Overwatchis filled with lore surrounding all of the characters throughout the game’s character interactions, events, and official animated shorts. WithOverwatch 2on the far horizon with plenty more stories to tell, it may be important for fans to be all caught up with the lore.
One of the biggest sources ofOverwatchlore outside of the game is the large number of official comics surrounding important story events and characters. These comics aren’t just minor side stories either, with many of them revealing important aspects of beloved characters such as their real names and who their loved ones are.
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While theOverwatchcomics aren’t too long a read, with most of the averaging around ten pages, there may be some just not interested in reading them. Here are all the important events of each currently releasedOverwatchcomic.
Issue #1 - Train Hopper
The firstOverwatchcomic focuses onJesse McCree, long after the end of the Overwatch organization. It follows him stopping a train robbery conducted by the terrorist organization Talon. While the passengers are thankful for his help, it is revealed that McCree is currently seen as an outlaw by the world and is going to be blamed for the robbery by the media.
An important detail that may seem small at first is that one of the Talon agents that McCree shoots recognizes him, and angerly calls him out. This is due to multiple members of Blackwatch, other than Reaper and Moira, also joining Talon afterBlackwatch’s disbandment.
Issue #2 - Dragon Slayer
The second issue follows Reinhardt and Brigitte during their travels through Europe. After the two of them find themselves in a town overtaken by a violent gang of scavengers, Reinhardt is forcefully beaten to avoid harm coming to the townspeople. He however prepares his armor and saves the town.
One of the biggest pieces of lore to come from this comic is theintroduction of Brigitteas Reinhardt’s squire, and that towns affected by the Omnic Crisis are being targeted and exploited by criminals.
Issue #3 - Going Legit
Going Legit follows bothJunkratand Roadhog on their criminal misadventures. The comic itself is focused on the two taking on what they consider to be a “legit job,” when a wealthy man from Sydney hires them to destroy a group of Omnics. According to the man, the Omnics are terrorists that have taken over his factory. With both Junkrat and Roadhog’s lives ravaged by the Omnic Crisis, the two happily take on a job that lets them destroy any kind of robot.
It is eventually revealed that the two were tricked and the entire job was going to let the wealthy man commit insurance fraud. In response, Junkrat kills the man that hired him with an explosion.
Issue #4 - A Better World
The next comic followsSymmetraon one of her jobs with the Vishkar Corporation. In it, Vishkar wishes to begin work in Rio De Janeiro for Omnic Crisis relief, but another company known as Calado has a better relationship with the city. to get in better favor, Symmetra is instructed to infiltrate Calado in order to find incriminating information on the group.
Although Symmetra successfully managed to get inside, she was unable to find anything to use against Calado. In response, an explosion was set off by higher members of Vishkar to destroy the Calado building, taking many lives with it. Symmetra is horrified and tries to help as many civilians caught by it as she can. She, however, still remains loyal to Vishkar due to her viewing the company as saving her own life.
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The events shown in this comic show how the Vishkar Corporation took over Rio De Janeiro, and would eventually exploit the people of the city. This also leads intoLucio’s backstory, who was from Rio De Janeiro and would eventually lead the force in driving Vishkar out of the city. It also shows the first seeds of doubt in Symmetra’s resolve when it comes to the Vishkar Corporation.
Issue #5 - Mission Statement
Mission Statement is aboutPharahduring one of her missions as a member of Helix. Pharah and her team are sent in to take out attackers toward the Anubis Facility in Egypt. During this mission, one of Pharah’s Omnic allies is hacked and forcefully made to self destruct. In a show of character, Pharah makes it her priority to save one of her team members instead of finishing the main mission.
A piece of lore is revealed when Pharah states that she got her eye tattoo in honor ofher mother Ana. At this point in the lore, Pharah is not aware that Ana is still alive.
Issue #6 - Destroyer
Torbjorn’s comic follows him taking down a large Omnic that is ravaging the country of Kurjikstan. It reveals that he was one of the original designers behind the robot, with one of his old friends being the one controlling it and making it attack the innocent. This knowledge, however, allowsTorbjornto easily infiltrate the Omnic body and stop everything from the inside.
Lore-wise, Torbjorn being responsible for Omnic designs is a pretty important detail, especially with how his strained relationship with them is. This relationship is brought up again in a later comic.
Issue #7 - Legacy
Unlike the majority of the previous comics, Legacy takes place while Overwatch was still active. This comic follows Ana during the mission that caused her to lose her eye and fake her own death.
The mission at first is a normal one, until Ana realizes that there is another sniper on the field. She manages to shoot the helmet off the sniper, revealing their identity to be Amelie Lacroix,better known as Widowmaker. Ana is shocked at this reveal, as she knew Amelie as the kidnapped wife of her dead comrade and friend. This shock however causes her to hesitate, allowing Amelie to shoot back.
Issue #8 - Old Soldiers
The next issue follows up well to the previous one with the original trio in Overwatch reunited in battle. This time however, Gabriel is trying to kill Jack and Ana under hisnew identity of Reaper.
During the fight in Egypt, Ana supports Jack with healing and even manages to take Gabriel’s Reaper mask off. While his face is never shown, Ana’s reaction shows that whatever he is hiding is truly horrifying. Gabriel eventually retreats allowing Ana and Jack to reunite properly.
Issue #9 - Junkenstein
While mostly existing as a way to celebrate theHalloween event, the Junkenstein comic also provides a few details about the main game’s lore. The comic follows Reinhardt telling the story of Junkenstein to his fellow Overwatch members on a Halloween night, back when the organization was active. His story parodies the story of Frankenstein with the addition of a witch making a magical deal with the mad scientist to help his creations come to life. Junkenstein then used his creations to attack the castle of the king that spurned him and his work.
The comic ends with a pre-Reaper Gabriel Reyes barging in with his costume, scaring Reinhardt. His costume is met with a lot of praise, providing fans with a rare moment ofOverwatch’s characters having a happy time within a flashback.
Issue #10 - Reflections
One of the most well-knownOverwatchcomics is Reflections. The story follows Tracer trying to buy a present for her girlfriend on Christmas Eve, but constantly losing time from helping people. After all of the shops close however, Tracer is rewarded for her deeds with a little girl giving her a present. This present is then opened byTracer’s girlfriend Emily, who thanks her girlfriend with a kiss.
The comic goes on to show various other characters fromOverwatchand what they’re doing on the holiday. The panels range from happy times with loved ones to somber times all alone. Tracer and Emily finish the comic off byvisiting Winstonfor a Christmas dinner all together.
