Echo is a sophisticated robot with an extremely adaptable artificial intelligence. Thanks to its versatility, it can take on a wide variety of roles in combat.

The standard PC key mapping shown below can be customized in-game.

WEAPONS

TRI-FIRE

Fires 3 projectiles at once in triangular formation.

SKILLS

ADHESIVE BOMBS

Fires a volley of sticky bombs that explode after a short time.

FLIGHT

Flies forward quickly and then can fly freely for a short time.

CHANNELED JET

Channels a beam for a few seconds. Inflicts very high damage to enemies with less than half their hit points.

DUPLICATE

Makes you a copy of the targeted enemy hero. During this time, he cannot change the hero.

LEAP

Hold jump to glide while falling.

BIOGRAPHY

Echo, Age: Confidential

Occupation: Adaptive multirobot

Base of Operations: Switzerland (former)

Affiliation: Overwatch

“GOOD TO BE BACK.”

BACKSTORY

To understand the origins of Project: Echo in full detail, it is necessary to shed light on the past of Dr. Mina Liao, a scientist from Singapore. She later became known primarily as one of the founding members of Overwatch. But before joining the organization, Dr. Liao was among the world’s leading experts in robotics and artificial intelligence, working for Omnica Corporation. There, she was part of the team responsible for designing and building the Omnics that later rebelled against humanity, triggering the Omnic Crisis. This expertise was ultimately the reason Dr. Liao was recruited by Overwatch. After all, she had the knowledge to stop her own creations.

Despite these catastrophic events, Liao continued to firmly believe that artificial life could improve the future of all humanity. She dreamed of further developing the original design of Omnics. This vision became the basis of Project Echo. But as a result of the Omnic crisis, Overwatch severely limited artificial intelligence research and development, and Liao was forced to limit Echo’s potential. She created an “adaptive multirobot” that could learn a wide variety of functions depending on how it was programmed – everything from medical support to building construction. Echo’s ability to make independent decisions, however, was severely limited. In addition, Echo had multiple layers of protections, safeguards, and general safety features, so it couldn’t get out of control. Echo was able to prove herself in test missions as a support to the Strike Teams, but Overwatch leadership refused to use her in active duty.

OLD KNOWNS.

Quietly, however, Liao had programmed for Echo a comprehensive and powerful artificial intelligence that could learn by observation. After thousands of hours around the scientist, Echo has picked up much of Liao’s behavior and speech habits. Only a few know of this secret, including Blackwatch agent Cole Cassidy, who was temporarily responsible for protecting the scientist. After Liao was killed in an attack by Talon on an Overwatch facility, Overwatch did not want and could not continue such a dangerous project. All work on Project: Echo was immediately halted and the robot was quarantined.

OVERWATCH 2

After joining the new Overwatch team in the fight against Null Sector in Paris, she was finally considered a full-fledged member. But now she is exposed to new people, new ideas and new situations. Therefore, without the supervision of Dr. Liao, Echo’s future development is completely unpredictable.

OVERWATCH HEROES

Heroes are the main element in the game Overwatch, as the player can freely choose between them and their class and later play them.

In Overwatch you’ll find a variety of heroes: from the time-traveling adventurer to the armored, rocket-hammer-wielding warrior to the meditating robot monk. Each of the heroes plays differently, so mastering their abilities will only unlock their full potential. No two heroes are alike.

In Overwatch you can expect an international team of powerful heroes, each of whom has made a name for himself in his own way.

OVERWATCH

Overwatch is a team-based 6vs6 shooter that was released on May 24, 2016. Overwatch stays true to the true style of Blizzard’s previous titles. It was developed by Jeff Kaplan and is considered a “new concept” shooter in the FPS genre. The game was officially unveiled at BlizzCon along with 12 heroes on November 7, 2014.

The story of Overwatch is set on a highly fictionalized future version of Earth. In a time where humans and robots, which are called Omnics, live together (Chris Metzen hinted that the story deals with this very robot race). 30 years before the time when Overwatch takes place, the so-called “Omnic Crisis ” occurred. The robots, once helpers of humans, rebelled against their creators for reasons as yet unknown and triggered a worldwide chaos. Faced with the imminent destruction of human civilization, the best soldiers of all nations came together to form a program called “Overwatch”.

Their job was to protect the world from the Omnics, which they succeeded in doing. For the next 25 years, they were the protectors of the planet, united in an international coalition. Some agents stayed, some were replaced, but at some point something changed: the Overwatch disintegrated. However, 5 years later after this event, incidents with Omnics are again accumulating, a worldwide terrorist organization also seems interested in destabilizing the world order. A new crisis is looming. At this point, your career as an Overwatch agent begins.