In a world where we have…
- Talking Gorillas
- Cybernetic Ninjas
- Undead Assassins
- Intelligent Robots
- Medieval Knights
- Shapeshifting AI
- Angels
- Literal Anime Heroes
- Giant Mechs / Mech Suits
- Mutant Hamsters
- Cowboys
- Super Soldiers
- Hard Light Technology
- Nanotech
- Flying Cars
Why are there no alien heroes or alien planets discovered? Seems a little sus.
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Making a moon base to explore it in more detail is probably being planned already in real life.
Animal experiments have been going on for ages.
Tech is always advancing. We went from bows and arrows to gigantic cannons, to portable mini cannons, to even more portable high fire rate mini cannons. AKA Guns
In other words, most things in Overwatch (except for the Shimada or Illari stuff) is already predicted to be attainable in the future. Aliens there’s been absolutely no clear sign of them existing yet or reaching earth if they do/did so they’re not in Overwatch either. Sentient AI. Look at chat gpt that can write realistic research essays for university students, ai websites that make art, personal assistant AI etc now. Imagine 50 years from now which is what time overwatch is set in.
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What do you mean “no aliens?” Mei is clearly the Thing.
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Because Overwatch is built as a “enhanced heroic characters”. (the SH word is trademarked so not sure if it’s allowed in this sentence)
Most of that kind of characters teams are based on humans and their technology.
Also what Aliens should look like in such world ? They can design already such fantasy heroes with the omnic vibe.
If you look at MCU, Aliens are most of the time just humanoids bringing few interesting things that you could still explain with experiments or technology hazards.
We’ll probably reach Overwatch’s level of technology before we discover aliens. Just because the conditions for life are abundant doesn’t mean life is, we don’t know what the probability for life to actually occur is. Maybe we’re alone or one of a few spread across the whole and ever expanding universe.
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Winston and Hammond are literaly aliens…
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Do aleins excist in the over watch world? Because based on the lore i know the do not
Why would intelligent lifeforms go to the OW Earth which is probably full of the biggest self-destructing morons in the galaxy?
Oh, the monkey built a chronal-accelerator but that’s the extent of his temporal capabilities? and his best use for it was to let a time-travelling brit use it?
Sentient AI, oh, it wants to go to war…AGAIN? It surely would be a great idea to introduce that mess to a new species/more powerful technology.
A guy who can’t die? OH, he also has the hormones and attitude of teenage girl going through puberty? He would definitely not be a waste of time to even talk to.
There’s magical dragons?!? Surely those wouldn’t be used to run a crime syndicate and/or kill your own brother, surely the weapon master who wields two of them wouldn’t have the hormones and attitude of a teenage boy going through puberty.
tbh, idk. OW seems to revolve around issues and tension that would mostly vanish if an alien species showed up.
It’s set in like the 2070s so I wouldn’t be too surprised if humanity didn’t make it outside the Sol system.
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I would like to see a hero that has alien tech weapons in it’s arsenal.
It would be a great opportunity for an interesting PvE experience. It would at least help to explain why the robots that were built by humans somehow started building their own spaceships.
Lol
I can think of a many many ways that can get you cancelled 
I’m sorry I marginalized chameleonic, assimilatory, parasitic lifeforms by comparing them to Dr. Zhou. I will do better.
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We will never be. Teleportation already defies laws of physics. This game is not based on sound science.
Give it a few.
They will run out of Junkenstien related material and will do an in-Universe event where Hana is shooting a new Movie featuring Aliens. The Announcer/Narrator being the Director Omnic in Hollywood
Aliens took one look at Wifeleaver and said, “aww hell naw”.
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If they had an alien it would b op, lazer deathray 300 dmg primary
I was speaking broadly but anyway teleportation isn’t totally science fiction. We’ve already acheived quantum teleportation from the earth’s surface to a satellite meaning we can transfer information at least close to the speed of light. Even sub FTL transference is teleportation.
I also remember some physicists from cambridge coming up with a theoretical ship that can pass through a blackhole. Theory sure, but I’m not going rule out teleportation entirely. At least not until we really know the limits of our abilities.