

This explains Reaper hunting down former Overwatch agents, as revenge for what Overwatch did to him.ġ - Reaper is Gabriel Reyes, leader of Blackwatch and Friend of S:76.Ģ - Reyes betrayed Overwatch, leading to it's downfall.ģ - He became Reaper due to a genetic experiment, most likely to do with Mercy, and now hunts Overwatch's former members in vengeance. Ziegler, but Overwatch itself as his friend, Jack Morrison, had also turned against him and Blackwatch. Reyes was likely to have felt betrayed not just from Dr. I propose that Mercy is the one who gave Reyes the rapid cell death/resurrection 'condition' that Reaper refers to as his 'curse', and the soul globes Reaper can pick up are a more visual representation of Reaper feeding off dead bodies to heal himself. From lines between Reaper and Mercy, we can see that these two have some history, not just as members of Overwatch. It was this expertise that attracted the attention of Overwatch."Īnd Mercy's breakthrough in nanobiology? Most likely her Caduceus Staff for Healing, or her Ressurect ability, but either will fit. "Ziegler rose to become the head of surgery at a prominent Swiss hospital before pioneering a breakthrough in the field of applied nanobiology that radically improved the treatment of life-threatening illnesses and injuries. More text from Mercy's page from the official site: Angela Ziegler, or Mercy as she's more commonly known. So how did Reyes become the edgy Reaper that we all know and love/hate today? Enter Dr. It is possible that he is a byproduct of failed genetic alteration which forces his cells to simultaneously decay and regenerate at a hyper-accelerated rate." The few bodies recovered of those he kills are pale, empty husks drained of life, their cells showing signs of intense degradation. "Survivors have described a black shadow ghosting unscathed through the most hellish battlefields. At some point afterwards, Reyes adopted the role as 'The Reaper', while Morrison took on the role of 'Soldier: 76'.ģ - Enter the Reaper himself: From Reaper's page on the official site: Reyes led a rebellion from inside while the public demanded answers on the outside, and in the ensuing disaster, Overwatch fell. From what we can hear between McCree and Reaper in-game, it's pretty clear that Reyes was disliked even by members of his own unit. So, Morrison and Reyes join Overwatch, and Reyes is assigned leader of the morally questionable Blackwatch division by Morrison at a later date, joined later by Jesse McCree, but McCree is a story for another day.Ģ - The Fall of Overwatch: Reyes, as leader of Blackwatch, gets into some arguments with Morrison and other members of Overwatch, as Blackwatch under Reyes had become a little bit morally questionable, even by the covert-ops shadiness that was Blackwatch. We know that Jack Morrison, later Soldier: 76, was involved in a 'soldier enhancement program', and so was Reyes. TL DR at the end.ġ - Who is Reaper?: It's clear that Reaper is Gabriel Reyes, former member of Overwatch's top-secret Blackwatch unit. To add to his edginess, Reaper's age, real identity and other details are left absent, so here's an attempt to figure out our edgy shotgun wizard. Reaper is an edgy dude, but we all know that. R/wow r/diablo r/starcraft r/hearthstone r/heroesofthestorm Mischief and Magicĥv5 elimination game mode will be available for a limited time starting July 25. Play Lúcioball and Winston’s Beach Volleyball beginning July 11th. 2023 OW World Cup QualifiersĮarn a spray, Player Icon, and four Overwatch World Cup home and away skins on the Overwatch 2 category on Twitch from June 18 to July 2. This mode has a team of four intrepid heroes standing up against the powerful Demon Lord Reinhardt in a 1v4 Team Deathmatch brawl. Receive cosmetics and play on themed maps.

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