| Hector Martins | |
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| Cláudio and Hector Martins | |
Status |
Unknown |
Nationality |
 Venezuelan
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Occupation |
Climatologist |
Base |
Atlantic Arcology |
Affiliation |
Overwatch (formerly) The Collective (possible affiliation) |
Relations |
Cláudio Martins (husband) |
Hector Martins is a Venezuelan climatologist.
Story[ | ]
The Omnic Crisis[ | ]
In the years before the Omnic Crisis, Hector was recruited by his husband, Cláudio, to address the issues of climate change and sea level rise facing Portugal. Together, they started the construction of the Great Wall.[1]
On the fourth day of the Omnic Crisis, the Great Wall was attacked by Anubis's omnics, but the attackers were annihilated by concentrated fire from the Portuguese Army. In the aftermath, both of the Martinses returned to work, seeking to protect Portugal from the inevitable second wave. While Cláudio worked on the wall and convinced the Portuguese government to make an alliance with Spain, Hector and his team continued to expand the Wall. The alliance was sealed, and in exchange for their feat of engineering, Spain granted the Martinses a military base and research center in Gibraltar for their own use.[2]
The Martinses tried to approach neighboring nations with the same deal (expand the Great Wall in exchange for military support), but they found no success. The governments they approached either wanted control of the seawall, or feared an alliance would yoke them to the defense of adjoining countries. They preferred to stand (and all too frequently, die) alone. With only Spain and Portugal accepting their services, the Martinses helped both countries retrofit their seawalls for defensive measures.[2]
Both the Martinses joined Overwatch during the conflict. They were assigned to the group's engineering team, where they worked under engineer Torbjörn Lindholm. Though their efforts were largely limited to armor enhancements and consulting, they saved numerous lives over the course of the war.[2]
Post-Crisis[ | ]
After the conclusion of the Omnic Crisis, Overwatch's charter was expanded. Both of the Martinses remained with the organization. Their old base in Gibraltar fell into disuse as its staff was gradually thinned, and ultimately, the base was shut down. The Martinses decided to donate the base to Overwatch, where it was named "Watchpoint: Gibraltar."[2]
At some point, the Martinses left Overwatch (it is not clear if this was before its disbandment or because of it) and began work on their next project—the Atlantic Arcology.[2] The arcology had problems with curious whales, but they refused help from Torbjörn Lindholm.[3] Despite the risks, they allowed Niran Pruksamanee to stay on the Arcology.[4]
Trivia[ | ]
- The Museu Martins is dedicated to both of the Martins.