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Overwatch Anime
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^ Recall was released onto the official PlayOverwatch YouTube account on March 23, 2016, but premiered two days earlier on the Xbox YouTube account. [10] [11]
^ This approximated figure includes the 3.9 million views received by the Xbox upload, [58] and the 12.6 million views received by the PlayOverwatch upload. [11]
^ Alive was released onto the official PlayOverwatch YouTube account on April 5, 2016, but premiered two days earlier on the PlayStation YouTube account. [14] [15]
^ This approximated figure includes the 5.1 million views received by the PlayStation upload, [59] and the 12.8 million views received by the PlayOverwatch upload. [15]
^ Jump up to: a b c d McKeand, Kirk (May 24, 2016). "Breaking the lore - How Overwatch weaves compelling stories into a multiplayer shooter" . The Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Higgins, Chris (November 3, 2015). "Overwatch animated shorts and graphic novels to tell story outside game" . PCGamesN . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e O'Brien, Lucy (March 12, 2017). "The Future of Overwatch's Storytelling" . IGN . Retrieved March 13, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d Frank, Allegra (November 2, 2018). "Overwatch cinematic short, 'Reunion,' introduces new heroes" . Polygon . Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Purchese, Robert (May 23, 2016). "Yes, Overwatch has a story. Here's everything you need to know" . Eurogamer . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Soldier: 76 Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. July 7, 2015 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Ramos, Jeff (May 24, 2016). "The definitive Overwatch timeline" . Polygon . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Parungo, Nicolo Josef V. (November 10, 2015). " 'Overwatch' Getting More Animated Shorts, Digital Comics And Graphic Novel" . International Business Times . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Overwatch Cinematic Trailer . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 7, 2014 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b McKeand, Kirk (March 16, 2016). "Overwatch's first animated short, Recall, premieres on March 21" . PCGamesN . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d Overwatch Animated Short | "Recall" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. March 23, 2016 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Figueira, Matthew (March 22, 2016). "Here's a closer look at the first Overwatch animated short – "Recall" " . Lazygamer . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Lachenal, Jessica (March 21, 2016). "Check Out Blizzard's First Dramatic, Cinematic Short for Overwatch : "Recall" " . The Mary Sue . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b McKeand, Kirk (March 30, 2016). "Overwatch's next animated short, "Alive", gets premiere date, will show the origins of an assassin" . PCGamesN . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Overwatch Animated Short | "Alive" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. April 5, 2016 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ D'Orazio, Dante (April 3, 2016). "Watch the second animated short for Blizzard's new shooter, Overwatch" . The Verge . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b Mascarenhas, Hyacinth (April 4, 2016). "Watch Widowmaker and Tracer battle it out in Blizzard's second Overwatch animated short Alive" . International Business Times . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ McWhertor, Michael (April 3, 2016). "Overwatch's second animated short sets its sights on Widowmaker" . Polygon . Retrieved May 31, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Overwatch Animated Short | "Dragons" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. May 16, 2016 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Heroes - Genji" . Play Overwatch . Retrieved June 16, 2016 .
^ Saed, Sherif (May 16, 2016). "Overwatch's Dragons short tells the story of Hanzo and Genji" . VG247 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Lachenal, Jessica (May 16, 2016). "New Overwatch Cinematic Short Explores Relationship Between Hanzo and Genji" . The Mary Sue . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Frank, Allegra (May 16, 2016). "Overwatch's third animated short focuses on Hanzo's past" . Polygon . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Animated Short | "Hero" . YouTube. May 22, 2016 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Mascarenhas, Hyacinth (May 23, 2016). "Overwatch: Blizzard releases final animated short starring Soldier 76 ahead of launch" . International Business Times . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Hillier, Brenna (May 23, 2016). "Overwatch shorts season finale stars Soldier 76 as the Hero" . VG247 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ McWhertor, Michael (August 10, 2016). "Overwatch's next animated short tells the story of Bastion" . Polygon . Retrieved August 16, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Animated Short Incoming: "The Last Bastion" " . PlayOverwatch . August 9, 2016 . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Animated Short | "The Last Bastion" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. August 18, 2016 . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b c Statt, Nick (August 18, 2016). "New Overwatch short is a tear-jerking tribute to The Iron Giant" . The Verge . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ McWhertor, Michael (August 18, 2016). "Watch Overwatch's new animated short, 'The Last Bastion' " . Polygon . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ D'Anastasio, Cecilia (August 18, 2016). "Blizzard Tries To Humanize Bastion With New Overwatch Video" . Kotaku . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ Chalk, Andy (August 18, 2016). "Overwatch animated short "The Last Bastion" debuts at Gamescom" . PC Gamer . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ Frank, Allega (May 19, 2017). "Overwatch animated shorts are coming back for 'season two' " . Polygon . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Animated Short | "Infiltration" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 4, 2016 . Retrieved November 4, 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Animated Short | "Rise and Shine" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. August 23, 2017 . Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ Nunneley, Stephany (November 3, 2017). "Overwatch animated short Honor and Glory tells Reinhardt's rather sad origin story" . VG247 . Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Animated Short | "Honor and Glory" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 3, 2017 . Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ Goslin, Austen (August 22, 2018). "Overwatch heads to Busan, South Korea in brand-new control map" . Heroes Never Die . Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
^ Purchase, Robert (August 22, 2018). "Overwatch D. Va animated short and Korean Busan map revealed" . Eurogamer . Retrieved August 22, 2018 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Animated Short | "Shooting Star" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. August 22, 2018.
^ Overwatch 2 Announce Cinematic | "Zero Hour" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube . November 1, 2019 . Retrieved November 1, 2019 .
^ McWhertor, Michael (June 16, 2022). "Overwatch 2's new animated short reveals Junker Queen's origin" . Polygon . Retrieved August 7, 2022 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Theatrical Teaser | "We Are Overwatch" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. December 18, 2015 . Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: a b Overwatch Cinematic Teaser | "Are You With Us?" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. May 2, 2016 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Frank, Allegra (May 2, 2016). "Overwatch star Winston unravels the game's backstory in new teaser" . Polygon . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ Overwatch Cinematics Trailer . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. May 11, 2016 . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ A Moment in Crime Special Report: "The Junkers" | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. September 21, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
^ [NEW HERO – COMING SOON] Sombra Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 4, 2016 . Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
^ [NEW HERO – NOW PLAYABLE] Doomfist Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. July 6, 2017 . Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ McWhertor, Michael (August 21, 2017). "Overwatch's new map, Junkertown, revealed" . Polygon . Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ Jump up to: a b Schager, Nick (May 29, 2016). " 'Overwatch': Gaming's Newest Addiction Makes A Groundbreaking Case For Diversity" . The Daily Beast . Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
^ Fahey, Mike (November 8, 2015). "What's More Exciting Than Overwatch ? More Overwatch Animation" . Kotaku . Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
^ Gurwin, Gabe (June 4, 2016). "Why did Blizzard craft an engrossing story for Overwatch , then toss it away?" . Digital Trends . Retrieved June 15, 2016 .
^ "Winners / 2015 / Online Film & Video - Best Editing" . Webby Awards . 2015 . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ Scott-Jones, Richard (April 28, 2017). "Bastion's silent movie wins 'the Internet's highest honour' " . PCGamesN . Retrieved April 28, 2017 .
^ "Winners / 2017 / Film & Video - Animation (Branded)" . Webby Awards . 2017 . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ Overwatch Animated Short | "Recall" . Xbox . YouTube. March 21, 2016 . Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
^ Overwatch - Alive Animated Short | PS4 . PlayStation . YouTube. April 3, 2016 . Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
^ Overwatch Animated Short | "Reunion" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 2, 2018.
^ Overwatch Animated Short | "The Wastelander" [4K] . PlayOverwatch. June 16, 2022 . Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via YouTube.
^ Soldier: 76 Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. July 7, 2015 . Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
^ [NEW HERO] Ana Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. July 12, 2016 . Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
^ [NEW HERO – NOW PLAYABLE] Sombra Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 4, 2016 . Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
^ [NEW HERO - COMING SOON] Orisa Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. March 2, 2017 . Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
^ King's Row Uprising Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. April 11, 2017 . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^ [NEW HERO – COMING SOON] Doomfist Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. July 6, 2017 . Retrieved July 9, 2017 .
^ [NEW HERO NOW AVAILABLE] Moira Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 3, 2017 . Retrieved November 4, 2017 .
^ [NEW HERO NOW AVAILABLE] Brigitte Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. February 28, 2018 . Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
^ [NEW HERO – NOW AVAILABLE] Wrecking Ball Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. June 28, 2018 . Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ [NEW HERO] Ashe Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 2, 2018 . Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^ [NEW HERO – NOW PLAYABLE] Baptiste Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. February 25, 2019 . Retrieved April 17, 2019 .
^ [NEW HERO – COMING SOON] Sigma Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. July 22, 2019 . Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
^ [NEW HERO – COMING SOON] Echo Origin Story | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. March 18, 2020 . Retrieved March 5, 2021 .
^ Overwatch Cinematic Trailer . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 7, 2014 . Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
^ A Moment in Crime Special Report: "The Junkers" | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. September 21, 2015 . Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
^ "Junkertown: The Plan" | Overwatch . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. August 21, 2017 . Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ Overwatch Lúcio-Oh's | Kellogg's Cereal . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 2, 2018.
^ Overwatch 2 Announce Cinematic | "Zero Hour" . PlayOverwatch . YouTube. November 1, 2019.
Blizzard Entertainment released several computer-generated cinematic trailers and teasers, as well as animated shorts, to promote and develop the story for their 2016 first-person shooter video game, Overwatch . The shorts have been met with positive reception from fans and online publications alike.
Overwatch ' s animated media is interconnected, taking place in the same continuity. Through this animated media, in conjunction with comics and fictional news reports, Blizzard developed the story of Overwatch , rather than including it in the video game. Within the video game, the story is instead "hinted at through environments and character quips, with each individual personality reacting to the events of the battle in their own way," as Kirk McKeand of The Telegraph detailed. [1]
Jeff Chamberlain, the director of the initial Overwatch cinematic trailer, revealed that Blizzard opted to develop their storytelling through this unconventional method because, "A long time ago we [realized Overwatch ] doesn't have a linear storyline, like other games we do," adding that "[Blizzard] has been doing storytelling outside of the game, for Draenor and Legacy of the Void , so we have a precedent for short animations outside the game." [2] Chamberlain said that they "wanted to create a lot of stories as quickly as we could", and in conjunction with making the cinematic release trailer, found the animated shorts to be best way to present these stories. [3] While they were initially focused on exposition with the first shorts, further shorts are more focused on developing these characters and other stories, rather than driving to any narrative conclusion. [3] When these stories have multiple characters involved, Blizzard may opt to instead create a digital comic. [3]
The animated shorts take between six and eight months to complete from storyboarding to rendering, and there are usually two to three shorts in the production line. [3] The animation team sometimes works in conjunction with the art and level design teams; Chamberlain said that the "Watchpoint: Gibraltar" map was developed simultaneously with the Recall short which took place at that location, and the animation and level design team worked to incorporate the assets and ideas developed by the other team. [3]
On the release of Reunion in November 2018, Overwatch ' s lead designer, Jeff Kaplan , stated that after the animation team had produced so many shorts in 2016, they needed to slow down to prevent burnout, thus explaining the limited number of shorts in 2017 and 2018. [4] Kaplan said that the team is ready to start creating more shorts, calling their upcoming work a second season of material. [4]
Overwatch is set in a fictionalized version of Earth, sixty years into the future; the Overwatch organization was established thirty years prior to this future setting. [5] These pre-game events are also chronicled by Soldier: 76 in his origin story video. [5] [6]
The story of Overwatch begins with the in-universe "Omnic Crisis" event; the event's cause is unknown. However, prior to the event, humanity developed omnics, artificial intelligence (AI) that led efforts in creating global economic equality and manufacturing. [7] These AI bots were soon developed by omniums, large facilities designed specifically for their creation. Eventually, the world's omniums began producing hostile omnics that attacked humans; the United Nations (UN) established a task force called Overwatch, composed of soldiers and scientists, in response to this Omnic Crisis. [7] Overwatch was originally led by Gabriel Reyes and Jack Morrison, who are known in the game as Reaper and Soldier: 76, respectively. Morrison's battlefield success helped him take control of Overwatch from Reyes, relegating Reyes to lead Blackwatch, a covert operations division of Overwatch. The Omnic Crisis would eventually end, with Overwatch subsequently presiding over a period of maintained peace; those born in this period would be called the "Overwatch Generation". After a few decades, Overwatch would soon face allegations of corruption, mismanagement, weapons proliferation, and human rights abuses, among others, leading to worldwide protests against the organization. [7] Infighting between Reyes and Morrison also occurred; during a UN investigation of Overwatch, a fight broke out at Overwatch's headquarters, leading to an explosion, which destroyed the building and supposedly killed both Reyes and Morrison. The UN would soon pass a resolution that declared any act in the name of Overwatch illegal. This resolution, dubbed the Petras Act, was signed six years prior to the game's setting. [5] In the Soldier: 76 Origin Story animation, Morrison accounts that the allegations against Overwatch were part of a conspiracy. [6]
Following this back story are five of the first six animated shorts (the exception is Dragons , which takes place during the era in which Overwatch maintained peace), as well as the first cinematic trailer. [7]
This section shows characters who will appear or have appeared in one or more short.
In November 2014, Overwatch was first announced at BlizzCon 2014 ; at the event, Blizzard showcased its first cinematic trailer for the game. [8] The cinematic's plot focused on two boys visiting the in-universe Overwatch museum where the history of the team is explained, when it then becomes a battle zone between Overwatch members Tracer and Winston, and Reaper and Widowmaker who are agents of Talon, a terrorist organization within the game. [9]
Blizzard released their first of the original four animated shorts, Recall , in March 2016. While the PlayOverwatch YouTube channel uploaded the short on March 23, the Xbox YouTube channel premiered it on March 21. [10] [11] The events of Recall precede the events of the cinematic trailer. [7] The short focuses on the genetically engineered scientist and gorilla, Winston , who is seen recalling memories of his days in Overwatch, as well as his Horizon Lunar Colony upbringing. [11] [12] Winston then fights back against an attack on his Watchpoint: Gibraltar base from Talon, a terrorist organization opposed to Overwatch, who is seeking to eliminate former Overwatch members. [13] Despite the passing of the Petras Act, legally putting an end to all Overwatch-related activities, Winston initiates a recall at the end of the short, in an effort to bring back Overwatch. [7]
The second of Blizzard's Overwatch shorts, Alive , was released in April 2016; the short premiered on April 3 on PlayStation.com, before being uploaded to the PlayOverwatch YouTube channel on April 5. [14] [15] The video centers on Widowmaker , while also featuring Tracer . [16] [17] The short is set in London's King's Row, which is also the setting for a map in the game. [18] In the short, Widowmaker is featured on a rooftop plotting to assassinate Tekhartha Mondatta. Mondatta is the head of the Shambali, an in-universe group of omnics formed to bring peace between omnics and humans. Widowmaker is then confronted by Tracer , who engages in a rooftop battle with her; eventually, Tracer fails to protect Mondatta from assassination. [7] [17]
Blizzard's third animated Overwatch short, Dragons , was released on May 16, 2016. [19] In Overwatch lore, Genji had lived a playboy lifestyle prior to becoming an Overwatch agent. [1] Genji, denying Hanzo '
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