Overwatch & Scale (Height References/Headcanons)
Hello everyone, not Branded-Rose here...and by not Branded-Rose I really mean The-Red-Thunder!
You may all be confused as to why I’m on Branded-Rose’s account but I can assure you that there’s a good reason. After all, I’m sort of the scribe/information keeper when it comes Branded-Rose’s headcanons and what not.
...but that’s beside the point.
It’s come to my attention that there are many glaring inconsistencies when it comes to the scaling of the Overwatch heroes, and as a former Transformers fan, these sorts of issues drive me up the wall, something both Rosie & I agree on. For example...
...the Overwatch Anniversary title screen has many characters out of scale, the most glaring ones being Soldier: 76, Reaper, Moira, Orisa, Reinhardt & Doomfist. Reaper & Soldier: 76 are both 6’1" yet they’re both taller than Zarya (6’5") & Moira (Estimated 6’5" as well). Not to mention, Soldier: 76 is almost as tall as Doomfist & Roadhog who are both 7’1" & 7’3" accordingly. I also noticed that Widowmaker (5’9") is either unusually gigantic or that Symmetra (5’7") is unusually short. They’re both wearing heels that are about the same size and yet Widowmaker has a sizeable height advantage. Heck, Widowmaker only has one inch on Hanzo (5’8") and she eclipses him in height (this may be the heels again but there are still scaling issues). Also pointing back to Reaper & Soldier: 76 again, McCree is also touted as being 6’1"…so why is he shorter than them? These heroes are going through more size changing and scale issues than a Generation 1 Transformers cartoon.
With that said, I’m going to gather and try my best to give you guys the correct scaling for Overwatch heroes within the Brandedverse, sounds good? Mind you guys, some of these numbers are estimations and others are the official height given by Blizzard.
Damage Heroes
Bastion: 7′3″ / 220 cm
Elizabeth Caledonia “Calamity” Ashe: *5′9″ / 175 cm
Akande Ogundimu (Doomfist): 7′1″ / 216 cm
Genji Shimada: *[1] 5’8” / 173 cm (Human) | 5′9″ / 175 cm (Cyborg)
Hanzo Shimada: 5′8″ / 173 cm
Jamison Fawkes (Junkrat): 6′5″ / 196 cm
Jesse McCree: 6′1″ / 185 cm
Mei-Ling Zhou: *5′3″ / 160 cm
Fareeha Amari (Pharah): [2] 5’11” / 180 cm | 6′1″ / 185 cm (Armored)
Gabriel Reyes (Reaper): 6′1″ / 185 cm
Jack Morrison (Soldier: 76): 6′1″ / 185 cm
Olivia Colomar (Sombra): *5′5″ / 165 cm
Satya Vaswani (Symmetra): 5′7″ / 170 cm
Torbjörn Lindholm: 4′7″ / 140 cm
Lena Oxton (Tracer): 5′4″ / 163 cm
Amélie Lacroix (Widowmaker): 5′9″ / 175 cm
Tank Heroes
Hana Song (D.Va): *5′1″ / 155 cm
Orisa: *7′3″ / 220 cm
Reinhardt Wilhelm: [3] 6’11” / 210 cm | 7′4″ / 223 cm (Armored)
Mako Rutledge (Roadhog): 7′3″ / 220 cm
Winston: *6′1″ / 185 cm (All Fours) | 7′3″ / 220 cm (Hind Legs)
Aleksandra Zaryanova (Zarya): 6′5″ / 196 cm
Support Heroes
Ana Amari: *5′7″ / 170 cm
Brigitte Lindholm: [4] 5’11” / 180 cm | 6′1″ / 185 cm (Armored)
Lúcio Correia dos Santos: 5′3″ / 160 cm
Angela Ziegler (Mercy): 5′7″ / 170 cm
Moira O’Deorain: *6′5″ / 196 cm
Tekhartha Zenyatta: 5′8″ / 173 cm
I don’t know if this is majorly accurate but this is what I have for all of the characters of Overwatch based on the data that I’ve gathered so far throughout the lore. * - Denotes an estimation due to no official reference. [1] - There’s a picture of Genji & Hanzo standing together in Nepal that shows they are the same height. However, Genji’s model has been measured to be 5′9″ so it could be assumed that Genji gained an inch due to his prosthetics. [2] - Pharah’s height on her reference kit states that she’s 5′11″. However, when viewing her model in-game she seems to be of similar size to McCree, Reaper, & Soldier: 76. Thus, it could be assumed that Pharah is actually 5′11″ when out of her armor and that her armor adds two inches to her height. [3] - Reinhardt’s height and general size vary wildly depending on what medium is being used. There are times where he’s 9 feet tall and there are times where he’s accurate to his reference kit. However, based on Reinhardt’s appearance in Honor and Glory, Reinhardt actually gains a tremendous amount of height and bulk while wearing his Crusader armor, a fact made evident that Reinhardt out of armor is the same height as the Crusader armor when it’s in a seated position. [4] - Brigitte doesn’t have a reference kit, but considering that she most likely modeled her armor with Reinhardt’s Crusader armor as a reference, I can assume that her armor gives her a slight increase in height, being around the same height as McCree, Reaper, & Soldier: 76. Now with all the said and done, I shall retreat back into my corner. I hope you guys found this information interesting. See you guys on the next Red-Thunder Report...(If we’re actually calling these that now).