Shimada Dragon Headcanons
Because why the hell not?
- They are not hard light, scientifically explained pieces of technology. What makes these dragons so special is that they are literally spirit energy manifestations that cannot be explained by the sciences at the time. Hence why Hanzo and Genji would be so sought after.
- Hanzo’s dragons can manipulate electricity and storms and all that revolve around that. This includes electro-magnetism, weather manipulation and energy consumption. These powers can be tapped into by Hanzo himself in dire situations, and while it takes alot of energy, he can use them much easier during bad storms or around large sources of electricity.
- Genji’s dragon can manipulate gales, weather and wind, and in turn has the ability to grant Genji advanced speed, his ability to double jump and agility. The dragon can manipulate winds and cause severe destruction when Genji is pushed into a corner, at the cost of alot of his energy. Like Hanzo, he gains strength from strong storms and hurricanes, tornadoes, ect.
- Genji did indeed name his dragon Soba, but I see Hanzo being a bit more serious in naming his dragons. Their names are Ame and Arashi, meaning rain and storm respectively.
- Soba is a female spirit. Ame is also a female spirit. Arashi is the male spirit of the three. Soba is protective and mischevious, Ame is sly and aggressive and Arashi is orderly and clever. All of the dragon’s traits reflect heavily on Genji and Hanzo, making up large parts of their emotions, decisions and personalities.
- Hanzo and Genji make the statement “only a Shimada can control the dragons.”… buuuut this statement is kind of loosely said. The Shimadas can tap into their dragon’s powers, but it’s not a matter of controlling eachother. The dragons are literally one with their bodies, minds and souls. When Hanzo and Genji are tired, their dragons are tired. When the dragons are antsy to do something, Hanzo and Genji share that antsy feeling. The Shimadas are literally one entity with their dragons, and they have equal claim to their whole bodies. Sometimes the dragons will take control of the shared body instead.
- Genji’s promiscious attitude in his youth can partly be explained by the instinctive mating drive his dragon has. The dragons, while being legendary spirits, still have errr…wants and needs. Just one spirit is enough to transfer that desire to the human partner. This being said, Hanzo had an incredibly difficult upbringing in that aspect as he had to control the intense instincts of not only one, but two dragons. Once he abandoned the clan though, he would have put Genji to shame with the ahem…activites he did behind closed doors.
- Other instincts include protectiveness. If the dragons deem another person as part of the pack per say, Genji and Hanzo will be fierce in protecting them. If in the future, Genji and Hanzo do end up getting their partner pregnant, the paternal instincts (and maternal from the female dragons) kicks up ten fold and the will be incredibly protective of their partner.
*Ya’ll already know I ship McGency and WidowHanzo but those headcanons are for another time*
- Hanzo and Genji have to eat alot. And I mean ALOT to sustain the energy needed by the dragons. Hanzo, having two of them, seems to never have a limit to the raw calories he can consume. They both burn them off so quickly, not only from training but simply from satisfying their dragons. It’s why Hanzo can easily eat two cakes in one day without a problem.
- The dragons can possibly explained by the Nexus. Thousands of years ago, a creature from the Nexus found its way to Earth. A humanoid-dragon hybrid that could switch between the two. Taking on the form of the humans on earth, this dragon took on a human lover and became the first Shimada. This being said, no, Hanzo and Genji cannot be explained with Earth’s sciences. That’s because more than likely, they are not fully Earthen, and they have alien DNA from a species from the Nexus.
- In extreme dire situations, Hanzo and Genji can morph with their dragon energies into literal dragons, full fleshed and large. Hanzo’s two twine around him and the three share a single body dragon that speaks with all 3 voices at once. Soba and Genji also become one dragon body entity, sharing their voices as they speak. This is the genuine Shimada body form, besides the human bodied form. This form is not used often though because of the lack of magic sources on the planet that keep the extreme energy comsuing form possible. Once depleted, Hanzo and Genji return to their human body forms and sleep for a long time.
- The dragons can take many sizes and can morph parts of themselves when in spirit form. They enjoy playing tricks on the members of Overwatch, but can also be incredibly judges of character. If an overwatch member has wronged them, or has lied recently, they will be hostile with that person.
- If the dragons were somehow seperated from Hanzo and Genji, it would be like literally losing a part of themselves. They literally cannot function properly if those dragons are taken away because they are one singular being. The process of seperating a Shimada from their dragon spirits is magically possible, but is one of the most painful and destructive things you could do. Once seperated, Genji and Hanzo’s human bodies would esentially shut down mentally and emotionally until the dragons are returned to their human bodies. While they will still breathe and be alive, they will fall into a mental shut down and will be unresponsive to stimuli or sounds or feelings.
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