The Overwatch Story Thread: Lore, Animated Shorts & Comics!

[Deleted]

Yup these shots just get better and better. Can't wait for Soldier 76!

http://i.imgur.com/oDrVIjH.gifv

[Raetary]

Yup these shots just get better and better. Can't wait for Soldier 76!

http://i.imgur.com/oDrVIjH.gifv

that looks awesome as fck.

[Gawdzilla]

Genji wrecked Hanzo's face

[Raetary]

Genji wrecked Hanzo's face

well, the last time they met genji almost died.
and his body had to be replaced by tech.

[Gawdzilla]

well, the last time they met genji almost died.
and his body had to be replaced by tech.

Hanzo should have learned "Don't wound what you can't kill"

that or make sure Mercy cant preform crazy science on it

[Deleted]

just watched the new animated short.
holy fck, how emotional!

- - - Updated - - -



and an omnic with spiritual powers (zenyatta) is normal or what?

Well. You definately got me there lol.

[Airlick]

Hanzo should have learned "Don't wound what you can't kill"

It's not like he didn't want to kill Genji. It's clear that he was absolutely certain that he killed him. Judging by what Genji looks like, he probably took those dragons straight to the face. Anakin Shimada is real.

[Life-Binder]

Genji found his zen and became more powerful then before

while Hanzo is conflicted and feels guilt


balance beats discord

[Val the Moofia Boss]

My most favorite cinematic yet! Feels when Genji forgave Hanzo
@Humle It's been established since the original cinematic that OW is a fantastic universe; Winston enrages into red, electrified hulk monster, Tracer is a timelord and Reaper can flat out conjure guns and turn into a wisp of smoke (not to mention COME BACK FROM THE DEAD after being vaporized!). Furthermore, Zenyatta, Hanzo, and Genji outright use magic in their abilities.

[Smag]

Anakin Shimada is real.

And.... the dragons are manifestations of their "force"...... holy shit guys! We've got a CYBER NINJA JEDI on our hands!

[Deleted]

My most favorite cinematic yet! Feels when Genji forgave Hanzo
@Humle It's been established since the original cinematic that OW is a fantastic universe; Winston enrages into red, electrified hulk monster, Tracer is a timelord and Reaper can flat out conjure guns and turn into a wisp of smoke (not to mention COME BACK FROM THE DEAD after being vaporized!). Furthermore, Zenyatta, Hanzo, and Genji outright use magic in their abilities.

I didn't really think about it like that. So it's a Fantasy/Sci-fi world? It looks like it.

[Wildmoon]

Genji is a badass. lol

[Tenris]

Holy fuck that cinematic is awesome! I wish we could have seen a bit more of Genjis face tho. No wonder Hanzo won the first a normal human could not have deflected all those arrows.

[Deleted]

I'm so fucking excited. This was so good ç_ç omfg I want more.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Updated the OP to include all four comics and the new short.

- - - Updated - - -

Going off of the theatrical trailer, we have a Soldier 76 short (confirmed) and possibly a D.Va vs Colossal Omnium short (as showcased in the theatrical trailer). There appear to be cinematic quality models for all the other characters in the line up at the end, but why spend dozens of hours creating a cinematic quality colossal Omnic just for a three seconds appearance in the teaser? You don't, unless you have definite plans to use it for a cinematic.

[ro9ue]

Blizzard nails it again.

[Airlick]

Holy fuck that cinematic is awesome! I wish we could have seen a bit more of Genjis face tho. No wonder Hanzo won the first a normal human could not have deflected all those arrows.

Well, Genji wasn't a normal human in the first place, he had the same training as Hanzo and was also able to control the dragon. Makes you wonder if (lorewise) there's a single character who could beat him 1v1, considering that it seemed like he played around with Hanzo in the cinematic.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Well, Genji wasn't a normal human in the first place, he had the same training as Hanzo and was also able to control the dragon. Makes you wonder if (lorewise) there's a single character who could beat him 1v1, considering that it seemed like he played around with Hanzo in the cinematic.

Hanzo was unprepared; he believed he was just facing an elite mook and could just end the battle with magic. Though I can't say for sure who would have won, since Genji is now considerably more powerful without magic, if Hanzo had known he was facing Genji, he most certainly would not have been on the receiving end of the reversal at the end.

- - - Updated - - -

From their depictions in the lore thus far, the hero rankings appear to be this:

1. Genji & Hanzo (Summon dragon spirits, improbably awesome sword and bow skills)
2. Reaper (Immortality, teleportation and conjures guns, would have defeated Winston if he had stopped gloating and just shot him)
3. Winston (turns into the hulk)
4. Tracer (Superspeed)
5. Reinhardt (Impenetrable power armor with rocket hammer)
6. Widowmaker (Improbably awesome mid air sniping skills)
7. Symmetra (can conjure whatever she needs as she goes, but does not plan for everything)
8. McCree, Roadhog and Junkrat (badass normal who play it safe and smart)

If D.Va singlehandedly defeated the Omnium shown in the theatrical trailer, she would easily skyrocket to the top 5 depending on how she did it.

- - - Updated - - -

Just noticed: Reaper is probably one of the most powerful (if not THE most, can't prove that until we get a Shimada bros. vs Reaper fight) characters in the verse so far, seeing how he can't die and can knock Winston out of hulk mode. And yet he'd probably have won both cinematics if he hadn't grabbed the villain ball and tried to mock Winston both times rather than just shooting him. In their first encounter (as shown in Recall), Reaper stuns Winston out of hulk mode and stuns him. Winston is lying prone on the ground, muggy, while Reaper approaches him. Rather than just shooting him in the face, Reaper instead shoots the machine hanging above Winston to cause it crash onto him. Once it becomes apparent that Reaper really has to shoot Winston in the face to kill him, he just... stands there while Winston throws his device at him.

In their second encounter (as shown in the original cinematic), Reaper and Winston end up in THE EXACT SAME SITUATION AGAIN with Winston muggy and lying on the ground whilst a fully armed Reaper approaches him. Rather than just shoot him in the face, Reaper decides to be evil and step in Winston's glasses, turning him into the hulk. Reaper KNOWS Winston can hulk it out - the reason he had to confront Winston at the Watchpoint in the first place because hulk Winston took out his Blackwatch trained men. Literally, what an idiot.

[Sky High]

loved that short. but as an side, Genji is totally a human Xbox360.

[Deleted]

And yet he'd probably have won both cinematics if he hadn't grabbed the villain ball... Literally, what an idiot.

Edge-lords gotta edge-lord.