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This Hero was Headlined on August, 2017. | ||
| “ | Cheers love! The calvaries here! | „ |
| ~ Tracer's most famous and memetic quote |
Lena "Tracer" Oxton is one of the main protagonists of the Overwatch franchise.
She is an English pilot who began suffering from "chronic disassociation," as the result of testing a new ship, essentially making her a living ghost. Even for the brief moments she was present, she was unable to maintain physical form. However, Winston fixed this problem by designing the chronic accelerator, which allows her to manipulate her own time at will. As a result, the two became best friends.
She is voiced by Emiri Katō in Japanese and by Cara Theobold in English.
Story
At a young age, Lena Oxton was accepted into Overwatch as a pilot under the call sign Tracer. Her skills made her an ideal candidate for the first pilot of the Slipstream, a fighter jet capable of teleportation. However, the Slipstream malfunctioned, giving Lena the world's first case of chronal disassociation. For several months, she would vanish and reappear at random and was completely intangible.
After months of research, Winston was able to design a chronal accelerator for Lena. The device not only cured the problems presented by her condition, but also allowed her to speed up, slow down, or even rewind her own time manually. Using these abilities, Tracer became a standard soldier for Overwatch, until the organization was shut down.
End of Overwatch
Following the destruction of Overwatch Swiss HQ, Tracer was among the Overwatch agents brought before the IJC to testify, and with the passing of the Petras Act, Overwatch was disbanded. All Overwatch strike team agents, Tracer included, were stripped of their credentials, and forced to turn over weapons and technology. Due to health reasons, Tracer was allowed to keep her chronal accelerator.
After Overwatch's dissolution, Tracer felt aimless. She rejoined the RAF, but learning that they wanted her for desk duty, she left the organization; the desk job was apparently an intentional demotion. She began a new life back in her home city of London with her girlfriend, Emily, whom she had started dating sometime after Overwatch's disbandment. They resided in an apartment on Willington Road. Finding herself needing to 'move,' she became a vigilante within the city, continuing to right wrongs and fight the good fight wherever the opportunity presented itself. Emily who tolerated Tracer's activities, calling them "compensatory heroics."
In Alive, Mondatta was led out of the room by the security team, in order to give his speech. Tracer headed out and joined the human-omnic crowd outside the Meridian. Walking through, she came across Iggy, who was similarly delighted to see the Shambali leader speak to such a crowd. Mondatta began to talk, but Tracer got a bad feeling, and in her experience, her instincts were usually on the money. She left Iggy and made her way through the crowd.
As it was, Tracer's instincts were indeed correct, as she confronted Widowmaker among the rooftops. The two carried out a run and gun battle, but despite her efforts, Widowmaker successfully assassinated Mondatta. Enraged, Tracer tackled Widowmaker, demanding to know why she had done this. Chuckling, Widowmaker easily incapacitated her and departed in a Talon aircraft. Tracer survived, but her chronal accelerator had been damaged.
Reforming Overwatch
Tracer was contacted by Winston as he issued a recall order for Overwatch agents. She commented that they'd been out of touch for too long; an assessment that Winston agreed with. He told her how Watchpoint: Gibraltar (where he was present) had been attacked by Reaper. Their conversation was interrupted by Lizzy, who told her that she'd been talking to Iggy, but that the line had cut off. Tracer told Winston what had happened, and zipped off to the Underworld. Winston warned her that the parts he'd sent her were only temporary, but Tracer either ignored or didn't hear him.
When Null Sector invaded Paris, Tracer, Winston, and Mei took the Orca to aid the city. Winston deployed force, distracting Null Sector long enough for Tracer to land the craft. She and Mei joined the fight, but their initial success was disrupted by the arrival of a Titan. It opened fire, destroying the Orca, injuring Mei, and ensuring the group were outgunned, as well as outnumbered. Tracer told Winston that they couldn't stay here, to which he responded that she get Mei and the civilians to safety while he held Null Sector off. He assured Tracer that he'd be right behind them, to which she responded "you better be."
Fortunately, Winston's last stand wasn't required, as new Overwatch members arrived to join the fight. However, they still had to deal with the Titan. They quickly devised a plan, combining Tracer's pulse bomb with Mei's backpack, effectively creating an 'ice bomb.' Tracer used her blink ability to get into the Titan, plant the bomb, and get out, freezing the construct before it shattered.
In the aftermath, the members of Overwatch reunited. When asked if Overwatch had returned, Winston triumphantly declared that they had.
Appearance
Tracer is a England woman in her late 20s, she's very skinny, have brunette short hair with tips in one side. She wear tight orange pants and a jacket full of mechanism, including gloves, she also use goggles. In Overwatch 2, her outfits got some updates, like her pants are a bit short, exposing her ankles.
Personality
Tracer is a very energetic, mischievous and resourceful girl, loving a good joke and giggling during battle. She's often quick witted and displays great affection and even insight towards her friends, such as Winston and Mei. She is extremely fearless and determined, not being afraid to take chances and being enthusiastic about discovering new things and places, according to her reaction to meeting all the different characters and seeing all the sights of the Nexus in her trailer for Heroes of the Storm.
Tracer seems to be interested in the teachings of Mondatta and the Shambali, as conveyed by her dialogue with Zenyatta. She also prefers to keep her pulse bombs to herself, as specified by one of her lines with Junkrat.
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Trivia
- Tracer is seen in Chicago's concept arts of video game leagues. In the game, she visits the city by taking on widow and reaper.
- Tracer fought Scout from Team Fortress 2 in DEATH BATTLE! and won.
- Tracer shares her nickname with the leader of the Electric Eliminators from The Warriors.
- The official comic reveals Tracer is lesbian and has a girlfriend, named Emily.
- Tracer got a cameo in the movie "Ready Player One" as an avatar.
External Links
- Tracer on the Main Light Horse Wiki
- Tracer on the Overwatch Wiki
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