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After the Omnic Crisis, government officials gifted the Australian omnium and the surrounding area to the omnics that had nearly destroyed their country, hoping to establish a long-term peace accord. This arrangement permanently displaced Mako Rutledge and a large number of the Outback's residents, a scattered collection of survivalists, solar farmers, and people who just wanted to be left alone.[2]

Furious over the loss of their homes, Mako and others turned to violent rebellion. They formed the Australian Liberation Front and struck against the omnium and its robot population to take back the lands that had been stolen. Events continued to escalate until the rebels sabotaged the omnium's fusion core, resulting in an explosion that destroyed the facility, irradiated the region, and littered the Outback with twisted metal and wreckage for kilometers around.[2]

Mako watched as his home became an apocalyptic wasteland, and he was forever changed.[2]

Adapting to his environment, he donned a mask and took to the broken highways of the Outback on his ramshackle chopper. Little by little, his humanity was forgotten. The last vestiges of Mako faded away and the ruthless killer Roadhog was born.[2] He continued to dwell in his farm, which was located on the outskirts of Junkertown.[6]

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Roadhog-cheer Roadhog in the audience Roadhog attended the Reckoning that saw Odessa Stone defeat King Mason Howl. He remained silent the entire time, though one loudmouth caught his attention as he yelled out "Junker Queen," inadvertantly giving Stone the nickname she'd bear for years to come.[7]

Wasted Land

“ World deserves them. They could scrap every panel here, and it wouldn't get them a mile toward a real city. But it'll get me something. „ ~ Roadhog Roadhog-Wasted Land Waking up the Hog Roadhog remained a thorn in the side of the Junker Queen. He didn’t care—he was there for his gas and everyone else could rot.[8] While an enemy of the queen, he was still allowed inside the settlement as long as he took no weapons in.[9]

One night, Roadhog found some Junkers attempting to loot his farm. He hooked one of them, but the Junker told him he was sorry and Roadhog could take all of their scrap and weapons in exchange for their lives. Roadhog accepted, stating (inwardly) that the world deserved them, and that they could scrap every panel around and it still wouldn't get them a mile to a real city.[9]

He headed to Junkertown and (after some thinking on how he hated it there and how the Queen and the Junkers deserve what they get) went to a Junker named Bruce. He gave Bruce the scrap and weapons from the looters in exchange for some hogdrogen canisters. Bruce also told Roadhog "The world wants to forget blokes like us, Mako. Wants us to stay quiet. Don't give 'em the satisfaction."[9]

Afterwards he headed to the bar and silently bought a beer with the leftover coins from the looters. While there, he overheard some Junkers confronting Junkrat about what treasure he'd found and also overheard him say he'd offer a friend he could trust a ten percent share. Junkrat pointed at Roadhog as he said the words. Roadhog ignored this at first while some Junkers told him to stay out of it. Junkrat offered higher percentage shares while an unnamed Junker told Roadhog to sit where he was. Roadhog then incapacitated the Junkers threatening Junkrat.[9]

Roadhog demanded fifty percent of Junkrat's treasure, and after some haggling, Junkrat relented. He thought about Junkrat as the two walked away: "This idiot. He's a liar. Lies to himself most of all. But he's not the quiet type. The world deserves him. Deserves both of us. And we'll make sure they don't forget it."[9]

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On the Road

“ Well that's a fine 'how do ya do?'. What was it you think that got us the boot? The stealing the queen's cash? Blowing up her summer shack? The beatdown at the bar? Whatever it was, you really ticked off the big boss this time. „ ~ Junkrat to Roadhog Junkrat & Roadhog Junkrat & Roadhog Roadhog grudgingly agreed to be Junkrat's bodyguard in exchange for a 50/50 share of the spoils.[10] In his mind, better that the spoils go to him than the Queen.[8]

For some reason, Junkrat and Roadhog were kicked out of Junkertown, following a string of incidents that included stealing the Queen of Junkertown's money, blowing up her summer shack, and a bar brawl (possibly the one where they first met). Whatever the reason, Junkrat blamed Roadhog for it. Still, as Junkrat was well aware, there were two things that solved every problem—money, and explosives. That gave him an idea...[11]

For a time, the pair wandered the irradiated Australian Outback; Junkrat was his only associate, to the puzzlement of many.[12] Eventually, the pair left the Outback, and embarked upon an international crime spree leaving nothing but havoc and bedlam in their wake.[10] They were responsible for a string of robberies, arson,[13] murder,[1] and other crimes stretching from Sydney to King's Row.[13] They had a creed of "no job too big, no score too small."[1] It is known that they performed a heist of the Banco de Dorado[14] by digging a tunnel. While in the United Kingdom, they stole the crown jewels.[15] Their spree of mayhem and chaos caused untold millions in property damage around the world.[1]

British, French, and Latin American authorities offered rewards for information on the fugitives, and theorized that they were intent on crossing the Atlantic to North America.[13] Their activities were reported on by A Moment in Crime, by which point the bounty on their heads had reached $25 million.[1]

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JunkratRoadhog-Going Legit The Junkers face off against the cop bots At some point during their escapades, Roadhog and Junkrat were offered a job by a "Suit" from Hyde Global. The Suit claimed that a factory of his in downtown Sydney had been attacked by omnic terrorists, with his workers taken hostage. The Suit told the pair that he wanted to keep the police out of it, and that there "was no-one better" at keeping things quiet than the duo. The pair accepted the job, and made their way to the factory. Their 'quiet' approach consisted of detonating explosives on the roof and entering the factory in force. They blasted their way through the factory's robots, exited, and brought the whole structure down. As Roadhog reminded Junkrat, there were meant to be hostages, except there were none. And the robots they'd destroyed weren't omnics, but cop bots. At this point the actual police arrived, but the two made their escape. Upon realizing they'd been set up, the pair headed back to see their corporate friend. They strung him up on a crane and headed off, leaving the suit to die in an explosion that consumed the entire Hyde Global building.[3]

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“ Idiot. „ ~ Roadhog, after Junkrat messes up JunkratRoadhogPlan2 Roadhog, after Junkrat's screw-up Their worldwide heist complete, Junkrat and Roadhog returned to Junkertown, with a hover-trolley loaded with gold and explosives. At the town gates, Junkrat laid out his plan—light the fuse, put on 'inconspicuous disguises', sneak into town, get the trolley to the queen's throne, reveal their deception, and kaboom! Roadhog had Junkrat refine the plan so that it included them escaping the detonation, and escaping with the gold at that. The plan was set in motion, only to be screwed up as Junkrat revealed their identities to the gate warden. The gates were barred shut, leaving the pair with a trolley of gold, useless disguises, and a ticking fuse. Breaking his long silence, Roadhog uttered a single word...

"Idiot."[11]

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QueenRoadhogHammondJunkrat-together The Junkers play volleyball At Christmas, Roadhog and Junkrat played volleyball against each other. The Queen watched on, while Hammond rode on the ball.[16]