Every Overwatch Character’s Backstory

Widowmaker

Formerly known as Amélie Lacroix, she was once married to an Overwatch agent in charge of taking down a terrorist organization called Talon. After failing to take out her husband Gerard, Talon kidnapped her and “reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent.”

Since the brainwashing, Widowmaker is one of Talon’s most deadly assassins, often working in acts of terrorism. It was her who pulled the trigger and killed Mondatta during a Human-Omnic peace summit, no doubt straining relations between man and machine. She’s often been seen working with Reaper, acting as his backup or completing the real objective while he serves as the distraction.