruption happen in an experiment, and than turned into a bd guy for reasons suggested above (Revenge), or just went mentally crazy.

[[WMG:Overwatch characters are HeroesOfTheStorm characters, transmuted to Earth]]

* Windowmaker is an abathur clone of Nova, after some experimentation by Abathur.

* Winston is Diablo, after some of the "good" characters from other universes convinced him to reform. Primal rage is diablo releasing a bit of evil nature.

-[=McCree=} was exposed to the same stuff the Sniper was: He is awfully good at aiming that pistol.

* McCree is Raynor. Raynor's personality and sniper skills transferred over.

[[WMG: Hanzo and McCree will become BashBrothers.]]

[[WMG:Expanded TF2/Overwatch character connections]]

-Tracer is the scout's granddaughter: Scout got older, settled down a bit, and mellowed out, and his admiring granddaughter got a different spin on his stories.

-Reaper is the result of the medic's attempts to recreate spies using biological methods: Given the medic's {{MadScientist methods of operation}} there are quite a lot of horrifically gone wrong experiments out there, and reaper is one of them.

-Winston is another medic experiment: The success of the Heavy's baboon heart prompted the medic to go further.

-McCree was exposed to the same stuff the sniper was: He is awfully good at aiming that pistol.

-Reinhardt was inspired on his crusader mentality by the Soldier: To the Soldier, he was fighting world war 2. Reinhardt saw things a bit differently, and his inspiration to bring the soldier to justice and protect his town inspired his values to this day.

[[Expanded TF2/Overwatch character connections]]

-Reinhardt was inspired on his crusader mentality by the Soldier: To the Soldier, he was fighting world war 2. Reinhardt saw things a bit differently, and his inspiration to bring the soldier to hustice and protect his town inspired his values to this day.

Both are NotSoDifferent, being TheAtoner and DefectorFromDecadence former criminals. They could even count as RedOniBlueOni, already being ColorCodedForYourConvenience with Hanzo as the Blue and McCree the Red. Who wouldn't want to see a Ninja/Samurai team up with an old west style Outlaw/Cowboy? It works on meta level when you consider that many classic Westerns were inspired by classic Samurai films.

On the Overwatch website, heroes are lined up in Female-Male-Female-Male order… with Bastion in one of the Female slots. Unlike that of Zenyatta, Bastion’s bio info is not given any direct gender pronouns, leaving other data to fill in that identifier. Though lacking the curvy nature common to {{Fembot}}s, the character’s construction means the chest/waist/hip proportions are closer to human females (narrow waist, wide chest and hips) than human males (wide shoulders, narrow waist and hips). Bastion also dislikes fighting unless provoked and prefers wilderness to cities, and the character's [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/800px-bastionchar_3605.png most-used art]] is a classic DisneyPrincess styled pose with a bird in their hand (nature/animal-affinity and pacifism are stereotypically-female traits). Bastion being female also would even-out the male-to-female gender ratio of the 12-character lineup, to 6 males and 6 females, rather than the current 6 males, 5 females, and 1 genderless.

[[WMG: Just getting this out of the way: Tracer is at least part [[DoctorWho Time Lord]].]]

In the [=TF2=] comics lore, it is revealed that Heavy has a mother and three sisters. Zarya could be either one of Heavy's children or grandchildren born in the distant future, or a descendant of one of his sisters. If Zarya is indeed Heavy's daughter or granddaughter, then she probably inherited the natural strength and her savvy abilities with weapons from him. She would be what Heavy is, except female, with the neon-pink hair that shows, yes, she is female despite all that muscle, and yes, she can do girly things like dye her hair and paint her fingernails pink besides handling weapons 24/7.

[[WMG: Zarya is a distant relative or a descendant of the [[Videogame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy]].]]

Both Zarya and Heavy are born in Russia, both wield {{BFG}}s (Zarya's Particle Cannon and Heavy's Minigun aka "Sasha"), both have Russian accents (and probably speak Russian, too), both are hardened warriors, and both are TheBigGuy (or Gal with Zarya) in their respective games. Finally, both have experienced war (Zarya's village was attacked by Omnics when she was a child, [[spoiler: and Heavy and his family were sent to the gulags, only to escape later]]).

In the TF2 comics lore, it is revealed that Heavy has a mother and three sisters. Zarya could be either one of Heavy's children or grandchildren born in the distant future, or a descendant of one of his sisters. If Zarya is indeed Heavy's daughter or granddaughter, then she probably inherited the natural strength and her savvy abilities with weapons from him. She would be what Heavy is, except female, with the neon-pink hair that shows, yes, she is female despite all that muscle, and yes, she can do girly things like dye her hair and paint her fingernails pink besides handling weapons 24/7.

* Jossed - the cowboy is a different character altogether, Jesse [=McCree=].

More specifically he's that cowboy looking dude from the beginning clip of the CGI trailer.

His reason for going after former Overwatch agents? RoaringRampageOfRevenge, for wiping out his family. His quotes like "Death walks among you"? It's his way of warning Overwatch that one way or another, he's going to make them pay dearly for inflicting so much pain on him. Since Overwatch took everything he treasured away from him, Reaper saw it fair to destroy everything they stood for. [[ICannotSelfTerminate Because he really can't kill himself because of his screwed-up healing factor]], Reaper seeks to destroy not only the people who supported or are allied with Overwatch, but the entire organization itself so that everyone would know what it's like to feel constant pain and despair.

Here he is, in a combat situation, and there are CHILDREN. Right there, in danger. Children panicking is not something you want in any dangerous situation, since you don't want them to hurt themselves, and there are bullets flying here. So Winston puts on a smile and asks if they're enjoying the exhibit, halfway implying the whole situation is AllPartOfTheShow. That, combined with Tracer's catchphrase, definitively puts the little kid into a "Just sit back and enjoy the situation" mindset. Not so sure if it worked with the teen.

They're really just an affectation, but he wears them because they're also a keepsake of his deceased mentor and namesake. It would explain why he [[BerserkButton blows up when Reaper breaks them]] in the cinematic trailer.

[[ToBeLawfulOrGood The moral struggle Symmetra faces in the game]] suggests that at one point the corporation she works for will be revealed to be a bunch of [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]] who want to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans unite the world under their vision of Order]]. LightIsNotGood indeed.

[[ToBeLawfulOrToBeGood The moral struggle Symmetra faces in the game]] suggests that at one point the corporation she works for will be revealed to be a bunch of [[KnightTemplar Knight Templars]] who want to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans unite the world under their vision of Order]]. LightIsNotGood indeed.

On the Overwatch website, heros are lined up in Female-Male-Female-Male order… with Bastion in one of the Female slots. Unlike that of Zenyatta, Bastion’s bio info is not given any direct gender pronouns, leaving other data to fill in that identifier. Though lacking the curvy nature common to {{Fembot}}s, the character’s construction means the chest/waist/hip proportions are closer to human females (narrow waist, wide chest and hips) than human males (wide shoulders, narrow waist and hips). Bastion also dislikes fighting unless provoked and prefers wilderness to cities, and the character's [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/800px-bastionchar_3605.png most-used art]] is a classic DisneyPrincess styled pose with a bird in their hand (nature/animal-affinity and pacifism are stereotypically-female traits). Bastion being female also would even-out the male-to-female gender ratio of the 12-character lineup, to 6 males and 6 females, rather than the current 6 males, 5 females, and 1 genderless.

* Not only will Brian become a Hero, but he will play a role similar to Nick Fury in {{Film/The Avengers}} movie and will be responsible for the reformation of Overwatch or the creation of it's successor organization.

[[WMG: The kid with the Raynor's Raiders hoodie will end up playable.]]
Not too big a stretch to think that a character-pack or two past release, the kid that Tracer told "The world can always use more heroes" will become one.

On the Overwatch website, heros are lined up in Female-Male-Female-Male order… with Bastion in one of the Female slots. Unlike that of Zenyatta, Bastion’s bio info is not given any direct gender pronouns, leaving other data to fill in that identifier. Though lacking the curvy nature common to {{Fembot}}s, the character’s construction means the chest/waist/hip proportions are closer to human females (narrow waist, wide chest and hips) than human males (wide shoulders, narrow waist and hips). Bastion also dislikes fighting unless provoked and prefers wilderness to cities, and the character's [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/800px-bastionchar_3605.png most-used art]] is a classic DisneyPrincess styled pose with a bird in their hand (nature/animal-affinity and pacifism are stereotypically-female traits). Bastion being female also would even-out the male-to-female gender ratio of the 12-character lineup, to 6 males and 6 females, rather than the current 6 males, 5 females, and 1 genderless.

Tracer wears her odd clothing (which look like what a civilian pilot would wear, like she was before her accident) because she can't take them off anymore. She must always wear her harness, or she'll step out of time and lose physical form. And she doesn't age or anything. Eventually, Tracer will outlast all of humanity, never changing, forever. Unless she shoots herself while corporeal, of course.

After all, she couldn't wear that thing constantly - bedsores would become a problem, not to mention the difficulty that would occur with bathing, changing clothes, and sleeping if she couldn't remove it. So the big-brained ape took the harness technology and incorportated it into the walls of a cozy little apartment for her so she could unwind and enjoy herself harness-free when off-duty.

After all, she couldn't wear that thing constantly - bedsores would become a problem, not to mention the difficulty that would occur with bathing, changing clothes, and sleeping if she couldn't remove it. So the big-brained ape took the harness technology and incorportated it into the walls of a cozy little apartment for her so she could unwind and enjoy herself harness-free when off-duty.

Her built-in innate sense of time is how she's been able to learn to control her own time so effectively.