Soldier: 76

[e][h] Soldier: 76

"Every soldier needs a cause."

Hero Information

Role:

Damage

Real Name:

Jack Morrison

Age:

58

Relations:

Occupation:

Vigilante

Base of Operations:

Unknown

Affiliation:

Overwatch (formerly)

Release Date:

2015-10-27

Base Stats

Hitpoints:

200

Jack "Soldier: 76" Morrison is a Damage class hero in Overwatch.

Abilities

Heavy Pulse Rifle
	Ability: Weapon Affects: Enemies Soldier: 76’s rifle remains particularly steady while unloading fully-automatic pulse fire.
LC  Damage: Rate of Fire: Reload Time: Ammo:  6-20  9 rounds per second  1.5 sec  30

Sprint
	Ability: Affects: Self Whether he needs to evade a firefight or get back into one, Soldier: 76 can rush ahead in a burst of speed. His sprint ends if he takes an action other than charging forward.
SHIFT  Movement speed:  +50%

Biotic Field
	Ability: Cooldown Affects: Self Soldier: 76 plants a biotic emitter on the ground. Its energy projection restores health to 76 and any of his squadmates within the field.
E  15 seconds Duration: Healing: Radius:  5 seconds  35 per second  4.5 meters

Helix Rockets
	Ability: Weapon Affects: Enemies Tiny rockets spiral out of Soldier: 76’s Pulse Rifle in a single burst. The rockets’ explosion damages enemies in a small radius.
RC  6 seconds Damage: :  120 (direct hit)  40-80 (splash)

Tactical Visor
	Ability: Ultimate Affects: Self Soldier: 76’s pinpoint targeting visor “locks” his aim on the threat closest to his crosshairs. If an enemy leaves his line of sight, Soldier: 76 can quickly switch to another target. His Helix Rockets however are not impacted by this. Damage falloff is disabled while Tactical Visor is active.
Q  Duration: Reload Speed:  6 seconds  .65 seconds

Lore

Soldier: 76 revealed himself in a string of attacks that crisscrossed the globe, targeting financial institutions, shadowy corporations, and secure Overwatch facilities. Though to the outside world his motives are inscrutable, there are those who claim that he is a former Overwatch agent, determined to shed light on the conspiracy that brought down the organization.

Few would believe that former Overwatch Strike Commander Jack Morrison is the face behind Soldier: 76, given that Morrison was presumed dead during the destruction of Overwatch’s Swiss Headquarters. But the hardened veteran survived, perhaps due to the fact that he was biologically enhanced and trained as a member of the United States Soldier Enhancement Program, a top secret agency which surfaced only during the most desperate hour of the Omnic Crisis. As such, Morrison possesses physical capabilities exceeding those of a conventional soldier's, as well as other augmentations that make him a peerless combatant. In addition, he utilizes a cutting-edge arsenal, much of it stolen in raids on Overwatch installations.

Though Morrison did intercept Winston’s Overwatch recall broadcast, he remained singularly focused on his hunt for vengeance. The former commander came close to his prize in Egypt, where he crossed paths with several former Overwatch agents: his head of medical research, Dr. Angela Ziegler; captain, Ana Amari; and perhaps the biggest shock of all: Blackwatch Commander Gabriel Reyes, now hunting former Overwatch agents as the Reaper. Though Morrison fought the Reaper several times in Egypt, the wraith slipped through his fingers.

The search for answers goes on. Luckily, Soldier: 76 is unrelenting in his search to find those responsible for Overwatch's fall, and bring them to justice.

Trivia

• Soldier: 76's origin is that of Overwatch Strike-Commander Jack Morrison as revealed by the origin edition skin for the character.
• Soldier: 76 was featured in the Overwatch animated short, Hero.
• Voiced by Fred Tatasciore

Version History

Balance Patch History
Patch Version	Balance Changes
November 15, 2016 Patch
	Heavy Pulse Rifle Bullet damage increased from 17 to 20 Maximum bullet spread increased from 2.2 to 2.4
September 1, 2016 Patch
	Heavy Pulse Rifle Bullet spread now happens more quickly when unloading fully-automatic pulse fire Significantly Increased bullet spread recovery time
July 19, 2016 Patch
	Heavy Pulse Rifle Spread recovery will begin after a short delay (rather than instantly) Tactical Visor Ultimate cost increased by 10%
February 9, 2016 Patch
	Heavy Pulse Rifle New reticle added Long-range damage falloff added Spread recovery now begins instantly, instead of after a delay Spread now has a curve, which makes it more accurate at the start but then quickly becomes less accurate