Lorewatch: Bastion - Overwatch Lore & Speculation
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- Bastion has roots that run deep in the world of Overwatch. The last of its kind, Bastion embodies the horrors of the Omnic Crisis to many around the world and with good reason. Thousands upon thousands of fellow Bastion units made up the bulk of the Omnic forces and they became the face of the enemy in the minds of many.
The Bastion we know today was present at the Battle of Eichenwalde early in the conflict, but unlike its fellows somehow it survived. Lying dormant in the Black Forest for decades the world moved on as the vegetation grew around it. It wasn't until a small and inquisitive bird began to build a nest on its shoulder that it was roused from its long slumber - but something had changed.
The combat programming was still present, but now it ran alongside a fascination with the world around it, and Bastion found nature to be a thing of wonder. It still carries trauma from the war however, and now roams the world to better understand itself, all the while careful to avoid human contact. With Ganymede at its side could this lone unit provide hope for true peace between humans and Omnics in the years to come?
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I find it ironic how people in both lore world and game world hate Bastion. The reasons differ, but still. Poor Bastion.
I love Bastion though, fight me.
Ganymede is my personal favourite. That little bird in The Last Bastion is such a happy soul, brings a tear to your eye
Leanne Herring I bawled when I saw the. Bastion short. As much of a pain bastion is in game I feel for the omnic
I Malin bastion
Leanne Herring boop boop beep boop beep
Leanne Herring doot doot dweeet!
It must have sucked for bastion to wake up, imagine all those windows update notifications
Flopp Mann LMAO
he epxloded at once
Is that why some people seem to just jam up when playing Bastion? Because he's running on Windows?
"Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?"
*10 second lag after you press yes*
Flopp Mann No shit 😂
Flopp Mann IKR ITS SO SAD
It would be so cool if Bastion joins the fight in the second crisis with Overwatch
This is the first video I've seen of yours, as well as the first lore video I've watched thus far, and I have to hand it to you this was beautiful. You're so richly descriptive and your interpretation is flawless in my (biased and awestruck) opinion. Well done.
Thanks Black Well - appreciate the kind words immensely :) Always inspiring to hear when people enjoy the content we make.
I thoroughly enjoyed this Lorewatch. Before the Omnica backstory was released back in August I spent a lot of time writing a comprehensive background of the Omnic Crisis. That work will probably be repurposed into an original piece one day, but I think that among all the parts of Overwatch history the Omnic Crisis is still an event that we know surprisingly little about given its importance to the universe.
Do you ever think we'll get even a hint as to what caused the Omniums to rebel? Or why the Omnicd turned hostile in the first place? I've always believed the secret lies in their AI, but the conspiracy theory could suggest that some kind of data corruption is at play as well.
I'm hopeful that First Strike will give us a lot more insight into those early days of Overwatch and the Omnic Crisis, including - hopefully - the Omniums and possibly why they went rogue. Have to remember though that as far as we're aware from Olympia Shaw blogs the in universe characters are still unsure as to what caused them to rebel.
I'm never going to be able to kill a Bastion again :'(
I have one question. is this the real lore or just something you made up? i want to know btw great video
Everything in our Lorewatch videos is real at the time we create them unless we specifically state speculation :)
can you do a video explaining how bastion went from chilling in the forest to being apart of overwatch? I cant find out how that happened. nobody's done a video on it yet
I love this vid because bastion is my favorite
Bastion needs better voice lines. Maybe he could sing melodies of songs. He should sing Christmas carols for a Christmas event.
Send all requests to Mr Chris Metzen - he voices Bastion after all ;)
A beep booping Christmas jingle would be cool though
So what is an omnium
A huge factory with a nuclear based power core that was built by the Omnica Corporation before the Omnic Crisis in order to mass produce self improving robots - Omnics. They were built worldwide.
+Low Mana Gaming so were the automatic
dank
make one for D.va
IS JUS GAME
*"It's more then a game ★~(◡﹏◕✿)"*
Emilio Garcia Carrillo IS JUST* TH-cam
Make à video about D.va
I promise, as soon as she has enough lore we'll do a Lorewatch on her!
Imagine if Genji found bastion, and because of history with omnics as well as sympathy for not knowing what you were he becomes bastions teacher.
vin w that would actually make a great animated short.
vin w
Where do you find him...
Ninja bastion would be epic
I believe that Bastion is proof of the teachings of the Shambala. The main teaching they spread was the idea that Omnics had souls and were not just AI. This has been a major underlying question in the lore as some believe that Omnics are just killing machines and that AI that can adapt is simply mimicking a soul. this could be said for the more advanced Omnics such as zenyatta, but a bastion unit that did not have this adapting ai and that was built purely as a fighting machine, turning against his programming and choosing a peaceful path shows that Omnics do in fact possess free will and are not just AI.
meimeihughes Very cool story thread, I want to watch Zenyatta's lore vid next now!
I would like to see some clever Zenyatta-Bastion dialogues that mimic C3P0 and R2D2 in Starwars.
For example:
Bastion: *emits pleasurable chirping noise on Eichenvalde
Zenyatta: Yes, the trees ARE rather lovely this time of year.
Bastion: *a few short chirps of agreement
Zenyatta: Have you ever considered doing art? You certainly have the Scanner for it.
Bastion: *emits a slightly abashed, yet pleased chirp.
Matthew Love that would be great
Matthew Love smart.
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I think that E54 was defective and decided to retreat but the "master mind" shut him down for deserting the army.
That doesn’t make since though since he had pstd
@@bboy4of82 this was 6 years ago bud, I don't even remember this video
These episodes always make me tear up because they're so good
Aww glad you enjoy :)
Low Mana Gaming I tear up, too, but it's mostly because of the sad-but-beautiful choice in music.
Arizona Kohler Same!
Why did you have to remind me of the saddest Overwatch video ;-;
Great video as always
Because Ganymede saves the day. Go Ganymede!
Low Mana Gaming Yeah he does save the day :3
"Happy accident"? Was that a reference to Bob Ross?
I can neither confirm nor deny the Bob Ross speculation at this time.
What about bradstion
Hears Zylbrad having an orgasm in the background
Bastion will meet Sombra and trust her until she hacks him and he ends up gunning her down.
Agent Venom you just put a sad image in my head
Except you are assuming Bastion will beat a Sombra when he doesn't have his turret.
telperionsr Recon mode destroys squishys
what about if genji meets bastion that would be awesome
I suspect Genji would probably react rather well to be fair. He's at peace and has spent considerable time with Omnics, and was never involved in the Crisis personally.
Hi love your Videos. Thx for organizing all of the important data that we are to lazy to gather😄
Haha you're very welcome. I almost have an entire 4tb drive dedicated to lore and resources now. Hope you all enjoy :)
believe me I LOVE all the lore watch vids,but this one is definitely my fave
TheWooly Sammoth
A war machine with a basic AI system that goes against its programing would be the proof for the Shambala that Omnics do infact have souls. Zenyatta is an omnic with more advance AI which him more flexibility in their actions, better inteligence in general, and free will. Meanwhile bastion only has a basic AI system at most and shouldnt retain any individuality but a bastion breaks all logic and we get a clunky robot finding its way through a new world.
Bastion: Getting salt into my ego and sand into my eyes.
Man I love This Video. Good Job As Alway!
This is so well made. I am astounded by the quality. And the video sheds a lot of light. Sub freakin' scribed.
Thank you very much Twitchy! Glad you enjoyed and much love for the sub :)
Low Mana Gaming No thank you for this amazing content "psst.....I'm trying to look like a better person than I really am "
Where'd you get the artwork on the sttutgard attack and bastion's deactivation?
Ahh that artwork was a lifesaver. It's Blizzard's own concept art that they created for The Last Bastion.
Low Mana Gaming
Wow...
What? They're pretty aren't they :) really made up for the distinct lack of Bastion art in the community
Low Mana Gaming
yeah, very pretty
Woo! I've been waiting for this one. I knew most of it tbh, but it's always nice to hear it in your smooth, silky voice. Question though! What would you think would happen if Zenyatta (somehow) found Bastion? Would he strive to assist him, as he had Genji before him, or would he shun the combat omnic, as he was a symbol of the conflict that nearly tore apart the world? Would you like to see this meet-up at all?
I'd like to see it for sure, and I think Zen would be very helpful to Bastion. After all the Shambali fundamentally believe all are equal, Omnic and human alike, so would relish the chance to bring Bastion peace much as he did with Genji - and with those PTSD like symptoms, Bastion could certainly use the help.
Isn’t ironic, that bastions an omnic? It’s original purpose was to be a peace keeper, but was eventually used as a solider for war. Once though it had awoken from its long slumber, because of constant war and guarding duties, it never once had a chance to enjoy what the world was. As it travels through the woods, it starts to see more of the world, and how beautiful it is. It behaviour is almost completely opposite to what it’s supposed to be.
I love these vids man, i have been binge watching all of them, keep it up
i find these vids so interesting keep up the good work
""kill the bastion, genji,' they say as i raise my blade and murder a robot who only wanted to discover nature"
HIS REACTIVATION UNKNOWN U SAID ITS CUZ THE CHILL EPIC BIRD
bastion reminds me of flip from happy tree friends
Not a lot of people talk about how a BIRD single beakedly saved millions
Eh I love the Bastion short and how they personified PTSD in a robot
but still
screw him in game >_
Nelajus If health bars were cookies, he would indeed be the cookie monster.
truly amazing video had me all teary-eyed twards the end plez keep doing these videos there soo good / do dva next plez ;)
Aww glad you enjoyed! Didn't mean to make you cry though :P
We want to do D.Va but don't feel she has enough lore yet. We can try, but it may be a very short Lorewatch :(
This is my favorite character in OverWatch
Bastion is my favourite in game and in lore. Please don’t hate
Simply beautiful :'(
I thought bastions were designed by torbjorn
You forgot bastions lore is probably unfinished as you completely disregarded the comic where torbjorn goes to hunt bastion and they run off together
Well this video was made 5 months before that comic came out, so saying we 'forgot' is a bit harsh.
good episode but you didn't mention that before the crisis bastion was stationed at a border between.....I can't remember which 2 countries
I don't seem to have any info on that - if you find it could you let me know?
Subbed :)
Such a good Lorewatch. There is something about the almost PTSD nature of how Bastion reacts to the woodpecker and the memories of the old unit that are fascinating. Though I have a question for you for future possibilities, a pair in fact. How do you think Reinhardt would react to the last Bastion, and do you think, if a second war breaks out across the world, do you think the last Bastion would join Overwatch after Winston reactivates it.
The PTSD and the fascination with nature I think are the most telling parts of The Last Bastion. From what we know the Bastion units weren't overly sentient, enough to do their jobs as peacekeepers but not much more, certainly not at the same level as Zenyatta and his brethren. So what's changed during his long sleep in the forest? Could be core to the story moving forwards at some point.
As to Reinhardt, well I suspect better than most. Granted he's a veteran, but he doesn't appear to hate Omnics in the manner others do, at least not as far as we've seen. And to Bastion picking sides... put it this way, I don't see him being a bad guy, but whether he fights for good or indeed fights at all is another matter.
Was bastion not awoken by Sombra? I thought that was part of the whole ARG countdown
From what we can tell no, that seems to have just been a way of moving people to the next clue by finding the Bastion triggered morse code on Dorado. It doesn't seem to have actually been a canon part of her attack on LumeriCo. Could be wrong, but this is going by the info and discussions we've got :)
Bastion was spotted by rienhart (I'm not sure how to spell it) when he found the battlefield as a voice line can be herd sometimes "the last Bastion"
Could bastion repair the omnic race and salvage other omnics to repair and build up his race again?
Good question, I'd think he could in theory and enough time repair parts of their bodies but I don't think he has anyway of restoring thier power cores / AI that kind of thing. Maybe with the help of Torbjorn he could at least repair a fair few.
Can some one plz explain to why there was a bastion in the whole overwatch group picture
Because that picture isn't Overwatch as an organisation, it's just a bunch of characters that were/are/could maybe be in the game :)
One thing that I don't know is that how did Bastion get is Default skin? Who painted him?
+Arxel his E54 skin? That's a standard issue skim given to all units within the created group. Eichenwalde for example has lots of Bastions from the same betallions scattered about. This will have originally been from the Omnium, in this case the European based one. Thanks for the comment. :) Dantier.
Awwwh... Bastion
You tell these backstories so well! I love it :)
You are a great storyteller. Instant subscriber!
bastion could have deactivated himself due to repair purposes but couldnt finish before the battle was called off. thus he just slept, with no orders to re awake
it could have been scavengers that indirectly woke him
they could have been scavenging an omnic outpost or command unit and accidentally sent a signal out. considering all the broken units around there they were probably left as a heritage site.
That's very possible. He had clearly seen combat as the sound of the woodpecker affected him markedly, but he seemed shocked - if that's the right word - by the actual battle of Eichenwalde. It's an odd one. We know he was there, but for how long before his deactivation?
for the surprise this may have genuinely been the first time he saw crusaders, which would be surprising in itself
his line of bots where stamped out pretty quickly so sending in grunts as fodder to scout dangerous areas?
i can see early intelligence ai doing that as it would not have grasped the concept of life yet
he probably got ambushed while doing recon on one of his first assignments.
theres no reason to assume the ai cores cant be taken out so if he was an elite of any kind wouldnt they put him in a less mass produced model?
no matter what happen: no matter how many bullets will be reflected back at me, no matter how many times I get discorded, no matter how many times I get hooked, and no matter how many pulse bombs get attatched to me I will stand up for bastion my second favorite hero, I'm different and will always be proud of it
The world (at least on PC) doesn't have many Bastion lovers. It always makes things a bit different, so much
thanks man, the world could always use more underdogs supporters
So who do you think will be in the next animated short?
I'm hoping Zarya to follow on from Infiltration, but judging by comments at Blizzcon I kind of expect Mercy
Hopefully we get more Zarya, or a short with D.Va, two of my favourite characters
I've seen other types of modern miniguns fire faster than bastion's, how about strapping that on his back?
i have to say, tho i have never played this game, and probably wont ever be able to due to the fact my computer is too weak, the lore behind it is definetly really beautiful.
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This just hits me so deep... Ganymede FTW
Ganymede really is the best character
I hope bastion joins overwatch, it unlikely but I'm still hoping
Bastion can talk and can he be voiced by Nathan fillion
I wonder how many people bastion killed before ending Up in that forest..
hey you didnt put in the part where Torbjorn meets the rouge Bastion also i think Sebastion is a great name for it
I have a thought. In reinhearts comic his suit is in dire need of repairs so what if him and that girl get baldritchs armor and repair that! I could see him using that as an ode to his old general! Seeing as how he is probably the last crusader
That's a nice thought, depending on how Reinhardt views Eichenwalde and Balderich after all this time. He must have known about the ruins for all these long years and yet seems to have been quite content to leave it as a silent shrine to his former master. Maybe we'll find out one day what he really feels :)
Am i too late for a youtuber reply?
+Blue Fire of course not :D - Dantier
Yeah more lore watch ( Torbjorn next plz )
We actually did Torb - was one of the early ones. But we will redo him in much greater detail once First Strike is out :)
:D thx
Local Bird Saves City
Omg people need to stop nerfing bastion because he is so cute!
Still waiting for that Mei animated short, and your lorewatch vid...
So are we :( a Mei short would be grand
I think that bastion is a wild card for now, but instinct says that he'll join overwatch out of love for nature/perseveration of nature and life. Winston will probably welcome it with open arms and then become it's friend. but, that's what I'm thinking.
Yeh I can see Winston being welcoming, depends how his Overwatch recall turns out and who returns. Torb is the most distrustful of Omnics out of the old OW crew - would he be as welcoming?
Low Mana Gaming I agree, torb would be a hard sell, but I guess we'll see how the story (if there is one) goes. but my thing is this: what was in sluittgard that bastion going to?
In Stuttgart, humans to put it simply. He still had the programming in place from the Battle of Eichenwalde some 30+ years earlier and that kicked in.
Low Mana Gaming but something was leading him there. I think that it was a God a.I.,that reactivated him/it.probably due to sombra's tampering/hacking no doubt. but, again, that's my thinking about this scenario.
Gem Monger :you have a point that I haven't considered where bastion is concerned. thanks for bringing this to my attention.
So is bastion bad or good is he like the ai robots that tried to take over the world?
Dammmmmmm. Gonna make it harder for me to kill him in competitive lol
bastion is hated and loved which side to choose...
+Trym Solsvik Love over hate :D or of your into that, let the hate through you >:) Dantier
Feared more than hated I would say. The Bastions became the symbol of the war for humanity, hence the murals of them in Volskaya for example.
Also Dantier stop commenting with this account! I use this account!
So basically humanity almost lost to an entire team of bastions
Maybe he not Microsoft apple updates are the worst
Will you guys do one on d.va?
Yup, hoping she gets some lore for us to work with in early 2017 :)
when Bastion realized that he needed a windows 25 update needs 650 GB, but he only has enough Gigabytes for Windows 10. poor bastion is just not up to date he should head over to best buy for an upgrade
+jack deckins And he's voice activated thanks to Cortana - Dantier
a overwatch movie would be the best video game movie ever
Bastion will be the savior of humanity
I main Bastion. He just needs loving.
I believe that Bastion is just like any other PTSD stricken War Veteran, alone in the world and in desperate need of help of the right kind.
If he ends up with Overwatch they can help him with his issues that keep him from living his life the way he wants to but it'll be a tough road for him and if someone else gets to him first then I fear for the horrors he'll be forced to commit.
Doesn't he need batteries tough?
Bastion will enviably face undue, but understandable persecution at the hands of some other character. This will either lead to Bastion joining with Talon or some heroic/fatal sacrifice on the part of the mech.
Reinhart I think has the coolest armour
I think that the impending omnic crisis to come may not activate a command in bastion and with his newfound passion for life will somehow be seen defending a town or city from other omnics, which in turn will gain the trust of the people living there.
Nothing I haven't said before. I love you guys and what you provide to the community. :)
Yay, I'm early. Do they reply?
If by they you mean me, yes we do. If you mean Bastion, I wouldn't hold out hope :(
Low Mana Gaming LOL
Great vid! Could you do D.va next time? Or is her lore not good enough?
Isn't that it isn't good enough, there just isn't enough to work with. Currently if we did her it would be a 3-4 minute vid, not 8-9 minutes like we have for Bastion/Sombra/Ana etc
Ah, i see, that's a shame, she is my favorite character, and i would love to see more of her lore
bastion is my favorite character
While I thank you for the first part (I have been trying to make sense of the whole Omnic crisis), but the explanation of the whole Bastion short wasn't really needed
Fair enough, but it's the story of Bastion, not all Bastion units. What happened to him in his short is fairly crucial to who he is, so it seemed pertinent to include it :) appreciate the feedback though!
Good Point.
I guess to me, when I watched "The Last Bastion", I had my own thoughts running through my head. I don't know. But either way, appreciate the video. Especially the first part cleared up a lot!
Wasn’t it that in the end someone found him and went back into the city telling everyone then torb had volunteered to kill him but when he went he noticed that bastion was different than the others so he took him somewhere i cant remember where though
Where did you get the art of Bastion in 5:12? Looks so pretty.
How was the war even won when thousands upon thousands of machine guns that probably fired faster than the normal ones were shooting at cities, towns and people? Like, have you seen how fast Bastion breaks through Reinhardt's shield? Damn!
+Gabriel Zamora We don't precisely know to be honest but the reason Overwatch was so successful was their ability to fight behind enemy lines, presumably directly at the Omniums themselves. Without them the Omnics lose their over riding drove for conquest. The first strike graphic novel should give is more of an insight, which is expected to drop very soon. Thanks - Dantier
Low Mana Gaming Thanks :D
the best part of the day is to see you have a New lore video ^^ always makes my day :')
they need a cutscene where bastion meets a human hiking in the woodlands
+Roddy Stiles There is a comic about it at least - Dantier
So we already know that the Summer Seasonal event is the Summer Games and the Fall event is Halloween, and I think its safe to assume the Winter event will be Chrismas, but what about Spring? An Easter themed event seems likely, but I think it would be hilarious to see a Spring Break themed event. Since the Summer Games focuses on sports, the Spring event could be more beach and vacation themed. Imagine Soldier: 76 in swim trunks and flip flops, or Junkrat lobbing explosive coconuts. What do you guys think! :D
Love it, spring break theme would be great fun. Do think Easter is more likely though ;) D.Va being the obvious one with her bunny logo. To turn that around on you, what skins would you like to see for Christmas?
Low Mana Gaming
I would love to see Santa Claus Road Hog with a candy cane and licorice hook and Elf Junk Rat with jingle bell bombs. I would also like to see Rudolph Tracer, Ms. Claus Mei, and maybe a Navidad Sombra skin that's green, red and white to represent both Christmas and her Mexican heritage. perhaps other characters could also have costumes that represent other holidays this time of year.
All great shouts! I'd be amazed if we didn't see at least a few of these :)