#Michael Oladele

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Official Trailer

I'm barely paying attention yet I've heard a lot of "bad" things about #Aquaman2 but this trailer looks fine to me. The visuals are nice and the story seems interesting. #AquamanAndTheLostKingdom #Aquaman

Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Mort Weisinger, Paul Norris Director: James Wan Stars: Jason Momoa, Ben Affleck, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Temuera Morrison Expected in theaters December 20th, 2023 If you like this content, please consider supporting the site by getting me a Ko-Fi to keep it going:

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THE MARVELS

🌟 Get ready for the epic ride of "The Marvels" (2023) movie! Brie Larson returns as Captain Marvel, joined by Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel. Brace yourself for mind-blowing action and superhero magic. Stay tuned for upda

THE MARVELS Running Time Not Yet Announced | Action / Adventure / Fantasy | Not Yet Rated | 10 November 2023 The Marvels is an upcoming American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Carol Danvers/ Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan/ Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the…

[blackcharactertournament]

Black Character Tournament: Left Side!

adding a post break to make this more rebloggable

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Chidi Anagonye | The Good Place vs Bow | She-Ra & the Princesses of Power

Marina Ida | Splatoon vs Youngblood Ra | Roleslaying with Roman

Barret Wallace | Final Fantasy VII vs Lunella Lafayette/Moon Girl | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Lucas Sinclair | Stranger Things vs Gus Porte | The Owl House

Carole Stanley | Carole and Tuesday vs Garnet | Steven Universe

Aisha/Layla | Winx Club vs Carter Kane and Sadie Kane | The Kane Chronicles

Martha Jones | Doctor Who vs Death | Sandman (TV)

Finn | Star Wars vs Oluwande Boodhari | Our Flag Means Death

Leshawna | Total Drama vs Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog

Jodie Landon | Daria vs Helen Brand | Glass Onion

Wolf | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts vs Benson | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

Mike Hanlon | IT (Steven King) vs Burton Guster | Psych

Flow | Roleslaying With Roman vs Nasuada | Inheritance Cycle/Eragon Trilogy

Jordan Hennessey | Dreamer Trilogy vs Ava Coleman | Abbott Elementary

Duke Thomas | DC Comics vs Mel Medarda | Arcane

Molly Blyndeff | Epithet Erased vs Michael Burnham | Star Trek Discovery

Neena Thurman (Domino) | Marvel comics / Deadpool 2 vs Nyota Uhura | Star Trek The Original Series

Gregory Eddie | Abbott Elementary vs Kipo Oak | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

Elena Amamiya | Star Twinkle Precure vs Simon Aumar | Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Karli Morgenthau | MCU: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier vs Enfys Nest | Star Wars: A Solo Story

Connor Hawke/Green Arrow | DC Comics vs Myla | One Last Stop

Winston Bishop | New Girl vs Khalil Harris | The Hate U Give

T'Challa | Black Panther vs Dr. Charlotte | Falsettos (Revival)

Gigi Thompson | Inside Job vs Isaiah | One Last Stop

Ivan Taylor | The Wilds vs Nathan Byrne | The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

Miranda Bailey | Grey's Anatomy vs Essun | Broken Earth Trilogy

Agent 355 | Y : The Last Man vs Audacious Opportunity (A.O.) Rooke | Friends at the Table (Partizan)

OJ Haywood | Nope 2022 vs Nubia | Wonder Woman

Mr Nancy | American Gods vs Storm | X Men

Ambrose Spellman | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina vs Louis | The Walking Dead Game

Angela Moore | Boy Meets World vs Hilary Banks | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Junko Saotome | Nana vs Wes Gibbins | How to Get Away with Murder

Turk | Scrubs vs Wallace Fennel | Veronica Mars

Frozone | The Incredibles vs Kendra Young | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Joelle Brooks | Dear White People vs Sans | Undertale

Anissa Pierce/Thunder | Black Lightning vs Koriand'r/Starfire | Titans (DC TV show)

Andre Harris | Victorious vs Sara | Over the Garden Wall

Samol | Friends at the Table vs Taion | Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Emerald Haywood | Nope (2022) vs Genly Ai | The Left Hand of Darkness

Sarah Miller | The Last of Us (TV) vs Pinkie Pie | My Little Pony

Muhammed Avdol | Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure vs Dr Foreman | House MD

Efi Oladele | Overwatch vs Jason Hauer | We only find them when they are dead

Bram Greenfeld | Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda / Love, Simon vs Zélie Adebola | Children of Blood and Bone

Nick Fury | Marvel vs Sam Wilson | MCU

Uniqua | The Backyardigans vs Alexx Woods | CSI Miami

Rue | Euphoria vs Bill Potts | Doctor Who

Nadine Ross | Uncharted series vs Jalil Sherman | Everworld

Baal (Valentine) | The Wicked + the Divine vs Jamal Saturday | Locke and Key (comics)

[solarbird]

The war is won. Oasis and the Concordat are at peace. Overwatch has been folded up again, this time made into an intelligence arm for Helix, under new - and the UN hopes better - leadership. The Gods are free - largely - to do as they will.

At long last, changes are no longer coming.

At long last, changes are here.

Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Dominion Edda 24: Changes, One solarbird and bzarcher

Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Dominion is a continuance of The Arc of Conflict, The Arc of Ascension, The Arc of Creation, and In the Beginning, There Was an Armourer and a Living Weapon. To follow the story as it appears, please subscribe to the series.

[pharah]

Highlights from Michael Chu’s AMA

Fareeha ‘Pharah’ Amari is a classic rock fan (’I am the Rocket Queen!’)

About the family Reaper was looking at in Reflections, Chu states that ‘it’s not a random family’.

Not every hero will get a short. But all of them will get new interactions

Someday they’ll actually do the birthdays of the heroes, “but probably not soon just to make sure we don't accidentally make some date mistakes in continuity" - Chu

Chu states that he would also love to explore more of Hanzo’s story, both before the fight with Genji, and after Dragons, to see what his reaction to confronting his brother again is

Genji’s father gave him the nickname of Sparrow, and Sparrow was actually the nickname the devs used for him while Genji was in development

It’s still up in the air who answers Overwatch’s recall, and who doesn’t

The omnic language is not easily translatable to English. It's not intended to be a language that humans (who haven't been augmented) could read easily

The Hero short takes place right around the time of the Recall

Tracer is apparently, a fan of Diego Costa (and maybe even Chelsea?)

There is, apparently, a lot of lore that has been worked out but not revealed to the public

Examples of this include when they create a new hero/map/story, there is a lot of backstory behind it that they don't reveal, and will reveal over time

Mei and Efi are the best ‘doodlers’ (drawers) in the game

Mei loves beef noodle soup

Apparently, Torbjörn has a pretty interesting cat that may or may not have a jetpack on it

Lúcio gets intense whenever Brazil plays Argentina. (Maybe he’s just tired of hearing Decime qué se siente so much.)

Chu also says that moving forward, some of the characters who have been underdeveloped will see some attention, and there will be a focus on Talon as well

There will also be further exploration of Widowmaker, and her tragic backstory

The Human Hating Gorillas on the moon, like the moon more than they do the earth. So they don’t want to come back down here

Revisiting the subject about who knows Reaper’s identity in the current timeline of Overwatch: “To clarify about the Reaper/Reyes thing, yes it is because they have not met in the ‘current day’ of Overwatch. The interactions in the game are meant to be what ifs. I do think that McCree would known that Reaper was Reyes if he encountered him.”

And finally, the answer to the most important question of all was never answered:

The world may never know.

The full AMA is right here if you’re interested in reading it.

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

BFCD Masterlist: Video Game Characters

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List will be updated as characters are introduced to the blog. Feel free to continue to submit characters as I do not play or really know video games and those that I didn’t find in searching/research, were fewer in number than the ones that I happened across or found by sifting.

Edit: The asterisk is for voice actors and I only included the Black female voice actors. That’s why they don’t all have them. (Some of them were for whatever reason voiced by some nonblack).

Alyx Vance Half Life * Ozioma Akagha | Amanda Amanda the Adventurer | Amanda Stern - Detroit Become Human * Simbi Khali | Anaya Imanu - Tombraider * Melissa Lloyd | Angrboda - God of War: Ragnarok * Laya DeLeon Hayes | Aveline De Grandpre - Assassins’ Creed

Bangalore (Anita Williams) - Apex Legends * Erica Luttrell | Billie Lurk/Megan Foster - Dishonored 2 * Rosario Dawson | Bow Kid - A Hat in Time | Bunny Brawler - Fortnite

Calamity - Fortnite | Charlotte Harmon - Life is Strange | Chondra Unkrich - YIIK: A Postmodern RPG | Citra Talugmai Far Cry | Clash (Morowa Evans) - Rainbow Six Siege * Sophia Walker | Claudette Morel - Dead by Daylight |  Clementine - The Walking Dead Game

Daisy Fitzroy - Bioshock Infinite * Kimberly Brooks | Darli Dagger - Samurai Shodown | Doctor Slone - Fortnite * Mara Junot | Dolores - The King of Fighters

Efi Oladele Overwatch | Eileen the Crow - Bloodborne * Jacqueline Boatswain | Elena - Street Fighter * Eva La Dare (Karen Dyer) | Eliza Skullgirls | Élodie Rakoto - Dead by Daylight | Eurydice - Hades The Game * Francesca Hogan

Flint - Brute Force * Monnae Michaell | Fliss Dubois ( Félicité DuBois)  - Man of Medan * Ayisha Issa | Frey Holland - Forspoken *  Ella Balinska

Grace - Fighting Vipers | Grace Sienar - Star Wars: Squadrons * Erica Luttrell | Grace Walker - Wolfenstein * Debra Wilson

Holiis Forsythe - Psychonauts * Kimberly Brooks 

Ikora Rey - Destiny The Game * Mara Junot |  Imani - Paladins | Isabelle Moreau - Desperados

Jacqui Briggs - Mortal Kombat * Danielle Nicolet, Megalyn Echikunwoke | Jade - Mortal Kombat |  Joslin Reyes Tomb Raider * Tanya Alexander | Julianna Blake - Death Loop * Ozioma Akagha

Kanna - Blast Master Zero | Kate Alen - F Zero

Lancer - Rogue Company | Layla Ellison - Redfall * Noveen Crumbie | Lifeline - Apex Legends | Liz Tuttle - Hogwarts Mystery | Lola Rembrite - Huniepop | Lydia Daybreak - Paradise Killer * Elli Osili Wood 

Mary - Pop N’ Music | Marina - Splatoon | Marlene - The Last of Us * Merle Dandridge | Melusi - Rainbow Six Siege * Sibongile Mlambo

Nadine Ross - Uncharted | Nilin - Remember Me | Nora Harris - The Last of Us * Chelsea Tavares | Nyoka - The Outer Worlds

Oerba Dia Vanille - Final Fantasy | Olara Horizon Zero Dawn | Olive Specter - The Sims |  Orisa Overwatch *Cherrelle Skeete |

Piranha Jet Set Radio | Plastic - Mirror’s Edge * Ozioma Akagha | Purna Jackson - Dead Island

Rae Sloane - Star Wars Aftermath | Raze Tayane Alves - Valorant | Regina Jones - Lily’s Garden | Riley Abel - The Last of Us *Yaani King | Robin Ayou - Subnautica Sub-Zero * Kimberly D. Brooks | Rochelle - Left 4 Dead | Rose Chapman - Detroit Become Human | Roxy Laveau - Mafia *  Kalilah Harris

Samina Ebadji - Horizon Zero Dawn * Jaye Jacobs | Senna - League of Legends * Kimberly Brooks | Shani Beyond Good and Evil | Shaunte By WayForward |  Sheva Alomar - Resident Evil * Karen Dyer | Shinobu Jacobs - No More Heroes *Kimberly Brooks | Shola - Zombie Army 4: Dead War | Stella - Spiritfarer | Sunny - Calico 

Talanji - World of Warcraft * Susan Wokoma | Talia - Lolirock | T-Bug - Cyberpunk 2077 | Tilly Jackson - Red Dead Redemption *  Meeya Davis-Glover

Vella Tartine - Broken Age *  Masasa Moyo | Vivienne de Fer - Dragon Age Inquisition 

Zahra - Indivisible *Secunda Wood | Zo - Horizon Zero Dawn  * Erica Luttrell | Zoey Wade - Choices: Stories You Play

[sweethoneybee1995]

For those who don't know, Efi named the new hero Orisa, In yoruba culture Orisha is what we call the God's, sent down by Olorun (The Almighty) to Protect and Guide us. She literally named our hero Spirit

[enefaa]

Oladele Abiodun Michael’s (@oam_arts) Exhibition of Art & Poems continues tomorrow at the Discova Art Centre, 20 Rumuola Road, Luli Mall, Port Harcourt. Entry is free as usual. #art #paintings #discova #portharcourtartists #nigeriancreatives #artists https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Q8YvCp0DY/?igshid=1i3btsc1z83j1

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And because tumblr is going to destroy this post: the full image Please be kind to my terrible Paint skills, I wasn’t about to bust out an old tablet to make this super fancy. Please know that this is one possible interpretation of the final year, year and a half of Overwatch given what we currently have available to us right now.

Sources and more information under the cut:

To start off with, our baseline point is Recall.

Recall is when both the game and the main plot begin - the Recall animation and Winston’s “Are You With Us” recall message are initiated, and this “coincides” with the game’s release in 2016.  To make things easier for everyone, my math here is simply to project: 2016 + 60 years forward = Recall initiated in 2076

Fairly straightforward and makes following game updates a bit easier.

From here, forward-progressing events move roughly at the same time as the game has been released.  For example:

Summer of 2016 || Summer of 2076: Ana is released || “Old Soldiers” comic occurs

November of 2016 || November of 2076: The Sombra ARG concludes || Sombra leaks LumériCo’s secrets

November of 2016 || November of 2076: “Infiltration” is released || Talon attempts to assassinate Katya Volskaya

November 2076: Volskaya asks Zarya for assistance in finding Sombra

Holidays of 2016 || Holidays of 2076: the “Reflections comic” occurs

Now we’ve entered 2017 || 2077.  Things shift slightly here.

On-going throughout 2077: Zarya searches for Sombra

Late February 2017 || Late February 2077: Interview with Efi Oladele is released

July 2017 || Late February 2077: “Masquerade” comic is released || Doomfist breaks out of prison and returns to Talon

March 2017 || March 2077: Orisa is released || Efi builds Orisa

Sometime after Orisa is built, 2077: Zarya meets Lynx in Numbani

April 2017 || April 2077: the “Uprising” event is released || files on the Strike Team’s mission against Null Sector are declassified

July 2017: Doomfist is released

August 2017 || (likely) August 2077: Junkertown map is released || Junkrat and Roadhog initiate “The Plan”

September 2017 || (likely) September 2077: “Searching” is released || Zarya finally finds Sombra

This is why the “Uprising” content all says “seven years ago” - because the game and the overall plot since Recall has moved forward one year, but the actual event of Null Sector’s Uprising did not change in time. So, with the “Recall” event and the “Uprising” information, I have two anchor points of reference for the general, final year of Overwatch: 2076 - 6 years = 2070 2077 - 7 years = 2070

Michael’s GDC talk also gives us a third anchor point: the Halloween party where Reinhardt tells the story of “Junkenstein’s Revenge.”  This is actually set during Halloween the year before, so 31st October, 2069 (nice).

I’m breaking this up by section to help make this a bit easier.

Introduction

1. “Six Years Ago:” “Fading Glory: On the Trail of Jack Morrison,” in-universe article (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/19809396/) 2. Michael Chu’s timeline: “Thinking Globally: Building the Optimistic Future of Overwatch,” a GDC talk given by Michael Chu (Timestamp: 49:12 - clip starts at discussion of materials: https://youtu.be/bj56ejM5EcU?t=2952)

Late 2069/Early 2070

1. “Halloween party:” “Junkenstein’s Revenge,” a comic in which Reinhardt narrates a “scary” story to some of the Overwatch members (https://comic.playoverwatch.com/en-us/junkrat-junkenstein).  What is important to note here is that Michael actually puts this in the “Fall of Overwatch” era of his timeline.  It is also important to note that several major Overwatch characters - Lena, Winston, and Genji - are either not yet a part of Overwatch, or were not permitted to join the “core members’” Halloween party.  I have personally chosen to interpret this as the first option.  You may view things differently.

2. Tracer disappears from the timeline (not shown): “I was missing for months” - quote from her Origin video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27LPGldyY7M).  “[Tracer] reappeared months later, but her ordeal had greatly changed her: her molecules had been desynchronized from the flow of time.” - quote from her Hero profile (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/tracer/).  “Months” here, as I understand it, probably means fewer than 12 months (a full year) but more than “a couple” (2 months).  It’s difficult to say when exactly Lena disappeared and when she returned, but we know she had returned by April of 2070 (at the very latest).

3. The Shimada brothers’ duel: alright.  Full disclosure inbound.  I got a handful of people countering me on this issue in my Moira discussion and here’s my response: we have a number of conflicting pieces of information and many of them could be possible.  I’d like to run through my reasoning for why I’m placing this event in the final year of Overwatch, as well as other possible places it could go.

3.1 “Nearly ten years ago:” a few people brought up that the 2014 Blizzcon Overwatch reveal panel described Hanzo (a then-playable character) as having left his home “nearly ten years ago.”  You can find this quote on this transcript here (http://overwatch.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-2014-overwatch-unveiled-panel-transcript/3).  Reason why I disagree with this assessment: this line never made it to either of Hanzo or Genji’s final Hero profiles (Hanzo: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/hanzo/) (Genji: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/genji/). 

That said, this does not mean the line is incorrect, nor that it is not part of whatever internal timeline Blizzard is using.  I personally do not think it’s wise to specific details from the 2014 Blizzcon panel because of how old it is and how much changed between 2014 and the game’s release in 2016.  Remember - Blizzard was still rethinking its own plot well past the game’s release (when they canceled “First Strike”).  But in all fairness, if you want to make your own version of the timeline and use that, then feel free.

3.2 Late March/Early April: I had someone else note the fact that the “Dragons” animation shows several koinobori, or the Japanese koi windsocks traditionally flown on Children’s Day on May 5th.  There are a couple of issues with this: one, it does not particularly coincide with the blooming of the cherry blossoms in the Tokyo region (source: http://www.jnto.go.jp/sakura/eng/index.php), which is where Hanamura is “set,” and two, the idea kinda trusts that Blizzard did research on koinobori and when they are supposed to be used.  In an effort to be fair to Blizzard, technically, koinobori can begin appearing as decorations as early as April, and be flown all the way through to Children’s Day.

3.3 Genji in training: a related issue to 3.2 and the upcoming 5th event in the timeline is that Genji appears to be testing out his cyborg body in a sparring match against Lena/Tracer.  The “Art of Overwatch” book also provides a description that appears to imply that this skin is him when he is still recovering:

“Much like the Origins Edition skins, the designs released for the Uprising event offered a glimpse into a pivotal period of the characters’ lives.  One of the most extreme designs belong to Genji.  After his brother, Hanzo, nearly killed him, he was taken in by Overwatch and given a new body (below).  The experience left the hero embittered and angry, constantly at war with the cybernetics that were now a part of him.

“When designing a skin for this part of Genji’s story, the developers used his outfit to mirror his turbulent state of mind.  They made his armor feel like a mishmash of parts, symbolizing the hero’s struggle to accept what he has becomd.  The use of red throughout the skin also helped ot emphasize his uncontrollable rage.” - The Art of Overwatch, page 233

No date is given, hence why I feel the idea is only implied, but it is not stated.  Again, if you wish to create your own interpretation of this, you are free to do so.

4. Winston crash lands on Earth (no exact date given): this one is very difficult and admittedly extremely loosely incorporated into the final year of Overwatch.  You may interpret it differently.  My reasoning here is that Winston is not present in the Halloween comic, and no specific details are given in the ironically-named “New Details Emerge About Possible Fate of Horizon Lunar Colony” article (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20812209).  However, Winston needs to be “present” and part of Overwatch when Tracer returns to the timeline from her accident, so this potentially puts Winston’s landing sometime around the Shimadas’ duel.

5. Uprising: As I described above, I’ve extrapolated that the time since release and the canon-events revealed have some parallels running between them.  Obviously, this is not set 100% in stone.  However, with Uprising, we do know a few things: 

it is Lena’s first mission, so it has to come after her return to the timeline

it features Winston, so he’s either a part of Overwatch now or taking a more active role

it features Winston testing Lena’s chronal accelerator, so it is relatively recent after her return and stabilization

it features Genji before he gets his normal cyborg “skin” 

it features Angela who appears to be testing Genji’s cybernetics

Reinhardt has not yet retired

Jesse is still present and part of Blackwatch

Ana is still present

Gabriel is still present

Overwatch is already under public scrutiny

Director Petras has already suspended Blackwatch activities

It takes place “seven years ago” from 2077.

These are a lot of constraints to place on Uprising, but they do limit us to what is likely the final year of Overwatch.  The teaser tweet for the event can be found here (https://twitter.com/playoverwatch/status/848958308643885056?lang=en) and the blog post can be found here (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20696534).   Mid-to-Late 2070 (exact dates unknown) This is where things get very difficult to align, and the majority of events could be effectively rearranged to come before or after each other. 1. Moira recruited to Blackwatch: main source - Moira Origin Story (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ETybQd4uRE)   The newest event at the time of this writing, Moira’s recruitment is constrained by two major things - it must come after Genji joins, and it must happen before Genji and Jesse leave Blackwatch.  Again, if you see Genji’s fight with Hanzo as happening a couple of years before 2070, then yes, this event could come much earlier. The second “part” of this (which I’ve placed several months after her recruitment in the timeline) is that whatever Moira does or “tests” on Gabriel must come after Ana has “died” and separated from the Overwatch team.  Hypothetically, Moira’s “tests” are likely conducted over a period of time, but no matter what, Gabriel’s “final, unmasked appearance” (whatever it is) was never seen by Ana (but hypothetically has been seen by Jack/Soldier: 76).

For the quote that I provided, you can check here (http://segadores-y-soldados.tumblr.com/post/167111711575/moira-preview-new-hero-overwatch-panel) or you can watch the source video yourself:

“Moira Reveal Panel” - quote from Michael Chu (Timestamp: 3:47 https://youtu.be/HsJU3PEk9JY?t=227)

Source for the “Soldier: 24 folder” - http://segadores-y-soldados.tumblr.com/post/167127031445/new-details-on-the-university-map-of-oasis-found

2. Doomfist’s arrest: main source - Doomfist Origin Story (https://youtu.be/vaZfZFNuOpI) Again, no exact date has been given, but there are number of constraints that put this after Uprising:

Tracer is part of the team that arrested him

Winston is part of the team that arrested him (this may come after Winston passes whatever certification test is in the photo in Recall)

Genji appears to have his new cybernetics and may have transferred to Overwatch

Other key members of Overwatch, such as Reinhardt and Torbjörn, are not present and may have retired.

This may come before Moira’s recruitment.  Talon activities at this time period are difficult to suss out correctly.  As Moira’s hero profile implies:

“After Overwatch was disbanded, O'Deorain was forced to turn to unconventional sources of funding. This time, she was invited to join the scientific collective that had founded the city of Oasis. Yet some have whispered that the shadowy Talon organization had already been supporting her for years, aiding her experiments in exchange for utilizing the results for their own purposes.” Moira may have already been working for Talon at this time.  The “organization had already been supporting her for years” overlaps with her recruitment into Blackwatch (no matter where you put it), meaning she may have entered Blackwatch and Overwatch as a Talon agent.  It is also possible that she was approached by Talon AFTER becoming a Blackwatch agent.

This is important - and unfortunately very vague - because our next two points rely on knowing when and how Talon began infiltrating Blackwatch and Overwatch. 3. Amélie’s transformation into Widowmaker (no exact date given): main sources - Widowmaker’s Hero profile (https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/widowmaker/) and “Legacy” comic (https://comic.playoverwatch.com/en-us/legacy)

The exact timeline of Amélie’s transformation is hard to pin down because so much of it is simply unknown.  We have a few constraints but don’t know the exact time or nature of them:

Her skin and heartrate have been affected by whatever chemicals Talon put in her, turning her blue/purple (and yes, that’s canon and not just “aesthetics” - “then her physiology was altered, drastically slowing her heart, which turned her skin cold and blue and numbed her ability to experience human emotion.”)

However, her Talon skin does not have the blue/purple tint yet, so it’s possible this is a representation of her shortly after she killed Gérard (I suspect Overwatch would’ve been much less casual about letting her return to her husband if she had been, well, literally blue/purple).

It is not known if this process was started before or after Moira joined Blackwatch, but it is incredibly suspicious that a “possibly Talon-affiliated” scientist with knowledge of altering genetics and physiology who is literally shown testing chemicals on her own arm which later turns blue/purple appears in the exact timeframe that Amélie’s transformation begins. The Fall of Overwatch: Late (?) 2070 1. Ana’s “death:” main sources - Ana Origin Story (https://youtu.be/yzFWIw7wV8Q) and “Legacy” comic. For my original discussion on this, check here: http://segadores-y-soldados.tumblr.com/post/159512959195/alright-so-the-subject-of-ana-being-the-source-of Ana’s death was likely a major, major turning point for both Overwatch and Talon.  Again, it’s hard to place because it appears to come after the majority of Amélie’s transformation into Widowmaker, but again, the exact date to place this is unknown.  Many fans originally believed that Ana had “died” much, much earlier in the timeline, like, several years earlier.  However, after Uprising was released and it was revealed that Ana was still present early in the final year, fan theories had to be changed.

It also makes a lot more sense if Ana’s “shoot-off” with Widowmaker occurs very close to the Fall of Overwatch - so close that she was not able to recover in time and return to the organization to help repair any rifts her “death” may have caused.  However, it also has to come before Gabriel’s final transformation or shift into “Reaper,” because Ana does not recognize “what has happened” to him.

It is also a little difficult to sort out, but a major “potential” cause for a rift between Jack and Gabriel could stem from discussions about Ana disobeying orders.  It’s a small detail to catch, but in the “Legacy” comic, Ana deliberately defies orders to evacuate and turns off her communications device, possibly leaving the Strike Team unable to find her location.  However, in the “Old Soldiers” comic, Reaper says that Overwatch “left [Ana] to die,” which seems to contradict the point that she disobeyed evac orders.  I know many fans don’t like the idea of the fallout between Gabriel/Reaper and Jack/Soldier: 76 being over a miscommunication, but it seems entirely plausible that Jack returned from the mission without Ana, claiming she had ignored his orders, and that Gabriel had accused him of abandoning her. Again, this is my interpretation of the events presented.  Reading between the lines, especially with such large gaps in the plot, is a difficult task and you may choose to interpret things differently. 2. Events with unknown dates: there are three events that have no set dates but occur near or close to the Fall of Overwatch, or at least must occur after certain other points.  These are: 2.1 Genji leaves Overwatch: this must occur after he participates in the arrest of Doomfist. 2.2 Jesse leaves Blackwatch: this must occur after Uprising and Moira’s recruitment (bare minimum), and must occur after “the infighting” within Blackwatch had begun (McCree’s Hero profile: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/mccree/).  Direct quote: “McCree appreciated the flexibility afforded to the clandestine Blackwatch, unhindered by bureaucracy and red tape. But as Overwatch's influence waned, rogue elements within Blackwatch sought to bring down the organization and turn it to their own ends. Wanting no part of the infighting, McCree set off alone and went underground.” 2.3 The “Venice incident:” an unknown event alluded to in Moira’s Hero profile, in which her presence in Blackwatch is revealed (Moira’s Hero profile: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/moira/).  Direct quote: “Her employment was a closely kept secret, until it was uncovered during inquiries following the Venice incident. Many high-ranking Overwatch officials disavowed all knowledge of her affiliation with them.”  This is significant because a major Talon leader - Vialli - works in Venice and appears (briefly and much later) during the events of the “Masquerade” comic.

These events have no set dates and no particular order.  Michael Chu has stated that McCree and Genji kept in touch after leaving Blackwatch separately, but no dates are given for that.   3. “What happened to you?”/“It was a conspiracy:” Main sources:

Reaper’s Hero profile: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/reaper/

Soldier: 76′s Hero profile: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/soldier-76/

Soldier: 76 Origin Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byhvUmpAA9c

“Fading Glory: On the Trail of Jack Morrison”: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/19809396/

Moira Origin Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ETybQd4uRE

Nesskain’s (the artist of the Moira Origin Story video) response to how Gabriel is feeling about the shadows: https://twitter.com/nesskain/status/926674887615188992

Moira Reveal Panel at 2017 Blizzcon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsJU3PEk9JY

“Old Soldiers” comic: https://comic.playoverwatch.com/en-us/ana-old-soldiers

“Are you with us?” Recall message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwFu8kEsUW4

And now Here we are. I’ve put these two events side-by-side because it’s incredibly likely that they’re linked in some way.  The exact nature of their connections are still unknown, as are their dates. Hypothetically, by the time Genji and Jesse leave, “whatever happened” to Gabriel has not yet occurred.  That said, Michael Chu has stated that Jesse McCree has not seen Gabriel/Reaper in the current plotline, but that, if they were to meet, McCree “would known [sic] that Reaper was Reyes if he encountered him” (https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/6b63j3/ama_request_michael_chu/dhlepud/).  In other places, Michael has stated that the only people who recognize that Gabriel is Reaper are Jack, Ana, and Sombra (this is prior to the release of Doomfist and Moira).  Direct quote: “So far: Ana and Jack (when they encountered him in Old Soldiers) and Sombra (because she Knows Things). “Even with everything that's happened to Reyes, Ana and Jack would be able to recognize him immediately, given all their close experience serving together over the years. “(To make it extra confusing: it gets a little more complicated in-game because we chose to have some non-canon interactions because I think it's more interesting to have Reinhardt take out Reaper and say, "Traitor!" than to accurately reflect that he doesn't know Reaper's true identity. But as I've said before, events in game shouldn't be considered strictly canon.)” - Michael Chu (https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20753735625#post-13) So we’ve come to a few constraints on Gabriel’s “appearance:”

Jack/Soldier: 76 knows that Gabriel is Reaper by the time of “Old Soldiers,” if not beforehand.

Ana recognizes him by demeanor and personality, but is horrified by his appearance when she unmasks him in “Old Soldiers.”

Despite having worked with him for the same amount of time as Ana, Reinhardt canonically does not know who “Reaper” is, but would recognize him if he encountered him.

Jesse McCree canonically does not know who “Reaper” is, but would recognize him if he encountered him.

Interestingly, Widowmaker does not know who “Reaper” is.

Winston does not appear to know who “Reaper” is.

Genji may or may not know who “Reaper” is.

It is important to note that, by the time of the explosion at the Swiss Watchpoint, the majority of these characters are not present in Overwatch anymore.  Ana, Reinhardt, Jesse, Amélie (if she ever was close to the Overwatch agents), and Genji have all left.  Winston, presumably, is at Watchpoint: Gibraltar.  The locations of characters like Torbjörn, Angela, and Lena are unknown.

That leaves three possible “major characters” at the Swiss Watchpoint at the time of the explosion: Gabriel Reyes, Jack Morrison, and potentially Moira O’Deorain.  Her direct involvement in this event is unknown. According to the “Fading Glory” article, both Gabriel and Jack were seen by witnesses as being present in the Watchpoint before the explosion.  Soldier: 76 confirms this in his Origin Story.  Reaper confirms that he too was present at the base in the “Old Soldiers” comic.

What is significant is that Nesskain has confirmed that Gabriel is “scared” when what appears to be his final transformation is occurring (in the presence of Moira), yet for some reason, he specifically blames Jack and Overwatch for “what happened to him.”

Ana: “What happened to you...?”

Reaper: “He did this to me, Ana.  They left me to become this thing...”

Ana: “Gabriel...”

Reaper: “They left you to die.  They left me to suffer...”

Reaper: “...Never forget that.”

Reaper’s explanation in “Old Soldiers” is fascinating because it appears to be in direct contrast with information given to us in “Legacy” (Ana chose to turn off her comms) and the Moira Origin Story (Gabriel approached her for recruitment, Moira either created or enhanced his genetic mutations, resulting in his “Reaper” powers and/or current appearance/state of existence). It’s incredibly difficult to say how closely together Gabriel’s shift and the Swiss Watchpoint explosion occurred, or how much they are directly related, but it seems likely they are linked in some way.  At the very least, Reaper links “being left behind (to suffer)” by Jack/Soldier: 76 and Overwatch with the explanation for his current (2076) state of existence.

Again, I will leave you to formulate whatever interpretation or conclusion you want. Conclusion You don’t have to use this timeline. I’ve provided every major source that I have for this “final year of Overwatch” - watch them, read them, form your own interpretations, do whatever you want.  If your biggest issue is where I’ve placed things, go ahead and rearrange your own puzzle pieces. However, you should keep in mind an important quote from Michael Chu: “One of the things that we really like doing with Overwatch is playing with perspective.  We utilize perspective when we tell stories about what characters are thinking, what their goals are - and we have a lot of unreliable narrators.  We want people to pay careful attention to what characters think about in particular situations.  We want them to use their judgement and knowlege of a character’s thoughts to come up with their own ideas about the universe.” - Thinking Globally (Timestamp: 34:35 https://youtu.be/bj56ejM5EcU?t=2075) Not only are many of the points in the timeline effectively “freefloating” (aka, they have no exact dates, or hell, not even exact months or years), they are also complicated by the matter of unreliable narrators and biased perspectives.  The Moira Origin Story gives us a crucial clue to Gabriel/Reaper’s story, but the narration in the video is all told to us by Moira.  I am personally infinitely grateful for the Moira Reveal Panel and Nesskain’s comments on his own art because they provide us with very significant clues that are from outsiders looking in.  That is, they are not tinted with biases or unreliability.  

After going through the new clues on Oasis, as well as listening to the Moira Reveal Panel and seeing Nesskain’s comments, I have revised a lot of my initial ideas on her, Gabriel, and Jack.  At the moment, I’m waiting to see if we get any in-game interactions between her and Reaper when she is released to the PTR later. For now, this my interpretation of the Fall of Overwatch.

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Adekunle Gold Unveils New Band

Adekunle Gold Unveils New Band

Barely a week after confirming his split with Olamide’s YBNL records, Adekunle Gold has started off something of his own.

The Afro-beat singer unveiled his new bad which consists of, a producer and music director (Michael Bakare), drummer (Oladele Afolabi), percussionist (Babatunde Alaba), Babatunde Alaba on percussion, Keyboardist (Ojekunle Ayodeji), Base guitarist (Owa Ayo), lead guitarist…

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The Love Conquers All Valentines Ball is over and have to say it was OVAH and now i'm over this weekend (Not!), I would like to say well done to all the grand prize winners y'all did fab i had to press play and stand on the DJ deck lool had to say a big thank you to my judges Twiggy Pucci Garçon, Harli Khan and Oladele Bagsy Michael such great judges that gave feedback where is was really needed so encouraging not not shady <3 Shout out mama Revlon Tea on the Door and a massive THANK YOU to my 2 assistants on the night Jack Francis Wallace & Julie Jade y'all litch was the reason why the whole night went smooth and i love you so much for answering my last min request grace from god! shout out my sis D'relle Khan who i hosted the ball with. Thank you Juliet Kennedy Lia Alba Ikkos-Serrano @ Juju's Bar & Stage Last but not least my Muva Clucking fatha Vinii Revlon for controlling that mic #Elyptis it was Ovah and i will never get OVER IT! Shout out my photographer and videographer Julia Brown , David Morrison, Isa Flores, Meshach Daniel Falconer-Roberts Cant wait to see your pictures <3 And lastly to everyone that came to the workshop get to practising cause i wanna see you walk the next balls in london! //WINNERS ON FB\\ 👌#Loveconquersall #theloveconquersallvalentinesball #theloveconquersall London #Voguing #Ballroom #Fun #jayjayrevlon #JasonACameron #Dance #performance #handsperformance #catwalk #dip #chilled #instaGay #instaVogue #voguefem #houseofrevlon #lgbt #qpoc #englishbreakfastlondon #londonballroomscene #houseoftea #londonkikiscene #Yassssssssssssssssssss (at Juju's Bar & Stage)

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Alliances, it has been said, are at their weakest on the brink of defeat, and on the brink of victory. After defeating the China Sea omnium, the gods of Oasis offered their help to Russia, to defeat their own Siberian threat, and Russia accepted that offer - but made additional secret plans of their own.

Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Conflict Interlude 2: Moments in Time and Space solarbird and bzarcher

These are moments, nine of them, across space, and time.

Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Conflict is a continuance of The Arc of Ascension, The Arc of Creation, and The Armourer and the Living Weapon. It will be told in a series of eddas, sagas, interludes, fragments, texts, and cantos, all of which serve their individual purposes. To follow the story as it appears, please subscribe to the series.

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Arsenal 25-man Premier League squad revealed as Unai Emery includes new signings | Football | Sport

The Gunners have included a number of new signings including Dani Ceballos, David Luiz and Nicolas Pepe.

Kieran Tierney is also in Unai Emery’s squad despite currently being out with injury.

Arsenal also signed William Saliba this summer but he is not included as went straight back to Saint Etienne on loan.

The squad cannot include more than 17 non-homegrown players, while eight members of the squad must be developed in England.

Any player under the age of 21 does not need to be included and can line up for Arsenal at any point.

The Gunners have had a stop-start beginning to the new season.

Arsenal have seven points form their first four matches and drew 2-2 with north London rivals Tottenham before the international break.

Next up they face Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday, September 15 (4.30pm).

Arsenal

Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick Bellerin, Hector* Ceballos, Daniel Fernandez Chambers, Calum* Holding, Robert Samuel* Kolasinac, Sead Lacazette, Alexandre Leno, Bernd Macey, Matthew Ryan* Maitland-Niles, Ainsley* Martinez, Damian Emiliano* Mavropanos, Konstantinos Moreira Marinho, David Luiz Mustafi, Shkodran Ozil, Mesut Papastathopoulos, Sokratis Pepe, Nicolas Tierney, Kieran Torreira, Lucas Xhaka, Granit

U21 players (Contract and Scholars)

Alebiosu, Ryan Azeez, Miguel Ballard, Daniel George Balogun, Folarin Jerry Bola, Tolaji Burton, Robert Butler-Oyedeji, Nathan Jerome Chatoyer Cirjan, Catalin-Ionut Clarke, Harrison Thomas Cottrell, Ben Coyle, Trae Dennis, Matthew Ejeheri, Ovie Prince Flaherty, Stanley James Graczyk, Hubert Greenwood, Sam Guendouzi, Matteo Hein, Karl Jakob Hillson, James Andrew John-Jules, Tyreece Romayo Kirk, Alexander Michael Laing, Levi Alexander Lopez Salguero, Joel Matthews, Alfie McEneff, Jordan John McGuinness, Mark James Medley, Zechariah Joshua Henry Nelson, Reiss Nketiah, Edward Keddar Ogungbo, Mazeed Okonkwo, Arthur Olayinka, Olujimi James Ayodele Olowu, Joseph Olugbenga Omole, Tobi Osei-Tutu, Jordi Oyegoke, Daniel Oladele Akinbiyi Plange, Luke Elliot Saka, Bukayo Saliba, William Sheaf, Ben Smith, Matthew Gerrard Smith, Tom Smith Rowe, Emile Sraha, Jason Robert Osei Swanson, Zak Taylor-Hart, Kido Teodoro Martinelli Silva, Gabriel Tormey, Nathan Alexander Willock, Joseph George

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National Signing Day 2018 – Part Deux is in the books.

The composite class rankings have Auburn coming in at Number 12 in the NCAA and Number 3 behind Georgia and Alabama in the SEC.

Minus signing one or two offensive linemen, however, this is an overall good group of recruits and, as expected, Auburn Head Football Coach Guz Malzahn waxed poetic about those that signed today and of those that signed during the Early Signing Period. To be sure, some additional depth was added. And, some of these guys have exceptional speed and size.

Hopefully, Auburn will go after the O-Line and D-Line recruits sooner instead of later for the 2019 signing class. To me, these guys in the trenches don’t get the glamour that skill position players receive so they are more likely to sign early. Now, to be honest, this paragraph is just this writer’s opinion and nothing more.

We learned today – or at least I did – that Jarrett Stidham will miss the first two weeks of Spring Practice due to shoulder surgery so that will give Malik Willis and Joey Gatewood some needed reps at quarterback with both the first and second teams. I mention this due to the Gatewood signing and early enrollment.

Many thanks from TET to Zach Taylor(@best5zach) for managing the thread and for the signing day info below.

A huge shout out also to our great commenters in keeping the thread going today even though I’m sure it seemed to crawl due to the lack of excitement caused by the Early Signing Period.

As always, War Eagle!

List of signees after the jump.

****Current Signee InformationVia Rivals****     

QB Joey Gatewood, Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail) **  (Nationally- 62,  State- 15,  Position- 3)

RB Asa Martin, Decatur, Ala. (Austin) ** (Nationally- 64,  State- 2,   Position- 3)

RB Shaun Shivers, Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade Madonna) (Nationally-??,  State- 48,   Position- 11)

ATH Harold Joiner, Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook)  (Nationally- ??,  State- 8,  Position- 24)

WR Seth Williams, Cottondale, Ala. (Bryant) (Nationally- 225,  State- 5,   Position- 4)

WR Shedrick Jackson, Hoover, Ala. ** (Nationally- ??,  State- 14,   Position- 83)

WR Matthew Hill, Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood) (Nationally- 146,  State- 16,   Position- 6)

OL Kameron Stutts, Killen, Ala. (Brooks) (Nationally- ??,  State- 23,   Position- ??)

OL Jalil Irvin, Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson) (Nationally- ??,  State- 43,   Position- 17)

DL Daquan Newkirk, Perkinston, Miss. (Gulf Coast CC) ** (Nationally- 23,  State- ??,   Position- ??)

DE Richard Jibunor, Athens, Ga. (Athens Christian) (Nationally- 232,  State- 29,   Position- 9)

DE Kayode Oladele, Miami, Fla. (Champagnat Catholic) (Nationally- ??,  State- 68,   Position- 22)

LB Michael Harris, Tucker, Ga.(Nationally- 197,  State- 25,   Position- 9)

LB Zakoby McClain, Valdosta, Ga.(Nationally- 215,  State- 27,   Position- 17)

LB/DB Josh Marsh, Decatur, Ala. (Nationally- ??,  State- 35,  Position- ??)

CB Christian Tutt, Thomson, Ga. ** (Nationally- ??,  State-42,   Position- 36)

CB Roger McCreary, Mobile, Ala. (Williamson) (Nationally- ??,  State- 40,   Position- ??)

DB Quindarious Monday, Atlanta, Ga. (Carver) ** (Nationally- 203,  State- 26,   Position- 15)

DB Jamien Sherwood, Jensen Beach, Fla. ** (Nationally- 225,  State- 14,   Position- 20)

K Arryn Siposs, Australia

WR Anthony Schwartz, PLANTATION, FL (Nationally- 62,  State- 31,   Position- 28)

DB Kolbi Fuqua, Cordova, Ala. (Nationally- Not Ranked, State- 24, Position- 44)

** Early enrollee

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Oladele Abiodun Michael’s (@oam_arts) Exhibition of Art & Poems opens today at the Discova Art Centre, 20 Rumuola Road, Luli Mall, Port Harcourt. Entry is free of course. Doors open at 4pm. #art #paintings #discova #portharcourtartists #nigeriancreatives #artists https://www.instagram.com/p/B5NRUNeJSkQ/?igshid=1ry320269xpye

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Oyo Assembly confirms appointment of Civil Service Commission nominees

Oyo Assembly confirms appointment of Civil Service Commission nominees

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of chairman and members of the State Civil Service Commission as submitted to it by Gov. Abiola Ajimobi.

The house, presided over by Speaker Michael Adeyemo, also confirmed the appointment of the chairman and board members of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

Mr Doja Oladele was confirmed as the commission…