The Overwatch 2 lore, timeline and story has evolved and grown through so many media, it can be hard to keep track! Here's a complete Overwatch lore timeline up to the launch of Overwatch 2, encompassing 8 years of Overwatch interactions, voicelines, environmental storytelling, Overwatch animated shorts, comics, short stories, novels, twitter teasers, interviews at Blizzcon, Comic Con panels and in written media, and so much more!

TIMECODES:

0:14 Introduction
2:52 The Near Future of Overwatch
4:46 The Rise of Omnica Corporation
6:41 The Omnic Crisis (First)
9:26 The Founding of Overwatch The First Strike Team
13:23 The end of the Crisis
16:13 Overwatch Expansion and Activity The Golden Age
18:27 The PostCrisis World Global Events
25:03 Overwatch Overexpansion Internal Problems
28:53 Global Problems Arising
31:23 Political Pressure on Overwatch
33:10 Overwatch Retribution The Venice Incident
37:47 Gerard Lacroix Dies/Widowmaker
39:05 Overwatch Uprising The King's Row Uprising
42:29 Storm Rising Chasing Talon and Maximilien
46:14 Overwwatch's End The Swiss HQ Incident
49:00 PostOverwatch World Disorder and Decay
51:34 Talon Rising Reyes/Reaper Joins (Code of Violence Short Story)
53:22 Heroes and Villains Post Overwatch Events
57:49 Morrison Lives (Hero Animated Short)
59:04 Old Soldiers Comic
1:00:01 The Recall and Second Omnic Crisis (Recall Animated Short)
1:02:27 Tracer in London (London Calling Comic)
1:06:49 Mei's Tragedy (Rise and Shine Animated Short)
1:08:05 Reinhardt Returns (Honor and Glory Animated Short)
1:09:21 Baptiste Resurfaces (What You Left Behind Story)
1:11:09 Pharah, Cassidy and Junkers Antics (Mission Statement, Going Legit and Trainhopper Comics)
1:13:06 The Museum
1:13:48 The Last Bastion
1:14:42 Genji and Hanzo Reunite (Dragons)
1:15:50 Kiriko, Asa Yamagami and the Hashimoto
1:16:11 Talon Attack Volskaya (Infiltration)
1:18:31 D.va Defends Korea (Shooting Star)
1:19:54 Mercy under Fire (Valkyrie Story)
1:20:52 Heroes postRecall (Reflections Comic)
1:23:18 Doomfist Takes Talon (Masquerade)
1:24:34 Efi and Orisa (The Hero of Numbani)
1:26:30 Symmetra and Zenyatta (Stone By Stone)
1:27:57 Echo Returns (Reunion Short)
1:29:39 The New Blood Comics McCree, Pharah, Baptiste, Zarya and D.va
1:36:33 Null Sector Attack Paris (Zero Hour Short)
1:39:41 Kiriko and The Yokai (Kiriko Short)

Some is interpretation off relative dates I've tried to be as close as I think is reasonably possible, but there'll be some debatable bits. Feel free to do so, but be kind to each other this is a take and interpretation that I hope entertains and helps people get into or dive deeper into Overwatch Lore. :)

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