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Sigma

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[e][h]Sigma
Hero Information
Real Name:
Siebren de Kuiper
Role:
Tank
Release Date:
2019-07-23 (PTR)
2019-08-13 (Live)
Age:
64
Relations:
Unknown
Occupation:
Astrophysicist
Base of Operations:
Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands (formerly)
Moon International Space Station
Affiliation:
Talon

Siebren "Sigma" de Kuiper is a Tank class hero in Overwatch.

Abilities[edit]

Hyperspheres
Ability: Weapon
Affects: Enemies
Sigma launches two gravitic charges, which bounce off walls and implode after a short duration, damaging enemies within a sizable radius.
M1
Damage:
Splash Damage:
Headshot:
Fire Rate:
Ammo:
 55
 9-30
 ✕
 1 burst per 1.5 seconds
 ∞
Experimental Barrier
Ability: Cooldown
Sigma propels a floating barrier to a location of his choosing. He can dismiss the barrier at any time.
M2
5 (destroyed)
Health:
Recharge rate:
Max Range:
Redeploy Cooldown:
 700
 80 per sec after being down for 2s
 ∞
 2s
Kinetic Grasp
Ability: Cooldown
Affects: Self
Sigma freezes incoming projectiles in midair, converting them into shields.
Shift
12 seconds
Shields Gained:
Max Shields:
Duration:
 60% of damage received
 400
 2s
Accretion
Ability: Cooldown
Affects: Enemies
Sigma gathers a mass of debris and flings it at an enemy to knock them down.
E
10 seconds
Damage:
Splash Damage:
Max Range:
 70
 12-40
 4 meters
Gravitic Flux
Ability: Ultimate
Affects: Enemies
Unleashing his full powers, Sigma takes flight, lifts enemies in a targeted area, and launches them into the sky before slamming them back down.
Q
Cast Time:
Damage:
Area select:
Lift:
 0.5 seconds
 50 (lift), 50% max HP (slam)
 up to 5 seconds
 2 seconds

Lore[edit]

De Kuiper was considered a pioneer in his field. His life's work involved devising a way to harness the power of gravity. Equally known for his groundbreaking research and eccentric personality, he conducted most of his studies from his lab in The Hague. Believing that he was close to achieving his goal, he performed his most important experiment on an international space station.

But something went wrong, triggering the brief formation of a black hole. De Kuiper was only exposed to its power for a moment, but he suffered serious psychological damage. The area around him began to experience strange fluctuations in gravity, peaking and dropping in time with his reactions. He had to be evacuated immediately.

Upon returning to Earth, De Kuiper was quarantined in a secret government facility. Between his ravings about the patterns of the universe, the nonlinear nature of time, and the gravitic anomalies happening around him, he was deemed unsafe and detained for years under the name "Subject Sigma." Isolated and unable to control his powers, De Kuiper retreated into his own mind. He thought he would never see the outside world again.

When Talon discovered De Kuiper's existence, they sent Reaper, Sombra, and ultimately, Widowmaker, to infiltrate the facility and break him out, planning to use his brilliance and research to further their plans. In their custody, De Kuiper slowly gained control of his powers. Now, gravity moved according to his will, and he was closer than ever to achieving his life's goal. But the same experiment that had opened his mind had also fractured it, and he struggled to keep the pieces together.

De Kuiper continues to develop his powers in hopes of unlocking the secrets of the universe, unaware that Talon is using both him and his research.

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