Doomfist is both the name of the titular cybernetic gauntlet and the title of its wielder, who is currently the Nigerian-born Akande Ogundimu, businessman and mixed martial artist turned mercenary. He has a short-range Hand Cannon on his off-hand that fires shotgun-like bursts and regenerates ammo over time, but most of his abilities come through melee attacks from the Doomfist Gauntlet. Doomfist can charge up a Rocket Punch that lets him lunge forward and punch an opponent backwards, a Seismic Slam that launches enemies in its range a short distance towards Doomfist, and a Rising Uppercut that greatly launches a single enemy while doing damage. Each ability that successfully hits also generates personal shielding for Doomfist (The Best Defense...). Doomfist's ultimate ability is named Meteor Strike, allowing him to jump into the air and slam the ground, damaging all enemies in a range around that point and pushing them back a short distance.[29]
Doomfist is a generational character, the name and titular weapon passed between three people in the game's fiction.[30] The current holder, Akande Ogundimu, was the heir to a cybernetics and prosthetics company with a love of competitive fighting, but he lost his right arm during the Omnic Crisis and although he got a replacement prosthesis, he was barred from competing. Looking for something to fill the void, he was approached by the previous holder of the Doomfist, Akinjide Adeyemi, to join the Talon terrorist group. Ogundimu agreed and thrived within its ranks, though he eventually grew dissatisfied with Adeyemi's monetary ambitions and killed him to take his weapon, mantle, and control of Talon. Though he was later caught by Overwatch and placed in prison, Talon broke him out, and Ogundimu seized his Doomfist gauntlet to reclaim the Doomfist name and retake his position within Talon.[31][32]
The concept of the Doomfist has existed since first cinematic trailer for Overwatch, with the heroes fighting for control of the gauntlet, and since has been teased as a potential playable character in other game updates.[33][34][31] Doomfist was formally introduced as the 25th hero to Overwatch and was made available to play on all platforms on July 27, 2017.[35][36][37]
Doomfist is voiced by Sahr Ngaujah.[36]
Genji, full name Genji Shimada, is a Japanese cyborg ninja. His main attack method is to throw three Shurikens, either in quick succession or simultaneously in a horizontal spread. His abilities are Swift Strike, a quick dashing lunge with good range, and Deflect, a defensive stance that briefly ricochets projectiles back at enemies with his wakizashi. His Cyber-Agility allows him to double-jump and run up walls. Genji's ultimate ability is Dragonblade, which temporarily replaces his shurikens with powerful, sweeping melee attacks dealt by his katana.
In his origin story, Genji transforms from a slacker to a superhero.[38][39] His family—the Japanese Shimada crime family—ordered his eldest brother Hanzo to kill Genji for his selfish and hedonistic behavior, but before he could die, Overwatch found him and their doctor Mercy restored Genji as a cyborg. After quelling the rogue artificial intelligence (Omnic Crisis), Genji left the Overwatch team to find peace with his new body, mentored by the Omnic Shambali monk Zenyatta.[40] Blizzard tells the story of Genji's reencounter with his brother Hanzo in an animated short.[41][42] The game's Hanamura map, set in Japan, includes a memorial to Genji in what is assumed to be the Shimada family compound.[43]
Gameplay-wise, Genji is a flanker and an infiltrator, best suited to one-on-one fights. Since the cooldown for his Swift Strike resets upon scoring a kill, it is best used as a finishing move. Genji's Deflect ability can counter many enemy ultimate abilities, like Soldier 76's Tactical Visor or McCree's Deadeye. While some characters function best when paired with specific teammates, Genji works best in isolation.[44] Genji is strong against turrets like Bastion and those of Torbjörn, and is effective at flanking snipers.[45] Genji is vulnerable against characters with energy weapons that bypass his deflection, such as Symmetra, Winston, and Zarya. Since Genji is reliant on Deflect, the common way to counter him is to bait him into activating it and then attack when it's on cooldown. Genji's agile, melee-oriented playstyle is difficult to learn, yet is popular among new players who like his ninja design.[44]
A vocal minority of players began to complain about Genji's balance with other characters in August 2016, as team strategies came to be centered around his rediscovered abilities when the abilities of other offensive characters were reduced.[46] Later that month, Blizzard rebalanced Genji by reducing the power of his abilities.[47] At the end of 2016, Blizzard offered a special "oni" character skin as a promotion for players who also played the company's Multiplayer online battle arena game Heroes of the Storm.[48] Genji was added as one of the heroes in Heroes of the Storm on April 25, 2017.[49]
Genji is voiced by Gaku Space.[50]
Tracer, real name Lena Oxton, is a British pilot and adventurer. She wields dual rapid-fire Pulse Pistols, and is equipped with a "chronal accelerator" which grants her the ability to either jump forward in time, crossing many meters in a split second (Blink) or rewind three seconds into the past to heal and restore ammunition (Recall). Her ultimate ability is Pulse Bomb, an explosive charge that sticks to enemies, exploding after a brief delay for massive damage.
Born in London following the events of the Omnic Crisis, Lena Oxton became the youngest test pilot in Overwatch's experimental flight program, and was tapped to test the "Slipstream", a fighter jet that used teleportation technology. During the test flight, a malfunction caused the craft to vanish and Tracer along with it. She was presumed dead. However, she reappeared months later, though suffering from a condition preventing her from maintaining a physical form and which caused her to vanish for hours or even days at a time. It was discovered that the accident desynchronized her molecules from time itself, a condition eventually called "chronal disassociation." The enhanced gorilla scientist Winston invented the chronal accelerator to re-synchronize her with the normal flow of time.[79]
Tracer was the first Hero developed for the game and used to test the gameplay mechanics.[80] Tracer features in the cinematic trailer, teamed with Winston as she tries to stop Widowmaker and Reaper from taking Doomfist's gauntlet.[81] She also appears in the cinematic short "Alive", as she unsuccessfully tries to stop Widowmaker from assassinating the omnic monk Tekhartha Mondatta in London.[82] Tracer is featured on the game's cover art, and is a playable hero in Heroes of the Storm. It was revealed in an Overwatch comic that she is lesbian.[83]
Tracer is voiced by Cara Theobold.
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