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{{quote|A new hope arose, an elite international task force, charge with ending the war and restoring liberty for all nations. - [[Title Drop|Overwatch]]. Soldiers, scientists, adventurers, oddities. Guardians who secure global peace for a generation. Under its steadfast protection the world recovered and today, though its watch has ended, its soaring ideals of freedom and quality will never be forgotten.}}
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* '''Quick Play'''
'''Quick Play''' is were the player can play their chosen Hero without losing SR and whatever ranking points. It's mainly for practice. This mode has 12 groups together until the server restarts or too many leave.
* '''Competitive Play'''
'''Competitive Play''' is the advance form of playing Overwatch, this also is were Blizzard finds potential recruits for the Overwatch League. The players will remain in the same team for the full attack/defense rotations, also they can't leave for another game before that round ends.
For players to unlock this mode they have to reach level 25.
* '''Play vs AI'''
The '''Play Vs AI''' is were the player can practice, sharpen their skills, and prepare with the AI bots on how to play
* '''Tutorial'''
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* '''Practice Range'''
The '''Practice Range''' is were the player can do some self-practicing with the bots to get accustom with certain Hero(es)' weapons, abilities, and cooldowns. The player can come to this range at any time when they're not doing matches and there's no objectives.
* '''Custom'''
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* '''Arcade'''
The Arcade mode which was added in November 15, 2016, it has
** '''Deathmatch'''
*** Standard mode
*** Team Deathmatch
*** Château Deathmatch
** '''Duel'''
*** Mystery Duel (1v1) and Limited Duel (1v1)
** '''Elimination'''
*** Lockout Elimination (3v3) and Lockout Elimination (6v6)
** '''Other Arcade Modes'''
*** Mystery Heroes (6v6)
*** No Limit (6v6)
*** Total Mayhem
*** Low Gravity
** '''Capture the Flag'''
* '''Game Browser'''
The '''Game Browser''' has two modes: ''Find Game'' and ''Create Game'', here the player can make custom games or make their own game in the "Create Game". The GB succeed Custom Game mode.
* '''Event Modes'''
These brawls only appear during special occasions or seasonal events, like Overwatch's anniversary, archive events, and Halloween. They give out special achievements to the players.
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* [[30-Day Free Trial|7-Day Free Trial]]: Potential buyers can demo Overwatch, during special occasions, like the game's anniversary or Christmas. But once the trial is over, Blizzard encourages them to buy the game.
* [[24-Hour News Networks]]: In universe. Atlas News, U.S.Politics, Insight, King's Row Times, Tomorrow, and many other news organizations provides the news to the world via televised services, newspapers, and holograms.
* [[Action Girl|Action Girls]]: The female Heroes are these both in the lore and in the game.
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: What sparked the "Omnic Crisis" and what still drives animosity between humans and Omnics.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: At least for now, much of the plot, character backgrounds and overall backstory can be found in various media, including comics and animated trailers instead in the game itself.
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** The MEKA crew has animal logos and sigs on their persons.
* [[Animal Talk]]: Winston can apparently understand what Hammond says, this can be a Level 4 of the [[Sliding Scale of Animal Communication]].
* [[Animesque]]: In addition to Pixar's work, anime is another major influence.
* [[The Announcer]]: Athena
* [[Awesome Anachronistic Apparel]]/[[Born in the Wrong Century]]: Some characters would look too out of place in another time period altogether and ''still'' look badass.
** Reinhardt composes and even dresses himself like the knights of yore to the point of being a German version of [[Don Quixote]].
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* [[Bio Augmentation]]: Characters, like Reaper, Moira, and others had their genetics getting altered and highten.
* [[Bizarrchitecture]]: Utopaea. This city was made of [[Hard Light|hard light]] technology.
* [[Blizzard Battle.Net]]
* [[Bottomless Magazines]]: Guns, [[McGavyer]] hairdryer ice pistols, and other futuristic weapons all all have unlimited ammo.
** They are counter by the cool downs to reset and to get back to using.
* [[Broken Hero]]:
** Soldier: 76, one of the original members of Overwatch went from being a [[Captain America]]-style paragon to becoming a jaded if still upright [[Anti-Hero]] following the organization's downfall.
** Ana, another original member of Overwatch, was forced to confront the toll of the lives she took in her long career by her later years.
* [[Bulungi]]: Averted with Numbani, which is described as a First-World African country where humans and Omnics coexist relatively peacefully.
* [[Captain Patriotic]]: Downplayed with Fahrah, who's fighting to protect her homeland of Egypt, and Soldier: 76, who was very much a [[Captain America]] [[Expy]] in his prime before becoming more like
* [[Character Celebrity Endorsement]]: An in universe example, Hana Song/D.Va has her face, her bunny logo, and whatnot stamp on South Korean ramen cups, sodas, and etc.
* [[Charge Meter]]: Kinda, one needs to preform kills, defending, and healing to charge up the meter in order to unleash an [[Limit Break|Ultimate]].
* [[Christmas Episode]]: The '''Tracer: Reflections''' comic, it even shows some of the Overwatch and Talon members celebrating Christmas and other winter holidays with love ones.
* [[Cold Sniper]]: Subverted with Ana. She's deathly professional at her specialty, but the toll of the lives she's taken over the years still weighs heavily on her, as much as she believes it's for making the world safer.
* [[Cool Old Lady]]: Ana, Fahrah's mother, is still quite the badass sniper even in her old age.
* [[Cosmic Forces Trio]]: The Overwatch founders used to be this: Ana Amari the Preserver/Healer, Gabriel Reyes the Destroyer, and Jack Morrison the Creator...As far as an edgy vigilante investigator can go.
* [[Conspiracy]]: It's the mysterious group that Sombra found, she gave them that nickname, {{spoiler|except that they knew about her, watching her, and hack back at her.}}▼
* [[Cosmopolitan Council]]: Talon has some pretty influential members, like Reaper, Sanjay, Doomfist.
▲* [[Conspiracy]]: It's the mysterious group that Sombra found, she gave them that nickname, {{spoiler|except that they knew about her, watching her, and hack back at her.}}
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: While the future world shown in ''Overwatch'' is rather colorful, hopeful and Pixar-ish, it still takes place in the wake of a bloody [[Robot War]] and there's still a lot of murky seediness beneath the surface. Not to mention much of Australia being reduced to an irradiated mess and parts of Germany being lawless.
* [[Cosmic Forces Trio]]: Ana (The Preserver), Reaper (The Destroyer), and Soldier: 76 (The Creator).
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** McCree's line of "You seem familiar, have I killed you before?" Is one huge reference to [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Captain Jack Sparrow]] asking "You seem familiar. Have I threatened you before?"
** The checkpoint in Dorado had some nearby tents that have heart shape designs that are similar to the [[Kingdom Hearts]].
** One of the games in the arcade had Super Siege Mode 3, which is Metal Slug meets [[
** The [[Hollywood]] map has Goldshire Pictures, Goldshire Studios, and Goldshire Way, which are references to an [[World of Warcraft|Elwynn Forest]] town.
** Symmetra quips "[[Portal|This cake is a lie... Or is it?"]]
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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: It's strongly implied that at least some members of the terrorist Talon organization were once part of the original Overwatch's covert-ops "Blackwatch" who went rogue. Reaper as well is this, given how he was once one of the founding members of Overwatch.
** Widowmaker, formerly known as Amélie Lacroix, was the wife of an Overwatch operative before being brainwashed by Talon into becoming a living weapon and its most lethal assassin.
* [[Face of the Band]]: Tracer. It was even reveal that behind the scenes that the game was build around her at first.
** In universe, Jack Morrison to a degree, it makes sense since he's one of Overwatch's founders and that's who the public mostly sees him as the face of the peace keeping force.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: In addition to existing racism, there's the animosity between humans and Omnics, with countries responding to the issue in various ways. Some of the characters are also shown having some anti-Omnic sentiments for various reasons. It's also mentioned that there are terrorists and extremists of both the human and Omnic variety who actively ''want'' another full-blown [[Robot War]] just to wipe the other out.
* [[Fictional Document|Fictional Documents]]: The [https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/news/21704590 Venice Memorandum Declassification documents]
* [[First Person Shooter]]
* [[The Future]]
* [[Hello]]: The playerable characters all have a "Hello" gesture.
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* [[Gold Makes Everything Shiny]]: The weapon skins consist primarily of gold and some other metals.
* [[Going Mobile]]: Overwatch has a few mobile apps, like the Overwatch League, so gamers can keep up and root for their favorite teams.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: [[Loading Screen|Loading screens]] also gives tips on how to play the game.
** There's a basic tutorial mode that teaches the new player on rudimentary basics: how to jump, run, and such. The rest is a self-training mode in Gibraltar where the rookie can experiment on all the Heroes and get some practice.
** New gamers can practice with the AI bots in a practice mode or go to modes, like "Quick Play."
*** Currently, since Blizzard added custom made modes for the gamers, the latter can make their own practice modes and share them with others.
* [[Halloween Episode]]: When Halloween draws near, Overwatch gets some pretty festive skins for the game. Plus, the comics also fits with the holiday spirit, like '''Junkenstein''' and '''Halloween Terror'''.
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Played straight, with Mei freezing herself just to heal or freezing her opponents with her [[Freeze Ray|Endothermic Blaster]].
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* [[Human Popsicle]]: The Watchpoint: Antarctica science crew when they entered and activated their cryo pods.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The Russian response to the "Omnic Crisis" was to mass-produce manned giant robots to fight the threat, like South Korea's [[Mini-Mecha]], they proved successful.
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Some of the Heroes have this, like Reaper, who pulls out his pistols from what seems like nowhere.
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: Soldier: 76 and Ana were quite lookers indeed back in the founding days of Overwatch.
* [[I Call It Vera]]: MEKA's mechs all have names: Beast, King, Mastermind, Tokki, and La Princesse Sereine.
* [[If You Want Something Done Right, Do it Yourself]]: One of Torbjörn Lindholm's kill lines was this. In the lore, it made sense, he views himself responsible if one of his inventions fell into the wrong hands (like Talon's).
** Also, he made the Omnics.
* [[Killer App]]: Overwatch is the reason to make a Blizzard Battle.Net account and buy the game.
* [[Killer Space Monkey|Killer Space Gorillas]]: The Horizon Lunar Colony gorillas (Save Winston) pulled a [[Planet of the Apes]]: Revolted against the human scientists, killed them, and claim the colony as their own.
* [[Level Editor]]: The newly added workshop, were gamers can make some sort of customize maps, ranges, and play modes.
* [[Life Meter]]
* [[Light Is Good]]: Mercy, whose general appearance is akin to an angel.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Compared to Blizzard's other works.
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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: The game first started with 12 characters, but they keep introducing a new playable hero.
** There's more characters, including the ones from the comics and other expanded lore.
* [[Loot Boxes]]: Some of the ways to get loot boxes is to use microtransactions to buy them, grinding to the next level, waiting for drops or drop during special holidays/events.
▲* [[Loot Boxes]]
* [[Loading Screen]]
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: Fahrah's ultimate power is this.
* [[Mayincatec]]: The Mexico map is a blend of Spanish and Mesoamerican motifs.
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Some of the trailers and [[All There in the Manual|backstory]] can come across as this.
* [[Multinational Team]]: Overwatch, both in its original "peacekeeper" state and "current" form, is comprised of characters from various countries, along with a sentient ape and robots.
* [[Multiplayer Online Battle
* [[Mystery Box|Mystery Boxes]]
* [[National Stereotypes]]: Subverted. The designs and personalities of the various characters show their cultural/national heritage, but in rather peculiar ways.
* [[Nebulous Evil Organisation]]: Talon. They even attack both civilians and military.
* [[No Export for You]]: Certain [[Cosmetic Award|cosmetics]] and sprays are only available if one watches the OWL league.
** Same with special Units.
* [[Ninja]]: The Shimada Clan.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]:
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* [[Play the Game, Skip the Story]]: Many gamers do this with Overwatch, not paying attention to the comics and the rest of the [[Expanded Universe|expanded universe]].
** Though it can be because [[Justified Trope|they are unaware of the expanded lore's existance]].
* [[Player Versus Player]]
* [[Poirot Speak]]: Various characters occasionally slide into their native languages.
* [[Powered Armor]]: The German response to the "Omnic Crisis" involved creating highly advanced "Crusader armor" in the image of medieval knights, the same sort used by Reinhardt.
* [[Power Glows]]: When a character's ultimate gauge is powered up, it glows as though it's border is on fire. That's the signal to unleash.
* [[Ragnarok Proofing]]: Bring a military-model Omnic, Bastion is still rather sturdy even after decades without proper maintenance.
* [[Respawn Point]]: Players that gotten killed will respawn in the Spawn Room.
* [[Retro Universe]]: The world of ''Overwatch'' is a blend of past, present and futuristic elements.
* [[Reluctant Hero]]: McCree was originally this, being an outlaw who was "recruited" into Overwatch in exchange for avoiding prison. Before long however, he came to genuinely become heroic such that even after Overwatch's downfall he continued fighting the good fight.
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* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: McCree's weapon of choice would make [[A Fistful of Dollars|the Man With No Name]] proud.
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: Pachimari, Ganymede, Hammond, and yachemon.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Soldier: 76 has been spending the years since Overwatch's downfall seeking vengeance for what brought the organization down.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Some Omnics, like B.O.B. and Athena, fill these roles.
* [[Robot War]]: The "Omnic Crisis," when rogue sentient AI waged a bloody war against humanity. The game itself is set as a ''second'' one is brewing.
* [[Russian Guy Suffers Most]]: Russia, where Zarya hails from, is mentioned as in the midst of ''another'' Omnic conflict; it doesn't help that according to the lore, the Russians were among the first to be attacked and largely forced to fight them alone. And the international community is hesitant to send aid, which is also what helps persuade Winston that Overwatch must be reactivated.
* [[Same Sex Triplets]]: Zeke, Terran, and P.T., who are part of the Deadlock gang.
* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]:
** This is what ultimately spurs the informal reactivation of Overwatch, especially as the world finds itself in need of heroes once more.
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** Ana is revealed to be this, and is still haunted by the lives she's taken over the years.
** Even ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to8yh83jlXg Bastion]'' is shown to have the Omnic equivalent of PTSD, having flashbacks to the brutal battles in Germany.
* [[Shout Out]]: In
** One of Hanzo's
** Sigma was placed and contained in the [[SCP Foundation|SCP]].
** Genji has a spray called "[[Naruto|Target Practice]]."
** After Junkrat dominates and kills Reaper, he quips, "[[The Dark Knight|Why so serious?]]"
** The Dorado tents that are located at the first payload checkpoint have [[Kingdom Hearts|heart shapes]].
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Those who answered Winston's Recall message, whether they're the from the original group (i.e. Torbjörn Lindholm) or new comers entirely (i.e. Genji Shimada).
** An in real life examples, starting with Ana, Blizzard keeps expanding the Hero roster.
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* [[Spiritual Licensee]]: The game can be described as ''[[The Incredibles]]'' meets ''[[The Avengers]]'', with a dash of ''[[Deus Ex]]'' in for good measure.
* [[Start My Own]]: O'Deorain and other like-minded scientists founded the city of Oasis.
* [[Stat-O-Vision]]: This makes certain Heroes or even certain Classes, like the Support Class, see gauges, like the life bars of friends.
** The text chat can also counts, it alerts a team about when Ultimates are fully charge and ready to go.
* [[Stop Motion]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYoKcaPZnCc Trace and Bake] and its upcoming sequels.
* [[Student and Master Team]]: Reinhardt Wihelm and his squire/student, Brigitte.
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* [[Vigilante Man]]: Many Overwatch operatives became this when the United Nations and other governments made the Overwatch program disband.
* [[Vive La Revolution]]: Some of the test subject gorillas overthrew the scientists of the Horizon Lunar Colony.
** Lúcio and his friends organized a revolt against the corrupt Vishkar Corporation.
* [[We ARE Struggling Together]]: Infighting, complacency and simmering tensions within the "original" Overwatch were what helped doom it.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]: The lore for Overwatch can become pretty dark for a game with characters that WOULD look straight at home within
* [[Worldbuilding]]
* [[Yakuza]]: The Shimada Clan, an old ninja family
* [[You Said You Would Let Them Go]]: Vishkar Corporation wanted to develop the city were Lúcio and his love ones lived in, so the company promised them that this will improved their lives, instead, Vishkar imposed draconian controls on the residents of the Rio de Janeiro city.
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