Post by gabriel on Feb 18, 2017 23:42:46 GMT
Full Name: Gabriel Reyes
Nickname: Reaper
Age: Unknown
Sex: Male
Nationality: American
Current Location: Unknown
Personality:
Despite his occasionally offputting and brutal honesty, he is not a bad man. Gabe is an extremely hardworking man and so, hates being overlooked. He has gone through a lot of things in his life, due to unavoidable circumstances, he has lost more than he ever thought possible. The hardest thing to lose, was control, first of his unit and then following the unfortunate blast, of himself.
Just as his body exists in a dual reality of simultaneous decay and regeneration, so does his brain and soul. While preserved, deep in the depths of his mind are cherished memories of his former comrades and his life before the blast, every regeneration seeds a new wave of hatred against the world for all the unfair pain and injustice that he has endured. However, the bad has not won over the good, at least not with regards to the scattered members of overwatch, while the man has no issues eliminating any new targets, he is always crippled with guilt and empathy when it comes to hurting his old friends, which is a most sought after revenge by his hating self.
He exists in a terrifying, tumultuous and unpredictable state, fighting an inner battle everyday which no one else can see.
History: (Taken from overwatch wiki)
The man who would later be known as Reaper was originally known as Gabriel Reyes. He was born in Los Angeles. Prior to the Omnic Crisis, he joined the United States military, where he achieved a senior officer position. He achieved veteran status, and was highly respected.
Reyes earned a coveted position in the government's controversial and still-classified (but widely acknowledged) "soldier enhancement program." Military scientists shaped Reyes and other inductees into the perfect soldiers, blessed with superhuman speed, strength, and agility.
Reyes and his fellow augmented soldiers would soon put their abilities to use with the advent of the Omnic Crisis. As governments tried and failed to neutralize the omnics, the United Nations was busy forming an international task force called Overwatch. This small, experimental group would bring together the best and brightest from around the world to wage asymmetrical warfare against the robots. Overwatch's short list of prospective agents included two members of the soldier enhancement program: Reyes and Jack Morrison, whose work ethic and courage caught the eye of the military brass back home. Reyes and Morrison became fast friends, despite their different backgrounds, and decided to join Overwatch together. Reyes was given leadership of the group, but it was Morrison who would have a greater impact on the group in the long term. He brought out the best in the people around him and helped mold Overwatch's diverse (and sometimes conflicting) agents into a cohesive fighting force. In unity, they found the strength to defeat the robots and end the Omnic Crisis.[4]
Morrison, because of the key role he played in shaping the group, was given the position of strike commander by the UN, the first, official commanding officer of Overwatch. Reyes was passed over in the process, which created a rift between the two men.[4] At least for a time though, he remained on good terms with the rest of the team. On one Halloween, he dressed up as a pumpkin-headed monster, bursting through the door as Reinhardt was telling a Halloween story. Mercy and Torbjörn gave praise to his costume, with Mercy asking him if he'd be open to designing their official uniforms. He responded "that'll be the day."[5]
At some point, Reyes was part of Overwatch's Blackwatch unit.[6]
As time went on, the tension between Reyes and Morrison worsened. Overwatch met its end through a combination of accusations that tainted the organization's reputation, and Reyes himself. Officially, Reyes and Morrison were killed in the blast that destroyed Overwatch's Swiss headquarters, an event the UN ruled as an accident. In reality, Overwatch had become split down the middle, with Reyes leading a rebellion against Morrison's leadership. As a battle was waged within the base, their fighting triggered an explosion that destroyed the facility, and apparently took Reyes and Morrison into the inferno with it. To this day, Reyes's true agenda remains unknown.[4] It is speculated[7] that he had indeed died in the blast but that he was then resurrected by Mercy's un-perfected system (possibly used in haste due to her drive to save lives[8]), leaving him heavily disfigured[9] and granting him his supernatural abilities. He blamed Morrison for what had happened to him, and he didn't believe that his former friend had perished in the blast. He set out on a personal crusade to find Morrison and finish what had begun in Switzerland.