So you want to get into Overwatch lore?

droumerda:

This version is from 2016-11-07
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It’s
difficult to put all the lore sources in a chronological order. Partly because some
sources doesn’t have an obvious place in the timeline, and partly because many
sources cover multiple point in the timeline at once. I’ve done my best, but I’ve
focused more on the storytelling than being 100% faithful to the timeline.

But before we
begin:

First rule of Overwatch lore: The game is not canon.*

* There is no
lore reason behind why the characters are fighting in the game, or why there
can be more than one of the same hero in a match. The game does not affect the
story, and it does not have a story mode. But! There
are hint to lore inside the game. Most notably in the voice interactions
between the heroes, but also in the maps themselves.

The history of Overwatch

[Twitter] Security breach

[News]

Experimental weapon stolen from Watchpoint: Grand Mesa
[Twitter]

Who is “Soldier: 76?”
[Bio]

Soldier: 76
[Bio]

Reaper
[Bio]

Reinhardt
[Bio]

Torbjörn
[News]

Fading glory: On the trail of Jack Morrison
[Video]

Soldier: 76 Origin Story

Golden Age

[Bio]

Mercy
[Bio]

Winston
[Bio]

Tracer
[Video]

Tracer Origin Story
[Bio]

McCree
[Bio]

Widowmaker

[Twitter] Overwatch File 00231

[Comic] Legacy (PDF)

[Bio] Ana

[Video]

Ana Origin Story
[Bio]

Zenyatta
[Bio]

Hanzo
[Bio]

Genji
[Comic] Junkenstein (PDF)

After the fall

[Bio]

Symmetra
[Bio]

Lúcio
[Comic] A Better World (PDF)
[Twitter]

Weightlifting world champ

[Twitter]

Increased mech production
[Bio]

Zarya
[Twitter]

Visit Numbani
[Twitter]

Vigilante justice
[Comic] Train Hopper (PDF)
[Bio]

Mei
[News]

Mei’s adventures
[StarCraft]

D.Va’s profile on StarCraft World Championship Series
[Bio]

D.Va
[Comic] Dragon Slayer (PDF)
[Bio]

Roadhog
[Bio]

Junkrat
[Video]

A Moment in Crime Special Report: “The Junkers”
[Comic] Going Legit (PDF)
[Twitter]

They Came From Beyond the Moon!
[Bio]

Pharah
[Comic] Mission Statement (PDF)
[Comic] Destroyer (PDF)
[Bio]

Bastion
[Video]

The Last Bastion

“Today”

[News]

Lúcio brings music to life with Syneasthesia World Tour
[Twitter]

Strange lights sighted

[Video]

Recall
[Video]

Are You With Us?
[Video]

Alive
[Video]

Dragons

[News]

LumériCo’s vision for Mexico unvieled, but threats to safety and security remain

[Video]

Hero
[Video]

Cinematic Trailer

[News]

Overwatch is back: Uncertainty and hope after UN confirms vigilante activity

[Video]

We are Overwatch

[Comic] Old Soldiers (PDF)
[ARG]

Sombra ARG

[News]

LumériCo Revelations: CEO Guillermo Portero under fire

[Twitter] WANTED
[Twitter] Banco de Dorado robbery

[Twitter] LumériCo network security breach

[News] LumériCo CEO steps down
[Video] Infiltration

[Bio] Sombra

[Video] Sombra Origin Story

Congratulations, you should now be up to date with Overwatch lore.

Bonus:

Heroes of the Storm – Tracer Trailer

D.Va StarCraft announcer

Have I missed a source? Please let me know.

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