Overwatch Animated Short | “The Wastelander” [4K]

Discover the origin story of Junker Queen's rise to the throne of Junkertown in our animated short: The Wastelander!

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📆June 28
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[aether]

Love how Junkrat has enough power in him to make an entire stadium of people cheer for a wastelander.

[JimJamJaboo]

As an Australian this seems like a pretty accurate portrayal on our election nights.

[austinkline]

I like that she actually made multiple attempts to save the lives of the side characters

[Pandastuck]

She won by showing them mercy. She won by making them into her allies. I love that

[broblob]

I like how her mercy is extended further when she gives Howl a small bottle of water. It was way more then what he did to her family.

[dimyell]

Her remembering both Geiger and Meri's names after 13 years is such a heartwarming detail. The way she says Geigers name when pushing him out of danger is awesome. Really shows how much better of a leader she is.

[lukeroberson]

I actually really liked this. She isn't just "strong wahmen." She is very strong, but can't just bulldoze her way through every fight. She wins because she actually is a better leader and the others recognize that. Very cool character, and the clear unaddressed trauma is an interesting story in the background.

[alicon]

Normally I’m not the biggest fan of Overwatch’s writing but the line of “Am I not allowed to have a bad dream?” is genuinely really good. It’s a realistic response for someone of her likeness, and show’s genuine character instead of just being “oh badass character has tragic backstory”

[KawaiiLowsi]

I love that Junkrat was excited that she won, but down the road gets kicked out of Junkertown. Lol 🤣❤️ Love her design can’t wait to she how she plays and interacts with other characters (especially Junkrat and Roadhog)

[amythestmuse]

I have a feeling she’s a far kinder queen then her predecessor. She saved a guy and took a hit for him, was kind enough to warn the other guy that he was about to be shot in the back literally, and any of her shots that would have been killing she aimed at the ‘king’. Plus we do see a a very brief moment with kids being shown in the montage, and given her past, it would not surprise me if she made sure that children didn’t face the same thing she had to.

[primodesmile]

It’s not as cinematic or lore-heavy as other animated shorts but the details like junkrat being in the crowd or how she let the side-characters live makes this one of the best overwatch animations of all time

[AnnetteGAMING]

Okay, but can we talk about how Junk hypes the entire arena? 🥺🥺🥺

[mlgodzilla]

How she talks to the audience makes this unique among the other cinematics

[laurawolfsong]

My respect for Odessa *Skyrocketed* after watching this. She's been through a ton and her harshness is justified.

[nategreat]

I LOVE the Junkrat/Roadhog cameos, I wouldn't have it any other way💛

[nathanlegrand]

Love how Junkrat’s popcorn bucket gets sucked into the magnet, implying that he was storing bombs in there.

[insectostrich]

I like how they establish that the Junker Queen was a wastelander before she ruled junkertown and it’s conveyed throughout the short that wastelanders and junkers are classed as different groups. Plus, we get to see that the Queen is a lot more complex than we originally thought.

[penguinscanfly]

if only junker queen actually had that storm of scrap as her ultimate

[Mezzy..]

She's definitely got that peter parker/deadpool smugness about her while she's fighting, love her