I have so much love for Reinhardt's last line "I have been called, I must answer....always." It references back to what his friend said, but it also shows how much he changed truly. The idea that it doesn't matter that he effectively got betrayed, pushed out of Overwatch after all his service, it doesn't matter if it's illegal. He has a duty, he must be the shield that protects, and until the day he dies, he will never, ever refuse to help those who ask for it. God I miss simple heroics like this, so much media these days tends to try and deconstruct/over complicate some things that are just so powerful in their simplicity.
Thats the magic of superman modern media cant seem to understand He is just a boyscout with godly power who likes to do good things because of his parents kindness, and his moder adaptations are always trying to make him so dark and gritty for no reasson
@@DanielFernandez-gv6iy So! TLDR? Widowmaker was the wife of Overwatch Sniper Gerard (I think that’s how it was spelt?) She lets kidnapped. Dipped in purple and turned into a super killer. And starts popping heads. Ana ends up on the other side of her scope, the two in a sniper duel. She understandably has a “What the fuck is Gerard’s wife doing here murdering people?” Moment and gets shot in the face. She survives but for some ungodly reason nobody is told. Things start to… degenerate from here… Reyes and Morrison start getting into spats. That one Blackwatch PvE event happens. Talon infiltration gets even worse. It’s kinda like the whole hydra taking over shield thing in Winter Soldier. But slower and less dramatic Reinhardt’s simple and incorruptible heroic nature made him a bane for the sadly more corrupt members of the organization. So as his years starting racking up, despite being *just* as capable a combatant and operative as always. It’s my understanding they started promoting him out of field duty and into meaningless positions where he literally could do *nothing* and was kept further out of the loop. He (along with Tracer I imagine) were something of a moral compass for a lot of Overwatch as well. So without his influence things got worse. Tldr the Tldr. Corrupt members basically decided his morality was in the way of their dealings and basically took away his ability to do… *anything*? That or they just forced him to retire because of his age in clear defiance of his competence and nobility
Systems like that are always very powerful story devices in video games. One of my favourite instances is from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I won't spoil why, but it really is a powerful moment in the game.
If Hanzo had kept his katana (he left it after he killed Genji) he would’ve beaten Genji in the Dragons cinematic. Hanzo left his katana out of respect for Genji, so he switched to bow and arrow. Hanzo is a better swordsman than Genji, however Genji does have his cybernetics which enhances his movement and overall defensive capabilities. So that would mean in canon Hanzo and Genji are similar in strength, Genji won the fight as he caught Hanzo off guard with him constantly talking about the day Hanzo killed Genji. Have a good day everyone.
A little bit of correction. We know that Hanzo was stronger than Genji with the sword before he killed him(At Blizzcon 2015 it was said Hanzo is probably better, not certain but probably). Genji at the time also led a life of constant partying, playboying and debauchery so it could affect his then skills However Genji skill must've improved since he came to Overwatch and because of cybernetics. Either way right now Genji is probably much better than Hanzo with a sword simply because he improved his swordskills a lot while working on Overwatch while Hanzo completely disregarded his swordskills and didn't train with a sword since Genji's death so his sword skills must've suffered a lot from almost a decade of lack of practice Following that thought, Hanzo right now is far better with a bow than he was with the sword just because he has more practice and experience using and fighting with a bow rather than a sword If Hanzo kept his katana he'd probably be better than Genji with the sword but since he left it completely, as of right now he's at the strongest with his bow
@@Titanfell-d3i I see your argument, and I pretty much agree with the correction. I mainly wrote that comment in reply to them saying that Genji is canonically stronger than Hanzo. I guess I didn’t’ really explain my point very well, which was that they are quite similar in strength. Have a good day my friend.
@@yesyes2720 Nah I realized that you said they're similar in strength, I was just kinda confused because you were talking as if Hanzo is still better swordsman than Genji even though he didn't use his sword for almost a decade which should've reduced his swordskills greatly. At least that's how I read it. My apologies for misunderstanding Have a good duy
@@Titanfell-d3i iirc, while Voice Lines are a bit misty on whether or not they're "true" statements, Hanzo does have an interaction where he says that things would be different if he had his sword.
@@Sassaparilla Yeah but that probably refers to "if I've kept practicing instead of leaving it, it'd be different" It'd be ridiculous to be a master swordsman after almost a decade of lack of practice
Ok i know this is long but. Widowmaker's backstory is actually so damn sad and tragic. in her former life, Widowmaker was married to Gérard Lacroix, an Overwatch agent spearheading operations against the Talon terrorist organization. After several unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Gérard, Talon decided to change its focus to his wife, Amélie. Talon operatives kidnapped her and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning. They broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent. She was eventually found by Overwatch agents, apparently none the worse for wear, and returned to her normal life. Two weeks later she killed Gérard in his sleep. Her mission complete, Amélie returned to Talon, and they completed the process of turning her into a living weapon.
Also they rewired her brain so that the only emotion she can feel is when she kills. So it really isn't her fault and there are numerous hints in the game and comics that some part of her is starting to wake up and break the conditioning and she is full of regret and sadness. I really hope they do a redemption for Widowmaker, as you say she is such a tragic character. It hits especially hard when you realize that her intimidating name refers to herself killing her own husband, who she loved very much.
@@jaysalmon3259 Yeah, it'd be nice, but Overwatch isn't exactly what you'd call a story-driven game. Changing the characterization of a main character like that just isn't in the cards.
My favorite theory regarding Mei is that she was only alive because of WInston's call. The system shut down and tried to prolong the power, in its attempt it shut down the capsules 1 by 1, and only stopped because the call that WInston made required humans to deal with it.
I mean thats essentially what happened. they were on the last battery. the only reason she came back was because the call came through and it started up the tank.
@@JayJayM57 programming issue probably. It makes sense for a system to shutdown systems to conserve battery until the Cryo system suffers but it simply wasn't programmed to wake up the inhabitants instead of shutting down. But take that with a grain of salt because this is all a theory. A FAN THEORY!
@@erika5012 it’s also very possible that they DID use solar panels. But 9 years passed, and that’s 9 years without maintenance. It’s possible that things started to break down.
Bastion's PTSD kicking in the way it did... I've seen it happen to vets I know. knew a guy who went into "combat mode" when 4th of july rolls around. the fireworks in texas start around 4 PM, usually. he would take a second and try to find cover, even though we were in no danger. his brother was worse off. someone was whistling and he immediately took a knee while shouting "INCOMING!". that shit speaks to me.
It’s more of survival and muscle memory. I had the pleasure to serve under great men who were in Iraq and Afghanistan the 1st push. I really got into psychology and remember hearing their stories in support groups or AA meetings. Humans aren’t meant to be in battle for over 28 days if I remember exactly it triggers a survival almost primitive mode in us. Where the mind goes into overload trying to survive remembering everything it’s ever learned, to much exposure is what triggers ptsd and some never recover and remain in fight mode. I pray all those hero’s find peace and am always grateful for those brave men who went throught so much for their country
49:35 You CAN deflect the ult of Hanzo using a Genji but you have to deflect the Arrow itself *before* it turns into the dragons. This means that doing so in practice is incredibly difficult because you have to basically be at point blank range to deflect. Also, Mercy saved Genji who then joined Overwatch until they disbanded and then meditated with Zenyatta for a bit about being a cyborg.
No it's not I think you mean Ramattra, Mondatta was one of leader of the omnics who teach them how to find peace with themselves and humans, the only brother zen has is alive which is Ramattra.(edit just incase more people get the wrong idea. I said no to op saying Mondatta being Zenyatta's brother, I know Mondatta died to widowmaker)
@@jahnabanana there's literally no evidence they ever considered each other sibling and I never said by blood I meant it like his relationship with Ramattra the only omnic he considered a brother. Mondatta was his teacher or master never siblings even with monkhood. Also I know Mondatta was the one who died I was referring to op saying he was his brother which is false.
@@chainsawboy2388 there's literally no evidence they ever considered each other sibling and I never said by blood I meant it like his relationship with Ramattra the only omnic he considered a brother. Mondatta was his teacher or master never siblings even with monkhood. Also I know Mondatta was the one who died I was referring to op saying he was his brother which is false.
For the Dragons cinematic, Hanzo wasn’t always the “bow and arrow guy.” He wielded a sword like his brother. Hanzo is more skilled with the sword than Genji, but after the events that led to the “death” of Genji, Hanzo surrendered his sword (which is the one that sits in the Hanamura map under the ripped banner) and adopted the bow and arrow.
The Reinhardt one is my favorite by far. Always has been. It's the only one that gets me to tear up. The sheer amount of character development and backstory they pack into a few minutes of animation is amazing, really. It shows how in one battle the arrogant, narcissistic Reinhardt was humbled and truly came to understand the meaning of their corps' motto, "Live with honor, and die with glory." He was only in it for the glory and fame at first, but started living with honor and embodying his role as a crusader when he stopped caring only for himself, and set himself on fulfilling his duty to his men and country first and foremost. He became a true hero after that point.
I could not speak when the narrator for Dragons was speaking, but that guy at the top right couldn't stop himself once. Such a beautiful cinematic. More talking going on in that one than any other, and it's probably the best one. lmao
If you want to find out why the original Overwatch disbanded, then the story around the Blackwatch is what you need to find. Essentially a hit group that would do Overwatch's dirty work in the background, but a certain incident brought those actions to the forefront.
They were also still confusing Mondatta with Zenyatta thinking there's only one of them when literally in the same scene you can see several other omnics. This was a bit of a nightmare to watch.
Fact: The Omni robots, specifically the ones you see who are 'free' and have their own will and personalities, supposedly have a finite number. They try to live side by side with humans, but tension between human-omni relations are still high...
Yeah I'm pretty sure the factories that made them were shutdown, hell the one that was in Australia, according to the lore, was turned into Junker town, though I might be wrong about that.
@@isaacturner197 after the omnic wars ended, Australia gave the Omni a a large chunk of land with the factory(called an omnium). A bunch of Australian rebels still angry about the war, attacked the omnium, accidentally blowing it up. It turned the center of Australia into a radiated mad max style wasteland. The ruined factory was turned into junkertown an indeterminate number of years later presumably after some of the radiation died down.
There was an "Awakening" in which all active Omnics became sentient, but the number of these Omnics are finite as any Omnics created after that moment do not have the same sentience.
Regarding the Reinhardt cinematic (Honor & Glory) though the fighter jets were able to provide some aid, which helped the German military win the battle of Eichenwalde, Reinhardt is the only known Crusader who made it out alive. Balderich's (full name Balderich von Adler) remains lie dormant on the throne to this day out of respect for him. Also, the unit that mortally wounded Balderich was an OR14 "Edina" unit. Orisa is an OR15 unit developed by Numbani 20 years after the Omnic Crisis ended, with OR14s & many other omnic models used during the war ceasing production.
Hanzo used to wield a sword too, but set it down permanently after "killing" genji. Reinhart had an ability in beta that let him throw his hammer like that but they replaced it. Rein is the last of the Crusaders I believe, and that WAS their castle. Balderich's castle.
Lore facts you won't find out in game or from the videos. Reaper is an ex Overwatch member turned rogue and Widowmaker is the wife of an former Overwatch member who she murdered after being brainwashed and turned rogue
It wasn't so much that they ended the Omnic Crisis and then were treated like villains. If my memory serves correct, the issue was that no matter how much Overwatch did, it never seemed to be enough. And when Blackwatch's whole off the records mission brought them into the light, that's when it really went south. They were supposed to apprehend Antonio Bartalotti to bring him in for questioning as he was the at the time leader of the terrorist organization Talon. Reyes (Reaper) killed him instead because he knew taking him hostage wasn't going to do anything since Antonio would likely be released within the day due to his influence. (Though some speculate that Reyes was already tied in with Talon at this point and was getting rid of the leader to make room for 'advancement') Blackwatch was technically an illegal team that worked in the shadows cleaning up messes Overwatch couldn't tackle because of moral boundaries. So Blackwatch killing an 'innocent man' (Antonio went by another name, Antonio Giordani, to the public) and everyone finding out that Blackwatch was a part of Overwatch, really tipped the scales out of their favor to ask for forgiveness.
The reason they had a lot of Tracer v Widowmaker and Winston v Reaper in the early cinematics is because, in game, Tracer was supposedly designed to be the counter to snipers (like Widow) and Reaper was designed to be a counter to Tanks (like Winston).
58:55 The most honorable place for a warrior to be laid to rest is on the field he died fighting on is a story piece that most people don't really understand.
here is a quick thing i wish to say, in the next video you all make about these cinematics it would be very nice for everyone if you pause at any time you need to speak about in-game stuff, you miss a lot of things from the actual lore and characters if you talk when the video is playing, specially about things that have absolutely nothing to do with the video you are watching, i am not sure if you guys have a set time to do these or whatever, but if you have the free time there is no problem in pausing, while i personaly dont enjoy when all of you talk about in-game stuff i get that you do, so pausing when you wish to say something about the game would work out for both sides i believe. Also, there were a lot of moments where the video sound was way to loud, so loud that you cant even hear you guys reactions.
Yes this specifically with dragons and honour and glory there was just so much talking that would've made it impossible to hear both the cinematic and the discussion leading to them most likely be less engaged in the cinematic in general
I think one of my favorite parts about the reinhardt one was how he was always saying the die with glory part wanting to die a glorious death in battle, but ended up being the one who had to live with honor instead
Still get's me... "Mac Ready" It's an homage to the movie The Thing, which takes place at an Antarctic research station. Eco Point is also an Antarctic research station. R.J. MacReady was the helicopter pilot played by Kurt Russell.
The reason they are treated like villains is because they had a underground group called black watch that handle more serious issues in a more violent way, but one of the missions made one of the leaders kill a crime boss and that news got out to the public, now without context it seems that they just kill people without reason, so people now feared them and made them go offline
if you play at the map where Genji and Hanzo had their cinematic, you can find all the arrows that Hanzo shot at Genji. Even the one that went out the front door.
I never realized before the reason bastion was so startled by the woodpecker is because it sounded like gunshots, I just thought the loud noise startled him.
If Genji fought Hanzo using a bow, then Genji would arguably win. But it's stated by Hanzo himself, that he is much stronger when he uses a sword. And I do believe he would win hard-extreme difficulty, cause Genji got some upgrades. And I'm pretty sure the reason he uses a bow now, is because his sword was the weapon that killed Genji. And the sword we saw at the beginning (46:45) was either Genji's or Hanzo's sword. Probably Hanzo's since it's blue
Nope he didnt say that he Said you should have seen me with a sword plus genji trained with it longer hanzo gave it up ih he didnt give it up then maybe hanzo could win but genji obliterates
@@idkwhatusernametoput8538 Hanzo was fighting off genji using a bow as a melee weapon, if it came to sword combat I think hanzo would fold him absolutely
@@idkwhatusernametoput8538 It's true that he gave up the weapon, but that doesn't mean that Genji obliterate him. He could still very well be stronger than Genji. Even when Hanzo used a bow in close combat, he was still giving Genji a pretty good fight. And Genji only used a sword for like a few years longer. His skills improved, but doesn't mean that it could still beat Hanzo. We see that Genji has permanent scars because of his fight with Hanzo in the pass,but almost none from Hanzo is seen. Genji said that it was hard bein inside Hanzo's shadow. Pretty clear that Hanzo was just better than Genji in any type of way. But now with Genji's robotic upgrades, he'd be a much harder fight for Hanzo. But I still believe that Hanzo will win if he was using a sword
@@Benxall It’s nowhere near that easy. I swear people just take any statement and form any old theories on it. Yeah Hanzo said he’s better with a sword than a bow, but he has not used a sword for years. He’s neglected his practice so he’s going to be rusty. Second we don’t know how much stronger. Nothing he said alludes to wether he could beat genji currently with a sword because he was talking about the past. And you once again twisted something way out of context. Hanzo and genji exchanged a few blows and it was clear genji was winning. He literally got one hit when he chucked genji. So stop chucking around baseless takes
Fun Facts: Zenyattas, and his brother Mondatta, was talking from the 1980 Police album. Zenyattas Mondatta was a huge album from the band; as the song "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" comes from that album, as well as "Don't Stand So Close To Me". Zenyattas Mondatta reached number one on the British charts, and number 5 on the US billboard charts.
The cinematic in the museum is kinda old and weird because in the beginning during the explanation of what overwatch was, Lucio and Zenyatta were there. Lucio was not in overwatch yet and Zenyatta never joins overwatch as far as we know.
I think the most overlooked detail in Alive is how, no matter how Tracer seemed to have the upper hand at some point, Widow is still in complete control over the whole situation. You never see her budge or seem distraught by her antics. She moves around with ease like she knows the area more than her, she has planned routes even when surprised by an anomaly. Widow is behaving like and actual spider. The more Tracer moved around in her web the more she stuck herself until the moment of the kill. The exact moment where you see a smile forming on Amélie's face because as she said : "At the moment of the kill, they feel the most alive". It's also brillant screen play with the web showing at the beginning indirectly telling the story before it happens. I left out a lot of details but there is a lot more to be said about how brilliant of a cinematic this is.
I understand yall dont know the lore but it bugged me so much when yall called every Omnic including Mandatta a Zenyatta. Zenyatta is the name of the Omnic in Overwatch that has mastered all 8 paths of the Iris
The Crusader's armor basically functions like their own burial/grave for when they die. Kinda like warhammer 40k marines. Except in warhammer, even when you're dying or dead, they will still put you in a casket hooked up to machines, and basically put your corpse into a bigger suit of armor, and they pilot it around while basically being hooked up to futuristic life support. One way or another, it still sucks.
Sooo just an FYI. When theres combat and a lot of noises going on, noone can hear anything what you guys are saying. So either comment after or..idk change your sound settings lol
First off, I enjoyed your reactions immensely and love these shorts. That being said, I couldn't have been the only one shouting at the screen for you guys to shut the l^&* up while talking during ALL the dialogue scenes. Like, pause it between shorts and have a quick discussion or even stop the short if you want to add in an important comment. Okay, rant over. Cheers and I'll be watching the next one now..
Love the reactions. I love Mei as a character but really hate playing against her. And as someone who’s been playing ow for a while, I personally think Mei should be reworked into a tank, as her ice wall and freezing herself are already good defensive capabilities. Not to mention that in one of the experimental game mode they had Mei as a tank and I did not mind it.
Btw, this is DEFINITELY not in chronological order. I'm not sure who said that but yeah lol. Still, to get an full understanding of the the story, watching shorts alone ain't enough so it's fine.
i feel like- i do love reactions to it, but, you can't always hear the lore/information being portrayed in the cinematic itself with so much happening :']
@@jamesrobson8308 I think they meant the reactors are distracted by each other while the vids are playing since thet tend to discuss while the vid is still playing
@@jamesrobson8308 yeah so it's a bad reaction if they literally miss the whole lore. What's the point? Thankfully it was only on the Dragons cinematic more or less, but it's still justified to tell how bad it is.
I feel like alot of reactors don't realize that the narrator for the Hanzo/Genji cinematic is voice by the guy who played Shang Tsung in the old mortal Kombat movie
When they put on the helmet the armor locks and only the one wearing it can open it. So if they die wearing the armor no one can unlock it and it becomes their tomb. That's why he is still sitting on the chair.
I feel sorry for Ruff when watching the Dragons one. Everyone kept spoiling the brother part or rambling on about people being bad at the characters in the game.
"why did she even act upset" re: Snowball's sacrifice... He sacrificed himself to give them both a chance. if he sacrifices himself, she could make contact, get rescued, and save them both. If there's no power at all, they both die, because she doesn't make contact so no one can come for him either.
@@grantisshananaa4906 yeah that's what I'm saying. If he didn't sacrifice himself, SHE would die, then they wouldn't have been able to be rescued so he wouldn't be found/recharged either.
@@jahnabanana I think you're making it sound worse than it was lol. She wasn't going to drop dead and she had a source to charge. People must watch this with Rose tinted glasses fr
In the honor and glory short, where he etched his name into the bar, you can actually look at the bar on the map in-game and still see his name there. Idk what the map is called now, last I saw it had a different name. Maybe that was for the Halloween event or something, but it use to be called eichenwalde.
he cannot, its not about timing, its about position, you have to be point blank to deflect it since genji can only deflect the arrow itself, once the dragons come out theres nothing he can do.
I love seeing reactions to the Overwatch cinematics and glad to see everyone's inputs and perspectives. Good stuff, the only critique I could have is that the audio of the cinematic was much louder than your reactions and as someone wanting to hear what You have to say, its hard to do in louder parts of it.
Since you mentioned maps a few times, lets talk about which shorts take place in which maps. Recall takes place in the attacker spawn rooms for Watchpoint: Gibraltar and Horizon Lunar Colony. Hero takes place in Dorado. Alive takes place in King's Row. Dragons takes place in Hanamura. The Last Bastion and Honor & Glory take place in Eichenwalde. The Overwatch Cinematic trailer doesn't place in non-playable space in Numbani (fun fact: The Numbani payload used to have Doomfist's glove in it before he was added to the game). Rise and Shine takes place in Ecopoint: Antarctica. In later videos you'll see Volskaya Industries, Busan, Route 66, Paris, Junkertown, and Kanezaka.
@@erickim1739 it's not because if it was, then why was there a german crusader in Africa, and it wasn't any crussadre either, it was Balderich who we see die in honor and glory
@@fateslayer3835 wrong, because in the honor and glory cinematic balderich says he has been called to join Overwatch, he dies during the cinematic, and in the fight flashback we see that the normal soldiers are German, and the city in the background is Stuttgart
Fun fact, Overwatch was originally supposed to be a movie. But the studio later found out that it was far too expensive, so they made the game instead, and then followed in their movie-making roots and developed these shorts on the side. :)
I dont know why, but i have such an emotional conection with this game!! I cry everytime i watch those cinematics just because i know i live in a time where i can play this game
What do you mean they need remove the freeze from her ult? It's the whole point of her ult and there was no problem with it, therefore they don't need to change it. The only problem Mei had, was the freeze from her weapon. It was annoying and a little OP.
Hanzo forsook the sword after he thought he'd killed Genji. It's a bit implied that if he were to fight Genji sword-to-sword, he'd win again, but he vowed to never wield it again thus he uses a bow.
46:10 - iirc, the sword there is hanzo's but the banner behind it with the speckled red slash in it is from their duel. That was the blow that Hanzo assumed killed genji. Hanzo originally wielded a sword as genji did, but after "killing" genji, he swore never to pick up the blade again, hence why he uses a bow now. He also says in game = "As good as I am with a bow, I promise you-- I was better with a sword." That's why the handle of the sword is blue, rather than green, Hanzo's color.
As I'm pretty sure has been pointed out by now, Overwatch was disbanded after the leader of Blackwatch, the black ops division, Gabriel Reyes, now Reaper, went rogue on a mission and eliminated a capture target of high status, leading to the discovery of Blackwatch. This caused controversy which ultimately resulted in Overwatch getting disbanded.
I dont play overwatch anymore since by the time i got into it the only people really playing were the ones who had been for years so id just get destroyed (skill issue ik) but I love the lore and wish Blizzard would capitalize on it more. I was so excited when they announced a story mode for OW2 only for them to scrap it. l get emotional from some of the shorts despite barely playing cause I find the characters and world building so interesting.
it’s never fully explained in any of the cinematic, so here’s a brief rundown of why overwatch was shut down: two of the founders of overwatch were jack morrison (soldier 76), and gabriel reyes (reaper). morrison led overwatch, while reyes was put in charge of the covert ops division, blackwatch, where they do undercover missions that may give overwatch a bad rep if the public found out. although they fought for the same thing, reyes and morrison had two very different senses of justice. morrison believed that attempting to go off script would only cause more problems, while reyes believed that more drastic and radical measures were required if they really wanted to eliminate evil from the world. there’s an in game cutscene where a blackwatch team consisting of reyes, cassidy, genji, and moira set out to arrest a terrorist under the guise of a trusted businessman. despite having extremely specific and strict instructions to make sure he’s unharmed, reyes knows that it wouldn’t be effective, and shoots the man on the spot. after that, blackwatch’s presence was known, and overwatch’s reputation tanked. the cutscene is called retribution, it’s never included in these videos but i’d recommend checking it out even just off camera, it’s only about 2 minutes. after that, the conflict between reyes and morrison only grew more and more tense. until there was an attack on an overwatch headquarters thought to have killed both of them, and after deeming that overwatch was doing more bad than good, they were forced to disband.
The fight here was more one sided because Hanzo is a master swordsman. The bow is not his main weapon. But after he defeated and "killed" his brother, he swore to never use a sword again. So yeah, if Hanzo is using a a bow, Genji is stronger. But with a sword, Hanzo defeated Genji before.
Hanzo and genji both trained with swords, the sword in the shrine is the same one Hanzo used to “kill” Genji when he was ordered to, since that day Hanzo has refused to use a sword again as it’s a symbol of his biggest mistake
The Omni-Crisis was created when military tech gained sentience and attacked humanity. Gabriel Reyes and Jack Morrison were among many candidates to undergo augmentations, Reyes becoming known as Soldier 24 and Morrison as Soldier 76. Overwatch was soon formed to combat the Omnics, with Morrison becoming the commander. What started as a friendship quickly turned into bitter jealousy from Reyes. Once the Crisis was over, they continued operating as a unit to deal with threats all over the globe. Even dealing with smaller-scale crimes (compared to world-ending dangers) such as the Shimada Clan. Reyes would go on to lead Blackwatch, a group of covert agents such as Cassidy, Genji, and others with questionable backgrounds. It was through Blackwatch that Reyes' rivalry with Morrison began to escalate. He and his team went on missions that weren't sanctioned and could cause international incidents if it was ever discovered. This eventually led to an argument between the two men... at the same time as a terrorist group that wanted Overwatch gone, detonated their HQ. Reyes and Morrison were caught inside. This, coupled with all the information that was then leaked to the public about Blackwatch, resulted in Overwatch becoming outlawed. But Reyes did survive. He had allowed Moira, a scientist in Blackwatch, to conduct experiments on him. The explosion may have killed Reyes, but out of the ashes, Reaper emerged. Morrison blamed himself for everything, he felt he could have controlled Blackwatch better, he should have seen the attack coming, etc... He let them think he was dead. He wanted to find out who was responsible though, taking on the moniker of his experimental designation, he fully embraced Soldier: 76. Reaper is now a part of Talon, a black ops group that has Amelie Delecroix, a former ballerina and wife to another member of Overwatch who was brainwashed by Talon to kill him as Widowmaker, she's also responsible for taking Amaya's eye, since she hesitated in shooting her when she recognized who she was, resulting in her being shot. Most of the younger characters were never a part of Overwatch, but they grew up idolizing them. Pharah is Amaya's daughter, Brigitte is one of Torbjorn's children, and Reinhardt is her Godfather as well, so there is a lot of connections there. Really wish Blizzard would just give us the promised story mode already.
Hahahahaha every omnic they see they go like "oh yeah, that's zenyatta" until they see multiple omnics in the widowmaker cinematic and that breaks their minds like "wait there are multiple zenyatta's?" Then the decision is made that whoever looks like the most important omnic is zenyatta lmao
![New OVERWATCH Player Reacts To ALL Overwatch Cinematics In Chronological Order! [PART 1]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/BaJZtb_YeOs/mqdefault.jpg)
Apparently in the first OW cinematic. Winston’s VA didn’t know he was a monkey until the screening of it. His reaction was allegedly priceless
Scientist*
Oh god I need to see that interview / reaction
He never was a monkey, Winston is an ape lol.
That doesn't make sense, he says:"I'm not a monkey" answering Reaper, like why would he say that, lol.
@@FaztyKaoz If my memory serves that’s in the “Recall” cinematic. Not the one where they fight Widowmaker and Reaper in the musesm
I have so much love for Reinhardt's last line "I have been called, I must answer....always." It references back to what his friend said, but it also shows how much he changed truly. The idea that it doesn't matter that he effectively got betrayed, pushed out of Overwatch after all his service, it doesn't matter if it's illegal. He has a duty, he must be the shield that protects, and until the day he dies, he will never, ever refuse to help those who ask for it.
God I miss simple heroics like this, so much media these days tends to try and deconstruct/over complicate some things that are just so powerful in their simplicity.
I personally think this is why family medias been being obsessed over so lately, because they like appalling to that
Thats the magic of superman modern media cant seem to understand
He is just a boyscout with godly power who likes to do good things because of his parents kindness, and his moder adaptations are always trying to make him so dark and gritty for no reasson
Exactly why it's my favorite cinematic so far. That line is so heavy.
How did he get betrayed?? I don’t know much overwatch lore so I’m genuinely curious haha
@@DanielFernandez-gv6iy So! TLDR? Widowmaker was the wife of Overwatch Sniper Gerard (I think that’s how it was spelt?)
She lets kidnapped. Dipped in purple and turned into a super killer. And starts popping heads.
Ana ends up on the other side of her scope, the two in a sniper duel. She understandably has a “What the fuck is Gerard’s wife doing here murdering people?” Moment and gets shot in the face.
She survives but for some ungodly reason nobody is told.
Things start to… degenerate from here… Reyes and Morrison start getting into spats. That one Blackwatch PvE event happens. Talon infiltration gets even worse.
It’s kinda like the whole hydra taking over shield thing in Winter Soldier. But slower and less dramatic
Reinhardt’s simple and incorruptible heroic nature made him a bane for the sadly more corrupt members of the organization. So as his years starting racking up, despite being *just* as capable a combatant and operative as always. It’s my understanding they started promoting him out of field duty and into meaningless positions where he literally could do *nothing* and was kept further out of the loop.
He (along with Tracer I imagine) were something of a moral compass for a lot of Overwatch as well. So without his influence things got worse.
Tldr the Tldr. Corrupt members basically decided his morality was in the way of their dealings and basically took away his ability to do… *anything*?
That or they just forced him to retire because of his age in clear defiance of his competence and nobility
“A crusader’s armor is his tomb” it may seem messed up, but it’s their way.
Systems like that are always very powerful story devices in video games. One of my favourite instances is from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I won't spoil why, but it really is a powerful moment in the game.
this is the way
And you do not remove a king from his throne
@@rice_9027 unless he is a foolish king
Imagine if the helmet fell off 💀
If Hanzo had kept his katana (he left it after he killed Genji) he would’ve beaten Genji in the Dragons cinematic. Hanzo left his katana out of respect for Genji, so he switched to bow and arrow. Hanzo is a better swordsman than Genji, however Genji does have his cybernetics which enhances his movement and overall defensive capabilities. So that would mean in canon Hanzo and Genji are similar in strength, Genji won the fight as he caught Hanzo off guard with him constantly talking about the day Hanzo killed Genji. Have a good day everyone.
A little bit of correction. We know that Hanzo was stronger than Genji with the sword before he killed him(At Blizzcon 2015 it was said Hanzo is probably better, not certain but probably). Genji at the time also led a life of constant partying, playboying and debauchery so it could affect his then skills
However Genji skill must've improved since he came to Overwatch and because of cybernetics. Either way right now Genji is probably much better than Hanzo with a sword simply because he improved his swordskills a lot while working on Overwatch while Hanzo completely disregarded his swordskills and didn't train with a sword since Genji's death so his sword skills must've suffered a lot from almost a decade of lack of practice
Following that thought, Hanzo right now is far better with a bow than he was with the sword just because he has more practice and experience using and fighting with a bow rather than a sword
If Hanzo kept his katana he'd probably be better than Genji with the sword but since he left it completely, as of right now he's at the strongest with his bow
@@Titanfell-d3i I see your argument, and I pretty much agree with the correction. I mainly wrote that comment in reply to them saying that Genji is canonically stronger than Hanzo. I guess I didn’t’ really explain my point very well, which was that they are quite similar in strength. Have a good day my friend.
@@yesyes2720 Nah I realized that you said they're similar in strength, I was just kinda confused because you were talking as if Hanzo is still better swordsman than Genji even though he didn't use his sword for almost a decade which should've reduced his swordskills greatly. At least that's how I read it. My apologies for misunderstanding
Have a good duy
@@Titanfell-d3i iirc, while Voice Lines are a bit misty on whether or not they're "true" statements, Hanzo does have an interaction where he says that things would be different if he had his sword.
@@Sassaparilla Yeah but that probably refers to "if I've kept practicing instead of leaving it, it'd be different"
It'd be ridiculous to be a master swordsman after almost a decade of lack of practice
“Hanzo is a Hitscan”
I’ve never felt more fear in one sentence.
Imagine if HANZO were Hitscan…bro I’m getting Scatter Arrow Flashbacks
That's some nightmare fuel right there. Hit scan scatter arrow or ultimate would be the worst.
@@LukasJampen imagine hit-scan storm arrows☠☠
@@meemxdxd3030 honestly I wouldn’t hate that if only to make killing pharah mercy easier
It hurt my soul hearing them say that
@@angel__kinghow about a buff to torb turret against flying targets
Ok i know this is long but. Widowmaker's backstory is actually so damn sad and tragic. in her former life, Widowmaker was married to Gérard Lacroix, an Overwatch agent spearheading operations against the Talon terrorist organization. After several unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Gérard, Talon decided to change its focus to his wife, Amélie. Talon operatives kidnapped her and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning. They broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent. She was eventually found by Overwatch agents, apparently none the worse for wear, and returned to her normal life.
Two weeks later she killed Gérard in his sleep.
Her mission complete, Amélie returned to Talon, and they completed the process of turning her into a living weapon.
Also they rewired her brain so that the only emotion she can feel is when she kills. So it really isn't her fault and there are numerous hints in the game and comics that some part of her is starting to wake up and break the conditioning and she is full of regret and sadness. I really hope they do a redemption for Widowmaker, as you say she is such a tragic character. It hits especially hard when you realize that her intimidating name refers to herself killing her own husband, who she loved very much.
@@jaysalmon3259 Nah, I don't like the idea of a redemption for her.
@@kimberlyazula Regardless, It's definitely gonna happen.
@@kimberlyazula why? I think it would be cool asf
@@jaysalmon3259 Yeah, it'd be nice, but Overwatch isn't exactly what you'd call a story-driven game. Changing the characterization of a main character like that just isn't in the cards.
My favorite theory regarding Mei is that she was only alive because of WInston's call. The system shut down and tried to prolong the power, in its attempt it shut down the capsules 1 by 1, and only stopped because the call that WInston made required humans to deal with it.
I mean thats essentially what happened. they were on the last battery. the only reason she came back was because the call came through and it started up the tank.
@@Howard0Chris thats what happened though...
@@JayJayM57 programming issue probably. It makes sense for a system to shutdown systems to conserve battery until the Cryo system suffers but it simply wasn't programmed to wake up the inhabitants instead of shutting down. But take that with a grain of salt because this is all a theory. A FAN THEORY!
@@JayJayM57 ofc it’s poorly designed, they had access to solor power technology but didn’t use it for the batteries.
@@erika5012 it’s also very possible that they DID use solar panels. But 9 years passed, and that’s 9 years without maintenance. It’s possible that things started to break down.
Bastion's PTSD kicking in the way it did... I've seen it happen to vets I know. knew a guy who went into "combat mode" when 4th of july rolls around. the fireworks in texas start around 4 PM, usually. he would take a second and try to find cover, even though we were in no danger. his brother was worse off. someone was whistling and he immediately took a knee while shouting "INCOMING!". that shit speaks to me.
It’s more of survival and muscle memory. I had the pleasure to serve under great men who were in Iraq and Afghanistan the 1st push. I really got into psychology and remember hearing their stories in support groups or AA meetings. Humans aren’t meant to be in battle for over 28 days if I remember exactly it triggers a survival almost primitive mode in us. Where the mind goes into overload trying to survive remembering everything it’s ever learned, to much exposure is what triggers ptsd and some never recover and remain in fight mode. I pray all those hero’s find peace and am always grateful for those brave men who went throught so much for their country
49:35 You CAN deflect the ult of Hanzo using a Genji but you have to deflect the Arrow itself *before* it turns into the dragons. This means that doing so in practice is incredibly difficult because you have to basically be at point blank range to deflect.
Also, Mercy saved Genji who then joined Overwatch until they disbanded and then meditated with Zenyatta for a bit about being a cyborg.
I've deflected the ult using Genji's deflection, I was saying that I don't think you can use Genji's ult to deflect Hanzo's ult.
yeah Zen is Genji's mentor
And Mercy gave him a Murder-Ass xD
i once deflected a zarya grav and a hanzo dragon in one deflect, i think back in 2018 LMAO
The robot that Widowmaker shot was Zenyattas brother Mondatta
No it's not I think you mean Ramattra, Mondatta was one of leader of the omnics who teach them how to find peace with themselves and humans, the only brother zen has is alive which is Ramattra.(edit just incase more people get the wrong idea. I said no to op saying Mondatta being Zenyatta's brother, I know Mondatta died to widowmaker)
@@tonigalfig254 Mondatta is literally the omnic that Widow shoots in her cinematic. By "brother" they mean in monkhood. They're monk brothers.
@@tonigalfig254 brother isn’t just a by blood term, as the guy above me said it was referring to his brother in monk hood
@@jahnabanana there's literally no evidence they ever considered each other sibling and I never said by blood I meant it like his relationship with Ramattra the only omnic he considered a brother. Mondatta was his teacher or master never siblings even with monkhood. Also I know Mondatta was the one who died I was referring to op saying he was his brother which is false.
@@chainsawboy2388 there's literally no evidence they ever considered each other sibling and I never said by blood I meant it like his relationship with Ramattra the only omnic he considered a brother. Mondatta was his teacher or master never siblings even with monkhood. Also I know Mondatta was the one who died I was referring to op saying he was his brother which is false.
For the Dragons cinematic, Hanzo wasn’t always the “bow and arrow guy.” He wielded a sword like his brother. Hanzo is more skilled with the sword than Genji, but after the events that led to the “death” of Genji, Hanzo surrendered his sword (which is the one that sits in the Hanamura map under the ripped banner) and adopted the bow and arrow.
The Reinhardt one is my favorite by far. Always has been. It's the only one that gets me to tear up. The sheer amount of character development and backstory they pack into a few minutes of animation is amazing, really. It shows how in one battle the arrogant, narcissistic Reinhardt was humbled and truly came to understand the meaning of their corps' motto, "Live with honor, and die with glory." He was only in it for the glory and fame at first, but started living with honor and embodying his role as a crusader when he stopped caring only for himself, and set himself on fulfilling his duty to his men and country first and foremost. He became a true hero after that point.
Why won’t they actually just paying attention to the video
I could not speak when the narrator for Dragons was speaking, but that guy at the top right couldn't stop himself once. Such a beautiful cinematic. More talking going on in that one than any other, and it's probably the best one. lmao
If you want to find out why the original Overwatch disbanded, then the story around the Blackwatch is what you need to find. Essentially a hit group that would do Overwatch's dirty work in the background, but a certain incident brought those actions to the forefront.
I thought having 4 people reacting would be awesome, but it's just having everyone take turns talking over important dialogue
i know right. They missed like half of the dialogue or music while making noise.
yeah I was disappointed as they just talked over all the good parts
Whole lotta yapping and thinking every omnic character is the same character
They were also still confusing Mondatta with Zenyatta thinking there's only one of them when literally in the same scene you can see several other omnics. This was a bit of a nightmare to watch.
Fact: The Omni robots, specifically the ones you see who are 'free' and have their own will and personalities, supposedly have a finite number. They try to live side by side with humans, but tension between human-omni relations are still high...
Yeah I'm pretty sure the factories that made them were shutdown, hell the one that was in Australia, according to the lore, was turned into Junker town, though I might be wrong about that.
@@isaacturner197 after the omnic wars ended, Australia gave the Omni a a large chunk of land with the factory(called an omnium). A bunch of Australian rebels still angry about the war, attacked the omnium, accidentally blowing it up. It turned the center of Australia into a radiated mad max style wasteland. The ruined factory was turned into junkertown an indeterminate number of years later presumably after some of the radiation died down.
There was an "Awakening" in which all active Omnics became sentient, but the number of these Omnics are finite as any Omnics created after that moment do not have the same sentience.
Brigitte is the daughter of Torbjorn, Reinhardt saved his life and in gratitude Torb let him be the godfather of Brigitte and choose her name
It was also because he wanted Reinhardt to leave him alone and it brought them even closer together as friends
the guy top right kept talking about random stuff wtf
The Reinhardt one always gets me. “I have been called…I must answer” 😭😭
I really love how they made Bastion alot like the Iron giant.
Regarding the Reinhardt cinematic (Honor & Glory) though the fighter jets were able to provide some aid, which helped the German military win the battle of Eichenwalde, Reinhardt is the only known Crusader who made it out alive. Balderich's (full name Balderich von Adler) remains lie dormant on the throne to this day out of respect for him. Also, the unit that mortally wounded Balderich was an OR14 "Edina" unit. Orisa is an OR15 unit developed by Numbani 20 years after the Omnic Crisis ended, with OR14s & many other omnic models used during the war ceasing production.
I will never fail to be inspired or made teary-eyed by the Reinhardt cinematic. It's a masterpiece.
Hanzo used to wield a sword too, but set it down permanently after "killing" genji.
Reinhart had an ability in beta that let him throw his hammer like that but they replaced it.
Rein is the last of the Crusaders I believe, and that WAS their castle. Balderich's castle.
The most unrealistic part of all these cinematics is in the Mei one where she plugged that USB in on the first try.
Important emotional dialogue "Yo lemme talk over the whole thing"
Lore facts you won't find out in game or from the videos. Reaper is an ex Overwatch member turned rogue and Widowmaker is the wife of an former Overwatch member who she murdered after being brainwashed and turned rogue
It wasn't so much that they ended the Omnic Crisis and then were treated like villains. If my memory serves correct, the issue was that no matter how much Overwatch did, it never seemed to be enough. And when Blackwatch's whole off the records mission brought them into the light, that's when it really went south. They were supposed to apprehend Antonio Bartalotti to bring him in for questioning as he was the at the time leader of the terrorist organization Talon. Reyes (Reaper) killed him instead because he knew taking him hostage wasn't going to do anything since Antonio would likely be released within the day due to his influence. (Though some speculate that Reyes was already tied in with Talon at this point and was getting rid of the leader to make room for 'advancement')
Blackwatch was technically an illegal team that worked in the shadows cleaning up messes Overwatch couldn't tackle because of moral boundaries. So Blackwatch killing an 'innocent man' (Antonio went by another name, Antonio Giordani, to the public) and everyone finding out that Blackwatch was a part of Overwatch, really tipped the scales out of their favor to ask for forgiveness.
The reason they had a lot of Tracer v Widowmaker and Winston v Reaper in the early cinematics is because, in game, Tracer was supposedly designed to be the counter to snipers (like Widow) and Reaper was designed to be a counter to Tanks (like Winston).
58:55 The most honorable place for a warrior to be laid to rest is on the field he died fighting on is a story piece that most people don't really understand.
here is a quick thing i wish to say, in the next video you all make about these cinematics it would be very nice for everyone if you pause at any time you need to speak about in-game stuff, you miss a lot of things from the actual lore and characters if you talk when the video is playing, specially about things that have absolutely nothing to do with the video you are watching, i am not sure if you guys have a set time to do these or whatever, but if you have the free time there is no problem in pausing, while i personaly dont enjoy when all of you talk about in-game stuff i get that you do, so pausing when you wish to say something about the game would work out for both sides i believe. Also, there were a lot of moments where the video sound was way to loud, so loud that you cant even hear you guys reactions.
Yes this specifically with dragons and honour and glory there was just so much talking that would've made it impossible to hear both the cinematic and the discussion leading to them most likely be less engaged in the cinematic in general
the bastion cinematic is highly praised by veterans for the way it represents ptsd
I think one of my favorite parts about the reinhardt one was how he was always saying the die with glory part wanting to die a glorious death in battle, but ended up being the one who had to live with honor instead
Still get's me... "Mac Ready"
It's an homage to the movie The Thing, which takes place at an Antarctic research station. Eco Point is also an Antarctic research station. R.J. MacReady was the helicopter pilot played by Kurt Russell.
The reason they are treated like villains is because they had a underground group called black watch that handle more serious issues in a more violent way, but one of the missions made one of the leaders kill a crime boss and that news got out to the public, now without context it seems that they just kill people without reason, so people now feared them and made them go offline
if you play at the map where Genji and Hanzo had their cinematic, you can find all the arrows that Hanzo shot at Genji. Even the one that went out the front door.
there’s so many heartbreaking backstories in this game, i feel like overwatch’s cinematics really brought it to life in the beginning.
I love Reinhardt’s cinematic as his voice is so soft compared to how he actually sounds during games
I can assure you all, we Rein mains live by the Crusader Oath. Those who don't are not considered one of us.
"You think they fused??" Man's got anime brain now 😂😂
The part in Reinhardt cinematic where the video was so loud you couldnt hear the guys speak was my favourite part of the entire video.
Fun fact about Hanzo. He is actually more skilled with a sword then Genji, but after 'killing' him he swore to never pick up a sword again.
Bro, this is not a reaction, it's a 1 hour discussion.
i have watched Reinhardt's video so many times and each time i start crying at the last stand part
I never realized before the reason bastion was so startled by the woodpecker is because it sounded like gunshots, I just thought the loud noise startled him.
If Genji fought Hanzo using a bow, then Genji would arguably win. But it's stated by Hanzo himself, that he is much stronger when he uses a sword. And I do believe he would win hard-extreme difficulty, cause Genji got some upgrades. And I'm pretty sure the reason he uses a bow now, is because his sword was the weapon that killed Genji. And the sword we saw at the beginning (46:45) was either Genji's or Hanzo's sword. Probably Hanzo's since it's blue
Nope he didnt say that he Said you should have seen me with a sword plus genji trained with it longer hanzo gave it up ih he didnt give it up then maybe hanzo could win but genji obliterates
@@idkwhatusernametoput8538 Hanzo was fighting off genji using a bow as a melee weapon, if it came to sword combat I think hanzo would fold him absolutely
@@idkwhatusernametoput8538 It's true that he gave up the weapon, but that doesn't mean that Genji obliterate him. He could still very well be stronger than Genji. Even when Hanzo used a bow in close combat, he was still giving Genji a pretty good fight. And Genji only used a sword for like a few years longer. His skills improved, but doesn't mean that it could still beat Hanzo. We see that Genji has permanent scars because of his fight with Hanzo in the pass,but almost none from Hanzo is seen. Genji said that it was hard bein inside Hanzo's shadow. Pretty clear that Hanzo was just better than Genji in any type of way. But now with Genji's robotic upgrades, he'd be a much harder fight for Hanzo. But I still believe that Hanzo will win if he was using a sword
@@Benxall It’s nowhere near that easy. I swear people just take any statement and form any old theories on it.
Yeah Hanzo said he’s better with a sword than a bow, but he has not used a sword for years.
He’s neglected his practice so he’s going to be rusty. Second we don’t know how much stronger. Nothing he said alludes to wether he could beat genji currently with a sword because he was talking about the past.
And you once again twisted something way out of context. Hanzo and genji exchanged a few blows and it was clear genji was winning. He literally got one hit when he chucked genji. So stop chucking around baseless takes
Fun Facts: Zenyattas, and his brother Mondatta, was talking from the 1980 Police album. Zenyattas Mondatta was a huge album from the band; as the song "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" comes from that album, as well as "Don't Stand So Close To Me". Zenyattas Mondatta reached number one on the British charts, and number 5 on the US billboard charts.
The cinematic in the museum is kinda old and weird because in the beginning during the explanation of what overwatch was, Lucio and Zenyatta were there. Lucio was not in overwatch yet and Zenyatta never joins overwatch as far as we know.
I think the most overlooked detail in Alive is how, no matter how Tracer seemed to have the upper hand at some point, Widow is still in complete control over the whole situation. You never see her budge or seem distraught by her antics. She moves around with ease like she knows the area more than her, she has planned routes even when surprised by an anomaly. Widow is behaving like and actual spider. The more Tracer moved around in her web the more she stuck herself until the moment of the kill. The exact moment where you see a smile forming on Amélie's face because as she said : "At the moment of the kill, they feel the most alive". It's also brillant screen play with the web showing at the beginning indirectly telling the story before it happens. I left out a lot of details but there is a lot more to be said about how brilliant of a cinematic this is.
I understand yall dont know the lore but it bugged me so much when yall called every Omnic including Mandatta a Zenyatta. Zenyatta is the name of the Omnic in Overwatch that has mastered all 8 paths of the Iris
Also yes canonically Genji is stronger than Hanzo
Wonderful thing called a pause button that can be used if you want to actually hear anything they are saying
That's Mondatta, Zenyatta is one of his followers.
bro when he said "hanzo is hitscan" I nearly had a heart attack xD
The Crusader's armor basically functions like their own burial/grave for when they die. Kinda like warhammer 40k marines. Except in warhammer, even when you're dying or dead, they will still put you in a casket hooked up to machines, and basically put your corpse into a bigger suit of armor, and they pilot it around while basically being hooked up to futuristic life support. One way or another, it still sucks.
Good way to summarise all 40k lore "one way or another it still sucks"
You could sum it up with one line “YOUR DUTY IS NOT DONE BROTHA”
Sooo just an FYI. When theres combat and a lot of noises going on, noone can hear anything what you guys are saying. So either comment after or..idk change your sound settings lol
First off, I enjoyed your reactions immensely and love these shorts. That being said, I couldn't have been the only one shouting at the screen for you guys to shut the l^&* up while talking during ALL the dialogue scenes. Like, pause it between shorts and have a quick discussion or even stop the short if you want to add in an important comment. Okay, rant over. Cheers and I'll be watching the next one now..
I love these types of videos cus the reactors always start yapping when important dialogue happens, it's like a skill 😂
Love the reactions. I love Mei as a character but really hate playing against her. And as someone who’s been playing ow for a while, I personally think Mei should be reworked into a tank, as her ice wall and freezing herself are already good defensive capabilities. Not to mention that in one of the experimental game mode they had Mei as a tank and I did not mind it.
For real. Even current Mei is a better tank than Doomfist.
Btw, this is DEFINITELY not in chronological order. I'm not sure who said that but yeah lol. Still, to get an full understanding of the the story, watching shorts alone ain't enough so it's fine.
i feel like- i do love reactions to it, but, you can't always hear the lore/information being portrayed in the cinematic itself with so much happening :']
You can always just watch them yourself?
@@jamesrobson8308 I think they meant the reactors are distracted by each other while the vids are playing since thet tend to discuss while the vid is still playing
Yeah, was thinking the exact same thing lmao
Dude said "I think Genji was born cyborg" I was about to explode, bruh
@@keona5560 I mean yeah? That's what a reaction is
@@jamesrobson8308 yeah so it's a bad reaction if they literally miss the whole lore. What's the point?
Thankfully it was only on the Dragons cinematic more or less, but it's still justified to tell how bad it is.
I feel like alot of reactors don't realize that the narrator for the Hanzo/Genji cinematic is voice by the guy who played Shang Tsung in the old mortal Kombat movie
I figured he was Shojiro Shimada, Hanzo and Genji's father telling them that story when they were kids.
@@wingedbluj1674 I like to hope so lol
When they put on the helmet the armor locks and only the one wearing it can open it. So if they die wearing the armor no one can unlock it and it becomes their tomb. That's why he is still sitting on the chair.
Man I miss seeing Winstons message every time I started overwatch. Really hyped you up to win some matches
I feel sorry for Ruff when watching the Dragons one. Everyone kept spoiling the brother part or rambling on about people being bad at the characters in the game.
"why did she even act upset" re: Snowball's sacrifice...
He sacrificed himself to give them both a chance. if he sacrifices himself, she could make contact, get rescued, and save them both. If there's no power at all, they both die, because she doesn't make contact so no one can come for him either.
could she not of just charged him up through solar and keep adding power?
@@grantisshananaa4906 I mean, yeah, that's kinda what she did at the end of her cinematic.
@@grantisshananaa4906 yeah that's what I'm saying. If he didn't sacrifice himself, SHE would die, then they wouldn't have been able to be rescued so he wouldn't be found/recharged either.
@@Shythalia so there's no real tension then, that's my point.
@@jahnabanana I think you're making it sound worse than it was lol. She wasn't going to drop dead and she had a source to charge. People must watch this with Rose tinted glasses fr
In the honor and glory short, where he etched his name into the bar, you can actually look at the bar on the map in-game and still see his name there. Idk what the map is called now, last I saw it had a different name. Maybe that was for the Halloween event or something, but it use to be called eichenwalde.
The body is there as well. Was there before the cinematic came out i believe
its still eichenwalde btw that was probably for the halloween event
22:18 I never noticed Sojourn here
I like how they said chronological order but Reinhardt is the older one even if it is just a flashback, then again it is after Winston recalled them
Dude in orange shirt is constantly yapping 😭‼️
Bastion and Reinhardt shorts are my favorite. They are so good x3.
if it's timed right, yes. Genji can deflect the dragons and turn it on the other team.
he cannot, its not about timing, its about position, you have to be point blank to deflect it since genji can only deflect the arrow itself, once the dragons come out theres nothing he can do.
43:50 The moment that dude became the coolest big brother in the world lol
00:17 // “The Last Bastion”
7:14 // “Hero”
13:32 // “Are You With Us?”
15:07 // “Recall”
22:50 // “Alive”
28:45 // “Rise And Shine”
38:34 // “Overwatch Trailer”
44:15 // “Dragons”
51:53 // “Honour And Glory”
58:58 // Discussion // The End
You sir are a hero
I NEED A HERO!!!
these overwatch cinematics are and will always be fire, even if the game is going under fire.
I love seeing reactions to the Overwatch cinematics and glad to see everyone's inputs and perspectives. Good stuff, the only critique I could have is that the audio of the cinematic was much louder than your reactions and as someone wanting to hear what You have to say, its hard to do in louder parts of it.
Since you mentioned maps a few times, lets talk about which shorts take place in which maps.
Recall takes place in the attacker spawn rooms for Watchpoint: Gibraltar and Horizon Lunar Colony. Hero takes place in Dorado. Alive takes place in King's Row. Dragons takes place in Hanamura. The Last Bastion and Honor & Glory take place in Eichenwalde. The Overwatch Cinematic trailer doesn't place in non-playable space in Numbani (fun fact: The Numbani payload used to have Doomfist's glove in it before he was added to the game). Rise and Shine takes place in Ecopoint: Antarctica.
In later videos you'll see Volskaya Industries, Busan, Route 66, Paris, Junkertown, and Kanezaka.
I'm pretty sure The Last Bastion takes place on the outskirts of Numbani. I could be wrong but thats what i always thought.
@@erickim1739 it's not because if it was, then why was there a german crusader in Africa, and it wasn't any crussadre either, it was Balderich who we see die in honor and glory
@@fateslayer3835 wrong, because in the honor and glory cinematic balderich says he has been called to join Overwatch, he dies during the cinematic, and in the fight flashback we see that the normal soldiers are German, and the city in the background is Stuttgart
@@fateslayer3835 on the wiki it literally says that he died the day before he was to join, he had never been with Overwatch before
the most effort they ever put into this game
Fun fact, Overwatch was originally supposed to be a movie. But the studio later found out that it was far too expensive, so they made the game instead, and then followed in their movie-making roots and developed these shorts on the side. :)
Maybe with the money they have now, we can get a movie.
Hanzo is a hitscan and you have to aim as genji. I think I got a brain aneurysm from just that one sentence.
I dont know why, but i have such an emotional conection with this game!! I cry everytime i watch those cinematics just because i know i live in a time where i can play this game
What do you mean they need remove the freeze from her ult? It's the whole point of her ult and there was no problem with it, therefore they don't need to change it. The only problem Mei had, was the freeze from her weapon. It was annoying and a little OP.
When a crusader dies, the armor becomes their coffin
Hanzo forsook the sword after he thought he'd killed Genji. It's a bit implied that if he were to fight Genji sword-to-sword, he'd win again, but he vowed to never wield it again thus he uses a bow.
46:10 - iirc, the sword there is hanzo's but the banner behind it with the speckled red slash in it is from their duel. That was the blow that Hanzo assumed killed genji.
Hanzo originally wielded a sword as genji did, but after "killing" genji, he swore never to pick up the blade again, hence why he uses a bow now. He also says in game = "As good as I am with a bow, I promise you-- I was better with a sword."
That's why the handle of the sword is blue, rather than green, Hanzo's color.
As I'm pretty sure has been pointed out by now, Overwatch was disbanded after the leader of Blackwatch, the black ops division, Gabriel Reyes, now Reaper, went rogue on a mission and eliminated a capture target of high status, leading to the discovery of Blackwatch. This caused controversy which ultimately resulted in Overwatch getting disbanded.
I dont play overwatch anymore since by the time i got into it the only people really playing were the ones who had been for years so id just get destroyed (skill issue ik) but I love the lore and wish Blizzard would capitalize on it more. I was so excited when they announced a story mode for OW2 only for them to scrap it. l get emotional from some of the shorts despite barely playing cause I find the characters and world building so interesting.
you all talk way too much at the worst times and it has nothing to do with the cinematics
Bastions ability to fight the demons and his programming to not fuck shit up and choose to live peacefully is 👌
it’s never fully explained in any of the cinematic, so here’s a brief rundown of why overwatch was shut down:
two of the founders of overwatch were jack morrison (soldier 76), and gabriel reyes (reaper). morrison led overwatch, while reyes was put in charge of the covert ops division, blackwatch, where they do undercover missions that may give overwatch a bad rep if the public found out.
although they fought for the same thing, reyes and morrison had two very different senses of justice. morrison believed that attempting to go off script would only cause more problems, while reyes believed that more drastic and radical measures were required if they really wanted to eliminate evil from the world.
there’s an in game cutscene where a blackwatch team consisting of reyes, cassidy, genji, and moira set out to arrest a terrorist under the guise of a trusted businessman. despite having extremely specific and strict instructions to make sure he’s unharmed, reyes knows that it wouldn’t be effective, and shoots the man on the spot. after that, blackwatch’s presence was known, and overwatch’s reputation tanked. the cutscene is called retribution, it’s never included in these videos but i’d recommend checking it out even just off camera, it’s only about 2 minutes.
after that, the conflict between reyes and morrison only grew more and more tense. until there was an attack on an overwatch headquarters thought to have killed both of them, and after deeming that overwatch was doing more bad than good, they were forced to disband.
The fight here was more one sided because Hanzo is a master swordsman. The bow is not his main weapon.
But after he defeated and "killed" his brother, he swore to never use a sword again.
So yeah, if Hanzo is using a a bow, Genji is stronger. But with a sword, Hanzo defeated Genji before.
*sees and hears a flatline with darker music*, "I'm presuming that's a good thing" 😐
Hanzo and genji both trained with swords, the sword in the shrine is the same one Hanzo used to “kill” Genji when he was ordered to, since that day Hanzo has refused to use a sword again as it’s a symbol of his biggest mistake
If you get close enough as Genji to deflect the arrow before the dragons appear, you can indeed send the dragons back at Hanzo
Everytime when it gets Emotional... someone suddenly gotta talk. Good Video tho
The Omni-Crisis was created when military tech gained sentience and attacked humanity. Gabriel Reyes and Jack Morrison were among many candidates to undergo augmentations, Reyes becoming known as Soldier 24 and Morrison as Soldier 76. Overwatch was soon formed to combat the Omnics, with Morrison becoming the commander. What started as a friendship quickly turned into bitter jealousy from Reyes. Once the Crisis was over, they continued operating as a unit to deal with threats all over the globe. Even dealing with smaller-scale crimes (compared to world-ending dangers) such as the Shimada Clan.
Reyes would go on to lead Blackwatch, a group of covert agents such as Cassidy, Genji, and others with questionable backgrounds. It was through Blackwatch that Reyes' rivalry with Morrison began to escalate. He and his team went on missions that weren't sanctioned and could cause international incidents if it was ever discovered. This eventually led to an argument between the two men... at the same time as a terrorist group that wanted Overwatch gone, detonated their HQ. Reyes and Morrison were caught inside.
This, coupled with all the information that was then leaked to the public about Blackwatch, resulted in Overwatch becoming outlawed. But Reyes did survive. He had allowed Moira, a scientist in Blackwatch, to conduct experiments on him. The explosion may have killed Reyes, but out of the ashes, Reaper emerged.
Morrison blamed himself for everything, he felt he could have controlled Blackwatch better, he should have seen the attack coming, etc... He let them think he was dead. He wanted to find out who was responsible though, taking on the moniker of his experimental designation, he fully embraced Soldier: 76.
Reaper is now a part of Talon, a black ops group that has Amelie Delecroix, a former ballerina and wife to another member of Overwatch who was brainwashed by Talon to kill him as Widowmaker, she's also responsible for taking Amaya's eye, since she hesitated in shooting her when she recognized who she was, resulting in her being shot.
Most of the younger characters were never a part of Overwatch, but they grew up idolizing them. Pharah is Amaya's daughter, Brigitte is one of Torbjorn's children, and Reinhardt is her Godfather as well, so there is a lot of connections there.
Really wish Blizzard would just give us the promised story mode already.
Fun fact: Mei's VA wasnt entirely fluent in english yet while recording the short, so that accent is very authentic.
He is still in his armor. A crusader's armor is their tomb.
some of these still make me emotional for some reason man
Hahahahaha every omnic they see they go like "oh yeah, that's zenyatta" until they see multiple omnics in the widowmaker cinematic and that breaks their minds like "wait there are multiple zenyatta's?" Then the decision is made that whoever looks like the most important omnic is zenyatta lmao
"Overwatch was disbanded but theres a museum?"
Dinosaurs were disbanded and we have museums for those