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Overwatch/OW2 Theories: Maximillian

This is going to be a longer post since the last two were shorter. Hope you like it! ~Nova

So, I’m a big fan of @mulberrybambi. They’re stuff is awesome and if you like Overwatch content you should follow them. I was scrolling through my feed about a week ago and one of their post caught my eye. It was part of their Swapped Au which focuses on the main Overwatch cast plus Reaper and Sojiro Shimada, Hanzo and Genji’s father. I’ll link the specific post, but the thing that I focused down on was the idea that Maximillian is Gérard Lacroix, Widowmaker’s “dead” husband, and I LOVE this idea with a passion. 

So, let me explain.  (Mulberrybambi’s post, go check them out).

In the post, Winston, who is going through files Reaper gave them, says, “he was the one who framed Gabe, Gabe caught on too quickly and he transferred his consciousness into an accounting Omnic to escape… he had Amélie kidnapped and brainwashed to cover it up and keep us occupied long enough for it to happen…” I think that this mostly makes a lot of sense, but the thing is that the timeline gets a little confusing if this is true, so I went through the Overwatch Wiki and some of the stuff on the Overwatch Media page and made my own, shortened timeline.

Latest to Most Recent: Venice Incident(Retribution Event), Widowmaker kills Gérard Lacroix both in 2068/2069; Storm Rising Event, the Swiss HQ explosion, then Overwatch is disbanded, all in 2070; Winston recalled Overwatch in 2076; present time(Paris attack) is in 2079.  

Based off what the Overwatch Wiki said, Blackwatch knew that Maximillian was Doomfist’s accountant about eight years before the Overwatch Recall. This would just line up with when Gérard Lacroix was “killed” by Widowmaker. So, it wouldn’t surprise me if we found out that Gérard transferred his consciousness into Maximillian’s body, like Dr. Liao did with Echo, and let Widowmaker shoot his body to cover it all up. 

Now, I want to make a list of traits that Maximillian and Gérard share which connect them further. Number one: they both existed around the same time, like I said early Maximillian popped up around the same time that Gérard died. Number two: they both worked in shady groups, Talon and Blackwatch. Even though Talon is an actual terrorist organization, and Blackwatch wasn’t, they both killed a good amount of people. Number three: they are both French. On the Overwatch Wiki trivia section, it said that Maximillian was named after Maximilien Robespierre who was a political figure during the French revolution. Robespierre had King Louis XVI and other nobles executed during a time period called the Reign of Terror, where a lot of the French people were executed. Maximillian is also the French variant of the Latin name Maximilianus. 

Anyways, if I have time, I’ll make another post about what skins I want to have in the 2021 Archives event. 

TLDR: I think that Gérard Lacroix, Widowmaker’s “dead” husband, transferred his consciousness into Maximillian’s body. I think this because Maximillian showed up after Gérard was “killed”, they both worked in groups that killed people, and they are both French.  

Overwatch 2 Maps: Monte Carlo, Monaco

During Blizzcon 2019, we learned about a couple of maps including Toronto, Canada, Gothenburg, Sweden, Rio de Janeiro, and Monte Carlo, Monaco. I’ve made posts about all of these maps except Toronto and Monte Carlo. Currently, I can’t come up with any theories that involve Toronto, but I came up with one that has to do with characters that are linked with Monte Carlo. So, this post isn’t exactly a theory, it’s more of an overview about what the place is like in real life and what the map is going to be like. This will help me explain an theory I have planned for the near future. 

The Real Life Place: Monte Carlo, Monaco is at the base of the Maritime Alps and along the French Riviera. This places it close to the borders of both France and Italy with the main language spoken being French. It is known for several things including: how rich it is, the Formula Grand Prix event, their casino’s, and the beaches. 

In the Game, based on images: It is an escort map. The payload is designed to look like a blue race car that follows a road through a city that is close to a river. We know that there is one casino that you can get into which I think will be a spawn room and another spawn room will be a mechanics shop. In the area we know will be a spawn room, you can see a yellow race car that is being fixed or having its tires changed. 

In the Game, based on other parts of the lore: Maximillian owns a casino called Casino Monaco. It is used as his base of operations, we learned this in the Masquerade comic book. 

Anyways, I’m almost done with my masterlists, so those will be posted in like half an hour - 45 minutes. I’ll be posting about the Mystery Omnic from Storm Rising and eventually the MEKA Squad. 

TLDR: Monte Carlo, Monaco will be an escort map with city/streets terrain. The payload will be blue race car. Two buildings we know that will be in the map are Maximillian’s casino and a race car mechanics’ shop that is a spawn room. 

PachiMarchi Roadhog Skin Challenge!!!

Alright, so because Season 27 and the Roadhog skin challenge are starting today, I am not going to be posting the theory I said I was going to. I’ll post it tomorrow so I can put more effort into it! I hope you all are as excited for the skin challenge as I am! ~ Nova

PachiMarchi Challenge on the OW Website!

Overwatch/OW2 Theories: Casino’s link to Talon and Why it is Important.

Sorry this is so much writing, I had a lot to say! ~ Nova

The other day I made a post about the MEKA Squad and might have mentioned that Casino was going to get his own theory, so this is it. A while ago, I made a post about why D.Va is joining the Recalled Overwatch and while I still think that that post still holds up on its own, I now have a reason why she would join the Recalled Overwatch rather than “she just wanted to help more people”. What is that reason, you might ask, well have you read the title of this post? This is all about what connections Casino, who we hardly know about, has to Maximillian (and if you don’t know who Maximillian is, to be brief, he is Doomfist’s accountant and a high-ranking member of Talon).  

So, let me explain! 

His Aliases: We know that D.Va is a play on the world “diva” a synonym for a female singer/popstar, D.Mon is a play on the word “demon”, Overlord is a reference to StarCraft, and King is... well King is King, but why Casino of all names. I think that the developers chose “Casino” because it is in reference to the fact that Monte Carlo, Monaco is famous for its casinos. Going off of that, Maximillian owns a casino in Monaco. 

Mech Name: D.Va’s mech is Tokki, D.Mon’s is Beast, King’s is Singijeon, and Overlord’s is Mastermind. All the names of the mechs are in either English or Korean, but Casino’s is called La Princesse Sereine in French (the Serene Princess in English). As well as being in French the name of his mech might be a reference to the Serene Highness which is what the reigning families in Monaco are called. 

His Previous Occupation: While all of the MEKA Squad used to be former professional gamers, either playing StarCraft or Mecha Guardian V, Casino was a former Formula One racecar driver. This is a nod to the Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One race which Casino may have attended(not sure if I’m saying that right, I don’t know much about cars or races). 

“Why is this all so important,” you ask, because this would be a really good reason for D.Va to join Overwatch. If Casino betrayed MEKA , that would be a really good opportunity for character development for D.Va. I say this as a D.Va one trick, she isn’t that deep in terms of character. Right now she comes off as a reckless kid who live streams her battles. After Shooting Star she will probably be more mature, but having Casino betray them would give her a better reason to fight compared to fame, money, or because she had it. 

And, hey, I want a Talon tank that is charismatic. I love Sigma, but I want someone who is the kind of character to take up space with the way they move and talk, kind of like Mauga, whenever we get to see him, and I want a villain that is evil for the fun of it. Most of the main Talon cast, in game, was forced into it or does it because they has other motives, but making Casino the character who likes being evil would make him a good villain because he used to be friends with Hana, and that would really give her a good reason to join Overwatch. Finally, having him join Talon in game would probably give us more fun interactions with Sombra which I am 100% down for. 

Anyways, I think I am going to take a break for a day or two, life has been pretty busy recently, but I’ll make sure to make a post about Fio first. 

TLDR: Casino’s aliases, previous job, and mech name are all reference to Monaco, where Maximillian is from. If Casino ends up being a Talon tank, it would be important because it would give D.Va a really good reason to join the Recalled Overwatch. Also, I want a Talon tank that is charismatic and evil for the sake of it. 

Overwatch/OW2 Theories: Fio

I am writing this while waiting for my Nintendo Switch to update so I can play Overwatch. That’s why it’s pretty short, but it wasn’t going to be that long either. Hope you all are as excited about the Roadhog skin as I am. Although I play D.Va a lot more than any other hero, I am a tank main with D.Va, Wrecking Ball, and Roadhog being some of my most played heros. ~ Nova

Alright, back on topic! Since Archives are coming up in a couple weeks, I was thinking about what I could talking about before it started. I came up the my theory on the Mystery Storm Rising Omnic(link), I wrote about what skins I wanted(link), so this theory is going to be about Retribution, my favorite game mode. The first thing that came to my mind was Fio. So, I’m going to go over what we know about her and I’m going to theorize about what role she might play in the future, if she plays any at all. 

Basics: Fio is a former Blackwatch pilot who was deployed to pick up Gabriel Reyes, Jesse McCree, Genji Shimada, and Moira O'Deorain in Rialto during the Venice Incident(which is the Retribution game mode). I’m not exactly sure who her voice actress is, it might be Echo’s voice actress, Jeannie Bolet. If you want to listen to her from Retribution, here is the link, her first lines are at 4:25.  

Overwatch Theory: Since we know Fio was a pilot, after Blackwatch and Overwatch disbanded, she probably joined the Air Force of the country she is from (maybe the USA? I’m not sure). Eventually, she would have gotten the recall message. We know that she didn’t respond to it like Tracer, Mei, or Reinhardt and Brigitte, but it would be cool if she showed up. It would me interesting to see her interactions with McCree and Genji.

Talon Theory: We know from Baptiste’s short story, What you Left Behind, that some ex-Overwatch/ex-Blackwatch member joined Talon after the groups were disbanded, some examples are people like Moira and Gabriel Reyes/Reaper. So, it is possible that Fio joined Talon. During Blizzconline, the Overwatch Devs. mentioned that we might get to play as Talon characters during hero missions, so they might have Fio as the pilot that drops them off wherever they need to go.  

Anyways, I got a lot more done yesterday than I thought I was going to, so I might just not post tomorrow. I think that I’m going to start theorizing about possible new characters and new maps, but I am going to make a post about ideas for future mini events/character challenges since Roadhog just got one. 

TLDR: Fio was the Blackwatch pilot that saved Reyes, McCree, Genji, and Moira. After Overwatch/Blackwatch disbanded, there are two main options of what would have happened to Fio. One, she joined the Air Force of her country, then she eventually shows up to help the Recalled Overwatch. Two, she joined Talon and acts as a pilot for Talon themed hero missions.

Overwatch Recalled: Mauga

I mentioned that I was going to go over another possible future hero and I chose Mauga. This is going to be like my Junker Queen post. I’m going to go over what we know, then speculate a little bit. 

What we know: Mauga is a member of Talon, specifically a Heavy Assault unit. We were really introduced to him in Baptiste’s short story What We Left Behind. He is a former friend of Baptiste, having worked together in Talon. He is described as being really tall and muscular. He seems to be extroverted, but we know that he is, most likely, a sociopath and, definitely, a sadist who flips from his lighter side and darker side quickly and is described as “a demon”. With all that said, he seems to have a soft spot for Baptiste, having allowed him to leave Talon in Monte Cristo. 

We can assume that he is from Samoa since his name means “mountain” in Samoan. Based off the image from What We Left Behind, Mauga has long dark brown hair with a white/silver streak. He also has tattoos along his left arm and chest.  

Speculation: He is the most likely character to be added to Overwatch 2, other than Sojourn, because the Overwatch Devs. planned to have him be Hero 31, but weren’t happy with how his kit fitted his character, so they created Sigma instead. Since Sigma is a tank and Sigma’s kit was based off Mauga’s, Mauga is going to be a tank. Also being a Heavy Assault unit, he would be like Orisa but he would have a machine gun on each arm. Since Sigma is an Offtank, Mauga will probably be a main tank to balance out the tank types. He will probably have some sort of shield that replaces one of his guns. 

Unlike Junker Queen, Mauga has no listed voice actor so I think that Kevin Michael Richardson should be his VA. I know him from his work on Batman the Brave and the Bold TV series as a list of characters and as the Joker in the animated Batman series, but he was also in Gravity Falls, Danny Phantom, the original Teen Titans, etc. If you want to look at the longer post about Kevin Michael Richardson follow this link.

Finally, I am interested in seeing his interactions with the members of Talon and Baptiste in game. I think that he will get along best with Sombra and clash the most with Baptiste or Reaper. Also, like I mentioned in my post about Fio, if we get Mauga as a character we might get the Talon story mode with six players instead of four since Mauga would be the second Talon tank, but we also need another Talon support, so get on that Blizzard. 

Also if you want to look at videos about Mauga, check out Master Ian Gamer’s videos;  Mauga New Hero Concept(Tank Abilities & Full Hero Kit) and Mauga New Hero Candidate Breakdown(HeroWatch). 

Anyways, I’m going to work on a post about possible ex-Blackwatch members and some other people in the profiles shown in the Recalled animated short, but if the Archives Event drops earlier than I think it is going to, I’m going to review the new skins and items. 

TLDR: Mauga is one the most likely characters to be added to the game. He is a Talon Heavy Assault unit which means he will be a tank. Even though he seems to be nice to people, he isn’t a great person, I mean... he works for Talon. He was close friends with Baptiste when they were in Talon together. 

He is tall, muscular, has dark brown hair with a silver/white streak, and he has tattoos. He is probably Samoan. He will probably be a main tank with dual machine guns and a shield. I want his voice actor to be Kevin Michael Richardson. I think that he will get along well with Sombra and might not like Reaper or Baptiste that much. If we get a Talon story mode in OW2, we might get to play as Mauga. 

Check out Master Ian Gamer’s videos; Mauga New Hero Concept(Tank Abilities & Full Hero Kit) and Mauga New Hero Candidate Breakdown(HeroWatch).