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Jesse McCree didn’t initially join Overwatch as a good guy. As part of the Deadlock Gang, McCree aided in trafficking weapons and military hardware throughout the American Southwest.

When him and his crew were caught, he was given an ultimatum: he could join Overwatch’s covert ops division, Blackwatch, or die in a maximum security prison. Naturally, he went with the former. Over time, the bounty hunter became inspired by the organization’s mission, and came to believe he could redeem himself for his past misdeeds.

In-fighting eventually overtook Blackwatch, which was given basically free reign to act as they pleased, and McCree took off on his own. He’s recently reemerged as a gunslinger-for-hire, though he now only takes on causes “he believes are just.”


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