Tracer (Lena Oxton)

Tracer Overview Toting twin pulse pistols, energy-based time bombs, and rapid-fire banter, Tracer is able to "blink" through space and rewind her personal timeline as she battles to right wrongs the world over. Abilities Role: Damage Hero-ability-circle Role Damage Circle Type Passive Ability Damaging an enemy temporarily reduces their healing received. Healing modification:-30% received (non-tanks) -15% received (tanks) Duration:2 seconds Ability details: Does not stack with itself or the passive from another damage role hero. Stacks multiplicatively with other modifiers that affect healing received. Objects that deal damage, such as turrets, may also apply the effect. Self-damage does not apply the effect. Pulse PistolsKey mouse 1 Hero-ability-circle Ability-tracer1 Type Weapon Effect Type Hitscan Hitscan Blocked by barriers. Ignores barriers. Blocked by Defense Matrix/Kinetic Grasp. Ignores Defense Matrix/Kinetic Grasp. Blocked by Deflect/Javelin Spin. Ignores Deflect/Javelin Spin. Affected by damage boosts. Ignores damage boosts. Affected by Amplification Matrix. Ignores Amplification Matrix. Short-range automatic weapons. Damage:6 - 1.8 (per bullet) 12 - 3.6 (per shot) Falloff range:10 - 20 meters Headshot:✓ (x2) Rate of fire:20 shots/s Bullets per shot:2 Ammo consumption:2 Ammo:40 Reload time:1 second Spread angle:3.5 degrees (max) Projectile radius:0.04 meters Tracer rapid-fires both of her pistols. Example Video: Ability details: Damage per second: 240 while firing (120 overall w/reload) ~0.22 seconds recovery if firing is paused. Co-op details: Ammo increased from 40 to 60. Damage reduced from 5.5 to 5. 6v6 details: Falloff range increased from 10 to 12 meters. BlinkLSHIFT Hero-ability-circle Ability-tracer2 3 seconds, 3 charges Type Ability Effect Type Movement Movement Teleport in the direction you are moving. Duration:0.1 seconds recovery for reuse Max. range:7.5 meters Tracer zips horizontally through space in the direction she’s moving, and reappears several yards away. She stores up to three charges of the blink ability and generates more every few seconds. Example Video: Ability details: Blink instantly moves Tracer to target location. Tracer will not be caught by Junkrat's Steel Trap if she attempts to Blink over it, but cannot Blink out of one that she has already triggered. Blink will not remove debuffs. Can also be activated with Secondary Fire. RecallE Hero-ability-circle Ability-tracer3 12 seconds Type Ability Effect Type Movement Movement Travel back in time to your previous location and health. Healing:Health returned to the highest value in the past 3 seconds Duration:0.91 seconds rewinding Rewinds 3 seconds back Tracer bounds backward in time, returning her health, ammo and position on the map to precisely where they were a few seconds before. Example Video: Ability details: Also fully reloads Tracer's Pulse Pistols. Recall does not restore temporary armor or temporary personal shields. If Recalling to a position on a platform (or the payload) that has moved during the last few seconds, Tracer will not be Recalled to a position in the air, but instead she will be returned to the platform, wherever the platform is now. Recall also records where Tracer was looking three seconds prior. Tracer is phased out while Recalling, removing most negative status effects and making her immune to all damage during the 1.25 seconds Pulse BombQ Hero-ability-circle Ability-tracer4 1375 points Type Ultimate Ability Effect Type Arcing projectile Arcing projectile Area of effect Area of effect Blocked by barriers. Ignores barriers. !Partially blocked by Defense Matrix/Kinetic Grasp. Ignores Defense Matrix/Kinetic Grasp. !Partially blocked by Deflect/Javelin Spin. Ignores Deflect/Javelin Spin. Affected by damage boosts. Ignores damage boosts. !Partially affected by Amplification Matrix. Ignores Amplification Matrix. Throw out a powerful sticky explosive. Damage:5 (stick) 350 - 70 (explosion, enemy) 175 - 35 (explosion, self) Headshot:✕ Cast time:0.144 seconds for throw + 0.192 seconds recovery Duration:1 second after stick Area of effect:4 meter explosion radius Projectile speed:15 meters per second Projectile radius:0.22 meters Tracer lobs a large bomb that adheres to any surface or unfortunate opponent it lands on. After a brief delay, the bomb explodes, dealing high damage to all enemies within its blast radius. Example Video: Ability details: Tracer's Pulse Bomb does damage when stuck to someone and when it explodes. The projectile can be destroyed while in air by Ability-dva3 Defense Matrix, Abilities-sigma3 Kinetic Grasp and Ability JavelinSpin Javelin Spin and reflected by Ability-genji2 Deflect, but a stuck bomb and the explosion are unaffected. Baptiste-ability4 Amplification Matrix affects all damage dealt, if the projectile passes through it. Splash damage alone going through is not amplified. Stick and explosion are separate damage instances, causing both to get reduced by armor. Co-op details: Explosion damage increased from 350 to 550. Perks Minor Perks A Minor Perk can be chosen at level 2. Blink Packs Hero-ability-circle Perk BlinkPacks Type Minor Perk Health Packs restore 1 Blink charge. Blast from the Past Hero-ability-circle Perk Blast-from-the-Past Type Minor Perk Pulse Bomb's radius is increased by 50%. Major perks A Major Perk can be chosen at level 3. Flashback Hero-ability-circle Perk Flashback Type Major Perk Recall restores 2 Blink charges. Quantum Entanglement Hero-ability-circle Perk QuantumEntanglement Type Major Perk Recall grant 50 overhealth and 20 ammo that decays over time. Duration:6 seconds Hero-specific options Setting name Options Description Blink UI On (default) Blink charge UI element is displayed under the crosshair. Off Blink charge UI element is hidden. Strategy Tracer is a close-range skirmishing hero who specializes in speed and single-target damage. Her mobility and high single-target damage makes her excellent at picking key targets with very low risk. Tracer can quickly traverse a map with the use of Blink to outflank her enemies, deal damage to them, and then retreat before they have a chance to respond. Her low base Health and lack of regenerating shields means that she must make good use of Blink and Recall to avoid or reverse damage. Weapons & Abilities Ability-tracer1 Pulse Pistols: Tracer's primary weapon. Her primary fire rapidly shoots both pistols, dealing heavy damage. These pistols have a large cone of fire and heavy damage falloff, making them ineffective beyond short-range engagements. The shots from Pulse Pistols need to aimed well. The large spreading and very fast fire-rate mean that she has to get close to the enemy as much as possible to track their movement. With the fast fire-rate, it is recommended not to stop in mid-use, even if it will recover the weapons's spreading. Try to land non-stop shots on the enemy. The fast fire-rate means that Tracer has to react quickly if a situation arises that necessitates that she stop firing, such as when Genji activates Deflect or Zarya uses either of her Barriers. Ability-tracer2 Blink: Tracer's most important ability. Blink teleports Tracer a short distance in the direction she's currently moving. She can gather 3 charges as the maximum. This allows Tracer to move unpredictably: she can Blink past an enemy to attack their back, or Blink to the side to dodge an enemy's attacks. Multiple Blinks can be chained back-to-back, allowing Tracer to travel across gaps that normally can't be crossed with just her jump. Blink still has a limit; Tracer needs to wait around 3 seconds to gain 1 charge for it. Use the Blink in combination with Recall and don't waste all its charges without a backup plan. Ability-tracer3 Recall: When activated, Tracer will "rewind" to three seconds in the past, setting her health and position to whatever they were at that time, unless her health value is lower than it was before activating the ability. It will also reload her gun and remove all debuffs from her. Recall is mainly used to restore Health, but it can also be useful for escaping: jump off a ledge, wait for an enemy to follow you, and then Recall back up the ledge. Recall has a short animation that plays when activated, during which time Tracer is invulnerable and invisible. Ability-tracer4 Pulse Bomb (Ultimate): Tracer's Ultimate ability. When activated, Tracer tosses her bomb forwards a short distance. If it impacts an enemy, it will stick to that enemy. Otherwise, the bomb will stick to the first solid surface it lands on. After a short delay, the bomb explodes, dealing a heavy amount of damage to enemies in a small area around the bomb. Note that this explosion will also damage Tracer. Pulse Bomb is devastating on clustered groups or static defenses, like Bastion in Sentry mode. A common ability combination to safely bomb a target is to use Blink to get in close, toss the bomb on them, and then Recall to get back out of danger. Pulse Bomb synergizes very well with abilities such as Zarya's Graviton Surge. The combination of these ultimates will usually wipe out the majority of an enemy team and severely damage their tanks. Avoid being killed by your own ultimate by activating Recall or Blink to escape from the blast. Tracer's Pulse Bomb can eliminate a target just by being struck if they're at extremely low health, though this is not an effective strategy. General strategies When playing Tracer, do your best to avoid fighting your opponents head-on. Tracer can only deal good damage when close to her enemies, as opposed to other Assault heroes like Soldier: 76, and she lacks durability. Take advantage of Tracer's speed to travel rapidly through side routes so that you can get behind your opponents before attacking. Your top priorities should be support heroes; Tracer's high mobility and powerful gunfire make her a very strong counter to most supports and defense heroes that have low mobility. If you manage to fight the dps-heroes, you have to Blink to their blind spot to fight or flank them from behind when they are unaware that you are coming. Tracer's mobility isn't unlimited; if she doesn't spare her Blink uses, she can put herself in severe danger. Try to find single targets that are separated from their team and take them out. Be wary of diving into large groups to try and kill a target, unless you have Pulse Bomb ready, as a full enemy team can quickly turn and kill you before you can Recall or Blink to safety. If you're starting to lose a fight and are low on Health, don't be afraid to retreat, as Tracer's speed can let her get to Health Packs well before her opponents can. This gives her an advantage in dueling single targets, as she can simply outlast them through good use of Recall and retreating to grab Health Packs before returning to battle. Tracer is considered most effective in King of the Hill maps. Her horizontal mobility is unparalleled, making her ideal to flank enemy lines and to patrol flanks. Her lack of vertical mobility can be problematic on Payload or Control Point maps, where other heroes can give Tracer a difficult time to traverse the map safely. Her Pulse Bomb can also be very effective on heroes that have medium health pools that are in Zenyatta's Transcendence. You cannot kill the Zenyatta during Transcendence, but you can take out heroes with less than 400 health, as Transcendence provides invulnerability only to Zenyatta, not the heroes around him. Due to the slow travel time of her Pulse Bomb, throwing from some further range will likely not stick to any of the enemy and kill no one. Practice your aim and get close to the enemy with Blink as much as possible. Keep in mind that Tracer has lowest base health of all heroes; a single headshot from some heroes can quickly kill her. Story Icon-Tracer "Cheers, love! The cavalry's here!" The Overwatch agent known as Tracer is a time-jumping adventurer and an irrepressible force for good.[4] She hails from London,[5] and has traveled all over the world.[6] With her irrepressible energy and boundless idealism, Tracer inspires her team—and all who know her—to fight for a better future.[7] She was a great admirer of Tekhartha Mondatta,[8] and was inspired by Mei, an Overwatch scientist. She believes that sometimes, one simply has to do what is right, even if it's outside the law.[9] She has always thought of herself as a soldier (at least since joining Overwatch), and is committed to protecting humans, omnics, and movements that could make the world better.[10] Tracer has abnormally fast reflexes, hand-eye coordination, and passion for flying.[1] She has trouble concentrating, only able to concentrate for hours at a time when she is upset.[11] She is a fan of British pop/punk music, such as The Clash and The Beatles, and collects vinyl records.[12] She is a crack shot in real-life, but terrible at videogames (yet apparently a good cook).[13] Early Life “ When I was younger, I was two minutes late to everything. (Possibly because I was out all night.) „ ~ Lena Oxton Lena grew up in London[14] as the only child of working-class parents. They raised her to know her enemies and her worth in equal measure, never forcing her to conform to anyone else's idea of who she was supposed to be.[1] Her father told her that "a soldier must know her enemy."[15] On her tenth birthday, Lena bought a vinyl record for 60 quid.[12 In her teens, Lena was something of a party animal; staying out all night, and attending rock concerts.[16] Her father helped her enroll in pilot training at a young age, and her love of flying and speed only grew.[1] When she turned seventeen, she got her first motorcycle. Still wanting to go faster, she enlisted in the Royal Air Force.[16] Her mother accompanied her when she went to enlist.[1] Lena was accepted as a test pilot,[16] and received certification on multiple aircraft, along with marksmanship training.[1] She received the callsign "Tracer," and became known for her fearless piloting skills[4] and upbeat attitude.[14] Overwatch The Slipstream “ So, you want to hear my story. It all started a few years ago. Overwatch was looking for a hotshot pilot to test their next-generation teleporting fighter: The Slipstream. Enter: Lena Oxton (call sign: “Tracer”). [giggles] That’s me! It was the opportunity I had trained for my whole life. But on my first flight, the teleportion matrix malfunctioned; and I disappeared. „ ~ Tracer While still a member of the RAF,[16] Lena became the youngest person ever inducted into Overwatch's experimental flight program.[4] Despite her youth, her abnormally fast reflexes, hand-eye coordination, and passion for flying made her well suited for the program.[1] 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.[4] Hours passed, then weeks, and with neither trace of life nor contact from Oxton, the Slipstream was presumed destroyed, and its pilot presumed deceased.[14] Lena 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 physical form.[4] Sometimes she had strange dreams about the past, including being a kitchen maid at a large house in the country.[6] Tracer remained in this state for two years, but did not biologically age during this time.[1] Overwatch's doctors and scientists were stumped, and Tracer's case seemed hopeless[4] until the gorilla scientist Winston was assigned to her. He designed a device called the chronal anchor, which was able to keep Tracer anchored in space, albeit not in time. Winston realized that her destabilized chronological matrix was building up an unknown form of energy. The energy would hit a critical amount when Tracer was forced to remain in a single fixed timeline. Scrapping the anchor prototype, Winston designed the chronal accelerator,[1] which kept 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.[4] The effects of the accident also gave Tracer unique aging properties.[17] Thanks to the device, Tracer was able to live a relatively normal life. Because of her newfound abilities, she was recruited into the Overwatch strike team and joined Winston in training. The two became close friends.[1] Funeral Five years before Overwatch was shut down, Mina Liao was killed in an attack on Overwatch's Oslo facilities. Tracer was among the Overwatch members who attended her funeral.[1] Uprising “ Sir, do you want to know why I stuck with this? Why I decided to leave the flight test program and begin training as an Overwatch agent? It's because I believed that if I could figure this out, I could be an asset. I could make this world a better place. I fought to survive, and I'm willing to fight for the world, too. „ ~ Tracer, to Jack Morrison Three years before Overwatch was shut down, Tracer continued training to become an Overwatch agent, and trained under the supervision of Winston and Dr. Ziegler at the Overwatch Headquarters' Training and Evaluation facility, where she sparred against Blackwatch agent Genji.[18] Genji would later comment that Tracer was "the only one I have trouble keeping up with."[6] Under supervision, Dr. Ziegler commented on how if no setbacks occurred, she was fit for active duty; a sentiment Winston agreed with. On the 27th day of the King's Row Uprising, Strike Commander Jack Morrison was impressed by Lena's skills with her chronal accelerator. Summoning her to his office, Morrison stated how he was impressed by her determination to stay with Overwatch despite her recent accident. Noticing images of London burning on a viewscreen in Jack's office, Lena commented on her belief in Overwatch's mission. After confiding in Lena his motivations in joining Overwatch, Jack dismissed Lena with the implied knowledge that he approved her request to be promoted to active duty.[18] Lena Oxton then appeared at an Overwatch aircraft where Dr. Ziegler, Torbjörn, and Reinhardt Wilhelm were preparing to embark on an unsanctioned Overwatch mission authorized by Jack Morrision, who was moved by Lena's words to end the Kings Row Uprising in her home city. Ziegler told Lena that the team was invested in her career, and that Jack was fond of her. Reinhardt welcomed her to the team, and Torbjörn grudgingly referred to her arrival by saying, "looks like the cavalry's here" (a phrase that Lena took a liking to).[18] The team fought their way through the streets, even as hordes of Null Sector omnics tried to bar their way.[19] For Tracer, the assignment was her chance to prove to Overwatch that she was worth the effort. The mission concluded with the team rescuing the hostages, Mondatta included.[16] Null Sector was defeated, but the events that transpired were classified within Overwatch's archives.[20] In truth, Tracer's presence in the Uprising mission was not serendipitous—given the public relations scandal Overwatch had endured because of the Venice Incident two years ago, Morrison made sure to send Overwatch's 'cleanest' agents into London, Tracer among them. Furthermore, because London was Tracer's home city, it made her all the more obvious as a choice.[1] The mission was a success in terms of perception as much as outcome, and to build on the good will they had been able to regain, Overwatch followed up their victory with a propaganda blitz, papering London in posters advertising the joys of a career in Overwatch. Their chief subject? Tracer herself.[1] After the Uprising, Tracer became a full-fledged member of the Overwatch strike team. She graduated alongside Genji and Winston.[21] With her newfound skills, Tracer became one of Overwatch's most effective agents.[4] Her cheery attitude and unflagging optimism made her a public relations darling, and as the fame didn't go to her head, she was encouraged to appear in public as much as possible.[1] At some point she was stationed at Watchpoint: Gibraltar.[9] At some point after the Uprising, she was among those who celebrated Commander Morrison's birthday.[22] Along with the rest of the Overwatch strike team (including Winston, Wilhelm, Ziegler, Lindholm, and Sarioglu), Tracer was deployed to Polynesia to deal with the Deepsea Raiders. One operation involved the strike team working alongside Overwatch Search and Rescue. The strike team was responsible for engaging the Raiders directly, while SAR was responsible for evacuating civilians. The strike team initially made short work of the Raiders, but things went awry on a later op. It was planned that SAR move the civilians out of the combat zone before the strike team moved in, but Gabriel Reyes ordered the strike team to engage early. This resulted in the deaths of 14 civilians, and Sarioglu ordered the strike team to fall back.[23] Storm Rising “ Tracer. Status report. Target in sight captain. We've waited a long time for Maximilien to show his face. It's now or never. No pressure then. „ ~ Tracer and Sojourn during the operation Under the command of Sojourn, Tracer led an Overwatch team consisting of herself, Mercy, Winston, and Genji in an operation in Havana. Their mission was to extract Maximilien, an omnic in league with Talon. The Talon forces were moving through the city in a convoy, one which Tracer ghosted on a hovercycle. She moved in and engaged the Talon soldiers. Alongside her team mates, the convoy was destroyed, but Maximilien fled on foot. Tracer wasn't worried, reasoning that he couldn't get far without a vehicle, but Sojourn urged caution...also with a request not to blow anything else up. Tracer replied that she couldn't make any promises. The team was able to apprehend Maximilien, who agreed to give them an "introduction" to Doomfist, Talon's leader.[24] He told Overwatch that Doomfist would be in Singapore in three weeks and in exchange requested that Overwatch not tell Doomfist of his betrayal.[25] Alongside Winston and Genji, Tracer battled Doomfist in Singapore. Her agility and speed couldn't be matched by Doomfist, but her pulse pistols had little effect on the man, either being deflected by his gauntlet, or bouncing off some kind of shield. She was caught off-guard when Doomfist suddenly grabbed her chronal accelerator in mid-air and crushed it in his hand, causing Tracer to blink rapidly, and vanish. Following her disappearance, Winston became enraged and defeated Doomfist in a close quarters clash.[26] With her chronal accelerator destroyed, Tracer was once again dissasociated from the usual flow of time. Fortunately, Winston was able to intervene before she was lost forever.[1] The accelerator was repaired or replaced sometime after.[12] The End of Overwatch “ My name is Lena Oxton—a.k.a. Tracer. If you asked me about me, I'd say I've been a hero. Top job if you can get it. After the Petras Act passed, and Overwatch ended...for a while, I wasn't sure what I was. Tried to stick it out with the RAF. But that was a bust. They wanted me to retire. Sit a desk. So I left. I needed to do something, anything, I needed to...move. So yeah, I keep myself busy. Helping out where I can. Just little things. Emily calls them compensatory heroics. „ ~ Tracer after Overwatch's disbandment Following the destruction of Overwatch Swiss HQ, Tracer was among the Overwatch agents brought before the IJC to testify, and with the passing of the Petras Act, Overwatch was disbanded. All Overwatch strike team agents, Tracer included, were stripped of their credentials, and forced to turn over weapons and technology. Due to health reasons, Tracer was allowed to keep her chronal accelerator.[1] After Overwatch's dissolution, Tracer felt aimless. She rejoined the RAF, but learning that they wanted her for desk duty, she left the organization;[12] the desk job was apparently an intentional demotion.[11] She began a new life back in her home city of London with her girlfriend, Emily,[14] whom she had started dating sometime after Overwatch's disbandment.[27] They resided in an apartment on Willington Road.[28] Finding herself needing to 'move,' she became a vigilante within the city,[12] continuing to right wrongs and fight the good fight wherever the opportunity presented itself.[4] Emily who tolerated Tracer's activities, calling them "compensatory heroics."[12] Following the destruction of Overwatch Swiss HQ, Tracer was among the Overwatch agents brought before the IJC to testify, and with the passing of the Petras Act, Overwatch was disbanded. All Overwatch strike team agents, Tracer included, were stripped of their credentials, and forced to turn over weapons and technology. Due to health reasons, Tracer was allowed to keep her chronal accelerator.[1] After Overwatch's dissolution, Tracer felt aimless. She rejoined the RAF, but learning that they wanted her for desk duty, she left the organization;[12] the desk job was apparently an intentional demotion.[11] She began a new life back in her home city of London with her girlfriend, Emily,[14] whom she had started dating sometime after Overwatch's disbandment.[27] They resided in an apartment on Willington Road.[28] Finding herself needing to 'move,' she became a vigilante within the city,[12] continuing to right wrongs and fight the good fight wherever the opportunity presented itself.[4] Emily who tolerated Tracer's activities, calling them "compensatory heroics."[12] The package contained a regulator, which she delivered to Iggy. While glad, she revealed that last night, the grid's transformer had given out, and that there was no transformer they could acquire legally. However, in truth, Iggy had been searching for Tracer, that she bore a message from Tekhartha Mondatta of the Shambali. That his followers were looking for her, and that he wished to address her before he gave his speech at King's Row this evening.[16] Alive “ Trying to crash another party, love? „ ~ Tracer A few hours after her talk with Winston,[29] and following Iggy's advice, Tracer headed for King's Row to see Mondatta. While Mondatta's assigned security were wary of her, Mondatta ordered them to let her in. The two recognised each other from when they'd met at the King's Row Uprising seven years ago. Tracer wasn't sure why Mondatta had rescued her, and even expressed unease at her attempts to help the omnics of the Underworld, wondering if she was the right person to do so...yet also didn't want to look away. Mondatta reassured her of her efforts, and stressed the need for her, for all humans and omnics, to look forward. Tracer wanted such a world, but reminded Mondatta that for some, the Omnic Crisis had never ended. Mondatta acknowledged the point, but stressed that they had to act now. Mondatta was led out of the room by the security team, in order to give his speech. Tracer headed out and joined the human-omnic crowd outside the Meridian. Walking through, she came across Iggy, who was similarly delighted to see the Shambali leader speak to such a crowd. Mondatta began to talk, but Tracer got a bad feeling, and in her experience, her instincts were usually on the money. She left Iggy and made her way through the crowd.[16] As it was, Tracer's instincts were indeed correct, as she confronted Widowmaker among the rooftops. The two carried out a run and gun battle, but despite her efforts, Widowmaker successfully assassinated Mondatta. Enraged, Tracer tackled Widowmaker, demanding to know why she had done this. Chuckling, Widowmaker easily incapacitated her and departed in a Talon aircraft.[30] Tracer survived, but her chronal accelerator had been damaged.[16] Still Alive “ My dad used to tell me that a soldier must know her enemy. After fighting with Overwatch, I understand justice, duty, honor. But I don't and will probably never understand why people like Widowmaker create chaos instead of fighting it. It's the part of war that will never make sense to me. But maybe it's at the center of the thing. Maybe I should understand it. „ ~ Tracer's reflections Lying on the ground, incapacitated, Tracer was left to wonder why Widowmaker had assassinated Mondatta; had she been hired, and if so, by whom? She reflected that what had just occurred was potentially the start of a war. She made her way back to her appartment and watched the news, among which was the report that she may have been involved in the event. Emily reassured her that what happened wasn't her fault, but Tracer wasn't convinced. In the days that followed, Tracer got another package from Winston; a part for her chronal accelerator. Watching the news, Emily informed her that in response to an omnic protest, the police had called in Special Ops. Tracer ran over to the event; Emily yelled at her that the accelerator wasn't fixed, but Tracer responded that she'd fix it when she got back. As she ran, she reflected that whoever had ordered the hit on Mondatta must have known how the omnics would respond, that the omnics would fight back in response to a symbol of hope being taken away from them. Despite the accelerator glitching, Tracer made it to the riot, with Special Ops on one side, and omnics and human supporters on the other. The police deployed a sonic pulse, and in the confusion, Lady was hit by the wave at point blank range. She and Iggy helped get Lady back to the Underworld, but Lady ended up expiring. After the memorial service, Tracer sympathized with Iggy, but Iggy rebuffed her coldly. Two omnics were dead now, and what had humans done for them? Kace stepped in, claiming that since the omnics' enlightenment, humans had waged war against them. Tracer said that it didn't need to come to war, that they could stop it from happening, but Kace wasn't listening. He pointed out that Tracer was an Overwatch agent, pointing out that Tracer had fought against omnics in the Uprising. Tracer claimed that she had fought against Null Sector to free Mondatta, while Kace claimed that she'd fought for "them." That she had made her choice. Kace told her to leave the Underworld, that she was no longer welcome. Back on the surface, Tracer noticed the police clamping down, fearing that what was happening in Russia was now happening in London. As she walked, her chronal accelerator malfunctioned, incapacitating her. As she lay on the ground, a cloaked figure approached her,[15] revealing herself as Lizzy. She got Tracer back to her appartment, where she and Emily were able to fix her chronal accelerator, using spare parts that Winston had sent. With Tracer recovered, Lizzy explained that while Iggy might have come to resent her, she didn't share her antagonism. Mondatta was dead because someone had shot a bullet, not because Tracer had failed to stop it. Going through the parts, Lizzy came across a device that she believed could fix the grid. However, she doubted that she would be able to get near it, as Kace had rallied the Underworld's omnics to his side. His followers had stalked Tracer, and no doubt they'd be after Lizzy as well. It was at this point that Emily told Tracer that there was a message for her from Winston.[28] Reforming Overwatch Winston's Recall “ Winston? Is that you, love? It's been too long. „ ~ Tracer Tracer was contacted by Winston as he issued a recall order for Overwatch agents. She commented that they'd been out of touch for too long; an assessment that Winston agreed with.[31] He told her how Watchpoint: Gibraltar (where he was present) had been attacked by Reaper. Their conversation was interrupted by Lizzy, who told her that she'd been talking to Iggy, but that the line had cut off. Tracer told Winston what had happened, and zipped off to the Underworld. Winston warned her that the parts he'd sent her were only temporary, but Tracer either ignored or didn't hear him.[28] Underworld “ There are all kinds of leaders in this world. Each has a line they're willing to cross, a level of destruction they're willing to inflict to see their version of justice come to light. It's possible that Kace's followers once believed that the line he was willing to cross stopped at the lives of omnics. It doesn't. „ ~ Tracer Tracer and Lizzy ran towards the Underworld, the former slowing down to allow the latter to keep up. Lizzy pointed out that the omnics wouldn't just let her in, to which Tracer responded "I know." Arriving at the Underworld's entrance, they found six omnics standing guard. Tracer used her speed to disorientate the guards and have them chase after her, allowing Lizzy to enter the Underworld. She reunited with Lizzy, who led her to the fourth level, where Iggy said she would be. Arriving, they found Iggy, albeit in Kace's custody. Kace told her that the omnic revolution was nigh, and that there was nothing Tracer could do to stop it.[28] Tracer yelled at Kace to let Iggy go, but to no avail. She and Lizzy were forced to take cover as more of Kace's omnics arrived, opening fire on them. To make matters worse, her chronal accelerator began to malfunction. However, she was able to use her super-speed to nevertheless save Iggy. The two of them escaped the area and reunited with Lizzy, along with a group of omnics that were seeking to leave the Underworld. Lizzy explained that Kace was rounding up all the Underworld's omnics to fight for them, and that there were more omnics scattered throughout the tunnels. Tracer told Lizzy and Iggy to take the east side, while she'd take the west. They'd rendezvous back at this point, and leave together. A few hours later, they began to head out, but were confronted by Kace's thugs. Tracer pleaded with them to drop their weapons, stating that the omnics just wanted to get to the surface, but one of thugs stated that omnics that refused to join the revolution were just as traitorous as the humans they fought against. Gunfire errupted, and Tracer managed to distract the thugs for a period before her accelerator malfunctioned again. However, she was saved by Winston, who used his barrier projector to save her. Safe behind the barrier, the two opened fire, defeating the enemy omnics. The two met up with Lizzy and Iggy. Tracer explained that she and Winston would draw Kace's forces deep into the Underworld, allowing the omnics to make it to the surface. Iggy asked Tracer to stop Kace, stating that if he took out the grid, the Underworld would be devastated. She said that she would, and they made their way down into the Underworld's depths, coming across Kace and his followers. While they had a clear shot, Winston pointed out that if they did so, they risked hitting the grid. Tracer suggested that she could get closer, but Winston pointed out that would be impossible, due to her accelerator malfunctioning A showdown was averted as Iggy's voice was heard over the comms., persuading Kace's forces to stand down. Kace, however, wasn't as willing to embrace peace, and fired at Iggy. Tracer darted forward, taking the bullet, with the intent to recall backwards. However, her accelerator was damaged, so the bullet ended up richoching within her body. Winston carried her outside, while Kace was able to escape.[10] Recovery “ I've never called myself anything other than a soldier. My mission was always to protect the ideas, the people, the omnics, the movements that make the world better. That's me, that's what I do. At any cost. „ ~ Tracer Tracer was taken to a hospital and underwent surgery. The omnics she'd rescued from the Underworld held a vigil, and Emily could only pace back and forth, waiting and hoping. The omnics played Lust for Life on repeat for the entire eight hours she was under the scalpel. She came through, and was greeted by Emily, later telling Iggy that the playing of the song had "tipped it."[10] One week later, Tracer had fully recovered, and her accelerator had been fixed. Winston informed her that he hadn't been able to find Kace, but suspected that he might have been tied with Null Sector. In better news, he and Lizzy had been able to fix the grid. Asking her if she was ready for the next battle, Tracer stated that she wouldn't have it any other way. That she was back in the fight, and ready to go.[10] Contacts Note: The timing of these events is unclear; Tracer's meeting with Mei must occur before the events of Reflections. At some point after receiving Winston's recall, Tracer forwarded it onto Fareeha Amari. However, she refused to join Overwatch, as her place remained with Helix Security International.[32] Tracer was with Winston at Watchpoint: Gibraltar when Mei arrived. However, the climatologist didn't stay long, and instead set out to restore Overwatch's ecological network.[33] Day at the Museum “ You know, the world could always use more heroes. „ ~ Tracer Widowmaker and Reaper attacked the Overwatch Museum in New York, trying to steal Doomfist's gauntlet. Tracer fought them alongside Winston and the villains were forced to retreat. Tracer complimented two young boys (Brian and Timmy) that had helped her in the aftermath, commenting that the world could always use more heroes.[34] Reflections “ It's been hard these last few years, spending so much time alone, the holidays can really get you down. But I know this year is going to be different. I can finally spend the holidays with my family again. And I have a good feeling about next year... „ ~ Tracer's reflections During the winter holiday season, Tracer sought to pick up a gift for her girlfriend, Emily, in King's Row. After blinking to numerous stores, Tracer was unable to find a gift owing to stores either being closed (or—in one instance—allowing another patron to keep a scarf that they were about to purchase). Ultimately, a small girl gave Tracer a gift in gratitude for Tracer having retrieved the girl's family's gifts from a thief earlier that night. Arriving home, Tracer gave the gift to Emily, which to her surprise was the scarf that she sought to purchase earlier. Emily loved the gift, and the two kissed. Later, Tracer and Emily went to visit Winston for dinner at Watchpoint: Gibraltar, who was about to spend the holidays alone with Athena. Tracer then reminisced about the events of the past year, and had a good feeling about the next one.[35] When Null Sector invaded Paris, Tracer, Winston, and Mei took the Orca to aid the city. Winston deployed force, distracting Null Sector long enough for Tracer to land the craft. She and Mei joined the fight, but their initial success was disrupted by the arrival of a Titan. It opened fire, destroying the Orca, injuring Mei, and ensuring the group were outgunned, as well as outnumbered. Tracer told Winston that they couldn't stay here, to which he responded that she get Mei and the civilians to safety while he held Null Sector off. He assured Tracer that he'd be right behind them, to which she responded "you better be."[22] Fortunately, Winston's last stand wasn't required, as new Overwatch members arrived to join the fight. However, they still had to deal with the Titan. They quickly devised a plan, combining Tracer's pulse bomb with Mei's backpack, effectively creating an 'ice bomb.' Tracer used her blink ability to get into the Titan, plant the bomb, and get out, freezing the construct before it shattered.[22] In the aftermath, the members of Overwatch reunited. When asked if Overwatch had returned, Winston triumphantly declared that they had.[22] After Paris, the team traveled to Watchpoint: Gibraltar, which they used as their base of operations.[37] As it turned out, Null Sector's attack on Paris was simply the prelude to a global invasion. Winston pointed out that Null Sector wasn't the only threat Overwatch had to deal with. He declared that they'd had to fight their way through one city at a time.[38] At night, Tracer and Winston texted each other. Despite her need for sleep, Tracer engaged in conversation. Winston admitted that he was afraid, because as he was the one who'd sent out the recall, he was responsible for whatever came next. Tracer responded by repeating Emily's saying—"do the right thing as hard as you can, apologize later." Winston thanked her for her words.[39] Rio “ So how's Overwatch enjoying our city? It's beautiful. Except for all the killer robots. „ ~ Lúcio and Tracer at Rio Null Sector attacked Rio de Janeiro. Tracer and her fellow Overwatch members deployed into the city, where they linked up with Lúcio. While they were able to take out a number of Null Sector omnics, Lúcio explained that as long as Null Sector's command ship remained airborne, Null Sector could keep deploying omnics ad infinitum. The ship was successfully destroyed.[40] After the battle, Tracer texted with Emily, who told her that she was sheltering in a bunker near Turing Green.[11] Toronto “ The local authorities should be able to take care of the civilians from here on out. They'll be in good hands. Just wish there was something we could do for them [subjugated omnics], too. „ ~ Sojourn, Winston, and Tracer Tracer and the rest of Overwatch arrived in Toronto in response to Null Sector's invasion of the city. With the aid of Sojourn, they were able to evacuate a number of civilians, both human and omnic, but ultimately, the city fell to Null Sector. During the fighting, Tracer and the rest of the team observed Null Sector's Subjugators, which attached metal clamps to omnics' heads, incapacitating them.[41] The team's shuttle landed on a ship that had escaped the city. While the civilians were left in the hands of Canadian authorities, Tracer grimly noted the hopeless state of the subjugated omnics.[41] The shuttle returned to Watchpoint: Gibraltar. Scarred by what she'd seen, Tracer spent hours fixing it. Emily texted her during the repairs, but eventually, Tracer got back to her. Even through the texting, Emily could tell that Tracer was upset. Tracer mentioned what she'd seen in Toronto, and they both agreed that Null Sector's effective slavery of omnics didn't make sense given the organization's stated goals. To make matters worse, Emily explained that she was still in the bunker in London, and that not every human was happy for their presence. Tracer told Emily to tell the omnics about what Null Sector was doing, and promised she'd have good news soon.[11] Together By late year, Overwatch was still "outside the law," but Null Sector's invasion had given the team leeway to operate unofficially. However, the team was still operating with a fraction of the resources Overwatch once had, and Overwatch was faced with more threats every day.[27] Come December of the first year of Null Sector's global invasion, Overwatch remained on site at Watchpoint: Gibraltar, ready to respond to any threats. As Christmas came, Winston rallied the team to celebrate in a bid to lighten the mood. As he decked the halls (literally), he saw Tracer below, who used her super speed to finish the job. She obliged, but dashed off before the others could interact with her further. As she made her way through the base, she found one team member after another, and managed to avoid them each time. Hyperventilating, she found a quiet place to lean against the wall and cradle herself.[27] Later that evening, Tracer met Winston at the control room. Now in better spirits, she told him she was ready to party, but he told her that they had to wait for the rest of the guests. The guests, as they turned out, were friends and family of Overwatch members, Emily included. The two ate Christmas dinner together, and after dinner, spent the night on the sofa together, cuddling. Tracer told Emily that she was sorry for being gone for so long, but Emily hushed her—she'd known from the outset that Tracer would one day be called to save the world, and besides, with her gone, she could watch the horror movies she didn't like. The two kissed.[27]

Tracer, from Overwatch, is a young, energetic, and fearless woman with a distinct appearance. She is known for her short, spiky brunette hair, goggles, and a signature orange and blue outfit with mechanical details. Her appearance is further defined by her Chronal Accelerator, a device on her chest that allows her to manipulate time. Here's a more detailed breakdown: Hair: Short, spiky brunette hair with tips dyed on one side. Goggles: Often seen wearing goggles, a key part of her recognizable look. Outfit: A distinctive, tight-fitting orange and blue suit with mechanical elements, including gloves. Chronal Accelerator: A device on her chest that allows her to manipulate time, and is a key part of her appearance. Personality: Energetic, mischievous, resourceful, and fearless. She has brown eyes and freckles on the cheeks. Curvy figure, arched back and rounded big ass, her breasts are big and with pink nipples