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==Story==
[[File:MEKA Support.jpg|thumb|MEKA support forces]]
MEKA exists primarily as a mechanized walker force. It also has access to infantry, medical, and search-and-rescue support<ref name = "Shooting Star"/> (either within the unit or through the Republic of Korea Army).

===History===

====Background====
MEKA began its life as an armored drone unit, formed by the South Korean government in order to combat an [[Omnic Colossus]] that had ravaged the country after emerging from the [[East China Sea]]. Every few years the omnic would return, assaulting South Korea and its neighbors. The omnic learned from these encounters, often reconfiguring itself in a different form and appearing with new weapons and capabilities. Each incident ended in a stalemate, with the monstrosity defeated but not destroyed.<ref name = "DVA"/> After the omnic's first attack, MEKA transferred some of its [[hovercycle]]s to the [[Busan Police Agency|KNPA]].<ref>''[[Heroes of the Storm]]''</ref>

[[File:MEKA vs. Mech.jpg|thumb|MEKA forces in combat]]
As the omnic continued to adapt, it eventually disrupted MEKA's drone-control networks, forcing the military to place pilots in the [[mech]]s. Scrambling to find suitable candidates, the government turned to the country's professional gamers, who possessed the necessary reflexes and instincts to operate the mechs' advanced weapons systems. In addition to standouts from other fields that required similar talents,<ref name = "Interview">2018-08-28 [https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/08/28/d-va-deconstructed-how-blizzard-created-one-of-overwatchs-most-iconic-heroes/ D.Va Deconstructed]</ref> a number of top stars were drafted, who now pilot MEKA's walkers in defense of their homeland. In a concession to the predilections of their new draftees, the government suspended certain military protocols and allowed them to customize their uniforms and mechs, as well as broadcast combat operations live.<ref name = "DVA">[http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/heroes/dva/ D.Va], ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed on 2015-11-12</ref>

====The Gwishin====
{{Quote|We barely won last time. The enemy is out there...adapting, and getting stronger. The rest of the squad, the country? They're all counting on me. If I make a mistake and the Gwishin get through us...we lose...everything.|[[Hana Song]]}}
MEKA entered a state of combat with the [[Gwishin]],<ref name = "Shooting Star">''[[Shooting Star]]''</ref> a group of omnics emerging from an [[omnium]] in the East China Sea.<ref name="Busan Interview">[https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/6004/overwatch-fan-festival-interview-with-scott-mercer-ben-dai-more-about-dva-and-busan Interview with Scott Mercer & Ben Dai, More about D.Va and Busan!] Accessed on 2018-08-23</ref> The omnics and MEKA reguarly engaged, the Gwishin attacks occurring every few months. South Korean news media painted a far more rosy picture than what was actually occurring, as the MEKA forces took losses, while the Gwishin continued to adapt and get stronger. One example was this was where they attacked [[Busan]] a week after their last attack, rather than the predicted months. MEKA pilot [[Hana Song]] was able to defeat them alone (as the rest of her squad wasn't available, in part due to damage sustained in the last battle), albiet at the cost of her own mech and broken bones (facts that the media omitted from their report).<ref name = "Shooting Star"/>