Just What Is Echo, Why Does McCree Have Her Chip, And How Long Has She Been Deactivated?

Just what is Echo, Why Does McCree Have Her Chip, and how long has she been deactivated?

Okay, so from what I can gather from the short, the whole heist was set up by McCree with the intent of getting Echo back. As indicated by his “You never could resist a good tip” line and the fact that he was willing to let Deadlock have literally everything else on the train so long as he just got Echo’s crate. He knew Deadlock had the firepower to stop the train. So they blow up the train and expose the crate and he, in true McCree fashion, has to hope he can improvise his way out of a situation with the bounty he needs where he’s very notably outnumbered.

Now I’ve heard it suggested that Echo has been deactivated so long that she was in Overwatch before Winston joined, as indicated by her “Monkey?” line. But when McCree corrects himself, saying “Scientist! Whatever!” it’s clearly a nod back to the “Recall” short of Winston’s self-affirming quote of “I’m not a monkey, I’m a scientist!” So personally I feel like that exchange isn’t establishing that Echo is completely out of the loop so much as Echo being close enough with Winston to affirm his abilities as a scientist and defend him when others seem to underestimate him.

Basically my working theory is that Echo was decommissioned and deactivated when the Petras Act was enacted—she is not an omnium-produced omnic, but rather an artificial intelligence likely developed in hopes of bridging the gaps between humans and Omnics during Overwatch’s golden days and the bumpy years following the Omnic crisis. Not being an omnic and rather, being technically a piece of Overwatch equipment, Echo didn’t have the same established ‘personhood’ as Omnics and hence Echo was deactivated and placed in the custody of the US government–likely because she was created here in America, but it could also be because the US government threw a hissy fit in the post-Petras Act negotiations and insisted on keeping her in custody.

Now, as far as McCree’s possession of Echo’s activation chip goes, there are two options–Either McCree took the chip with him when he sensed the inevitable Overwatch/Blackwatch power struggle, or, he stole the chip from UN/US custody after the Petras act was enacted. I feel like the former is easier to pull off, but the latter is not out of the question when it comes to McCree’s resourcefulness.

This is all speculation so take this with a grain of salt.

The only way I will accept Spiderman coming into Venom 2

Babysitter Peter Parker gets asked to babysit for Eddie and is handed black goo slime child, Sleeper. (Venom can already tell something is different about Peter, so they decide Peter is Good Choice.)

Baby Sleeper climbs on ceiling? No problem for Peter, sticky feet, Parker!

Baby trying to slip out window? Not so fast with web slinging teen boy!!

Baby won’t stop crying?? GREAT, neither will Peter!!

Contest to see if Sleeper or Peter’s webs can stretch further.

Eddie comes home to find Peter on the ceiling with Sleeper, does not react. Peter freaks out and tries to explain that he’s actually not weird or crazy and Eddie, completely blank faced, just goes, “Kid, I have an alien living inside my body 24/7. You being a superhero or supervillain is only like the sixth most shocking thing to ever happen to me.” And he gives Peter a 100 dollar tip and wishes him a good night.

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itsmeif

5 years ago

Into The Spiderverse Characters As Things My Peers Have Said

RIPeter: I want to Kashoot myself

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Miles: George Washington Carver

made peanuts

Gwen: ??? He didn’t ??? Make ??? Peanuts???? He made peanut products????

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Noir: I’d love for my house to smell like a sharpie.

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Peni: I want to die

Peter B Parker, an adult that is support to enforce self love: Yeah, me too.

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Ham: the best part in the live action Scooby-Doo movie-

Peni: here he goes…

Ham: is when Scooby is on the beach or whatever and yells, “I AM. SCOOBY. DoObY. DOOOOOOOO.”

🅱️eter: fascinating.

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Miles: *listening to rap*

Noir, whispering: the modern world disgusts me.

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6 years ago

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5 years ago

Echo, Maximilien, Zenyatta, and Bob go on a double date. Bob and Max just brag about Zen and Echo to any and everyone that is within earshot. Zen and Echo just can't believe that is how they see them.

Echo: This is my date, Max.

Zenyatta: *gasp* Echo, while I greatly believe in extending olive branches, I must ask if you are aware he is allied with Talon?

Bob: *taps Zen’s shoulder*

Zen: *looks over*

Bob: *signing* I’m still with Deadlock.

Zen: Well–yes, but Talon and Deadlock are very different–

Bob: *signing* We burned down the clubhouse of a rival motorcycle gang last week.

Zen: I–Really?

Bob: *shrug and nod*

Echo: *looping her arm around Maximilien’s* He promised me he won’t try anything. Won’t you, Max?

Maximilien: I assure you I will be on my best behavior–I’m not working, after all. Let us agree to make this experience… neutral ground, shall we say?

Zenyatta: Hmmmm

Maximilien: I can’t tell you how long I’ve been stuck surrounded by organics. We should take time for ourselves. Plot against the sweaty meatsacks…

Echo: *elbows him*

Maximilien: Kidding, ma colombe, I’m kidding.

Zenyatta: Admittedly the company of the other Omnics on the watchpoint can be…

Echo: Like babysitting?

Zenyatta: I admire their eagerness to grow and learn, but perhaps time among synthetic peers is due.

I’d say Zen is the gushier one than Bob, honestly. Bob deeply admires Zen but is also a bit more shy and reserved and doesn’t want to embarrass him. Bob is really excited to find out that Echo also knows ASL (You pick up all kinds of stuff from satellites, it turns out).

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itsmeif

5 years ago

I was reading through your blog and noticed you meantioned how you have many headcannons for Noir and Peni, do you mind sharing some of them? You dont have to of course, im just curious

I didn’t mean for this to be so long, but I have a lot ehe

Keep reading

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