Thoroughly, Bastion is shown to be a gentle and harmless robot that also possesses some fondness for Ganymede.Īs tender as it may be, Bastion still retains its core combat programming that is capable of effectively turning it into a mindless killing machine from the former days. As an omnic, Bastion prefers non-populated areas due to people that may see it as a threat. While not much is known about Bastion's personality, it's clear that it displays consideration and curiosity towards the natural world and its creatures, as opposed to its fellow units which were determined to attack every human in sight during the Omnic Crisis.
Overjoyed by seeing its friend again, Ganymede and Bastion went back together to the forest to live a hopefully peaceful existence with nature. After a moment of confliction between the past and the present, Bastion's combat program shut off (as seen with its diode turning from red to blue) as it willingly made the choice to return to its friend versus destruction it once wrought. Ganymede flew to the omnic again, offering the twig in its beak and stopping it in its tracks. After viewing the fallen's memory Bastion's face diode turns red and as it recalls its purpose, Bastion stands and charges its weapon preparing to continue the conflict towards the nearby city, its combat programming affirmed. Dejected by the destruction it had caused, Bastion continued marching toward its objective dismally.Īfter exiting the forest, Bastion came across a fallen Bastion unit in a meadow and attempted to view the fallen units memory through means of optical data transfer, reviewing this data E54 was returned to a moment in time of an explosive battle between multiple omnics and human soldiers of the German Defense Force and the Crusader legion. After being alerted by the sound of a nearby woodpecker, mistaking it for the sound of gunshots, Bastion changed into Sentry mode as its combat programming took over and destroyed part of a forest, mowing down multiple trees and scaring its bird companion away. Although the program led it to its former objective, Bastion strayed away from the route to fulfill its curiosity about nature, following Ganymede around. In The Last Bastion, Bastion reactivated and had its first meeting with Ganymede. For a short time before its reactivation, its right shoulder was the location for Ganymede's nest. It is assumed that the last objective of Bastion E54 was attacking the city of Stuttgart during a time where the Omnic Crisis was active. The Last Bastion is a SciFi short film by Blizzard Entertainment. He also serves as the titular main protagonist of the animated short "The Last Bastion".īastion unit SST Laboratories Siege Automaton E54 was created in an unnamed omnium and had been left in domain in the forest near Eichenwalde for at least twenty years. Bastion unexpectedly reactivates after laying dormant in the wilderness for over a decade. Explore the origin story of Overwatch’s inquisitive transforming robot in our fifth animated short: The Last Bastion Watch it now and then begin your watch. But the story channels the best of Warner Bros.' The Iron Giant to show the robot’s inherent curiosity and love for organic life, specifically the small bird that wakes him from his 10-year slumber.Redeemed War Machine Bastion is one of the defense heroes in Overwatch. We see a brief and violent glimpse of this war when Bastion analyzes the memory bank of destroyed comrade. Next month, Blizzard is introducing a new Overwatch map called "Eichenwalde," which is the scene of a critical battle in the Omnic Crisis near Stuttgart, Germany and the sight of Bastion's reawakening. The conflict involved an army of autonomous robots rebelling against humanity in a vicious global conflict, with the Bastion units making up a majority of the combat force.
Bastion, a peacekeeping robot, is apparently the last of his kind following the Omnic Crisis. Of course, there’s some great tidbits of Overwatch history in there to help flesh out the game’s universe in lieu of a single-player or story mode.
While other Overwatch shorts have done a stellar job providing world-building backstories, " The Last Bastion" - as it’s called - is more emotional powerhouse than plot point delivery. Respawning is a game mechanic that is necessary for the game to work. Blizzard’s latest animated short for its team shooter Overwatch is out today, and it features the origin story of the convertible robot-turret hero Bastion.
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