Wrecking Ball (Overwatch)
Wrecking Ball is a male video game character who features in Overwatch.
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Biography
Specimen 8 was a hamster who was one of a number of animals taken for experiments on the Horizon Lunar Colony. The animal alongside the others were give genetic therapy treatments designed to assess their ability to extend periods of habitation on the Moon. As an unexpected side effect, several of them exhibited exceptional growth in physical size and brain function. While most of the test subjects were gorillas or other primates, there were some exceptions, including a hamster designated Specimen 8 but whom the staff named 'Hammond'. He was contained in a large cage in his own room. Like the others, Hammond's intelligence grew, and his size likewise increased. He demonstrated impressive problem solving skills and adaptability, and he became more curious about the world around him. Much to the puzzlement and amusement of the scientists, Hammond would frequently escape into different parts of the moon base. The staff had more trouble keeping track of Hammond than any of the other test subjects, and in at least one case, it was days before he was returned to his holding area. Though they'd always find him and return him to his cell, they never figured out the true purpose behind his nightly escapades. What they didn't know was that Hammond was busy teaching himself the skills of a mechanic, which would soon come in handy. In time, Hammond became good friends with one of the gorillas, Specimen 28.
Before the base's fall, Hammond escaped from his cage. Dr. Zhang noted his absence, but few within the base gave it much heed. Hammond possibly escaped into the base's ventilation system, as in the same timeframe, Flores noted strange noises coming from the system. The colony was eventually thrown into chaos when some of the gorillas rose up against the human scientists and took control. Not all of the animals participated, however, and Specimen 28, taking the name 'Winston', was making a plan to escape to Earth. Hammond sensed his opportunity, prototyped a basic build plan using toys in his room, then finalized his build onto a blueprint with sticky notes. Ignored in the uprising, he converted an empty fuel pod into a makeshift escape capsule with a claw arm and tether. Winston found Hammond's rocket design in Horizon's computer system, and built a craft of his own. To Hammond's rage, Winston blasted off from Launch Bay 14 without him. Using a modified pod, Hammond hitched a ride to the bottom of Winston's craft. As the two entered Earth's atmosphere, the tether broke; while Winston landed at Watchpoint: Gibraltar, Hammond landed in a different location: the wasteland of the Australian Outback, on the outskirts of Junkertown. One of the primates would eventually break down the door of Hammond's room for whatever reason, but by that time the hamster was already gone.
Hammond modified his escape pod to become the cockpit of his own mech, which he built around it, to enter the lucrative mech battle arena of the Scrapyard. Working his way up the ranks amongst the Junkers, the competitor known as 'Wrecking Ball' went from contender to champion and had fun winning numerous times, including Three-Arm Luke. He also fought against Roadhog at least once, which resulted in minor damage to his mech. Hammond's identity remained a mystery to all. An exception was the Junker Queen, and Hammond became her bodyguard. At some point, he drove through the Wasteland alongside her. The Junker Queen was the only human ever able to beat him in single combat, and for that, he respected her. Gathering his winnings, Hammond was able to upgrade his mech enough to survive the dangerous trek out of the Junker-controlled Outback. Now free to travel and do as he pleases, Hammond began exploring the world, finding new adventures along the way. He apparently ended up returning to Junkertown, having found a happy, if somewhat chaotic home at the Junker Queen’s side. After all, as reigning champion of the Scrapyard, he had a title to defend. He still journeyed into the wider world from time to time however. Years later, Lucheng Interstellar was able to retrieve information from Horizon's still-operating monitoring system. Hammond was noted to be missing from the base.
Twelve years after his landing in Australia, Hammond aided the Junker Queen in her search for antigravity thrusters for a 'new ride'. They encountered a group of Outback omnics that came within 100km of Junkertown, and in so doing, sealed their doom as the Junkers lay waste to them. Hammond saved the Queen from a still active omnic, using his grapple hook to redirect the omnic's shot, which was followed by the Queen decapitating it. She gave Hammond silent thanks. As the Junker factions set about salvaging the site, Hammond, losing patience, used his mech's cannons to blow out the doors of the omnics' base. Hammond entered the base's communications center, and saw reports of Null Sector's global assault. The Queen was unfazed, but Hammond's attention was caught by footage of Null Sector's assault on Lijiang, and more specifically, Lijiang Tower—the headquarters of Lucheng Interstellar. Hammond was frozen, paralyzed by a seething surge of adrenaline and rage. In a blink, he was catapulted to his earliest, most fractured memories, taken from before Lucheng's experiments on him. The Queen snapped him out of his reverie, and he told her that he had something to do. The Queen told Hammond that while she was willing to give him some leeway, she could not just let him go AWOL. He responded that he knew where to find the components she sought, but that he had to make this trip alone. He rolled out into the desert.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Originally, he was known as Specimen 8 but came to take the name of Hammond.
He was described as being witty and conniving where after gaining intelligence he was able of speech but not in a human language.
Hammond's intelligence grew, and he became more curious about the world around him.
Powers and abilities
Originally, Hammond was an ordinary Earth hamster that had been brought to the lunar colony as an experimental test subject. The animals were given genetic therapy to assess their adaptation to extended periods of habitation on the moon. This hamster’s genetic therapy on the Horizon Lunar Colony resulted in his greatly increased size and intellect. As an unexpected side effect, several of them exhibited exceptional growth in physical size and brain function.
A resourceful and highly intelligent mechanic and fighter.
Accompanying him was a mech called the Wrecking Ball that he was able to operate and could translate his speech into English.
One mode he often employed was the Piledriver which was a slam into the ground below to damage and launched enemies upward.
The mech was capable of creating an Adaptive Shield that created a temporary extra health that increase with more nearby enemies. Some of the health could be transferred to allies.
Notes
- Hammond was created by Blizzard Entertainment where he was voiced by actor Dee Bradley Baker whilst his mecha's sound effects were voiced by actor Jonathan Lipow where he featured in the Overwatch setting.
Appearances
- Overwatch: (2016)
- Overwatch II:
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