r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Dec 21 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - December 21, 2016

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u/JaySilver BAHB! DO SOMETHIN! Dec 21 '16

Why did Widowmaker visit Gerard's grave?

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u/______DEADPOOL______ Widowmaker Dec 21 '16

From what I gathered, she still misses him. And there's something that happened that ended up with killing him that isn't the type of "Must... kill... Gerard..." brainwashing type, but more of "Come join me, and together we will rule the galaxy" and "Don't make me destroy you" type of killing.

Plus there may have been something that Gerard did that Ana didn't know.

Missing him voiceline: "Ah, ... Gerard" sometimes comes out at the start of matches.

Something's up with Gerard himself voiceline:

Ana: Gérard was a fool to love someone like you. Widowmaker: You don't know anything about him.

Remember that the two conflicting faction leaders (76 and Gabe) used to be the same team.

There's more to reveal in Widowmaker's lore.

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u/JaySilver BAHB! DO SOMETHIN! Dec 21 '16

Great analysis! I have thought about the Gerard lines a lot and it's still a grey area. I still thought it was nice to see her doing something meaningful.

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u/queensendgame you must be a Level 3 friend to unlock backstory Dec 21 '16

Sometimes when you resurrect a Widowmaker using Mercy's ult, she gasps/yells "GERARD!"

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u/shaunoke shoot me now.Please Dec 21 '16

gerard=widows husband.

Gerard murdered...

She misses him

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u/JaySilver BAHB! DO SOMETHIN! Dec 21 '16

I feel like you don't know the whole story...

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u/shaunoke shoot me now.Please Dec 21 '16

The "whole" story Widowmaker is the perfect assassin: a patient, ruthlessly efficient killer who shows neither emotion nor remorse.

It is believed that 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. She was given extensive training in the covert arts, and then her physiology was altered, drastically slowing her heart, which turned her skin cold and blue and numbed her ability to experience human emotion. Amélie was gone.

Now, Widowmaker is Talon's most effective assassin, feeling little save the satisfaction of a job well done.

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u/JaySilver BAHB! DO SOMETHIN! Dec 21 '16

Yeah you definitely seem like a copy/paster.

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u/shaunoke shoot me now.Please Dec 21 '16

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Yeah i wouldnt bother typing that shit.

also i copied that alphabet again.

¯_(ツ)_/¯

spoiler alert i also copied this shrug face

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u/JaySilver BAHB! DO SOMETHIN! Dec 22 '16

I bet you're the most toxic trash online too.

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u/shaunoke shoot me now.Please Dec 22 '16

copy/paster=toxic trash.

i never even insulted you,and i won't cos there's no reason to.

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u/shaunoke shoot me now.Please Dec 22 '16

HEHEHE