With his high-tech armor and hammer in hand, Reinhardt leads a rocket-powered onslaught across the battlefield, protecting his teammates with a massive barrier field.

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

WEAPONS

RAKETENHAMMER

Devastating melee weapon.

SKILLS

STORM

A forward thrust that lets you crush enemies against the wall.

FIRE PUNCH

Fires a projectile of flame.

BARRIER FIELD

Hold down secondary fire mode to create a frontal energy barrier.

ERDSTOS

Smashes all enemies in front of you to the ground.

STANDSTILL

You will be pushed back less strongly.

BIOGRAPHY

Reinhardt, age: 61

Occupation: Adventurer

Base of Operations: Stuttgart, Germany

Affiliation: Overwatch (former)

“JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL.”

Reinhardt Wilhelm acts like a knight from ancient times, acting on the chivalric ideals of honor, bravery and justice.

Over 30 years ago, Overwatch was founded to counter the global threat of robot uprisings. Reinhardt, a highly decorated German soldier, was already part of Overwatch’s first Strike Team that dealt with the Omnic Crisis. When the war ended, Overwatch grew into a global organization that sought to secure peace in a war-torn world. And Reinhardt proved to be one of its strongest heroes.

Reinhardt’s unique ethical steadfastness, as well as his engaging personality, always elicited admiration from his colleagues and superiors. He was never afraid to speak his mind openly, which meant he could be Overwatch’s loudest advocate, but also its biggest critic when necessary. He always reminded people that Overwatch was meant to be a vehicle for good.

Reinhardt participated in combat operations for Overwatch into his late fifties, and only his mandatory retirement prevented him from continuing. His retirement from active duty took a toll on Reinhardt, who feared that his life now served no purpose and his good days were numbered. As another dark period dawned and Overwatch was rocked by allegations of corruption and abuse of power, Reinhardt watched the organization he had sworn to defend go down in ignominy.

Overwatch was eventually disbanded, but Reinhardt was not content to sit back and watch the world fall into chaos once again. So he once again donned his mighty Crusader armor and vowed to stand up for justice throughout Europe – true to the old knightly ideals – by protecting the innocent and winning the hearts and minds of the people with the promise that a better world is possible.

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.