Ana (Overwatch)
Ana is a female video game character who features in Overwatch.
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Biography
Ana Amari (أنا عماري) was a female humam born in Cairo, to a long line of distinguished military veterans. From a young age, she learnt how to handle a rifle, and was an expert marksman by the time she finished high school.
While at a coffee shop in Cairo, Ana met Sam English, a Canadian diplomat. Splitting time between Egypt and Canada, the two casually dated for years, but the two were often in transit. Things changed when Ana realized she was pregnant. The two married, and they settled down in Cairo. Ana gave birth to a daughter, Fareeha.
Six years after Fareeha's birth, the Omnic Crisis began. As the war inflicted a heavy toll on Egypt, the country's depleted and undermanned security forces relied on elite snipers for support, Ana among them. Her aim was impeccable, her steady aim legendary, and rumors held that she swayed more than one battle against the omnics singlehandedly—whatever the truth of that claim, the Zurich Archive did confirm that Ana's service with El-Sa'ka did prevent many battles from turning into tragedies. She became a symbol for soldiers around the globe—proof that hard work, dedication, and talent could still prevail against the omnics.
The decision to choose Ana was shaped by politics—the first two members of the team, Jack Morrison and Gabriel Reyes, were both American, which led to accusations against Gabrielle Adawe and her team of having made secret concessions to the United States, along with similar accusations of favoratism. On the other hand, Ana's unaugmented state (her cybernetic eye notwithstanding) would be good for public relations, not to mention that she was already admired due to service with El'Sa'ka.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Like her daughter, she bore a tattoo of an Eye of Horus as a symbol of protection. Likewise, her callsign in the Egyptian military during the Omnic Crisis was Horus.
To this day, Ana is regarded as a hero by the Egyptian people.
Powers and abilities
Hailing from a long line of decorated soldiers, Ana inspired confidence and loyalty in her colleagues.
Ana was regarded as one of the world's deadliest snipers, and has a high kill count. She is able to stay still for hours, waiting for the perfect shot.
She originally used a Kinamura rifle, upon which she added a notch for every life she took. Each life weighed heavily on her conscience, and while some snipers preferred to wound targets, in order to lure out more potential targets, she preferred to perform clean kills, disliking causing needless suffering. Her right eye, originally cybernetic, made her vision six times greater than normal, to the extent where she rarely even needed to use the scope.
Her superior marksmanship, decision-making, and instincts made her a natural selection to join the Overwatch strike team, of which she was one of the founding members.
Notes
- Ana was created by Michael Chu and Geoff Goodman where she was designed by Arnold Tsang and was voiced by actor Aysha Selim and featured in the Overwatch universe.
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- Overwatch: (2016)
- Overwatch 2: (2023)
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