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Tonight is the night... of Junkenstein's Revenge!

This page relates to characters that appear exclusively in the Overwatch Halloween Terror event, "Junkenstein's Revenge", which takes place in a Story Within a Story in the Overwatch universe. Thus, though the characters share many similarities with their regular story counterparts, they can be considered entirely different people.

NOTE: Costume tropes can be split between here and the main entry, since the actual character still wears them in the true game.

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The "Elites" of Junkenstein's Revenge

Dr. Jamison Junkenstein

"You will all regret the day you laughed at Dr. Jamison Junkenstein!"

Portrayed by: Jamison "Junkrat" Fawkes [Dr. Junkenstein]

A Mad Scientist formerly under the employ of the Lord of Adlersbrunn, who deemed his robotic creations as little more than slaves. He made a bargain with the Witch of the Wilds in order to give life to his latest creation - a horrible, organic monster. Now he seeks revenge against the Lord and all of Adlersbrunn for mocking him.

Four heroes are called upon by the Lord to stop Junkenstein's assault, resulting in him being shot and falling from the castle's battlements to his death. However, the Witch wasn't finished with him yet, as he still had a debt to pay. She resurrected him and together they amassed an even greater army than before, one that seemed endless. Four more heroes were called upon by the Lord, and Junkenstein's second attempt at vengeance was once again foiled, the mad doctor meeting his permanent end the same way as he perished before.

Unbeknownst to all, however, Dr. Junkenstein had secretly made another creation. One who would soon emerge from the shadows to avenge him...

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• Alliterative Name: Jamison Junkenstein
• Back from the Dead: In Junkenstein Endless, he is resurrected by the Witch of the Wilds and amasses an even greater army than before, one that seems virtually limitless. This forces the Lord to once more call upon 4 heroes to end his 2nd attempt at vengeance.
• Badass Bandolier: Like the real Junkrat, he has two bandoliers strapped across his shoulders. The difference is that instead of grenades and other weapons, it's filled with unspecific liquids and chemicals.
• Big Bad: The main source of the conflict in "Junkenstein's Revenge"; he's under the Witch's influence, but he's the one trying to attack the castle and its people.
• Creating Life Is Bad: Dr. Junkenstein's greatest wish was to learn the secret to Creating Life, and when he couldn't figure it out through science, he gladly accepted help from sorcery.
• Death Is Cheap: He's been killed at least twice, but always seems to find a way back to the realm of the living thanks to the Witch.
• Despair Event Horizon: The Witch appeared to him at the exact moment he'd suffered one failure and mockery too many, and was about to abandon his work.
• Die Laughing: If Dr. Junkenstein dies last, the narration says he let out one last laugh before falling to the flagstones below.
• The Dog Bites Back: The impetus for Junkenstein's attack was the abuse he suffered at the hands of the castle lord.
• Dr. Fakenstein: He's a Junkrat-like Mad Scientist who's an obvious reference to Dr. Frankenstein.
• Einstein Hair: Technically, it's just Junkrat's hair dyed white and with extra locks, but it's still this.
• Expy: Of Dr. Victor Frankenstein of the the novel of the same name.
• Goggles Do Nothing: He wears goggles that have no stated purpose.
• Killed Off for Real: Wrath of the Bride confirms that after the events of Junkenstein Endless, he is now permanently dead with no chance of coming back, as his only hope of doing so (the Witch) was killed along with him.
• Laughing Mad: The very first thing he does as the brawl begins is giggle and prance around like mad.
• Loves the Sound of Screaming: When the Monster first went on his rampage, Junkenstein was delighted to hear the pleas and screams of the people who'd once taunted him.
• Mad Scientist: He dreamed of creating life so badly that he was willing to work with an evil witch.
• Morally Ambiguous Doctorate: He seems to have no empathy for anyone or anything, but holds the title of "Doctor".
• My Rules Are Not Your Rules: Unlike the real Junkrat, the Doctor has a much higher rate of fire, never needs to reload, and can send out Shock-Tires like mad. We don't even know where they're coming from or how he gets them going.
• Villainous Breakdown: The narration can say that by the time Dr. Junkenstein joins the fight, he had gone mad(der), driving his creations forward while completely consumed with his need for vengeance.
• White Hair, Black Heart: He has disheveled white hair, making him look more like a mad scientist than the original Junkrat. And he just might be more villainous than Junkrat, as he wants to destroy an entire town out of revenge.

The Reaper

"The Reaper comes for your souls..."

Portrayed by: Gabriel "Reaper" Reyes [Pumpkin (2016, 2022), Dracula (2017-2021)]

An enigmatic creature of the shadows. In the past, he was once an acquaintance of both the Soldier and the Alchemist, but at some point he became corrupted by evil and betrayed them both. Now his soul is cursed, bound in service to the Witch of the Wilds, who transformed him into something that is no longer human. Some say he appears as a man with a pumpkin for a head, while others say he appears as a vampire with an exposed skull.

Of the original elite members of Junkenstein's Army, the Reaper is the only technically "surviving" member, being noted as having faded away into the darkness rather than meeting a confirmed end. Though he is now free from the Witch's curse, only time will tell when he appears next, and what he will do...

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• Badass Longcoat: He wears a black longcoat with a high collar.
• Blessed with Suck: He is cursed to walk the earth and serve the Witch forever.
• The Dragon: He is the Witch's guardian and main servant.
• Evil Former Friend: As in canon, this incarnation of Reaper was a friend of The Alchemist and The Soldier who became evil (although this one's Fallen Hero status is due to the Witch binding him to her services), with the Narrator saying the Alchemist felt "a moment of sadness for the man she had once known" if she's the one to kill him.
• Evil Sounds Deep: He speaks in a deep, echoing voice.
• Fallen Hero: He used to be someone that the Soldier and the Alchemist knew.
• High Collar of Doom: His coat has a high collar that makes him look all the more menacing.
• Lightning Bruiser: Of the Elites, he moves the fastest, hits the hardest, and has above-average health.
• Mystical High Collar: Of course, he is a magical being, so the high collar also gives him a mystical look as well.
• Pumpkin Person: He has a Jack O'Lantern for a head, and in the title screen, can remove it a la the Headless Horseman.
• Resurrective Immortality: He can't be killed. Partly because of his nature as The Undead and partly because his mistress won't let him. In Endless mode, it's not uncommon to fight the Reaper 4-7 times in a row without pause.
• Spell My Name with a "The": Unlike the real Reaper, there's a "The" before his name.
• Too Many Belts: He has three belts strapped across his chest, as well as two on his waist.
• Was Once a Man: As the Narrator says, he was once a man, but now betrays no evidence of who he once was.
  The Shieldmaiden: What was that thing?
  The Viking: A man who fell to shadow.
• You Don't Look Like You: When the Halloween event first started, the Reaper was portrayed by Reyes' Pumpkin skin in-game as well as in all the promotional material, but from 2017 onward it was changed to the Dracula skin.

Dr. Junkenstein's Monster

"I'm alive!"

Portrayed by: Mako "Roadhog" Rutledge [Junkenstein's Monster]

Dr. Junkenstein's "masterpiece", an organic abomination of inhuman strength that seeks only to please its creator with death and destruction. Despite his considerable endurance, he proved no match for the heroes that the Lord of Adlersbrunn had summoned, who ended his short existence.

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• Ax-Crazy: The first thing he did after coming to life was run out and start terrorizing innocent people.
• The Brute: The strongest and toughest of all of the Elites.
• Damage-Sponge Boss: It actually takes quite a lot to wear down and eventually defeat Junkenstein's Monster, even on normal difficulty. It doesn't help that he can recover his HP as Roadhog often does.
• Expy: Of Frankenstein's Monster, down to almost having the same name.
• Frankenstein's Monster: A very obvious Expy.
• Letters 2 Numbers: His belt buckle has the word "D3AD" on it.
• Magnum Opus: Dr. Junkenstein considers him his greatest creation, to the point that he doesn't even care that the Monster disobeys him. He had no intention of using it as a servant.
• Pig Man: The monster has a pig snout and the lower lip of a pig grafted onto his body.
• Turned Against Their Masters: Despite being Junkenstein's creation, he has no intention of being controlled. Which is fine for Junkenstein, who doesn't care who the Monster hurts.

The Summoner

"The dragon's fire consumes all!"

Portrayed by: Satya "Symmetra" Vaswani [Dragon]

A mysterious, draconic sorceress from a faraway land who was called upon by the Witch to aid her in Junkenstein's second assault on the castle. She made a bargain with a dragon, whom the Viking is an Arch-Enemy of, in order to obtain her occult magic.

She was originally believed to have been slain by the heroes, but is she really...?

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• All There in the Manual: The reasons behind her presence are only detailed in the 2nd Junkenstein comic, which states that she is an another ally of the Witch of the Wilds.
• Back from the Dead: She returns in Wrath of the Bride, having been resurrected by the titular Bride to serve as one of the castle's guardians.
• Deal with the Devil: Or with the Dragon. According to interactions between the Viking and the Swordsman, the Summoner got her powers that way.
• Draconic Humanoid: She's portrayed by Symmetra's "Dragon" skin.
• Outside-Context Problem: Is not forshadowed in any way before she shows up, does not appear to have any relations with Junkenstein, the Reaper, and/or the Witch, and isn't resurrected by the Witch's appearance.
• Nerf: The Summoner now plays the same Symmetra rework 3.0. She activates a photon barrier as soon as she's summoned, but it still lasts only as long as the barrier does. Her primary attack can no longer auto-lock onto players, so she loses out on some damage potential. During her introductory year, her shield generator was tucked away near her spawn point and actually gave the bosses some good durability.

The Witch of the Wilds

"My servants never die!"

Portrayed by: Angela "Mercy" Ziegler [Witch]

A powerful witch who has honed her dark magic to tap into the forbidden craft of necromancy, giving life to the non-living. A fellow acolyte of the Summoner's in the use of dark magic and the one who enchanted the Reaper into her servitude, she was approached by Dr. Junkenstein to assist him in his research, and his vengeance.

The Witch, herself a servant of a greater evil, somehow managed to cheat death and retreated. She would eventually resurrect Junkenstein in order to resume the nightmare and collect the debt he owed her. This second battle would prove to ultimately be her last, as she finally met her demise at the hands of four more heroes.

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• Adaptational Villainy: Unlike the other elites, who are portrayed by characters who are evil or at least antagonistic in Overwatch canon, the Witch is portrayed by the usually heroic Mercy.
• Bad Powers, Bad People: Zig-Zagged. She's still the same Mercy with the same powers, but now we get to see what happens when they're used in villainous ways. In this story, however, her powers are referred to as dark magic that toys with the fabric of life itself, something even the Alchemist is quick to distance from her craft.
• Bilingual Bonus: The book strapped to her waist has "Vitae" written to it, which is Latin for "Life" — what she has power over.
• Black Magician Girl: Played With. She uses white magic, like the real Mercy, but in this universe it comes from some dark source.
• Dark Is Evil: Dresses in black and dark red, and is the overarching villain of the story.
• Deal with the Devil: She gives Junkenstein the spark to create life, under the condition that when she one day asks for a favor, he will grant it no matter what it is.
• Final Boss: She is the final boss to Junkenstein's Revenge.
• Flunky Boss: Her main power is to resurrect the dead, so (combined with The Reaper's Resurrective Immortality) her boss battle throws absolutely every enemy you've ever fought against you at the same time, while she heals them.
• Flying Broomstick: Her staff doubles as a broomstick, and while she still uses her wings for flight, it seems to be an alternate form of transport according to the title screen image.
• Gratuitous Latin: Her book, which has "Vitae" written on the cover.
• Greater-Scope Villain: She is in some way behind every other villain in Junkenstein's Revenge (aside from the Summoner), but is distant enough that she doesn't really qualify as the Big Bad.
• Hidden Agenda Villain: We may never know what the "favor" she wanted from the Doctor was — or what her overall plans for her minions were, for that matter.
• Hot Witch: Just take a look at the picture of her.
• Life Energy: What she hands to the Doctor to let him finish his work. Naturally, it looks exactly like the little wisps that Mercy uses for her Resurrect power.
• Non-Action Big Bad: She doesn't appear in the battle until she has to — and even then, she mostly acts as support for the rest of her servants.
• No Ontological Inertia: If the Witch dies last in the match, the narration states that once she died, so did her magic. All of Junkenstein's creations, powered by the Witch's magic, fell lifeless to the ground shortly after her. Averted if she isn't the last to die, however, as Zomnics continue to spawn until the battle is over.
• Rise from Your Grave: A much more literal example compared to her precursor, Mercy. The Witch actually has control over life and death and can raise the dead to serve her.
• Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains: With ample cleavage, high heels, and Zettai Ryouiki, she definitely invokes the trope.
• Sequel Hook: The "Uprising" update added a description of the Witch costume in Mercy's Hero Gallery. It says that the Witch of the Wilds appears in not only the tale of Junkenstein, but many other stories as well. The Endless version added in 2017 adds when she's revived that it was by "an even more powerful evil".
• Spell Book: She has a book strapped to her waist which may either be this or a Tome of Eldritch Lore.
• Wicked Witch: Her true motives are never revealed, but she's not nice and practices dark, evil magic gained from dubious sources.
• The Woman Behind the Man: She gave Dr. Junkenstein the means to create his monster in the first place, the Reaper is her enchanted servant, and she is the final challenge of "Junkenstein's Revenge", raising both the monster and scientist from the dead with a twist on her usual ultimate ability phrase.

Shock-Tires

Portrayed by: Riptires [Dr. Junkenstein]

• Elite Mook: In Name Only compared to the other ones, but they're still classified as Elites for the kill counter.
• Glass Cannon: They inflict heavy damage on the door, but are even more vulnerable than standard zomnics.
• Suicide Attack: Like normal zomnics, their only purpose is to crash against the castle's door.

The "Elites" of Junkenstein's Revenge: Wrath of the Bride

The Bride of Junkenstein

"Suffer the wrath of the Bride!!"

Portrayed by: Olivia "Sombra" Colomar [Bride]

Unbeknownst to all, Dr. Junkenstein had secretly created yet another experiment beyond just his monster. This mysterious woman claims herself to be the "Bride" of Junkenstein, having fallen in love with her own creator. She now seeks to avenge his death by enacting a new scheme to overtake the castle of Adlersbrunn.

• Avenging the Villain: Her goal is to avenge the death of her creator, Dr. Junkenstein. She plans to do this by overtaking the castle, taking the Lord who wronged Junkenstein hostage, and transforming him into her own personal monster just like Junkenstein's.

The Banshee

Portrayed by: Moira O'Deorain [Banshee]

A mysterious Irish spirit who has allied with the Bride for unknown reasons. She torments the four new heroes by stealing the key they need to unlock the doors to Castle Adlersbrunn.

• Jump Scare: She makes various appearances like this, but the kicker has to be her main one, where once a player picks up the key to the castle's entrance, she pops up right in front of their face and leers at them before quickly picking up the key and taunting them.
• The Spook: No information is given about her other than she is an ally of the Bride.

The Gargoyles

Portrayed by: Winston [Gargoyle]

Mysterious stone creatures assigned to guard the castle by the Bride.

The Marionette

Portrayed by: Echo [Ragdoll]

An accursed puppet who traps the heroes inside of a nightmare.

• Jump Scare: When she makes her presence known, she cloaks the entire screen in darkness before appearing right in front of the player.
• The Spook: No information is given about it at all, other than the fact that it exists. It's not even known if it' was ultimately destroyed by the heroes.
• Whole-Plot Reference: Her boss battle is a gigantic one to the Lady Beneviento fight from Resident Evil Village. She's a living doll who traps the heroes in a terrifying hallucination where they must find and deplete her health bar several times before she is defeated.

The Unstoppable Ghost

"The castle has fallen. Approach at your own peril."

Portrayed by: Siebren "Sigma" de Kulper [Flying Dutchman]

An angry spirit that bears insurmountable power. Defying gravity, he levitates towards his victims and sucks the life force out of them.

• All Your Base Are Belong to Us: He hijacks the radio airwaves to inform the citizens of Adlersbrunn that the castle has been taken over, warning any would-be heroes to not approach if they value their lives.
• Evil Laugh: His only lines of spoken dialogue once he makes is presence known is an ominous chuckle.
• Implacable Man: He cannot be harmed by any means, only avoided until the next scripted event occurs.

The Experiment

Portrayed by: Bastion [Coffin]

An attempt by the Bride at creating an elite Zomnic. It boasts advanced weaponry compared to others of its kind.

The Heroes

In General

• Amazon Brigade: The lineup for the "Wrath of the Bride" mode consists of the Outlaw, the Butcher, the Fortune Teller and the Sleuth, all women, with no other playable characters available.
• Doing in the Scientist: While all the heroes preserve their abilities in gameplay, their explanations and justifications are significantly shifted to fit the more fantasy-inspired setting. For instance, Ana's Biotic Grenade and Nano-Boost are "healing potions" and "alchemical boosts", and Tracer's Super-Speed abilities, rather than being attributed to her chronal accelerator, are instead due to her being a will-o-the-wisp.
• Fire-Forged Friends:
  • The Gunslinger and the Archer form a Friendly Rivalry during their brief time knowing each other, and even discuss going for drinks later.
  • The Renegade forms strong bonds with pretty much everyone in the party (Countess aside). In particular, the Soldier calls him a "stalwart companion" and despite a rocky start, he and the Viking become Vitriolic Best Buds.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble: Of the original quartet:
  • The Soldier is choleric, being focused strongly on getting the mission done and, while not being the most talkative, is still willing to respond to the Gunslinger when asked questions.
  • The Gunslinger is sanguine, as he's the most extroverted and talkative of the group.
  • The Archer is phlegmatic. He speaks the least of the quartet but has Nerves of Steel and calmly performs his duty.
  • The Alchemist is melancholic, being very concerned with the safety of her comrades but also moody and defensive when the Gunslinger questions her abilities.
• Magnificent Seven Samurai: They're a group of twelve warriors who accepted the task to face to save a defenseless village from a nigh-unstoppable army.
• No Name Given: None of them have actual names. In fact, the Soldier is called a "nameless soldier" by the narration.
• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The Soldier and the Alchemist have worked together before, but the four of them are still a random assortment of warriors with widely different motivations, abilities, and personalities.
• The Stations of the Canon: Several characters retain defining features from their canonical counterparts, either regarding their backstory or ongoing relationships. The Archer is an atoner seeking to find peace after thinking he killed his brother, The Viking and Shieldmaiden are a father-daughter team, The Countess is hunting The Renegade for desertion, The Alchemist, Soldier, and Reaper all have personal history with each other, etc.
  The Gunslinger: You seem awfully familiar. You sure we haven't met before?
  The Soldier: Maybe in another life.

Introduced in "Junkenstein's Revenge"

The Soldier

"The nameless soldier, veteran of countless battles."

Portrayed by: Jack "Soldier: 76" Morrison [Commando/ Night Ops: 76]

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• Aerith and Bob: Despite the fantastic names of the setting, the Soldier still grew up in Bloomington, Indiana.
• Birds of a Feather: He bonds well with The Alchemist and The Viking, who are both Old Soldiers like him, but also shows a deep respect for The Renegade whom, despite his age, has both the skill and demeanor of a veteran soldier.
• Have We Met?: The Gunslinger feels like he's met the Soldier before, though the Soldier only quips that they might have "in another life".
• Mercy Lead: Offers one to the Outlaw, by telling her he won't tell the authorities he saw her.
• Old Soldier: As the Narrator says, the Soldier has been fighting countless battles throughout his life.
• We Used to Be Friends: Apparently he and the Alchemist both knew the Reaper at some point.

The Gunslinger

"The wandering gunslinger, seeking adventure."

Portrayed by: Cole Cassidy [Van Helsing]

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• Arbitrary Skepticism: He's skeptical and critical of alchemy, despite living in a setting where undead abominations and black magic walk the earth.
• Blood Knight: Doesn't particularly care that the things he's fighting are abominations, he's just searching for a good fight (Although at later stages of the map, he worries that the horde never stops coming).
• My Friends... and Zoidberg: He is referred to by the Soldier as an "oddity".
• Only in It for the Money: He admits in several lines he has no personal stakes in defending the Lord's castle, and is participating because of the pay.
• Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Downplayed, just like Cassidy in the main game, but if he's the one to kill the Witch, the narration mention he "felt no joy in killing a woman, even one as twisted as the Witch of the Wilds."

The Archer

"An archer from the East, trying to escape his past."

Portrayed by: Hanzo Shimada [Demon (2016-2019), Dai-Tengu (2020+)]

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• The Atoner: In the Narrator's words, he's a man from the East, running away from his past.
• Bring It: When the Gunslinger is worried about the never-ending tide of monsters, he answer he never misses an opportunity to train.
• Only in It for the Money: Similar to The Gunslinger, he doesn't have any personal history with anyone involved in their mission, and is simply a wandering mercenary for hire.
  The Gunslinger: You think this lord's good for the money? Castle looks like it's seen better days.
  The Archer: If he breaks his word, he has made some powerful enemies.

The Alchemist

"The reclusive alchemist, skilled in the healing arts."

Portrayed by: Ana Amari [Ghoul (2016), Corsair (2017+)]

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• Alchemy Is Magic: Defied. She is quick to state that her alchemy is much different than the magic used by the Witch.
  Alchemist: Science is a tool and a method. The Witch... uses something darker.
• Deadpan Snarker: When the Gunslinger questions her use of alchemy, she snarks that she could leave him to die if he prefers.
• Bad Powers, Good People: Defied. When the Gunslinger says that her powers are like the Witch, she denies it. She uses the power to heal through alchemy and states that it's different from the dark powers the Witch possesses.
• The Medic: She is the main healer of the quartet, although the Soldier can heal as well.
• We Used to Be Friends: Both she and the Soldier once knew the Reaper.

The Swordsman

"A nomadic swordsman, wandering the world in search of inner peace."

Portrayed by: Genji Shimada [Oni (before 2020), Karasu-Tengu (2020+)]

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• All Asians Wear Conical Straw Hats: He wears a conical hat and hails from the East.
• The Apprentice: To the Monk.
• Compliment Backfire: When he says that the Countess moves as well as any swordsman he knows, she calls it "an insulting comparison".
• The Faceless: His appearance features a straw hat that obscures his face and an additional metal mask underneath it. When asked by The Shieldmaiden why:
  The Swordsman: So that others may look upon me without fear... or pity.
• Noodle Incident: He and The Will-o'-the-Wisp have previously fought in battle alongside one another, though the context is never specified.
  The Swordsman: When this is done, we should fight together again.
  The Will-o'-the-Wisp: There are still many enemies roaming the world.
• Not Quite Dead: The circumstances are unclear, but game file voice lines suggest that Hanzo still killed Genji in this continuity, and Mercy still brought him back to life.
• The Stoic: Very little emotional or interpersonal banter happens with him. Downplayed with the 2018 version, where he speaks much more, but even then his answers remain short and to the point.
• Student–Master Team: Like their canon counterparts, The Swordsman is the apprentice to The Monk.

The Countess

"A rich and powerful countess, known far and wide as a skilled huntress."

Portrayed by: Amelie "Widowmaker" Lacroix [Comtesse/Huntress]

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• Adaptational Heroism: Unlike most of the wanderers who are portrayed by at least good hearted characters, the Countess is portrayed by Talon member Widowmaker. However, since this mode is framed as Reinhardt telling a story to the old Overwatch team at a Halloween party, Amelie Lacroix would still probably be the innocent wife of Overwatch agent Gerard Lacroix.
• Ambiguously Evil: While she is credited as a renowned monster hunter, there are numerous "stories" about what else she might get up to with her time. In particular, conversations with The Renegade reveal that she has some sort of hidden agenda that he refused to continue taking part in and remains traumatized by.
• Ambiguous Situation: The "Return of Junkenstien" comic implies she may be some kind of monster herself, most likely a vampire. Confirmed by interactions added in the 2020 version, which mentions her being extremely pale, being centuries old, and only dining with a single person.
• Bad Boss: The Renegade left her service both because her cause wasn't something he agreed with and because he couldn't stomach working for her.
• Cursed with Awesome: Her attitude towards her condition.
  The Monk: How long have you been cursed, Countess?
  The Countess: It is absolutely not a curse.
• Dude Magnet: She credits her incredible shooting skill with having "too many suitors".
• Emotionless Girl: She feels no joy or sorrow.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: Everyone, except the Soldier and the Viking, is hostile to (or at least extremely wary of) the Countess, because they either know what she is or have inklings about it. The feeling is quite mutual.
• Horror Hunger: The only thing she feels now is an "endless hunger" that, if her canon counterpart is any indication, translates to a compulsion towards killing, as it is the only thing that will sate it.
• Is That the Best You Can Do?: She's not impressed by the Monster.
  The Countess (upon killing the Monster): Step your game up, Junkenstein.
• Mercy Lead: Once they finish defending the castle, she offers the Renegade a head start before she starts hunting him. He retorts that if he needed one, she would have already caught him.
• Non-Idle Rich: The Narrator describes her as a rich countess who spends her time killing monsters.
• Noodle Incident: If she kills the Witch, the narrator mention that she "finally killed her, as she had sworn many years ago.", but nothing is added as to why or how she'd swear such a thing. An interaction between the Will-o-the-Wisp and the Cultist also reveals that she murdered the latter's master, just as in canon.
• The Stoic: To an even greater degree than the Swordsman. She emotes very little.
• Tragic Monster: According to the Gunslinger, her tale is "a tragic one". She states: "Aren't all good tales?"
• Really 700 Years Old: According to an interaction with the Gunslinger, she was young when the castle they're fighting to protect was built, and that was "a couple centuries ago".

The Viking

"A viking craftsman, seeking battle far from home."

Portrayed by: Torbjörn Lindholm [Viking]

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• Action Dad: Just like their canon counterparts, The Viking is the father of The Shieldmaiden.
• Arch-Enemy: He seeks revenge on the dragon that burned his village down and took his arm, as well as those who ally themselves with it like The Summoner.
• A Friend in Need: An old bash brother to the Lord of Adlersbrunn, he came to help his friend (and to spill some blood).
• The Blacksmith: An interaction with the Shieldmaiden reveals him to be one.
• Comically Missing the Point:
  • Offers for the Countess to feast with the party after the battle is done, one of the few characters unaware of her true nature.
  • When The Renegade claims he saw a dragon, he doesn't get the joke and continues to question where it was spotted.
• The Dragonslayer: The "Return of Junkenstein" comic introduces him while fighting a dragon and he has special animosity for the Draconic Humanoid Summoner. He asks the Swordsman what he knows about dragons, but it's a touchy subject for him.
  The Shieldmaiden: How goes your search for the dragon?
  The Viking: I’ve fought it once or twice, and I’ve been lucky to only lose what I have.
  The Shieldmaiden: ...I’m not if sure momma would feel the same.
  The Viking: I’m still quite handsome!
• Eye Scream: Just like the canon Torbjörn, he's missing an eye. He has two different stories for how he lost it, either in a Bar Brawl (as he tells the Gunslinger,) or because he traded it to an old man for a drink in his well à la Odin.
• Is That the Best You Can Do?: Much like the Countess, he's quite disdainful of the Monster.
  The Viking (upon killing the Monster): Ha! And you call THAT a monster?
• It's All My Fault: According to the Monk, the Viking blames himself for the Dragon's reign of tyranny.
• Magic Versus Science: He's an inventor with little respect for the magic users he opposes.
• Warrior Heaven: Valhalla awaits the Viking if he is the last to fall. He will fight in the afterlife until the fated day of Ragnarok, but the same cannot be said of his comrades.

The Monk

"An outcast monk, seeking forbidden knowledge."

Portrayed by: Tekhartha Zenyatta [Cultist]

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• Cthulhumanoid: His face is adorned with tentacles.
• The Exile: It's explicitly said that the Monk is an outcast, unlike Zenyatta who simply parted ways with the Shambali.
• Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge: Either what he is or is trying to become, indicated by his selection quote (which one is unclear), as his order aims to discover the secrets of the universe.
• Martial Pacifist: Doesn't like to fight at all, but is still part of the team defending the castle.
  The Swordsman: It is strange seeing you fighting, master.
  The Monk: There are battles that even I cannot ignore.
• The Sleepless: One interaction has him claim he never needs sleep, only requiring meditation for sustenance.
• Student–Master Team: Like their canon counterparts, The Monk is the master to The Swordsman.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: One interaction claims that similar to canon, his master was killed by The Countess. He offers this regarding the matter:
  The Will-o'-the-Wisp: How can you trust the countess after she slew your master?
  The Monk: Did I say I trusted her?
• The Spook: No one really knows who or what he is, not even his apprentice. It doesn't help that, when asked about himself or his powers, he provides non-answers.
  The Shieldmaiden: Your master's a very mysterious fellow. what do you know about him?
  The Swordsman: He taught me many things, but very little about himself.
• Token Non-Human: Portrayed by the Omnic Zenyatta (and since the "Cultist" skin is the Monk's canonical skin he seems to be a Mechanical Abomination in addition being an Omnic).

The Shieldmaiden

"An aspiring shieldmaiden, wanting to prove herself in battle."

Portrayed by: Brigitte Lindholm [Shieldmaiden]

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• Badass Family: Just like their canon counterparts, the Shieldmaiden is the daughter of the Viking.
  The Viking: You’re better than me in a fight, I’ll grant you that — but I still have the edge on you in smithing!
  The Shieldmaiden: Eh, give it time.
• The Blacksmith: As her father, although she isn't quite at his level (yet).

The Will-o'-the-Wisp

"A ghostly Will-o'-the-Wisp, trapped between worlds."

Portrayed by: Lena "Tracer" Oxton [Will-O'-Wisp]

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• Cursed with Awesome: She doesn't seem to be all that bothered by her condition and makes the most of it, no longer seeking to return to the world as she's made peace with it.
• Noodle Incident: She and The Swordsman seem to have history together in combat, implied to have not ended well for either of them.
  The Will-o'-the-Wisp: I'm happy to fight at your side again.
  The Swordsman: Let us hope that this time, it works out better in the end.
• Our Ghosts Are Different: Despite being able to interact with reality, several lines make it clear that she's currently in her afterlife. With this setup, her super fast time-warping abilities can be instead explained away as being spectral in nature.
  The Will-o-the-Wisp: You look like a man haunted by his past.
  The Gunslinger: How did you know?
  The Will-o-the-Wisp: Haunting things is my specialty!
• The Sleepless: One interaction has her claim she never gets tired, which she considers an upside to her curse.
• Will-o'-the-Wisp: She became this after a magical accident tore her spirit from her body, effectively becoming a ghost, but is still capable of interacting with the physical world.

The Outlaw

"An exiled outlaw, fighting for plunder and riches"

"An outlaw, whose dark magic had graced Adlersbrunn before"

Portrayed by: Elizabeth Caledonia Ashe [Warlock]

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• Badass Boast:
  Viking: "Vikings are the greatest raiders of wealth and treasure the world has ever seen!"
  Outlaw: "Vikings never met me."
• Hypocritical Humor: During the Bride boss battle, one of her possible lines is saying that the Bride must be stopped because her plan is "unnatural". The Sleuth is quick to point out that she shouldn't really be the one saying that.
• Lady of Black Magic: She is said to practice dark magic, similarly to the Witch and the Summoner. Unlike them, however, she is only interested in using such power for personal gain.
• Noodle Incident: When the Sleuth asks how the Outlaw got her title, she explains that she was exiled from the West due to her proficiency in conjuring. When pressed further, however...
  The Outlaw: ...And, maybe I made a town's gold disappear. Happy?
• Only in It for the Money: The only reason she will do anything is to get paid.
• The Bus Came Back: Wrath of the Bride explicitly states that she has come back to Adlersbrunn from Junkenstein's previous ordeal.

The Renegade

"A weary renegade, running from the dark powers he had once served."

Portrayed by: Jean-Baptiste Augustin [Buccaneer/Pirate]

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• 100% Heroism Rating: Everyone likes or at least respects the Renegade. The Soldier and Viking consider him a great ally, The Rebel is impressed at his unique skillset. Even the Countess, despite wanting him dead for deserting her, offers to give him a Mercy Lead when the battle is over.
• Blessed with Suck: He considers his unique skillset as a Combat Medic to be this, due to how many people are after his services.
• Bring It: His reaction to The Countess offering to give him a Mercy Lead after the battle.
  "If you were capable of catching me, I'd be dead already."
• The Gadfly: Not above teasing some of his teammates, in particular the Viking.

Introduced in "Wrath of the Bride"

The Butcher

"A butcher who dealt in death and cadavers."

Portrayed by: Odessa "Junker Queen" Stone [Executioner]

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• Brick Joke: When investigating the castle and learning of the Bride's plans, the Butcher wonders aloud if the Bride is married to Dr. Junkenstein or his monster (much to the annoyance of the Sleuth). Later, when fighting the Bride herself, the Butcher has a chance to pipe up and ask the Bride to settle it, only to get a decidedly unhelpful answer.
  The Bride: I am the Bride of Vengeance!!
  The Fortune Teller: Yeah, that clears things up.
• The Executioner: While she has the mask of the Alienated variety, her personality is more like the Psychopath (this is the Junker Queen, after all). She seems to operate indepedently as opposed to working for nobility, and her clientelle includes all kinds of people, including Doctor Junkenstein himself.
  The Outlaw: If I'm not mistaken, you knew that crackpot doctor?
  The Butcher: 'Course! He paid through the nose for my carcasses. I dunno why.
  The Outlaw: Honey when a Mad Scientist asks to buy your corpses, you say no.
• Glorious Death: Discussed and inverted. The Butcher asks the Fortune Teller how many armies it's going to take to kill her, clearly wanting to go out in spectacular bloody fashion while being remembered as all powerful. The Fortune Teller's vision, however, seems to suggest otherwise.
  The Fortune Teller: Actually, you die peacefully of old age.
  The Butcher: *offended gasp* You take that back!

The Sleuth

"A sleuth, who faced more questions than answers."

Portrayed by: Vivian "Sojourn" Chase [Detective]

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• Enemy Mine: Implied to be her dynamic with the Outlaw. If the Sleuth revives the Outlaw after the latter gets downed, she'll say that she still plans to interrogate her after they're done with the Bride.
• Hardboiled Detective: She's got the outfit down and is easily the most serious and no-nonsense of the four.
• Only Sane Man: Downplayed. While all of the party have their heads in the game, the Sleuth has the least amount of antics and sketchy history, and is usually the one to point out these things in the others. She's skeptical of working with the Outlaw due to her criminal history, and shows annoyance with the Butcher's off-topic questions and the Fortune Teller's occasionally unhepful visions.

The Fortune Teller

"A fortune teller, forever haunted by the future."

Portrayed by: Kiriko Kamori [Witch]

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• Call-Back: She occasionally asks the Outlaw if she met the Swordsman or the Archer during her first trip to Adlersbrunn. The Outlaw replies by saying she "steers clear of trouble like him" regardless of who the Fortune Teller asks about.
• Deadpan Snarker: While the Fortune Teller and the real Kiriko have their differences, they do share the same chill, deadpan attitude, and as a result the Fortune Teller isn't above poking fun at her teammates.
  The Butcher: Those Zombots don't scare me!
  The Fortune Teller: What about the one behind you?
  The Butcher: If you're tryin'ta make me turn my back so you can kill me and sell my corpse, it won't work!
  The Fortune Teller: Drat, you got me.
• Fortune Teller: Her title and role in the party.
• Psychic Powers: Wrath of the Bride reimagines Kiriko's Shintoism-based abilites as psychic powers stemming from her fortune telling, such as having future sight, being able to sense people's auras, and opening gates to a spirit world with her ultimate.

Other Characters

The Lord

"The Lord was a very handsome and stately ruler, wise and just, but he had no love for the doctor."

Portrayed by: Reinhardt Wilhelm

The ruler of Adlersbrunn, who was greatly displeased with Dr. Junkenstein's unethical experiments and saw fit to mock and dismiss his creations as "little more than slaves". When the doctor snapped and attacked the castle in revenge, he summoned a group of heroes to put an end to his madness.

One year after finally defeating Dr. Junkenstein, peace had returned to Adlersbrunn. The Lord, however, was kept uneasy upon the anniversary of the doctor's assult, believing that the nightmare may repeat itself. His fears turned out to be true when the Bride suddenly infiltrated his castle and took him hostage. Now, four more heroes must rescue him before the Bride succeeds in enacting her plans for him.

He is also very handsome.

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• Big Good: For a certain measure of "good". After pissing off Dr. Junkenstein, the Lord hired the four heroes to protect himself and his subjects from the mad doctor's wrath.
• …But He Sounds Handsome: Reinhardt based the Lord's appearance on himself, and makes sure that you're aware of how "handsome" he is as he tells the story.
• Distressed Dude: The Bride of Junkenstein takes him hostage and intends to turn him into a monster as revenge for Junkenstein's death.
• The Good King: According to Reinhardt's narration, the Lord was a man of wisdom and justice. The only person he really treated like crap was Dr. Junkenstein, which led to the events of the brawl.
• Jerkass: He treated the Doctor like crap, and also dismissed his creations as mere "slaves" to do with as he pleased.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: This may all be his fault, but he's still doing what he can to protect his people from the ramifications.
• Kick The Son Of A Bitch: The Lord never liked Junkenstein, largely due to the doctor's personality and unethical work. Because of this, he saw fit to mistreat Junkenstein and mock both him and his creations. Junkenstein has finally had enough by the time of the Brawl.
• Large and in Charge: Since he's modeled after Reinhardt, the Lord is absolutely MASSIVE.

Zomnics

"...Extraordinary, lifeless automatons."

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• Action Bomb: The Zomnics march towards the Castle doors and explode when they're near, doing damage to both the doors and the players.
• Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: They have the "Zombie Robot" part down, alright.
• Punny Name: "Zomnic" is already a pun on "Zombie" and "Omnic", but you also have the "Zombardier", which combines the prior two with "bombardier".
• Siege Engines: The Zomnics are basically walking, robotic, undead siege engines, being used to breach the walls of the castle. In particular, there's the "Zombardiers" which lob magical grenades at the players.
• Slave Mooks: Although Junkenstein once saw them as his creations, the Lord of the castle treated them as nothing more than slaves. During the brawl, even Junkenstein is willing to throw wave after wave of them at the heroes, because now his favorite is the Monster.
• Zerg Rush: One Zomnic by itself isn't particularly dangerous, as all it does is slowly advance towards the door ignoring everyone else and then blows up, and it doesn't take much damage to destroy it. The real danger lies in them advancing in large numbers.

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