Overwatch 2 - ALL Characters Nationality

[@a.b.3455]

Overwatch has teached me one thing and that is that all Japanese people can wall climb.

[@pk2767]

In fact, we can also make a two-step jump, but for some reason this was not implemented in kiriko. （実は2段ジャンプも出来るのですが、何故かキリコには実装されませんでした。）

[@gamechanger8908]

First it was Metal Gear teaching us Brazillians can double jump, now Overwatch teaching us Japanese can wall climb.

[@mateusfranco5938]

@@gamechanger8908 Brazilian here, can confirm that, in fact, all of us have the ability to perform a second jump in the air

[@John-006]

@@mateusfranco5938 Just like scout of TF2 lol

[@mateusfranco5938]

@@John-006 But he isn't Brazilian...

[@alphamav3rickgaming]

Love that we’re keeping it consistent in America and Japan with 2 flavors of badass soldiers and cowboys and 3 ninjas respectively

[@altabalder]

And then there's Reaper lol

[@Oxhhs]

And the aussies are all insane

[@gimmyyy]

@McHutao he was probably born in the states to mexican parents.

[@presseagainidareyou4704]

@McHutao he’s Latino but he was born and lived in Los Angeles

[@drakonlegend4452]

@McHutao I may be wrong but the US is one of the biggest Spanish speaking countries outside of Spain. It is either 2 or 1.

[@polio6321]

Bastion does not have a nationality but a organization called the, "Bring Bastion back to the Game Omnic Corp"

[@notaduckkcultist6577]

I uninstalled overwatch after they thought of deleting my beloved robot.

[@lil_blue2984]

@@notaduckkcultist6577 theyre, just fixing him, but idk why its taking so long. they havent fixed torb yet either so theres that

[@Theboredgod]

bastion was the omnic force in germany incase if u dint know

[@lil_blue2984]

@Burst Gaming crazy

[@KaguraHibachi]

@@lil_blue2984 I didn't even realize he's out of the game, it feels great

[@Taddpole1998]

Couple of things 1. Im not sure Bastion is technically german. For example, if you were from france and woke up black out drunk in germany would that make you german? Bastion just fought in a war in germany but idk if it was ever stated if he was built there. 2. Zenyatta went to the Nepalese mountains like many other omnics for religeous freedom to study the iris, but it definitly not where hes originally from. 3. Roadhog is actually from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@lycanbloodborn4202]

In the same note, is Reyes from the U.S or Mexico? His backstory seemed like he migrated from Mexico. Thoughts?

[@thiti5179]

@@lycanbloodborn4202 from what i can see reaper was born in los angeles so he's american

[@thiti5179]

There is Orisa too... she's not from nigeria but from numbani (fake country next to nigeria) She's born just like bastion : Once she was an OR15 from a factory and then she's reborn as orisa with her memory partially erased --> Bastion was once an E39(not sure) build in omnic factory and now he's reborn as bastion with he's memory partially erased

[@lycanbloodborn4202]

@@thiti5179 thanks for the clarification

[@noahhkun5097]

Also sigma is Dutch not “Netherland” since he was using their adjective terms for everybody else

[@Omniblaze7]

Pharah is actually half Native American, half Egyptian, and Hog is from New Zealand

[@localmilfchaser6938]

Proof?

[@KraylebStudios]

I love it

[@band1txo]

dude pulled out the receipts

[@SH1NK1R01]

Well since this was about nationality and not race she would still be Egyptian. At best this would make her American as well. But Native American isn’t a nationality.

[@Omniblaze7]

@@SH1NK1R01 true, but then it may be better to have both Egyptian and Canadian flags?

[@dannyyoroi1955]

Can you imagine if bastion didn’t speak in beep boops?

[@tukangblink5899]

Nein

[@moi1310]

@@tukangblink5899 I imagine this with mercys voice

[@helixsol7171]

Would ruin the character

[@helixsol7171]

@@moi1310 I mean they do speak German in Switzerland

[@dannyyoroi1955]

@@helixsol7171 yes but bastion is a robot that has PTSD and is GERMAN

[@ScoutPlaysKalimba01]

Nothing will stop me from shipping Heavy Weapons Guy and Zarya

[@bigoof1105]

Heavy has Sasha.

[@ScoutPlaysKalimba01]

@@bigoof1105 Heavy and Sasha is cannon ship

[@beep5798]

@@bigoof1105 sandwich: *sound of broken heart*

[@ScoutPlaysKalimba01]

@@beep5798 Sandvich is Heavys second girlfiriend

[@sex-indeed]

@@bigoof1105 and Natasha

[@kuhuhwu4782]

Did genji just made a Star Wars reference?🤣

[@wingedbluj1674]

Yup

[@flabe8733]

for those wondering, ben kneobi/obi-wan says it

[@alienalchemist]

Star wars was also influenced by Japanese film maker Akira Kurosawa. Like the sliding scene transition and the Hidden Fortress in a New Hope.

[@3plecheeseburger]

@@alienalchemist Isn't Star Wars inspired by Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare?

[@imLourelin]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@evanlean_v252]

Doomfist: I eat dumplings Orisa: 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘 Me: visible confusion

[@Jotarokun2233]

Nah, not cause doomfist eat dumplings, cause he is bla...

[@SixAverage]

i love how all the hero's have cool voice lines and then there is Soldier with "the rooster crows at midnight"

[@pdskme]

no one: torbjörn: you should try my meatballs

[@CardboardBoxGod]

People asking if Genji made a reference to Star Wars but did Roadhog make a Predator 2 Reference lol

[@disgustof-riley]

Torb made an Ikea reference

[@doomslayer8857]

As a half Italian, I require a character with a hand like torb but instead of guns and turrets and lava he has tomato sauce and uses it to make pizzas

[@pwpqwq7648]

,And then his first legendary is gonna be Gelato master, which would turn his hand into an ice cream scooper

[@mamba-do-u]

MOLTEN SAAAUUUUCCEEE!

[@ethemefekaraaslan1640]

@@mamba-do-u I read this with torbjorn voice 💀

[@C0SMlC09]

@Doom Slayer im glad ur not fully Italian

[@doomslayer8857]

@@C0SMlC09 why 💀

[@jakecheong664]

Fun fact: torbjorn is also from liyue

[@cheesemate9141]

And is the god of money and yet still ended up poor

[@getterzth6957]

He also from Whiterun

[@anarma9590]

he's also apparently from Ionia

[@Armagedonyx77]

Why are you making a Genshin reference ?

[@jakecheong664]

@@Armagedonyx77 because same va as zhongli

[@robertcurley8406]

Ana: Egypt 🇪🇬 Ashe: USA 🇺🇸 Baptiste: Haiti 🇭🇹 Bastion: Germany 🇩🇪 Brigitte: Sweden 🇸🇪 Cassidy: USA 🇺🇸 Doomfist: Nigeria 🇳🇬 D Va: South Korea 🇰🇷 Echo: Singapore 🇸🇬 Genji: Japan 🇯🇵 Hanzo: Japan 🇯🇵 Illari: Peru 🇵🇪 Junker Queen: Australia 🇦🇺 Junkrat: Australia 🇦🇺 Kiriko: Japan 🇯🇵 Lúcio: Brazil 🇧🇷 Lifeweaver: Thailand 🇹🇭 Mei: China 🇨🇳 Mercy: Switzerland 🇨🇭 Moira: Ireland 🇮🇪 Orisa: Nigeria 🇳🇬 Pharah: Egypt 🇪🇬 Ramattra: Nepal 🇳🇵 Reaper: USA 🇺🇸 Reinhardt: Germany 🇩🇪 Roadhog: Australia 🇦🇺 Sigma: Netherlands 🇳🇱 Sojourn: Canada 🇨🇦 Soldier 76: USA 🇺🇸 Sombra: Mexico 🇲🇽 Symmetra: India 🇮🇳 Torbjörn: Sweden 🇸🇪 Tracer: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Widowmaker: France 🇫🇷 Winston: Horizon Lunar Colony Wrecking Ball: Horizon Lunar Colony Zarya: Russia 🇷🇺 Zenyatta: Nepal 🇳🇵

[@SH1NK1R01]

So technically bastion would be Swedish as his specific model was designed in Sweden by torb. The omniom that built him was likely located there and then he was shipped to Germany to fight during the war.

[@fabriosky8594]

It is nice to see different nationalities. I wonder if we're ever gonna get an Italian character

[@__IGR]

yes he will appear rumored to be a gladiator

[@fabriosky8594]

@@__IGR really? That would be so cool! Maybe the next tank hero.

[@__IGR]

@@fabriosky8594 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3jXgphuisiVicU&ab_channel=MasterIanGamer

[@basskeeper2k]

Well Bastion has no origin country as E54 units were produced by SST Laboratories and the location of them is unknown.

[@wingedbluj1674]

He was deployed in Germany, but that's all we know.

[@daftduck7385]

Great video! Hope they will add some characters from East Europe in the future (like from Ukraine or Poland)

[@skyfeelan]

it's weird that Echo is Singaporean, but I'll accept it is a headcanon since currently there is no SEAsian hero lol (and it's totally possible too, Singapore currently is the most developed SEA country, even in OW universe it will probably ahead of the rest too)

[@KraylebStudios]

Maybe her human creator was Singaporean?

[@azbestbracie]

I love that star wars easter egg with genji

[@GamerX56]

Sad to see a real lack of represenation for South America and SE Asia in general. I thought there were more but to see them stacked side by side, you can really see it. I would hope they decide to reach out for more unique hero based on cultures on those regions, instead of giving us another mad max Australian, ninja from japan, or solider from NA. Great video tho

[@inaki5989]

Literally just one hero from south america 🥲

[@adsri2755]

​@@inaki5989 Lucio is from Brazil

[@inaki5989]

@@adsri2755 that's the one hero 🗿

[@Kay-il7kn]

For all my Celtic brothers and sisters we need a Welsh and a Scottish character

[@erikfaru9780]

YES!

[@laGranÑ-rz9tr]

my serious personal suggestions 1- Turkish 2- israeli 3- Spanish 4- Ireland 👍

[@SoggyCroissants]

I guess Ireland isn't Celtic anymore then

[@The_PaleRider]

@@laGranÑ-rz9tr what irseal it's palestine

[@skypheonixdragon122]

@@SoggyCroissants Moira is already a character

[@trynafindRocky]

roadhog is pacific islander, he just LIVES in australia… bruh.

[@olivegem6853]

Nationality is different from race or heritage. Even if he is Pacific Islander, if he was born and raised in Australia that’s his nationality.

[@disgustof-riley]

@@olivegem6853 Nationality has nothing to do with that actually. It has to do with legal citizenship, which is sometimes but not always affected by birthplace. My grandmother was from Mexico but a naturalized US citizen

[@olivegem6853]

@@disgustof-riley ah, this may depend on the law of the country, but doesn’t being born in a country make you a citizen as long as the paperwork is filed?

[@natethefox1921]

Ethnicity and nationality are NOT the same

[@a.b.3455]

His name is literally Mako

[@davidebrambilla5324]

We need an Italian character who throws fucking pizzas

[@daniell7523]

Well.... The Official Overwatch Homepage said about the Locations this; -Moira: Oasis, Iraq -Echo: Switzerland ; and Bastion, also Reaper: Unknown.

[@Omniblaze7]

The homepage just lists their place of residence. This is their birthplace: Moira is actually from Ireland, Reyes (Reaper) is Hispanic but from the US, Echo's creator was Singaporean (technically she's American cause she was MADE in America. only confusing one is Bastion

[@mysticqro950]

Gabriel is American of Hispanic/Mexican descent. In other words, he’s an Americanized Mexican lol

[@edboom_8560]

best voice line for each hero 10/10

[@kilsokalk]

Overwatch teached me that if somebody is half-naked that means he or she is australian

[@Masertmaster]

The only thing i have to critisize is how every female character look very alike not exactly the same but have the sameface syndrome put dva and kiriko side by side the 3d models theyre like sisters or ashe and widowmaker they too. Valorant does a great job sperating each character from design. Making all of them not only unique but very distinct. put dva in kirikos costume you cannot tell them apart. put jett in neons costume or any other agents costume theyre bot the same person thats the difference.

[@makko360]

I mean women do tend to look like women, but I get your point.

[@Gabrielbarsch]

2:50 BRAZIL MENTIONED TCHU TCHA TCHU TCHU TCHU TCHA

[@gustavomedeirosdelima3568]

Sim

[@danyakurachianimeartinandr50]

Oi gabriel!

[@galacticempire1]

I could of sworn this was pull from a new hope 0:58

[@Karonclip]

Batiste is Haitian I'm proud

[@chomiestchomik6139]

0:17 i was thinking something about that country

[@ryohart]

オーバーウォッチってヒーロー1人1人に国籍あったんだな。最近オーバーウォッチ2を始めたからこのゲームについては詳しくないけどゼニャッタがインドだと思って使ってたからネパールだと知ったときかなり驚いた。

[@user-ul2uj4ue2i]

There's a map called 'nepal' in overwatch, you will going to see a lot of robotic monk statues there.

[@ryohart]

@@user-ul2uj4ue2i Thank you. If I have chance to watch it, I'll watch it. (Sorry for my poor English)

[@therealdeadend]

Genji really just ripped off star wars

[@Sugaraah]

0:58 Star Wars theme starts playing*

[@Charl3y3]

0:21 is that a doctor who reference????????

[@THET1ANDONLY]

With sigma you said Netherland. You got the county right, but when someone is from the Netherlands you say that they're Dutch.

[@Wopperino]

No Torb i'm not gonna try your "meatballs"

[@__IGR]

Why ?)

[@Wopperino]

@@__IGR they will probably have bolts in them

[@Mr.Nemecio]

KIRIKO 💕

[@hornpilepheonix6254]

wouldn't bastion technically be swedish since the original designer of the bastion units was Torbjorn?

[@jace_519]

Where did you hear that?

[@grimacetexas9719]

@@jace_519 pretty sure in a cinematic thorb says something when meeting our bastion showing he was somewhat involved

[@hornpilepheonix6254]

@@jace_519 the bastion comic, it's called binary. in it it's stated that torbjorn helped create the bastions before the war.

[@cristrollelgeekmaster4674]

1:02 looks like Genji is a Star Wars fan

[@Mr.EnderFR]

We need an Italian one

[@disgustof-riley]

1:48 HE REFERENCED IKEA LMAOOO

[@epikgamer42069]

💀

[@Tropixify]

Some of these surprised me

[@KraylebStudios]

The nationality representation is really lovely

[@valtteri5711]

2 swedes and 0 Finns is a crime

[@dankal7200]

Tantas possibilidades com personagens brasileiros

[@hellinart9316]

é foda, é foda.

[@NotSoChattyYT]

Why does Symmetra sound like Rampart?

[@talon9361]

Poland: I'M WAITING!

[@Raul_Menendez]

1:13 Mc Cree. You can't retconned the name Blizzard.

[@XReaper99]

Why is there no Italian hero?

[@Mizu-Takasuuu]

“You should try my meatballs!” Torbjörn?! Excuse me?!

[@John-006]

Venti sure does like Man's balls...

[@kevinkara6925]

Roadhog looks the most German or American

[@JohnGrahamDoe]

more like Maori, or Hawaiian which is technically American, though the ethnicity is pretty unique to that region of the U.S.

[@canadasyrup2125]

@John Graham Doe He’s just calling Americans and Germans fat.

[@disgustof-riley]

He's technically Maori, but legally (or as legal as Roadhog is) he's Australian

[@diesesphil]

Like American and German would Look alike

[@jace_519]

@@disgustof-riley I’m pretty sure he’s from New Zealand

[@vasilis469]

Im waiting to see a character from Greece in the near future

[@abunnynextdoor]

위도우메이커와 프랑스는 진짜 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ 극락 조합이야

[@federicocorreale1838]

4 Americans, 3 Japanese, 3 Australians and 0 Italians

[@LBGang31]

* America: 7 USA: 4

[@federicocorreale1838]

i don't know what you are talking about but there is not much difference between america and usa

[@RoTLunatik]

@@federicocorreale1838 america is a continent, usa is a country

[@PhoenixStar3000]

I swear I remember Michael chu confirming that reaper is Mexican

[@slothful2039]

Nationality, not ethnicity.

[@crossdaboss8914]

He is from Mexico but his family's immigrated to America when reaper was a kid if I remember right

[@ernestschmidt8761]

He really said Sigma is “Netherland” 😂

[@poisonoussnake2022]

Yes lol XD

[@api3122]

Holland

[@ArthaudM-y5s]

Is Baptiste from the Réunion ? I feel like he speak french some time

[@deadpool3302]

isn’t reaper mexican because of his name gabriel reyes and his legendary skins?

[@Invisibleboy999]

I mean just because ur mexican doesnt mean u cant be american as well

[@Invisibleboy999]

Ethnicity and nationality is different

[@deadpool3302]

@@Invisibleboy999 oh yeah that makes sense didn't think of that

[@alienalchemist]

He was born in Los Angeles, California.

[@usa8529]

Reaper is of Hispanic descent, but he is from California I believe.

[@lightningjet9444]

You cannot tell me that tracer is supposed to be British. If she was actually she would say “ay up mush, T’ cavalry’s here”. In fact tracer with a Birmingham accent would be even better.

[@Hetaroy]

"Gabriel Reyes" (real name of reaper) is not exactly a North American name, you know?

[@tonyluiscomedy]

I didn't realize Mexico wasn't in North America

[@wingedbluj1674]

Gabriel Reyes was born in Los Angeles, California. He might have Mexican heritage, but he's American.

[@Hetaroy]

Oh, that makes sense

[@lou626]

@@tonyluiscomedy ...mexico is in north america

[@DrAhzek]

@@lou626 Shhhh...don't say it to "Americans", they hate it when the world is not centered around them :D Inb4, it's a joke xD

[@innvallidd397]

THE DIVERSITY >

[@RzeTon]

Still waiting for some Polish character, like a Witcher wanna be

[@lisaparder24]

So, a younger Reinhardt with lesser buff muscles?

[@api3122]

Cassidy is name is mcree

[@aaaaaaaaa6917]

Cole Cassidy.

[@cinegro3333]

"You should try my meat balls" nice sweden ikea reference xD

[@slavatesla5948]

Я удивлён что из за последних событий Зарю не убрали или не сделали украинкой. Близы же любит всё исправлять и самые толерантные

[@daftduck7385]

Если бы они сделали Зарю украинкой, это было бы очень странно, ещё страннее чем ситуация с именем Маккри. Если с Маккри можно просто объяснить, что это были фальшивые документы или второе имя, то как объяснить то что украинка Заря была русским солдатом и выполняла приказы рос руководства?

[@OofMcdoober]

Guess I'll be trying Ana

[@Mayk7700]

Reaper is what we in Mexico call "pocho" a person who has been born in USA from mexican parents

[@SKRicochet]

Isn’t Roaghog a Kiwi?

[@mamba9030]

And Mauga is Somaon righ?

[@rosemiramoreira82]

2:50 had the suspension

[@danverss6176]

So uh how is echo from Singapore?

[@kotkotzilla8772]

the lab where she was created was in singapore

[@tcg8455]

Her creator is a Singaporean, and echo speaks singlish too. I know that doesn't necessarily make her Singaporean, but just some stuff to consider.

[@danverss6176]

@@tcg8455 ah i see

[@disgustof-riley]

Her creator is from Singapore, and Echo copied pretty much all her mannerisms from her, because, y'know, Echo

[@gamerskull1236]

Hog is New Zealand??

[@ProtocolAbyss]

2:55 Thats legit its one of the most British sounding accents (other than Tracer cause she sound like shes from Essex) and you said she’s Irish?

[@charles_lc]

Bastion? Who is that

[@sana_fanboi]

I hope they add more characters with ethnic backgrounds that are not immediately recognizable to a western audience. Like, I get why they’re doing it, but still, it gets boring to see like three parts of the world overrepresented.

[@mihalyhegedus535]

1:13 Cough..McCree..cough..

[@drifterax7731]

Tracer and Kiriko have near identical faces yet are from England and Japan Bruh

[@samnabuurs3121]

kiriko doesn’t look like tracer

[@alfredoangel2359]

@@samnabuurs3121 he said near identical

[@samnabuurs3121]

@@alfredoangel2359 yeah but I don’t see the resemblance that much

[@drifterax7731]

@@samnabuurs3121 then you must not be looking that hard, they have 90% similar facial structures

[@samnabuurs3121]

@@drifterax7731 they have similarities, yes. But not so much that they have to have the same ethnicity or something

[@jetto.91]

We need our own Italian hero!

[@C0SMlC09]

Yup

[@Gipsy_King_is_HETARE]

ザリアは侵略者ですか

[@sosupenis1337]

@Sans так прикол в том что иностранцы щас русских хейтят

[@bigkahuna4843]

@@sosupenis1337 На то есть причины

[@sosupenis1337]

@@bigkahuna4843 ну да, это же обычные люди виноваты в войне а не наша власть. А Вот вы на обычных русских людей и гоните. Думаю все заслуженно

[@Gipsy_King_is_HETARE]

@@sosupenis1337 あなたは侵略者の手先ですか

[@daftduck7385]

@@sosupenis1337 Довольно большой процент ваших граждан поддерживает войну. Не одна власть тут виновата

[@Nachtmond]

As far as I know is Echo from Switzerland and not Singapore

[@magdapawlica6292]

Roadhog is actually from New Zealand

[@nathanmcmullan4264]

Orisa making a dr who reference

[@Train115]

Bastion doesn't have a nationality? He was made to fight a war, by robots, then lived in the forest.

[@ashleychin10]

We need Finland character with Mumin troll plushie thghfbfngngh

[@mehmetemin8002]

yanlış bilgi, orisa ve moira ıraklıdır oyunun kendi sayfasında karakterler kısmındada böyle yazıyor zaten.

[@蟲猿]

戦闘中にパスタを食い始めるイタリア野郎の実装が待たれる

[@樺太]

これ翻訳した外国のニキ達どんな顔すんだろうね。

[@蟲猿]

@@樺太 どういう意味？

[@user-yw4ut8sm5t]

Even to Koreans, DIVA is awkward because it looks like a Japanese anime character.

[@잉버터어]

근데 한국인이랑 일본인이랑 닮아서..

[@KozukiKaren]

@@잉버터어 japanese culture suits 😂

[@user-yw4ut8sm5t]

@@잉버터어 전혀

[@gamechanger8908]

I just made a new Battlenet account just to play this game, and is it just me or crossplay is a thing?

[@EGGPLAYUH420j9]

Any one else think reaper sounds like injustice 2 scarecrow

[@haroldthekek9229]

If moira is Irish, then where are the car bombs?

[@essschesss6471]

😐

[@alienalchemist]

How's that an Irish thing?

[@disgustof-riley]

With Junkrat I'd imagine

[@haroldthekek9229]

@@alienalchemist cause NRA is based

[@haroldthekek9229]

@@essschesss6471 👴🏻

[@jethiliusavalar6449]

Wait, ain't Pharah half native American?

[@soaringaegis]

I think her father was Canadian with First Nations ancestry (Native American), and Ana being Egyptian. But since it sounds like she's operating with Helix, she's based in Egypt right now.

[@rosemiramoreira82]

I just love their accents

[@sophiekim8608]

what. moira was irish?

[@Limitlk]

Brigitte is german like Reinhard

[@daftduck7385]

Nope. She is daughter of Torb

[@deadman1755]

get that new road hog skin putta hear

[@armywisam9975]

العنوان جلطه هههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه حط حرف الواو بعد الشخصيات عشان لا يصير المقصد ثاني

[@pillkiss2198]

Aren't Reinhard and Torbjorn brothers?

[@ic6721]

Correction: “Overwatch 2 characters ethnicity stereotypes” should be the title.