Overwatch Animated Short | “The Wastelander” [4K]

Discover the origin story of Junker Queen's rise to the throne of Junkertown in our animated short: The Wastelander!
Overwatch 2 arrives October 4 free to play on Windows® PC and Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, and Nintendo Switch™ consoles.
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[@playoverwatch]

#Overwatch2 Beta 📆June 28 👑Play as Junker Queen 🖐Sign-up blizz.ly/3tBpQyP

[@aidan1265]

No

[@Noah-hx9oi]

Am I the only one confused about the “item shop” you guys were talking about?

[@spoodermemes8045]

Amoung us?

[@yieloo9091]

@@Noah-hx9oi like other games, skins, icons etc...

[@jaxladraodepostes5878]

Wheres the nintendo switch option??

[@JimJamJaboo]

As an Australian this seems like a pretty accurate portrayal on our election nights.

[@HemiLeo_]

We live in walls because of the blood thirsty kangaroos.

[@Snivy_1245]

agreed brother

[@christopherjohnson7964]

@@HemiLeo_ are you forgetting the emu's

[@La_hire337]

@@christopherjohnson7964 not to mention the platypusses (they are all secret agents)

[@raulrahaman9863]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aether7718]

Love how Junkrat has enough power in him to make an entire stadium of people cheer for a wastelander.

[@ritzharris1303]

Junkrat is a wastelander...

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@ritzharris1303 06:32 😆🙌

[@sebas_hi]

@@ritzharris1303 not really junkrat is a junker at least at this time he lives in the city not out in the danger hog is arguably a wastelander though he doesn’t live in junker town but instead outside of it sense he likes having his own space and seems to kill anyone who dares come to close which is probably why junker queen treats hog with a lot more respect than junkrat sense she doesn’t see hog as a weakling who hides behind the walls but lives in the danger

[@wingwall7892]

Junkrat for king who’s with me

[@SuperTroll2003]

@@sebas_hi junkrat is no weakling, he just prefers talk his way out of situations, but remember that he's probably the best of the best when it comes to explosives, the reason he and hog got thrown out of junkertown was probably a situation right after hog and rat left the bar where junkrat hired hog as bodygueard where queen wanted the secret of junkrats revealed and sent her goons on him

[@austinkline8695]

I like that she actually made multiple attempts to save the lives of the side characters

[@Stupidpublishers]

She's all like "I'm a hardass merciless warlord!" and then she wins her tournament arc through the power of friendship.

[@denethorsmackinonmatoes6800]

@@Stupidpublishers Warlords inspire though. No one follows a warlord because they are great, it's because they inspire others that they can be just as great

[@divergentintegral3475]

I disagree

[@xuto2693]

@@denethorsmackinonmatoes6800 Warlords terrify. Leaders inspire.

[@denethorsmackinonmatoes6800]

@@xuto2693 Yeah, and warlords lead: through terror and inspiration. Get your absurd platitudes out of here. Violent leaders aka warlords inspire others to follow them, often through deeds and not words, and very often through sharing loot.

[@Pandastuck]

She won by showing them mercy. She won by making them into her allies. I love that

[@kingcamelot1395]

"What is the best way to defeat your enemy? To make them your ally."

[@Tavemanic]

@@kingcamelot1395 similar to, uh.... Mad Max is pretty relatable to that in a way

[@TheScarletSlayer]

Junker Queen: *shows them mercy* Mercy: hello 👋

[@FireLordJohn3191]

@@kingcamelot1395 Sounds like Thrawn.

[@virginiawagner6928]

absloutly mercy pocket

[@dimensionstraveler4845]

Love the inclusion of Junkrat.

[@poltroid6776]

And wrecking ball lol

[@justanormalpokemon4048]

I saw roadhog too

[@ghhn4505]

The 3 Good Junkerboys showing up were the best part

[@alyrenee5094]

Where

[@poltroid6776]

@@alyrenee5094 in the photo compilation

[@broblob]

I like how her mercy is extended further when she gives Howl a small bottle of water. It was way more then what he did to her family.

[@erievans]

It's like mercy with a blade, let him suffer a little longer

[@dewolf123]

Please that bottle of water ain't gonna last, that was her taunting him further since there's no way a coward like him will survive out there he doesn't have the actual skills and courage to do so. It's like giving someone a wet towel in the Sahara Desert after leaving them to die because you know the towel will dry up quick. That's why they call it false hope. 🤣

[@TheCursedCat1927]

@@dewolf123 That's the point. It's not suppose to last. They've been given nothing for 7-8 of them. He was given a small bottle that he needs to learn to manage (which he probably won't be able to).

[@dewolf123]

@@TheCursedCat1927 Oh alright

[@darkskull9166]

Oh that was water? I thought that was liquor?

[@lukeroberson2115]

I actually really liked this. She isn't just "strong wahmen." She is very strong, but can't just bulldoze her way through every fight. She wins because she actually is a better leader and the others recognize that. Very cool character, and the clear unaddressed trauma is an interesting story in the background.

[@Chunkyjalapeno]

It’s just a short, not really that deep

[@lukeroberson2115]

@@Chunkyjalapeno That is literally the point of the short though. To show how good she would be as a leader of Junkertown.

[@xuto2693]

@@Chunkyjalapeno Take off the kiddie wings and try again

[@KooriGraywolf]

@@Chunkyjalapeno You really have no idea how much planning it takes to make a short engaging, deep, and informative, especially in a _short_ time. There is this famous quote, "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter". Making things both concise and effective is a difficult feat.

[@Chunkyjalapeno]

@Koori Graywolf dude it’s a short about a character in a video game, doesn’t really matter.

[@dimyell]

Her remembering both Geiger and Meri's names after 13 years is such a heartwarming detail. The way she says Geigers name when pushing him out of danger is awesome. Really shows how much better of a leader she is.

[@nathanlegrand7444]

Love how Junkrat’s popcorn bucket gets sucked into the magnet, implying that he was storing bombs in there.

[@SuperTroll2003]

or that the bucket was made from metal

[@communitypoopsock79]

or the popcorn was made of metal

[@milavar2328]

what type if popcorn bucket is made from metal? I dont think its a lot.90% sure they are bombs since thats what junkrats entire play style about

[@gen0cider]

you can clearly see its a metal bucket. handle and everything.

[@milavar2328]

I legit dont see it?

[@AnnetteGAMING]

Okay, but can we talk about how Junk hypes the entire arena? 🥺🥺🥺

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

You would never think he would become the most annoying little prick to her

[@oscarlimas5624]

Man I stood up too!! ❤️❤️🥹

[@AnnetteGAMING]

@@aguyontheinternet8436 I mean he DID boo her at first 😆

[@AnnetteGAMING]

@@oscarlimas5624 Right?! I haven't been this pumped about a new character since Ashe/Echo!

[@elfumidoreviscaratoroflung]

@@AnnetteGAMING yeah and then there the stuff he listed in his short

[@lanadalewich2956]

Junker Queen is the first character I've played that has said "Now it's a fair fight" when outnumbered and actually hold up to it in gameplay.

[@alicon852]

Normally I’m not the biggest fan of Overwatch’s writing but the line of “Am I not allowed to have a bad dream?” is genuinely really good. It’s a realistic response for someone of her likeness, and show’s genuine character instead of just being “oh badass character has tragic backstory”

[@KawaiiLowsi]

I love that Junkrat was excited that she won, but down the road gets kicked out of Junkertown. Lol 🤣❤️ Love her design can’t wait to she how she plays and interacts with other characters (especially Junkrat and Roadhog)

[@felipearaya8443]

she can't be in the same team with roadhog :(

[@starsfalldown1234567]

I think meri and that Swiss army knife guy have more intresting designs. But i guess putting them in the game would require a lot of effort considering how much details they have.

[@tryingtochangemyways5074]

She can't interact with roadhog

[@samurexatlas7373]

A thousand times over.

[@lordofwar2188]

You realize she probably kicked him out for one too many explosions right? She probably likes the little nutball but property damage is property damage.

[@tokinGLX]

jeez i forgot how good ow animated shorts are. they need to hurry up and make the full length animated movie

[@-demiurge-8398]

Service based games are far more profitable, they have no reason to do that (as cool as that would be).

[@Broockle]

No

[@arbiter2630]

oh my god, i have seen that type of comment a thousand times over, please stop it

[@PomadaGaming]

Indeed man the quality is unreal

[@jaishkhan7442]

@@-demiurge-8398 Well something like arcane for OW would be really good

[@amythestmuse22]

I have a feeling she’s a far kinder queen then her predecessor. She saved a guy and took a hit for him, was kind enough to warn the other guy that he was about to be shot in the back literally, and any of her shots that would have been killing she aimed at the ‘king’. Plus we do see a a very brief moment with kids being shown in the montage, and given her past, it would not surprise me if she made sure that children didn’t face the same thing she had to.

[@Feasco]

yeah that's the whole theme of the video

[@penguinscanfly5796]

if only junker queen actually had that storm of scrap as her ultimate

[@re-blitz]

That’s what I was thinking

[@chrisgarrett6305]

Basically a hanzo ult that you can aim? Would be pretty cool.

[@Tekkwin]

my idea is that it would move forward slowly and anyone that gets caught in it starts taking bleed (the scrap cuts them) and then it tosses them out in a random direction

[@rainacap]

I thought summoning those two junkers she saved would be cool but that would probably be better for the pve mode coming out.

[@biggycheese5764]

@@chrisgarrett6305 I felt more like an all dps Moria ult

[@mlgodzilla4206]

How she talks to the audience makes this unique among the other cinematics

[@LucidSight]

Yeah, way worse in my opinion but hey, each to their own

[@Crad-YT]

@@LucidSight Yeah, I'm like "can you please shut up for a minute?". Really gives off "main character syndrome" vibe instead of "fighting for revenge/justice". Off putting.

[@richardvye9958]

Yea, not a fan of that narrative style, makes it hard to watch.

[@taddad2641]

@@Crad-YT depends on how its set up honsetly as a character trait. if they have it as a 'she has developed a case of schizophrenia where she believes she is being watched at all times'. but have it as a case where its developed as a coping mechanism from isolation. she believes someone is there cause the other option would be that she is completely alone.

[@exzyyd392]

@@Crad-YT But she literally is the main character of the short?

[@insectostrich4407]

I like how they establish that the Junker Queen was a wastelander before she ruled junkertown and it’s conveyed throughout the short that wastelanders and junkers are classed as different groups. Plus, we get to see that the Queen is a lot more complex than we originally thought.

[@ShadowriverUB]

Wastelander is just there fancy name for outcast, and if you got exiled that makes you automatically lowest class and they do it make it hard for you to return, because you not just need to return you need to survive on wasteland first. Also the show king being exiled at the end not to just to show he got what he deserved, as they can use that character in future to make story more complex, besides having junker queen and king characters is kind of cool.

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

awesome how she never killed anyone, but she did it without anyone noticing

[@SteelShroom256]

"Scavengers" and "Tinkers" are also mentioned in this trailer, which seems to suggest that there's a whole bunch of these different groups.

[@y0blue]

Would be nice to have more focus on her backstory living in the wastelands as opposed to constant fight scenes, it's cool to see how skilled she's become but it'd be cooler to understand how and the character development would be stronger

[@namename2040]

@@y0blue They are probably saving that for the pve part of OW2

[@primodesmile634]

It’s not as cinematic or lore-heavy as other animated shorts but the details like junkrat being in the crowd or how she let the side-characters live makes this one of the best overwatch animations of all time

[@laurawolfsong3607]

My respect for Odessa *Skyrocketed* after watching this. She's been through a ton and her harshness is justified.

[@Dante-fb9ej]

God. I want an animated Overwatch show so badly

[@ekinyurekli]

Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series

[@kevingame3198]

For now just watch arcane league of legends sonic the hedgehog movies castlevaina and the witcher

[@nailinthefashion]

If Arcane can do it, so can Overwatch. ✨️I believe✨️

[@emerald_s9023]

@@nailinthefashion I agree but the shows would have a competition. In my opinion overwatch would win

[@smashrosa8111]

@@emerald_s9023 I don't think that an overwatch show would be similar to Arcane/League of Legends since they have different themes.

[@LevelUpLifting]

The Borderlands vibes from this are amazing

[@JoshioE110]

Welcome to the Apocalypse, Kev!!!

[@Oblivionblade25]

Kev! Glad to have you here

[@Spekticon]

i think wally is gonna have a new side main

[@karkatvantas7820]

Truth!

[@salvatore2004]

She's giving mad Maggie Walmart version

[@nategreat0040]

I LOVE the Junkrat/Roadhog cameos, I wouldn't have it any other way💛

[@Mezzy..]

She's definitely got that peter parker/deadpool smugness about her while she's fighting, love her

[@kandyrew]

okay i forgot how awesome overwatch cinematics were

[@rynguyn7469]

Woah! Are you at the right game? EA might see this 🤣!

[@nelsal6416]

Ikr we got to see our girl Mad Maggie go wild!

[@thewriterforge]

@@nelsal6416 you do know junker operates Maggie right?

[@Itachi_Uchiha793]

If anything it'll probably like Arcane LOL series but OW be better.

[@fuzzybanana0123]

Honestly the only thing about Overwatch that was always top tier and never disappointed.

[@Orkunkadunk]

This is the most nostalgic I’ve felt for this game in a long time, the hype for new cinematic and heroes in the build up to ow2 has been insane

[@theonlythingihavetosayis9333]

Exciting times my friend. A new overwatch renaissance is upon is

[@joshuasebsebe1047]

I wish there is an animated short of hearthstone voyage to the sunken city

[@Smoses_senpai]

me too! I feel excited for this the first time in a long while

[@iambutter25]

You do remember the hype died in a day right? The only thing that can save this game is the PVE, and it better be good.

[@sania8158]

@@iambutter25 always people like you in comment sections

[@larilikeslemons2534]

The fact that she didn’t kill anyone even if she could’ve done it makes her even cooler tbh

[@galactigal2]

can the full version of jqueen’s theme be released someday? it’s soooooo good

[@skyartisan8873]

right?? i love it also

[@sinnamonski685]

Hopefully it won't take a few years after the cinematics dropped like the last OST

[@Wantyoudeaddylm]

Heyyy! your best bet on a longer version is on her origin story, the full theme plays through it! hope this helps!

[@Wantyoudeaddylm]

@@sinnamonski685 Heyyy! your best bet on a longer version is on her origin story, the full theme plays through it! hope this helps!

[@shivers4shiver]

its on spotify

[@GlitchxCity]

This is such a nice welcome back after so long, almost like a rebirth

[@dotexe8870]

Respectfully*

[@Rendolf45]

You could say the game's been... Reborn 😉(great work on that, btw!)

[@Legend-jl1ls]

Great to see you here gc!!! Love your music and im happy youre as excited for ow2 as I am!

[@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131]

After years of doing near absolutely nothing. We present. A single hero!!!

[@mrwordwide100]

@@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131 they're going to be like 3 new heroes on launch, maybe even more

[@thepruld]

i see Junkrat, i press LIKE

[@KapralToPros]

true

[@Squishy_Seal]

Same

[@butterscotchinc.1552]

I see Roadhog, I press LIKE

[@brianwhip]

​@@butterscotchinc.1552 Where?

[@KapralToPros]

@@brianwhip pause when junkrat is eating popcorn he is somewhere around him

[@richard-gg8un]

looks can be deceiving. i appreciate junker queen a lot more now after watching. she's looks like a rough person but she's actually empathetic. really liked how she didn't kill anyone in this as well despite being through obvious life or death situations

[@LatencyProblem]

She knows the other competitors are strong so making them allies rather than killing them is better in the long run.

[@dexchampion2128]

I like how the details in this animation show just how cowardly Mason is. Not only is he in the middle of the arena, with the most open space, but he’s also higher up than the others, preventing people from reaching him. His giant mech is basically bulletproof, but even with that he still flinches with every attack thrown his way. Truly a coward through and through.

[@commentdouchery2838]

In case anyone asks why Junkrat got exiled, Rule 4 was "Trouble Makers will be Exiled." I then reference you back to the Junkrat trailer, where he's 100% trouble. But like the good kind where it's all collateral.

[@ownphantomandtoy]

Junkrat blew up the Summer Shack that's why he got kicked out

[@mothichorror446]

​@@ownphantomandtoy sure it wasn't the beatdown at the bar?

[@elfumidoreviscaratoroflung]

@@mothichorror446 or stealing the queens cash?

[@thegreatmonacage3782]

@@elfumidoreviscaratoroflung Whatever it was, you really ticked off the big boss this time. I don't think they're gonna let us back in

[@ArticleE3]

@@thegreatmonacage3782 Well there's two things that solve every problem. Money, and Explosives.

[@partyleswine5155]

I love how Junkrat was the first to cheer and accept the new queen.

[@misterfevillord1588]

And he was booing her before!

[@notacreativenameatall973]

@@misterfevillord1588 knowing Junkrat he was probably just going with the flow of the crowd.

[@1man_l33]

he be lovin her

[@dazey856]

He just wanted to remind her who her number one simp is

[@moonblaze2713]

Jameson's an excitable guy

[@miata100]

Theres always a beautiful moment in these shorts when the animators show off a little. 2:42 when she dodges the knife, reacts, swings, smirks, and they illustrate twisting the wrists to hit him bluntly and not cut are just 10/10. Even here face at "...when I'm queen." Please please make an animated short with Sigma. Please. I'd pay to watch that.

[@Anna-jq4lp]

as soon as i loaded up overwatch 2 the first thing i noticed was how fine the junker queen was i am absolutely feral for this character design 😩

[@celestialmaeden]

Never disappointed with Overwatch's cinematics. Still waiting for them to make movies or series. Seriously. Make it happen.

[@tranquility4358]

@@katowo6521 true. Cyberpunk Edgerunnere completely revived the game and now they are on a better track

[@rakesh0759]

@@tranquility4358 fr, i hope they announce a show or smth along w the release of PVE next year

[@rory8182]

@@rakesh0759 honest to god if they make a good show and can at least rip MvM off well then they may actually turn things around

[@GamingBoyRishad]

@@tranquility4358 valorant one is confirmed for sure but overwatch has so much more world building already they better make it

[@GamingBoyRishad]

@Viktorian probably will cause the game got a lot of boost

[@thewhitepikmin2327]

Considering what we knew about her from the release trailer of junkertown she's actually a lot more merciful than I expected

[@markangelogarcia2584]

if Roadhog was in her place that king will be BBQ alive

[@aspyse9429]

What did we know?

[@bfjrd]

i think shes not the one thrown them out

[@rekt_yer_nan_darding_5788]

6:52 she hates omnics though that's messed up

[@quangnguyentrung647]

@@rekt_yer_nan_darding_5788 consider Australian history with them, one can see why. Omnic war turned Australia into Post Apocalyptic Mad Max/Fallout country. It makes sense why they hate Omni to the guts

[@Glitch-Phases]

I love how the Community theorized she’d be a Sniper And they have her a Shotgun

[@olegdusov4273]

What? She had an axe in every poster Community thought shed be a melee hero, and she very much is. Axe swing and everything

[@joshualawrence5253]

5:39 one of the most BADASS moment in Overwatch history. All hail Junker Queen

[@msuper7626]

The most iconic thing in the teaser is Junkrat saying “JUNKER QUEEN”

[@bigbrianilel]

did you notice how the used his in game hero select laugh?

[@seandonntheg8433]

Fr the lore is so underdeveloped that his cameo feels more like a crossover lmao

[@hiddensinix2767]

@@bigbrianilel a laugh is a laugh

[@bigbrianilel]

Ooh come on i cant be the only one that noticed it

[@louisianimal24]

@@hiddensinix2767 not that laugh 🤣 it’s very recognizable n i dont even play junk

[@UnscaryGhosts]

Honestly Junkerqueen just proves how much the junker people have been wrongly ignored of in terms of story. Like this is just so cool, how in this part of the world they went complete mad max. This only strengthens my desire to see a REAL animated short for Junkrat and Roadhog.

[@sinnamonski685]

Same and not just how they met either. We already read the comic, we watched the short, and the origin of them during their worldwide heist and after they blew up that one guy who framed them for insurance fraud. What's going on with them *NOW* in terms of this story where the chances of a second Omnic crisis is being threatened. Roadhog who lived during it (only to go on a raid on the omnium since the Australian government gave up their home) and junkrat born after it how would they react to something like this?

[@Scarifar1]

A LOT of people in the OW universe have been largely ignored for lore content. I still wish to see at least SOME lore where Zenyatta is the main focus.

[@ahodbikes]

Idk about "wrongly" ignored. There is a ton of story potential in all the corners of the OW universe, and only so much manpower and time to tell it.

[@Hustla614]

I wanna know RoadHog story so bad. The big fella is completely a mystery.

[@madelinebitts2766]

@@sinnamonski685 Junkrat wasn't technically born after it. If you follow the (admittedly wonky) timeline he was about 5-6 when the omnium blew up.

[@TheRealSoftLuna]

6:28 I love Junkrat man 😂

[@sninctbur3726]

3:58 The rage in her words feels so genuine. Oz may have been styled after the barbarian archetype, but it's here when she really does lose her temper.

[@Arikadou]

Very nice stuff from the cinematic team as always. Refreshing to see this kind of work again!

[@mr.waffles323]

wat up ari

[@ryan-tl1wr]

Bro I used to be obsessed with your genji videos

[@l3eastoo]

@@ryan-tl1wr same man same😔

[@Carrotohs]

hi

[@nate3721]

Yea most people get fired for protesting and not working for 18 months

[@cperez10172000]

Junkrat yelling "Junkerqueen" idk just gave me good vibes considering the stuff he did to her to get kicked out I wonder what sort of interaction they will have

[@brennanperry8001]

The junker queen in this video sounds like she eats her vegetables, and knows how to read.

[@comphicnander1962]

I also noticed this difference... in the game, she seems like just a psychopath who enjoys destroying everything, but in the animation, she is intelligent and a natural leader... I wish her persona in the game was like that.

[@graysonwells21]

@@comphicnander1962the queen life really changed her

[@Apricity.mp4]

I love how they actually show her struggle at the beginning instead of making her OP

[@Hammeh]

LORE RETURNS! Great to see Animated shorts again :D

[@nhk403]

It's great to see you again! I can't wait for more lore content in the future!

[@wa-bu3ke]

This makes me want to play as Junker King

[@meihatsume1165]

I love your videos! Good to see you back

[@poosley7476]

This just in: YT acct with financial incentive to enjoy a game, is excited for game

[@user-ur4nl6dq2x]

@@poosley7476 Wait...how can a youtube account be excited? HAVE KZbin ACCOUNTS BECOME SENTIENT 😳

[@jubusch]

At first I thought junker queen would just be another ruthless maniac, but this cinematic proved me wrong. It wasn’t her brute strength that turned her into a queen, it was her ability to care and look out for her subjects. Instead of watching over people doing the dirty work for her, she’s there working her hardest as well, while leading her people to the right path

[@tirelessfrog916]

I know!! They really impressed me, I was expecting another brute

[@dante7353]

zzzzzzz.... oh sorry we're we talking about morals stuff? yeah..... alright..... that's pretty boring...

[@corniel657]

its cringe tho ngl

[@Mediados]

I like that she has good and bad qualities. She is obviously racist towards Omnics, but she is a good leader, and an honorable fighter. She didn't let the other fighters die even though nobody would have blamed her for killing them.

[@Dizzifying1]

@@tirelessfrog916 Define 'another brute'? OW doesn't have any traditionally brutish characters. Reinhardt is refined like a paladin. Doomfist was the head of a worldwide criminal conglomerate, who managed to break out of a maximum security prison on his own. Roadhog is the brains of the operation of the most successful robberies in the world. And Winston is a.... uh... scientist.

[@PopParty-cw2ze]

The “Get out of my city.” At 6:21 gave me chills!

[@Raichu_Pancakes]

I love the fact that she’s actively breaking the 4th wall as she’s fighting

[@shocktornado7110]

Cool thing to notice, even when she wakes up suddenly, she doesn wield her knife offensively, she actually holds it in a more defensive way, really sticks to the rest of the cinematic of her avoiding really hurting the others.

[@thestarryeyedobserver]

i love the detail that she wasn’t treating them as enemies but rather future subjects/allies. she’s gonna be the queen, after all.

[@nxt_tim]

I don't like that a lot, feels a bit forced by Activision as to keep the Teen rating. I'm a pacifist myself and believe everything can be solved without violence, but it doesn't fit her character a lot

[@kennethsatria6607]

That is a very interesting twist to the arcehtype

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@nxt_tim I mean really Overwatch has never been particularly dark to begin with

[@viniciusgrosse1958]

@@nxt_tim Buddy, did you forget about roadhog, widowmaker, soldier 76, reaper, doomfist, moira and others? Does EVERY character have to be ruthless for ya?

[@Lukeishness]

It’s interesting to me that wrecking ball is seen (shown with Hammond out) with her and some of the other Junkers in what appears to be out in what they called the wasteland. Considering in his lore it’s stated that no one knew it was piloted by a hamster, wether that’s just a visual for the short or a relationship that will be explored more in OW2 I’m still curious to see how these two interact with each other.

[@ridley7498]

I actually missed Wrecking Ball's appearance. What timestamp are they at?

[@blandbartholomew2767]

@@ridley7498 6:49

[@lazypengoo9648]

Pretty sure he's also watching her arm wrestle at 6:59 to the bottom left of the overwatch logo. Looks like he's in his junker outfit.

[@Lukeishness]

@@lazypengoo9648 I completely missed that one lol

[@PrincessTwilightdash]

I mean as long as your not a omnic your fine

[@crackedhatchet]

I'm interested to see if they ever reintroduce the old Junker King (Owen) as a revenge character later on

[@alexcerv]

Maybe, because if a character isn’t shown to die on screen there is always a chance for them to come back.

[@biggycheese5764]

I know it’s weird and doesn’t make much sense but I wanna see Geiger (the red guy) as a DPS character yeah I know he would just look like a genji copy paste but if blizzard is gonna keep up with this nerf bs power trip then what could it hurt

[@mushroomchicken9400]

Love that instead of fighting to destroy the society that cast her out, she fought to make it better for everyone

[@stylosa]

Nobody does cinematic better 🥲 glad to have you back Overwatch!

[@rainer9931]

Can't tell if I'm more happy about Overwatch or about Sty not hating life

[@Nightstalker314]

idk, couple of moments deflated too quick. tension could be kept up better. felt similar to the DVA one.

[@murillo8886]

Pprt

[@salvatore2004]

Glad you feel this way

[@Ivee.]

Apex

[@Koolstr]

Another character with a great backstory, a fleshed out personality, and a unique fighting style. Seeing her be tactically merciful is really smart, and justifies her rise to being the Queen and why they would choose to follow her.

[@FirePura]

Just JINX on minimal, BASED >:/

[@aradiamegido2965]

I disagree, this one falls flat compared to others (not in the animation, thats always the same. I mean her story/character.)

[@thog9501]

@@aradiamegido2965 totally, compared to the reinhardt and bastion short, this feels boring. Not that its bad, excellent animation. It just lacks the amazing cinematography and storytelling the others had

[@UncleDaniel]

wait till it's reveladed she's bisexual

[@thacoolest13]

​@@thog9501 Basically went: "Hey chat! I'm going to join this tournament and third party everyone else to become queen! Woohoo! Like and subscribe!" Yep... Riveting story telling lol

[@DaniiStarburst]

I'll be honest I never noticed Roadhog in the audience with Junkrat until today and I watched this when this short released xD I love how he just blends in with everyone else while Junkrat draws all the attention, great attention to detail there because it honestly fits XD

[@privatestox884]

The way this is setup has that Sunset Overdrive and Borderlands feel to it and I love it.

[@WSB1469]

I’d pay big $$$ to watch a full series or movie with Blizzard’s animations.

[@zaryee6588]

They already made a movie, Warcraft and it didn't turn out great.

[@Firion777]

@@zaryee6588 Warcraft was not animated.

[@khazms]

Yeah, yeah, people have been saying this for over 6 years.

[@shogunpug4071]

@@khazms it's just said for lives now

[@exeterra4825]

It would be ridiculously expensive to make a full length movie looking like these cinematics and it would probably take well over 5 years of non stop work. Blizzard (moreso Overwatch) doesnt really have that big of an audience to make up the profit for such a project. Something like Arcane for Overwatch could work though

[@alvemaster3877]

I love how they put the junkertown map in and made sense of the weird platforms and everything. Now we understand why

[@FireflyArc]

Yeah!

[@its__ashy4818]

Is it just me, or did this feel like it took heavy inspiration from borderlands? The title cards, Meri's robot looking like the type engineers would use, Geiger just flat out looking like a psycho, it can't be a coincidence, right?

[@Camoroy0400]

1:12 How did I just realized Mr. Clean was involved.

[@tuskact481]

That's Mrs. Clean 💀

[@skyfaller3d417]

It’s been years since Overwatch had another short!

[@caseyo5524]

Que the *it’s been 87 years* meme

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

John 3:16 NIV For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 🙏!!!!

[@doomclasher9287]

@@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 why has there been a rapid increase in religious bots...

[@Hellbane224]

They make good shorts and cutscenes. Really good ones. It's unfortunate that management has always been garbage, or the games would likely be just as good across the board.

[@joshuasebsebe1047]

And seeing the junker queen and her family being banished from junkertown is kinda harsher because her parents have kids

[@ghastlyweather1750]

​@@joshuasebsebe1047 it also sounded like her parents also fought a war alongside the former king too, so he just used them and tossed them out!

[@BoweDiesel]

I coulda ran blizzard in middle school fr

[@ShuTheIdiot]

The lore management was also pretty shittily done..everything was just like. Oh new stuff here. Oh we forgot about that old lore? Don't worry about it. God forbid the team gets into controversy cause then they introduce a new secondary character that changes a main character so they can get diversity points without actually putting in effort. Aka Richard I still think they should have used Li(lu? I can't remember the other original founder of overwatch the Chinese male) and had reaper kill him at the Switzerland base giving solider a valid reason to really really hate reaper. But then make it so he wasn't actually dead but crippled like genji but captured by omnics and make his release event the only event you'd need to play first to unlock a character (unlocking for everyone else after the event obviously) where the plot is solider and a team going and saving him from the omnic forces.

[@KaseyC.]

@@ShuTheIdiot I feel like Soldier has a fairly good reason of disliking Reaper, but okay

[@pecodama]

Just noticed how when Junkrat starts cheering for Junker Queen, Roadhog just looks at him then keeps sitting like "what an idiot."

[@danieljackson7392]

Would’ve liked her to yell “time for the reckoning” when she used her ult, like in the game

[@Fart-it9wf]

Could you even imagine a whole show or movie animated like this?? The animators totally upped their game for this cinematic!

[@TheStephenStephen]

I would love an Overwatch tv show

[@Luke-xz7nm]

Would watch the heck out ofit

[@nighteye5861]

What a cool character. Can't wait for the interactions with other Junkertown characters

[@gorodn009]

Only 1 tank in team so can't interact with Roadhog sadly

[@razerscale3590]

@@gorodn009 they will fs make some because there are a few ways you can have friendly tanks, esp in arcade.

[@QuantumFishFTW]

@@razerscale3590 not to mention pve

[@skippeaj]

@@gorodn009 she can interact with thr enemy roadhog

[@redpandacooper6169]

best part: tank

[@thediamondmanoneninenine]

4:35 Junkrat!

[@Snoozclown]

Road hog on the bottom

[@york9283]

no matter what the state is of overwatch we can always expect great shorts

[@ubergamer2010]

Love her defensive style of fighting, she's merciful while still showing incredible strength

[@super0nofa]

Making her a tank definitely feels fitting after watching this.

[@martylaren11]

To quote George Ushiromiya from Umineko, "...You spoke of force as a monarch's third power. It looks like you still misunderstand the meaning of that force. In this situation, force doesn't mean hastily wielded violence. It refers to a deterrent, knowledge that if someone opposes the monarch, that person won't get away unharmed."

[@ddshiranui]

@Legion More original than your comment ♡

[@xeIaire]

She not only spared his life, but the small detail of filling his bottle with water when they tossed him out was 👌

[@ddshiranui]

@Legion Isn't it? These days, every single time a female character does something that is taken for granted and treated as totally normal for *male* characters, there's a vocal part of the internet crying out because some guys are hurt in their stereotypes or something. Curious how nobody would have bat an eye if this character was a dude.

[@ihatethisurlshit]

glad to see that blizzard's art team is still intact, great job to everyone who worked on this!

[@MadGameBoy]

This reminded me so much of borderlands, more so than any other form of media featuring junkertown Geiger alone looks like a badass pyscho

[@ChicNuggetu]

Yes I thought the same thing!! There could have been different ways to design Junkertown w/o making it mimic Borderlands, but even the character intro highlights were very much like Borderlands. With their own stop frame and caption too. And I 100% agree about the one dude looking like a Psycho. That ran through my head when I watched this.

[@MadGameBoy]

I'm not saying it's bad, I loved it. Altho I guess it does take away from overwatch's own design

[@ChriSaito]

I didn't really realize the dissonance with Kiriko and her short until I saw this. Juker Queen comes off as incredibly intelligent here but I've never thought that of her in game. Either way such an amazing cinematic!

[@shadeyraven]

I dont think the animators get enough recognition.. that was a really well made cinematic

[@EBG...]

You forgot there was a time where ppl asked for overwatch to give up on the game and just join pixar for a movie

[@timf7679]

The one thing from Blizzard that has never disappointed me in 25 years, the cinematics. It was always a motivating drive to see the next one and has always been the benchmark that most other games never even attempt to meet, and no one has been doing it for longer.

[@Totto87]

I agree fully! Blizzard cinematics is what made me buy Warcraft (not wow), Starcraft, (the cinematics for SC2 is my favorite short animations by far), Diablo and fell in love with the OW cinematics after I started watching them after playing the game for a time. Blizzard have an amazing animation philosophy for all their teams. I love it!

[@SpookyMarine]

*Warcraft 3 Reorged dead in the corner* Yeah, totally never disappointed 👍

[@TheKidWithPr0blems]

Man this was only 1 year ago?.. huh well the overwatch sfm are just amazing as ever I used to watch every single video of overwatch still do seeing how incredible they are ❤🎉

[@mango2139]

Least chaotic Australian election

[@mL7support]

MY QUEEN

[@karamei]

you are my queen

[@plotTWiSt2024]

Don't let Ana see this

[@shl6367]

OUR QUEEN

[@rubyk.s.a418]

ana is gonna be PISSED

[@elwen9477]

antiheal tank mL7, your ana has concurrence xD

[@recallow]

The OW team never ceases to amaze me with the quality of their cinematic videos! Really cant wait to play the next beta and for Oct. 4th ❤️

[@lizzosfatlmfao3597]

They spend more time working on animations than actually balancing the game

[@mq5731]

seizes > ceases

[@zommer23]

Worst cinematic actually. No idea, no soul.

[@charleshaines9715]

@@zommer23 I agree. They just made something that looked like borderlands and little story elements.

[@Guayubino]

@@zommer23 True. The script and voice actors were super dull.

[@supaga1axy]

I wanna see geiger as a playable character ASAP

[@minimalgrammar1276]

Quite possibly the best character Imo

[@Dr.JonathanCrane]

6:28 Junkrat: i'm playing both sides so i always come on top

[@charisma7268]

This was before he got kicked out

[@SupaRush]

Whoever makes these animated shorts needs to make a full length Overwatch TV series or Movie. They are the best animated visuals i've ever seen for anything ever.

[@raindropsinbed6965]

Arcane but with overwatch

[@redlizard778]

OMG Yes!!

[@perseus1054]

blizzard has an in-house cinematics team, they make every cinematic for overwatch and other blizzard games. almost all other game developer hires animation studios like digic pictures or blur to make cinematics for them.

[@Leandriah]

you should check out the world of warcraft cinematics then ;)

[@kurstyhnbrowne8609]

yes please make a Overwatch tv series and a movie btw I love Tracer Mei Winston Zarya Torbjorn Lucio Reindhart Mercy Ana Genji and Junker Queen she's awesome and the female Mad Max

[@S.Valentine]

As a DVa main, I was hoping to find a fun counter pick.Finally, I'm quite pleased by Junker Queen ♥

[@billyr2904]

I like how the Junker Queen breaks the fourth wall.

[@JcrafterGames]

The first time watching this it felt very awkward and cheesy. But after rewatching it, I feel I understand better the interactions between Geiger, Meri and Odessa. The way she gains their trust to fight Mason is very cool to see. I'm also expecting Junker Queen to talk to you as the player while playing as her. Like she talks to some imaginary friend or something. I would love that

[@nicolask5229]

Eh that be cool but i doubt They include That Self talk in Game And it's Won't looks as good imo

[@themadkingner0293]

the fight was very anime and I'm all for it

[@solidagold115]

Self talking would fit Sigma way more, yet still they didn't add it. So I doubt it will become a thing. Speakkng of Sigma, he really doesn't have a lot of personality 😅

[@nicolask5229]

@@solidagold115 i Even forgot he was a thing

[@starblaze5813]

I feel like here, the audience is taking the place of an imaginary friend. Like if they went out in the desert and she was losing her family and started seeing hallucinations that got her through the whole ordeal.

[@MoisesCoronel11]

They ALWAYS nail the character design! Her personality shines so bright! Atmosphere was punk af!!

[@1man_l33]

she indeed be funky

[@dazey856]

@@1man_l33 quite the funkypants

[@stickboi922]

Yeah her character design is great. It scares me however, knowing overwatch’s history with certain artists on the internet and their character designs

[@bedelljd4398]

@@stickboi922 that happens with every game, while overwatch has had it the worst.

[@comedial6829]

@@stickboi922 "🤓🤓🤓" shut up

[@3psilon.]

I like how junker queen is actually more soft spoken in her aggression than I thought

[@jojoisepico82]

man i sure wish blizzard would continue to develop all these amazing characters instead of giving them one smidgen of spotlight and then abandoning their story forever

[@shadow4380]

I love the story of how Junker Queen became the queen. The way she chose to not hurt Geiger & Meri though she had multiple opportunities to do so. Even going so far as protecting them from king Mason. She truly showed where her loyalty lies & from what we've seen she's a great queen to Junkers. I can't wait to learn more of Junker Queen's backstory!

[@FireflyArc]

Makes you wonder what mako and junkrat did to get exiled. I assume lore wise..the queen we hear is a lot older ...but who knows! I'll miss the old map hints of lore

[@cookieelement3467]

@@FireflyArc "What do you think got us the boot? Stealing the queens cash? Blowing up her summer stache? The beatdown at the bar!?" -Junkrat Also the bike shown hear is identical to the one roadhog and Junkrat use so they might have stolen it from her. What did they do? I'd recon a lot.

[@joshuasebsebe3919]

Junker queen's backstory is kinda harsh her family was exiled from junker town by the junker king and her parents have kids the junker king is a heartless monster😈 💔

[@shadow4380]

@@joshuasebsebe3919 yeah, I hope Blizzard elaborates futher on that I wonder why king Mason kicked her family out

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

@@cookieelement3467 lol

[@friedpixel7517]

Has anyone else noticed how Junker queen and her equipment have completely changed between the cinematic and in-game? Her shotgun, knife, and axe model are completely different and her outfit has changed a little bit too. They changed her color palette from yellow to red, and made her in-game character design more simplistic.

[@gaysiegelord]

my dude, her trailer appearance is an in game skin.

[@SeanGauseOfficial]

Well her design has to be more simple because it's a game a not a rendered animation.

[@rory8182]

likely the change is due to her now being in charge of junker town

[@iamaylacat3935]

Simplifying the design in game is done to give them something to monetise since she's not in the game pass. Also, unless I'm mistaken, between the events of this cinematic and the game itself is about a decade.

[@rory8182]

@@iamaylacat3935 that is a more likely reason honestly

[@godallmighty6808]

I wonder how many years it was since he became king

[@PieBagelBoy]

i would personally love to see Geiger as a playable hero, he seems like such a cool character even with the small glimps we get off him

[@AliasGD]

I think a big chunk of the playerbase got themselves a new main. Amazing work, OW Team!🔥

[@insertbadusernamehere4664]

Geometry dash guy

[@Real_Nutella]

as a tank main I can't wait to be the only one trying to play her when I queue

[@sindraygd7787]

Didn't think i'd see you here

[@maxlol6924]

@@Real_Nutella watch her be a dps

[@poosley7476]

@@Real_Nutella no man, when new characters come out, you're only one of few people trying to play them. That's how all games work and have worked historically. It's well documented. New character comes out, and only you, and a few others, actually want to the play them. Especially tank mains. Nailed it.

[@astropunch7708]

I think Junker Queen is somewhat self aware that she’s a video game character like Joker but doesn’t actually break the 4th Wall like Deadpool.

[@juangonzalez3759]

I hope not

[@victuz]

That would make her too much of a joke character... I hope she is one of those people who are super sarcastic but very serious deep down lorewise.

[@flowercities]

she's unhinged enough to talk to "an imaginary friend" haha

[@georgeealien]

5:17 onwards is just a masterclass of facial animation. Even for the character whose face is 80% machine.