Mauga Origin Story | Overwatch 2 | BlizzCon 2023
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- Introducing the one and only, Mauga.
He’s spent his whole life fighting. Now he’s ready to have some fun.
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This is not the kind of guy you’d expect to be a Talon elite and that’s why I think he’s awesome.
He's evil Reinhardt. He's Reinhardt before he lost his mentor. And if he joined Talon instead.
@@GhostWulf70792not necessarily. He has a lot more cunning in him than Reinhardt who’s very brash and before Balderich’s death was very desensitized to combat. A Reinhardt that joined Talon would likely be similar to how Mauga pretends to be, but who Mauga actually is is much more sinister
Can someone explain why Sigma was included in Talon? That’s not true, right?
@@interstellar0001He lost his mind bc of an experiment and Talon has manipulated him to working for them
@@interstellar0001Sigma is a talon member. However, it’s because he’s mentally. . . not all there, and doesn’t understand that they’re using him and what he’s doing is wrong. Still, though, he is a member and does stuff for the group (presumably being part of their scientific division and also helping out on operations)
I was not expecting an evil Maui.
Waiting for a "What can I say except you welcome!" voiceline.
Who thinks he's going to have a skin modeled after The Rock or members of The Rock's family?
@@silvergir89why? what would you expect it to be? him shaving his head? hes just a samoan guys; stop bringing up maui or the rock, we've heard it so much already 😭
@@jaminovaa Everyone can say whatever they want, and Mauga does give me Maui vibes too when he was first announced.
@@DragonGirl2000 ofc people can say what they want, just like im allowed to find them annoying and repetitve.
I love how Mauga is a ruthless mercenary who also happens to be the kind of guy who’d take you out to his favorite bar for a drink or two.
Before he slowly and mercilessly guts you to death, while continuing his narration.
Exactly.@@abashnabs2196
@@abashnabs2196
That would only happen if someone paid him to kill you, though. XD
@@DeathMessenger1988 haha, good thing he’s only a fictional character, haha…
TF2
So with a bit of self therapy he made the transition from a psychopath to a high-functioning psychopath. Good for him!
It's been about 5 years since Mauga was teased in OW. Can't wait to play him!
When was that?
You can play him doe rn
4 years and like 3 months. Bapt event was in 2019 summer before Sigma release.
Sigma was supposed to be Mauga, but they felt like his kit didn't fit.
@@plutonash2545Baptiste's release. They have close ties with each other
Back when Baptize was lunched
This looks like the most fun hero they've released in a long time. I love his energy. Cant wait for the interactions with other heroes
he has one when baptiste kills him
No, since Ana exists and her 3 Ultimates theres no fun anymore in this game.
He’s got that big lovable bear friend/ gonna stomp your face in while laughing enemy vibe to him. And I love it.
He's boring to play as, lmao.
At least for me.
I really liked Kiriko
Talon really said "Make this guy like a 40k Space Marine" and they ran with it, he's built like a Centurion complete with Storm Bolters, I love him.
Ironically, Mauga would probably do quite well as a Salamander. He's a big berserker who loves big guns and fire, but is also quite friendly and chill! Vulkan would approve. XD
Exactlyyy
@@DeathMessenger1988I think he should fit the Space Wolves better. Grizzled past, enjoys killing in the most brutal, merciless way but also a great guy to be around in a bar or a club. Also helps people he cares about even if it doesn’t look like it. Leman Russ would love having him around
Seriously the voice actor deserves an Oscar for this. The laughing it's incredible.
Doesn't even have a Samoan accent 💀
he doesnt sound samoan at all ... and the acting was terrible... simplistic af
overwatch players find the worst things to complain about just appreciate the new content lol
What new content ? It’s still the same game since overwatch 1
@@Jayj0214You must have played a different game my friend. Overwatch 1 & 2 have nothing in common. The entire game changed. Strategy and Game Sense used to dominate the game. Overwatch 2 depends a lot more on mechanics, is a lot more fast paced, and has become a lot more one-dimensional in game play.
To say it is the same game since 2016 would require you to go as abstract as to saying "It's still a hero shooter, nothing changed".
I got high hopes for this character
@Hawkknight hopefully he will come with talons story
Jump into OW and try him out today and tomorrow. Crazy hero. 😅
high hopes for blizzard x microsoft, hope we don't see more activision bullshit and greedness no more
@@GeeHawtTeabro he has a long range focus mode and a short range specialist mode! Plus he has two weapons! One ignites and the other crits those ignited people!
I dont. Just woke bs
Even his characters abilities are related to Bap in a way, the healing ability looks like Baps- but aggressive- he has so much personality and I can’t wait
He pairs really well with bap me and my friends discovered today. Everything up to and including their Ults.
@@acannon2700Yeah, I found that out too. I absolutely love mauga but I found my true calling, playing bap whenever there is a mauga, it is just heavenly.
He pairs well with other Talon characters too
His ult allows Reaper and Widow to have it and Moira as healer lets him keep up the aggresive push
@@aitipsea3909 That is supremely interesting. I wonder if EMP disables his ult.
@@cupoftea3499Have played Sombra against him, tried it and can confirm it does get rid of his ult.
As a proud Samoan playing since release. Thank you Blizzard
Blizzard: *WHAT CAN I SAY EXCEPT YOU'RE WELCOME*
@@Tracer_Solos_The_TF2_Verse HAHAHA
"overwatch 'villains' aren't even villainous anymore"
mauga: 1:10
My favorite part was where he screamed "What can I say except you're welcome!" Truly the best Disney movie!!!
im just waiting for the Disney partnership now
Honestly he could just say "You're welcome" and that could both be a fun reference and still be within his character.
Edit: I saw the comments from others mentioning the comm wheel and keybinds. Thank you for sharing.
"Yes, it's really me, it's Mauga, breathe it in."
Truly a moment of all time
@@mas8705 He does say it
We've waited 5 years, and from the look of things, it was so worth it. One of the best designs of any Talon member, and when he decides it's time to "have fun" you'd best get out of the way. I can't wait to play as him.
I'm inclined to agree.
You can play him in game early, tons of fun haha
Got that right.
cringe copium at its finest
@@13UzamakifanYou don't know what copium is, do you?
He's actually just insane im so excited
He's going to be insane to play
Bro even got the rock sunglass meme, bro is basically Maui with 2 miniguns, and I love it😂😂
He's a fun man, with the body of a Demigod.
"What can i say accept, YOUR WELCOME" 🤣
@@user-hq7yx8up9s BOAT SNACK!
Why isnt there more maui references i mean he literally is him but just changed enough to avoid copyright
@@Creeper-ez4kn i think there will be some, just like mei and elsa
@@Creeper-ez4kn We've only seen a little bit of him.
I can expect "Well, what can I say except You're Welcome?"
im so excited to see his interactions with baptiste
They’re not gonna be pleasant I’ll tell you that much XD
Can you explain why?
@@awsomewaverbutt buddys
@@certifiedroach5062 ooo interesting thanks
@@awsomewaver of course because Baptiste had joined talon around the same time as Maura did, and the two hit it off. There was a mission Baptiste took with Mauga at Monte Cristo and mission leader ordered the town torn apart and he decided that Talon wasn’t what it said they were and Mauga being his best friend, wanted to keep him from leaving but let him leave but met him once again four years later in Haiti and decided to use him for a mission for Talon, but Baptiste basically failed the mission miserably for Mauga and he was NOT happy about it. Even Sombra of all people told Baptiste to be careful because Mauga was happy to be able to see him again, and by happy, I mean happy-to-tear-off-your-neck-from-your-body happy…
In a nutshell…
0:09 imma need this released as an official ost ASAP BLIZZARD it slaps
the drink?
the song
Mauga having fun in Talon is equal to Reinhardt having fun in Overwatch, LETS GO!
I love it when they add new bad guys to overwatch. He's awesome.
“People are calling this fella the chillest dude in America”
"Good" to see that he is still with Talon and he that he still has the same personality as he got introduced in the Baptiste-Short-Story. If I understand it correctly, he got a second heart either during this operation because they thought he was dead or later when he joined Talon to have even more endurance in fights.
The second heart also explains the huge muscle mass and gains.
The man has two hearts? Is that even possible?
@@lennydickson8845 Anything is possible in Overwatch. It is a futuristic Earth with advance technology that looks like magic.
To reply to both you and @lennydickson8845. What likely happened is that when he was going through the operation that we see in his story they had to transplant another heart to support the first because it became too weak to effectively pump blood throughout his body. This is a relatively common thing called a "piggyback heart." Usually, once the original heart recovers and returns to normal function the piggyback heart is taken out since it can lead to high-blood-pressure issues.
Mauga seems to have forgone that route for the extra endurance as you said. His body could have been later modified by Moira to better handle such strain or he's just so big that his body can naturally handle it.
@@nixtypikal That must be it. Thank you for reminding me of that method as it definitely would explain his special ability. When he said "Both hearts pumping" I really wanted to know what´s behind it as he most likely isn´t a Timelord from Doctor Who. :D
Probably the darkest chatscter we've ever seen. He's not one revenge tangent like Reaper. He's not doing it for science.
This man just kills because he generally enjoys it and has fun with it. Don't let the smile fool you.
I cannot unsee Maui, the Demigod from Moana, holding A gun, and Good Lord, it is bloody glorious
No REAL lore surprisingly but still an amazing character.
All he's "real" lore was already known via the bap comic
I think the only thing of note is Mauga having two hearts. Outside of that, not really much else to get from him (but really when you have that kind of Charisma, do you really need anything else?)
@@mas8705read the bap comic. Most of his lore was there.
he’s been in the story for a while already. check baptiste’s story.
I guess with how massive his frame is, a single human heart wouldn't supply enough oxygen. @@mas8705
and I suspect that for all his talk about 'new outlook', he actually sustained a traumatic brain injury that resulted in a significant personality shift + mania. As the person experiencing the TBI, he would 'feel' it as an intuitive philosophical change, rather than a physical one.
Fantastic character design
What? By copying Moana? Hardly original
@@themonado5030 Fun fact did you know that Moana character's looks are based on real people 🤯
@@themonado5030densest comment I've ever done seen.
@@themonado5030you're the type of person who calls ironman copied transformers don't you?
@geoeira bruh.. Iron Man came way before the Transformers, so your comment should be the other way😂
He is so much fun to play! At range, left click until they catch on fire, then switch to right click. Up close, hold down both for maximum carnage!
A shame he blows up so easily (especially for a Tank), but he’s still super fun to play.
mauga may be sadistic, but he still looks chill
He is the BEST
4 years of waiting him was worth
It really is amazing how one intense experience can shift your outlook on life. He went from being serious to having a more laid-back, fun personality. And realizing it's okay to work on yourself but also have friends around you. I have to admit this guy's cool.
He’s a psycho self serving murderer who just happens to be part of talon… and still chill af
It looked like before during the Omnic invasion he and Baptiste both had rough lives trying to survive and help others in their country.
When they both joined talon Mauga was happy with his new villain lifestyle while Baptiste never was, really interesting.
he's just like me fr fr
Yep. If only he didn't use that as an excuse to inflict pain and grief on those around him.
Dawg this is mass murder😭😭😭
I can see him and Doomfist getting along really really well
nope
@@Lyonlionify Akande and Mauga have nearly completely different personalities
I'd like a skin with that shirt and sunglasses he's got on in this, it'd be perfect
HE'S SO COOL HE ISN'T LIKE EVERYONE ELSE BRO
WOOHOO! LETS GO! I can't wait to play him
He's not like the other girls
@@spiritofchaos58he has gun arms (rave music plays)
One human out here. These responses remind me why I quit playing overwatch 2. 100% autistic kids in my party 90% of the time.
@@austint9079having fun and making jokes is autistic
He's a 10/10 character already.
id rate him next to noone thats how bad he is
@@SmileyMosquito453 his design is generic af too
0:11 little bits of Mauga genius. He's using a walkie-talkie two-way comm as a radio by probably working it and tuning into an AM/FM frequency. What a chad.
Can’t wait to see his interaction voicelines with the other characters, especially Baptiste! Already seen a few, and the voice actor knocked it out of the park. Fantastic kit, amazing lines and a great design to boot. Can’t wait until December when he’s finally out!
Um he’s playable right now for 1 day
@@NootNoot76 I know, but he’ll finally be fully available in season 8, which starts in December.
@@amorettais7969 ah I see, sorry I wasn’t sure if you were aware and wanted to make sure you knew, I didn’t want you to miss out 😊
Agreed, voice actor deserves MAJOR kudos. Oscillates between fun party boy and threatening AF villain so well.
that shot with all the Talon characters goes SO hard 1:15
SO REAL
If I was Sombra/Widow/Moira it'd take the jaws of life to get me off his jock.
So true
He has so much positive energy for an bad guy xD, he will be very interesting, especially the interactions with the talon members
The shot of Moria being behind doomfist and Sigma, the two most powerful in terms of power and rank in talon, makes me believe Moira might be pulling even Akande’s strings
Just made me think the healer of a squad is finally where they belong…supporting from behind, tank up front🤣
@@JN10NLbut then why are the DPS infront of the tanks
@@randomguy3080 I didn’t think my response through past heals in back🤦🏻♂️🤣🤣
@@randomguy3080 I forgot sigma was back there and I still think of doom as dps like the old days. Haha
@@JN10NL lol I wish Doomfist was DPS against
Dude is wielding a bastion on each arm. Dope character design
His personality is the opposite of Sojourn’s…he actually has a personality
For real
not having a personality is a personality. Problem is Sojourn doesnt actually have a foil to constrast off of her and thats why she feel like sandpaper on the eye
You mean the opposite of Illari?
@@okajkaraca5013 yh I'd argue Sojourn has way more personality than Illari
@@okajkaraca5013being serious is still a personality
I love this guy personality’s great design is great playstyles great he’s so much fun I really hope he gets the Hawaiian shirt for a skin and a Talon skin i get the feeling he’s gonna my second go to tank
You do realized he's Samoan, right? Also, his Talon skin will probably be very similar to the Heavy Gunners, as he was one in the past iirc.
@@Sassaparilla ye I know he’s Samoan I said Hawaiian shirt cause that’s what they are called and the gunners are what gave me the idea
@@Sassaparilla I dont think anyone doubted that he was Samoan...
@@shazampool529 ... floral shirt. It's a Floral Print Shirt.
@@respecmybrain4324 people tend to conflate the various kinds of islander out there. A lot of people genuinely think Polynesian and Samoan are synonyms.
his smile alone was worth the wait
"I was always fighting"
"I was almost killed while fighting"
"I have been rebuilt but immediatley killed my saviors because"
"It's good to be bad because of the lols"
10/10 origin story apparently
You can make anything sound stupid if you dumb-it-down enough.
Perhaps you should look a little deeper into it?
If you got that out of this, you already fell for it.
For a sec I thought they were gonna say he turned his life around and became a good guy after being blown up by bap 😂
What can i say Except "You're Welcome"
Finally a talon member that doesn’t looks like an edgelord
So what I can get at is that him and Baptiste worked in the same mercenary group and then Talon, but while Baptiste saw the evil in Talon, Mauga overly enjoyed it
Can’t wait for their interactions 😂👍🏻
Origin story of how Mauga became Maui, but with a gun.
Maui became Mauga*
This is good. They showed his dark, scary side with the charisma in his origin story.
Wow i never wouldve guessed he was with talon, he gave me major "Hawaiian rein" vibes with his luscious hair and big guy charm. Him being talon is honestly great though, i feel as if the pair when fighting will have some really cool and interesting interactions
He really does have a Doomfist-like swagger to him.
I like how you can tell he's not entirely there
Nah, I'd say he's entirely there. He's incredibly aware of himself, and takes pleasure from the idea.
This guy reminds me of how fun heavy was to play in TF2 got high hopes for the next season of OW2
Whenever I play Mauga I'm gonna keep those miniguns spinning, in memory of heavy tf2 😊
ik everyone hates him in game but god i love mauga, just everything about him
As a Reaper main, im going to love playing with him.
Reaper, Bastion, and Junkrat have been really fun combos! Plus the charge/stun helps with protecting Support.
Best origin story in years! Love the two-sided comments throughout. GREAT use of music too.
So, so, so excited for the Baptiste interactions!
It's nice to know that after all this time, he still thinks of Baptiste as his buddy. Calls him Buddy if you trap him in Mauga's Ult and after eliminating him.
Shout-out Blizzard for representing us Samoans in Overwatch! Malo lava Blizzard 🙏❤️
This hero will bring me back to this game
Absolutely hyped to be getting another Talon character
We really need more. I wish talon Baptiste skin had special interactions with talon characters.
Mauga is like that fun guy to be around to convinced you to drink beer even though you don’t want to
This is one of my favorite origin story videos I've seen. Just, the animation is really good for being as simple as it is. And the transition from him grabbing the medic, with the red eyepiece falling out, to him eating the tomato or whatever it was was really cool. And he is just such a cool character to begin with. This is a really fun, cool watch!
It was a cherry but I totally agree, I really like Mauga! Imagine the Rock HIMSELF reacting to Mauga’s reveal and his story?
what animation, theres like 10 frames of animation lmao. its more like a bunch of stills with "flow" effects on them.
@@itsOZoneow origin stories are all animated this way, moving frames from still comics, it’s still pleasing to the eye. now we just have to hope we get a mauga cinematic
@@smit_ty6771your wish has been granted!
Wonderfully done and with his character you get that feeling that he's very much a grenade who's pins been pulled, and you know he's gonna go boom, but you just don't know when. And this big, friendly personality he projects is a layer over a person who would have zero issue with force feeding your leg, soggy end first, if he got 'bored' or felt you offended him. And whilst he follows orders for TALON, this is more a case of "I'll follow orders if I want to, if you try to get in my way or force me to do something I've no interest in doing, I'll walk over your corpse."
No wonder Baptiste and Mauga were a good duo..... their weapons
You already know, Reaper and Mauga gonna be best friends
I don't see it man, if Reaper disliked Reinhardt, I don't see him liking this guy much. Reaper in general doesn't like talkers.
One sided best friends. Going to be great
@@SplendidFactor Maybe, but I think Mauga is a little bit smarter than Rein and he has the same bloodlust that Reaper has. Not to mention that his E ability in-game allows Reaper to unlimitedly heal himself while dealing serious damage.
I think the only ones Reapers seems to hold some level of respect for and camaraderie is Doomfist and Widow. Moira unnerves him Sombra and Sigma annoy him and Mauga much like Sombra seem to have a twisted optimistic outlook and ongoing personality’s something Reaper doesn’t really connect with.
@@alexbolt5 I disagree. I think Reaper actually really doesn't like Doomfist (from the way he speaks about him in the "Code of Violence book). I also think that Sombra intentionally pokes and prods at Reaper's sore wounds from his past (also in the book) that makes him not like her. Mauga on the other hand seems like a reliable (albeit sadistic) teammate.
Wow even quality of cinematics are lowered. Rip overwatch
This man is easily top 3 tanks of al overwatch history
lore:
so from what im gathering lore wise, Mauga was once some sort of soldier who got hurt in battle, and after his treatment he woke up with a new taste for harmdoing. he then joined talon (the bad guys). we dont really know more than this, hopefully a cinematic or comic is coming soon.
overall i think its a super sick idea, he reminds me a bit of sombra in the way where hes still a villain but a more fun one, i cant wait for the shenanigans hes gonna get into soon.
Edit: i read his wiki, and it doesnt State why he is like he is, the only info We have is that he woke up from surgery a more violent person.
After This he goes into talon and becomes friends with Baptiste, where Mauga is described as a demon, because hes simple a sadistic man who finds joy in mass murder.
The wiki ends with Mauga and Baptiste facing off against each other and Baptiste causing an explosion with Mauga being nowhere to be seen
The wiki Also mentioned that this happened around the same time as the Overwatch recall, if not a bit before it. Meaning Mauga has been a Talon elite for at least 4 years at this point of not longer.
Im waiting to have some of the Talon parts confirmed by his interactions with Talon members like Reaper and Widow.
I just cant go do it right now because Its midnigt in my country
I think it's more he woke up realising he wasn't enough, and coerced the medical staff into augmenting his body. He says in the Gameplay Reveal that he's got two hearts, so clearly now he's more than human.
I mean he was already in the baptiste comic so
It looks like he was experimented on while unconscious. You can see the the monitors while he's bandaged up looking at his brain. They probably experimented with the glands that control hormones; when he wakes up, he's nearly quadruple in size, hyper-aggressive and hedonistic, and needs two hearts to support his frame (you can hear two heart monitors beeping in near unison). That's my thoughts on it anyway.
@@Jorgee9001Yeah you're right. I killed him as Ashe today, and she said "Two hearts, but no brain" so yea two hearts.
@@mothichorror446nigga is a space marine ripoff💀
If there's only thing Overwatch does one thing good it's its lore
Also art design.
Overwatch ages: no
Their foundations and presentation are usually good, sure (aside from Kiriko). Their story-writing/prose is mid at best.
Nah they used to be good at it before overwatch 2 dropped it’s been terrible since have you seen what they’ve done to the lore since?
Lucio:💀
I haven’t played Overwatch in YEARS and I wanna play just to be one of the hundreds of new Mauga mains
I love the voice it fits him perfectly
I can't wait to try him out in game! 😊
You can do it today.
You already can for one day dude
only today you can play him in unranked
U can now
You can do it right now lol.
Wow they actually explained his cybernetics instead of just appearing with them LIFEWEAVER.
For anyone wondering, Mauga is a Samoan word which translates to "Mountain". Lives up to his name
Hope to see a short film about this character. He looks awesome 😆
Haven't had a Hero with this much character in a while - I'm excited.
I hope on 1:20 & 1:30, these would both be skins for Mauga on release.
I love the cool backstory of "Im bad because im bad", huge writing from blizzard entertainment
There are comics explaining more of his story, but tbh Its been a while since a "i am bad because i am bad" trope been done and I for one, welcome it.
I see what’s happening here
We’re face to face with greatness and it’s strange
When mauga said it's mauga time and maugamed all over the place it broke me truly the mauga of all time
I've wanted him ever since I started playing OW at the start of the year. Wasn't gonna play tank till he came out (till I discovered Doom). I'm so happy, they nailed every single thing I wanted him to have and gave him even more
blizzard needs to make an arcane type show for overwatch characters
Never imagined the day will come they will finally relase him.
I love him and everything about him
His miniguns wowza finna simp over them miniguns
Ppl have been waiting for this guy since the Baptiste origin story
We really need to get mauga in a hawaiian shirt as a skin
It’s ok to say your welcome
100% gonna be my new main
I love how in the beginning it is all nice and chill but the end is super dark😂
Is it wrong that my first thought watching this is "I wanna climb that like a jungle gym"?
Hes my new favorite OV character
How did Baptiste take this man????
Bap is known to be pretty fkn smart in combat
@@jamespa7193 I’m not talking about combat 😳
They are buddy, they call each other "brother" in game.
W DESIGN W PERSONALITY W EVERYTHING AB HIM I WANT HIM 🔥🔥
Can't wait for the talon skin! It'll probably be great, like in the case of Bap, Sigma, Sombra and Widow!
The interactions with other Talon members are gonna be 🔥
I cant wait for my teammate to say "thanks" so I can say "so what can I say except, you're welcome"
Gibraltar on his villain arc be like:
I will say that was a pretty interesting origin story for Mauga and it will be interesting what comes next lore wise for him.
LOVE THIS GUY
🥰🤗