#Tekhartha Mondatta

[sesameowo]

*slide this fanart through the door's crack*

poor zen getting old now 😔

[stoshasaurus]

this just in: gay man teaches angrier gay man to hold a pigeon. more at 11, stay tuned.

what went wrong, ramattra.

what went wrong. (racism. racism went wrong.)

[lacertae-dreamscape]

once upon a time...

and then there was one.

just a widdle doodle thinking about how zenyatta was found and given a path to travel by the same omnic who left first, and then zenyatta found his own path diverging from his own master... and then saw one die, and one abandon righteousness for forcefulness.

one who practiced too much peace, one who ended far too violent.

yet. isn’t there a middle ground?

it must be quite a lonely road.

[wrexwas]

Tekhartha Mondatta in Overwatch 2 Story Mission "Ironclad" Gothenburg - Outro Cinematic Extra

[dawnthefox24]

So I just found something out about the mirrorverse for Overwatch and I must say...My heart hurts they killed Ramattra off he was the Mondatta in this AU...Which means that Mondatta is basically Zenyatta and Zenyatta is basically Ramattra.... I need to go and lie down for a moment. my heart can't take this....

[puffinatta]

Photo taken at the amusement park

[nataszaluiz]

I think that is how my poor zenny found out about his brother's death. 😢

[lenaperseveranceoxton]

Question for anyone who got their copy of Heroes Ascendant early: Does Lena get a single mention in Jack's story, or was Jack non-canonically lying to their corpse?

For context, I came across this post from 2017 and remembered that Jack had the line above. The wiki says "You fought with honor, kid" wasn't specific to Lena, but this video does, so there's that, too.

Every now and again, I feel silly for the whole "gay dad and his lesbian child" familial ship, as if I'm just projecting my daddy issues onto my favorite characters (/hj), but come on! Jack had those one or two lines and the "Okay, dad!" interaction in Overwatch 1, but he's the one character who DIDN'T mention Lena in the Valkyrie short story? Lena doesn't come up at all in Bastet, either!

He scoffs at the idea of joining up with Winston in Gibraltar and doesn't bring up or at least know that Lena did exactly that? Does he know about Lena's failure to prevent Mondatta's assassination just before Winston sent out the recall? You can't tell me he doesn't care about her enough to at least consider returning to the new Overwatch to be there for her, but why can't it just be spelled out for me as undeniable proof already? Like, when are we going to get a spray of the adoption papers? (/j)

[erchashishaniye]

zenyatta: (points at widowmaker) that's her ramattra

widowmaker : what?

zenyatta : she is the one that shot mondatta

Widowmaker: Oh no

Ramatra:(turns into buff mode)

Widowmaker :AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[ari-blueberry-bloop]

Little meow meow

[sesameowo]

Kitties p2 (ft. Mondatta)

[stoshasaurus]

I was at a restaurant today that encouraged you to draw on their paper table coverings. they even provided crayons :)

[lacertae-dreamscape]

just a lil doodle uwu

[dawnthefox24]

Hmm okay Mirrorwatch had an interesting choice by them killing off Ramattra though I understand the reason why they would do that.

Yes we all know that Tracer killed him simple as that. Though a part of me finds that a bit too easy you also got to remember she's basically the Reaper of Mirrorwatch.

Remember "Alive" I hardly doubt it was the same when Tracer blinked away from Widow's bullet. As much as I like that headcanon of the same thing with Widow moving out of the way with the plus bomb hitting the target.

I don't think that was the case, I do think Widow tried to stop Tracer from killing Ramattra but she didn't use Widow to kill Ram instead I think it gave Tracer the opportunity that the bullet missed Ram causing a panic making Tracer blink to Ram before sticking her plus bomb onto him. And we all know how that ends.

But that just's my headcanon is it brutal? oh 100% remember Mondatta had a mercy kill as for Ramattra his was brutal.

Though that's just my two cents of the matter.

[nataszaluiz]

such little sketches.

[lenaperseveranceoxton]

It's been a while since I've posted any sort of character analysis, and I'm bored, so... here we are! I was mildly inspired by this post, but I've had the following on my mind especially since this video came up in my YouTube recommendations a while back.

Can we talk about how STUPID the chronal accelerator is? I hope that the Overwatch Declassified book sheds some more light on it, but I don't think the narrative teams across the franchise's lifespan ever really put much thought into it.

In Reflections, Lena wears her chronal accelerator out by zipping all over King's Row.

Notice how there's still a slight blue glow. So, does it have enough power to keep Lena anchored in time but not enough to let her control her "own personal timeline"? I honestly don't mind that as an aspect/caveat to the chronal accelerator. I promise I'll get back to this point.

In Alive, Lena uses her chronal accelerator to recall JUST before the bullet that killed Mondatta hit her.

One could argue that she anticipated Widowmaker's shot and got lucky. Still, this scene is set in slow motion. Is it purely to make it more dramatic, or does Lena perceive everything around her to be slower as she controls her own personal timeline? I think the latter would make her more interesting as a character, because it would mean that she had more than a split second to decide to dodge the bullet, only adding to her survivor's guilt.

Okay, deep breaths. We're treading into what I would argue are the most annoying portrayals of the chronal accelerator.

I'll get the first bit out of the way: London Calling has a lot wrong with it as a story. I've given my complaints on this blog before, but I'll give a recap. No offense to Mariko Tamaki, but her experience of writing for Marvel and DC comics is apparent. They tried to lean into the superhero aspect of "Tracer", and it misconstrues Lena as a character here and there.

As for the chronal accelerator, it starts electrocuting Lena after Widowmaker slams her into a wall at the end of Alive. After Lady's funeral, Lizzy follows Lena home and sees her being electrocuted half-to-death on the sidewalk, and they use parts sent by the one and only S. Paceape to repair it. Lena doesn't hear Winston's warning that the fix is temporary, and she blinks all the way to Iggy with no hiccups. Then, as she snatches Iggy from Kace, she says "Just need the chronal accelerator to hang in there for... got ya!" and it suddenly starts electrocuting her again. Obvious inconsistency there, as Lena shouldn't have known the chronal accelerator was about to electrocute her when it was most convenient for the plot, but why are THESE parts from Winston temporary? She gets them right after Mondatta's assassination, and she doesn't get electrocuted before then. She speaks about Winston as if they're not in regular contact, and Winston simply mails her parts on occasion.

Why did Babs Tarr draw her like this? Why is it that these parts are suddenly temporary? Winston would know that Lena uses her chronal accelerator REGULARLY. She prefers to use it over taking the tube, for example. All of a sudden, his parts can't handle a short walk to the Underworld? The writing did BOTH of them dirty in this comic. I can't lie.

Now, onto the thing that frustrates me the most: the Doomfist Origin Story. Remember my point about it being interesting concept for Lena to be able to slow down her perception of time? I feel like, with this origin story, they focused so much on portraying Akande as the cold and calculated warrior that he is that they made Tracer look ESPECIALLY inept.

It would've made more sense for Akande to study the fighting patterns of Genji. He very clearly dislikes Asa Yamagami in that one OW2 interaction he has with Genji. Surely, a light bulb would've gone off like "Ah, this cybernetic ninja fights quite like a student of Asa Yamagami. I might be able to predict his next move."

Time to bring this essay full circle! Remember my point about Reflections kind of implying an interesting concept of the chronal accelerator having just enough power to keep Lena anchored but not enough for her to control her own timeline?

Rewatch the Doomfist Origin Story. Seriously, look at how much Lena is blinking here. I think it would've been more fitting for Lena's character if her overconfidence led to her burning her chronal accelerator out and leaving her defenseless, frozen like a deer in headlights. It would also fit Akande's character, as he would know that Lena would eventually tire herself out (maybe not to the extent of her life support device giving up on her, but my point stills stands). Akande would still be able to destroy Lena's chronal accelerator, presuming that it would take her out of the fight for good, and the plot would move on the same way.

Now, I don't know how to end this, so I'm just going to say that Lena "Tracer" Oxton is my original character. I'm taking her from Blizzard's grasp. No one understands her like I do. 😔