With the literal strength of a gorilla, Winston makes use of impressive inventions in battle: a jump drive, an electric Tesla cannon, a portable barrier projector and much more.

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

WEAPONS

TESLA CANNON

Stun gun with cone-shaped energy output.

SKILLS

JUMP DRIVE

A leap forward through the air that damages enemies as they land.

BARRIER PROJECTOR

Erects a protective energy dome.

JUNGLE RAGE

Gives extremely high hit points, but you can only jump and strike.

BIOGRAPHY

Winston, age: 29

Occupation: Scientist, Adventurer

Base of operations: Lunar colony Horizon (former)

Affiliation: Overwatch (former)

“IMAGINATION IS THE CORE OF ALL DISCOVERY.”

Winston is a brilliant scientist and a champion of humanity. At the same time, he is a hyperintelligent, genetically modified gorilla.

The establishment of the Horizon Lunar Colony marked the new beginning of humanity’s exploration of space. Among the inhabitants of the colony was a group of genetically enhanced gorillas, which served humans to explore the consequences of a prolonged stay in space.

Gene therapy resulted in such rapid brain development in one gorilla in particular that Dr. Harold Winston took him on. He trained the gorilla in the various scientific disciplines and inspired him with stories of human ingenuity. The young gorilla spent his time assisting his foster father in his experiments. But every now and then he ventured out to look down on the blue world, far from his lonely habitat. And he began to dream of the endless possibilities that awaited him there.

However, his life took an unexpected turn when the other gorillas gathered in an uprising, killing all the scientists in Horizon and taking possession of the colony. Winston took the name of his foster father and constructed a makeshift rocket to escape to Earth. He eventually found a new home at Overwatch. To him, the organization represented everything he admired about humanity. And Winston saw his chance had come to finally live by the heroic ideal that had been awakened in him.

With the fall of Overwatch, Winston retreated, once again cutting himself off from the world he so strongly believes in. Still, he longs for a time of heroes again.

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.