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Overwatch: Companies and Corporations

“And she learned that people were just as easily manipulated.  Now she understood how the world worked - information is power.  So she kept hacking: politicians, corporations, governments…It was an addiction.

“But for the first time…someone noticed her.” - Sombra: Origins Video

Mainly doing this for myself but here’s a list of the major companies and corporations - along with a description, a list of people affiliated with them, those who oppose them, and reasons why you should be suspicious of them - for resource purposes.  I have tried to limit speculation to only the major ideas or theories, so the majority of this is just straight facts or descriptions.

[Why]: If you’re a fan of Overwatch’s storytelling, characters, or world-building, understanding the companies and corporations that make up the fictional world is, quite frankly, the most important aspect aside from understanding the organization of Overwatch itself.  Almost every major company has a connection to a playable character in some way, and many have ties to the much larger story being told about a massive conspiracy and secret “group” trying to control the world.

This is not a comprehensive list, but hopefully should be a major starting point.  All companies and corporations are listed in alphabetical order…

Except the first one.

[Omnica Corporation]

More under the cut

[Omnica Corporation]

[Who]: The Omnica Corporation was a major robotic company that helped begin a global robot manufacturing craze sometime within the next “thirty years” of the Overwatch timeline (between 2015-2016 and approximately 2045-2046).  They started producing robots the world over in massive factories called “omniums” - known locations include Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Detroit, United States, “the Outback” in Australia, and somewhere in Nigeria.

[What]: Sometime after production began, it was discovered (through means or mediators unknown) that the Omnica Corporation was rife with fraud, corruption, and breakdowns.  The omniums could not sustain production, and when the fraud was investigated and pursued, the company was shut down. (source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20130523).

Sometime after the shutdown, roughly around 2045-2046, the Omniums revived themselves, and the “Omnic” robots inside them began a massive military campaign against humanity.  This is known as “the Crisis.”

[Those Against]: Pretty much every one of the “older” characters fought against the Omnics in the Crisis.  Specifically, at least five playable characters formed a group known as “Overwatch” and created a strike team task force on behalf of the United Nations to wage unconventional warfare against the Omniums.  These characters are: Reaper/Gabriel Reyes, Soldier: 76/Jack Morrison, Ana Amari, Reinhart Wilhelm, and Torbjörn Lindholm.  Speculated playable characters who may have fought against the Omnics: Roadhog/Mako Rutledge. 

[Why]: Besides being the corporation that created a whole new “group” of sentient, intelligent, perceptive robotic beings called “Omnics,” the Omnica Corporation literally sets up an major thematic issue underlying the entire story/world of Overwatch:

Corporate greed, mismanagement, and corruption led to a massive global crisis and nearly the end of life as we know it.

This is a thematic issue that we will see repeat itself time and time again - that corrupt companies and corporations are undermining global stability and peace, whether directly or indirectly.  We do not know the specifics of what fraud or corruption Omnica actually engaged in or went through, but the implications are that - had Omnica been a more ethical, more honest corporate entity - they could’ve prevented the Crisis from happening, or could have managed their Omniums better.  And, if you squint real hard, you can maybe - maybe - see the implication that someone within Omnica started the war (source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20130523)

“What came next is well-documented. The omniums began to break down. Independent analysis showed they would never come close to meeting the corporation’s promises of growth and output. Omnica was investigated and forcibly dissolved after evidence of fraud was uncovered, its omniums shut down.

“That is why it came as such a surprise when these defunct, dismantled omniums woke themselves back up and immediately launched a military campaign against all of humanity.”

The question we should be asking here is: how did the Omniums wake themselves back up?  Was there specific human involvement?  Or was it merely human oversight and error that “missed” something when the Omnica Corporation was shut down?

[Axiom]

[Who]: A company that appears to specialize in producing electronic and/or robotic parts.  Not much is known about them.

[What]: Axiom appears to have a branch in Numbani and Sydney.  

[Why]: Axiom is still a relatively minor company within the Overwatch universe (as in, their relationships and roles have not been fully explored yet).  The biggest issue is that Efi Oladele purschaed a vocal processor from them as she was building Orisa.

[Affiliated characters]: Orisa and her creator Efi, but only loosely affiliated.

[Helix Security International]

[Who]: a private security/military company that specializes in enforcing and maintaining order, or preventing conflict (conflict suppression).

[What]: Helix is one of the more “developed” companies within the Overwatch world - not only is it the direct employer of one of the playable characters (Pharah), but it is referenced multiple times across several articles and at least two comics.

The summary: Helix is the main corporation managing defunct Watchpoints and other “Overwatch bases” such as the Temple of Anubis in Giza, Egypt.  It also manages what we know to be for-profit prisons, retaining individuals like Akande Ogundimu (Doomfist).  It is not known if it “inherited” these prisons from Overwatch, or developed the prisons on its own.

An extremely rough timeline of Helix-based events (or events in which Helix is involved) goes like this:

Soldier: 76 steals the new, experimental heavy pulse rifle from Watchpoing: Grand Mesa, which Helix is managing (source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/19809235/).

Sometime around “Recall,” the artificial intelligence, colloquially called a “god program,” named Anubis (currently being confined by Helix Securities in the Temple of Anubis in Giza, Egypt) attempts to break out of its confinement.  Pharah’s team is sent in to stop it (or destroy it) (source: comic “Mission Statement”).

Shortly after this, a Talon-associate named Hakim has information on the event (or claims he does).  In conjuction with Reaper (and a small reference to Sombra), they act like they are trying to get access to information about Anubis’ near-escape, but in reality, they are trying to lure in a bounty hunter called “the Shrike.”  In the “Old Soldiers” comic, it is revealed that Hakim and Reaper were actually trying to trap “the Shrike,” but instead caught Soldier: 76 in their trap.  However, “the Shrike” - revealed to be Ana Amari - assists Soldier: 76 and eventually unmasks Reaper (source: comic “Old Soldiers”).

Approximately around the time of Carnival the following year, Akande Ogundimu (Doomfist) breaks out of a Helix-run maximum security prison (source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20877886).

[Affiliated characters]: Fareeha Amari (Pharah) - currently employed by Helix to man one of their Mark VI jet suits.

[Those against]: at the very least, Doomfist and Reaper have been seen fighting Helix Securities members.  Anubis is also a background character who wants to escape Helix’s confinement system.  Lastly, Sombra also expresses interest in accessing Helix’s information.

[Why]: Pharah is undoubtedly a morally-good character, representing ideals such as hope, justice, and safety.  She appears, however, to have gotten these ideas from people like her mother, and the “heroes” she grew up around, such as Reinhardt and the rest of the original Overwatch team.

On the flipside, Helix Securities itself is morally ambiguous.  It is heavily implied that Anubis - though dangerous - is having strange or unethical experiments being conducted on it, and the most recent article involving Helix throws some slight shade on the company for its for-profit prison system:

“Questions have been raised about the effectiveness and methodology of Helix, which in recent years, has greatly increased its profile as the world’s security force. But after a number of high profile incidents, including the breach of a similarly top-secret facility in Egypt, those who have objected to the increased privatization of security following the shuttering of Overwatch will have been dismayed that Helix has requested, and been granted, additional funding by the UN to cope with rising threats.”

Another thing to bear in mind is that we are constantly being shown that the post-Overwatch world is both being “protected” and “preyed upon” by private military-type securities, Helix being chief among them, but other background details show that there were escalations for privatized armed forces as early as pre-Fall of Overwatch.

At the same time that people were questioning Overwatch and its covert operations division Blackwatch’s effectiveness, there were small signs about the privatization of “peacekeeping” going on in the background.

[Lucheng Interstellar]

[Who]: a China-based space industry company ranging in space-travel or space-habitation technology that operates out of Lijiang Tower.  They are at least partially responsible for founding and operation the Horizon Lunar Colony.

[What]: there isn’t much “story” behind the King of the Hill map in Lijiang Tower within the game, but with the newest release of the Horizon Lunar Colony, we have a little bit more to go off of.  Lucheng appears to helped found, supply, and operate the moon colony for some time.

Before things went a little…apeshit.

“But I loved my time there.  The scientists were my family.  I learned so much from them.  I have so many great memories!  We were working together to build humanity’s future amongst the stars.

“…But it wasn’t to be.  Not everyone liked life on the moon.  All the tests…and the rules… The others hatched a plan - no more injections, no more experiments - and the doctors, my friends -

“…They were all gone.” - Winston, Horizon Lunar Colony Preview Video

With the narration by Winston in the video, we have a better understanding of the unethical, probably inhumane treatment of the gorilla troop that lived in the moon colony.  The gorillas were subject to injections that gave them the intelligence of at least humans, and they were seemingly subject to some harsh rules.  Emails in the “New Details Emerge About Possible Fate Of Horizon Lunar Colony” article (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20812209) show that the gorillas (or “specimens”) were often put in “in their rooms” when they acted up.  At the very least, one “speciment” (Hammond) was put in a cage.

Lucheng is suspicious for their probably unethical treatment of animal test subjects, the “genetic manipulation” of them, and their radio silence on the issue for what is apparently several years.

[Affiliated characters]: Winston

[Those against]: If he does ever become playable, Hammond is likely top of the list.  Hammond is the only specimen listed alongside Winston as being “missing,” and it is heavily implied that he: 1) escaped his cage, 2) used the ventilation systems of the colony to move about undetected, and then 3) damaged one of the airlocks, causing all the scientists to be launched into space.

[LumériCo] (longest sigh ever)

[Who]: An energy company based in Mexico offering “fusion-based” technology to power whole cities or regions.  The sources of their technology are not known.  They are known for their massive, pyramid-like power plants.  The company originally had Guillermo Portero as its CEO.

[What]: …I almost don’t want to write this.  It’s just…so much.

Here’s the summary:

Waaaaaay back when, Guillermo Portero fought during the Omnic Crisis and became a national war hero for Mexico.  Sometime after, he was elected to be president.  You can see his statue on the Dorado map, and the Castillo map.

In more recent years, Portero stepped down as president, and either founded or became the CEO of a partially-state-funded energy company called LumériCo.  The company promised to deliver on better, more sustainable energy for the country.

In an unknown amount of time, the “girl” who eventually became Sombra began investigating LumériCo, but was “caught” by some sort of…group.  The “girl” had to “upgrade her hardware,” and became Sombra.  Sombra dedicated her hacking efforts to investigating LumériCo.

During this time, LumériCo unveiled its plans for nationwide powerplants.  At roughly the same time, Soldier: 76 (leaving the United States) enters Mexico (source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20119620).  Besides Sombra, Soldier: 76 implies through his in-game line “I wanna know what LumériCo is up to” that he is aware that some sort of corrupt activity is going on with LumériCo.

The extensive and long Sombra ARG takes place.  Everyone is overhyped.

During the Sombra ARG, it is revealed that Portero has connections to Sanjay Korpal of Vishkar (more on this later).  It is also revealed that Porteo is engaging in fraud and other corrupt activities.

The ARG culiminates in an in-universe article about Portero stepping down as CEO, and the reveal of Sombra as a playable character (source: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20353652)

[Affiliated characters]: many non-playable characters such as Guillermo Portero and various LumériCo employees.

[Those against]: Obviously, Sombra opposes LumériCo’s efforts.  It is implied that Soldier: 76 does as well.  Lastly, non-playable characters in opposition are members of the Los Muertos gang.

[??? affiliated characters]: at the same time as the final Sombra email leaks were “occurring” in-universe, Roadhog and Junkrat were robbing the Bank of Dorado.  Sometime after (occurring during the “Reflections” comic), Jesse McCree appears at the Calaveras bar in Dorado.

[Why]: so besides being the “corrupt corporation” in the present Overwatch universe, LumériCo factors heavily into Sombra’s background, being her main motivator to investigate corrupt “politicans, corporations, governments.”  LumériCo also represents a massive story that perpetuates the “tale” told by the Omnica Corporation: being “innovative” and “powerful” without ethics or honor is not necessarily a good thing.  Perhaps LumériCo’s power plants were a good, productive, helpful thing for Mexico, but doing things “the wrong way,” even with the best intentions, is not acceptable (at least to some characters).  “The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” “two wrongs don’t make a right,” etc, etc.

“Documents indicate that Mr. Portero used the company’s funds as his own piggy bank, that he was personally involved in bribing public officials and creating a system of kickbacks and payoffs beneficial to LumériCo, and finally, that he proposed a plan to seize privately held land via government expropriation to expand LumériCo’s facilities throughout Mexico.”

LumériCo also provides us with a very stark picture: a war hero like Portero can slowly be corrupted by the same “temptations” and “greed” that affected the world prior to the war.  “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”

…Right?

Which rolls right into our next one:

[Vishkar Corporation]

(another long sigh)

[Who]: Vishkar is a “megacorporation” specializing in constructing buildings and other large-scale structures through a pioneering technology called “hard light.”    They are based in a fictional city called Utopaea (yes, really) in India.  They employ technicians who are extensively trained (many from childhood) in using hard light technology called “architechs” (no, I did not spell that incorrectly).

[What]: Like Helix, Vishkar is a direct employer for a playable character - Satya Vaswani (Symmetra).  LumériCo and Helix are heavily implied through articles and comics to be shady as all hell - 

But Vishkar is outright shown to be shady as all hell.

The Symmetra “A Better World” comic does not beat around the bush: Vishkar, or at least several people within Vishkar, are pretty goddamn immoral and unethical for the sake of “building a better world.”  It should be noted that the idea of a “better world” is one which is extremely hierarchical, organized, orderly, and restrictive.

The Symmetra comic ends on an uncertain note, with it being heavily implied that Satya’s boss, Sanjay Korpal, is the one who gave the order to blow up a rival construction company to remove their competing bid to build a new city center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  The explosion damages not only the rival company, but destroys the nearby “favela” community and hurts several members.

It is not known what Satya herself does afterwards, but the rest of the “Vishkar problem” is told in another character’s story:

But Lúcio’s close-knit community was thrown into chaos when the multinational Vishkar Corporation secured a contract to redevelop large tracts of the city. Lúcio and his neighbors had been told that the development would improve their lives. However, that promise never became a reality. Vishkar imposed controls on the residents in the name of building a more orderly society: enforcing curfews, cracking down on what the company perceived as lawless behavior, and exploiting the populace as a cheap labor force.

Lúcio wouldn’t stand for it. He stole Vishkar sonic technology that had been used to suppress the people, and he converted it into a tool to rally them to action. In a popular uprising, they drove Vishkar out of their neighborhoods. - Lúcio’s hero profile on Play.Overwatch

[Affiliated characters]: Satya Vaswani (Symmetra), Sanjay Korpal

[Those against]: Lúcio Correia dos Santos, other members of Lúcio’s community

[Why]: Between the LumériCo parts of the Sombra ARG, the Symmetra comic, and Lúcio’s profile, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is an interconnected network of “corrupt” corporations working together.  Ostensibly, on the surface, they are collaborating to improve their projects and combine their strengths (e.g. Vishkar using LumériCo’s energy technology to power their construction projects and cities), but beneath the surface, things get dicey as all hell.  With LumériCo’s CEO stealing funds and possibly seizing land, and Vishkar’s management literally blowing up their rivals - as well as the implication of using/training children to become laborers (Symmetra’s story) and using low-class economic populations as cheap, exploited labor (Lúcio’s story) - these “slick, innovative, impressive” corporations are looking more and more like familiar, ugly mirrors to many modern, present-day companies and corporations that engage in unethical and illegal activities to further their profits and businesses.

More importantly, at least some of these corporations are connected to each other.

It’s difficult to tell what their exact goal is, but with each messy, entangled connection, we get a few more pieces of the puzzle.

Which brings us to:

[Volskaya Industries]

[Who]: a Russian mech company that is currently creating military and war mechs to fight against the newly revitalized Siberian Omnium.  Their newest mechs are called “The Svyatogor.”  Production for these mechs can be seen on the playable map.

[What]: Volskaya is apparently the only company currently producing war mechs for the Russian armed forces to use in the “Second Omnic Crisis” that has broken out in Sibera, Russia.  It is not known what their exact profits or objectives are, but the CEO Katya Volskaya at least appears to be patriotic, or genuinely motivated to help her country.  Aleksandra Zayranova (Zarya) speaks highly of her, calling her “a hero” and a statue of Katya (or her predecessor) can be found atop a war memorial on the map.

However, during the Blizzcon 2016 reveal of Sombra, it is shown that Katya Volskaya is actually getting some her new “tech” from “the enemy” - Omnics associated (according to Sombra) with Numbani, a city that represents harmony between humans and Omnics (and a city implied to be hated by most human Russians).

“Okay, listen - I’m here to make a friend.  And show you something I found… Tell me, what would happen if the people of Russia learned that their ‘defender against the Omnics’ was actually getting her tech from ‘the enemy?’“ - Sombra, to Katya, in “Infiltration”

[Affiliated characters]: Katya Volskaya, Aleksandra Zaryanova (Zarya)

[Those against (???)]: Sombra, Reaper, Widowmaker, a Talon leader named Vialli

[Those supportive (???)]: Akande Ogundimu (Doomfist), Sombra (?), Reaper (?) (hell, just throw all the question marks in there)

[Why]: Well now

We’ve reached the part where it gets really interesting.

Arguably…there’s nothing…wrong with what Katya is doing - at least not in terms of stealing funds, blowing up rivals, exploiting lower-class workers, injecting animal test subjects with unknown genetic manipulative “stuff,” confining A.I., running for-profit prisons, the works.  In fact, Katya’s stuff seems pretty tame compared to everything else - if the only thing she’s doing “wrong” is getting technology from an Omnic group, then really, the argument lies in how her country perceives her.  The only “wrong” part about this is that it is implied that Russia would not take kindly to the news that she’s using Omnic technology in her new mechs.  In a twisted way, one could argue that she is a patriot for doing “anything” to fight the Siberian Omnium (and boy howdy, this doesn’t even begin to cover the fact that some Omnics in Numbani apparently want her to defeat the Siberian Omnium).

So why is she even important in the grand scheme of things?

We return to Sombra’s web, which implies that Volskaya actually does have ties to LumériCo, who in turn has ties to Vishkar, etc, etc.  And more importantly, at least a group in Numbani (we don’t specifically know who) has ties to Doomfist, represented here by his gauntlet.

Corruption isn’t a corporate hierarchy that “trickles down.”

Corruption is a circle of CEOs, all of them exchanging power with each other.

[Ogundimu Prosthetics] (official name unknown) and/or [Talon]

Yeah, alright, here’s the speculative part.  I’ve put these two together because we simply don’t know enough about either, but we can do some analysis and lay down some guesswork.

“Akande Ogundimu was born into a well-regarded Nigerian family, heir to its prosthetic-technology company. A highly intelligent and charismatic figure, Ogundimu helped to expand his family’s business and position it for the future while dedicating his free time to his first love: competitive martial arts.”

“But when he lost his right arm in the aftermath of the Omnic Crisis, it seemed his martial arts career was finished before he had reached his prime. His company’s cybernetic prosthetics allowed him to recover from his injuries, even making him stronger, but these enhancements rendered him ineligible for competition. He tried to devote himself to his business with the same zeal that he had for fighting, but he found nothing that could fill the void… until he was given a new opportunity by Akinjide Adeyemi, better known to the world as the second Doomfist, the Scourge of Numbani.”

“Eventually, Adeyemi brought him into the Talon organization. Talon’s belief that humanity would be made stronger through conflict resonated with Ogundimu’s personal experiences. Moreover, Talon’s power struggles presented a new challenge that allowed him to use his talent in the boardroom along with his cunning as a combatant.”

What Akande Ogundimu’s profile shows us is that his “business sense” and skills as a corporate leader are significant not only to his personality and background, but to his abilities as a Talon leader.  Talon itself is compared to “a boardroom” - specifically, its cutthroat “power struggles” are compared to a corporate climate.

And it isn’t just limited to Akande’s profile: his in-game dialogue frequently has him focusing on power struggles, conflicts, and, more specifically, the Crisis.

“The world changed after the Crisis. It is overdue for a new test.” - Doomfist on Eichenwalde

Remember what caused the original Crisis?

A corporation that got caught up in fraud and corruption.

Doomfist’s goal is to bring about a global conflict that will drive both humanity and Omnics to be “stronger.”  His ideology is a twisted form of Social Darwinism, but if you’ve read some of my other stuff, you’ll know that he’s not “wrong” in the sense of history.  Forcing conflicts helps a very select group of people:

The Military-Industrial Complex.

This is a term to describe the people, groups, corporations, technologies, and industries that “profit” off of war.  Typically, these are weapons manufacturers or defense companies that produce the supplies needed in wartime endeavors, but in a future like Overwatch that could be:

The power needed to create and sustain technology.

The technology needed to build structures and buildings quickly and cheaply.

The mechs required to fight against giant robots.

The prosthetics to “repair” wounded human combatants.

New forms of armor, and new types of security investments required to fight against massive A.I.s.

The money needed to fund all this.

And an organization to put it all in motion.

And who do we spy in the background of the Talon “boardroom” council?

He looks like a familiar figure.

As I wrote earlier:

This is a thematic issue that we will see repeat itself time and time again - that corrupt companies and corporations are undermining global stability and peace, whether directly or indirectly.

Corruption and the misuse of power are not “structural, hierarchical ladders” in the world of Overwatch.

Corruption and the misuse of power are circular, connected, linked together - 

into a spider’s web.

And where does it all go from here?

(source: https://twitter.com/guzhenn/status/888537238300053504)

Hopefully we’ll find out soon.

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Eva Longoria

Eva Jacqueline Longoria grew up on the ranch her family has owned in Corpus Christi, Texas for nine generations, coincidentally in the same neighborhood as Selena Quintanilla. She identifies as a “Texicana” a Mexican-American whose descendants have lived in Texas before it was even part of the United States. In interviews she speaks with pride about her family who have owned their ranch for over a century under five different flags, “They were Spain, then they were Mexico, the republic of Texas, then the Confederacy and now the United States of America” (Lopez interview). As she states in many speeches and interviews, “We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.” Despite their land-owning privileges, Longoria came from a humble family and worked her way through high school and college. She planned to become a physical therapist and studied kinesiology at Texas A&M University. A change of plans occurred when she visited Los Angeles after graduation and decided she wanted to try and be an actress. Longoria is best known for her role as Gabby in the ABC hit show, “Desperate Housewives.” For 10 years she played a pompous, rich, “self-hating Mexican” woman that everyone loved. But outside of her role, she began her philanthropic and activist career and soon became a spokesperson for Latinx immigration issues. In 2013 she graduated from California State University Northridge with a master’s degree in Chicano studies where she wrote a thesis titled, "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers” (Saad).

Longoria has specifically chosen to focus her attention on Latina women because of the insurmountable odds stacked against them. For the last century women have been migrating, both legally and illegally, to the United States from Latino countries devastated by war and poverty in search of a better life for them and their family members that stays behind. A lot of Latin American nation’s economy is now dependent on remittance as it has become more common for a person in each household to seek a job in the United States. Although the majority of the time it is men who immigrate on their own, many women also leave behind their families to work in the States. Many women when they arrive don’t know English and have no option but to work as domestic servants where they are often exploited by employers who threaten them with deportation. Their work is not as valued as Latino men’s, who have also historically been exploited, and they earn far less than their male counterparts. Although undocumented Latino men are statistically more likely to be deported, many women live with the anxiety of being deported or having their male partners deported. Often families are split apart because the children are U.S. citizens and their parents are undocumented immigrants who can lose custody of their children if found out. Because of these, and many other institutional issues, Latina women are falling behind in American society. As stated on the Eva Longoria foundation website, “27% of Latinas live below the poverty line; 1 in 3 Latinas drops out of high school [and] only 15% of adult Latinas hold college degrees.”

Because of this, Longoria has decided to invest in Latinx education. After a decade of taking part in Latino centric philanthropic projects such as “Padres Contra el Cancer” (parents against cancer, a nonprofit that offers financial aid to Latino families with sick kids) and publicly speaking out against racist immigration reforms, Longoria started “The Eva Longoria Foundation” in 2012. Based in Los Angeles, California, Longoria’s self-titled foundation is dedicated to “empower[ing] Latinas to reach their potential through education and entrepreneurship…we work to provide Latina entrepreneurs with career training, mentorship, capital and opportunity” (Rodriguez). The foundation offers classes for Latinx parents to teach them how to navigate the American education system. After four years the program has proved successful and 90% of students whose parents graduated from the 9 week program, graduate high school. In addition to her passion for Latinx education, Longoria also advocates for disability rights. Her oldest sister was born with an intellectual disability, which led to her mother becoming a special needs teacher. Because of them she founded the program “Eva’s Heroes” in San Antonio, Texas, which offers after school activities that enable disabled children to interact with able-bodied children to destigmatize disability. She also recently founded the “Latino Victory Project” to raise funds for Latinx candidates and “get-out-the-vote” efforts in Latinx communities (Castaneda). Though Longoria’s character may have been ashamed of her heritage, Longoria is beyond proud of who she is and hopes to inspire other young Latinas to embrace their identity and succeed in a country they are told they do not belong in. 

Works cited

Castenada, Laura. “Eva Longoria knows no limits.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 10 Sept. 2016, www.usatoday.com/story/life/2016/09/10/eva-longoria-knows-no-limits/89949228/

“The Eva Longoria Foundation.” The Eva Longoria Foundation, www.evalongoriafoundation.org/.

“Eva Longoria: Charity Work & Causes.” Look to the Stars, www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/eva-longoria.

Lopez, Mario “Eva Longoria Talks Hispanic Heritage” Mario Lopez: One on One 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yOWkkVc7qM

Rodriguez, Priscilla. “The Ultimate Advocate: Eva Longoria's Projects & Causes.” LATINA, www.latina.com/celebrity/eva-longoria-projects-causes#2.

Saad, Nardine. “Eva Longoria graduates with master's degree in Chicano studies.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2013, articles.latimes.com/2013/may/23/entertainment/la-et-mg-eva-longoria-graduates-masters-chicano-studies-20130523

Zimmerman, Mike . “Eva Longoria: Hardly Desperate as Actress, Producer and Restaurateur.” SUCCESS, 22 Sept. 2015, www.success.com/article/eva-longoria-hardly-desperate-as-actress-producer-and-restaurateur.

(Information in second paragraph comes from sociology course on gender and migration with professor Leah Schmalzbauer. For more information on women migrants see “Sacrificing Families” by Leisy J. Abrego 2014)

Images:

1 http://that-imta-blog.blogspot.com/2014/10/

2 http://www.eonline.com/news/776994/eva-longoria-honors-selena-quintanilla-she-was-the-reason-i-even-dared-to-dream)

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Rise and Cry

I have like 10 minutes to do this before I leave for like a day and a half, so yall get a short one.

To start off with - 

There is nothing new in these articles.

I know everyone is dying for more lore, but I promise you, everything here is already available to players.

In the final years of Overwatch’s existence, a top secret division called “Blackwatch” was revealed. There were stories of assassination, coercion, kidnapping, torture, and worse. Governments called on the UN to shut down the “aggressive and repeated violations of many countries’ sovereignty.” As public distrust swelled, a massive explosion wiped out Overwatch’s headquarters in Switzerland. The United Nations called it an accident; today we know it was a battle, a dispute between Overwatch commander Jack Morrison and Blackwatch commander Gabriel Reyes. Overwatch’s death knell was that of two former comrades laying waste to all they had built. (emphasis mine)

https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20130523

There are four “main takeaways” from these articles:

Overwatch/Blackwatch were being investigated and heavily criticized by the public.  This we also already knew - see the above article, Soldier: 76 origins video, Recall, etc.

Omnics are more prevalent than ever - besides the fears that Overwatch was overstepping its bounds, we can see that humanity was struggling with a techno-ethic war with itself over how to redefine itself in the wake of Omnics being “Better. Stronger. Faster. Smarter.” (nice Daft Punk nod there).  This alludes back to Doomfist’s philosophy of “conflict as a source of improvement, betterment, and strength” - pushing both humans and Omnics into a new war would force both groups to struggle and grow stronger.

The risk of the privatization of military forces - this is denoted by the headlines of “defense contracts,” “can drones be trusted,” “is this fighter [jet] the definitive weapon in aerial warfare?”  Keep in mind that we know at least one private defense force company benefited in the wake of Overwatch’s disbandment - Helix Securities, which took over Watchpoints, prisons, and containment facilities.  We also know that companies like Vishkar and LumériCo benefited from less oversight into human rights abuses, corporate mismanagement, and corruption after Overwatch fell.  One of these companies (Vishkar) may have a high-ranking member in the company hierarchy on the Talon council.

The increasing use of nanotechnology in everything - “Safety. Health. Transporation. Why so many industries are getting on board.”  It’s hard to say if the Transportation one is a reference to things like Vishkar’s portals or Tracer’s teleports, but considering how I just wrote we should be keeping an eye on Mercy and her technology (http://segadores-y-soldados.tumblr.com/post/164431463520/have-some-mercy), I reiterate my statements.  I don’t think Mercy is evil, but I do think nanotechnology is an underexplored plot element and worldbuilding tool we have yet to see really unfold.

I don’t have much else to add - a lot of the article taglines or blurbs are just world-building details, not particularly heavy-hitting lore drops.

As for Mei and the anomaly, I might write up something when I get back from my work, but I don’t have time for it right now.  I will say that people should probably reread her Hero Profile and pay close attention to the wording:

“Though many blamed the planet’s escalating, unexplained climate phenomena on the advent of new technologies, the rapidly growing omnic population, and drastically increased consumption of resources, the true cause remained unknown. To find a solution, Overwatch established a series of eco-Watchpoints at remote, critical locations worldwide.”

The anomaly over Antarctica is likely based off the ozone hole, a naturally-occurring phenomenon where there is a seasonal decrease in ozone around the poles of the Earth.  However, the ozone holes and ozone depletion were exacerbated in the 70′s and 80′s through the use of man-made halocarbon products, and there was a major United Nations initiative to stop the spread of these in the late 80′s and throughout the 90′s.

“The Montreal Protocol succeeded: after the ban came into effect (in 1989), ozone levels stabilized (in the mid-1990s), and have since started to recover (in the 2000s). Recovery is projected to continue over the next century, and the ozone hole is expected to reach pre-1980 levels by around 2075. In consequence, the Montreal Protocol is considered the most successful international environmental agreement to date.”

Basically, Mei’s profile indicates that this effect is being undone somehow, with the implications that someone or something might be doing it deliberately.  It may not be specifically ozone depletion that is occurring, but human-caused ozone depletion is likely an inspiration for whatever “the anomaly” is.  As the global environment is related to global health and safety, Overwatch brought her onboard to help combat these changes.

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You know that feeling it the pit of your stomach. That weight lying heavy on your chest. That anxiety that keeps you from falling a sleep. That voice in the back of your head telling you you won't be alive five years from now? I'm not liking it but I'm used to it. I am not planning to die but I kind of have this feeling of inevitability. Of self-expiration. It doesn't mean I'm giving up recovery or that I'm regretting my decision to stop the self harm and self hate. It doesn't mean I'm doing all these changes to my life in vain. But that voice is a part of me and I don't know. It makes patience hard to achieve.

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Chuyện thường ngày ở Sendo. Mình chứng kiến nhiều người bắt đầu và ra đi, những người giỏi và đam mê, cá tính. Có nhiều điều ở đây khiến họ ra đi, mình cũng thấy. Thôi, mình chỉ còn biết chúc chị ấy sẽ may mắn với chọn lựa tiếp theo.

Lại 1 buổi họp vô nghĩa, thế thì họp làm cái *beep* gì hehe =))))) , Thâu kệ, mai mình Đi chơi yeah!!!!!!

Bà con cãi nhau chuyện anh Nick. Tối nay xem chương trình của ảnh ở ngoài HN, rặt kiểu đoàn hội đội và XHCN =))))). Đã kịp cắt tóc trước khi đi chơi :)), tại sao mỗi lần đi làm tóc đều nhận câu hỏi "Em/cháu/con sinh năm 9 mấy?" :)))))). Mình thích làm tóc của mấy người Tàu hehe

Mình đã nghiện combo trứng cút - coke light của căn tin lớn =))))))))