Winston wasn’t completely out of luck, however he was able to build a makeshift rocket and escape the colony to Earth. The gorilla hid himself away, and took the name Winston - after the scientist and father figure who’d raised him and taught him everything he knew. Unfortunately, life on the moonbase was abruptly altered forever when the other gorillas suddenly broke out in an uprising, killing the mission scientists and claiming the Lunar Colony for themselves. Pretty soon the young gorilla was helping out with experiments the scientists were conducting, and when he wasn’t learning, he was staring out the window of his habitat at Earth, dreaming of what kind of possibilities awaited him there. Harold Winston, took the young gorilla under his wing and began teaching him - specializing in science of course - and telling him tales of human ingenuity. He displayed such rapid brain development that one of the scientists, Dr.
However, there was one gorilla who far exceeded any expectations. The gorillas were intended to test the effects of prolonged habitation in space, presumably so that humanity could eventually take up formal residence amongst the stars. This base, the Horizon Lunar Colony, was populated mainly by scientists, but also by a very special group of inhabitants: genetically enhanced gorillas. At some point prior to Overwatch’s formation, humanity gained a renewed interest in space exploration, and established a base on the moon. Winston’s story actually predates Overwatch by an unknown period of time - and it begins in space. And Winston may never have successfully started Overwatch’s reformation without Tracer on his side.
Tracer wouldn’t even be alive, much less a member of Overwatch, if it weren’t for Winston. In many cases these stories are actually woven together - since the majority of the game’s cast of characters were all Overwatch members at one point in time or another, it stands to reason most of them have worked together.įor Winston and Tracer, the story goes a little bit deeper than most. But the heroes in Overwatch actually have a lot of history behind them, history that works with, or in some cases goes beyond the origins of the Overwatch team. Overwatch may not be the type of game with a heavy story - or at least, there isn’t a heavy story involved when you’re simply playing the game, duking it out team vs.