#big pig: roadhog

[tappy-tutu]

Hungry Hog~💜

new emote in the game has Roadhog's stomach growling in it and oh my god i am so horny for him I've wanted this for so long

Sorry for the bad quality lol (growl at around 0:15)

[makoshark-b2tb]

Look at my cute man. Wtf bro, I’m literally gonna crush him with my fists I can’t take the cuteness agression

[oldhalloweentape]

🐀Junkrat (OW I & II) x (gn) Reader💣

(Confession Edition!)

(Picture’s not mine!)

(Been wanting to write for him for a while now and I wanted to start up the writing process while the skillet was still hot, hope I convey Junkrat well!)

- Alright, this guy, it would take a bit for the junker to even realize his feelings for you are romantic, let’s all be honest with ourselves.

- Whenever he’s near you and feels fuzzy he just thinks it’s the after-effects of the excitement he has when he uses his bombs and makes people fly.

- He can’t differentiate those kinds of feelings, the difference between platonic and romantic is something that passes him by.

- It’s unclear if he even has feelings on top of that, treating you like a good friend that he’s particularly touchy with, which might discourage some.

- You could say something referencing your feelings to him, like complimenting him sincerely only for him to be like, “Thanks, mate! That’s mighty kind of you!” With that goofy ass smile plastered on his face.

- But knowing the people who are into Junkrat (me included), it’s a temporary setback, a momentary loss before you spring back up and try more for this weirdo.

- After all, I think that consistency and being a constant helps a lot, I mean, look at Roadhog— He’s the appointed best friend and pal to Junkrat, always with him. The reason I ascertain is due to Roadhog being a strong, reliable, and constant aspect to Junkrat out in the Outback.

- Roadhog himself is what I believe would be the knife that pops the tension between you and Junkrat, there’s only so much that a pig can handle. Especially when it comes to you trying so blatantly while the rat remains oblivious.

- On one particular day he just gets fed up and grabs him by the tire before he can run into the mission after seeing you interact and fail to get the point across to Junkrat for the umpteenth time. Makes Junkrat look him in the eye and doesn’t sugarcoat anything when he says, “Reader likes you. Fucking moron.”

- Then promptly drops him and starts making his way out of the building to do the mission as Junkrat is left sitting there on the floor, a baffled look on his face before hastily getting up and running after Roadhog, hastily asking what meant by that as his arms flap around manically.

- After that, he is quick to start crafting a “master plan” (as he so proudly calls it) excitably rattling about ideas swirling in his brain as he slaps together a planning board. Roadhog is subject to this rhymeless madness and gives him the nod and thumbs up method.

- He, as anyone might expect from him, wants it to be a grand affair. You are the subject of his affections after all, so naturally you deserve something grand, so, grand it will be.

- His definition of grand is… Odd of course, but do we expect from him? Yeah, and what we expect him to do is what he exactly does. Making it a spectacle that he tries to invite everyone to, unsuccessfully, and he gets talked out of it by Roadhog because of three reasons: One it’s a bad idea if anything goes south and you get something stuck or some shit, two it would take away the surprise and you’d probably find out what he’s trying to do, and third it would be awkward in front of so many people.

- After that hiccup he still wants it to be grand, and include explosives indefinitely, but more tame variations, like glitter (do NOT LET THIS MAN OBTAIN GLITTER) or smoke bombs with pink smoke that leaves stains.

- With the creation and attention he gives this plan it takes from the time he usually spends with you, but he makes up for it.

- After setting everything up, he excitedly drags you by your arm to a secluded area and promptly ignites a wired construction of said bombs all together creating a big fat heart shape on the floor. Then eagerly grabbing you by your shoulders and basically yells at you when he tells he’s all sorts of crazy about you and how he now knows you feel the same, as well as apologize that it took so long for him to realize it.

- Yeah, mouth full, and when you confirm that, yes, you feel the same he’s fighting the urge to bounce on the walls. Opting to hold your hands tightly, jumping and spinning the two of you around as he looks at you with a lovesick smile and gaze.

- At that point forward, you, him, and Roadhog are joint at the hips if you guys weren’t already.

- He’s so giggly about you, that he makes it a bit obvious that you guys are a thing now and it divides people on how they react to it, for example, one-half are relieved that the tension and pining is over or the other half are straight up horrified that the disgusting, gross, vile rat man that is Junkrat was able to get with someone.

[xmoonlitxdreamx]

OW2 Junkrat & Roadhog Relationship (part 2)

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This is my second post on me trying to understand Junkrat and Roadhog's relationship dynamic in OW2. This second post is looking at Roadhog's OW2 voice lines sourced from his wikia page and a video on twitter with some unused voice lines (source links will be under the cut). Again, I’ll only be talking about lines that I think give insight into Junkrat and Roadhog’s relationship and how they think of each other.

As I said in my previous post, I am biased for viewing their dynamic positively because I ship roadrat; but I'll try to include negative or neutral interpretations as well.

Anyway, interpretations are under the cut!

This first set of quotes are from his OW2 voice lines wikia page.

“Dipstick.” (Pig Pen triggered)

I feel like this line is typically associated with Junkrat and wasn’t something Roadhog said before his Pig Pen ability was added

Could suggest that Junkrat’s speech quirks have rubbed off on Roadhog

“Caught the rat.” (enemy Junkrat trapped)

refers to Junkrat with rat-related nicknames (or just “the rat")

“That little grubber... *grunt*” (eliminated by Junkrat)        

Uses patronizing nicknames for Junkrat

Doesn’t seem to respect Junkrat

“I’m tired of hearing your voice.” / “Now will you shut up?” / “Peace and quiet.” (eliminating Junkrat)

Junkrat is really chatty around Roadhog

Roadhog thinks Junkrat’s chattiness is annoying

“Never liked science.” (eliminating Moira using Coalescence, Sigma using Gravitic Flux, or Zarya using Graviton Surge) / “You eggheads stay away from me.” (with multiple scientists on team: Lifeweaver, Mei, Mercy, Moira, Sigma or Winston)

Roadhog doesn’t like scientists; this could potentially be used as a point of tension between him and Junkrat, as Junkrat seems to think of himself as a scientist sometimes (“Who says I can't be a scientist? I can be whatever I want.”).

This sort of tension isn’t really addressed between them afaik, I just put it here bc I thought it could be interesting LOL

“Someday, I'm just going to leave you.” (Elimination, said to ally Junkrat on low HP)

From the tone of his voice, this suggests Roadhog seems to get exasperated with having to save Junkrat’s ass all the time

Taken in isolation, this line can suggest that Roadhog is tired of Junkrat’s antics and plans to leave him one day

Taken in context (which is Roadhog saving a low HP Junkrat), this could be seen more as a hollow threat meant to signal his frustration to Junkrat rather than an earnest expression of wanting to end their partnership

Again taken in context, I think this kinda suggests that Roadhog often gets Junkrat out of tricky situations (something like “someday I’m going to leave you. And then what’s gonna happen to you? You’re gonna get into trouble because I’m not there.” -> kind of has this implication that Roadhog saving Junkrat is something that happens so often that it would be a problem for Junkrat if Roadhog wasn’t there)

“No job too big, no score too small.” (Summer Games voice line)

This is his and Junkrat’s “tagline” as partners in crime, as seen on Junkrat’s official OW2 Hero profile

Suggests he is a little willing to play into the cartoonish partners in crime dynamic that Junkrat set up for them, or at least is aware of it

“At least I’m not a rat.” (along with “At least I’m not a hog.” from Junkrat)

Taken in isolation, could suggest that Roadhog doesn’t like Junkrat

Could suggest a sort of competitiveness between the two of them, or possibly that the two of them bicker

Sojourn: Follow my lead, and we make it out of here in one piece.

Roadhog: Watch the high ground.

Sojourn: Huh, I didn't take you for a tactician.

Roadhog: Used to it.

Could suggest Roadhog is more of the tactical one between him and Junkrat, despite Junkrat’s posturing as the leader between the two of them

Sojourn: I remember Overwatch tailing you back in the day. Before you teamed up with your... sidekick.

Roadhog: Quieter times.

Roadhog doesn’t deny that Junkrat is his “sidekick,” so it’s possible he thinks of Junkrat like that

On the one hand, this suggests that he doesn’t respect Junkrat as a leader

On the other hand, this does suggest that he does at least see him and Junkrat as an odd pair of sorts

Roadhog thinks Junkrat is noisy

He likely misses having peace and quiet without Junkrat

Roadhog having a past connection to Overwatch could mean something for Roadhog and Junkrat’s dynamic considering Junkrat sometimes seems admirable of Overwatch in his voice lines, but idk there’s not really anything to work off of from just this

These next voice lines were sourced from here; it’s unclear of what the context is for these since not all of them were added to the game. (Think they were canceled (?) PVE voice lines or something)

“Someone pick up the rat.”

Again, refers to Junkrat as “the rat”

Seems reluctant to help Junkrat

“Somebody killed Junkrat.”

The most interesting interpretation I can come up with for this is at least he bothered to point out that Junkrat was killed LOL

Summary of this section: Overall Roadhog seems to find Junkrat noisy and annoying, he doesn’t respect Junkrat as a leader, and he complains when he has to get Junkrat out of trouble. There is some indication that he does recognize his partnership with Junkrat and sees the two of them as an odd pair. It’s possible that he gets Junkrat out of trouble frequently, which could imply that he feels some sort of obligation to help Junkrat instead of actually leaving him. At the same time, it’s possible that he’s so frustrated with saving Junkrat all the time that he wants to end their partnership. Unlike Junkrat, Roadhog doesn’t bring up Junkrat on his own in conversation with others and only seems to talk about Junkrat when someone else brings him up. At least one of Junkrat’s speech quirks has rubbed off on Roadhog, suggesting they’re around each other often and possibly Roadhog does pay attention to Junkrat.

Other caveat: imo it’s unclear how much of his reluctance and negativity should be taken super seriously--he does seem to be really grumpy around Junkrat, but he’s also really grumpy around everyone LMAO;; though I will say he does seem more grumpy around Junkrat than he does around other characters. Is the fact that he’s more grumpy around Junkrat mean that Junkrat is special in some way, or does that just mean he particularly dislikes Junkrat….???? Idk it’s up for interpretation. I feel like characters like Roadhog who don’t really wear their emotions/intentions on their sleeve are kind of hard to parse outside of a story that has a narrative or purpose, so with OW2 being a pvp shooter with no plot there’s not exactly a lot of clues for how to interpret his grumpy attitude besides. grumpy.

I could also say a little bit about Roadhog’s nicknames for people (which started with the catch-a-mari event iirc), but I'm gonna save that for a different post.

Anyway! That’s all. I’m gonna look at the “A Friendly Rivalry” short story in the next post, and maybe some other stuff idk I haven’t decided how I wanna organize it yet. Thanks for reading!

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[acradelius]

Scenario where reader tries anal for the first time with Roadhog?

"Easy There, Little Piggy~"

Fandom: Overwatch / Overwatch 2

Pairing: Roadhog ("Mako Rutledge") x Gender Neutral! Reader

Rating: Lemon [🟡] (NSFW!)

Warnings/Mention Ofs: MDNI, Gender Neutral! Reader, Mandatory Foreplay, Spanking, Finger Penetration, Anal Fingering, Unmentioned Size Insertion Kink From Roadhog, "Little Piggy" Nickname Usage By Roadhog- Reader Is An Adult Though, Mention Of Safeword, Praise- Roadhog Giving/Reader Receiving, Verbal Teasing, Orgasm Denial By Roadhog.

Word Count: 679 Words

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There’s definitely no bounding straight into something such as anal when it comes to having a partner that has the physique such as Mako’s. He’s literally the definition of a big man, and that’s speaking in every portion, including the size of his cock. There’s no doubt that if he was to jump straight into sex without his partner being prepped, especially with his size, it would most likely be a trip to the nearest hospital for his partner. Therefore, foreplay happens to be an absolute must. He’ll begin by just placing his hand amongst (Y/N)’s ass, mostly just rubbing it to give the sensation of something being close, but occasionally giving a gentle slap while chuckling. Eventually he’ll begin slipping his hand underneath their undergarments to slip a finger or two between their ass cheeks, and then eventually begins to prod them with the tip of his finger.

Even after the time spent doing foreplay, there’s still some preparation that is taken before jumping into the main event. He’ll begins with just one finger, slowly pumping it in and out within (Y/N)’s ass, occasionally picking up the pace just slightly, all while making sure to brush against that certain spot within them, soft chuckles leaving from Mako all while soft sighs and groans escape from (Y/N)’s lips. One finger would eventually become two fingers, and then two fingers would eventually become three fingers. Three long, thick fingers. All three of them simultaneously pump in and out of his partner, Mako watching as their face would contort from the pleasure or even how their legs would immensely tremble from his fingers brushing against that special spot within them, all while letting out a soft whine and pushing their hips back to relish within the feelings even more.

He could only describe the action that was taking place as a mesmerizing work of art, a mesmerizing work of art that he would never find himself getting tired of. They definitely didn’t necessarily need the immense amount of lube for this particular activity, but Mako definitely wasn’t regretting his choice in the usage amount. He was absolutely loving the glistening effect of the light hitting just right whenever (Y/N)’s ass would jiggle at even just the simplest and slowest of thrusts of his hips. “Are you doing well down there, my little piggy?~ I’m not causing you any pain or discomfort, am I?~” Of course, (Y/N)’s comfortability and safety was his first priority, Mako knew quite well that he had to be careful or that (Y/N) could end up getting hurt. “You remember your safeword, don’t you?~” It’s then that he gives a gentle slap to the ass, but instead of being met with some sort of actual response, (Y/N) proceeds to give a frantic nod while a soft whine escapes past their lips. 

“Such a good little piggy~ Taking my cock in your ass so fucking well~” That wet smacking sound echoing throughout the room around them as Mako’s pelvis briefly connects with (Y/N)’s ass at a quick pace, watching as his thick, enormous cock gets practically sucked in. How it becomes a tight squeeze that makes things even more pleasurable as (Y/N) purposely clenches down around his length. “Ya’ tryna keep me deep inside ya’, huh?~ Didn’t realize that you liked cock in your ass that much, (Y/N)~ Don’t worry, Daddy Pig will make sure to keep your ass stuffed whenever he can~” He’s close, he can feel it. Struggling to maintain control, but Mako doesn’t want this to end. “M-Mako!~” There’s a loud, frustrated whine that (Y/N) lets out, moving their head slightly to glance back at the big man, a pleading look within their eyes. A soft chuckle of amusement at (Y/N)’s desperateness as Mako takes a hold of his cock, slapping the tip of it against (Y/N)’s ass cheeks. “Now, now, little piggy~ We wouldn’t want this moment to end too quickly, would we now?~”

[fymo-blogs]

Roadhog stimboard

Themes ; hooks(big hook), dirt/mud, gas mask, gold/money, maybe pigs too if you want to add that :3

Yep!

Warning for sharp things and raw meat below cut!

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Roadhog stimboard

Requested by: @cyberpsychosis-system

Song:

[l33lz]

Love your fanteractions! Can I get some with Roadhog? He's my favourite lol

Roadhog Fanteractions, for anon

Thanks for the request :) First one, hope it is appeasing… :0

———

Junkrat: Roadie! They’ve got us on these posters all over town! I suppose we’re famous now, aren’t we?

Roadhog: Hm? (laughs) Yeah, I guess so.

———

Junker Queen: Didn’t I tell ya what would happen if I ever saw you again, Mako?

Roadhog: Heheh. I’m still standing.

———

Roadhog: I’ll scrap you for parts.

Bastion: (a series of quick, alarming beeps)

———

Ramattra: The Australian Liberation Force. An army that destroyed many of my brothers and sisters.

Roadhog: (sighs) Their scrap made my gun.

Ramattra: You will not see the last of us.

———

Roadhog: Hrngh.

Tracer: What’s wrong, big guy?

Roadhog: …what?

Tracer: (nervous laughter) Nevermind!

———

Junkrat: I’ve never seen ya real face, Roadie. Can ya show it to me?

Roadhog: Shut up.

Junkrat: What if I say pretty please?

Roadhog: No.

Junkrat: With sugar on top? And a little cherry? Whipped cream?

———

Cassidy: There’s a hefty reward for bringing you and your friend in.

Roadhog: Thanks.

Junkrat: Did ya hear that, pig-face?

———

Mei: Don’t you feel any sympathy for all the people you’ve hurt?

Roadhog: (hearty laugh) Not at all.

———

Send requests for fanteractions! Anyways, thanks anon for the ask, hopefully I did you justice. ^_^ I love Roadhog too, hopefully we get more Jamison Fawkes and Mako Rutledge lore in OW2 :)!!!

[fortheloveofpiggy]

ANYWAYS LESS SERIOUS THINGS

GUYS THE NEW HOG REWORK IS SOOOO COOL YIPPEE ITS GONNA BE SO FUN

Okay I can’t say for sure it’s gonna be perfect BUT I think it will be AND also I’ll give my full review after playing him tomorrow but so far here’s my thoughts as ROADHOG HIMSELF

Click that button mate ⤵️⤵️

My thoughts on the gun:

I wish it was mixed not just projectile. Like half hitscan half projectile but it’s not TOO bad

My thoughts on take a breather:

This is such a better way of handling take a breather then before- but a few complaints specifically that cyx also brought up.

1. You can’t tank dva bomb anymore. Which is gonna be annoying and honestly kinda just isn’t lore accurate to roadhog. He survived the omnium blowing up but can’t survive dva bomb 🤨 but it’s not too big of a deal

2. The recharge time is 12 seconds which is literally so long holy shit. An idea on how to fix that: Maybe if you deal damage it could go up faster? Idk it would be cool

My thoughts on hook being unchanged:

Perfect. I’m so glad they didn’t

My thoughts on ult being unchanged:

Idrc tbh hogs alt can either be completely useless or game saving it’s really hit or miss and in general I think keeping it was a good call

My thoughts on pig pen:

This isn’t what I was expecting at all but tbh, it sounds great! It’s gonna really help make him someone to be feared again. Im really curious on how you will be able to combo his hook and pigpen. I think it’s genuinely really really exciting. And I think it also helps bring his identity closer into his relationship with junkrat because now they literally have matching moves how cute is that?? Yeah

My thoughts on community reaction:

Some people hate it some love it and that’s okay. I understand a lot of the talk on both sides. Except two arguments against it that I’m gonna unpack

1. “Now roadhog is gonna be op!!” Yeah about time!! Do you know how long it’s been since he has been good? It’s been too long. Now he’ll actually have a chance against his counters which before playing against an Ana or Orisa could be game ruining for hog mains especially people trying to get into the character

Honestly I thought I was a good hog already but with this rework people gonna fear me >:)

2. “This isn’t even a rework just gave him a new ability!!” What? Okay so just because they kept two abilities the same it’s not a rework? They changed two of his things significantly (gun and take a breather) and gave him a new ability. That is a rework of I’ve ever seen one, but I mean okay?

Final thoughts before I get to play it,

Prepare for your worst nightmare. The hog mains are back!!!

[blackjackkent]

what’s an inside joke you have with your family or friends?

say 3 things about someone you love

any pet peeves?

(Ask meme: questions I think it would be fun to be asked)

what’s an inside joke you have with your family or friends?

This is one of those questions that I know I have plenty of answers for but as soon as I try to think of one my brain goes blank. XD

First thing that comes to mind is all the names my friends and I have for attacks in Overwatch that are most definitely not their official names or (to my knowledge) the common ones used by the community, including but not limited to:

"piss jar" (Ana's Biotic Grenade)

"in his mode" (Bastion's Tank Configuration)

"seeing-eye arrow" (Hanzo's Sonar Arrow)

"danger noodles" (Hanzo's Dragonstrike ultimate)

"littering" (Kiriko's Healing Ofuda)

"Arbor Day" (Lifeweaver's Tree of Life ultimate)

"nipple heal" (Mauga's Cardiac Overdrive)

"frosty Satan" (Mei in general)

"suck column" (Ramattra's Ravenous Vortex)

"playpen" (Roadhog's Pig Pen)

"spicy meatball" (Sojourn's Disruptor Shot)

"Covid" (Sombra's Virus)

say 3 things about someone you love

Hmmmm. She has an infernal engine for a heart, she-- oh, hm, I should probably talk about real people. XD

Speaking in general about my friends bc it is hard to pick just one... :D The people I love...

Are funny and fun to be around.

Are supportive of me and interested in what I'm excited about (and vice versa).

Are big ol' nerds and not afraid to be so. :D

any pet peeves?

Arrogance annoys me more than anything else. Particularly when it isn't warranted. I've unfortunately spent too much time with some very toxically arrogant people in my life and it's the easiest way to get on my bad side. If your confidence isn't about lifting up everyone around you as well as yourself, I'm not interested. :)

[nitewrighter]

Roadhog for the Niche questions, if you please.

HNNNNGH BIG

a song that reminds me of them: "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath

what they smell like: exhaust, copper, and ~musk~

an otp: Roadrat!! They are shaped!!

a notp: Zaryahog. It's a no from me, boss.

favorite platonic/familial relationships: Obviously him and Junkrat as the ~ultimate mayhem duo~ but I also really like that he and Ana can just kind of chill together. I also like the idea of him being oddly chivalrous around Mercy, like "Oh man she's a ~big deal~ Better look professional."

a headcanon that is popular in the fandom but that i disagree with: Can't really think of one because most of the Hog stans I've seen have had excellent taste and tend to like the character for qualities he actually has. Sometimes they make him too affectionate but they'll usually add the caveat "I know this is OOC." Mad respect for that.

the position they sleep in: Back sleeper, snorer, hands folded over stomach...nothin' spectacularly unusual, that's Junkrat's territory.

a crossover au i’d love to see them in: He needs a skin to match Junkrat's Hayseed. Like come on, he has a *sickle*--give him a farmer skin.

my favorite outfit they’ve ever worn: Pachimari :)

[termagax]

would you roadhog and junkrat own any pets if so what kind ….

okay so two thoughts. one is that when asked what his favourite animal is junkrat tells lucio he wants a guinea pig so i suppose he would have a guinea pig. but my beautiful mind says they would have some old dog. like a big ugly mutt or something

[purplekoop]

Been a few days and yeah, I definitely gotta say I'm loving the Roadhog rework. I genuinely forgot how much I love the absolute menace of the character, he was my second most played character in OW1 (between Reinhardt and Ana) and I only stopped playing him because of the stigma of picking such a selfish tank in 5v5. I played him the night before the rework went live, and already started having a good time, I think even getting one last lucky right click one-shot. Then when the rework went live, I started having an even better time, because he just feels so much less like a one-dimensional gimmick.

I've always felt like Roadhog was fun because a lot of his "micro tech", where his game plan is simple in theory but has a lot to optimize if you want to get the most value you can out of him. Cancel the endlag of his reload animation with Breather to minimize your downtime, pre-fire a shot onto your target before the hook to increase the reliability of the finishing combo, and even just use turn hooks to increase how much you can disorient an enemy and put them into an even worse position. All that tech is retained (save for the silly ranged one-shot), but instead of just relying on the lethal combo gimmick, he's SO much more flexible. His reworked gun lets him lets him get off pot shots from a distance in a similar way to Queen, where the mid-range damage isn't crazy but can definitely confirm some sloppy kills with decent aim. The meter-based Breather lets you be so much more flexible in the damage you take, and van even act as a sort of meter-based Block ability, where you deliberately use it just to shrug off anticipated big hits, ranging from stuff like Echo sticky bombs to even Junkrat tires and D.va bombs at point-blank range, while still not wasting all of your healing resource. Plus, the way that it can't be totally shut down by sleeps and stuns makes the most brutal moments using it feel a lot less dreadful. There's even older changes I haven't played much with, like his gigabuffed ultimate (2 seconds increase in duration plus the ability to use other abilities during it) having so much more combo potential while being much harder to shut down, and his shorter hook cooldown in exchange for the target being slightly farther away after hooking them (which in some cases is an accidental buff, I've gotten some nasty environmental kills I don't think I would've with the old hook range.

All this increase in creativity and flexibility goes along perfectly with his new ability: the oft-misunderstood Pig Pen. I like to call it the taser burger though, because that's what it looks like. People were confused with this ability at first as a confusing new addition to his kit, and while it's not the most impactful ability, it's so fun being creative with how you use it. It's area denial. It's a combo tool. It's a way to make a 100 HP toll before enemies can walk into a tight doorway without feeling the wrath of the Taser Burger. You can set up lethal kill combos just as reliable as the classics, but at the cost of needing to commit two cooldowns instead of just one. And overall it just increases the amount of stuff Roadhog does at a time, where he can zone out one area with the burger while also applying pressure by just Being Roadhog.

He can heal more, he can hook more, he can deal meaningful damage more, he can control more space, and he can get more out of his ult. He just feels like so much more of a character overall, without just feeling like a blatant ball of oppressive stats. You gotta play and not get outplayed to get work out of the big pig man, and it feels super satisfying to do so. You can't autopilot on Roadhog, but you can't autopilot on any Tank in OW2, not even Orisa, but he requires a different flavor of brain juice to get use out of his skills.

I think a lot of people are disappointed that he didn't get more direct team utility, which is something newer greedy bully tanks like Queen and Mauga have even just an ounce of with their shouts. But like... he's Roadhog. He's always been the ultimate greedy bastard pick, with the most gracious thing he's done for his team is heal himself. I think Pig Pen actually alleviates both his competition with the other bully tanks by giving him a more "area pressure" focus rather than going on the offensive with raw beefy aggro, and also gives him a way to support his team indirectly via his new area denial. Being able to place a trap near a squishy immobile support backline like Ana or Zenyatta is a legit way to dissuade against flankers diving onto them, and in general playing Roadhog like a bouncer is a great way to play into aggressive matchups. Overall this rework really solidifies Roadhog's gameplay personality in a way that I don't think other potential changes like an AOE heal would've. Plus, the pun is great in addition to this clearly being Roadhog's early christmas gift from Junkrat. That just feels nice. What doesn't feel nice is getting hooked into a double trap that does an instant 160 damage and does more over time to be lethal even without followup damage from the two bastards that arranged this fate, both of which are burst damage specialists that can shred through tanks who'd normally be fine taking that damage, but that's such a funny combo and I've never been subject to it so it's fine when it happens to someone else.

I think my only problem with playing Hog now is that Anti-Nade is still such a stupid counter. I think now more than ever that the brand new tank and the newly reworked tank both rely on self-healing for sustain, and don't have ways to deny debuffs themselves, it's pretty clear that total heal blocking is just not fair against Tanks as it is now. It doesn't even feel fair to the tanks who don't self heal and can block the initial nade, since it just totally eliminates your ability to eat damage that your supports could potentially save you from. this was fine in OW1 and even made it a rational ability to give supports aggro power against tanks, since if you anti one tank then the other can peel for them, but we don't have that now so it's up to supports to peel with healing instead. Or Life Grip. Or Suzu. But like. That's two characters. Maybe Immortality Field too but that one still has weaknesses against Anti, like if the timing is unlucky then your death is still inevitable. And also all of those save abilities have cooldowns longer than bio nade, so it's kind of a hard trade to make value out of. I think most people agree that the anti heal effect needs a direct nerf, not just to uptime or duration, like cutting the effect to a 50% heal reduction or making it so you can end the effect early by being healed by a certain amount. I like the creativity of the latter but I think the simpler nerf might be better here. I don't know if this should also apply to Rampage, but considering that's an ultimate then I think it should either get a compensation buff or retain its total healing denial.

So yeah, I think Roadhog's a plenty fine character now, and I'm happy to welcome him back into my tank rotation along with the more conventional tanks like Rein, Orisa, and Ramattra. I don't think he'll be dominant but I think that's for the best, Roadhog's the most fun to play as and against if he has to put some elbow grease into getting stuff done, which I think is the balance that's been struck now. He still feels absolutely mean to stomp with, but there's still a lot that can deal with him if he plays recklessly. Even with his counters he can often scrounge out a win. Reaper wins a direct 1v1 where he can get in close early, but if you get a full ranged shot+hook into burger+point blank shot+melee combo, or just go ham (ha) in the honest close-range duel, then you still get a win out of the matchup. Roadhog feels like a character with a lot of skill expression, which has felt true to some extent for a while but has been exemplified now more than ever while also giving him well-rounded tools to feel solid in most matchups. Just. yeah nerf antiheal, just to give Roadhog, Queen, and Mauga (and the rest of the role honestly) an early christmas gift.

[little-lion-man-self-ships]

i assume that you and roadhog have fun nicknames for each other!

We do! I call him Roadie, Big Guy, and Pig Daddy.

He likes to call me Little Piggy and Sharkbait!

[acradelius]

Lime rating scenario 11 for Roadhog?

"Do You Trust Me?"

Fandom: Overwatch / Overwatch 2

Pairing: Roadhog ("Mako Rutledge") x Gender Neutral! Reader

Rating: Lime [🟢] - (Equivalent to PG-13)

Prompt: #11 - "Do you trust me?"

Warnings/Mention Ofs: Gender Neutral! Reader, They/Them Pronouns For Reader, Post! Omnic Crisis, Post! Austrian Liberation Front, Long Lost Spouse! Reader And Roadhog, Slightly Canon-But Mostly Non-Canon Background For Roadhog, Reminiscing, Reuniting, Junkrat Attempts To Scare Reader, Unmentioned Appearance Of Roadhog.

Word Count: 1,420 Words

Notes: Ultimately, I've always been fond of a cross universe for Overwatch, and Team Fortress 2 with Overwatch has always been a crossover favorite of mine. Therefore, the background for Roadhog is not fully canon for this post and more opinionated based on the crossover version I have for him. I've also based Reader's brother to be Sniper from Team Fortress 2, though for those wanting to keep it solely within the Overwatch universe it is not mentioned or hinted at.

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Thirteen years, seven months, three weeks, four days, nine hours, forty-five minutes, twenty-three seconds.

That’s exactly how much time has passed since they had last been on the property. The last time that they had been on the property, what was supposed to be considered their forever home, before having been drove out of their home, their own hometown, by a revenge hungry mob of Omnics due to the destruction of the omnium and the surrounding area that had been gifted to them by the government after the Omnic Crisis. Between being stuck in constant cycles of depression and grievance, followed by just going through the same constant motions day by day, the sense of time had become blurred and eventually forgotten. It had essentially turned into a cycle of just whenever it was day and whenever it was night, nothing much more than that. What exactly was it that had caused (Y/N)’s thoughts to deter from their usual? To decide that maybe it would be best to deter from their usual schedule and routine of the life that they had come to know over this past decade and go on this trip back to their hometown with their older brother. 

At the moment, (Y/N) couldn’t give you a specific answer. 

Yet, secretly, it was that little spark of hope that had almost been snuffed out.

While that little spark of hope within them had been on the verge of being completely snuffed out throughout the last twelve years, it was difficult to determine now whether it would actually die away or find some reason, whatever reason, to become big, bright, and flaring once again. The moment was supposed to be a time of reminiscing, a time of (Y/N) closing their eyes and basking in the memories of how the past, how rundown things had become in the present. The neighboring town, “Junkertown”, was definitely something else now, a “rustic” town built by the scraps of the omnium that was populated by bands of lawless scavengers and their “Queen”. The surrounding area of the place that was supposed to be home almost mimicked the appearance of the “Junkertown”.

It was supposed to be where their home was going to be, where their business was going to be. ‘Rutledge Family Pig Farm’, that’s what it was supposed to be called. The stalls where the pigs and piglets were going to be held were now a non-existent thing, the land where they were going to be located was now just an area of destroyed land, as it would have to be completely dug up and releveled just to even begin making blueprints once again. How that enormous, custom made barn that (Y/N) remembers Mako and some of the neighboring farmers that worked alongside them in the agribusiness had spent countless hours building was now just a large pile of various junk, the typical combination of old wood and scrap metal. Lastly, but definitely not the least part about this small time frame of reminiscing, was the house that needed many renovations that were now just small ideas of the past, the house that was supposed to become their own. 

(Y/N) and Mako’s home. 

There was just absolutely too much about the current condition of the house to attempt to just focus upon one thing about it. How many of those renovations, the plans on how beautiful and homey the house was supposed to be, were now gone to the wind, it now looking like a ghost, an empty shell, of the former house that it used to be. It’s starting to become overwhelming, the various thoughts and memories from the past conflicting with the ‘what could’ve been’ type of possibilities that follow alongside it. 

“Hey,” There’s the typically gruff, yet soft, and comforting voice of (Y/N)’s brother, enclosing the distance between them to make sure that his younger sibling was getting the closure and something similar to comfort that they would need. A gentle hand upon the shoulder, a sign of reassurance that he was there if (Y/N) needed anything. “If you’d like we could always go grab something to eat, figure out wh-” Yet, the comforting words don’t last long, not with the words then being suddenly interrupted by the sounds of metal clanking, which was then followed by a few, small explosions going off around them. There’s a shriek of surprise that escapes past (Y/N)’s lips, eyes widening and frantically looking around in an frantic attempt to figure out the source of the bombs. 

“Got ‘em bastards, Roadie! Show them that the ‘Whole Hog’ doesn’t take kindly to people tryna’ steal from us!” 

Usually, it would’ve been the frag launcher wielding crackhead looking guy that would overtake the attention of (Y/N) in situations like this, hands becoming clammy and breath becoming shaky from the anxiety that was beginning to rise within them, but that wasn’t the case this time. Their attention was now more focused upon the large, heavy set man that was standing menacingly beside this person. It’s then that it begins to dawn on (Y/N), these two men weren’t just your run-of-the-mill type of Junkers, oh, no. ‘Roadhog’ and ‘Junkrat’, that’s what they were typically called, and were famous, wanted fugitives for their international crime spree that left nothing but havoc and bedlam within their wake. Despite that, there was just something about this ‘Roadhog’ person, something that (Y/N) couldn’t just necessarily pinpoint about it. Sure, this man was probably about the same size and build, if not just some tad bigger, than Mako had been as (Y/N) could last recall, yet, people could drastically change their appearance throughout almost fourteen years. While the man’s clothing, or lack of clothing more like it, was things that she couldn’t necessarily imagine Mako wearing, it was more similar to his aesthetic though. Yet, the more that (Y/N) would look over this mystery man the more similarities to Mako that they would be able to pinpoint. 

It had begun with the body comparisons..

Then it had transitioned with the clothing comparisons.. 

..how the man’s belly button stuck out quite a bit.

..how the man’s tattoo on his stomach was very, very similar.. 

If not, completely exactly how Mako’s was.. location and all.

..that little, homemade piggy patch that was upon the man’s vest.

There’s absolutely no way, is there? 

There’s absolutely no way that it could be him, that it could be- 

“-Mako?”

It’s just a moment that the name slips from (Y/N)’s lips and out into the air around the four of them that an intense, thick moment of silence overcomes them all. Well, it doesn’t last for long as Junkrat then begins spouting off along the lines of ‘Mako? Who’s Mako?’ and then he would elbow Roadhog and chuckle, ‘Get a load of these two! Thinking that one of us is this Mako person!’ Yet, there’s no response from his taller companion, just an unknown look that’s covered by the mask. An almost unsettling silence, but it slowly dissipates as Roadhog proceeds to enclose the distance between himself and (Y/N). A large hand of his reaches to grasp at the straps of his mask and then begins to slightly tug it from his head to reveal.. 

Mako Rutledge. 

Their partner, the one that was believed to have perished along with whatever other hopes and dreams that (Y/N) and Mako used to have, was this ruthless and harsh killer that was wanted worldwide for crimes various to basic misdemeanors to crimes that could only be conjured up within the mind of an extremely deranged psychopath. There couldn’t be any way that the Outback had changed Mako this much, right? To delve and essentially give in to this ‘Roadhog’ persona, but that was his life now, and ultimately, it makes (Y/N) take a moment to realize how much they had changed due to everything that they had gone through as well.

What they hadn’t been expecting was Mako’s large hand to a gentle hold of their own, how he used to whenever they were younger, whenever they had been genuinely happy and deeply in love with each other. Heart rates begin to accelerate, breathing becomes more quick paced and shaky, throat feeling as if it’s beginning to constrict slightly while vision slowly begins to become blurred from tears forming in (Y/N)’s eyes. 

“(Y/N).. Do you trust me?”

[sumpossumspile]

felt the exact same way about roadhog, the sheer disappointment when i found out he wasnt actually a big pig man was devastating.

D.Va’s design would improve tenfold if she looked like her bunny logo. false advertising.

[koopzilla]

Eddie Riggs (Brutal Legend) or Roadhog (Overwatch)

"Now this is my kind of crowd! They both know what's important. One-shots! Big cars! Loud music! I'd take 'em both out!"

"But we're talking hotness. And when it comes to looking good, one thing matters more than anything else. BIGGER. is. BETTER! So I'll give it to pig-mask!"