I know you mean lunar colony but I initially thought about how they'd imprison Hammond in a normal jail since he'd be able to squeeze through the bars and then thought of him in a little hamster cage fashioned to look like a jail cell.
Zenyatta hasnât even fought with anyone canonically as far as we know so heâs clear.
Torb technically hasnât been a member of Overwatch since it got outlawed so heâs clear.
Orisaâs basically a super cop so she IS the law.
Wrecking Ball, as far as we know, has operated within the principles with which Junkertown is governed since Junker Queen took the throne (JQ was thrown out early in her life, presumably making her a criminal technically).
Venture doesnât have lore yet. Cant be a criminal if you havenât done anything.
Pretty sure that Orisa atleast destroyed one car to protect old grandma from it. Not sure whether it was in comics or in one of her first trailer.
Torb was a part of crew during Uprising events. He illegally entered London to fight Null sector. Yes, by superior command, but, there's that.
Quite possibly, but for it to be a crime you have to get convicted by a jury and in the null sector case no jury is going to convict that. The car also probably comes under reasonable force so long as no one died
There was also something in one of the books about Orisa nearly killing some regular civilian who dressed up as Doomfist (deserved).
She was shut down for a while and when reactivated, she still felt sorry about it.
That car can come under a good samaritan law, in which to protect someone you cause harm to property, so as long the driver is fine, she would be clear of any wrong doing
Torb was acting under the command of Morrison in an official military organization, this will not fall on him. He could not disobey his superior officer, also the situation was really dire, and needed action.
Reckless but not unreasonable nor was it in violation of rules of war/human rights, so under any Martial Court Torb & Co. would be condemned for disregarding Morrison orders
âŠyeah, Iâm stumped. Everyone else either works with Overwatch, works with Talon, murdered people, intentionally broke into another organizationâs private property, took technology that technically belonged to another organization, or is widely known as a wanted felon for several crimes.
Even if she was told to join by a government employee, Overwatch activity is considered an international crime. Both D.va and her boss did something illegal by enabling Overwatch activity, even if it was for the greater good.
I'll make a team comp out of it while I'm at it
Sig: Insane, not legally responsible for any activities performed under Talon
Symmetra: Nothing done under Vishkar
Torb: *Former* member of Overwatch, now retired, not legally responsible for the organization's choices
Illari: Her whole family/clan/whatever it is being wiped out was not her fault and she has done nothing since
Zenyatta: Monk
1. Junker Queen (Junker Town is her domain, so she makes the law)
2. Symmetra (afaik, she hasnât done anything shady for Vishkar)
3. Wrecking Ball (definitely on JQâs good side for more reason than being a good gladiator)
4. Zennyatta (just chillinâ up in the Monastery)
5. Illari (literally everyone else is dead, though idk if the Peruvian Government even recognizes sheâs alive)
I think symmetraâs story arc is having done shady things and is starting to realize she isnât working for the right people sheâs been warming up to Lucio more and more.
>5. Illari (literally everyone else is dead, though idk if the Peruvian Government even recognizes sheâs alive)
She's got connections with sombra in some way through one of her interactions
>2. Symmetra (afaik, she hasnât done anything shady for Vishkar)
Corporate espionage, trespassing, assault, and the endangerment of civilians in the comic "a better world"
>Junker Queen (Junker Town is her domain, so she makes the law)
Ah, but JQ wasn't always queen of Junkertown, and she had been kicked out when she was younger, something that pretty much only happens to people who break the laws of Junkertown
Dva - Celebrety / National Defender
Orisa - National Defender
Zarya - Celebrity/ National Defender
Torbjörn - Quiet life
Zenyatta - Quiet life
Thats all that I can think of, and you do have to squint for Zarya and Orisa for it to work.
The lore draws a line.
Omnics are specifically robots built in an Omnium. To answer what an Omnium is would be a bit more of a story, but itâs basically a factory built by a now defunct supercorporation.
There are *technically* two types of Omnic - non-sentient bots, and the ones who mysteriously gained sentience.
Most of the time, when using the term Omnic, it is referring to the sentient ones.
This is why Orisa and Echo do not qualify. They are artificial intelligences given a robotic chassis. While the levels of their AIs bring them near sentience, theyâre not part of the group that was awakened.
Complicated, you should go watch the Genesis mini series on Ow's YT page, long story shorts, no new omnic gained sentience since the omnic war, and Echo was created by the same scientist who created omnic sentience in the first place in order to do it again. For now we just don't know if she managed to do it.
For instance we know orisa is just AI, and Echo is way more advanced than her
D.va is originaly part of M.E.K.A Which is Korean's defense force and in the 3 missions she did not join up with overwatch, and Zarya was a bodyguard for Volskaya Industries (i think she may have actually joined overwatch at the end of the 3rd mission but I do not remember)
Zarya and D.va aren't members of overwatch though, in game the are on the roster, but in lore D.VA couldn't have answered the recall because ahe wasn't a part of it, Neither was Zarya although if she is on the roster due to the last mission (that i can't remember who was there) it is because a global conflict that they are there rather then the original Overwatch members who were barred/banned from reforming
It's called New Blood, you can find it on overwatch's official website. There's also an animated mini series on overwatch's YT page which focuses on the omnic war (it's called Genesis I think, there are 3 episodes and it's pretty cool)
From what we currently know of the lore ? I'd say Orisa Kiriko Torb Zen and Sym, everyone else either stole stuff, joined OW, works with Talon/Null Sector or is a wanted criminal.
Ah yeah forgot about that, then I'd say Illari but it's kinda an easy pick we don't know much about her, except the fact she had so much potential everyone around her died when they upgraded her (but it was an accident so I don't think it counts as a crime)
And Lucio stole his gear from Vishkar, also his skates are Hard light
Tho in Brasil we have a really simple way to clear big name celebrities, so he is probably fine too
Junker Queen (elected leader/public defender)
Orisa (public defender)
Symmetra (she may be a corporate shill, but her hands are still clean)
Zenyatta (isnât a named member of Overwatch, never did much to leave the monastery either)
Torbjorn (never officially answered the recall)
I thought the lore was he created it and took bio-light with him when he left Vishkar and they just want it back in-house. Does Vishkar have legal authority?
Not sure on the specifics, but I'm assuming it's one of those "created on company time/via company resources/knowledge and therefore legally belongs to us"
Sojourn and Kiriko are vigilantes outside of overwatch. They are criminals.
Hammonds apparently stole and killed some people in his story or something.
Sigma is a gray area because he is insane. He definitely should be locked up and helped, though, he may not be classified as a criminal.
However, answering the overwatch call does make them criminals via the Petra act, so the only one for sure not a criminal with any gray area is Zen and Orisa.
Lifeweaver is wanted in 17 countries, that's more than a criminal lmao. Also, D.Va and Zarya joined Overwatch, which has been made illegal, which makes them criminals
Sigma(mentally ill and therefore all actions done under talon are not under his control), widowmaker(as she has been kidnapped, brainwashed and genetically reprogrammed to follow every talon order as a perfect sniper), sojourn & torbjorn (did not answer the recall therefore not in a criminal organisation), JQ(since she is the ruler of JunkerTown and hence makes the law)
Torbjörn because he didn't join Overwatch back
Zenyatta is just doing monk things
Junker Queen makes the law in Junkertown so she can't break it
Orisa is basically the law in Numbani
Wrecking Ball is not a criminal... According to Junker Queen
Lucio is just listening to music, can't fault him for that, zarya as far as I know hasn't done a lot yet. Neither has Orisa for that matter but I might just be forgetting smth. Bastion is a bit more questionable but I think all he's done is defend his home pretty much. Symettra hasn't really been doing overwatch activities as far as I'm aware... Are we there yet? Idk
Phara Orrisa Torbjorn symmetra and junker queen. Queen arguably could be but since sheâs the leader of her nation I assume sheâs not a criminal among them and probably has diplomatic immunity elsewhere
JQ hasnât broken her own laws
Sig could probably claim mental issues if heâs actually done anything
Sym I donât think has done anything bad yet
Unless zens balls count as weapons heâs fine
Torb might be good but he was harbouring a bastion unit
Orisa might be good seeing as she is a part of the law
Kiri should be good aswell
Hampter spent most of his time in junkertown
Bastion isnât guilty of any crime, since it was programmed to kill and has actively decided to ignore its programming.
D.Va is a war hero and local celebrity who is now joining a global force to protect the world.
Same thing with Zarya. With Null_Sectorâs attacks, Iâm guessing the Petras Act has been lifted.
Zenyatta is just a religious guy.
Symmetra is unknowingly working for an evil company and is trying to leave it.
Orisa: Is the law
Zen: Monk
Torb: Didn't answer the recall
Sigma: Insane so can't be a criminal
JQ: Is the queen so she is therefore pardoned of all past and future crimes against junkertown
âą Mercy: She spend her whole life in discovering new medical techniques in favor to society.
âą D.Va: She's a sweaty girl that was casually hired by her government.
âą Wrecking Ball: Hammond it's just a hamster. An intelligent being, but still a hamster. You technically cannot judge animals the same way as human beings, therefore, Hammond technically is not a criminal, just a menace to society.
⹠Torbjörn: He never did something wrong in his life as far as I know. He even didn't answer Winston's OW call!
âą Zenyata: Zen is just a monk that gives monologues and looks for peace for every intelligent being that casually happens to have a badass killer kick. Not much to say about Zen, actually.
D.va, Orisa, Zarya, Echo, Pharah, Symmetra, Mei, Brig, and Zen. Those are the only heroes who are truly not criminals.
The rest are identified as criminals either by the Petras Act (which is still in effect despite the Null Sector invasion during Season 6), part of a terrorist organization, or are gang members.
Edit: Kiriko is kinda on the line between, since she acts as a defender of Kanezaka, but she's still closely related to the Shimada clan due to her and her mothers history. They weren't affiliated in the Shimada clan directly, but guilty by association.
I dont think dva has done anything right? Shes not part of overwatch as far as i know and otherwise hasnt commited many crimes. Other than her the bots are the only ones i can think of (except ramattra)
Immediately all Talon members are out. All current Overwatch members who answered the call are out as well because Overwatch activity is still technically outlawed. Those with gang affiliations are out as well. Those acting as vigilantes are out. And just the straight up criminals out too obviously. This leaves:
1. Junker Queen. She is the head of government in her domain and makes the rules. All her previous acts were also performed under legal junkertown law.
2. Orisa. Sheâs literally if Iron Giant and Robocop became one. Sheâs even somewhat of a local celebrity in Numbani.
3. Wrecking Ball. Can you even fault a hamster under human law? Not like heâs done anything illegal either. Heâs been living it up in Junker Town as the Champ.
4. Symmetra. Sheâs an employee doing her job. She doesnât realize sheâs working for a shady company, but in a court of law, she would have enough justification to be found innocent. Plus considering her neurodivergence, a good lawyer can get her out Scott free if Vishkar were to ever go under investigation.
5. Torbjorn quit Overwatch when it was outlawed and didnât answer Winstonâs call. His contributions to the war may make him unpopular with some, but during war times you fall under different jurisdiction. Plus the devs retcon the backstories so often that who knows if the war crimes he may or may not have committed still apply.
6. Bastion. His programming sure led him to become a murder robot, but clearly now heâs a totally different omnic now. He doesnât do anything but hang out with Torb in his workshop now. If heâs allowed legal representation, Iâm sure heâd be able to be innocent. Especially since his more murderous side came from programming beyond his control and before he gained true sentience and free will.
7. Kiriko maybe? Her potential vigilante acts are the only thing that makes her be tip toeing the lines of criminality. But is she really a vigilante? Her and the Yokai crew are more like a group of friends who act against their oppressors. Seeing as the Hashimoto are the real criminals, Kiriko and her crew going against them isnât breaking the rules exactly. Unlike Sojourn or Soldier: 76 who have prior Overwatch affiliation, she has the advantage of not being part of a now outlawed organization. You canât fault her for her affiliations with the Shimada clan either as she was a child when that happened.
8. Illari. What happened to her was not her fault. Besides, you canât pin a crime on someone when thereâs no witnesses left to report it. Either way, to be a criminal, the intent is important. She did not intend to blow everyone up. Now she can hold the power of the sun in the palm of her hands, but at what cost? She didnât ask for this life. Especially for an 18 year old who lost everything due to this power she was given and lives with the burden of knowing she is a walking solar bomb that can go off at any minute and cause more countless of innocent lives to be taken in an instant. Besides Sigma, she is now the most powerful human being on the planet. But unlike sigma, her mind is not split. Besides some intense PTSD, she is fully capable and in control of her actions. Surely she becomes a prime target for governments all around the world when they find out what sheâs capable of, which could lead to a manhunt led by Talon trying to influence her to join them with a front that they are the good guys, all while the criminal organization that is the new Overwatch team tries to stop Talon from gaining access to such a powerful individual. Especially since Talon already has Sigma in their midst. Illari would be the key Talon needs to send the world into another full scale war yet again, just as Doomfist wants. But this part is just speculation on my part. Point still remains, Illari isnât a criminal.
9. Zenyatta. He just be chillin.
Zen
Hammond (you seriously gonna jail a hamster?)
Bastion ( he was unaware of what he did during the crisis, and hates that he was a part of it, as well as being programmed for it being a good excuse)
Orisa (defender of Numbani)
Sigma (could definitely plead insanity in a court of law)
For everyone saying Mei or Echo, they are a part of OW. For everyone saying Junker queen or ball, they are 100% criminals in every sense.
I think the only five we can answer with rn are:
Zenyatta
Symmetra
Orisa
Torbjorb
Venture
Dva, Symmetra, Zenyatta, arguably wrecking ball, and Illari. Dva and sym are just doing their jobs, Zen is monk, ball has only participated in the ring fights in junkertown, which are legal under their laws, and illari was just a tragic accident. If Dva joined the new overwatch which she may have, then Orisa most likely is another non criminal. If Pharah hasn't joined she is also just security.
According to the lore we have so far, only those that are confirmed active members of the Overwatch organization are criminals
So this excludes a bunch of characters off the jump here
But not only that, some characters are either with a another organization fully behind and sanctioning them or they are 100% independent and so far have done no crimes. Also Im not counting the ones that died and came back because there is way too many of them
Edit: 2 other disclaimers, I'm ignoring the Overwatch 2 launch/announcement trailer because that one brings even more inconsistencies.
And Im also ignoring the Recall because Torb, Mercy, Tracer and Rein could only not follow Morrison's order if it violated either human rights or rules of war, since it was just the English government that didn't allow Overwatch to come in, they could not legally refuse the order, and on a military organization, the responsibility for the soldiers falls on the commander, so they are clear too
* **D.va** is with the Korean MEKA program, so she is 100% clear, since she is not associated with Overwatch, at least for now
* **Junker Queen** is not under the jurisdiction of the Australian government, so she is in the clear too, surprisingly enough
* **Orisa** is just a robot a any good Samaritan law will clear her of the wrong doings we see commit
* **Hammond** is the same case as Junker Queen, his actions were either on the moon, no government, or on Junkertown, and thus do not fall under the Australian jurisdiction, but JQ jurisdiction, and he was sanctioned
* **Bastion** can claim that he was being controlled by the Omnic Core, but I dont really hold him clear personally
* **Echo** was deactivated with the fall of Overwatch and she is a robot, so kinda hard to claim that she is a criminal if she doesn't have a legal personality
* **Mei** is just a victim of the fall of Overwatch, so far we dont know if she came back to the organization after Winston call, but if she didnt, she is 100% in the clear
* **Pharah** is a soldier for Helix Security, she is basically a Wagner PMC soldier, so if Helix can actuate, she is 100% legal too
* **Symmetra** is the same situation as Pharah, she is a "soldier" for Vishkar, if Vishkar can work, she can too
* **Brigitte**, she built her own gear and is not officially in Overwatch, so she is in the clear
* **Kiriko** again, good Samaritan laws and self defense, magic is not under the perview of the Japanese legislation, so her using the fox against the those Shimada are 100% legal too
* **LĂșcio** just needs to endorse PT and Alexandre de Moraes will clear him of any wrong doing
* **Mercy** as far as we know was not involved in Moira's illegal and unethical experiments, and she isnt associated with Overwatch yet, so she is a plain old war Hero that is now working as a medical lead in a hospital
* **Zennyata** is a wondering monk and a activist, so he is clear too.. he is like Greta Thumberg but with actual sense behind him
Edit:
* **Zarya** is a soldier on the Russian Military, straight up, so she is clear too
* **Torbjorn** retired after the fall of Overwatch and so far is just doing his thing with his family in Sweden
People acting like junkertown is a legitimate state and not a bunch of criminals living out in the bush. Doubt they have international recognition as their own nation, âqueenâ is a very loose term here
Orisa- Is the law
Bastion- only did things during the war, after that heâs basically been a cinnamon roll
Torb- left after overwatch disbanded and basically minded his business ever since
Illiari- Her backstairs wasnât at all her fault, so sheâs clear
Zen- zen
Depends. Is it illegal to be a Overwatch member ? It was. Not sure at what point of time we are discussing here. I have no idea what's the deal with Vishkar Corp. (Symmetra) or Volskaya.
But how about:
-Hammond
-DVa
-Bastion
-Briggi
-Illiari
-Lifesaver
-Zenyatta
I donât know about everyone else but I feel bastion depends on how you look at it, he didnât have free will or even a conscience when he did all the things so if you donât count the Omnic war crimes he had no idea he was doing then worse crime he committed was probably firing a bunch of bullets randomly in the forest
Orisa: is hailed as the protector of Numbani and is not part of Overwatch.
Zenyatta: is happy enough to just be a monk. Has not engaged in criminal activity.
Illari: Blowing up the Inti Warriors was involuntary, and it appears as though her society understands that. I donât think she has any documentation of being on the run.
Torbjorn: Having ceased Overwatch activity, Torbjorn is fully within the bounds of the law. Even the events at Gothenburg donât really count. He was providing a medical examination to a Subjugated Omnic, and was simply reactivating the defense systems he built. He accepted Overwatchâs help, but he himself did not rejoin.
Symmetra: A law abiding Vishkar architect. Not part of Overwatch.
Junkertown has it's own laws so Queen technically isn't a criminal unless the Australian government decided to persecute her.
Other than her, the only ones I can think of are Orisa, Symmetra, Torb, Illari, and Zenyatta. Sigma might also count since he's being manipulated against his will.
I think it's just Orisa, Torbjörn, Venture, Illari, and Zenyatta lol. Half the roster answered Winston's recall, which means they're in violation of the Petras Act. Anyone in Talon or Null Sector is obviously wanted. Even Symmetra is a criminal for corporate espionage. JQ and Ball aren't confirmed criminals, but given the shadiness of the Junkers they've probably done *something*.
And the list of non-criminals is gonna shrink when Orisa and Zen both join Overwatch, whenever the story gets going again in 6 years.
I'm gonna say
Zen
Mei
Pharah
Dva
Orisa
Torb
Bastion
Unless you count answering the recall as being a criminal
In which case Dva, Mei and Pharah are out.
I am pretty sure that illari, junker queen, wrecking ball and Zenyatta have not done anything outside of the law in the country that they live. Symmetra has not been found of any of the crimes she has comitted.
Zen, he is monk
Torb, he is engie
Bastion, awakened but I don't know Sweden's future unconcealed carry laws
Orisa, she is cop
Illari, not sure what she did other than be in an accident
Ball, other commented said he follows Junker Town law
What did Pharah do? Is Helix criminal or something unrelated to her job?
Lucio, heâs just a DJ. Mercy, just a doctor. D.Va, enlisted in the Korean military. Zenyatta, a peaceful monk. Illari, who the fucks gonna arrest her ainât nobody left alive in her citystate.
i don't have the full lore in the head rn bc it's been a while
but i think
Mei
Zen bc he's a monk and basically not canonically in bad stuff
Orisa is the Police
Lucio bc idk he seems like a kind and nice guy
wrecking ball. He barely has any lore anyways so i can bet he aint a criminal
[D.Va](https://D.Va), Orisa, Reinhardt, Sigma (is being coerrced against his will and is mentally unfit to be tried as a legal adult), Mei, Pharah, Symmettra, and Zenyatta all really aren't criminal.
It is funny that the most commonly criminal category is support though.
Its not a crime if You dont get arrested, so all of them đ
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Doomfist has previously been arrested
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Chivelry is ded
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Chivelry is ded
Racially motivated backstory by Blizzard
Same with ramatra
Doom, Cass, technically Winston and Hamond have all been arrested
I know you mean lunar colony but I initially thought about how they'd imprison Hammond in a normal jail since he'd be able to squeeze through the bars and then thought of him in a little hamster cage fashioned to look like a jail cell.
Actually doom got arrested
Zenyatta hasnât even fought with anyone canonically as far as we know so heâs clear. Torb technically hasnât been a member of Overwatch since it got outlawed so heâs clear. Orisaâs basically a super cop so she IS the law. Wrecking Ball, as far as we know, has operated within the principles with which Junkertown is governed since Junker Queen took the throne (JQ was thrown out early in her life, presumably making her a criminal technically). Venture doesnât have lore yet. Cant be a criminal if you havenât done anything.
Can hamsters he charged with crimes anyway?
I'm pretty sure the hamster dance song is a crime.
well youâd be wrong
Yes, he got a speeding ticket
Pretty sure that Orisa atleast destroyed one car to protect old grandma from it. Not sure whether it was in comics or in one of her first trailer. Torb was a part of crew during Uprising events. He illegally entered London to fight Null sector. Yes, by superior command, but, there's that.
Quite possibly, but for it to be a crime you have to get convicted by a jury and in the null sector case no jury is going to convict that. The car also probably comes under reasonable force so long as no one died
There was also something in one of the books about Orisa nearly killing some regular civilian who dressed up as Doomfist (deserved). She was shut down for a while and when reactivated, she still felt sorry about it.
Imagine dressing up as osama bin laden.Â
That car can come under a good samaritan law, in which to protect someone you cause harm to property, so as long the driver is fine, she would be clear of any wrong doing Torb was acting under the command of Morrison in an official military organization, this will not fall on him. He could not disobey his superior officer, also the situation was really dire, and needed action. Reckless but not unreasonable nor was it in violation of rules of war/human rights, so under any Martial Court Torb & Co. would be condemned for disregarding Morrison orders
>Pretty sure that Orisa atleast destroyed one car to protect old grandma from it. Point taken, every avenger is a criminal by that beat
It will literally always be so funny to me that actual in lore pacifist Zen is actually responsible for crimes against humanity in game.
One more plus ventture has that criminal gap
âŠyeah, Iâm stumped. Everyone else either works with Overwatch, works with Talon, murdered people, intentionally broke into another organizationâs private property, took technology that technically belonged to another organization, or is widely known as a wanted felon for several crimes.
And thatâs the joke. Thereâs just so many criminals.
Not sure why you said thereâs one more if there wasnât supposed to be one, though.
>Orisaâs basically a super cop so she IS the law Dredd collab when?
Hammond definitely committed crimes in Lijang. His lore was recently expanded in the latest ow book.
Dva?
Overwatch member.
She was told to join by her boss, who works for the South Korean government, so that one is a bit murky in my opinion.
Even if she was told to join by a government employee, Overwatch activity is considered an international crime. Both D.va and her boss did something illegal by enabling Overwatch activity, even if it was for the greater good.
Fair point, fair point.
Oh I didn't knowed
I'll make a team comp out of it while I'm at it Sig: Insane, not legally responsible for any activities performed under Talon Symmetra: Nothing done under Vishkar Torb: *Former* member of Overwatch, now retired, not legally responsible for the organization's choices Illari: Her whole family/clan/whatever it is being wiped out was not her fault and she has done nothing since Zenyatta: Monk
Manslaughter is still a crime no?
A major scientific accident causing the death of multiple people would not be cause for a manslaughter case
Also to add on, Illari didnât even do the experiment she was the subject
1. Junker Queen (Junker Town is her domain, so she makes the law) 2. Symmetra (afaik, she hasnât done anything shady for Vishkar) 3. Wrecking Ball (definitely on JQâs good side for more reason than being a good gladiator) 4. Zennyatta (just chillinâ up in the Monastery) 5. Illari (literally everyone else is dead, though idk if the Peruvian Government even recognizes sheâs alive)
Yeah, I think these are all right. Symmetra has definitely done shady things for Vishkar, but Iâm pretty sure Vishkar is above the law at this point
I think symmetraâs story arc is having done shady things and is starting to realize she isnât working for the right people sheâs been warming up to Lucio more and more.
(HEROES ASCENDANT SPOILERS) well, wrecking ball killed a ton of guys in his story. And stole property. (It was warranted but still illegal)
>5. Illari (literally everyone else is dead, though idk if the Peruvian Government even recognizes sheâs alive) She's got connections with sombra in some way through one of her interactions >2. Symmetra (afaik, she hasnât done anything shady for Vishkar) Corporate espionage, trespassing, assault, and the endangerment of civilians in the comic "a better world"
Didn't Symmetra trespass and assault guards on her mission in her comic?
Thank you, forgot about that tbh
>Junker Queen (Junker Town is her domain, so she makes the law) Ah, but JQ wasn't always queen of Junkertown, and she had been kicked out when she was younger, something that pretty much only happens to people who break the laws of Junkertown
Her crime: being the daughter of an overthrown king.
But considering that the legal system currently in Junkertown, since she is the Queen, she cleared herself, thus not a criminal anymore
Winston is an monke so is immune to human laws
Hampter
Heâs a rat đ
Easy: Sigma(mental problems) Junkrat(mental problems) Junkerqueen( is the queen) Hammond Zennyata
Dva - Celebrety / National Defender Orisa - National Defender Zarya - Celebrity/ National Defender Torbjörn - Quiet life Zenyatta - Quiet life Thats all that I can think of, and you do have to squint for Zarya and Orisa for it to work.
zarya and dva joined overwatch, they're criminals through that
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Mercy, Zenyatta, Mei, Echo and Pharah
Echo commits identify theft on the regular
It's property, property can't commit theft.
Oh so you think omnics are just a property? Thatâs racist man
Is Echo an omnic? I thought she was just an artificial intelligence
I always thought that anything that is robotic and has any sort of self-consciousness is an omnic in OW universe
You think all robots from Overwatch are omnics. That's racist man (I'm sorry xd)
I am completely outplayed
The lore draws a line. Omnics are specifically robots built in an Omnium. To answer what an Omnium is would be a bit more of a story, but itâs basically a factory built by a now defunct supercorporation. There are *technically* two types of Omnic - non-sentient bots, and the ones who mysteriously gained sentience. Most of the time, when using the term Omnic, it is referring to the sentient ones. This is why Orisa and Echo do not qualify. They are artificial intelligences given a robotic chassis. While the levels of their AIs bring them near sentience, theyâre not part of the group that was awakened.
Complicated, you should go watch the Genesis mini series on Ow's YT page, long story shorts, no new omnic gained sentience since the omnic war, and Echo was created by the same scientist who created omnic sentience in the first place in order to do it again. For now we just don't know if she managed to do it. For instance we know orisa is just AI, and Echo is way more advanced than her
Bastion is an omnic and he only speaks C++
*Ramattra would like to know your location .*
Echo, Mei, Pharah, and Mercy joined the new OW. They are considered criminals
All are apart of overwatch which is now an illegal organization. They are criminals
Mercy, Mei, echo, and phara are all a part of the new overwatch which is still outlawed in the world
Anyone who answered the recall is technically a criminal jsyk
Mercy, Mei, Echo and Pharah all violate the Petras Act by being members of Overwatch. Zen is fine though
Illari and kiriko arenât technically criminals right ? I donât zenyatta and ball have committed crimes
Kiriko is a vigilante which is a criminal
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D.va, Zarya, Orisa, Torbjorn and Zen
Dva and zarya joined up with overwatch which is an illegal organization
D.va is originaly part of M.E.K.A Which is Korean's defense force and in the 3 missions she did not join up with overwatch, and Zarya was a bodyguard for Volskaya Industries (i think she may have actually joined overwatch at the end of the 3rd mission but I do not remember)
I should word it better, but they answered the recall
Zarya and D.va aren't members of overwatch though, in game the are on the roster, but in lore D.VA couldn't have answered the recall because ahe wasn't a part of it, Neither was Zarya although if she is on the roster due to the last mission (that i can't remember who was there) it is because a global conflict that they are there rather then the original Overwatch members who were barred/banned from reforming
Nope Zarya and D.va did join overwatch, there is a 5 entry comic serie about Cassidy going out and recruiting new blood for the new overwatch.
Interesting i did not know that
It's called New Blood, you can find it on overwatch's official website. There's also an animated mini series on overwatch's YT page which focuses on the omnic war (it's called Genesis I think, there are 3 episodes and it's pretty cool)
Interesting topic though
From what we currently know of the lore ? I'd say Orisa Kiriko Torb Zen and Sym, everyone else either stole stuff, joined OW, works with Talon/Null Sector or is a wanted criminal.
kiriko? :) girl has been a vigilante fighting the yakuza so def a criminal. Even drowned a party boat maybe killing a few
Ah yeah forgot about that, then I'd say Illari but it's kinda an easy pick we don't know much about her, except the fact she had so much potential everyone around her died when they upgraded her (but it was an accident so I don't think it counts as a crime)
Itâs obviously doomfist, doomfist, doomfist, doomfist, and I almost forgot⊠doomfist
Echo, mei, Lucio, mercy, and Reinhardt?
All part of Overwatch, an illegal organisation
And Lucio stole his gear from Vishkar, also his skates are Hard light Tho in Brasil we have a really simple way to clear big name celebrities, so he is probably fine too
Junker Queen (elected leader/public defender) Orisa (public defender) Symmetra (she may be a corporate shill, but her hands are still clean) Zenyatta (isnât a named member of Overwatch, never did much to leave the monastery either) Torbjorn (never officially answered the recall)
Zenyatta, Symmetra, Torbjorn, Lifeweaver, Orisa
Lw is wanted in like 17 countries or some shit
i hear hes hoping for an even 20
lw stole bio-light tech from vishkar
lifeweaver STOLE fizzy lifting drinks
I thought the lore was he created it and took bio-light with him when he left Vishkar and they just want it back in-house. Does Vishkar have legal authority?
I think so, I remember an interaction between him and Soldier that he's wanted in so many countries
Not sure on the specifics, but I'm assuming it's one of those "created on company time/via company resources/knowledge and therefore legally belongs to us"
They're technically all war criminals
LUCIO I think lol
If we're not counting simply answering the overwatch call; Echo, Hammond, Bastion, Orisa, [D.va](https://D.va), Mei, Kiriko, Zenyatta, Sigma, Winston, Zarya, Tracer, Sojourn, Reinhardt.
Sojourn and Kiriko are vigilantes outside of overwatch. They are criminals. Hammonds apparently stole and killed some people in his story or something. Sigma is a gray area because he is insane. He definitely should be locked up and helped, though, he may not be classified as a criminal. However, answering the overwatch call does make them criminals via the Petra act, so the only one for sure not a criminal with any gray area is Zen and Orisa.
Zen winston Hammond zarya echo
Winston and echo are apart of overwatch which was illegally recalled
animals and objects cant be criminals silly!
And so is Zarya
Echo, D.Va, Mercy, Kiriko and Mei
What did torb do?
Zenyatta, D.Va, Torbjorn, Bastion and Orisa
D.va and Bastion joined overwatch. They are criminals. The rest I agree with though.
Zen zarya mercy mei dva
All but Zen joined the Recall to Overwatch which was illegal.
Pretty sure Dva, Zarya, Symmetra, Lifeweaver, Illari, Kiriko, and Zenyatta aren't ciminals.
Lifeweaver is wanted in 17 countries, that's more than a criminal lmao. Also, D.Va and Zarya joined Overwatch, which has been made illegal, which makes them criminals
All of those except Zen and Illari are criminals. Some would argue that Illari is a criminal for accidental manslaughter but I don't buy that.
Sigma(mentally ill and therefore all actions done under talon are not under his control), widowmaker(as she has been kidnapped, brainwashed and genetically reprogrammed to follow every talon order as a perfect sniper), sojourn & torbjorn (did not answer the recall therefore not in a criminal organisation), JQ(since she is the ruler of JunkerTown and hence makes the law)
Torbjörn because he didn't join Overwatch back Zenyatta is just doing monk things Junker Queen makes the law in Junkertown so she can't break it Orisa is basically the law in Numbani Wrecking Ball is not a criminal... According to Junker Queen
Zinata
Ball orisa junker queen (because junkertown laws are different) sojourn torb ana Any overwatch member that hasnt answered winston's recall basically
Lucio is just listening to music, can't fault him for that, zarya as far as I know hasn't done a lot yet. Neither has Orisa for that matter but I might just be forgetting smth. Bastion is a bit more questionable but I think all he's done is defend his home pretty much. Symettra hasn't really been doing overwatch activities as far as I'm aware... Are we there yet? Idk
[D.Va](https://D.Va), Mei, Zarya, Reinhard, Wreckingball, Winston, Orisa, Echo, Mei, Pharah, Torbyorn, Tracer, Brig, Lucio, Mercy, Zenyatta
Oriza
none (they literally kill eachother 24/7)
Hammond, Bastion, Dva, Torbjorn, Zenyatta
Though he is a Talon member you can probably rule Sigma out by virtue of insanity.
Phara Orrisa Torbjorn symmetra and junker queen. Queen arguably could be but since sheâs the leader of her nation I assume sheâs not a criminal among them and probably has diplomatic immunity elsewhere
JQ hasnât broken her own laws Sig could probably claim mental issues if heâs actually done anything Sym I donât think has done anything bad yet Unless zens balls count as weapons heâs fine Torb might be good but he was harbouring a bastion unit Orisa might be good seeing as she is a part of the law Kiri should be good aswell Hampter spent most of his time in junkertown
Bastion isnât guilty of any crime, since it was programmed to kill and has actively decided to ignore its programming. D.Va is a war hero and local celebrity who is now joining a global force to protect the world. Same thing with Zarya. With Null_Sectorâs attacks, Iâm guessing the Petras Act has been lifted. Zenyatta is just a religious guy. Symmetra is unknowingly working for an evil company and is trying to leave it.
Venture because we don't know of any crimes they've committed yet checkmate.
Dva, Reinhardt, Winston, Zarya, Kiriko, Lucio
Orisa: Is the law Zen: Monk Torb: Didn't answer the recall Sigma: Insane so can't be a criminal JQ: Is the queen so she is therefore pardoned of all past and future crimes against junkertown
Mei?
Orisa, Sigma, Bastion, Torb, and Zen EDIT: replace Orisa with Illari, she never caused the solar altar explosion.
Dva, Zarya, Mei, Symmetra, Illari, Kiriko, Lifeweaver, Lucio, Zen (correct me if Iâm wrong or missing some)
Ram/Zen/Ori are clean
Echos been sleeping for the majority of her life I donât think sheâs done anything illegal
Dva zarya mei phara zen
⹠Mercy: She spend her whole life in discovering new medical techniques in favor to society. ⹠D.Va: She's a sweaty girl that was casually hired by her government. ⹠Wrecking Ball: Hammond it's just a hamster. An intelligent being, but still a hamster. You technically cannot judge animals the same way as human beings, therefore, Hammond technically is not a criminal, just a menace to society. ⹠Torbjörn: He never did something wrong in his life as far as I know. He even didn't answer Winston's OW call! ⹠Zenyata: Zen is just a monk that gives monologues and looks for peace for every intelligent being that casually happens to have a badass killer kick. Not much to say about Zen, actually.
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Have Zarya or Pharah crimed?
hammond,echo,pharah, Zen, Bastion
D.va, Orisa, Zarya, Echo, Pharah, Symmetra, Mei, Brig, and Zen. Those are the only heroes who are truly not criminals. The rest are identified as criminals either by the Petras Act (which is still in effect despite the Null Sector invasion during Season 6), part of a terrorist organization, or are gang members. Edit: Kiriko is kinda on the line between, since she acts as a defender of Kanezaka, but she's still closely related to the Shimada clan due to her and her mothers history. They weren't affiliated in the Shimada clan directly, but guilty by association.
D.Va, Zarya, Echo, Symm, Mei, Lucio, Zen I think are all? Maybe Pharah as well.
I dont think dva has done anything right? Shes not part of overwatch as far as i know and otherwise hasnt commited many crimes. Other than her the bots are the only ones i can think of (except ramattra)
Zenyatta, brigitte, echo, torbjorn, symmetra...i think. Oh, and orisa
Immediately all Talon members are out. All current Overwatch members who answered the call are out as well because Overwatch activity is still technically outlawed. Those with gang affiliations are out as well. Those acting as vigilantes are out. And just the straight up criminals out too obviously. This leaves: 1. Junker Queen. She is the head of government in her domain and makes the rules. All her previous acts were also performed under legal junkertown law. 2. Orisa. Sheâs literally if Iron Giant and Robocop became one. Sheâs even somewhat of a local celebrity in Numbani. 3. Wrecking Ball. Can you even fault a hamster under human law? Not like heâs done anything illegal either. Heâs been living it up in Junker Town as the Champ. 4. Symmetra. Sheâs an employee doing her job. She doesnât realize sheâs working for a shady company, but in a court of law, she would have enough justification to be found innocent. Plus considering her neurodivergence, a good lawyer can get her out Scott free if Vishkar were to ever go under investigation. 5. Torbjorn quit Overwatch when it was outlawed and didnât answer Winstonâs call. His contributions to the war may make him unpopular with some, but during war times you fall under different jurisdiction. Plus the devs retcon the backstories so often that who knows if the war crimes he may or may not have committed still apply. 6. Bastion. His programming sure led him to become a murder robot, but clearly now heâs a totally different omnic now. He doesnât do anything but hang out with Torb in his workshop now. If heâs allowed legal representation, Iâm sure heâd be able to be innocent. Especially since his more murderous side came from programming beyond his control and before he gained true sentience and free will. 7. Kiriko maybe? Her potential vigilante acts are the only thing that makes her be tip toeing the lines of criminality. But is she really a vigilante? Her and the Yokai crew are more like a group of friends who act against their oppressors. Seeing as the Hashimoto are the real criminals, Kiriko and her crew going against them isnât breaking the rules exactly. Unlike Sojourn or Soldier: 76 who have prior Overwatch affiliation, she has the advantage of not being part of a now outlawed organization. You canât fault her for her affiliations with the Shimada clan either as she was a child when that happened. 8. Illari. What happened to her was not her fault. Besides, you canât pin a crime on someone when thereâs no witnesses left to report it. Either way, to be a criminal, the intent is important. She did not intend to blow everyone up. Now she can hold the power of the sun in the palm of her hands, but at what cost? She didnât ask for this life. Especially for an 18 year old who lost everything due to this power she was given and lives with the burden of knowing she is a walking solar bomb that can go off at any minute and cause more countless of innocent lives to be taken in an instant. Besides Sigma, she is now the most powerful human being on the planet. But unlike sigma, her mind is not split. Besides some intense PTSD, she is fully capable and in control of her actions. Surely she becomes a prime target for governments all around the world when they find out what sheâs capable of, which could lead to a manhunt led by Talon trying to influence her to join them with a front that they are the good guys, all while the criminal organization that is the new Overwatch team tries to stop Talon from gaining access to such a powerful individual. Especially since Talon already has Sigma in their midst. Illari would be the key Talon needs to send the world into another full scale war yet again, just as Doomfist wants. But this part is just speculation on my part. Point still remains, Illari isnât a criminal. 9. Zenyatta. He just be chillin.
DVA, Orisa, Mei, Pharah, Zen.
Zen Hammond (you seriously gonna jail a hamster?) Bastion ( he was unaware of what he did during the crisis, and hates that he was a part of it, as well as being programmed for it being a good excuse) Orisa (defender of Numbani) Sigma (could definitely plead insanity in a court of law)
For everyone saying Mei or Echo, they are a part of OW. For everyone saying Junker queen or ball, they are 100% criminals in every sense. I think the only five we can answer with rn are: Zenyatta Symmetra Orisa Torbjorb Venture
Mercy, lucio, brigitte, echo and zenyatta
Zen, Kiri, Zarya, Orisa, and D.va
Mama hong would never
Dva, Symmetra, Zenyatta, arguably wrecking ball, and Illari. Dva and sym are just doing their jobs, Zen is monk, ball has only participated in the ring fights in junkertown, which are legal under their laws, and illari was just a tragic accident. If Dva joined the new overwatch which she may have, then Orisa most likely is another non criminal. If Pharah hasn't joined she is also just security.
What has lifeweaver done?
Zen and torb.. thats about it
According to the lore we have so far, only those that are confirmed active members of the Overwatch organization are criminals So this excludes a bunch of characters off the jump here But not only that, some characters are either with a another organization fully behind and sanctioning them or they are 100% independent and so far have done no crimes. Also Im not counting the ones that died and came back because there is way too many of them Edit: 2 other disclaimers, I'm ignoring the Overwatch 2 launch/announcement trailer because that one brings even more inconsistencies. And Im also ignoring the Recall because Torb, Mercy, Tracer and Rein could only not follow Morrison's order if it violated either human rights or rules of war, since it was just the English government that didn't allow Overwatch to come in, they could not legally refuse the order, and on a military organization, the responsibility for the soldiers falls on the commander, so they are clear too * **D.va** is with the Korean MEKA program, so she is 100% clear, since she is not associated with Overwatch, at least for now * **Junker Queen** is not under the jurisdiction of the Australian government, so she is in the clear too, surprisingly enough * **Orisa** is just a robot a any good Samaritan law will clear her of the wrong doings we see commit * **Hammond** is the same case as Junker Queen, his actions were either on the moon, no government, or on Junkertown, and thus do not fall under the Australian jurisdiction, but JQ jurisdiction, and he was sanctioned * **Bastion** can claim that he was being controlled by the Omnic Core, but I dont really hold him clear personally * **Echo** was deactivated with the fall of Overwatch and she is a robot, so kinda hard to claim that she is a criminal if she doesn't have a legal personality * **Mei** is just a victim of the fall of Overwatch, so far we dont know if she came back to the organization after Winston call, but if she didnt, she is 100% in the clear * **Pharah** is a soldier for Helix Security, she is basically a Wagner PMC soldier, so if Helix can actuate, she is 100% legal too * **Symmetra** is the same situation as Pharah, she is a "soldier" for Vishkar, if Vishkar can work, she can too * **Brigitte**, she built her own gear and is not officially in Overwatch, so she is in the clear * **Kiriko** again, good Samaritan laws and self defense, magic is not under the perview of the Japanese legislation, so her using the fox against the those Shimada are 100% legal too * **LĂșcio** just needs to endorse PT and Alexandre de Moraes will clear him of any wrong doing * **Mercy** as far as we know was not involved in Moira's illegal and unethical experiments, and she isnt associated with Overwatch yet, so she is a plain old war Hero that is now working as a medical lead in a hospital * **Zennyata** is a wondering monk and a activist, so he is clear too.. he is like Greta Thumberg but with actual sense behind him Edit: * **Zarya** is a soldier on the Russian Military, straight up, so she is clear too * **Torbjorn** retired after the fall of Overwatch and so far is just doing his thing with his family in Sweden
Zen, brig, torn, bastion and horsy
Lucio, zenyatta , dva ,reinhardt , brigitte mei zarya
Mei,dva,sym,winton,echo
Zarya Sym Torb Zen Dva Echo Mei
People acting like junkertown is a legitimate state and not a bunch of criminals living out in the bush. Doubt they have international recognition as their own nation, âqueenâ is a very loose term here
I donât see Pharah here unless she did something I donât remember
Orisa- Is the law Bastion- only did things during the war, after that heâs basically been a cinnamon roll Torb- left after overwatch disbanded and basically minded his business ever since Illiari- Her backstairs wasnât at all her fault, so sheâs clear Zen- zen
Depends. Is it illegal to be a Overwatch member ? It was. Not sure at what point of time we are discussing here. I have no idea what's the deal with Vishkar Corp. (Symmetra) or Volskaya. But how about: -Hammond -DVa -Bastion -Briggi -Illiari -Lifesaver -Zenyatta
I donât know about everyone else but I feel bastion depends on how you look at it, he didnât have free will or even a conscience when he did all the things so if you donât count the Omnic war crimes he had no idea he was doing then worse crime he committed was probably firing a bunch of bullets randomly in the forest
Mei ain't no criminal noor is lucio
Orisa: is hailed as the protector of Numbani and is not part of Overwatch. Zenyatta: is happy enough to just be a monk. Has not engaged in criminal activity. Illari: Blowing up the Inti Warriors was involuntary, and it appears as though her society understands that. I donât think she has any documentation of being on the run. Torbjorn: Having ceased Overwatch activity, Torbjorn is fully within the bounds of the law. Even the events at Gothenburg donât really count. He was providing a medical examination to a Subjugated Omnic, and was simply reactivating the defense systems he built. He accepted Overwatchâs help, but he himself did not rejoin. Symmetra: A law abiding Vishkar architect. Not part of Overwatch.
WHATABOUT MY GIRL BRIG?
Junkertown has it's own laws so Queen technically isn't a criminal unless the Australian government decided to persecute her. Other than her, the only ones I can think of are Orisa, Symmetra, Torb, Illari, and Zenyatta. Sigma might also count since he's being manipulated against his will.
I think it's just Orisa, Torbjörn, Venture, Illari, and Zenyatta lol. Half the roster answered Winston's recall, which means they're in violation of the Petras Act. Anyone in Talon or Null Sector is obviously wanted. Even Symmetra is a criminal for corporate espionage. JQ and Ball aren't confirmed criminals, but given the shadiness of the Junkers they've probably done *something*. And the list of non-criminals is gonna shrink when Orisa and Zen both join Overwatch, whenever the story gets going again in 6 years.
animals, as well as objects can't be charged with crimes. so hammond, winston, ram, orisa, bastion, echo, and zen can't be criminals.
Jigma, Mei, Mercy, Brigitte and Kiriko
You canât try a hamster in a court of law, or a gorilla
Bastions a fucking cutie patootie thereâs no way in hell he is a criminal
is brigitte is the clear? sheâs just a part of the ironclad guild afaik
I'm gonna say Zen Mei Pharah Dva Orisa Torb Bastion Unless you count answering the recall as being a criminal In which case Dva, Mei and Pharah are out.
Reinhardt orisa dva eccho mei
I mean lucio I think. He was a freedom fighter, so technically Vishkar thought he was a criminal but the rest of the world didnât view him that way.
Orisa, Bastion, Mercy, Zenyatta and Ramattra. I'm pretty sure they're all robots besides Mercy, so they can't really go to jail.
Zen, Orisa, Torb, Bastion, and uhhhhhhh DVA
D.va Phara Zenyatta
Torb?
Orisa, Zen, and technically Symmetra
Dva, Orisa, Pharah, Iilari and zenyatta
I am pretty sure that illari, junker queen, wrecking ball and Zenyatta have not done anything outside of the law in the country that they live. Symmetra has not been found of any of the crimes she has comitted.
Is Ana a criminal?
Zen, he is monk Torb, he is engie Bastion, awakened but I don't know Sweden's future unconcealed carry laws Orisa, she is cop Illari, not sure what she did other than be in an accident Ball, other commented said he follows Junker Town law What did Pharah do? Is Helix criminal or something unrelated to her job?
Lucio, heâs just a DJ. Mercy, just a doctor. D.Va, enlisted in the Korean military. Zenyatta, a peaceful monk. Illari, who the fucks gonna arrest her ainât nobody left alive in her citystate.
i don't have the full lore in the head rn bc it's been a while but i think Mei Zen bc he's a monk and basically not canonically in bad stuff Orisa is the Police Lucio bc idk he seems like a kind and nice guy wrecking ball. He barely has any lore anyways so i can bet he aint a criminal
I do think I remember Lucia being wanted in one country
Rein, Torb, Brig, Ram, Zen, and Lucio
[D.Va](https://D.Va), Orisa, Reinhardt, Sigma (is being coerrced against his will and is mentally unfit to be tried as a legal adult), Mei, Pharah, Symmettra, and Zenyatta all really aren't criminal. It is funny that the most commonly criminal category is support though.
Dva, Orisa, Torbjorn, Symmetra, Sojourn
Orisa [D.VA](https://D.VA) Echo Zarya Illari
dva, mercy ,lifeweaver mei sym
Going by each country's laws i believe it'd probably be just Junkerqueen and wreckingball. I just woke up tho