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colecasswhore · 1 year ago
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ALIAS
c.cassidy/reader
summary: you’re getting tired of his new alias.
tags: established relationship, fluff, blackwatch! era
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꒰ 🍮 ୭̥ ‧ - ・colecasswhore
“you ought’a stop getting hurt, baby.” you scold gently, watching your boyfriend chuckle. perched upon cole’s lap, his broad hands on your ass, you carefully clean his bloody lip. fighting with recruits wasn’t what gabriel had in mind, you both knew it. “relax, sugar. it’s fine.” cole muses in that low rasp of his. “but one day it won’t be fine. what then?” you pout. “mhm. then i’ll deal with it.” the cowboy hums.
cole’s thumbs rub soft circles over your ass, kneading soft flesh. it wasn’t sexual, in a way… he just likes touching you. “cole-“ you go to speak, but he cuts you off. “shh, sugar. we ain’t using that name here.” he sighs. “but-“ “baby, it’s for the best.” cole snips your attempts of talking, pressing a kiss to your lips. “don’t know if anyone’s listening. we gotta be careful, remember?” he mutters against your lips. “but it’s just us.” you sigh, pulling away. cole hums. “i know, sugar. but we’ve gotta be careful… dunno if anyone’s overhearing. y’know we’ve gotta be real careful with these things, darling.”
you huff, shaking your head. for a while now, since him joining blackwatch, cole has been going by ‘jesse mccree’… a name you weren’t fond of. “baby, don’t gimme that pout.” cole muses, thumbing over your bottom lip. “with our past, it’s to keep you safe. t’deadlock days are behind us, alright? i gotta be careful. don’t wanna go t’jail.” he whispers to you, pressing a loving kiss to your lips. “i know that, cole..!” you stress, sighing. cole sighs too. “it’s just… when it’s just me- i want you to be cole. not this… this character you’ve created.” you explain. you can see him think, eyes trailing off as he mulls it over. “sweetheart… i love you, i do… but… i just… we have to be careful.” he murmurs, his honey brown eyes meeting yours once more.
you sigh, shaking your head as you continue to patch him up. noting your distaste, cole sighs. he hates upsetting you… “but… maybe in private, i can be your old cole again.” he whispers to you. your eyes soften, and he feels his heart clench. “really?” you question gently. “i’m a man of my word, sweetheart. now gimme those cute lips.” cole chuckles, kissing you softly. humming, you reciprocate the kiss, your hands gently cradling your boyfriend’s jaw. “i love you, cole.” you mumble, feeling him smile against your lips. “i love you too, baby doll.”
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docholligay · 2 months ago
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shaking hands meme: Fareeha Amari, ChibiUsa. Having their entire canon plotlines and existences wrapped up in being copies of their mothers.
It IS so frustrating, isn't it?
I mean, poor Chibiusa never stood a chance, her name is "Usagi but small." her entire life is wrapped up in having to literally escape from the time period in which she's living in order to...go back and help her mother, again. ANy time Chibs opposes Usagi in a major way she is a literal villain. Poor girl. It's wild. If I had ever really gotten into Chibs, I would have loved to tap into what it's like to be trapped as a child for 900 years because your mother loves the idea of everyone being trapped in amber and honestly is probably subconsiously controlling it IF YOU ASK ME. (The whole not aging in Crystal Tokyo once they hit 21 or whatever it is has always been especially horrifying to me.)
BUT FAREEHA. It wasn't supposed to be this way, initially. The story was supposed to be ABOUT her. I mean, Angela and Lena and Hana and Genji and McCree/Cole, but for sure also Fareeha. It was actually really interesting, when we had the possibility that all of them had completely different perspectives on Overwatch.
When we were even introduced to Ana, we were presented with the idea that Fareeha maybe even had a lonely childhood, because as much as she got to see The Old Guard, her mother was also GONE ALL THE TIME. She got to be BETRAYED BY HER MOTHER, and I am not going to say canon had saddled her with guilt over her difficult relationship with the mother in the wake of her death, but I think that's certainly the more interesting take given HER MOTHER PRETENDED TO BE DEAD FOR SEVEN YEARS.
So we have a Fareeha that should be fucking furious, that should want to be nothing like her mother, that should, in every active moment of her life, attempt to be nothing like her mother. Now, all of this could be great if Overwatch let her respond to "Oh, you remind me so much of your mother!" with, "Your criticism is noted" but boy they just will not let her stay furious at Ana.
But yes! God, why won't canon let Fareeha have motivations outside of her mother for doing literally fucking anything. She wanted to be in Overwatch, to be like her mother, and then Ana like...cock-blocked her, and that could be fun too! Ana raising fareeha to think that what she does is important and valuable and noble and then having the audacity to be surprised and annoyed when Fareeha wants to do the same*. But Fareeha has her own shit going on! I mean even the first comics, we see Fareeha basically say God's not her thing when someone quotes the Quran at her. Isn't that an interesting idea? Like at all? Fareeha's line in the We Are Overwatch trailer, something I took far too seriously, clearly, in thinking about these characters, is "We are hope." So we combine that with the fact that Fareeha is a DOER, and that she's not a real FAITH HAVER, all of which is canon by the way, though I did pull who she is to me now out of it, isn't THAT interesting? So...hope is in doing? yeah? What a cool idea!
But no, mostly it's content to let everything Fareeha does be about her stupid mother and I am so so frustrated. I even like Ana as a piece to move on the board, if we LET her be an insanely frustrating woman who believes the rules don't fucking apply to her even now.
*Because I love a good contrast, this is part of the reason I had Bert be like, "I can't ask a father to let me train his daughter to fly into danger and not be willing to send mine"
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theshimadaslovers · 2 years ago
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I wasn't planning in make other boys of Overwatch, but...I couldn't resist 👁👄👁
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~CAKES FOR REAPER~
(REAPER X YOU FEM!READER)
Summary: It's Reaper's birthday and...well, only you remembered. Not only a bday but, became a little more tha that for Reaper.
Genre: Very cute and fluffy, a little dramatic, but we love drama, come on.
Warnings: Definitely none. It's cute!
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*Talon just went back from a mission, you're a newbie so Reaper prefer to let you out of this one, for safety. Everyone went back to the rooms and Reaper was injured, so he lay down on his bed for rest*
*You knock his door*
Reaper- What?
You- Is me...I came to check on you.
Reaper- I'm fine, go away.
You- *Opens the door* Is unlocked, silly.
Reaper- *sighs in stress*
You- Moira told me...you almost died for real this time.
Reaper- *Chuckles* Good lucky with that.
You- You may be dead and alive at the same time, Gabriel, but you still can die...for real! *sits on the bed checking his bandages* Stop being crazy in some missions.
Reaper- Do you even know what happened, girl?
You- ...You went alone to a room full of omics...big ones.
Reaper- *sighs* I didn't knew...
You- You silly owl...*sighs* Careful next time, yeah?
Reaper- Why do you care so much?
You- Do you really wants to know the answer? *laughs* I guess not.
Reaper- ..... I do.
You- Because you're my friend.
Reaper- *looked away* I'm not your friend.
You- But I see you as a friend *gets up* You had dinner?
Reaper- Not hungry.
You- That was not my question, sunshine.
Reaper- *Sighs in stress again* No....!
You- I'll bring you something. I asked Moira if you still eat normally as a person, so... I'll make for you.
Reaper- *laugh* I'm not a person for you?
You- You're a dead alive person, it's different. *walks out the room*
Reaper- Mm...*heavy breath*
*At the principal room, you were checking out some informations about the last missions*
Widow- *coming back with a coffee*
You- *look at her* You went to a coffee shop?
Widow- Oui.
You- What? How?
Widow- Disguise.
Sombra- Hey! *Suddenly appears* You guys won't believe what I just found!
Widow- Depends.
Sombra- A hilarious Google research from Cole Cassidy!
You- Cole Cassidy?
Widow- Jesse McCree.
You- Oh yeah, he changed his name.
Sombra- "Cactus spines in butt, how get rid off?" HAHAAA! *Everybody laughing*
Widow- So pathetic...*laughs*
You- Where the HELL he get a cactus?! Poor thing.
Doom- Ladies...what is all that noise? *Enters the room*
Sombra- I'll show you later, boss! *still laughing* Overwatch is hilarious!
Doom- Well, you two has to come with me for some business trip and y/n will take care of Reaper. After his almost suicidal plan, he'll stay for rest.
You- Business trip? *laughs* Come on, boss, be honest.
Doom- Ok *laughs* We got some murders to make. Let's go, the plane is taking off in 20 minutes.
Sombra- And our stuff?
Doom- They put everything on the plane. Let's go.
Sombra- Alright, that was a five star service *look at you and smirked* Good lucky, chiquita. *Disappear*
Widow- I need some vacations...*rool eyes and walks out the room closing the door*
*You keep sitting on the chair and looks at Reapers room door, then the calendar*
*At Reapers room, after hours completely impatient and taking naps, his cells regenerated completely his superficial wounds. He sat on the bed and breath heavily feeling the pain on his left rib, taking his hand on the bandage around his body. Stands up almost losing balance and leans himself against the wall*
Reaper- Fucking hell...! *moan and look at the calendar on the wall looking at the date for a couple of minutes. Breath heavily and starts to walk to the door* No one cares, Reyes...
*He went out of his room looking the empty place*
Reaper- Finally alone... *sighs in content*
You- Not for so long *Appers and laughs* I made something for you at the kitchen, I was about to bring it for you.
Reaper- I'm not hungry.
You- I didn't ask... *smiles to him and stand in front of him* Go, you gonna like it.
Reaper-...it is...cookies?
You- Maybe *laughs* You're funny, good thing I like you. *tap his shoulders and went to your room*
Reaper- *sighs and walks towards the kitchen*
*Arriving the kitchen he come across with the most caring situation he could ever cross, a cake on the table, with candles lighted, a plate of cookies and a paper plaque written "Happy Birthday, Dark Knight♡"*
*He stands there for a while trying to process everything. First, how the hell you knew that he was Gabriel Reyes, second, how the hell you knew his birthday date? Well, he only sighs trying not to feel pleased under his mask and walks towards the table. He grab a cookie and chuckle*
Reaper- Cookie~
*He felt your presence behind him and turned around still holding the cookie*
You- *laughs* You like it?
Reaper- How did you know? All about that?
You- I have my secrets. *you smiled going towards him and hugs Reaper making his embarrassed* Happy birthday, Gab.
Reaper- Mmmm...! *Literally paralyzed*
You- *laughs and steps away* Not used to hugs, huh? Oh! I got you a gift too! Be right back! Don't! Run away! *points to him and ran out*
Reaper- A...gift? Birthday gift? *take off the mask revealing a grey skin full of scars* But I have cookie...*eats the cookie and felt a little bit of joy on his body wiggling little* Good cookie...~
You- Gab! *Tuns to the kitchen with a small box* Here! I made it for you! Is a decoration for your guys, I don't have any idea how and from where you pick up the guys, but...Yeah.
Reaper- You made it?
You- Yep. Open up! *excited*
*He grab the box and opens up without hesitation feeling surprised by seeing a little cute Reaper perfectly made by hand, it was a pendent for his shotguns*
Reaper- *Inhales* You...you made it with your own hands?
You- Yes, commander *smiles*
Reaper- For me?
You- *nodded*
Reaper- Mm...*put the mask on and smile inside of it* Ah...thanks...right. I...I like it. *blush and clears his throat*
You- That was the first present, I think you deserve more than one.
Reaper- *Looks at you for a while* One more?
You- Yep.
Reaper- Why? I'm a high functional psychopath and you're giving me gifts.
You- Yeah. *smiles*
Reaper- ....Why?
You- You're my friend, Gab. Talon is not the most supportive group but I am. You know... is good to put a smile in someone so hurted like you.
Reaper- I did not smiled...*blush inside the mask and looked away*
You- I know you did, Reyes, I know. *laughs and stand on your tiptoes to give him a kiss on his mask* Happy birthday, sir and enjoy the cake and cookies, are just for you~ *walks away from the kitchen* I'll be at my room!
Reaper- Mmmm....*look at the pendent and smiles again* Talon don't deserve you.... *look at the door and sighs*
*He sat down on the table and bring the plate of cookies to him, take off the mask again and enjoy every piece of each cookie. About to eat the cake all by himself, he stopped and think, sighs, stands up and grab a big knife cutting two slices*
*He walks through the hallways looking for you room holding to plates with cake. Finding he knock it with his foot and you immediately went to open up*
You- Oh...Hey! *smiles* Did you ate everything?
Reaper- I was thinking if we can enjoy the cake together...on my fucking birthday.
You- *laughs and blush* Sure, it would be a pleasure. Come in! *you gently pull him inside*
*Minutes later both was sitting on your bed talking like two normal people, he put the mask aside but not for too long, since the mask is what helps him breath. He put the mask back and chuckle at the conversation you both were talking*
Reaper- It was funny how Jack Morrison was such a needy guy for attention at the time...
You- Really? I tought that he was a little more mature *both laughed*
Reaper- After became Overwatch commander's, he went a little more mature...
You- Oh man... You pass trought some good shits with Overwatch.
*Reaper looked away and sighs loudly enough to have your attention and you get more worried*
You- You're ok?
Reaper- Why you're in Talon?
You- I...*Felt confused* I'm here because I was saved by you guys in Russia, remember?
Reaper- But why you stay? We're the bad guys...you're not bad. Talon don't deserve someone like you.
You- I know. *smiled making him surprised by your unexpected answer* But you're here, Reaper.
Reaper- *Takes his hand to his chest feeling his heart race*
You- And I believe there's goodness behind this dark owl mask.
Reaper- *chuckles* Goodness? I'm a high functional-
You- A high functional psychopath *roll eyes and laughs* But you're not.
Reaper- *groans*
You- If you were, I wouldn't be here. You wouldn't care. We wouldn't be eating cake and having a nice chat in my bed. This is what a high functional psychopath sounds like?
Reaper- *Speechless*
You- You have feelings and empathy, Reaper...You're Gabriel Reyes...and you're broken. Come on, you loved my cookies! *laughs*
Reaper- I'm not a...psychopath?
You- I'm not a doctor or psychiatrist...but...yeah, you're a not a psychopath, Gab. I don't know who you were, but...Talon is doing so bad shit with your head. This anger inside of you? This depression? You're broken and is so much worse.
*Reaper stand in silent and looked away thinking a about everything that already happened to him those last years. He never really enjoyed killing, he's just... angry*
You- *stand on your knees in front of him and open your arms* Come on.
Reaper-....No.
You- You hugged me earlier, come on, Rey!
Reaper- I don't like hu...!!! *You suddenly falls on him hugging*
You- You're just not used anymore...*Hug him tightly* You need to rest your head somewhere for a while.
Reaper- *Slowly starts to embrace you on his arms* I...I'm not good...with this.
You- *chuckle* You don't need to be good...
*Reaper let his emotions act for a second and hugged you tightly pulling you more close to him. You were surprised that he won't let it go of you anymore...at least, it's seems like not. You had to sit on his lap, because it looks like he wanted to pull you more closer to him, which was impossible... but he enjoyed feel that again. His head rested on your shoulder and both relaxed keeping the hug. You smiled feeling that you finally could try to help him and his poisoned soul*
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wildissylupus · 11 months ago
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I saw an a youtube clip in OW1 interaction between Sombra and Cassidy (he was Mccree back then) where sombra called cassidy "jole" or "joe" or am I just tripping.
You're not tripping, that was an interaction;
Sombra: Pleasure working with you, McCree... if that is your real name. Cassidy: Don't know what you heard, but my name's not Joel. Best remember that.
It lead a lot of people to believe that "Jesse Mcree" was not Cole's given name, even before the name change happened. Which I do believe, considering that no other character was named after a Blizzard member, it leads me to believe that Cassidy having a name change was always going to happen, just the way it happened changed due to the irl Jesse Mcree being a shitty person.
That or this voice line could be a nod to Joel Morricon, an in game blogger/journalist that wrote an article about Cassidy and a robbery he stopped.
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rawrsatthetree · 2 years ago
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This is old news but I’m just getting back into Overwatch after like years.
I know why they did it and whatever but the worst thing Blizzard’s done to the game is change Mccree’s name
And why did they have to change it to Cole Cassidy??? The most sexless name I’ve ever heard. It’s such a down grade from Jesse Mccree. I refuse to call him Cole idc who the real Jesse Mccree was
Changing a characters name doesn’t erase all your sexual harassment allegations and sexism with in your company
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breezeinmonochromenight · 5 years ago
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Didn’t you play Overwatch at one point? If so, did you see that porg’s obsessing over the new character, Sigma? Also, what do you think of the new character (assuming you saw him?)
As a former Master level player, with a gross amount of hours played, I can pretty much say with confidence that she’ll fit right in with the tweens in qp that can’t stop spouting the f-slur constantly. Good on her for finding her niche!
As for the new character:
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Get him some crocs some shower shoes or something, then we’ll talk.
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thetiniestcicada · 7 years ago
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tbh i dont trust ppl that react overly defensive about chubby mccree (or anything but) like as in if they cant possibly imagine it and ofc they also have canon proof that it cant possibly be a thing since the lifeguard skin ... wat i'm saying is i trust you with my life and thank
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malexmalereader · 3 years ago
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Cole Cassidy x Male!Reader - It’s gonna take some time
A/N: First things first: I just realized that I haven’t posted on this blog since March 24th and,,,I’m sorry. But here I am, in light of the Cowboy rename and because I gotta get used to the new name somehow I figured I might es well write a quick oneshot about it.
On that note: I haven’t written in more than a while, so I’m a little rusty. Which does show in this one.
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“My real name...”, he starts off, already making you knit your eyebrows together. When he sat you down on your porch swing and said he needed to tell you something, that certainly wasn’t what you thought it would be.
“It’s Cole Cassidy.”
You blink, taken by surprise at the newly disclosed information. Your mouth half open, unable to find the words to reply to what your boyfriend of several years had just told you.
It’s one thing to be lied to, even for good reason, but it’s another to find out that your boyfriend has a completely different name from what he’d initially told you.
And that after almost a decade of being together.
You weren’t mad. You couldn’t bring yourself to be, knowing what his life had been like. If anything, shouldn’t you be surprised that you didn’t guess that Jesse McCree was not his real name?
But to look at the man you love, have loved for so many years, it felt...weird. Code names, fake names, all that wasn’t new to you. Hell, you had worked with people who never even told you any name at all.
A name change wasn’t a big deal to you, personally. Happens all the time. But this wasn’t a name change. It was him going back to who he’d been who knows how long ago.
“Darlin’? Could you...please say something?”, his voice snaps you right out of your contemplation and you refocus your view on his eyes, slightly startled.
Your lack of an answer must have worried the cowboy, because he looks devastated, searching for something - anything - in your eyes that might indicate what you’re thinking.
A little awkwardly, you extend your hand to him, which is met with a puzzled look on his part.
“It’s nice to meet you, Cole Cassidy.”, you say, and still looking at you like someone who just saw a dog driving a car, Cole Cassidy shakes your hand. 
His hand feels like it always does. Nothing has changed about the man you love. But you could feel that he was shaking. You couldn’t imagine how much it must’ve taken out of him to tell you this.
You quickly pull him into a hug and you can feel the tension leave his body as he buries his face in the crook of your neck.
“This doesn’t change anything for me. I hope you know that.”, you mumble into his hair and he holds you a little tighter. 
“I love you, Cole.”, you say, his new old name still feeling so different coming out of your mouth. You figured it would take some getting used to. But you felt that when you had said his name, he’d melted into your arms even more.
“I love you, Cole Cassidy.”, you mumble again, knowing that practice would make this perfect. He breathes in deeply as he loosens the hug to look into your eyes. And you could swear that there’s just the faintest lining of tears in them as he tells you:
“It feels so good to hear you say my name like that, sweetheart.”
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wellthebardsdead · 3 years ago
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Hanzo: so your real name is, cole cassidy? Not Jesse Mccree?…
Cole: *hat to his chest* Yeah, I’m… im real sorry for lyin to ya. My real name held a lot of bad feelins for me but… I’m ready to go back to it. Doesn’t really have that much of a cowboy ring to it though.
Hanzo: *takes his hat and pats it onto the cowboys head* yeah, it’s a terrible name for a cowboy. *leans up and kisses his cheek* but a lovely name for you.
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captainofthetidesbreath · 3 years ago
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A collection of Tweets about the announced decision from the Overwatch Team to rename their cowboy, which itself is a considerately written statement from that team, that I think are good to keep in mind. Also note that Overwatch League casters have dropped using the name "McCree" on-air and have been remarking they support a name change earlier this month.
From Anna Funk, UX designer for PlayStation:
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Two tweets from Anna Funk: "This gigantic undertaking that will take way more time, consideration and hard work from hundreds of people will cost a lot more than a "PR stunt" And it doesn't take away from the efforts to create a safer, more equitable environment. There's no reason to complain. They are setting new standards that help combat "Rockstar" behavior and worship that caused problematic workplace environments. This is not a bandaid that they're putting over a deep cut. It's one of many stitches that will help the wound heal."
From Rebekah Valentine, reporter for IGN:
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A series of Tweets from Rebekah Valentine: "lot of people with some real hot takes about the name change. obviously this can only be one part of the solution but it absolutely has to be one part of the solution. dude was an abuser -- you can't have your game headlined with a character carrying his name. especially if you were about to release a ton of content about that specific character!!! come on. the OW team clearly made this decision from within -- they can't control what the parent company does about this, but they can make the changes THEY have power over, like this. the people shredding HR documents and the people in charge of cowboy naming are two different sets of people"
From Adam, Product Support Manager at Blizzard:
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Tweet from Adam @.Glaxigrav: "Still AFK but a point here - changing this is important to the employees, and it's important to remove what the name represented with respect to a loved character. This does not alleviate the rest of our demands for a fair and equitable workplace. But this is a good change."
From Jessica Gonzalez, Senior Test Analyst at Blizzard:
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Tweet from Jessica Gonzalez: "YOU CAN BE HAPPY ABOUT SMALL CHANGES AND STILL FIGHT FOR BIG CHANGES"
Generally, going through the Twitters for various current and former rank-and-file employees of Activision-Blizzard, they find this to be a change they support and find meaningful as a first step. It's important to keep in mind that this is not a statement from Blizzard.
It will take resources and work to implement (signaling it is not just a PR stunt, think of all the voice re-recording alone, and Overwatch already has a problem booking their actors), it cuts off abusers from being lauded and having positive legacy in the space, it diminishes the toxic rockstar behavior, I've seen hope that it pressures other teams to also break silence to speak publicly and take similar first steps, and it is supported by the people on the ground.
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ow-anteater · 3 years ago
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You know what? I’m actually just going to say it with my entire chest; I think that the renaming of the character McCree is an unbridled and uncomplicated good and I’ve yet to see a compelling argument for why it’s a bad move
First of, to those who were not aware: McCree was named after a game designer at Blizzard, who was revealed to have been a key figure in the widespread culture of sexual harassment and discrimination at Blizzard. The character is therefor being renamed to no longer pay homage to this man
As mentioned, I think this is the right decision. I’ve already seen that not everyone shares that conviction and I do empathize with everyone who feels differently, but I wanted to explain my reasoning here. There are three main reasons why I feel like it’s the right choice:
It keeps the conversation going. I’ve seen a lot of people say this is a meaningless attempt at ‘virtue signaling’ to satisfy the fans and make them quiet down. And while I agree with the point that this action cannot meaningfully stand alone - other, more substantial changes in corporate culture must be encouraged and follow this - I have a hard time catching how this will have a stifling effect on the fan outrage. I’ve seen more content about the situation at Blizzard this morning than the last two weeks. People are keenly aware what’s going on once again - the announcement of the coming name change sent out by Overwatch themselves is plain and clear about the reasoning why. This isn’t stopping the conversation about what’s going on at Blizzard, it has reignited it across social media
The second big part of this argument, is that I cannot help but imagine that this is the solution most respectful to the real life victims, who are still working on the game and this specific character to this day. I find it unlikely that the real life Jesse McCree did not harm - be that directly or indirectly - any woman who is still working actively on overwatch right now. No matter how you turn it, we cannot meaningfully insist that having a character named after you isn’t some form of homage or respectful gesture; especially when it’s a beloved character. I think it is inhumane to expect anyone to continue to feel secure and supported in a work environment where one of your most beloved game assets is named in homage to a man who (at least contributed to a culture that) hurt you
Thirdly, and this one is admittedly a much smaller and less substantial point, I think this represents a now consistent and commendable praxis in the game’s design. The idea of incorporating prominent game elements directly tied to one person was not a good idea - as we also saw with the Sinatraa MVP skin. It’s a fault that shouldn’t be repeated and removing this name makes the game consistent: there are no intentional direct personal homages anywhere in the main game
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xxsincerelymiaxx · 3 years ago
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hello! i’d like to make an announcement as someone who does post fan works about the official mccree name change.
my personal decision is to continue to refer to him as jesse mccree for the time being in my current fan works. this may change in the future as i mull it over more.
why? i have a few reasons:
1) upon blizzard denying the sexual assault allegations and being caught destroying evidence, this whole thing feels like a giant distraction and it is frankly insulting. the victims want justice, not a name change for a fictional character.
2) i did not know jesse mccree was even a real person. in my mind, jesse the real person and jesse the fictional character from a video game are two separate people, and will continue to exist that way for me. that is MY choice. at the end of the day, i do not feel i’m “idolising” this person by choosing to leave mccree’s name the way it is. at the end of the day, the jesse mccree in game is just a fictional character and nothing more. a completely separate entity.
as a content creator, i thought i owed it to anyone who recently discovered my work to explain my position. if you don’t want to support me upon seeing this, that’s your choice! and i will respect it. but please understand that i have a choice too, and my choice is this: jesse mccree will remain jesse mccree for now in my fan works.
thanks for coming to my ted talk :)
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guettaes · 3 years ago
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Overwatch players demand McCree name change after damning Blizzard report.
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Overwatch players are calling for Jesse McCree to be renamed after a developer the hero is named after was featured in a Blizzard report outlining allegations against the company.
On July 27, as Blizzard employees staged a walkout protest, Kotaku reported on the infamous “Cosby Suite” at BlizzCon 2013 – a nickname given to Alex Afrasiabi’s booze-filled hotel room.
The report featured a photo of a group chat screenshot that had been uploaded to Afrasiabi’s Facebook. In it, former designer David Kosak wrote “I am gathering the hot chixx for the Coz.”
“You can’t marry ALL of them Alex,” he added, which prompted Afrasiabi to disagree. “I can, I’m Middle Eastern.”
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Following this, WoW Level Designer Jesse McCree chimed in with “You misspelled f**k.”
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Jesse McCree, of course, is also a character from Overwatch who seems to have been named after the dev. In a 2019 BlizzCon panel, McCree the developer claimed his parents were “big Overwatch fans.”
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Players want Jesse McCree renamed in Overwatch
Following this news, players have begun calling for Blizzard to rename the cowboy hero.
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“Petition for Overwatch to rename Jesse McCree to Matt Mercer in light of the real life Jesse McCree being a greasy ‘Cosby Suite’ dwelling scumbag,” one player wrote on Twitter.
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Others went as far as calling for the devs to kill off the character. “Kill off Jesse mcCree or give us his real name for Overwatch 2, I’m never speaking that PoS name again.”
With so many players calling for change, it will be interesting to see what actions are taken. Previously, the WoW dev team stated they would be removing references “not appropriate” for their world following the allegations.
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Of course, removing McCree’s name would also mean redoing multiple in-game interactions and voice lines, so it’s not as simple as it may sound.
Whether or not the hero ends up being locked until changes are made or even killed off in Overwatch 2 remains unknown, but the idea of Jesse McCree not really being the hero’s real name seems like a plausible route.
The Overwatch devs have not yet commented on the situation.
Information: dexerto web. not name sorry.
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Me: what the hell is wrong with you now?! now with Blizzard stories "I know what happened" you're doing this smoothly for blizzard and overwatch fans and Jesse Mccree character names!
smoothly I could say that "we have to change Mercy's name, Gabe, Jake, Mei, Moira, Hanzo, etc." almost they have real names too, no matter who we find a name will exist without our knowledge.
on this you will greatly spoil the thing to change your name, Scandal It will be. you know why?
notice, when the game wasn’t done yet and the names were thought about, they should have changed smoothly at the very beginning, but they still didn’t do it because everyone accepted it.
and now the fans.
Jesse Mccree fans, Mchanzo fans, Mccree x Asher, Mccree x Gabe, etc. which I know.
we are already used to this name and we love why we should spoil the overwatch even more.
And
was his name a problem over the years? No.
now for those who are fans. give their opinion. do you want to change Jesse Mccree's name? because I do not want to.
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punprincess321 · 2 years ago
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Mama's Home AU! Visitation
*Cole and Marie-Anne are at the Huntsville Unit Prison in Texas, Cole is holding Marie's hand tightly*
Marie-Anne: So this is the place?
Cole: Yep... I never wanted t' come here but you said you wanted to talk and we need him t' sign the papers so ya have no ties t' him anymore... Still can't believe he survived like you... I was sure he was dead...
Marie-Anne: Are you sure you want to come? You look so scared...
Cole: *Sweating and shaking like crazy* I'm fine ma...
Marie-Anne: You can step out if you want to okay?
Cole: *nods as they walk in*
*The two head to the visitation room and sit down at the booth, the door opens and John McCree steps in, Marie flinches in shock to see an older worn out version of her son. John sits down and when he sees Marie he is obviously stunned, Marie takes a deep breath and picks up the phone, John does the same*
Marie-Anne: Hello John, long time no see.
John: How the hell are you alive?...
Marie-Anne: Same as you, despite our blood loss we survived, you however didn't get put into cryostasis. Anyway, I'm here because I want you to sign this. *pulls out papers to have their marriage annulled* I want no ties to you anymore, Cole has already changed his last name to my maiden name, I don't want anything to do with you ever again, sign it and I walk out of here with Cole and we never see each other for the rest of our lives.
John: You gained quite a lip Anne, what makes ya think I'll sign those?
Marie-Anne: Do you want to go to death row? You killed my family and dragged me out of my house and kept me on that dirty old farm, raping me everyday, the only comfort I got was seeing Coles face, even if it was yours, I knew he wasn't you. You killed my mom, dad, brother, and dog, you even went to my grandparents and killed them so I would have nowhere to run... sign the papers and you can waste away the rest of your life, or refuse and I show the evidence and you get the chair, or I can ask you get taken to Utah for the firing squad. Your choice asshole.
John: You bitch... Fine. send 'em through...
Marie-Anne: *puts the papers in the drawer so John can take them*
John: *grabs the papers and signs them and send them back through* There.
Marie-Anne: *takes them* Thank you, oh and I'm still going to tell the court about what you did, I will NEVER forgive you for that, especially what you did to Cole, thanks to you, he was put through hell... So now you'll get to see what the real place looks like. *gets up* Cole, let's go.
Cole: Okay Ma... *gets up*
John: W-WHAT!? I DID WHAT YOU WANTED BITCH! AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME!? *starts banging on the glass*
Marie-Anne: I don't owe you anything you bastard... *walks out with Cole*
Cole: *follows his mother* You're gonna send him to death row?...
Marie-Anne: Yes dear... I refuse to let him live on this earth anymore... He hurt us... He deserves it..
Cole: Did he really kill your family?...
Marie-Anne: Yes... your great grandparents would've been able to meet you... *tears up*
Cole: *hugs her* I'm sorry ma... He definitely deserves t' die, the devil will make him suffer...
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hasmashdoneanythingwrong · 3 years ago
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Ok so forever ago there was an audio of Overwatch McCree learning that most of the player characters’s codenames weren’t actually their real name, and now I’m imagining that for Medb but with learning pseudoservants, clones, and samefaces aren’t all the same servant.
“What do you mean your name’s Skadi?!?!”
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ludwigplayingthetrombone · 4 years ago
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Chapter 8 of Getting Together comic!!! Enjoy! One more to go after this i swEAR! tw for drinking in this chapter. Previous chapter below
Ch1  ch2  ch3  ch4  ch5   ch6   ch7 
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Ang: We’ll try and get you on your feet a few times now that you are able to stand. But not for very long, understand? Han: Yes Ang: I would also advise you to never do what you did again. You’re lucky the damage wan’t worse. I saw the bitemarks on your stomach. Han: Did you tell Genji? Ang: Of course not. What kind of doctor do you take me for?
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Ang: Thank-you for protecting Jesse. But you need to take your health more seriously, Hanzo. Because I never want to be the one to tell Genji you didn’t make it. I will be on duty tonight if you need me.
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Jess: Han? Han: Are you able to drink with me tonight? Jess:I mean yeah, why? You just got back, you gotta be tired. Han: I just need to talk to you. My room.
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Han: You don’t have to knock. Jess: Woah there! Started without me? Han: And he has the AUDACITY to embarrass me me like that in front on the TEAM!
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Jess: You know he didn’t mean it, right? Han: hm. Jess: I’m serious. Genj’s really changed, and wants to change. Thinks you can too. Han: He’s mistaken. Jess: I think you can. Han: Then you’re both foolish. Jess: Then it’s the hill i die on. Hey. Slow it down, Han. Han: I am perfectly capable when drunk. Jess: Make me nervous when you drink this much. Han: I’m fi-
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[scream] Han: Why the long face, cowboy?
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Jess: Dammit, Hanzo! I thought you weren’t cleared to leave for a few more days! Han: I can walk.
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Jess: I swear, you-
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Han: Are you ok?
Jess: No... Don’t think I am, Han.
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Han: This was not your fault. I would never stand there and let him take you. I wouldn’t have allowed myself to return without you. Mission be damned. Jess: An’ I couldn’t stand the thought of you gettin’ hurt any further ‘cuz of me. Han: Reaper is wrong about you, McCree.
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Han: He doesn’t see the person you /are/. The man you’ve grown to be, or the leader you’ve become. You can’t let his words get to you. Dying for you would be an honorable death.
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Jess: Hanzo. I haven’t been thinkin’ of him, I’ve been thinkin’ about you. This whole time.
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Han: Me? Jess:  Han, seeing you get taken down by Reaper was the most helpless I’ve ever felt. Do you have the slightest idea what you mean to me? Look, I've been feeling... sad for a long time. I was skeptical ‘bout coming back here. Thought it was gonna be the same as before. But ever since meetin’ you, Han, I feel normal again. Like my old self. 'M glad we both wound up here. I know you ain’t the person you were before comin’ here. I’m so glad I’ve gotten to know you.
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Jess:  I hope I'm reading everything right because I may just be fucking up the best thing in my life. But a man's gotta try. I care about you, Hanzo. More than I should. More than what’s healthy for me. I’ve been sweet on you for awhile now.
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Han: This is... Jess: Sudden? Yeah. Reckon so. You /really/ don’t remember the other night, do you? Han: OH God. Jess: We didn’t do anything! If that’s what you’re afraid of, but- you uh- you. You tried to kiss me, Han.
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Jess: Well. you did kiss my neck, but you stopped when i said no, so... Wh- Han? What’s wrong?
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Han: I am ashamed and deeply sorry!!
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Han: I have betrayed every kindness you have shown me. Forgive me. Jess: Hanzo, please- Honey, please sit up. I’m not mad! I’m not disgusted.
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Jess: God, I wanted to kiss you. I wanted to kiss you so bad. But you were way more drunk than i was even before i got to your room. I’m not that kind of man. Han: Then you are a more honorable man than me. Jess: You were gone, sweetheart, that ain’t your fault at all.
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Han: So that is why you were so distracted. You /knew/ this whole time while /I/ looked a fool! And it was my fault that- GUH! Jess: Hanzo!
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Jess: Damn it! I knew you were lyin’, you ain’t fine! I can see you shaking! Han: You are going to preach to /me/ about brushing off injuries when you came back to fight Reaper with a concussion. Jess: Ok, well- Han: And don’t talk to me about lies, Unless you want to talk about lying about your comm being broken! Putting the whole team in danger! Or maybe you wish to discuss how /you/ were one of the agents who raided Shimada Castle?!
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Jess: Who told you that? Han: So it’s true. Why? Why didn’t you tell me? why keep this secret? Was this really just you getting close to me to make sure I didn’t turn on Over- Jess: NO! That’s not-. Han, I didn’t tell you because Genji asked me not to. He didn’t want you thinkin’ we all had our crosshairs aimed at you. I meant it when i said i /know/ you’re not that same person anymore.
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Han:  I was distracted in battle because of what Reaper had said. He called us ‘lovebirds’, mccree. He figured out that there’s… something between us. Something he can take advantage of. Jess: Doesn’t have t’ be- Han:  He already /has/ gotten to us, mccree! /Both/ of us! And what would happen if we were to get together? Would it create even more distractions? Would Talon or other assassins use one of us as a way to get to the other?”
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Jess: You don’t want this? Han OF COURSE I DO!! But YOU’RE not thinking of the consequences!! 
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Han: I- I’m sorry, I- This cannot happen. Jess: Hanzo, please. Please just think on it. I’d uderstand if you still say no. You do what you gotta do. But I can’t keep lyin’ about how i’m feelin’ anymore.
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Jess: ‘Cuz a feeling like this is worth the risk to me. Your move.
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Han: Goodnight, McCree.
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[beep beep beep]
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Jess: McCree. A mission?... Yeah, I’ll go... Are you ok?? [hanzo groaning] That’s it! I’m cuttin’ you off, Han.
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Jess: Not bleedin’. Look at me. Han: Plz don’t take me to ang[garble] Jessee. Jess: JESSE? Finally say my name and you’re sloshed outta your mind. Han: I just wanna say your name, Jesse. Jess: Sounds nice when you say it. But i’ll stop teasin’
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Jess: You sound real tired. I’ll get ua to bed and we’ll call it a ni-.... Uh, Han? Han: hm? No? Jess: I do! But, do you know what-
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Jess: No! Hanzo. Do you know what you’re doing? Han: ‘M srry. Are you mad? Please don’t be mad
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[hanzo snoring]
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Jess: You’re such a cruel man.
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Jess: I’ll let ya get back to sleep, if you drink this whole water. [hanzo whines] So you don’t choke. ‘Thena, can you watch his vitals  tonight? Athena: Yes, McCree. Jess: Night, Hanzo. Han: ‘M srry
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Jess: If you still wanna kiss me in the morning, I’d oblige.
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