Zenyatta (Overwatch)
Zenyatta is a video game character who features in Overwatch.
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Biography
Zenyatta was an Omnic who joined a group of likeminded fellow machines that experienced what they believed was a spiritual awakening in the time after the Omnic Crisis. When asked what he did before the war, Zenyatta claimed to have served coffee, collect payments at a laser tag arena, act as a water park lifeguard, and be a tractor driver. Whether this is true or not is something Zenyatta has always refused to divulge. He has stated that his memories before the Awakening are blurry. This saw them abandon their pre-programmed lives as they embarked on a period of contemplation and meditation where they formed a group called the Shambali who established their home at a communal monastery deep in the Himalayas. After the Crisis, Zenyatta came to be recruited into the Shambali by Ramattra. He had hoped that Zenyatta could find purpose with the Shambali as he had. The two became 'as close as brothers', and spent years discussing the problems facing omnics, including the injustices being committed by humans. The two sat up at night counting stars, wondering how many omnics were doing the same. At some point, however, Ramattra committed an action that nearly resulted in Zenyatta's death. After Ramattra founded Null Sector, he and Zenyatta ceased all contact. After the fall of Overwatch, while still with the Shambali, Zenyatta encountered Genji, who had left Overwatch and was conflicted with his nature as a cyborg. Though Genji initially rejected Zenyatta's wisdom, the benevolent omnic would not be deterred. In time, Zenyatta became his mentor, and under the monk's tutelage, Genji reconciled his dual existence as both man and machine, as Zenyatta helped his student see both his trials and his cybernetic form as a unique strength. Zenyatta would later consider Genji to be one of his brightest pupils. After Genji left his tutelage, Zenyatta began to see the limits of the Shambali path. He believed that the way to repair the problems between humans and omnics was not through dogmatic teaching but through interpersonal connection and engagement. Ultimately, Zenyatta followed his own path. He chose to leave the monastery and wander the world, helping those he meets to overcome their personal struggles and find inner peace. Zenyatta and Genji spent Christmas together in a monastery
Overview
Personality and attributes
The omnic monk wandered the world in search of spiritual enlightenment, helping those he meets to overcome their personal struggles and find inner peace. It was said that those who cross his path are never the same again. He believed that by forming people into relationships, the world can be healed, and a better society created. But, when necessary, he will fight to protect the innocent, be they omnic or human.
Zenyatta believes that as long as free will exists, there will always be evil in the world, yet to deny free will would also be evil. He has the ability to dream.
He found humans' manner of speech perplexing at first, having little grasp of metaphors. He still occasionally struggles with their figures of speech.
Like all Shambali, despite being unable to eat, Zenyatta knows how to prepare food. Per his faith, he believed in a concept known as the Iris that goes back to Aurora; the first omnic to achieve sentience. When she sacrificed herself, the Shambali believe that she transcended existence itself. The Shambali strive to reach this level of being which they refer to as 'the Iris'. The Shambali believe that all beings, both organic and mechanical, can achieve this higher state of being through the Iris, and that within it, all are one
Powers and abilities
The orbs Zenyatta uses were hand-carved at the Shambali monastary and serve as a means to channel omnic energy. He could calls upon orbs of harmony and discord to heal his teammates and weaken his opponents, all while pursuing a transcendent state of immunity to damage. Zenyatta does not know who, exactly, created them, and their function is a mystery; while seemingly magical, in Zenyatta's words, "what seems like magic is sometimes science we don't yet understand." Similarly, Zenyatta is able to levitate without repulsors, an ability he has attributed to the Iris.
Zenyatta was capable of using the Orbs of Harmony which he could casts over the shoulder of a targeted ally. So long as Zenyatta maintains line of sight, the orb slowly restores health to his ally. Only one ally can receive the orb's benefit at a time.
For offense, Zenyatta projects his destructive energy orbs called the Orbs of Destruction individually. Zenyatta could projects his destructive energy orbs in a rapid-fire volley after a few seconds spent gathering power.
Zenyatta was capable of entering a state of heightened existence for a short period of time called Transcendence. While transcendent, Zenyatta cannot use abilities or weapons, but is immune to damage and automatically restores his health and that of nearby allies.
For a time, he was associated with the Shambali that were a clandestine order of monks who formed after the Omnic Crisis following a spiritual awakening. They came to the belief that they were more than artificial intelligences and that, like humans, they possessed the essence of a soul.
Notes
- Zenyatta was created by Blizzard Entertainment where he voiced by actor Feodor Chin and featured in the setting of the Overwatch universe.
Appearances
- Overwatch: (2016)
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