Join the fight!

me: cool

them: ‘do not tag as mcreyes’

so like…

In case nobody has heard of bitterhealer before, posts like these are common. Also crosstagged for attention.

gabe met mccree when they were 38 and 17, respectively. already there is a major age gap that would be inappropriate.

not to mention, there is an inherent abuse of power! gabriel is a COMMANDER while mccree is a much younger agent.

gabriel reyes was looking after mccree because mccree was a kid who happened to be in a really shitty situation (re: the deadlock gang), and you can tell by the retribution comic that theyre close in a familial way. we also know gabe would do anything to protect his family, im particularly fond of the theory that gabe killed antonio himself to protect mccree, his son/mentee.

also, if you want to talk about racsim; dont you think portraying an afrolatino man going after a 17 yr old is playing on the idea that moc (namely brown/black men) are predators is a bit racist? cuz i sure as fuck think so!

mcreyes is bad, enables abuse of power / pedophilia (the concept of ‘waiting until legal age’ and child grooming) and with the regard of stereotypes against brown/black men can be racist esp with how the fandom treats him anyway

dad/son gabe and mccree is good, shows a healthy and complex found familial relationship between two moc centered around protection

my problem w this is that like

1. never confirmd canon that he and genji were to be a couple, only fanon assumption bc of gency

2. brown junkrat, in my good arab/muslim household? i think the fuck not! i’d rather not have a brown man posing as a bomb maniac, thanks!

1) The wording in her Hero Profile is just vague enough to imply she is a Talon agent at the time of the Retribution mission.

“The shadowy Talon organization had already been supporting her for years, aiding her experiments in exchange for utilizing the results for their own purposes.”

2) Moira’s interactions with Reyes during the Retribution point to her egging him on, pressuring him, or attempting to “get under his skin”. The most notable one involves Moira saying she wishes she could go to rhe masquerade (of Venetian Carnival). Reyes says he is surprised because she doesn’t seem like the kind of person to enjoy that.

Moira replies, “There are a lot of things you don’t know about me.”

3) The major bosses utilize technology or “enhancements” that are originally from Overwatch agents.

The Heavy Assault Tank: uses Rocket Charge. Originally from the Crusaders. Canonically used by Reinhardt in animated shorts and comics.

The Assassin: uses what appears to be Blink and/or Recall. The chronal accelerator technology was specifically made for Tracer by Winston. If this is true about the Assassin, it also severely limited the time range of Retribution. Canonically appears in multiple shorts and comics (by Tracer).

The Sniper: uses a form of Shadowstep and/or Wraith. Canonically appears in multiple shorts and comics by Reaper.

The last one is the most interesting because it is unique to Reyes and his biotic “enhancements” that he accrued during SEP.

However -

There is one other person who has access to Reyes’ biodata - and the technical knowledge and ability to manipulate and recreate that in other ways (Biotic Grasp, Fade) - to make new technologies, enhancements, and abilities out of that.

Moira.

4) Related to Point 3, Moira has canonically stolen technology from Mercy. We are also told by Geoff Goodman during Moira’s Blizzcon panel that she took Wraith from “Reaper” and “improved” it. Moira has no qualms about taking other people’s research, property, or abilities and then redesigning or reworking them for her own purposes.

5) Moira is the only person who appears HAPPY during the intro video. The later statements she makes where she tells Reyes that he did the right thing by killing Antonio are shady as all hell.

Both of these appeared to be “coincidentally” tied to the sudden rise of Vialli and Maximilien, and Akande overthrowing Akinjide in the wake of Antonio’s death. This becomes significantly less “coincidental” if you consider that Moira may be a Talon agent, or be getting financial support from one (or all) of them.

6) During Reyes’ debriefing with Morrison, Amari, and Lacroix, there are images of two Talon operatives - a Trooper and a Heavy Assault tank.

The third image is of Moira.

(Comparison image)

Remember, Blackwatch continues to operate while suspended. Whatever occurs between Gabe, Jack, Ana, and Gérard during Gabe’s Retribution debriefing isn’t enough to make him leave, nor enough to make McCree leave in the immediate aftermath. Both Gabriel Reyes and Jesse McCree go on to help the Overwatch Strike Team by recovering intel on Null Sector during Null Sector’s Uprising. Genji stays on the team as well, and eventually helps arrest Akande Ogundimu, who is now the third Doomfist.

However, we do not know what happens to Moira after Retribution.

Speculation/Guess: in my opinion, the entire Retribution mission - and Gabriel’s motivations - make considerably more sense if you look at it like this:

The mission WAS intended to grab Antonio, run, and interrogate him later. It does not seem like Gabriel was lying here. In fact, MCCREE originally wanted to kill Antonio, but is told by Gabriel that they’re not going to do that.

However, Antonio reveals: 1) that he was anticipating this move by Blackwatch, 2) that he expected his “friends” to help him walk free from Blackwatch a week later, and 3) that he expected to hurt Blackwatch/Overwatch again.

This is the moment when Gabriel realizes -

He’s been betrayed by one of the three Blackwatch agents in the room with him.

(Note who else is “in frame” but out of focus during this moment).

This is not a sudden turn-about in motivations by Gabriel Reyes -

But instead, the clear and distinct realization that he has walked right into Antonio’s (and Talon’s) grasp.

And letting Antonio live is the LEAST of his worries.

The far bigger threat is the person IMMEDIATELY behind him.

hmmm mccree seems to be brown here, standing next to ol’ white gerard

thats odd! mccree is STILL brown!

brown mccree!

STILL very noticeably brown!

hes BROWN

oH AND WHATS THIS?