It’s literally a crime that Sigma’s lore is not explored beyond this.

Most sane tank player after 1 game of comp

Sigma yelling "Release me" when nano'd in OW2. Perfection. Chills every game it happens

Sigma is the only other charachter apart from bastion that I have ever felt sorry for, he is the victim of his own genius and is truly one of the most interesting heros

My entire career had been devoted to this idea to this moment ....decades Echo:Copy his ult in second Sigma:

Zarya: Let's make gravity an ultimate Orisa: Let's make gravity an ability Sigma: let's make gravity a character

"I will bring you a new understanding of-- VIOLENCE." The coldest line I've ever heard. It still sends shivers down my spine, hearing this.

"It's too much to hold on to." Such an insanely well delivered line. I like to think that this was the last sane thought Sigma had. A final, all encompassing realisation that everything is about to go catastrophically wrong. And there's nothing he can do to change that.

Step 1: Oil floats in water Step 2: Wait until it goes rain Step 3: Cover yourself in oil Step 4:

Orisa: CEASE YOUR RESISTANCE A determined Sigma: CEASE YOUR EXISTENCE

0:30 the sheer terror and confusion in his voice is kind of spine chilling. It sounds so real. And it really makes you feel bad for him. Sigma definitely has one of the best if not THE best voices in the game. Which is saying something in a game full of phenomenal voice acting. Massive kudos to Boris Hiestand.

Keep coming back here every time. How they created such a rich, unique character and just abandoned his potential is mind-boggling. He’s likely one of the most well-known heroes at this point and they literally only have this video that sheds light on his past.

Widowmaker: I can snipe Reaper: I can't die Doomfist: I can punch Sigma: I control one of the four fundamental forces of the universe.

Turns out Junkrat is a pretty balanced person.

1:03 is probably my favorite part by far, it shows how quickly he changed from a calm collected composer of a scientist, to a confused, afraid, and very dangerous being not of this world anymore. Siebren de Kuiper died when coming into a black hole, Sigma is all that he is now.

This is lovecraftian horror. In a toned down way of course, but it is still cosmic horror. The story of the explorer, the valiant and brave, pushing the boundaries of knowledge, understanding, reality. The story of the one that pushed too far. Pushing out of it. On the other side of understanding, being able to know and think and feel in ways the brain is far too primitive for. And then returning back from the void. Back to what is known, but still remembering. Not remembering how you thought, why you thought, how you felt, but remembering only that there is something *more*

When Lucio said “Give yourself to the rhythm!” I don’t think he meant this.

Moira: I'm the mad scientist of the game. Sigma: That... is *adorable.*

"Gravity is a harness, I have harnessed the harness" Next to "WHAT IS THAT MELODY" this is one of my favorite Sigma voice lines

This entire video is a masterpiece, an incredible short story, an outstanding voice acting that lets you feel the fear, anger and confusion on his voice, impecable animation that shows us how twisted sigma’s mind is after his accident with the black hole test and incredible bone chilling sound effects that gives you goosebumps no matter how many times i see this origin story, truly a short cinematic masterpiece that gives us an amazing lore and story that leaves you craving for more lore and animations such as this one

honestly giant props to the voice actor his voice literally gave me chills

Sigma in lore: “I will show you a new understanding of VIOLENCE....” Sigma in game: “Dr. Zhou. I've read your work; it's brilliant. :)) “

Overwatch could easily create one of the murkier ideas in cosmic horror. The fact that crossing such a physical boundary as controlling a black hole would tear you apart on an inhuman level both mentally and emotionally is terrifying. It can be interpreted as the doctor crossing a barrier to which it is impossible to use a minimum human understanding, to which the brain is not capable of processing what he lived there, permanently altering his reality. Thinking that the universe itself is "singing" to him. Perhaps it was what Sigma saw beyond her experiment. The terror of the unknown is wonderful.

Something to note with dementia is that, music is one of the few things those suffering from dementia can retain (that's why everywhere at the end of time is such a powerful album), so associating Sigma's broken psyche with a constant melody that he recognizes but can't put his finger on makes his condition even more believable

Lucio: “Move to the beat” Sigma: “WHAT IS THAT MELODY?!!!”

I think this is the most emotion I've ever heard from a voice actor for overwatch.

If they made a movie based on sigma, I genuinely think that it could win an Oscar.

I’ve always known what Sigmas backstory was but this is my first time actually watching this, and the amount of chills it gave me is incredible. Mad props to everyone who worked on this, especially the voice actor.

Brig: “I want to help others and become like Reinhardt!” Sigma: *“G R A V I T Y”*

So everyone agrees that's sigmas voice actor should be paid extra?

1:07 if you listen carefully, you can hear the Talon operation to bust sigma out like what was mentioned in the Reaper story. Kinda cool ngl

I am begging blizzard to give this man another short a 3d animation to really give him yhe cool factor he deserves

And then you realize he's surprisingly one of the nicest characters in the interactions department.

This is darker than what Overwatch usually does. I LOVE IT

"I have harnessed the harness" That line is so Raw

I can't state enough how much I love this character trailer. First of all the voice acting is incredibly amazing and powerful. The origin too. My favorite character out of the overwatch series.

This dude looks like he's going to steal the moon

(In game) Zarya: *launches ult* Sigma: *Vietnam Flashbacks*

I would die for a comic or animated short of Sigma, he is the most mysterious and interesting character of this game imo. I love his design, story and theme so much

In terms of lore, Sigma is one of my favorite characters. I honestly really like when games or movies do the whole "Scientist goes crazy studying the thing they're a professional in" trope. Sigma's study itself is extremely interesting anyways. The study of being able to summon, or possibly even control black holes at one's own will, as well as the power to harness gravity. It really makes you wonder just how powerful Sigma is. If he can make black holes anywhere he pleases, he could destroy the world, if not the galaxy. He's the most powerful character in Overwatch lore-wise.

PETITION FOR A SIGMA CINEMATIC

Lucio: *playing music in spawn* Sigma: what is that melody?

Still coming back to this after all these years, just bc its so great. Absolute S-tier VA and origin story

All these cinematics are awesome. But wouldnt it be cool if there was a *story mode* that elaborated on these characters?

This pretty much shows what you go through after playing too many games of competitive Overwatch.

This guy makes junkrat seem like a normal person.

Based on what just happened, I’m gonna theorize that his investigation and his experiments eventually led him to seeing into the “Iris” that Zenyatta keeps talking about. The Iris has been described as not something specific, but everything and it gives an awakening of consciousness for Omnics. Imagine you are something with no thoughts, and no feelings, and then suddenly, you feel something and everything at once. I think that’s how Omnics “wake up”. You give that to someone that ALREADY has consciousness and intelligence, that would and did spit a mind apart mentally. Which is what we just saw with Sigma. This would explain how he’s able to levitate like Zenyatta can. Either that or the shift of gravity… BUT HEY, THATS JUST A THEROY! A FILM THER-

The fact that Sigma to this day still has not gotten a short is mind blowing

3 personalities. The eccentric scientist, the violent sociopath, and the one who just wants to “hold it together.”

Overwatch team, let whoever wrote/designed this character take the lead a bit more often. This has been one of your finest yet.

This is too hard, I dont even know the overwatch lore and haven't touched the game once but this is just peak I don't know what else to say💀

This deserves a 40 minute netflix special

That was the most intense disturbing and amazing origin story overwatch has ever released

Overwatch should really do the dark, mature vibe more. This gave me chills

3 years ago we get this masterpiece, now we get flower boy who can troll teammates

With just a couple images and immaculate writing and voice acting, Blizzard created by far the best, and perhaps most loved, character in the whole game. This is by far my favorite origin story; I think it's even better than most of the shorts. Too bad they’re never going to elaborate on his character.

I don’t know who voiced Sigma, but god bless his performance

The weird mumble that Sigma says at the end is "Release Me" played backwards for anyone wondering.

Erm what the sigma

Leave it to blizzard to drop the coolest video and lore of all time only to follow it up with literally nothing

It sorta makes sense how a stun stops his ult, like hes getting snapped back to reality

"I will bring you a new understanding of the univ-" *"V I O L E N C E"*

Is it just me or is "Gravity is a harness. I have harnessed the harness." One of his coldest lines

WHAT IS THAT MELODY

Snap back to reality Whoop, there goes gravity

Really do wish he’d talk like this in game. Three tones of voice coming in and out, backwards lines of monologue, three voices speaking at once.

I really, really wish they'd make a full cinematic for sigma... man, that would be straight FIRE

deserves a game by himself. an amazing story and voice acting.

Easily the most disturbing and creepiest character introduction. Great job Blizzard 👍🏾

You see? This is what happens when you divide by zero.

Errm what the Sigma

I have watched this absolute masterpiece over 200 times. and not one time have I not somehow or someway shed tear. the voice acting and story telling is absolutely perfect. in two minitues they conveyed the breakdown of a man who is no longer truly with us. the cryptic messaging and subtle little nods and frame changes show this man's racing mind perfectly. a simple line such as 'release me' is made to have so many different meanings and reasonings. release him from what? release what from him? violence? his conscience from his prison of a mind? talon? the mental asylum? this piece of art makes you feel as if you understand what he's going through when you really will never be able to. the shifts in frames showing the depraved and evil side to him that has been repressed like it usually is has been released. so does he want his evil side to be released or does he want to be released from his evil side. a completely different person. 'what is that melody' is again such a simple line but means so much because we will never truly understand what is going on in his head. is there actually a melody? is it all in his head or has he truly transcended? questions that we will never ever be able to understand. the internal conflict is shown to perfection with two of the simplest lines ever. this could possibly be one of the greatest animated pieces of art ever made. so when you hear sigma screaming "het universum zingt voor mij!!!" just think of what this man is suffering and just say to yourself what is that melody?

Sigma in lore: maniac, insane, and unstable Sigma ingame: polite, sweet and nice

Sigma: What is that melody Medic: The sound of progress my friend

"The universe is singing to me!" - What I say whenever my tinnitus gets really bad.

erm what da sigma?

"Gravity is a harness. I Have Harnessed The Harness." I love that line

Sigma: *"What is that melody?"* Lúcio: *"That's how you get tinnitus!"*

Now and then come back to this one, the voice actors perforamnce is insane (heh).

Still one of the greatest character trailers and voice acting displays. I dont even play the game

everyone gangsta till the science teacher starts flying

I feel sorry for the next hero that has to somehow compete with this...

I love how Blizzard made some incredibly deep and well written characters just to do nothing with them except put them in one of the most mid games ever made

Both Moira and Sigma can be called mad scientists that took things too far, but Sigma makes Moira look like a sane, healthy person in comparison!

This video is actually very scary the way he shakes and screams is terrifying

3 years, it is still the best cinematic masterpiece I have seen

Several years ago, I saw this and was like "oh, cool. this dude controls gravity. Ok." But now with an interest in physics I see his dream, his goal. With this power he has the potential to control time and space itself in the palm of his hand. Essentially, the universe could potentially be bound to him rather than just vice versa.

"I have harnessed the harness" better be a voice line

All the other heroes stories are so harmonious and presenting but looking at sigma’s story is just a mad scientist slowly losing his mind

the best OW origin story to this day

Maybe trying to harness the black who didn't shatter his mind but it merge his mind with alternate versions he wants to be released is the true one the second is the one holding it together becoming insane which takes us to his universe that's why he is in chains and the flashes of him with the suit on is the one that was able to fully manipulate the black hole energy

Props to the voice actor of Sigma! 👏

Moira: Alas I am the evil scientist in the game with a cool back story. Sigma:Hold my black hole.

Year's later, this is still one of the best trailers for overwatch. Honestly, my top 3, maybe even top 1

The "Melody" he's hearing could very well be a distorted perspective of what NASA scientists have picked up as the audio of a Black Hole. To those wanting to look it up, it sounds existentially horrifying. I could Imagine Sigma hearing that right into his ear when everything went wrong.

This is not a trailer of a character of overwatch. This is a half sci-fi half psycotic horror film Jesus. So many like

1:12 "the universe is singing to me" then smiles for a split second. Whoa.

Fun fact. You can skip to different times in the video and it still seems like the original. All madness, all true. All the while hearing that melody. So calming, so serene. Then sudden... Het universum zingt voor mij!!

Sigma in lore: “I will show you a new understanding of- VIOLENCE.” Sigma in game: “Can a single grain of sand make the difference between heap, and not heap?”

This guy could have an entire game based on him