Overwatch: What Happens in the Reaper's Code of Violence Story

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In the Overwatch universe, a majority of the characters featured have fairly clear motivations. Some are do-gooders like Mercy, while Soldier 76 and Ana are vigilantes. Others have selfish goals to build wealth like Junkrat and Roadhog, while some serve as protectors like D.Va. When it comes to the character of Reaper, though, his motivations have always been difficult to grasp.

Fortunately, the latest Overwatch hero event focuses on the edgy Talon member, and he has received a lore-filled short story alongside his new skin. While the story has proven controversial, as it is different from what fans had imagined his backstory to be, it is still nice to see Reaper getting some depth. Though the short story does not answer every question gamers have, as his reasons for wanting to kill specific Overwatch members are still vague, it does touch on some major topics.

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Code of Violence highlights Reaper’s very first mission as a part of Talon, and it sees him working alongside Sombra to extract a high value target for Doomfist. Throughout the mission, Sombra antagonizes Reaper, something that should be familiar to those that have seen her animated short. Throughout the mission, fans get insight into how it feels for Reaper to use his powers and the guilt he still feels when killing.

Eventually, Sombra and Reaper reach their objective, with Sigma being revealed as the HVT. The pair succeeds at extracting the gravity-obsessed scientist, finally connecting Sigma to the main narrative and explaining how he ended up with Talon. Near the end of the story, Reaper and Sombra are about to fight one another, but Widowmaker enters the area and stops any more