>>979751
>cheers luv, the calvary's queer

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It's not far from Switzerland to the Black Forest mountains, and the Aurora makes the journey easily. Tracer pilots the craft in low over the forest, and lands in a grassy field on the outskirts of the small town known as Eichenwalde.

"Here we are," says Tracer, punching in the aircraft's power-down sequence. "Athena said Reinhardt would be somewhere around here. And I have a feeling I know just where he'll be."

The town is oddly silent as you approach through the field. You can hear birds singing in the nearby pine trees, the distant rumble of road traffic. "Do people actually live here?" you ask Tracer.

"Not anymore," she says. "This was the site of a great battle, back in the Crisis. A lot of these battlegrounds were never cleaned up properly."

Your boot knocks into something with a metallic clang. You look down at what you'd thought was an oddly-shaped hill, and realize it's actually a disabled omnic soldier, overgrown with moss, grass, and flowers.

You stop and look around, realizing just how many similar oddly-shaped hills you can see in the field around you. "All these Omnics ... what happened? They didn't talk about this one in the history books."

"That was before my time," says Tracer. "And I never got the whole story out of Reinhardt. It was something he didn't like to talk about. I know some of his unit, the Crusaders, went up against a whole army of Bastion-model omnics. The Crusaders won, but ... they paid the price."

The two of you enter the town. It's a quaint, charming German village, marred by overgrowth, broken Omnic soldiers, and the scars of war. You take a detour around a blast crater as you approach a two-story building with a sign reading "Brauerei Mittagskrug".

As you get near the door, you can hear voices coming from inside. A man and a woman, arguing. It escalates to shouting. Something crashes inside.

>Kick the door in.
>Enter normally.
>Wait and listen.

>>979775
>Enter normally.

>>979775
>enter normally
No need for violence yet.

>>979775
>>Enter normally.
I hope we get a chance to pick up bastion while we are here.

>>979775
>>Enter normally.

>>979775
>Enter normally.

>>979775
>Knock

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You opt for the casual approach, pushing open the door and entering the brewery.

Inside is a rustic German tavern, and the scene of an argument. A young woman in a ponytail and pink tank top is shouting fiercly up at a huge, muscular, white-haired man with a scar over his eye, who seems to be taking it in with patience. You aren't sure at first, since he's usually shown wearing his distinctive Crusader armor. But you think that the old man is--

"Reinhardt!" says Tracer. "Am I glad to see you!"

"What is zis?" says the old man. "Lena? Can it really be you? Hah hah!" He stomps forward, knocking a heavy wooden chair out his way like a toy. He snatches up Tracer in his arms and gives her a giant bear hug.

"Woah now--urrk!!" Tracer's face starts to turn red. With a blur of blue energy and a whirring sound, she recalls out of Reinhardt's arms back to your side. "Hey now, remember you've got to watch it with those hugs, big guy!"

"Eh heh, sorry my dear. I was caught up in ze excitement. I haven't seen you in many years. Who is zis strapping young lad?" he asks, looking you up and down.

"This here is Bandit," says Tracer. "He's been helpin' me out."

"It's an honor to meet you," you say, extending your hand. It's immediately crushed in Reinhardt's vice-like grip.

"An honor to meet you as well, Bandit! Any friend of Tracer's is a friend of mine. Please, sit," he says, waving to the tables. "We haven't yet found a working tap, but I will keep looking. Ah, the beer of Brauerei Mittagskrug was once famous in these parts ..."

"Aren't you forgetting something?" asks the woman. "I'm Brigitte, by the way. Nice to meet you."

"Likewise," you say.

"Brigitte is my armorer," says Reinhardt. "She keeps the Crusader armor patched up, holding it together for one more battle. And she does the same for me as well."

"You don't make it easy, old man," observes Brigitte. "But I do what I can."

"You are a master of your craft, Brigitte, as I've said many times," says Reinhardt. "Now, my friends. What brings you to Eichenwald?"

>I could ask you the same thing.
>Looking for you.
>We're getting Overwatch back together.
>Just seeing the sights.
>Something else.

>>979892
>Just stopping in on a hero

>>979892
>>I could ask you the same thing.
>>Looking for you.

>>979892
>Looking for you.

>>979892
>>Looking for you.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>979892
>Looking for you.
>We're getting Overwatch back together.

Rolling to contain fanboying.

>>979932
>Rolling to contain fanboying.
enough with the fanboy shit its beyond annoying now

>>979892
>I could ask you the same thing.
But of we're being honest,
>Looking for you.

>>979943
Let's be honest, Bandit is a badass now, but at his core he's a giant nerd who still has his entire collection of Action Figures somewhere in storage in Toronto.

>>979907
>>979910
>>979919
>>979932
>>979987


"Looking for you, actually," you say.

"For me?" asks Reinhardt. "Is there glory to be won?"

Brigitte says, "You're from Overwatch, right, Tracer? I recognize you from the vids. don't suppose you tracked us down out here just to catch up with an old friend?"

Tracer admits, "We did have something else in mind."

Brigitte says, "You realize he's old, right? He'll be sixty-two soon. And the Crusader armor will break down permanently any day now. It's all I can do to keep it in working order, and who knows how long that will last? Anyway," she adds, turning away. "He can't help you, because he's already got a damn fool's errand he's set his mind on. No talking him out of it when he gets like this."

Reinhardt's face has turned dark. "The omnics," he growls. "I must crush zem. Brigitte, where is my armor?"

"It's almost finished," she says. "I took a break to try and convince you once last time to back down from this, even though I knew it was futile. And then the Wonder Twins here showed up. So whenever they're done here, you can start your quest or whatever."

>Wait, "quest"? What's got him all riled up?
>Maybe we can help.
>You should back off and let him make his own decisions.
>There's no time for this. We need him.
>Something else.

>>980035
>Wait, "quest"? What's got him all riled up?
>Maybe we can help.

>>980035
>>Wait, "quest"? What's got him all riled up?

>>980035
>>Wait, "quest"? What's got him all riled up?

>>980035
>Wait, "quest"? What's got him all riled up?

>>980035
>Wait, "quest"? What's got him all riled up?
>Maybe we can help.

Trade tech notes with Brigitte and take a look at the armor. Maybe an outside perspective will help shed some light on the matter.

Admittedly, it might just be metal fatigue and outdated components. In which case, building a new one from scratch would be the best bet and the Watchpoint might have the facilities to do so.

>>980035
>>Wait, "quest"? What's got him all riled up?
>>Maybe we can help.

>>980039
>>980042
>>980046
>>980063
>>980073
>>980079


"Wait, "quest"?" you say. "What's got him all riled up? Maybe we can help."

"Doctor Junkenstein," says Reinhardt. "He has returned! Tonight is ze night of his revenge!!"

"Er ..." you say. "Doctor Junkenstein?"

"It's a story he used to tell at Halloween," Tracer says to you, disbelief on her face. "Something about a mad scientist, and that big castle up there. I heard old Rein was going a little nutters, but I didn't think ..."

"It is real!" Reinhardt shouts, slamming a gigantic fist on the table. "I saw ze Bastion unit come back from ze dead!"

Brigitte is rubbing her forehead. "He claims that one of the overgrown Bastions on the edge of town came to life and attacked him. That he had to smash in its central CPU with a rock. Barely escaped with his life."

"It happened," insists Reinhardt. "We are all in danger. I must go to ze castle at once. Brigitte, please finish my armor. When it is ready, I will go forth."

Brigitte sighs, heads to the back of the room. You see some kind of portable forge, and next to it, the Crusader armor of legend. She wasn't lying when she said it was barely holding together. Metal fatigue, jury-rigged or outdated components ... it could be the only way to fix it would be to build a new one from scratch. But who has the skills these days to build a Crusader suit?

Reinhardt is staring darkly at a hologram suspended over a table. A battle plan. You realize this tavern must be where the Crusaders had their headquarters for the defense against the Omnics, all those years ago.

Reinhardt's story seems pretty far-fetched. He is a legendary warrior, but that wouldn't stop his mind starting to fade as he aged. On the other hand, maybe the best way to get him on the team is to help him see this through, whatever happens.

You say to him ...

>We'll go with you.
>Think about what you're saying. This is crazy.
>Something else.

>>980109
>We'll go with you.
I wonder if we'll find bastion.

>>980109
>>We'll go with you.
while we are a freedom fighter (criminal) we are also an adventurer

>>980109
>>We'll go with you.
If we do find bastion I hope Reinhardt doesn't just gank him.

>>980109
>Something Else

"Reinhardt, there's a chance one bot just reactivated randomly. You know how sturdy those Bastion models were. How about you show us the one that attacked you?"

>>980127
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>>980155
We'll still get a chance to poke around inside the Crusader, right?

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>>980109
>>We'll go with you.

Well Rein's gone batshit. Still, two heroes for the price of one? That's a helluva deal right there.

I think it would be neat if our character Incorporated stuff from the other Overwatch heroes. It could be tech related, like using the tech behind Reinhardt's shield to improve our own, or character building, like studying under Zenyatta after a suggestion from Genji.

>>980239
You should find yourself pleased by what I have in mind, anon.

>>980248
Sounds interesting.

We'll be able to help rebuild the Crusader, right?

>>980268
Somebody will be.

>>980109
>>We'll go with you.

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>>980239
>>980248

Now hold on there. That's a dangerous path to tread--taking bits and pieces from the other Heroes. We start doing that, where do we stop? I don't want us becoming some flippy Mary Sue that can Blink like Tracer, has Reinhardt's Shield, Zarya's damage-boosting barriers, and Ana's Biotic grenades.

>>980268
id hope so since we would have most likely repair are own shit back to working order since we scavenged it

>>980285
You won't be a Mary Sue, either. You'll have some cool options, that's all. Your first upgrade option should come after this mission, so you can see for yourself.

>>980285
I don't think he means stealing their gimmicks, just using them to improve our own. From what I see, we're not a full hero yet as most of our gear and abilities aren't at Hero Tier. Studying the others would be our way of joining Overwatch's elites.

If reinheath join, can we still EXPERIENCE TRANQUILITY?

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>>980311

Let's not extend our reach too much here. Right now we should focus on Reinhardt not killing Bastion--then we can focus on how we can house human-first folk like Reinhardt or Torbjorn together in-base alongside the Omnics.

>>980119
>>980121
>>980127
>>980225
>>980282


"We'll go with you."

Reinhardt blinks, looks around as though remembering where -- or when -- he is. "Ja. Das ist gut." He looks down at you, smiling. His one good eye seems clear and focused. "Bandit, yes? I will be glad to have you fight beside me."

You look over at Tracer. "You're okay with this?"

She shrugs, offers you a smile. "Not sure, really. But if it's what me old pal Reinhardt wants, then let's do it already. Just like old times, eh Rein?"

"Ahhh yes," the big man says, smiling as he remembers. "Those were glorious days. Do you remember in Paris, when it was just you and me against those hooligans? It is good you are here, Lena. I shall be glad of your company."

"All right, then let's ..." Tracer trails off. "Wait. Do you guys hear something?"

You listen carefully. You do hear something. A metallic clanking sound, then a sort of spinning noise--

"Get down, my friends!" Reinhardt shouts. Everyone dives for cover--

A hail of bullets cuts through the tavern, right where you were standing. The wooden beams of the walls splinter into pieces. Windows shatter. Kegs and tankards are blasted apart. The thundering noise of a machine gun on automatic fire comes from outside the tavern's front door.

You and Tracer are in cover near each other. You meet her eyes. She looks pissed. She takes out her pistols. "Ready, mate?"

What do you do?

>Go straight out the front to draw fire.
>Flank left with the gun.
>Flank high and right with the grav boots.
>Something else.

>>980344
>>Flank high and right with the grav boots.

>>980344
>>Go straight out the front to draw fire.

Rein doesn't have his armor on so our shield is about the only thing capable of taking some heat while Rein suits up.

We should also probably tell him to go suit up.

>>980344
>>Flank high and right with the grav boots.

>>980344
>>Flank left with the gun.

We can't tank--but flanking is something we can do.

Our gunblade is an energy weapon, right? Combination Beam Magnum and Energy Blade?

>>980445
it fires anergy rounds but the blade its self is metal

>Flank high and right with the grav boots.

>>980497
when i drew that little concept thing in the last thread the blade was just a place holder.

I was totally on board with it being an energy blade when someone suggested it.

>>980508
I'm gonna try to sketch out what I have in mind tomorrow.

>>980532
good on ya m8. cant be anymore slapdashed than mine.

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>>980445

The way I've looked at it is a beam saber with a blaster built into the hilt--something like that lightsaber/blaster combo deal Ezra had for awhile in Star Wars Rebels.

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>MFW I skipped the skip in character creation deciding if the weapon is mechanical or energy based.

A straight up laser sword and energy blaster combo is good. Unless there's a sudden huge upswell of support for charged metal blade with railgun combo, we'll go with that.

>>980545
maybe have the extended blade act as a barrel for a huge charged shot as well if it's a railgun.

>>980545
>Railgun.
It would match with our theme of gravity/magnetic based powers.

>>980543
that thing is ugly as fuck

>>980567
it actually would

>>980545
>>980567
>>980609

Gauss Magnum with a blade made of plasma contained in a magnetic envelope.

>>980627
Sounds good to me.

>>980347
>>980356
>>980503


"Let's do this," you say to Tracer. "You go left. I'll go right."

"Roger," she says. "Ready when you are."

The gunfire stops for a moment. Whatever it is might be reloading. "Go!" you shout. You make a dash to the right side of the room. Out of the corner of your eye you see a blue blur as Tracer blinks to the left.

The brewery has a second floor overlook with an exit on the right wall. There are stairs, but who has time for that? You trigger your graviton boosters and anime-jump through the air, landing on the overlook, and running outside.

You look down on a small street leading into the square in front of the brewery. In the square is exactly what you had hoped not to see: one of the overgrown Bastion units, dark red under the moss. It's active, deployed in sentry mode, and apparently fully functional. Its central glows an ominous red. It finishes reloading, and begins to pour another round of fire into the tavern. Shell casings clatter to the cobblestones around it.

Across from you is another second-story rooftop, with a great angle of fire. You could grav-jump over there, if you just had some kind of distraction --

"Yoo-hoo!" Tracer calls out to the Bastion from the opposite side of the square. "Looking for me?"

The Bastion's massive gun swivels in her direction and opens up, but she blinks out of the line of fire. Seizing the opportunity, you leap to the second rooftop, and unload a full magazine from high ground directly into the Bastion. It's blasted to pieces before it can track up to you. It falls apart. The red light in its eye dims and goes out.

(Continued)

You hop off the rooftop and approach the omnic carefully, watching for any signs of life. It appears completely dead. You give it a kick. Nothing. "What the hell was that?"

Tracer walks up to the other side of the blasted robot. She looks pale. "This is not good," she says, shaking her head. "Not good at all. Bandit, do you realize what this could mean?"

>It means we kicked its ass!
>You're right. This could just be the start of something.
>Keep calm. This is probably an isolated incident.
>Let's stay focused. The big picture can wait.
>What should we do now?
>Something else.

>>980687
>>You're right. This could just be the start of something.
.
>>What should we do now?

>>980687
>>You're right. This could just be the start of something.

Are we going all the way to the castle keep? Looks like we might have a long slog if all the Omnics from the last war are waking up.

>>980687
>You're right. This could just be the start of something.

Yeah, someones trying to bring about some old tensions. Possibly Talon.

>>980687
>You're right. This could just be the start of something.

>>980687
>You're right. This could just be the start of something.
>Should stay focused for now, can't have these things getting the drop on us.

>>980692
>>980716
>>980724
>>980798
>>980840


"You're right," you say. "This could just be the start of something. Maybe someone trying to bring about some old tensions."

"That's the last thing we need for Omnic rights," says Tracer. "But wot could have reactivated it? Why now? These bots have been sitting here for decades."

"Maybe Talon?" you guess. "They work for anti-Omnic zealots a lot, right? They seem like the sort of sleazeballs who might pull something like this. For now, let's stay focused. Can't have these things getting the drop on us."

"Right. Got to deal with what's in front of us."

"What should we do now?" you ask her.

The front doors to the tavern slam open. "We shall prove ourselves in glorious combat!" Reinhardt announces, fully geared in his full Crusader armor. He barely fits through the doors to join you in the square. "You see? The Omnics are coming back. Dr. Junkenstein's terrible experiments have brought them back from the dead. We detected an energy surge when we arrived. There!" He points to the tall castle that stands over the town. "That's how I knew. The castle is his lair. And we must put an end to his madness, once and for all!"

You look up at the castle. "Yikes. This might be a long slog."

"Come, my friends!" Reinhardt strides off, his gigantic Rocket Hammer in hand. "There's glory to be won!" No time for planning with this guy. You hustle after him.

Reinhardt walks uphill to the right, past a sign marked Gutebackeri. The street then turns to the left, passing under a stone archway. Two more Bastion units are here. One is on top of the archway, already in sentry mode. Its machine gun swivels to face Reinhardt and opens fire with the sound of thunder.

Reinhardt's shield springs to life, a huge glowing blue rectangle. It crackles with energy where the bullets are striking it. "Come, my friends!" He shouts to you and Tracer. "I will be your shield!"

The second Bastion is below it at street level. It stays in recon mode and runs to your right with clattering flootsteps, trying to find an angle past Reinhardt's shield as it fires its submachine gun.

>Stay behind Reinhardt's shield.
>Fall back, flank from the Gutebackerei
>Advance, flank from Die Zaubertrote
>Something else.

>>980687
>Something Else

"Either Bastion Units are spontaneously reactivating, or someone is messing around with them."

How many shots does our Magnum mode carry?

>Stand in front of Reinhardt's shield and die because you don't know that your tank's giant glowing rectangle protects you.

This is the most popular option when I'm Reinhardt in Quickplay.

>>980930
>>Fall back, flank from the Gutebackerei

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>>980930
>>Advance, flank from Die Zaubertrote

That shield ain't gonna last for ten seconds against a sieged-up Bastion--let's shut this guy down quick!

>>980930
>Stay Behind the Shield

Activate our Plasma blade

"Reinhardt! Get me close to the Recon one!"

Let's not risk jumping out when the bullet spray is coming directly at us.

>>980930
>Fall back and take shots at the bastion in recon mode.

Don't want him getting around that shield.

>>980930
>>Fall back, flank from the Gutebackerei

>>980930
>>Stay Behind the Shield
>Activate our Plasma blade
>"Reinhardt! Get me close to the Recon one!"
>Let's not risk jumping out when the bullet spray is coming directly at us.

>>980930
>>980980
>>980999
I agree with this plan of action. We CAN block the shots and send them back right?

Found a Thing to outline how we fight: youtube.com/watch?v=xYvAAb2qEFk

Too bad Brink sucked.

>>981056
>Too bad Brink sucked.
it did and i was so hyped for that game

>>981064
I know right! The trailer looked so cool.

>>981035
Sorry anon, you're not Genji yet. The sword-block is underpowered so you can upgrade it later.

>>980980
>>980999
>>981035


You stay behind Reinhardt's shield, trying not to pee yourself as the barrage of machine gun bullets strikes the barrier right in front of you. "Reinhardt!" you shout at him over the din of bullets. "Get me close to the recon one!"

"I'll get the sentry!" calls out Tracer. She blinks away, and you lose track of her.

"Understood!" The knight advances steadily into the teeth of the storm. Bullets slam continuously into the barrier. It starts to develop cracks. He remains unfazed. "Is that the best you can do?!" he demands.

You wait for the opportunity, and at the right moment, you dart out from behind the energy shield toward the recon Bastion. With a snap of your wrist you transform your weapon into sword form, and unleash a combination of fast, powerful strikes. The plasma sheath of your blade leaves a colored trail through the air as it weaves back and forth. The recon Bastion is cut to shreds.

You look up at the sentry Bastion on the stone arch. It's reloading, ready to unload another two hundred bullets. Reinhardt's energy shield is looking bad, you don't think it can handle another one of those--

Tracer blinks onto the stone arch from the left. Those pistols of hers unload a full magazine in exactly a second, and that's what she does to the Bastion at point-blank range, shredding it with blue smart bullets. It swivels to target her, but she recalls out of its view.

Reinhardt seizes the moment, swinging his mighty Rocket Hammer to fire the signature projectile of the Cruaders, the Flame Strike. The flame pierces through the Bastion, frying its circuits. It's still functioning, just barely -- the machine gun begins to turn back, to target Reinhardt again -- but Tracer blinks back onto the stone arch and delivers another blast from her pistols. The Bastion collapses into pieces, some of them falling to the ground below the arch.

You take a moment to catch your breath, but there's no rest for Reinhardt. "Bring me another!" he shouts, striding forward under the arch. Shouldn't the sixty-year-old man be struggling to keep up with you, not the other way around? You hurry after him ...

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This is the hill you just went up, with the arch to the left.

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Reinhardt leads the way past the arch and up to a mighty stone wall, then through a small doorway next to the huge wooden gate. Out the doorway, you see a squat tower in front of you, with the cobblestone road leading off to the left. And in the tower--

"More Bastions up top!" you say. One is all the way on top of the tower, the other is on some kind of wooden platform in front of a second-story window. They both see you, and begin their transformation to sentry mode.

"Get behind me!" shouts Reinhardt, activating his shield, recharged to full strength. The sentry Bastions start to pour bullets onto him. The shield quickly starts cracking. Reinhardt grunts. "I can't hold against this!"

"I'm on it," you tell him, hoping it's true.

>Run up the stairs to the right.
>Go straight in the ground-floor door right in front of you.
>Duck back behind the castle wall, flank from the left.
>Something else.

>>981374
>>Run up the stairs to the right.

Control the high ground!

>>981374
>>Run up the stairs to the right.
who ever repaired these things is getting kneecaped

>>981374
>>Run up the stairs to the right.

>>981374
>Run up the stairs to the right.
This isn't structurally sound, is it?

>>981383
>>981393
>>981410
>>981417


Roll a d10 to rush the stairs, and let's find out what happens.

On a break after this. Back in a few hours, and I'll see how the dice have treated you. Thanks for playing.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>981425

BRING IT ON!

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>981425
Fuckin' do it m8.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>981425
we'll be waiting

>>981437
You beautiful bastard, thank you.

>>981437
phew

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>>981443
>>981448

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>>981436
>>981437

So, anyone else up for reverse engineering a suit of armor after studying the Crusader? Not a massive suit of power armor, but something that enhances our toughness and agility while extending our graviton boots to a full body effect.

>>981674
I was thinking we engineer the shield tek to make our sword be made of it, Imagine how thin and sharp it could be while we can also power it to shield from bullets.

Personally I think our set up should become

M1/M2: Shoot/Slash
Passive: Moon Boot Mobility
Shift: Maybe some kind of Burst of speed (escape/ambush ability)
E: Our Mag field shield
Q: Our Field launches all the damage and energy it's absorbed in a self centred AoE

>>981674
That would be interesting, though if we were looking for lighter power armour we would do better with the Egyptian flight armour. Even more so since it contains flight capabilities to enhance the anti-grav we already have.

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>>981674

Maybe--honestly, if we're stationed up at Gibraltar, I was wondering if we could take a spare set of the old Overwatch armor out of the armory. Even better if it's something based off the OG Strike Team, I'd wager.

>>981701
I see where you're coming from, although it's not as interesting to me.

>>981708
>>981726

I wanted to go for something that reflected our Character. He's a gearhead, not a scientist and he's cobbled together most of his gear based on the Technology of others. With some proper backing and equipment, as well as expert help, he could create some Hero worthy gear.

Also, I don't want to change his fighting style too much. Super agility + parkour is pretty cool and making all of his movement graviton enhanced has potential for serious badassery. Using a set of light Overwatch armor would make good sense.

Well this is actually sorta interesting and it's getting my art-boner up. Keep up the good work Ravenking.

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Sorry guys, things went longer than I anticipated. I'll have to resume later.

>>981674
>>981701
>>981708
>>981726
>>981775
These are all good ideas. I'll keep them in mind when I work on your possible upgrade options for when you return to base.

>>982721
Thanks anon. Glad to have you on board.

>>981701
It hasn't really been set in stone but there was talk back in the previous thread about how the Ultimate would basically be the Omnislash

yo nigga

I'm interested in this quest, read the last thread. And I await the waifu war

>>983745
Tracer is gay, Pharah is taken, Mercy and Ana too old, Widow and Sombra not an option. Options left:
>Mei
>D.Va
>Symmetra

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>>983778
>D.Va
Korean Goblin waifu when?

>>983778
Symmetra is probably Asexual.

You forgot Zarya.

I'm leaning D.Va though. I feel she and Bandit would get along.

>>983778
What about Zarya?

>>983778
Fuck yeah, D. Va
I wouldn't be opposed to fucking tracer straight though

>>983778
ya kingraven said in the last thread that all of the women are an option to waifu except widowmaker since we are gonna be fighting her

>>983836
>>983840
Zarya probably won't leave Russia vut it depends on where Ravenking takes this quest

>>983895
If we're dealing with Omnics and shit, we're probably going to Russia.

>>983895
>>983906
We are all forgetting that there is always the husbando's. Still that only adds another 4 or 5 options. Many of which are difficult to get access to.

>>983944

Ohhhhhh? A waifu AND a husbanado war? I am fully invested now

>>984002
Genji is best Husbando. Closely followed by McCree.

>>984283
Zenyatta is a best.

>>984341
Zenyatta has transcended beyond all earthly needs so he wouldn't reciprocate.

>>984407
There are many that would disagree with your assessment. Still, we would need OP's confirmation either way and it is a very long term goal but generally this is how I see it.


Waifu's are generally better than Husbando's, mostly for quest sustainability (more straight anons than gay anons).

We will be ignoring certain pieces of cannon, purely because they are rather out of the blue or underdeveloped. For example the tracer sexuality reveal will probably be ignored.

We are assuming that every named character was, can and will be date-able. Ignoring the case of people we are enemies of or other such events get in the way. E,g widowmaker.


Also I won't go into great detail but Lucio is clearly the best homosexual option, ignoring genji. I have seen too many cute things involving him in frog overalls and pyjamas to not want.

>>983778
>Mercy
>Too old
That is a blatant lie, don't you dare try to deny us from getting that blonde booty.
>Pharah is taken
If you're basing this off the comic, it was stated that she wasn't on a date.

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>>983778
>>983807
>>983836
>>983840
>>983844
>>983849
>>983944
>>984283
>>984341
>>984531
Anything is possible if you follow your dreams, anons.

>>984968
Should we expect another update tonight?

>>984968
Hey Ravenking, if our tech has no wireless capabilities, can it still be hacked?

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>>984985
Yes, I'll be back a few hours from now.

>>985003
Everything can be hacked, and everyone.

>>985069
I wonder if she ever tried that on Roadhog.

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So I found another possible pic for our gun-sword

>>985820
That looks extremely impractical.
I understand you put it out there as a possible design for a non-existent weapon used by an OC made by a group of anonymous users for a quest based on a video game made by a developer primarily known for it's cartoonish art-style and high-fantasty titles, but still.

Honestly, the best design that I can think of for our gun is a large Magnum where you can fold the grip into the main body of the gun which would then project a plasma blade out from the barrel.

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I just realised that hunters from destiny are a good base for possible MC outfits.

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>>981432
>>981436
>>981437

You dash up the stairs and turn left, into the second floor of the tower. As this happens, Tracer blinks forward, through the front door, and again up a set of stairs that lead to the same room you're in. One of the Bastions is straight ahead, focusing its fire on Reinhardt's shield. You and Tracer simultaneously deliver a burst from your weapons, blasting the Bastion to pieces. You catch each others' eyes and grin at each other.

Reinhardt is still being focused by the Bastion on the tower. His energy shield shatters. Bullets clang as they strike his armor. "Ach!" you hear him cry out as one of the shots penetrates. He's forced to retreat back behind the castle wall.

You and Tracer step outside onto the wooden platform, looking up at the top of the tower. "I got this one," you say to her, reloading your weapon.

Getting up to that tower would be difficult for someone who didn't have some kind of vertical mobility. Like for example, graviton actuators in their boots that let them jump super-high. With two quick leaps skyward, you're on top of the tower behind the second Bastion unit.

As you run forward, you empty your magazine into the back of the Bastion, then with a swing your arm, transform your weapon into blade mode. The Omnic's machine gun turns around to face you, but just as it erupts into automatic fire, you dodge nimbly to the side, and the bullets hit nothing but air. You strike the Bastion with your three-slash combination and turn it into scrap.

(Continued)

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>>985890
always thought they looked the best

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>>985890
>>985909

Because they are the best.

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You hop back down to the street, where Tracer and Reinhardt have regrouped. "Piece of cake," you say.

"Nice one," says Tracer. "Reinhardt, you okay, mate?"

"It's nothing," he grunts, although you spot a couple places where the bullets penetrated his armor. He seems to notice your concern. "I'll have time to bleed in the morning. Let us keep moving, my friends," he says as he continues down the street, his armor clanking with each step.

You fall into step with Tracer, a few paces behind him, and look at her. "Is he really okay?" you ask her.

She shrugs. "What can we even do about it at this point? When the big man's going someplace, you can't stop him. All you can do is stay behind the shield, and try your best to back him up."

The two of you catch up with Reinhardt. "Did I tell you about Eichenwalde?" he asks you, as the three of you pass under a stone arch and onto a bridge. "This is the home town of my master, Balderich. He was born here! And ... he died here." His voice growns mournful. "We fought a terrible battle here. Many Crusaders lost their lives."

>Ask about the Crusaders.
>Ask about Balderich.
>Ask about the battle.
>Ask him something else.
>Let's stay focused.

>>986002
>>Let's stay focused.
Don't want to end up losing Rein. Gotta make sure nobody gets the drop on us.

>>986002
>>Ask about Balderich.

>>986002
>>Ask about the battle.

>>986002
>ask about Balderich
Did a giant enemy crab do him in?

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>>986002
>>Ask about the Crusaders.
>Ask about the battle.

Time for lore!

>>986002
>>Ask about Balderich.

>>986002
>Let's stay focused.
We've got work to do. The war stories come after.

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>>983778
>Ana
>Too old
>laughingcougars.jpg

Mei is getting on in years as well--only thing keeping her looking so young was cryo-stasis--which, depending on how Ravenking wants to move the story, she might still be in.

And D.va--Hana is about 19, isn't she? Do we really wanna glomb on to late-teenager, early young adult problems? Yes, she is probably the closest in age to us--second to Tracer, probably.

Honestly, I'm just holding out hope that our paths will cross with a certain hacker.

>>986082
That is unlikely, considering that she falls in with talon in universe and would therefore be an enemy.

Still, if we encounter her before then or can somehow change her mind as to working for them. Then we can consider waifuing the shit out of her.


For now though let us focus on the ones we know will be available; mercy, tracer and Reinhardt's mechanic (assuming they aren't fucking like rabbits, with very large hammers...).

>>986037
>>986041
>>986049


"Tell me about Balderich," you say to Reinhardt as you cross the bridge. You think about an old joke involving a giant crab, but now's maybe not the best time for that. Instead, you ask, "What sort of man was he?"

Reinhardt says, "He was a great man. Brave. A strong leader, and a powerful warrior. He always led from the front of battle, desiring that he himself should be the first to take any blow meant for his comrades. We Crusaders gladly followed him into battle many times." The knight looks up at the castle tower in front of you. "When he was gone, I ... I tried to follow his example. What would Balderich do, I asked myself? I tried to be a knight worthy of his legacy. And so, when the Crusaders were no more and only I remained, I joined Overwatch, so I might place myself in the vanguard again. Now ..." You hear frustration creeping into his voice. "I don't know how I could face him now."

Tracer, "Rein, old pal, the reason we're here--"

"Damn," you mutter, spying something strange ahead. "Sorry to interrupt, Tracer, but I think we've got a problem."

(Continued)

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Ahead of you lies another stone bridge, this one leading to the mighty castle gate. Four collapsed, overgrown Bastions lie near the castle gate. They don't seem to be active, so you're puzzled at signs of movements. Then you realize the movement comes from something else entirely.

Small black drones are hovering over the derelict Bastions, mechanical under-limbs working away busily with tools and cutters and circuit welders --

"Those drones," you say. "They're repairing the Bastions. That's how they reactivated ..."

"But who's controlling the drones?" asks Tracer.

"Good question," you say. The Bastion's eyes flicker from dark to a sinister red glow. Their machinery clatters as they start to activate. "A question for later. Right now, we've got other problems."

You're on a bridge, which makes flanking difficult. There's a small wooden platform to your right, but getting there involves a gravity leap over the abyss -- possible, even likely to succeed, but your gut lurches as you contemplate plummeting to your death. You could also charge straight down the middle, taking the initiative while the Bastions are still activating. Or you could fall back to the start of the bridge and the shelter of a stone wall to your left, while you plan your next move.

>Gravjump to the wooden platform
>Seize the initiative, charge straight in
>Fall back to the stone wall
>Something else.

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>986185
>Something else.
Grav jump with as much power as we can spare into the Top of the repeir drones head.
they can either
a) Destroy the drone helpping us and we bail into cover
b)not shoot us and let us pick them off from above

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>986194
Seconded

>>986185
>Gravjump to the wooden platform
>provide cover fire for Tracer and Reinhardt while flying
Best thing we can do is create some space between our party and try to cover each other.

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>>986185
>>Seize the initiative, charge straight in

If Rein's managed to get that jet-powered charge working on his armor, now's the time for him to pop that, too.

>>986185
>>Seize the initiative, charge straight in

>>986185
this >>986194 is by far one of the most needlessly reckless stupid idea I have read in a long time and I am 100% for it

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>>986194
>>986196
>>986212


Instead of any of that, you get one of the most needlessly reckless ideas you've had in a long time. And you go for it.

Ramping your grav boots up to full power, you leap into the air, and come down right on top of one of the repair drones. It wobbles crazily, its thrusters firing wildly as it attempts to stay upright with a human's weight on top of it. You keep your balance, barely, but enough to ready your weapon in sword form. As the Bastion below you unfolds and stands up into Recon mode, you slash it with your plasma blade. You dodge a burst of fire from its submachine gun, almost falling off the repair drone as you do, then attack again. Just as you strike the killing blow, though, it lands a hefty sock to your jaw with its robotic fist. The Bastion falls to pieces. You're fine, except for a crack in your helmet, a ringing sound in your ear, and a jaw that feels like a small train just ran into it.

HP: 170/200

The other Bastions are starting to transform into Sentry mode. Your gut drops as three machine guns level themselves at you. This really was a reckless plan. But when you do something reckless, that's when it's good to have friends.

You hear a distinctive engine sound, one you remember from the holo-vids. Reinhardt comes charging into the fray on his rocket boosters, pinning one of the Bastions, and crushing it into smithereens on the wall. He finishes it off with a mighty swing from his giant hammer. "Haha! Is that all?!"

On your other side, a blue blur streaks onto the battlefield. Tracer tosses a white discus onto a third Bastion. "Here ya go!" The disc pulses blue, explodes, shatters the Omnic.

That still leaves one. You're about to deal with it when the repair drone finally wrestles itself free of you, and flees into the air like a scurrying rat. You land on your butt on the stones. The last remaining Bastion's machine gun is pointed straight at you.

What do you do? Choose one and roll a d10:

>Magnetic Shield
>Evasive action
>Gun form: Trade fire
>Sword form: Charge!

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>>986331
>>Sword form: Charge!

WITNESS US REINHARDT!

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>986331

>Sword form: Charge!

WRYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>986341

And the roll to go with that, I spose

>>986347
WITNESSED!

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>986356
AND I FORGOT MY ROLL, AHHHHHH!

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>>986347

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>>986347
>Sentry mode at close range deals 525 damage per second
>MC charges into melee with turet Bastion
>rolls a 10

>>986364
I guess it wasent fully repaired

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>>986347

My first roll I do for the quest is a 10.

>mfw

And I genuinely laughed because I have shit luck with rolls usually

>>986347

The Bastion's machine gun thunders, its muzzle flashing like lightning. But you're Bandit, ace adventurer, and this is nothing you haven't handled before. You dive forward with an awesome combat roll, swing up your sword, and slice the machine gun barrels in half.

>>986349


The Omnic beeps, malfunctioning as its machine gun grinds to a stop. It starts to transform into recon mode, but before it can bring its submachine gun to bear, you slash it to pieces.

>>986360

You try to think of some kind of cool one-liner, but nothing comes to mind. Damn. Maybe next time.

Tracer says, "Wish we got a chance to look at those repair drones. I tried disabling one, but it had some kinda self-destruct mechanism. Disintegrated."

"We'll figure that out later," you say. "Reinhardt. You said there was an energy surge coming from inside this castle, right?"

"Correct," he says. "Whatever's causing all this, it must be here."

Tracer says, "Wot do you suppose it is? I mean, it's not really Dr. Junkenstein from your Halloween stories ..." She peers up at the castle gate, confused. "Is it?"

"Zere's only one way to find out," he says. "Follow me." He stomps off into a side entrance, a passageway through the stone beside the main gate.

Good thing this passage is here, you think as you follow him. Otherwise you would've needed something to get through that huge main gate, like a battering ram or something.

(Continued)

>>986435
>My roll kept us from having a cool catchphrase.
SHIT!

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>986439
>>986435

Let's see if my rolls are still good, for a catchphrase

>>986469
its ok we still cut the barrels I'm half like a boss so we still look cool as fuck

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>>986446

>>986446
>>986467

Rolls are still good, so I don't blame you. But you better save this shit for when we need a catchphrase goddamn it.

I don't wanna waste it for nothing now that it's good.

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Inside the castle, a vast hallway flanked by railed balconies leads into the interior. The three of you walk along a rich, red carpet in the center of the hall. Dust lies thick on the railings, cobwebs crowd the corners. It's quiet. Too quiet, you think.

Turning the corner, you find a throne room, lit by angular beams of sunlight from high windows. Slumped in the throne is a once-grand suit of armor, adorned with golden wings; now, like the shattered omnics, a home to moss and weeds.

"Balderich," says Reinhardt, his voice breaking. "My lord. He fought to the last, to break the Omnic offensive. Only when the final enemy was shattered would he lay down his weapon. And then ..." He looks down at his armor-clad hands, tightens them into fists. "If only I had been there. Perhaps I could have saved him."

>"Don't beat yourself up over this."
>"You would only have died too."
>"I'm sure he would be proud of you."
>"Stay focused. We have to find whatever's in here."
>Let Tracer handle the conversation while you look around.
>Something else.

>>986478
>>Let Tracer handle the conversation while you look around.

We only just met the guy.

>>986478
>>Let Tracer handle the conversation while you look around.

>>986478

>>"I'm sure he would be proud of you."

He deserves a burial, doesn't he?

>>986478
>>Let Tracer handle the conversation while you look around.
adventurer and relic sense's active

>>986478
actually, can we see if there's any functional pieces of the armor? We are a patch-work hero, are we not?

>>986478

>Something else.

>"You can't beat yourself up over this, he would have wanted you to continue fighting on. I'm sure that he would be proud of you. To protect those who can't protect themselves."

>>986492
maybe put a pile of rocks over the body.I doubt we have the time to dig a hole that big.

>>986502
...oh goddamnit I forgot we share the ID

>>986478
>Let Tracer handle the conversation while you look around

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You decide to let Tracer handle the conversation. You'd like to encourage Reinhardt, but you only just met the guy. Instead, while she does her best to console him, you look around the room.

You start out searching for clues on whatever might be controlling those repair bots. But then your relic-hunter sense kicks in, and you look at that big suit of armor sitting on the throne. That suit of advanced armor, perhaps parts that might be scavenged.

It's maybe a little gauche -- the guy probably deserves a burial -- but really, wouldn't a warrior like that want his armor to protect people after his death? It's perfectly respectful. You'll just have to convince Reinhardt of that, you think, as you move towards the suit of armor.

You ascend the steps to the throne, stepping into the sunlight. Motes of dust dance in the sunbeams. You gaze upon the armor, the gold engravings still lustrous after all these years. You peer into the depths of the helmet's shadowed visor. Somewhere in there is the corpse of the legendary warrior Balderich von Adler ...

The armor shifts slightly. Dust rises into the air.

Okay. That must be a coincidence. No problem.

Something glows in one of the helmet's dark eye sockets. A single eye, a deep red crimson.

"Uh ... guys?" you say. You start to back away slowly. "Guys?!"

The armor clanks. The grass around its hands begins to rip and tear. Its arms begin to move.
It sits up.

"Guys, something's happening--!"

Tracer blinks to your side. "Bandit, what's ooohhhh my god! Bloody hell! Are you seeing this, mate?"

"I'm seeing it but not believing it--"

Balderich? -- Balderich's armor? -- slowly stands up from the throne.

(Continued)

"W-what do we do?" asks Tracer.

"I don't know," you say. "I didn't get to this section in the Overwatch training manual."

Reinhardt walks past you, slowly approaching the figure at the throne. "Balderich? M-my Lord? Is that really you?"

You've got a bad feeling about this. "Reinhardt," you say. "I'd think you'd better be careful--"

The armor flexes its fingers. It reaches out to the side, grasps the massive spiked hammer next to it in its right hand.

Sometimes you hate being right. "Look out!" you shout, trying to push Reinhardt out of the way. But of course you can't push a man in a seven-foot tall suit of armor. All you can do is get out of the way ...

Soundtrack: Overwatch OST - Eichenwalde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibQ-1KijZE8

Balderich's hammer comes crashing down into Reinhardt's shoulder. He staggers under the blow, his knees buckling. "My lord! Why are you doing this--" He takes another blow to the stomach, doubles over, falls to one knee. "Please, I beg of you--"

"Reinhardt!" you shout at him. "Whatever that thing is, it's not your lord! You have to defend yourself!"

"Hrrraaargh!" The old warrior's fighting instincts have kicked in. He blocks the third blow, gets to his feet, and brings up his rocket hammer for an overhead strike, only to be blocked in turn. The two Crusaders swing their huge weapons in mighty blows, crashing into each other with resounding clangs. Their armor dents and cracks under the devastating blows. The ground shakes under the impact of their feet. Truly a battle of titans.

Tracer has her pistols out. She fires a magazine into the overgrown suit of armor, to little effect. She shakes one of the pistols angrily. "Grr! Bloody things are no good against that armor. And my pulse bomb is still recharging." She looks at you. "Bandit. You've got to do something!"

>Sword form: Strike Balderich from behind
>Gun form: Harry and distract.
>Grav boots: Get up to the balcony, fire from high ground.
>Don't interfere, let the two giants battle it out in honorable combat.
>Something else.

>>986573

>Don't interfere, let the two giants battle it out in honorable combat.

Only help when Rein is in serious danger

>>986573
>Sword form
If it's a duel he wants it's a duel he'll get.

>>986573
>>Sword form: Strike Balderich from behind

>>986573
>>Sword form: Strike Balderich from behind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3472Q6kvg0

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>>986573
>>Don't interfere, let the two giants battle it out in honorable combat.

Go for glory, Rein!

>>986583
Okay. Since I have to share an IP, I guess I'm gonna have to namefag for this quest.

>>986590
Goddamnit

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>>986573
>Don't interfere, let the two giants battle it out in honorable combat.
This is his battle
let him fight alone

>>986594
So we have to act retarded just because Reinhardt does?

>>986573
>Grav Boots: Get up to the Balcony, fire from high ground.
If the Robo-Balderich can't reach us, and we can aim safely, we can win. Honorable or not, a clean win is a good win, especially if this isn't the final boss.

Besides, just because we hve Mercy, doesn't mean we shouldn't still be careful.

>>986573
>>Sword form: Strike Balderich from behind

>>986596

It's not retardation--this is an honor duel right now; us interfering would be a blemish on his character and a sign of weakness. That's like, ionno, anime rules, innit?

>>986600
Good thing this is Vidya not Animu

>>986600
Anime is retarded though.
Also, this isn't an honor duel, this is a hitting match with a suit of automated power-armor.

>>986573
>>Sword form: Strike Balderich from behind

I hope we develope magnetic tech that lets us crush Omnics like tin cans. Like, a bullet that makes metals fold towards it and makes Bastions implode.

OK, we've got 5 votes for Sword, 3 for Honor. Sword it is. Writing ...

>>986608

Oh, wait. First roll a d10 to see how you do.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>986609
shouldn't we have a bonus for attacking from behind?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>986609

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>986609

Alright, here we go

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>986609
roll

>>986609

>>986614
We are Genji's best friend.

well I just hope there's enough of it left to take pieces off of.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>986609
hoping this is good.

>>986614
you did it again

I am now jamming out to new world symphony 4th movement

because this is gonna be great

>>986616
think you forgot your roll their m8

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>>986611
>>986613
>>986614
>>986615

>>986621
I input the command wrong.

>>986623
Did you have some long ass encounter planned out where we just tear through half the castle fighting this guy? Please tell me you did.

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>>986614

>>986623
maybe she widowmaker should have listen to us when we said we are a big deal

>>986623
>WidowWitnessedUs.png

some classy hype music to get us in the zone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9OBf8f55tU

Part of you wants to let Reinhardt fight alone, to leave him to an honorable duel of giants. A story for the ages, just like he would want. But his life is more important. There is still more to his tale.

"You've still got things to do, Reinhardt," you say, and ready your plasma sword. "I won't let you fight alone. Whatever the past wants with you, it's got to go through me first."

The two Crusaders have their hammers locked against each other, straining against each other. The stones under their feet crack under the pressure. Balderich gains the upper hand, shoves Reinhardt's hammer aside, and steps forward--

And that's when you strike him in the back with your plasma blade. No honorable call-outs for a rogue like you. The legendary Crusader armor is tough, but it can't stand up to a strike combination, and your attack leaves him damaged.

Oddly silent, the giant turns to you and swings its hammer, but you back-step just out of its range, feeling a heavy wind as it whistles past you. You dart back in and one, two, three slashes, and you cut through the chestplate to deal what should be a serious wound.

If that was a person in there. that would have taken its heart. They would at least be wounded, staggered back. This thing just keeps coming. You dodge back out of range of another hammer blow, nailing that action hero three-point landing you saw on a holo-vid.

Tracer does what she can, peppering the thing with shots from her pistols. The damage is heavily blunted by the armor, but it's at least distracting. Balderich swings his hammer to shoot a Fire Strike at her. "Woah!" She barely dodges it with a blink. A second blink brings her to your side, and she takes a moment to catch her breath. "Is this a bloody zombie?" she asks you.

"One way to find out," you say.

(Continued)

>>986638
>"One way to find out."
Oh shit son.

>>986631
>>986638
we really are kind of a big deal aren't we?
we aren't some rookie. we be a grade a adventurer!

>>986647
and the greatest freedom fighter for the people

>>986647
when we get smacked by the actual boss, I'm gonna laugh

>>986648
Man, I still fuckin' think we should change our name to Hood.

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"Reinhardt," you call out to the veteran. "This has to be done. We'll do it together."

"I understand," he says. His rocket hammer's engine begins to glow red. "I am ready."

He steps forward, and shouts with all his strength, slams the hammer in the ground. "Hammer DOWN!" The floor erupts in shattered stone. Pieces of the armor go flying from the concussive force. What's left standing is knocked off its feet onto the broken ground. You and Reinhardt forward at the same time from opposite sides, both shouting incoherently, and strike down with your weapons, each dealing a pulverizing final blow.

Jolts of electricity run through the battered and broken armor. It twitches. The red light in its eye socket dims, then goes out. The energy stops. The armor lies still.

"Mein gott," says Reinhardt. He drops his hammer, sinks to his knees. "What have I done?"

"Whatever this was," you say. "It wasn't your old friend. Okay?" At least, that's what you hope.

You look down at what's left of Balderich's Crusader armor. A human in there couldn't have survived all that. Could he?

>Take off the helmet.
>Call Winston. Maybe a scientist would know what the hell just happened.
>Just get out of here before anything else weird happens.

>>986650
We just might, seeing as a guy named "Bandit" probably wouldn't help the new Overwatch's public image.

>>986650
Nah, I think Hun would be good.
Huns were scary mofos but for their people, they were heroes who secured resources.

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So was the consensus for pic related being the closest to what our character looks like agreed upon?

>>986652
>Take off the helmet.

>>986652
>>Take off the helmet.
>>Call Winston. Maybe a scientist would know what the hell just happened.
and when we take of the helmet we should be bloody careful it isn't rigged.

>>986652
>Take off the helmet
>Keep the helmet

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>>986652
>>Take off the helmet.
>>Call Winston. Maybe a scientist would know what the hell just happened.

And where the hell was Angela this entire op? Has she been back at base this entire time?

>>986652
>>Take off the helmet.
please tell me that one of the greatest crusader knights for the omnic wars was an omnic

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>>986657
Kind of. this helmet though.

>>986664
I can dig it. We NEED some drawfag to hook us up.

>>986654
>>986656
Scratch my "Hun" proposal

How about Sellsword?

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>>986657

Pretty much. Ditching the red color was definitely agreed upon in the last thread--something blue and gold like the oldschool Overwatch armor to replace it, perhaps?

>>986662
Angela had to quit her job and stuff.

>>986666
Whatever Quad Satan.

What about Pilgrim?
Or Seeker?

>>986666
Some one suggested Renegade last thread.

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>>986666
>>986654
>>986656

What about Rogue? Too generic?

>>986671

Pilgrim carries religious connotations that we don't fit.

Seeker, though--that might be it.

>>986668
If we wanna do the whole hero bit, maybe white and blue would work.

>>986671
I'd be down with Seeker, Conscript, or Sellsword

>>986662
I thought she didn't have her gear...

Since Destiny Hunters are coming up, what about Hunter as a name? Rogue and Seeker are pretty good too.

>>986673
>>986676
We could also just pull the "Bandit's my actual name." BS if we wanted to go the Seeker route.

>>986671
I'm liking "Seeker".

>>986677
These all sound good. I'm not saying Bandit is bad, it just reminds me of a pet name for a raccoon.

>>986671
>Or Seeker?
I like

Yeah, I'm on board with Seeker now.
Plus, if we get a mag-tracer ult for our gunmode, that's even better.

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>>986675

White and blue would be neat.

The sword presents some problems for the model. If it's a tangible blade, we could have the sheath strapped across our back--otherwise if it's a beam saber we could keep the thing strapped to our belts while the pistol is out if the two are separate and not one and the same.

>>986677

Rogue and Seeker are my pics--the former more than the latter; Seeker sounds a bit too similar to Tracer in my head

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>>986680
You got something against raccoons, pal?

>>986671
>>986676
>>986678
>>986679
>>986682
Sounds good to me. I'll bring this up again to confirm it in Part 3, which will be base and character building stuff, so an appropriate time.

>>986678
we stated in the first thread that bandit was more of a place holder for a better name

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>>986687

I was thinking something akin to this for our weapon. Change the colors to something else and it may work

>>986687
We saught a better world
We saught our fortunes
We saught to give it away to help the needing

We're a Seeker for sure.

>>986691
id rather we use finale fantasy's gunsword not leons but lightings

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>>986691
If I recall people last thread where thinking something more like this.

>>986698
yes this is what I'm thinking but give the blade a HF highlight on the edge of it

>>986695
>>986698
Yeah like this, but cybertech

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>>986702
>>986704
something like this?

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>>986698

I'm reminded of something I saw the other night when, probably against better judgement, I delved into the fandom and saw a bunch of OC's.

There was a lot of cheese, a lot of broken abilities, and a whole lot of busy fucking designs.

>>986707

I'm all aboard for it, but less like a katana. Make it more like a saber

>>986707
something exactly like that

moments like this is why I think questing with you faggots is fun

>>986707
Not that Anon but I think that'd look rad, my only issue is being too similar to the ol' Genj-meister

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I like the design, so this is just my contribution.