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| − | + | Standing at roughly four times taller than the average human,<ref>[https://gear.blizzard.com/us/lego-overwatch-bastion-blizzard-exclusive/ EGO® Overwatch® Omnic Bastion 75987 Building Kit (182 Pieces)], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2018-12-10</ref> Bastion robot units possess the unique ability to rapidly reconfigure themselves into an assault-cannon mode.<ref name = "Bastion"/> The Bastion remains equipped with a sub-machine gun in bi-pedal form.<ref name = "LastBastion"/> It is immune to small arms fire, possesses a self-repair function,<ref name = "Binary"/> and can access the databanks of other Bastion units.<Ref name = "LastBastion">''[[The Last Bastion]]''</ref> They were programmed to fight against any odds until they were shut down.<ref name = "Binary"/> |
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| + | The E54 was originally created by [[SST Laboratories]] for peacekeeping purposes;<ref name = "Bastion"/> [[Torbjörn Lindholm]] was among those who worked on their creation.<ref name = "Binary"/> During the [[Omnic Crisis]], they were turned against their human makers, forming the bulk of the omnics' rebel army.<ref name = "Bastion"/> Even the world's best militaries had trouble dealing with them, and the Bastions never retreated in battle, simply advancing on the enemy until they were destroyed.<ref name = "Binary">''[[Bastion: Binary]]''</ref> Following the resolution of the crisis, nearly all of them were destroyed or disassembled. To this day, Bastion units still symbolize the horrors of the conflict.<ref name = "Bastion">[https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/heroes/bastion/ Bastion], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2017-05-07</ref> In the decades following the war, many false sightings of Bastion units were reported in [[Sweden]] and/or other European countries.<ref name = "Binary"/> |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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Revision as of 22:11, 11 October 2018
| “ | This is a SST Laboratories E54 Bastion. A real nasty piece of work. During the Omnic Crisis, even the best militaries in the world had trouble with them. | „ |
| ~ Torbjörn |
A Bastion E54
The Bastion Siege Automaton E54 is a type of omnic.
Background
Standing at roughly four times taller than the average human,[1] Bastion robot units possess the unique ability to rapidly reconfigure themselves into an assault-cannon mode.[2] The Bastion remains equipped with a sub-machine gun in bi-pedal form.[3] It is immune to small arms fire, possesses a self-repair function,[4] and can access the databanks of other Bastion units.[3] They were programmed to fight against any odds until they were shut down.[4]
History
The E54 was originally created by SST Laboratories for peacekeeping purposes;[2] Torbjörn Lindholm was among those who worked on their creation.[4] During the Omnic Crisis, they were turned against their human makers, forming the bulk of the omnics' rebel army.[2] Even the world's best militaries had trouble dealing with them, and the Bastions never retreated in battle, simply advancing on the enemy until they were destroyed.[4] Following the resolution of the crisis, nearly all of them were destroyed or disassembled. To this day, Bastion units still symbolize the horrors of the conflict.[2] In the decades following the war, many false sightings of Bastion units were reported in Sweden and/or other European countries.[4]
Trivia
- The playable hero Bastion is an E54 model from the Omnic Crisis.