Fun fact: according to Blizzard, Overwatch takes place around 60 years in the future (so about the 2070s), and Reinhardt is 61 years old which means he would've been born around the present day.
I've purchased this game two days ago, and absolutely love it. I've played as no one else other than Reinhardt. Not even for a second. Reinhardt was my favorite from the moment I saw him, and I dominate with him. I just reached level 7 today, and I'm being placed into games with people players that are level 100. I don't know if this game matches players by skill level, but if so then I feel like I'm doing quite well.
Is there going to be an explanation as to how he's so ridiculously tall and strong even though he's so old and tall if he's even that tall? Seriously, he's larger than a mech.
Completely agree, Torbjorn too. The weird part is that they both look identical to how the look now in all of the historical posters and pictures of early Overwatch. We do know from in game voicelines though that Reinhardt had a great tan and magnificent hair...
+Spark Strikes Very kind of you Sparks! Wouldn't mind if they agreed with you at all but happy to be bringing some of the lore to the community bit by bit :)
+LowManaGamers do what I did to get into the beta, spend a weekend creating 161 google accounts and 161 battle.net accounts that all want into the beta. Statistically. 1% of people are allowed in, and I only managed one account to get in.... That's how everyone in the beta is in the beta, and then ant extra amounts are just given to youtubers cause they are real hard to sell.
Omur Ilguy Yes, i spent a whole weakened making them and setting them all up to give notifications to my main email, that way i get the email on my main email if any of them get a beta key... 161 accounts got me 1 key. So im guessing around, or less than 1% of people who ask to get into the beta, actually get in... Which is stupid, but im not complaining because i got into the beta.
Omur Ilguy The funny thing is the battlenet names i had was just my normal name (TheValkyerer) then the second one was valkyerer0, third one valkyerer1... all the way up to valkyerer159... Which is totally not suspicious at all, but i guess they felt bad, or that its automated system. If its an automated system, what kind of closed beta on a automated system only allows less than 1% of people in? How are you going to properly test your servers if only 1% of people who want to play get to?
Back when this was made there was pretty much no footage of the game outside the first few reveal trailers. When we redo these it will be almost all Reinhardt ;)
One of the best statements of Reinhardt's personality is his appearance in the trailer; shielding a man from terrorists while he repaired an omnic. What better statement for his personality could we ask for?
Well he was there at the beginning - inception. We don't know whether he was there when the idea was first thought up - conception. He may have been, in which case both would be correct :)
I think the clip of him using his shield to block a flaming projectile from hitting a heavily injured Omnic monk would have been better than him hitting people with a hammer.
Reyes is Reaper, confirmed by the skin leak here in this reddit thread. www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/3rpc8d/just_a_little_look_into_the_origins_edition/
+LordTails66 yup saw that when I woke up this morning! Great to have confirmation, now to begin speculation as to how he became Reaper - unless the Saturday lore panel answers that for us :P Thanks!
Great videos. I was just wondering what are your sources, I'm seeing a lot of footage I haven't seen before. So if I can also check out your sources I would be grateful
I'm german and I like Wilhelm and Ziegler most from all actually known heroes :D I will watch this channel very very closely. Thanks for these vids. Of course I give this video a Like and I also subscribbled :-)
+Dan Snow Glad you enjoyed! Reinhardt is very cool, probably the 'most good' hero in terms of his outlook on life that there is in Overwatch, always out to help people. We'll certainly do our best to keep the vids interesting - should be a new one out in a couple of days. Much love for the sub!
I'm crying. Reinhardt has the 💓 of the German, Nordic, Vikings. Who would fight to the end of time AGAINST their friend for the sole purpose of Honor and Glory. Because he knew for sure that he and his blood riddled friend would know that the gods would be proud.
Sorry for the late comment but i just realized is it possible that Reinhardt is based off of Wilhelm from Borderlands pre. I say this because his face and hair look very similar and his last name is Wilhelm.
This makes me think if reinhardt was put in mandatory retirement then why did winston put him on the recall list if overwatch still want to do good why are they asking aid of a man that is unfit for the job and could be a danger to the team because of it.
Hey +Ven0mic, thanks for the watch - the guy on the left of the pic is not Morrison, Morrison is the man in the middle with the single eye visor and he eventually becomes Soldier: 76. The guy on the left is not confirmed to be anyone but our current belief is that it is both Gabriel Reyes and Reaper. Will cover it more in a future vid!
This should be updated. I just finished watching Blizzcon 2016 and Reinhardt had a teacher, and he was murdered by omnics. Reinhardt was not the only juggernaut/knight. The entire army consisted of them.
All of these older episodes will be updated. There's been a load more lore come out since we started them. Is also why the later episodes are much much longer :)
Are you going to update this now that more is known about where he got his armor, why there aren't any more of him and the battle at Eichenwalde (which I probably misspelled)
+Cougar Clifford yes definitely. This was made so very long ago before we had any comics or shorts or even the game itself. This along with several other early Lorewatch episodes will be redone at some point soon :)
This is one of the older videos in the series and stems from when the lore was even less developed than it is now. We've never read from a wiki, but the similarities stem from just not having that much info to go on back then :)
+Úlfur Hrafn i think he covered it in a previous video.. basically some disagreed with Morrison becoming commander and thought Reyes deserved it so there was like an internal rebellion thing
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2:15 "defending the innocent, protecting the weak" * smashes Mercy like a bug with a giant hammer *
A 2 ton hammmer
XD
Fun fact: according to Blizzard, Overwatch takes place around 60 years in the future (so about the 2070s), and Reinhardt is 61 years old which means he would've been born around the present day.
Wow
Wow....that's amazing lol
And it's funny how he considers music from the 70's and 80's classics.
+nordic fatcheese he's a 2020s hipster
one of us is Reinhardt?!!!!?!??
why does this theme always seem to bring on the tears
I've purchased this game two days ago, and absolutely love it. I've played as no one else other than Reinhardt. Not even for a second. Reinhardt was my favorite from the moment I saw him, and I dominate with him.
I just reached level 7 today, and I'm being placed into games with people players that are level 100.
I don't know if this game matches players by skill level, but if so then I feel like I'm doing quite well.
I purchased*
the beginning of this music sounds like something out of a creepypasta lol
what is the music you use in every Lorewatch? I love it and would like to know what its called
PLEASE do a lorewatch on D.Va
Believe me we REALLY want to, but she's just so lacking in lore at the moment. Soon as we have enough to work with she'll get a Lorewatch :)
Got an over watch ad on this
Well at least that makes sense - we've had people complaining to us about getting Battleborn ads so :P
i just thought it was funny
also i love your vids keep it up. :)
What ever happened to the lucio video
he said john morrison??? its jack morrison i am officaily triggered
How about Brigitte?
John morrison.. :'(
John morrison?
Is there going to be an explanation as to how he's so ridiculously tall and strong even though he's so old and tall if he's even that tall?
Seriously, he's larger than a mech.
Im Not sure about this but aß dar aß i know the german Military designed an armor for him to kill omnics. He is probably that Tall due to his armor
+KleinerLurch
Nope he's still as large outside of his armor.
Just naturally tall. The armor enhances his stenght and makes him look even bigger
Have you read the manga comic dragon slayer?because in that Reinhardt is still as tall and strong
that's actually my name lol
he John Morrison 😂😂
lol i live in stuttgart
I'm also
they need a skin for reinhardt when he was younger
Completely agree, Torbjorn too. The weird part is that they both look identical to how the look now in all of the historical posters and pictures of early Overwatch. We do know from in game voicelines though that Reinhardt had a great tan and magnificent hair...
yes de nid
+LowManaGamers and a poster
I wanna see his younger hair too lol....
YES PLS
"defending the innocent..." - smacks Mercy with a 2 ton hammer :D
“protecting the weak” Smashing Pharah with his hammer
Pharah isn't a contender for being the weak. But smashing Zenyattas and Mercy into oblivion is pretty nasty to look at.
i think he was refering to 2:14
+Padwan Yes I was
Ahhh, I see. :p
i love how the background gameplay shows reinhardt batting mercy out of the air just as he says "protecting the innocent"
The gameplay trailer speaks otherwise compared to the lore. Hiss
That was awesomely funny XD
Dear blizzard, you should give the guys at lomanagamers beta access for all the hard work. Do it! Do it now!!
+Spark Strikes Very kind of you Sparks! Wouldn't mind if they agreed with you at all but happy to be bringing some of the lore to the community bit by bit :)
+LowManaGamers do what I did to get into the beta, spend a weekend creating 161 google accounts and 161 battle.net accounts that all want into the beta. Statistically. 1% of people are allowed in, and I only managed one account to get in....
That's how everyone in the beta is in the beta, and then ant extra amounts are just given to youtubers cause they are real hard to sell.
+The Swedish spirit Holy cow 161 accounts :D
Omur Ilguy Yes, i spent a whole weakened making them and setting them all up to give notifications to my main email, that way i get the email on my main email if any of them get a beta key...
161 accounts got me 1 key. So im guessing around, or less than 1% of people who ask to get into the beta, actually get in... Which is stupid, but im not complaining because i got into the beta.
Omur Ilguy The funny thing is the battlenet names i had was just my normal name (TheValkyerer) then the second one was valkyerer0, third one valkyerer1... all the way up to valkyerer159... Which is totally not suspicious at all, but i guess they felt bad, or that its automated system.
If its an automated system, what kind of closed beta on a automated system only allows less than 1% of people in? How are you going to properly test your servers if only 1% of people who want to play get to?
He was born in Stuttgart? Just like the Medic from _Team Fortress 2_?
+Zapsie isnt he born in Frankfurt?
+✪Dubstep-Kartoffel LP✪ Nope. The Medic is from Stuttgard, just like Rienhardt.
No, the Medic is from Rottenburg, 31 miles outside Stuttgart
Fuck yo self no matter what medic came first.
"He was our moral compass, our inspiration, our friend." you got me as new subscriber with this sentence.
+flowild Thanks!
i love how most of the video is of soldier 76
Back when this was made there was pretty much no footage of the game outside the first few reveal trailers. When we redo these it will be almost all Reinhardt ;)
"Defending the innocent, protecting the weak-"
*Shows clip of Reinhardt bludgeoning Mercy and Tracer*
Lol except enemies definitely except enemies
One of the best statements of Reinhardt's personality is his appearance in the trailer; shielding a man from terrorists while he repaired an omnic. What better statement for his personality could we ask for?
Your logo looks like a bong
Duuuuude
+Soggy pasty 69 yeh its on the 'to do' list along with the whole artwork :)
+Soggy pasty 69 yeh its on the 'to do' list along with the whole artwork :)
+LowManaGamers in the description you said inception do you mean conception?
Well he was there at the beginning - inception. We don't know whether he was there when the idea was first thought up - conception. He may have been, in which case both would be correct :)
I think the clip of him using his shield to block a flaming projectile from hitting a heavily injured Omnic monk would have been better than him hitting people with a hammer.
especially hitting mercy
Agreed
*Him saving an omnic and his possible girlfriend from being Molotov'd
Reyes is Reaper, confirmed by the skin leak here in this reddit thread. www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/3rpc8d/just_a_little_look_into_the_origins_edition/
+LordTails66 yup saw that when I woke up this morning! Great to have confirmation, now to begin speculation as to how he became Reaper - unless the Saturday lore panel answers that for us :P Thanks!
Is anyone getting Optimus Prime vibes from Reinhardt
I get a grimlock feel instead from the high moon games, more specifically the Cybertron games
Tyson Williams
I always think of Bay's Megatron.
His last name is Wilhelm and his real face looks like Wilhelm from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Coincidence? I think NOT.
Lol I always thought the same xD
Wilhelmi was in borderlands 2 aswell
matpat 2016
2:16 "defending the innocent and protecting the weak" as he smashes an angel with a ROCKET HAMMER
Reinhardt is so cool :D
Great videos. I was just wondering what are your sources, I'm seeing a lot of footage I haven't seen before. So if I can also check out your sources I would be grateful
I'm german and I like Wilhelm and Ziegler most from all actually known heroes :D I will watch this channel very very closely. Thanks for these vids. Of course I give this video a Like and I also subscribbled :-)
+Dan Snow Glad you enjoyed! Reinhardt is very cool, probably the 'most good' hero in terms of his outlook on life that there is in Overwatch, always out to help people. We'll certainly do our best to keep the vids interesting - should be a new one out in a couple of days. Much love for the sub!
'most good', typical for us germans XD (nowadays)
+LowManaGamers i am from.germany and my name is reinhardt:)
I love everything Rainhardt stands for. he's my favorite character
note that the crusader armour that he wears was designed by the German military to combat the omni
He is kinda similar to Wilhelm from Borderlands (at least his face)
I think it is the typicall look of an old and taff guy
This is exactly what is on the wiki, strange
I don't still understand that fat roadhog haves more hitpoint/armor than bodybuilder with exoskeleton suit.
Spikanor He's probably not human.
CATCHPHRASE!
Basically a german optimus prime
I'm crying. Reinhardt has the 💓 of the German, Nordic, Vikings. Who would fight to the end of time AGAINST their friend for the sole purpose of Honor and Glory. Because he knew for sure that he and his blood riddled friend would know that the gods would be proud.
hello my friend, learnt alot from your video, is it ok to use a 40 second snippet of your voice in my reinhard video please? ill give you credit
When you do the skin thing, mind doing the Black and Blood Heart skins for Reinhart? they look awesome, heck all legendary armors look great
Reinhardt the real nigga
I thought reinhardt died....in one of the earlier videos there is his corpses on the map....(forgive me I am new to OW and unfamiliar with map names )
You finally got "Reyes" correct in the last one and then you backtracked!
Sorry for the late comment but i just realized is it possible that Reinhardt is based off of Wilhelm from Borderlands pre. I say this because his face and hair look very similar and his last name is Wilhelm.
That doesn't mean shit I'm sorry but it could be a coincidence
thats the point im trying to say if he was based off of him
+Kaden Frasert that is an extreme coincidence. Saying there video games it's .0000001 coincidence
This makes me think if reinhardt was put in mandatory retirement then why did winston put him on the recall list if overwatch still want to do good why are they asking aid of a man that is unfit for the job and could be a danger to the team because of it.
A German who dashes like a Blitz and defends with his whole life for his fatherland. Salute! ;P
Well, we now know that there were multiple wearers of the Reinheardt suit as of the Bastion short
He's kinda like Don Quixote of Da LaMancha that actually did good and didn't go insane.
remember german players..if your last name is wilhelm? in a few years you can litterally make reinhardt a real person.
ive watched almost all of the lore on this channel but i didnt see a D.va or Lucio lore. if u would pls add them to the lores pls
#TeamReinhardt 💪🏼
is this just a straight copy of generationhollow or was all this in some comic
now i get why reinheart was battling againts bastion in the new shorts
hm.. this black guy looks like hes holding a reaper shotgun at 0:50
Hey +Ven0mic, thanks for the watch - the guy on the left of the pic is not Morrison, Morrison is the man in the middle with the single eye visor and he eventually becomes Soldier: 76. The guy on the left is not confirmed to be anyone but our current belief is that it is both Gabriel Reyes and Reaper. Will cover it more in a future vid!
+LowManaGamers wow u answered quickly :) yeah i saw my mistake while i googled jack morrison^^
+Ven0mic always aim to answer fast! :P if you fancied we have a vid on Morrison that you can watch - th-cam.com/video/9-VEUSGkf8c/w-d-xo.html
This should be updated. I just finished watching Blizzcon 2016 and Reinhardt had a teacher, and he was murdered by omnics. Reinhardt was not the only juggernaut/knight. The entire army consisted of them.
All of these older episodes will be updated. There's been a load more lore come out since we started them. Is also why the later episodes are much much longer :)
Reinhardt is my favourite character in overwatch he is the best I can't wait when he comes out on Xbox 1 on May the 11th FOR OVERWATCH🎮👾🎮
overwatch is coming out may 24th not 11th
reinhardt was born in the same place as the medic in tf2
does he just read of the overwatch wiki???
Are you going to update this now that more is known about where he got his armor, why there aren't any more of him and the battle at Eichenwalde (which I probably misspelled)
+Cougar Clifford yes definitely. This was made so very long ago before we had any comics or shorts or even the game itself. This along with several other early Lorewatch episodes will be redone at some point soon :)
when ur uncle is from stuttgart XD
Why is Reinhardt so dang giant though?
He said John Morrison not jack morrison
Ty for making these :D
whats the OST used in the begining?
still waiting for that new "Wilhelm scream" dlc voice pack. For reinhardt
I'm waiting for my "A-10 Warthog Gatling Gun" sound for Bastion's turret mode.
I feel very patriotic now.
Lol, the part that got me was when he said "defending the innocent" while he smashes Mercy with his hammer XD
Mostly due to the fact the video was made at a time when I had almost no footage to work with! :D
wilhelm is sausage brand in Finland
when rienhearts ur savage gramps
This game needs a campaign
you are litteraly reading the ign charecter page as a source you could at least try to put it in your own words or give them credit for it
First of all no he isn't
second of all there is very little information to go by
third of all fuck IGN
I want to call him Wilhelm.
Reinhardt is not a first name... Wilhelm is. His name is Wilhelm Reinhardt.
+Vector Nuke Nope
I live near Stuttgart :D
He looks like popular mmos
who is this reyes guy?
It's kind of weird that you were saying such heroic things near the end as he kills Winston, Mercy, Tracer and Pharah
Didn't have much footage to work with back when we made this! If & when we remaster this Lorewatch it will be a lot longer and slicker :)
Still great, super interesting, hope you come out with junkrat soon!
do junkrat and road hog
I like how he's reading it from the Wikipedia page. Or maybe it was made after the video, but who am I to say.
This is one of the older videos in the series and stems from when the lore was even less developed than it is now. We've never read from a wiki, but the similarities stem from just not having that much info to go on back then :)
There are two and a half paragraphs from Reinhardt's bio in this video
making me cry.....
0:47 John Morrison?
*Jack Morrison
*jack morrison
can you do one on d va
your awesome
Rein main woo
do reaper pls
he said john morrison when his name was jack morrison
John is his true name when he was born.. Jack is his nickname called by his friends.. but both are correct..
Music?
You should elaborate on the crusaders
We will at some point :) that's a group worth it's own video.
you forgot to mention how torbjorn built his armor
What?...Where did you get that out of..?
Gandalf White it's on game voice lines, and in a comic
Jack* Morrison
+Brady Yarnton his real name was John. Jack is a nickname for John - both are correct :)
k whoops
It's all good, no whoops needed! Thanks for watching and paying such close attention
+Brady Yarnton made the same mistake when I watched their 76 vid! I blame blizz for using both names =P
...Jack is a nickname for John? I'd never heard that, ever.
it's JACK Morrison
Jack is his nickname, his name is John Jack Morrison..... soooooo....
one question if they where all in the overwatch and a team why are they fighting each other?
Because of the internet
Could be virtual reality training that they are doing. or maybe just cause it would make for a good game. XD
I think it's because after the fall of overwatch that they became mercenaries
+Úlfur Hrafn i think he covered it in a previous video.. basically some disagreed with Morrison becoming commander and thought Reyes deserved it so there was like an internal rebellion thing
I'm pretty sure the in game fights aren't cannon.
their base was in sweden not switzerland right?
No.
I still don't get how people mix up Sweden and Switzerland.
KimFareseed Agree, it's not that hard.
KimFareseed haha im swedish and i littaraly thought that it was from here cus torbjörn is swedish
Melkimund Yeah, Torbjörn is literally the head of Overwatch, I forgot.