Tracer

Bio: The former Overwatch agent known as Tracer is a time-jumping adventurer and an irrepressible force for good. Lena Oxton (call sign: "Tracer") was the youngest person ever inducted into Overwatch's experimental flight program. Known for her fearless piloting skills, she was handpicked to test the prototype of a teleporting fighter, the Slipstream. But during its first flight, the aircraft's teleportation matrix malfunctioned, and it disappeared. Lena was presumed dead. She reappeared months later, but her ordeal had greatly changed her: her molecules had been desynchronized from the flow of time. Suffering from "chronal disassociation," she was a living ghost, disappearing for hours and days at a time. Even for the brief moments she was present, she was unable to maintain a physical form. Overwatch's doctors and scientists were stumped, and Tracer's case seemed hopeless until a scientist named Winston designed the chronal accelerator, a device capable of keeping Tracer anchored in the present. In addition, it gave Tracer the ability to control her own time, allowing her to speed it up and slow it down at will. With her newfound skills, she became one of Overwatch's most effective agents. Since Overwatch's dissolution, Tracer has continued to right wrongs and fight the good fight wherever the opportunity presents itself.

Personality: Tracer is a very energetic, mischievous and resourceful girl, loving a good joke and giggling during battle. She's often quick witted and displays great affection and even insight towards her friends, such as Winston and Mei. She is extremely fearless and determined, not being afraid to take chances and being enthusiastic about discovering new things and places, according to her reaction to meeting all the different characters and seeing all the sights of the Nexus in her trailer for Heroes of the Storm. Tracer seems to be interested in the teachings of Mondatta and the Shambali, as conveyed by her dialogue with Zenyatta. She also prefers to keep her pulse bombs to herself, as specified by one of her lines with Junkrat.

Physical Description: Tracer is a 5'4" young woman with a very slender build. She has light skin and spiky, dark brown hair. Her outfit consists of a dirty brown pilot jacket with her white chronal accelerator attached on top, and a long orange jumpsuit underneath. The name, Tracer, is embedded on the left leg of the jumpsuit. Tracer also wears dirty white gauntlets on her arms, gray crocs, and a pair of orange goggles with white trim.

Story: At a young age, Lena Oxton was accepted into Overwatch as a pilot under the call sign Tracer. Her skills made her an ideal candidate for the first pilot of the Slipstream, a fighter jet capable of teleportation. However, the Slipstream malfunctioned, giving Lena the world's first case of chronal disassociation. For several months, she would vanish and reappear at random and was completely intangible. After months of research, Winston was able to design a chronal accelerator for Lena. The device not only cured the problems presented by her condition, but also allowed her to speed up, slow down, or even rewind her own time manually. Using these abilities, Tracer became a standard soldier for Overwatch, until the organization was shut down. At the time of the Overwatch Recall, Tracer was in London. She was the first to contact Winston when he sent out the signal. She is later seen attending a very small Christmas gathering at Watchpoint: Gibraltar with Winston in Reflections. In Alive, Tracer attended Tekhartha Mondatta's speech in King's Row. She tried to stop Widowmaker from assassinating him; however, she failed and was defeated when Widowmaker incapacitated her, which left her with a damaged chronal accelerator. In the Cinematic Trailer, Tracer, having recovered from her defeat, worked with Winston to stop Widowmaker and Reaper from stealing Doomfist's gauntlet. Though the gauntlet was damaged, there were no casualties. At 630 hours, test pilot Lena Oxton completed her in-flight check and activated the OWX-01 Slipstream's teleportation matrix. After hours without radar or visual contact, the Slipstream was presumed destroyed, and Oxton was listed as MISSING IN ACTION. After weeks of failed attempts, Overwatch operative Winston engineered an entirely new solution. Oxton is again firmly anchored in present time. Recommending that she be transferred from flight operations to field combat training.

Mobility: Tracer can use Blink to quickly move around the map, outflank enemies, and deal damage before they can respond.

Low health: Tracer has low base health and no regenerating shields, so she must use Blink and Recall to avoid or reverse damage.

High damage: Tracer has the potential to deal a lot of damage.

Accent: Tracer's accent is intended to be London Cockney.

The accelerator counteracts the effects of the chronal disassociation Tracer suffers, keeping her anchored in the present. In addition, it gives Tracer the ability to control her own time, allowing her to speed it up and slow it down at will. This is effectively a form of localized time travel. To Tracer's best knowledge, she cannot travel into the distant past with the device, but by her own admission, she's never tried. The accelerator temporarily gave out on at least one occasion, robbing Tracer of her abilities, but still keeping her in the present. When it was destroyed when Tracer was battling Doomfist, she began to blink uncontrollably (the device was presumably fixed or repaired afterwards). Sombra's translocator appears to use similar technology to this device, and it's suggested Sombra stole it. The chronal accelerator can be taken off and still keep Tracer in the present as long as it is powered on and she is near it.

Full name: Lena Oxton.

Gender Identity: Female.

Sexual Identity: Lesbian.

Pronouns: She/Her.

Status: In a relationship.

Age: 28 (biologically 26).

Romances: Emily (girlfriend).