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| Reaper | |
|---|---|
| 'Overwatch' character | |
| First game | Overwatch (2016) |
| Created by | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Voiced by | Keith Ferguson |
Reaper, real name Gabriel Reyes, is a playable character in Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch (2016), a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter. In the game, Reaper is an American mercenary and terrorist, originally a founding member of Overwatch, now a leading member of Talon. He is attired in a black hooded trenchcoat with a white skull mask and wields twin Hellfire Shotguns. His abilities are Shadow Step, a medium-range line of sight teleport, and Wraith Form, a brief period of invincibility and speed increase. He was able to heal himself by consuming the souls of fallen enemies, visible as red burning "Soul Globes" on the ground but later was changed to a passive ability called The Reaping which allows him to steal a 20% heal from the damage he deals. Reaper's ultimate ability is Death Blossom, a twin shotgun gun kata which deals massive damage in a short radius around him.
Character
[edit]Born in Los Angeles, Gabriel Reyes was a veteran officer of the United States Armed Forces who was subjected to a "soldier enhancement program", where he and the other selectees were genetically enhanced to become "perfect soldiers"; Reyes became known as "Soldier: 24". When the United Nations formed Overwatch to combat the Omnic Crisis, Reyes was one of the two men from the program on the shortlist to join up and was initially tapped to lead it. However, he was passed over in favor of his friend Jack Morrison, causing a rift between the two men. Reyes was later named commander of Blackwatch, Overwatch's black ops division, but his jealousy of Morrison (due to Morrison's publicity as the official leader of Overwatch, versus Reyes' secret dealings with Blackwatch) eventually caused Reyes to reveal Blackwatch's existence to the public, destroying both organizations and resulting in a battle that destroyed their headquarters in Switzerland. Both men were believed dead, but in reality survived, although Reyes's cells are now simultaneously decaying and regenerating, causing his body to fall apart and rebuild itself over and over again.[1][2]
Reyes resurfaced years later as "Reaper", a mysterious mercenary responsible for terrorist attacks all around the world, having been consumed by his hunger for fame to the point that he no longer cared what he was known for. Through the efforts of rogue geneticist and former Blackwatch member Moira O'Deorain, he has developed the ability to steal life essence from his enemies, and also become incorporeal to avoid harm.[3] His true identity is unknown to the rest of the world, as are his motivations, though a pattern of his movements indicates that he is hunting down former agents of Overwatch.[4] He appears in the cinematic trailer, teamed with Widowmaker in a raid in the Overwatch Museum to steal Doomfist's gauntlet for Talon.[5] He also appears in the animated short Recall, where he raids Winston's lab at Gibraltar to steal his list of Overwatch agents, though he was unsuccessful.[6]
Development and design
[edit]Reaper is voiced by Keith Ferguson.[7] There has been a little issue about the voice of Reaper, His sound was different because Blackwatch Reyes still has the same digitally manipulated, high-pitched voice that Reaper has,[8] make all people be baffled about the voice.[9] Reaper design was being compared to Warwick on League of Legends due to similarity looks and was chosen to be the best.[10] The design of Reaper outfit as Blackwatch was updated, since 2018.[11] When developing Reaper's voice, Chu was amazed when people likes the unique voice of the character.[12]
Gameplay
[edit]Reaper is a flanker/assassin type of character, able to teleport behind enemy lines and attack from the rear to single out targets of importance, before using Wraith Form to escape. The ability to heal from dealing damage helps him in taking out tanks, due to their large bodies and health pools making it easier for him to heal rapidly. Reaper is vulnerable while executing his Death Blossom, so proper usage of it relies heavily on the element on surprise, taking enemies out with its massive damage output before they get the chance to react.[13]
Appearance
[edit]In November 2014, Reaper appeared alongside Widowmaker in a cinematic trailer where the two characters, agents of a terrorist group called Talon fought Winston and Tracer for Overwatch.[14][15] The trailer, which officially announced Overwatch, debuted at BlizzCon 2014.[16] Widowmaker and Reaper invade a museum and try to steal a gauntlet named Doomfist; Tracer and Winston thwart the heist.[14] Reaper alongside with Tracer appeared on 2018 Santa’s cookies in a stop-motion Overwatch video.[17] Reaper appeared again in comics in which the character was a lead.[18] Reaper also appeared in 2018 Lunar New Year.[19]
Reception
[edit]Reaper was ranked by The Daily Dot as 23th of the Overwatch characters.[20] Kotaku said that reaper would have been the ridiculous character of Overwatch as Dozens of players mains always appears to have the best names.[21]
Various Merchandise depicting Reaper includes a collectible statue,[22] Nerf Toy,[23] Lego,[24] and bunch of Funk Collectibles at London Toy Fair.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Overwatch".
- ^ "Which Overwatch hero should get their own stand-alone game?". destructoid.
- ^ Oh, Ashley (3 November 2017). "Overwatch's Moira backstory fills a gap in the lore". Polygon.
- ^ "Reaper - Overwatch".
- ^ PlayOverwatch (November 7, 2014). "Overwatch Cinematic Trailer" – via YouTube.
- ^ PlayOverwatch (March 23, 2016). "Overwatch Animated Short - "Recall"" – via YouTube.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (10 October 2017). "Destiny 2's Iron Banner has a fun Overwatch Easter egg". Polygon.
- ^ Frank, Allegra (12 April 2017). "Overwatch fans want update to an old Reaper skin after hearing his human voice". Polygon.
- ^ "Reaper's "it's in the refrigerator" Overwatch voice line could have been "the jello is jiggling"". PCGamesN.
- ^ Friedman, Daniel (7 March 2018). "Overwatch and League of Legends' best characters are their simplest". Polygon.
- ^ Wright, James (11 April 2018). "Overwatch Skins: Retribution Reaper, Hanzo, Moira, Sombra, Mei, Lucio cosmetics update". Dailystar.co.uk.
- ^ WIRED. "Every Overwatch Hero Explained by Blizzard’s Michael Chu - WIRED" – via YouTube.
- ^ Rosenberg, Adam. "'Overwatch' hero spotlight: How to suck less with Reaper". Mashable.
- ^ a b Ramos, Jeff (24 May 2016). "The definitive Overwatch timeline". Polygon.
- ^ Overwatch Cinematic Trailer. PlayOverwatch. YouTube. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ Schreler, Jason (November 7, 2014). "Blizzard Announces Overwatch". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tracer and Reaper scuffle over Santa's cookies in a stop-motion Overwatch video". PCGamesN.
- ^ Marks, Tom (5 April 2018). "Overwatch Comic Sets Up PvE Mode Starring Reaper". IGN Southeast Asia.
- ^ "Overwatch Reveals Incredible Reaper Skin for Lunar New Year". Game Rant. 19 January 2019.
- ^ "The Best Overwatch Character: Every Hero, Villain & Scientist Ranked". The Daily Dot. 13 June 2018.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia. "Reaper Players Always Have The Best Names In Overwatch". Kotaku.
- ^ "Blizzard Unveils Overwatch Reaper Collectible Statue". Game Rant. 26 November 2016.
- ^ Fogel, Stefanie; Fogel, Stefanie (23 July 2018). "Reaper's Shotgun Is the First Official 'Overwatch' Nerf Toy".
- ^ "LEGO Overwatch sets available for pre-order now". Shacknews.
- ^ "Overwatch Gets Huge Wave of Funko Collectibles at London Toy Fair". Hardcore Gamer. 21 January 2019.