Summary
Once a frontline combatant in the devastating Omnic Crisis, this curious Bastion unit now explores the world, fascinated by nature but wary of fearful humanity.
Originally created for peacekeeping purposes, Bastion robot units possessed the unique ability to rapidly reconfigure themselves into an assault-cannon mode. But during the Omnic Crisis, they were turned against their human makers, forming the bulk of the omnics' rebel army. Following the resolution of the crisis, nearly all of them were destroyed or disassembled. To this day, Bastion units still symbolize the horrors of the conflict.
One unique Bastion unit, severely damaged in the final battles of the war, was left forgotten for over a decade. It lay dormant, exposed to the elements and rusting while nature slowly reclaimed it. Overgrown with vines and roots and nested upon by small animals, the robot sat inert, seemingly unaware of the passing of time. That was until one fateful day when it unexpectedly reactivated. With its combat programming all but lost, it instead displayed an intense curiosity about the natural world and its inhabitants. This inquisitive Bastion unit set out to explore its surroundings and discover its purpose on a war-ravaged planet.
Though "Bastion" appears to be gentle—even harmless, at times—its core combat programming takes over when the unit senses danger, utilizing its entire arsenal to eliminate anything it perceives as a threat. This has led to instances of conflict with the few humans it has encountered and has driven it to avoid populated areas in favor of the wild, uncharted regions of the world.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-C, likely High 8-C, High 8-C in Configuration: Sentry, higher in Configuration: Tank | 8-C, likely High 8-C, High 8-C in Configuration: Assault, higher in Configuration: Artillery
Key: Overwatch 1 | Overwatch 2
Name: SST Siege Automaton E54 "Bastion"
Origin: Overwatch
Gender: Genderless
Age: 30
Classification: Battle Automaton, Omnic
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Inorganic Physiology (Type 2, possibly Type 1, via being a robot and likely connected in some way to the Iris) Bodily Weaponry (Built-in submachine-gun, minigun, and tank cannon), Information Analysis (Able to analyze the topography of his surroundings up to a range of several kilometers[1]), Technology Manipulation (Able to interface with other Bastion units and access their memory banks[1]), Weapon Mastery, Transformation (Can transform its Recon, Sentry, and Tank forms at will[2]), Damage Reduction (Passively reduces incoming damage when in his Sentry and Tank forms[2]), Healing (Can repair itself mid-combat[2]), Explosion Manipulation (Via Configuration: Tank[2][3])
All previous minus healing, plus; Adhesive Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation (Via A-36 Tactical Grenade and Configuration: Artillery[4]), Resistance to Hacking (Capable of resisting Sombra's hacking[5])
Attack Potency: Building level, likely Large Building level (As a combat-model Omnic, Bastion is far stronger than most humans, and served as the main force against humanity in the Omnic Crisis,[6] and constantly fought Humanity and pushed them back, and often fought individuals like Jack Morrison, Ana Amari, Torbjörn, Gabriel Reyes, and Reinhardt Wilhelm,[6] though were treated mostly as cannon fodder by all five), Large Building level with Configuration: Sentry (The Gatling gun was capable of tearing through Crusader shields in about eight seconds,[3] and was stated by Reinhardt to be capable of shredding individuals in the presence of Torbjörn, who had no objections.[7] His bullets are able to cut through trees effortlessly[1]), higher with Configuration: Tank (Even stronger then it's Sentry configuration[2]) | Building level, likely Large Building level, Large Building level with Configuration: Assault, higher with Configuration: Artillery (Was upgraded to be stronger by Torbjörn[8][9] Torbjörn also freed Bastion from much of his wartime programming, and conducted repairs on several of Bastion's decades-old, crumbling systems.[10]
Speed: Subsonic travel speed (Able to move this fast[2]), Hypersonic+ reaction and combat speed (Bastion units fought Jack Morrison, Ana Amari, Torbjörn, Gabriel Reyes, and Reinhardt Wilhelm[6]) Massively FTL+ perception speed (Omnics are able to perceive minor changes in stimuli down to a micro-fraction of a microsecond[11]) Immobile Movement Speed in Configuration: Sentry (in Sentry Form, Bastion is unable to move from its locked location) | Subsonic Movement Speed with Hypersonic reaction and combat speed, Massively FTL+ perception speed (Likely Faster then before due to upgrades)
Lifting Strength: Superhuman (As a Combat-Grade Omnic, Bastion is superior to individuals such as Zenyatta)
Striking Strength: Building level, likely Large Building level | Building level, likely Large Building level
Durability: Building level, likely Large Building level (Bastion Units have combat-grade armor, making them stronger theh normal Omnics) | Building level, likely Large Building level (Torbjörn also made new armor for Bastion[12])
Stamina: Superhuman, possibly Infinite (Due to their physiology, Omnics do not need to eat, sleep, or breathe and will simply continue to function without tiring unless manually shut down or destroyed)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Hundred of Meters with firearms
Standard Equipment: None notable
Average (Despite being programmed as a combative killing machine, Bastion has a very child-like mentality and is relatively peaceful and curious about its surroundings. Bastion has also shown to be able to retain a great deal of its normal personality while in combat,[13] being able to work alongside its human allies without issue and managing to communicate somewhat with the various beeping and booping noises it makes (such as to say thanks), even blaring the charge bugle upon entering Tank Mode)
Mindless (Anything percieved as a threat or triggering Bastion's PTSD will be attacked with no semblance of the usual kind and curious robot, even with the good aim produced by it's programming) | Gifted (With Torbjörn eliminating much of the killing machine parts of it's programming, Bastion's wit and aim come further into play, making it a mobile combative force who kept up with Reinhardt, Brigitte, and Torbjörn)
Weaknesses: Bastion suffers from severe PTSD from the Omnic Crisis, which can reawaken its original programming and turn it into a mindless killing machine.[1] Repairing itself prevents it from using its weapons.[2] Configuration: Sentry is completely immobile.[2] Configuration: Tank can only be used for a few seconds.[2] | Possibly retains PTSD, though his wartime programming is largely eliminated. Configuration: Artillery only has 3 shots[4]
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Ironclad: Passively reduces damage taken while transformed.
- Self-Repair: Bastion is able to conduct repairs on itself when necessary, welding its parts back together to get itself back into fighting form. However, these repairs take a few seconds at the least, during which time Bastion is completely unable to use any of its weapons.
- Reconfiguration: Bastion transforms between its two primary combat modes to adapt to battlefield conditions.
- Configuration: Recon: Bastion's default form, allowing it to walk around and scout for good positions to enter its Sentry configuration. In Recon mode, Bastion is fully mobile, outfitted with a submachine gun that fires steady bursts of bullets at medium range.
- Configuration: Sentry: Bastion converts itself into an automated Gatling gun capable of unleashing a hail of bullets. The gun's aim can be "walked" across multiple targets, dealing devastating damage at short to medium range. However, due to the rate of fire and the nature of this weapon, it is far less effective at long range. In addition, this weapon has a long-reload time due to the sheer number of bullets being fired.
- Configuration: Tank: Bastion converts itself into a mobile tank that can move at speeds exceeding its Recon form. The cannon’s explosive shells demolish targets in a wide blast radius, but due to the high amount of power this form uses Bastion can only remain in this mode for a limited time.
- A-36 Tactical Grenade: A high-power grenade that bounces off of walls and sticks to either enemy or ground,
- Reconfiguration: Bastion transforms between its two primary combat modes to adapt to battlefield conditions.
- Configuration: Recon: Bastion's default form, allowing it to walk around freely and be more unassuming In Recon mode, Bastion is fully mobile, outfitted with a submachine gun that fires extremely accurate bullets at long range.
- Configuration: Assault: Bastion converts itself into an automated Gatling gun capable of unleashing a hail of bullets, upgraded by Torbjörn to be capable of movement in this form with the same damage output and lengthy reload, Bastion becomes a mobile killing machine
- Configuration: Artillery: Torbjorn upgraded Bastion's tank form into a full blown artillery cannon with even more power behind it's shots at the downside of only having 3 before needing to return to Recon to recharge
Gallery
Others
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Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
Discussions
Discussion threads involving Bastion |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Last Bastion
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Overwatch 1 Gameplay
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Honor and Glory
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Overwatch 2 Gameplay
- ↑ Sombra: Did you know you have a locked storage drive? Bastion: *Inquisitive beeps* Sombra: *whistle* good encryption
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Genesis: Part 2 Innocence
- ↑ London Uprising
- ↑ 2019-11-07, BlizzCon 2019 Overwatch 2 Panel Transcript. Blizzplanet, accessed on 2020-04-10
- ↑ Torbjörn (Overwatch 2), Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2022-10-05
- ↑ Bastion (OW2), PlayOverwatch. Accessed on 2022-12-12
- ↑ Overwatch: Hero of Numbani
- ↑ Overwatch 2 Brigitte Interaction
- ↑ Overwatch 2: Invasion