Overwatch Blizzard/Developer Post Directory - Last Updated: 9/12/2019

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Media Content, Lore, and Non-Game Elements

Lore

GENERAL LORE INFORMATION

• Michael Chu confirms in the animated short “Recall”, language versions not listing the year are accurate in terms of the lore’s timeline - Michael Chu - 4/10/2019 - Official Forums
• McCree and Ashe were not in any intimate relationship - Michael Chu - 11/3/2018 - Twitter
• Michael Chu explains how and if lore is adjusted to reflect gameplay changes such as Hanzo’s Scatter Arrow or Bastion’s Ironclad Passive - Michael Chu - 8/13/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives details Junkertown, the Queen, and the Mech Battles - Michael Chu - 7/25/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu addresses a query about street identification in Rilato - Michael Chu - 5/21/2018 - Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan give a hint to the personality of the Junkertown Queen - Jeff Kaplan - 2/8/2018 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu states that the Los Muetros gang does not officially have a stance against Omnics but that does not speak for all of their members - Michael Chu - 2/1/2018 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that the Numbani airport (Attack Spawn A) is likely to remain damaged - Michael Chu - 2/1/2018 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu answers several lore-based questions in Overwatch - Michael Chu - 12/22/2017 - YouTube
• Explains the term “god program” and how it relates to certain A.I. - Michael Chu - 11/9/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that Vialli (a former Talon Council Member is dead) - Michael Chu - 11/8/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan gives an obscure hint to who pilots the drop ships seen on the three original control maps - Jeff Kaplan - 9/29/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan explains Winston’s Recall and how other heroes react to it - Jeff Kaplan - 8/23/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan hints at the future fate of Overwatch (the organization) - Jeff Kaplan - 7/25/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives a vague hint to the possibility of alien life in Overwatch) - Michael Chu - 7/5/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan jokingly explains why the Numbani airport (Attack Spawn A) remains damaged after the Doomfist attack - Jeff Kaplan - 5/9/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan confirms the Genji/D.Va/Diablo animated short for the Heroes of the Storm Nexus Challenge 2.0 is not canon to the Overwatch universe - Jeff Kaplan - 4/26/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that the events in the comic “Binary” takes place sometime after the events in the comic “Reflections” - Michael Chu - 3/9/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu explains the difference between Omnic and robot - Michael Chu - 3/3/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu explains who you escort on the Hollywood map - Michael Chu - 1/31/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan explains that Oasis is in Iraq - Jeff Kaplan - 1/4/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu clarifies early animated short ages inaccuracies in certain scenes - Michael Chu - 1/3/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan explains map development in terms of lore - Jeff Kaplan - 12/5/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu whos armor rests in the Eichenwalde map - Michael Chu - 8/17/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives a rough estimate to when the events of Overwatch and the Omnic Crisis takes place - Michael Chu - 8/17/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan hints at the possiblity of a Canadian character/hero - Jeff Kaplan - 8/7/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan explains the reason why you escort the payload on Dorado - Jeff Kaplan - 7/8/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Overwatch Team addressing the possibility of LBGTQ characters in the game (Prior to the Reflections comic) - Lylirra - 8/25/2016 - Old Official Forums

BAPTISTE LORE

• Lead Writer Michael Chu and Writer Alyssa Wong details on Baptiste’s history, culture, favorite food, and relationship with other heroes like Mercy and Sombra. - Tom Powers - 3/13/2019
• Michael Chu and clarifies about Baptiste’s role with the Carribean Collation - Michael Chu - 2/27/2019 - Official Forums

BASTION LORE

• Michael Chu details that Bastion is at least waterproof enough to walk across the Baltic Sea - 2/17/2019
• Michael Chu explains the original purpose of the Bastion units before the Omnic Crisis was for peacekeeping purposes) - Michael Chu - 11/30/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that Configuration: Tank is lore canon for Bastion) - Michael Chu - 7/5/2017 - Old Official Forums

BRIGITTE LORE

• NEWS POST - Brigitte Q&A

D.VA LORE

• The Korean Army knows little about the Gwishin Omnics - Michael Chu - 8/24/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives the proper spelling for the Gwishin Omnics - Michael Chu - 8/23/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives the proper spelling D.Va’s friend and MEKA partner Dae-hyun - Michael Chu - 8/23/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives details about D.Va’s commanding officer Captain Myung - Michael Chu - 8/23/2018 - Official Forums
• D.Mon was D.Va’s teammate during her esports career - Michael Chu - 8/23/2018 - Official Forums
• D.Va and Dae-hyun are childhood friends - Michael Chu - 8/23/2018 - Official Forums
• Dae-hyun’s role with MEKA - Michael Chu - 8/23/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu states that D.Va played StarCraft/SCII, but that it was never her primary game that put her into esports fame. Her father however primarily plays StarCraft/SCII - Michael Chu - 2/1/2018 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu elaborates that StarCraft II was not D.Va esports game before joining MEKA) - Michael Chu - 1/30/2018 - Twitter
• D.Va does not play a specific Race class in StarCraft/SCII - Michael Chu - 12/4/2017 - Old Official Forums
• D.Va primary esports game is not StarCraft II - Michael Chu - 1/30/2018 - Twitter

HANZO LORE

• It was pure developer preference why the “Simple Geometry” voice line is intact - Michael Chu - 6/29/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu explains the “Beauty” voice line for Hanzo) - Michael Chu - 7/5/2017 - Old Official Forums

JUNKRAT LORE

• Jeff Kaplan reveals what is in Junkrat’s canteen - 6/9/2016 - Old Official Forums

MCCREE LORE

• The origins of McCree’s name - Michael Chu - 4/24/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives the definition of ‘S’ in SAMF on McCree’s Lifeguard Skin) - Michael Chu - 8/16/2017 - Old Official Forums

MEI LORE

• Michael Chu reveals Mei’s age - Michael Chu - 3/11/2017 - Old Official Forums

MERCY LORE

• Michael Chu has clarified that Mercy is both a doctor and a scientist - Michael Chu -
• Michael Chu again confirms that Mercy is not immortal - Michael Chu - 6/15/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu again confirms that Mercy does age and was not part of Overwatch’s founding - Michael Chu - 12/15/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu again confirms that Mercy does age and did not join Overwatch at age 17 - Michael Chu - 8/17/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that Mercy does age and was not part of Overwatch’s founding - Michael Chu - 12/15/2017 - Old Official Forums

MOIRA LORE

• Jeff Kaplan confirms some of Moira’s voices lines are in Gaelic - Jeff Kaplan - 11/8/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu explains Moira’s personality and research ethics - Michael Chu - 11/8/2017 - Old Official Forums

ORISA LORE

• Jeff Kaplan identifies Orisa’s puppy is a Boston Terrier - Jeff Kaplan - 12/13/2017 - Reddit

PHARAH LORE

• Michael Chu reveals that Pharah chose to keep her Mother’s maiden name - Michael Chu - 7/30/2019 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu reveals Pharah’s favorite choice of music - Michael Chu - 2/2/2019 - Official Forums
• Age was not the reason that Pharah never made it into Overwatch - Michael Chu - 1/5/2018 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu hints at what Pharah was doing in the “Reflections” comic - Michael Chu - 12/22/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu gives a vague hint to Pharah’s Father - Michael Chu - 8/15/2016 - Old Official Forums

REAPER LORE

• Michael Chu confirms that only Ana, Soldier: 76, and Sombra are aware of Reaper’s actual identity (despite in-game voicelines) - Michael Chu - 3/27/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan assures lore for Reaper is coming - Jeff Kaplan - 3/9/2018 - Official Forums

REINHARDT LORE

• Michael Chu reveals Reinhardt’s favorite choice of music - Michael Chu - 2/2/2019 - Official Forums

ROADHOG LORE

• Michael Chu speculates that Roadhog would own a kunekune as a pet) - Michael Chu - 5/17/2017 - Old Official Forums

SOLDIER: 76

• Michael Chu confirms that Soldier: 76 once had a relationship with a character named Vincent. Both identify as being gay.) - Michael Chu - 1/7/2019 - Twitter

SOMBRA LORE

• Michael Chu confirms that Sombra is not the young girl “Alejandra” seen in the “Hero” animated short (this is later proven when the “Searching” coming is released) - Michael Chu - 7/12/2017 - Old Official Forums

SYMMETRA LORE

• Jeff Kaplan confirms Symmetra has Autism - Jeff Kaplan - 3/8/2017 - Internet Article

TORBJORN LORE

• Torb’s uses multiple mechanical arms - Michael Chu - 8/7/2018 - Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that the children on Torbjorn’s lap are his grandchildren - Michael Chu - 2/28/2018 - Official Forums

TRACER LORE

• Michael Chu confirms that Tracer ages - Michael Chu - 2/9/2018 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that did not die in the battle against Doomfist in the Doomfist Origins Story video) - Michael Chu - 7/7/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that Tracer is not immortal) - Michael Chu - 6/15/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu explains how the Chronal Accelerator works) - Michael Chu - 1/3/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that Tracer does age and was not part of Overwatch’s founding - Michael Chu - 12/15/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Michael Chu confirms that Tracer does age and was not part of Overwatch’s founding - Michael Chu - 12/15/2017 - Old Official Forums

WRECKING BALL LORE

• Hammond is a Mechanic - Michael Chu - 2/14/2018 - Official Forums

ZENYATTA LORE

• “Tekhartha” is Zenyatta’s Title/Honorific - Michael Chu - 5/25/2018 - Official Forums
   

Comics | Animated Shorts | Origin Stories | Articles

COMICS & SHORT STORIES

• SHORT STORY - Baptiste | What You Left Behind
• SHORT STORY - Soldier: 76 & Ana | Bastet
• COMIC - McCree | Train Hopper
• COMIC - Reinhardt & Brigitte | Dragon Slayer
• COMIC - Junkrat & Roadhog | Going Legit
• COMIC - Symmetra | A Better World
• COMIC - Pharah | Mission Statement
• COMIC - Torbjorn | Destroyer
• COMIC - Ana & Widowmaker | Legacy
• COMIC - Ana, Solider: 76, Reaper | Old Soliders
• COMIC - Halloween Terror | Junkenstein
• COMIC - Winter Wonderland | Reflections
• COMIC - Lunar New Year | Winston’s Journey to the West
• COMIC - Torbjorn & Bastion | Binary
• COMIC - Archives | Uprising
• COMIC - Doomfist | Masquerade
• COMIC - Junkrat & Roadhog| Wasted Land
• COMIC - Zayra & Sombra | Searching
• COMIC - Halloween Terror| The Return of Junkenstein
• COMIC - Winter Wonderland| Yeti Hunt
• COMIC - Archives| Retribution (PDF)

ANIMATED SHORTS

• ANIMATED SHORT - Tracer, Winston, Reaper, Widowmaker| Overwatch: Cinematic Trailer
• ANIMATED SHORT - Tracer, Winston, Reaper, & Widowmaker| Overwatch: Cinematic Trailer
• ANIMATED SHORT - Winston| Are You With Us? (Cinematic Teaser)
• ANIMATED SHORT - Various | We are Overwatch (Theatrical Teaser)
• ANIMATED SHORT - Winston & Reaper | Recall
• ANIMATED SHORT - Tracer & Widowmaker | Alive
• ANIMATED SHORT - Genji & Hanzo | Dragons
• ANIMATED SHORT - Solider: 76 | Hero
• ANIMATED SHORT - Bastion | The Last Bastion
• ANIMATED SHORT - Sombra, Reaper, Widowmaker & Zayra | Inflitration
• ANIMATED SHORT - Mei | Rise and Shine
• ANIMATED SHORT - Reinhardt & Brigitte | Honor and Glory
• ANIMATED SHORT - D.Va | Shooting Star
• ANIMATED SHORT - Ashe, McCree, and “Echo” | Reunion

ORIGIN STORIES

• ORIGIN STORY - Tracer (third party source)
• ORIGIN STORY - Solider: 76
• ORIGIN STORY - A Moment in Crime | Junkrat & Roadhog
• ORIGIN STORY - Ana
• ORIGIN STORY - Sombra
• ORIGIN STORY - Orisa
• ORIGIN STORY - Doomfist
• ORIGIN STORY - Moira
• ORIGIN STORY - Brigitte
• ORIGIN STORY - Wrecking Ball
• ORIGIN STORY - Ashe
• ORIGIN STORY - Baptiste
• ORIGIN STORY - Sigma

LORE NEWS ARTICLES

• NEWS ARTICLE - EXPERIMENTAL WEAPON STOLEN FROM WATCHPOINT: GRAND MESA
• NEWS ARTICLE - FADING GLORY: ON THE TRAIL OF JACK MORRISON
• NEWS ARTICLE - LÚCIO BRINGS MUSIC TO LIFE WITH SYNAESTHESIA WORLD TOUR
• BLOG - MEI’S ADVENTURES
• NEWS ARTICLE - LUMÉRICO VISION FOR MEXICO UNVEILED, BUT THREATS TO SAFETY AND SECURITY REMAIN
• NEWS ARTICLE - OVERWATCH IS BACK: UNCERTAINTY AND HOPE AFTER UN CONFIRMS VIGILANTE ACTIVITY
• NEWS ARTICLE - LUMÉRICO REVELATIONS: CEO GUILLERMO PORTERO UNDER FIRE
• NEWS ARTICLE - LUMÉRICO CEO STEPS DOWN
• NEWS ARTICLE - OASIS TRAVEL TIPS
• NEWS ARTICLE - AN INTERVIEW WITH INVENTOR EFI OLADELE
• NEWS ARTICLE - NEW DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT POSSIBLE FATE OF HORIZON LUNAR COLONY
• NEWS ARTICLE - TALON INVOLVEMENT CONFIRMED IN PREVIOUS ATTACK ON HELIX FACILITY
• STORY UPDATE - A LETTER FROM TORBJÖRN TO HIS WIFE
• NEWS ARTICLE - OVERWATCH OFFICIALS RESPOND TO ATTACK ON OSLO FACILITY
• ARCHIVE - VENICE MEMORANDUM DECLASSIFICATION
• NEWS ARTICLE - [LOCAL] HOW DON RUMBOTICO’S INTERNATIONAL FAME IS SLOWLY ERASING ITS FOUNDERS FROM THE NARRATIVE
   

Heroes Among Us

• ARTICLE - Marcin Rausch/Poland Esports
• VIDEO - Vitor “Ravnuslock” Silveira/Ecopoint Brazil
• VIDEO - Matilda Smedius/Voice Actor for Brigitte Lindholm
• VIDEO - Jordan Duncan/Henchman Studios
• ARTICLE - Chae “Kkuem” Ji Yun/Artist
• ARTICLE - Kim-Seang “Nesskain” Hong/Artist
• Submit a Story for Heroes Among Us
   

Non-Game Related Posts

• Forum developer Callie has posted they are still working on setting the platform profile default in each user’s account (between PC and Console platforms) - Callie - 2/27/2019 - Official Forums
• Tom Powers gives words of encouragement for a player who worries about how he communicates in the game - Tom Powers - 2/26/2019 - Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan praises the composers for all of the music for Overwatch - Jeff Kaplan - 2/20/2019 - Reddit
• Bill Warnecke confirms the “Overwatch Mobile” video floating around on YouTube is fake and is considered a scam - Bill Warnecke - 12/08/2018 - Reddit
• Tom Powers details what a Loot Boost is for specially marked packages of Kellogg’s products including Lucio-oh’s cereal - Tom Powers - 11/14/2018 - Official Forums
• Tom Powers details that any remaining pre-orders for the BRCF Pink Mercy Shirt would be shipped out by end of September - Tom Powers - 9/7/2018 - Official Forums
• Tom Powers assures a user the development team frequently reads the forums for feedback about the game - Tom Powers - 7/2/2018 - Official Forums
• Tom Powers reminds why the Dislike button was removed in the new forum platform - Tom Powers - 6/22/2018 - Official Forums
• Unable to Post in Other Forums? Information here! - Drakuloth - 6/16/2018 - Official Forums
• Josh Engen explains why the Dislike button was removed in the new forum platform - Josh Engen - 6/20/2018 - Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan helps a student ask for a Prom Date - Jeff Kaplan - 5/5/2018 - YouTube
• Jeff Kaplan responds to a student about her essay - Jeff Kaplan - 4/6/2018 - YouTube
• Jeff Kaplan replies to compliments about the Art of Overwatch art book - Jeff Kaplan - 11/8/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan elaborates on how to select members of the development staff communicates with select pro players via Discord - Jeff Kaplan - 10/7/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan assures the best way to share feedback or ideas is on the forums or Reddit - Jeff Kaplan - 3/13/2017 - Reddit
• Jeff Kaplan finds amusement in the community attempt to guess at new heroes or content - Jeff Kaplan - 3/13/2017 - Reddit
• Jeff Kaplan doesn’t like it when the community is being toxic to each other or is spreading hyperbole - Jeff Kaplan - 3/13/2017 - Reddit
• Jeff Kaplan shares his opinions of video game DLC business models - Jeff Kaplan - 3/13/2017 - Reddit
• Jeff Kaplan forum bans a user for 30 days after making demands that Blizzard terminate their representatives - Jeff Kaplan - 10/5/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan replies to a user’s story about how Overwatch helped her emotionally when being treated for cancer - Jeff Kaplan - 6/16/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan replies to a user accusing the dev team of not even playing the game - Jeff Kaplan - 6/15/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan reminds the community that their feedback matters regardless of skill level - Jeff Kaplan - 5/3/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan gives his opinions of the Razer Blackwidow Keyboard - 4/26/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan notes how the community contradicts itself frequently - Jeff Kaplan - 3/2/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan details on the difference between constructive feedback and trolling on the forums - Jeff Kaplan - 1/9/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan explains why Pacific Standard Time is used for timed annoucements in the game’s media - Jeff Kaplan - 11/30/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan explains the introduction before the “Inflitration” short was not a full video of itself - Jeff Kaplan - 11/7/2016 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan emphasizes they do take console player feedback into account when developing the game - Jeff Kaplan - 10/10/2016 - Old Official Forums

 

Fan Content | Fan Contributions

• Bill Warnecke compliments on a fan creation of a Overwatch paint scheme on a car in the racing video game Gran Turismo Sport - Bill Warnecke - 12/14/2018 - Reddit
• Bill Warnecke compliments on a stop-motion animation featuring Wrecking Ball - Bill Warnecke - 11/20/2018 - Reddit
• Josh Engen explains the Overwatch Creator Residency Program - Josh Engen - November 5th, 2018 - Twitch
• Bill Warnecke compliments on a user re-creating Doomfist in Unreal Engine 4 - Bill Warnecke - 6/16/2018 - Reddit
• Bill Warnecke compliments on a user re-creating Orisa in Unreal Engine 4 - Bill Warnecke - 12/18/2017 - Reddit
• Bill Warnecke compliments on a user re-creating Tracer in Unreal Engine 4 - Bill Warnecke - 11/5/2017 - Reddit
• Jeff Kaplan responds a student who developed an Overwatch style Cairo map using Unreal Engine 4 - Jeff Kaplan - 12/28/2017 - Reddit
• Jeff Kaplan compliments a user’s character design concept ‘Tara’ used in a Arts Final project - Jeff Kaplan - 9/20/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan comments on the tribute video for Hongyu Wu - Jeff Kaplan - 5/9/2017 - Old Official Forums
• Jeff Kaplan reacts to Dinoflask - Jeff Kaplan - 3/13/2017 - Reddit
• The Overwatch Team stylizes a young child’s hero concept - Overwatch - 5/20/2016 - Twitter