#overwatch speculation

[hammeh]

The Overwatch team are recruiting around 15 jobs for Overwatch 2, including a Senior Narrative Designer! 

What does this mean for OW2's release date *really*, and for Overwatch Lore? Here's the news and my thoughts! 

[moondustk]

Why Mercy is likely to get an Animated Short this year.

I suppose you all have read the latest Overwatch short story “What You Left Behind” (if not, I recommend you to read it first because spoilers ahead) and in the end, we know that Baptiste (maybe also Sombra) are going to Middle East for Mercy.

This is not the first time someone got an idea to see the doctor there.

(Jack may disagree at first, but I think the “old friends” he mentioned in the end could imply to Angela as there’s no other “friends” besides her and Gabriel around the area)

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that two (2) short stories both mentioned her, and both protagonists want to meet her.

So these can lead to the same conclusion in the animated short where everyone — Ana, Jack, Baptiste and Sombra found Mercy.

“Why won’t it be another short story or a comic?” you may ask. Well, the most important evidence that makes me speculate this way is a picture form Lucie Pohl (Mercy’s VA) instagram story back in May.

She “Back at it…” in a recording booth, in the same studio where she did a gig for Storm Rising.

How could I know she was there for that event before? Well, here’s the picture that she tagged the place and posted it in March, on the same week as Gaku Space (Genji’s VA) and Cara Theobold (Tracer’s VA) — they are all featured in this year Archives. It’s intentional.

If Mercy’s short is going to release in August (or November in Blizzcon) it’s an appropriate time to start some voice work!

And speaking about Storm Rising, Blizzard also added more depth to Angela’s personality in the event after all these years… maybe they really have a big plan for her, and they want us to understand her character better before that time comes.

Thank you for reading to this point!

[ravenhull]

While most of the talk I’ve seen has been about Jack’s old lover, and it revealing him as gay (or bi, lets not erase that possibility), I found this next bit interesting.

Gabe had a family.

So, is this more to go with that one panel in the Reflections comic? And do they know he’s alive?

[segadores-y-soldados]

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS IS 100% SPECULATION

This image is at 200% here.  It’s TINY.  The details on it are extremely rough. The whole comic is full of rushed art.

It is confirmed to NOT be Tracer.

However:

My personal interpretation - based only on information that is currently available - is that the other person in the pic is McCree.

When he “loses” his hat during Uprising:

More recently, there is a new interaction between Pharah and Ana which is word for word the same as a reply Gabriel has to McCree in a Retribution interaction:

Pharah: Mom, don’t you think it’s time that you told Sam you’re alive?

Ana: you let me worry about what your father needs to know.

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McCree: How are you going to explain this to the Strike-Commander?

Reyes: You let me worry about what Jack needs to know.

“Reflections” focuses on all families - together (Torb’s family), apart (Ana and Pharah; Widowmaker and Gérard), blood-related (Pharah and her father), non-related (Roadhog and Junkrat; Rein visiting Torb’s family; McCree with Sombra).

Winston’s recall message describes Overwatch as “our family” (“they tore our family apart”).

Given that Jack is “fatherly” towards OW agents like Tracer and Mei, it would not surprise me if he had the same role in McCree’s life.

(Do not tag this as ship content, please. Thank you.)

[paintbucket]

Been thinking bout Brigitte. Obviously. I mean have you seen her. But in the context of her becoming a new overwatch hero. I tried to start thinking how she would look, obviously she'd be in heavy armour, being associated with torbjorn and Reinhardt. And after seeing how tall she is (up to Reinhardt's shoulder in the animated short) she'd probably be a tank, which we are probably due as the next new character class. Torbjorns molten core makes him glow, giving a kind of orange and black barred look to his armour, combine this with some Reinhardt influence; heavier armour, more all over coverage including a helmet. You'd probably end up with something like this.

This is taken from Moira's lore short, and was no accident. the figure seen on the background was not present in the artists original drawing before it was sent to blizzard. And to my mind, it looks EXACTLY like a hybrid between molten core torbjorn and Reinhardt. All its missing is a medium sized hammer.

Now this is a hell of a reach, from context the picture of the person on the board will probably be talon associated, but it could also be a new threat to them. (The picture's shit quality but I thought of this on mobile on the way to work and had to post it)

[overwatch-central-blog]

Overwatch 1 Year Anniversary Event?

[nerdgasrnz]

TBH, I’m not sure if I can fully explain McCree’s ult being able to summon a tumbleweed and making him glow

BUT WHO KNOWS, I’LL TRY AND BULLSHIT IT ANYWAY

We know that biological enhancement is a thing in Overwatch anyway, so for all we know, McCree may be genetically altered, or (aside from his Prosthetic Arm) have some technology in him that we may not know about. Or is just a VERY well practiced shot. Who knows.

So let’s address all the jokes about McCree being a freak of nature: why the fuck does McCree glow, and summon a tumbleweed, how can he hit more than 6 opponents when his revolver only has 6 shots?

The tumbleweed can probs be easily explained as a hologram because Jesse McCree is an Overdramatic Vaquero and has to set the tone properly BUT ANYWAYS-

The glowing thing? I’m pulling this out of my ass, but like I said, we don’t know what other enhancements McCree may have. In game, his whole body glows this orange kind of sunset looking tint, and if you’re the McCree ulting, the entire screen turns sepia (like watching a classic western film)

His body glowing could just be a game UI thing, the game giving players the ability to spot McCree and get to cover or block his ult, and can’t be practically explained because it’s for player purposes.

Or maybe it does have a weird futuristic explanation to it- but it probably wouldn’t be easy to work for Over/Blackwatch if you glowed and your voice boomed across dozens of meters for all to hear. But then again, maybe it’s not a problem if everyone nearby is dead?

In the meantime though, for ease of speculation, I’m just gonna dismiss it as a UI thing, and not actually part of how he works in canon, unless we get more info about other enhancements or prosthetics he may have.

Now secondly: it’s possible that Jesse has some sort of Cybernetically Enhanced eyesight, just like how Ana originally had a Cybernetic eye, and that could also explain why and how he got pointers on how to aim and shoot from her as well. Hence why with his ult, Deadeye, he has the reflexes to headshot everyone in his peripheral vision.

Third: I know that there have been jokes about how McCree can shoot more than 6 targets, despite his Peacekeeper Revolver only being able to hold 6 shots- however, we’re forgetting that usually, the only times McCree can hit more than 6 targets are in custom game modes, or the “Junkenstein’s Revenge” mode from the Halloween event, which was PvE, and a special case (besides, stuff was magic and alchemy in that mode anyway, let’s forget about “plausibility” in that case)

But keeping in mind usual Overwatch match ups, the common game modes are 6v6. So his ult actually makes sense in “regular” circumstances: on a mission, McCree’s revolver has one bullet for every opponent.

That’s what I think, anyway

[voidwatch]

[BREAKING] OR15 defense units destroyed in confrontation with unidentified assailant at Numbani airport. No civilian casualties reported.

Efi should be safe! This is a photo taken by her if you look at the bottom right, but let’s talk about the implications. Efi said in her interview that it was going to be her first time flying, could this be something she walked in on? Could she have survived an attack? Looks like something big is gonna be hitting up Numbani, stay tuned!

What do you think?