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5. Hanzo And Genji Have A Lot Of History

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Hanzo and Genji are two of the coolest characters in the Overwatch mythos, but what would you say if I told you they're not on the best of terms?

For starters, they're actually brothers, and the heirs apparent to the criminal Shimada Empire. A family dispute left the two siblings on opposite paths however and, as their fued began to escalate, Hanzo seemingly killed his brother and left him for dead.

Grief-stricken, the venerable assassin abandoned Shimada and began travelling the world, returning to his home of Hanamura once a year to pay respects to his fallen brother. Pretty tragic, isn't it?

Except, of course, Genji wasn't killed. Instead, he was saved by Mercy and the rest of Overwatch. Despondent and dejected upon realising he now had to reside within an augmented body, Genji - much like his brother - travelled the world. Lost and angry. Alone and isolated.

'Dragons' chronicles the two's feud as well as their eventual reunion, and boy, is it one amazing sequence to behold.

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