Editing Junkers

{{Quote|Listen up you wretched scum. I see your struggles. Trying to survive in the wasteland. It's time to face the facts. The end of the world's come and gone. Your past lives are a dream. It's time you woke up. They thought they could take our land and give it to the [[omnic|machines?]] They were wrong. We won the [[Omnic Crisis|war]]. And now we reap the spoils. We built a new world from the ashes.|Queen [[Odessa Stone]]}}
{{Infobox faction
| name = Junkers
| image = Junkers.jpg
| leader = King [[Mason Howl]] (formerly)<br/>Queen [[Odessa Stone]] (current) 
| affiliation = 
| headquarters = [[Junkertown]], [[Australia]]
| type = Cuthroat salvager society
| membership =
| standing = Active
}}
The '''Junkers''' are a cutthroat society that resides in the [[Australia]]n Outback. 

==Background==

The origins of the Junkers lie with the destruction of the country's [[omnium]], which turned the Outback into an irradiated wasteland that was uninhabitable to most humans. Those who survived formed the Junkers, who scavenged the husk of the omnium and formed a lawless, cutthroat society in its shadow.<ref name = "Junkrat">[http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/heroes/junkrat/ Junkrat], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2015-23-09</ref> The Junkers are divided into squabbling factions that are kept in line by their [[Junker Queen|queen]].<ref name = "JunkerQueenOW2">[https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/heroes/junker-queen/ Junker Queen], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2022-10-05</ref> Examples include the [[Tinkers]]<ref name = "The Wastelander"/> and the [[Wreckers]].<ref>''[[Overwatch 2]]'', ''[[Junker Queen/Quotes|Junker Queen Quotes]]''</ref>

The Junkers continue to pilfer the omnium. When they aren't doing that, the Junkers blow off steam in the [[Scrapyard]]&mdash;a massive gladiatorial arena whose combatants fight for glory, riches...and to survive.<ref name = "Junkertown">2017-08-21, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcPDd16_9dI Junkertown | New Escort Map | Overwatch]. ''YouTube'', accessed on 2017-08-22</ref>

The Junkers are ruled by a monarch which is chosen through the [[Reckoning]]. Their ruler has the authority to banish Junkers into the surrounding [[Wasteland]]. At least prior to the rule of [[Odessa Stone]], the Junkers were generally prejudiced against [[Wastelanders]]. Under Stone's rule, the Junkers' anti-[[omnic]] stance was solidified/established.<ref name = "The Wastelander">''[[The Wastelander]]''</ref>

==Known Members==

===Monarchs===
*King [[Mason Howl]], the Junker King (former ruler, banished)
*Queen [[Odessa Stone]], the Junker Queen (current ruler)

===Minions===
[[File:Junkers2.jpg|thumb|Junkers]]
*[[Jamison Fawkes]] (formerly)
*[[Greta Knuckles]]
*[[Mako Rutledge]] (formerly, member of the [[Wreckers]])
*[[Bludger]]
*[[Bruce]]
*[[Geiger]]
*[[Kelvin 506]]
*[[Meri]] (leader of the [[Tinkers]])
*[[Stone]] (formerly)
*[[Red Ned]]
*[[Three-Arm Luke]]
*[[Wrecking Ball]]

==Trivia==
*The Junkers existed as a group in the original [[Project Titan]].<ref>Blizzcon 2017, Overwatch: Archives</ref>
*The Junker aesthetic and background appears to be inspired by ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max Mad Max]''. [https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/Junker_gang Junker gangs] also exist in ''[[StarCraft]]''.

==References==
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[[Category: Outlaws]]