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There are origin stories that you can watch that show more about most of the characters and there are also comics as well if you are interested.

33:45 her time travelling only effects her, she only has control over her own time. Which is why she can “Teleport” it’s her jumping herself forward in time.

yeah Winston’s dad kinda is like ‘The Man with the Yellow Hat’ just if The Man with the Yellow Hat was brutally murdered by 5Head apes lol

Bastion's bird is named Ganymede btw, and he does indeed show up in-game! The type of bird also changes depending on what skin you use in some cases!

28:52 Ok i know this is long but. Widowmaker's backstory is actually so damn sad and tragic. in her former life, Widowmaker was married to Gérard Lacroix, an Overwatch agent spearheading operations against the Talon terrorist organization. After several unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Gérard, Talon decided to change its focus to his wife, Amélie. Talon operatives kidnapped her and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning. They broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent. She was eventually found by Overwatch agents, apparently none the worse for wear, and returned to her normal life. Two weeks later she killed Gérard in his sleep. Her mission complete, Amélie returned to Talon, and they completed the process of turning her into a living weapon.

18:05 You are the ONLY new player who got the story on point from just 2 animated shorts, THANK YOU!

Tracer doesnt control time, she controls HER time. its a long story, but basically shes unstable in time, winston made her device to keep her anchored, and shes able to accelerate and rewind her own time at will. but only to a certain point.

Overwatch cinematics are so good. Props to the directing and art team

Tracer seems young, because she was 16 while the war and had to be 46, but her backstory says she is now 36

Overwatch was founded for like 30+ years but it only end service 6 years from present day in game which is why there are younger people inside it like Tracer who join in later on near the end of Overwatch

overwatch's team is made of phenomenal storytellers, and it shows. combined with the famous 'blizzard polish' in their animation and outstanding voice acting, it's easy to see why their animated shorts really truly do feel like short films as opposed to, as you said, glimpses into the world. that's why the overwatch community is always fiending for new lore lol

55:10 no… and no. It’s like an old story passed down through their family and/or an allusion. They’re situation just somewhat reflects the story though it is slightly different. Also the sword is Hanzo’s. It’s the sword he used to cut down Genji. Hanzo was once a better swordsman, but swore to never wield one again after he “killed” Genji.

25:40 newer players probably don't know it, but Winstons is from the Horizon Lunar Colony (which used to be a map in OW1), where they were teaching apes and other animals like Hammond (or: Wrecking Ball) and researching their intelligence.

Tracer can reverse, and accelerate her own time, not anyone else's so when she's zipping around and rewinding she's basically controlling her time. And she'll be reverted to the state she was reverted to

I really like how you engage with media, it's clear you really pick up on the story being told rather than just watching for content and it's a lot more entertaining to see people fall in love with the story and universe like how I did when the game first came out.

14:35 Little bit of background info. Jack Morrison (Soldier 76) and Gabriel Reyes (Reaper) were in an American Military program where they received Super Soldier Serum ], similar to Captain America just not as potent. That is how he was able to move so fast. He just often holds back

I watched the first ten minutes seeing this video (me who has already watch all cinematics) But i gotta say that you are a total vibe. Even tho its old content its just a vibe you being here reacting to this. Legendary!!!

Watch the character origin stories. They do a lot to clarify the lore and they're also really cool. Also, yeah even though the game is called Overwatch it doesn't necessarily mean that all of the playable heroes are/were part of the group.

The machine-like entities that are in the cinematics are what are known as Omnics. Bastion, Zenyatta, Orisa, and now Ramattra are playable Omnics. The war Bastion accessed the memories of his fallen brother units is called the Omnic Crisis, where a both of Omnic, tired of being mistreated, waged war on Humanity. Overwatch was founded to be an international and independent peacekeeping organization.

The overgrown skin for bastion has a nest with eggs in it on the shoulder and the same bird from the cinematic.

People like tracer don't age because of her time ability and mercy doesn't age because of the healing nanobots in her valkerie suit

i love how in the widowmaker cinematic you can hear the heartbeat go extremely fast in the end at the moment of the kill and slowly go silent showing how much she is like the spider she speaks about

Incredible reaction, as a current and day 1 OW fan, I live for these cinematics and watching your reaction was dope, excited to continue the series

I could watch the Last Bastion 500,000 TIMES. I will never tire of it.

The last one, "dragons", was the one that sold me the game in its days.... I got the same reaction that you have... I was, flabbergasted...

Cant wait for part 2! (After part 2, theres orgin stories that will answer a lot of questions 🤎)

Tracer can only rewind her own time, it has to do with her condition you saw in her origin story

Disney, all the other production companies need to take a page out Blizzard's book because Blizzard knows how to make a really badass diverse original characters like S76 and Tracer.

Ngl I loved your reactions so much 😂😂😂 its so funny. Great video btw!

I love when ppl try to learn the lore but it’s hard to watch when you realize how much more you know that they don’t get. It’s like sitting down to watch Part 3 of a franchise you love with someone who hasn’t seen the first two movies. Watching them guess is torture.

The war started 30 years ago. Overwatch was basically like the Avengers… Jack Morrison (Soldier), Gabriel Reyes (Reaper), Ana Amari, Reinhardt Wilhelm, Torborn Lindholm, Mina Liao( Creator of omnics and Echo) were the original members. After Overwatch stopped the omnic crisis, they transitioned into an organization that improved society through peacekeeping and innovation. This is when individuals like Tracer, Winston, Genji, and Cassidy joined. Tracer looks young, because of her chronal disassociation (due to an incident with an experimental time traveling jet) The in game time between OW1 and OW2 is actually only 3-4 weeks.

29:23 The one you’re thinking of is Zenyatta, that’s not him, that’s Mondatta

28:04 wait till little bro discovers genshin music

52:15 I said in another comment I'm on the brink of tears, but that kid's pure innocence and join makes me actually cry

Overwatch's amazing story is probably the main reason I will always support the game despite the mistakes blizzard makes with the game

Damn. I remember playing Overwatch when it first came out and waiting/watching these Shorts was such a treat. Late 2019 is probably when I stopped playing. Watching Blizzcon online annually and anticipating for a new short and hearing news was an amazing feeling. Thanks for sharing! I'll watch part 2 soon.

This made me realize that Mei's backstory is similar to the sole survivor's

Its probably been said already or figured out but these are in chronological order, not the order they came out in

40:51 I think the idea is they got put into cryo-sleep and their life support in their frozen state malfunctioned. So they eventually died in their sleep.

Late on this tbh but for the hanzo and genji cinematic Hanzo basically killed genji with that sword that he was sitting in front of, afterwards he felt so bad for it that he vowed never to pick up another blade

Just a theory but I think the little girl in "hero" could possibly be reaper's or soldier's daughter? There is also some comics that tell the lore of overwatch a bit better than the cinematics and origin story shorts do. Every time I see someone react to "alive" they all think it's zenyatta getting shot but it's his brother mandatta. It's also mandatta that Ramattra is mourning in his origin story not zen.

I never thought about that before but it occured to me while watching his reaction. Could Alejandra be Gabriel Reyes's daughter ? Think about it, in the game Reaper mentions a wife when interacting in the game, he is also presumed dead while also being of hispanic heritage (given where the cinematic takes place). This would be the reason why her mother talks to her about Overwatch and the heroes of old. It would also explain why Soldier is keeping watch over the girl, being the only piece left of his best friend before the fallout of Overwatch. As a discreet and brotherly thing to do no matter what happened between them, Soldier protects whats left of Reyes's memory. Alejandra doesn't have a father that we know of and Overwatch's fallout being around 9 years prior would make sense to a 12ish years old pre-teen and as her mother says "Soon she'll be forced to make a choice that will determine the direction of her life" which could be interpreted as confronting her existence through the truth. If she gets closer to Overwatch and decides to pursue the truth about those heroes, chances are her father would be in stories or archives. This would bring her to a harsh choice of trying to pursue Reyes in order to bring him back to reason, which seems possible because as far gone as he is, we've seen numerous vilains turn back to the light after their loved one showed them what they've never known before : reconnaissance and love. Or she could go the same route Reyes did and try to end him before he kills more and more, it would essentially make her fall the same dark and unforgivable path that even Batman fears because "I'd never ends with one.". I'd just add, when Soldier says "Old habits die hard I guess", it's almost seems like it intends to tell that Morrison was so used to look after his loved ones and those he cared for that, even now, after going the same dark path he fought his best friend over, deep down he can't stop caring for them and even as a nihilist vigilante, Morrison, under the mask of Solider 76, still cares about something. To end my point, the last words of the mother and the shot on Soldier makes it look like he could secretly be her father but the way the mother says it doesn't feel like she would be talking about the father. But it's just a me thing on this. Honestly I think my theory doesn't has flaws but it makes sense to me lore wise and implicit writing is common in Overwatch so this would be surprising. If anyone passes by my comment leave your opinion I'd love to hear more takes on this.

Fun fact if you didnt know already the majority of machines in overwatch are sentient including bastions

Bro, I like your commentary and reaction. You ain't just sitting there with your mouth open, and you're not over exaggerating.

Tracers like stuck in a time paradox thats why she doesn't age

55:48 Hearing this is never the same for me anymore. All that comes to mind is "who followed me?" because it's my twitch alert

Bastion's story's purpose is to tell the problems with PTSD and the sheer amount of help therapy animals are.

Soldier may or may not have a sprint ability. He can juke everything, including grenades.

Btw there’s a new cinematic for overwatch coming out on Friday! If you’re still interested in overwatch

i'm really happy ace doesn't pause it in the middle of the video i just wanna watch it all without it pausing every 2 seconds

The Ecopoints were the environmental divisions of Overwatch specialising in climate science and such

should really watch a overwatch lore video.. im actually coping with how much u dont know

40:39 wait a minute that guy on the far right looks like Winston’s and wrecking balls owner

For Hanzo and Genji its more a parrell between their story ans the dragon brothers. Also that is Hanzos sword after he "killed" genji he swore to never pick up a blade again. Also Hanzo was far more skilled than Genji with a sword

The one with the brother dragons really hit the feels and I don't even have any brothers.

Every time I watch these I fall in love with the game all over again

Dreamworks should make a trilogy of Overwatch kinda like they did with Kung Fu Panda (even though the trailer for 4 dropped)

This is the overwatch everyone loved those first 2 years

tracer has a chronal exelerator to keep her anchored to the present. she was a pilot for overwatch and something went wrong and she kept dissapearing for months on end bc she couldnt keep herslef in the present, winston made her the chest piece to keep her anchored to the present but it only affects time for her

regarding the bastion thing when u said "imagine when u play the game that is still on him. well there was a skin in overwatch 1 thats called overgrrown and is exactly like this cinematic. Idk if u can only get it in overwatch 1 but I have it.

27:30 you danm well know athena rebooted to that screen with intent

Tracer is still young cuz she was one of the last recruits before overwatch got shutdown

This bastion overgrown skin IS in game and it DOES have the twig on that exact spot on his shoulder!

I just rewatched these the other week. Now I am doing it again...

45:11 I get goosebumps still too (been a fan for literally -years- since around comp season 5). I also come to the brink of tears in most of these now that it feels like these days are gone with Blizzard

This man's teeth are literally flawless wth

That is actually called a Ganymede. A Greek mythology and the nameskae of one of Jupiter's moons. Modeled after Tikka, the pet parrot of Blizzard artist Kimberly LeCrone. Ganymede's species is on a picture hanging in the hunting lodge in Eichenwalde.

Tracer can only recall herself not everything around her

Me being that one TF2 fan who happens to be getting into OW.

48:30 nah they counterswapped him 😂

I am sure someone already told you, but Tracer can only affect her own time.

Overwatch hits hard

29:24 The character you are thinking of is Zenyatta. That is not Zenyatta. That is was his mentor, Mondatta. Mondatta is not a playable character.

ahhh the wholesome and joyous personality of a new overwatch player. feels good to see them before they become a real overwatch player

Reaper and few others used be part of a covert op under overwatch named BlackWatch now mostly all of blackwatchs member are apart of Talon a terrorist org wich consists of Sigma Doomfist Reaper widow and sombra probably forgot some also i consider sombra as more of anti hero shes more with talon for her own personal gain rather than doing things for them

The xenoblade 3 menu music and the chain attack music is epic. Currently playing it! Anyways, great video!

Just found you tofay man your amazing and i love ypur reavtions and thought processes during thr video keep it up man im loving every bit!

you absolutely have to watch the origins story !😊 

Hope you check out the all origin stories after finishing this video, they are short 2 minute videos that gives brief background story about heroes that didn't get the chance to be in a cinematic or just got introduced

the reason why tracer is so young is shes a time traveler

reaper, widow, sombra, moira, doomfist and i cant remember the rest but theyre all part of a counter ow called talon theyre bascially villains thats why u see them fighting against the overwatch crew. there also used to be a team called blackwatch consisting of moira, genji, cassidy and reaper they were criminals held from the public to do the dirty work for overwatch. Reaper used to be a good guy also him and soldier were friends but they ended up becoming enemies and he blew up the overwatch base, both of them were told to be dead thats why soldier keeps a low profile and doesnt go by his name jack morrison anymore. Moira also genetically modified gabriel (reaper) to be how he is today.

I hate playing overwatch. But icl, their portrayal of PTSD through bastion without him saying a word is fucking phenomenal

Part 2 part 2!!! Loved your reaction to these 😊

You will probably want to check out H.O.T.S. 2.0 (Overwatch and other blizzard characters fight each other in Heroes of the Storm) and the Starcraft 2 cinematics from Blizzard as well

19:08 this will be long, the reason why tracer is so young is because of the thing that winston put in her to save her life (why shes always blinking around) and she (correct me if im wrong) couldnt age at all

I'll say if you want to enjoy Overwatch just watch the cinematics, origin stories, read the comics, and stuff outside of the game. I don't recommend playing it as it's a gigantic mess. As for the robot guy you saw that you thought was in the game no. He's an 'Omnic' Omnics are sentient robots in this world that have distinct personalities and are basically their own people. There are some characters in Overwatch that are Omnics but not all Omnics are Overwatch members. The Omnic you are likely thinking of being in Overwatch is Zenyatta. He's not the same as the one in the Widowmaker cinematic. That one is named Mondatta, and they both were monks of the Shambali Monastery at one point. As for Tracer's Time abilities they are related to her Origin story so I'll not entirely spoil it but once you have watched that if you still have questions we can answer without fear of spoilers. Yes Ecopoint is a subdivision of Overwatch. From what we've heard/watched I don't think any of the people in Mei's cinematic woke up before they passed. I think the tanks just malfunctioned and they died in their sleep.

im gonna need a movie.I have goosebumps.

You gotta watch the Overwatch origin stories too to fully understand they have videos as well

Reaper was apart of overwatch but a sub-division called blackwatch (basically a military kill squad/assassination team) and both reaper and soldier 76 underwent a program to enhance they're reflexs, speed, strength and stuff like that, but reapers experiment's went bad and it was like torture for him as every atom in his body changed, and made him be able to phase (like in-game) and moira (support in-game and a bitch to play against iykyk) found him and did experiment's on him so he could control it, and decided to hate overwatch for what it did to his body with a little manipulation from moira aswell so he would fight for her doing aswell as talon im pretty sure. Correct me if im wrong which i probly am at some points.

Yo is that the xenoblade chronicles 3 character menu… nice choice

That is just a bell.

Starting with the best cinematic

Lemmee quickly explain how tracer works So she can manipulate her own position in time, meaning she can go back or zip forward, but she doesn't reverse everyone's time, and she retains her memories So no, she couldn't have rewinded time sadly

30:27 bros so real for that

Great vibes! Just found you today, glad i did!

I still dont know how mercy is 37 yet was a main role 30 years ago tracer doesn't age so it makes sense but others had to join later

pause on 50:54 - 50:56 trust me

We NEED a part 2

they act like two legends cannot coexist 🔥🔥