@@namisama4550 there is a tactic where if you break those fences that take you out of bounds and kill you, you use that jet rush thingy and at the last second when your about to fall press the button for the rush they fall to there death (sorry if I say it wierd I don’t have the time to explain or fix my grammar)
When he says "I must answer...always" sends CHILLS seeing that he's basically sworn on his old friend's grave that he would live someone else's life in Overwatch
Not someone else life, hes gonna live the oath he swored to do wich is "live with honor die in glory " just like his comander and the life of a crusader
"live with honor, Die with glory" such a simple line. Reinhart mad an oath. He glory hogged and while he protected the LAND of Germany. He let it's heart bleed claiming they only slowed him down. To learn the lesson he had to commit the worst dishonor. To lose a battle they could have survived, cost a mentor his life, eat massive casualties, and lose out on true glory for a vain understanding of glory. He regained his honor when he held the line, when he made sure not another wound was struck on the heart, and lent his weapon to a dying comrade to defend the land. After that he served in that mans place to protect the worlds heart and soul. He wasn't "pushed out" his call was simply ended, and while it may hurt, he had other duties. Yet now, with the heart and mind ailing, with new enemies and new threats, he has been called....and he must answer always. Live with honor, die with glory. Such power in such a simple line, Overwatch used to have such amazing writing.
"You gave Overwatch everything, and then they pushed you out! Why would you go back to them?" Brig was talking to the hardcore players all the way back then...
The thing I love most about this cinematic is how powerful the actual moment is. Sure, robots fighting, massive metal men battling against impossible odds, amazingly cool. But when he sacrificed himself for Reinhardt he didn't just save him. He saved every single person Reinhardt would go on to save for decades after. He MADE Reinhardt who he is. That moment, that lesson, it created a hero who changed the entire world. Now that's a sacrifice.
Lmao, after i saw this, no matter what role i was always protecting team mates, i’ll run across the whole map if it means i can save my hog from the baby dva
This is a really harsh reminder, rewatching this so many years later, that the Blizzard that used to create premium, industry leading content, the one we once knew and loved is dead and buried.
It is how Reinhardt is sopposed to be played, after all! In fact, once I saw this, I realized what I was doing wrong as his main, and once I changed, I jumped to Platinum from Silver!
The subtlety of Reinhardt offering Balderich his hammer isn't lost on me; He was told to be the Shield so he hands over his weapon. Sure, it's to give Balderich an edge in his final stand, but the symbology is strong. He hands over his tool to be a gloryhog, and that's why Balderich's face lights up when Reinhardt offers him his hammer, not because it'll give him an edge in a losing battle, but because Reinhardt took his words to heart and actually heeds them.
Well also reminds me when he said that they shall fight their way together. In a way, he is fighting with Balderich through his weapon while he acts as the shield for the team.
This is definitely the best cinematic, only the Hanzo and Genji one can come close. Edit: I was reminded of The Last Bastion. Definitely a close second imo but Honor and Glory still sits at the top for me.
@@outbreakperfected5704 it would have been fine if there weren't the cringy voice lines. sure there may have been a few in this one but literally every line in the kiriko one made me cringe
@@ryan_w08really? Genuinely can’t think of anything cringe that Kiriko says. I mean I disagree with both I prefer the Solider one in Dorado but the only part of Kiriko’s I didn’t like was how cheesy the ending was with the old man and girl trying to fight too
Reinhardt in game: "HAHA funny old German dude" Reinhardt in backstory: **A man horribly scarred by Battle, losing his mentor and best friend at a Young age, paid with an eye for his mistakes**
He reminds me a lot of the Heavy from TF2 actually. In lore he's very chill and sedated. It's only until he goes into battle is he the hollering, energetic warrior who lives for the fight that we know!
The eye meant almost nothing to him. He was still pretty cavalier even after that got taken out. But losing his mentor, hit really hard and gave him a debt that he now feels he can't repay.
I always, always love the fully intended symbolism during Balderich's last stand. Reinhardt gives him his hammer, his only means of attack, to honor his conviction to Balderich's final request to be the team's shield. Balderich accepts, knowing that defense is pointless, since he is already going to die. Balderich tells Reinhardt to "Live with honor", giving him his blessing going forward in life. Reinhardt replies to "Die with glory", knowing he will never see Balderich again. It's the perfect unspoken implication that makes this scene so powerful.
And that is why I always appreciate people who play games not just for the fun and excitement it gives, but rather also for the symbolic meaning and message it conveys behind
By giving over his weapon, Reinhardt signed over to the old warrior code - protect those who cannot protect themselves. It was an honourable (albeit dangerous) move to stand in harms way to save others knowing that you yourself cannot fight back.
Now I understand Flash. You play the fool to mask a warriors pain. I dont know about all that Orion. The bad guys lost, and nobody got hurt. You know what we call that where I'm from: a pretty good day. Always remember Flash Day.
Reinhardt in this cinematic: protects team against 10 bastions Reinhardt in the game after facing one bastion for 4 seconds: The shield won't hold forever !
Well if you look at the cinematics, no one is as strong as they actually are in the game. They have to balance it. Like in the short, he one shots a bastion. In D.Va’s short, she shreds some robots in seconds, while in the game her bullets are like nerf darts. It’s for balancing in game
I return to this video as OW1 comes to a close. 428 hrs played as Rein. Many memories of duo tanking. Onto the next adventure with OW2. To my fellow tank mains who are about to be solo tanking. It’s been an honor tanking with you. I’ll see you on the battlefield.
yep bro and the " I have been called, i must answer" for a Rein main who stop playing almost 2 years ago... I feel it, I take my hammer and come back to the battlefield.
yesterday in a qp match, my tanks were like "let's play rein zarya one more time, by tomorrow I'll be on the other side" and it hits hard man. I'm a support main, the little time I spent playing tank was for mastering the coordination between zarya and rein, the timing of the shield, or how to dance with enemy rein. When you get a good teammate and it worked, it felt absolutely amazing. I guess for me ow2 really is a new game now.
@@escanor3945 i was so happy as a doom main finding out they made it only one tank and 5 man teams i came back after 2 years…then i saw what they did to doom
Imagine how terrifying it would be to see a Reinhardt with that type of movement speed, two huge hammers, and with an Ana ulti running straight at you.
Ewan Keddie And then he wakes up because people were firing at him. Then the Ana is toxic and asks why they woke up the character that literally everyone was already attacking.
When Reinhardt spawns in the spawn room, can we get a "I have been called, I must answer" voice line? And maybe a "Live with honor, die with glory" one too?
I want a "DAMMIT REINHARDT" voice line for when he leeroy jenkinses into the enemy. I also want a "Be their Shield" voice line. Ok frankly I want every line of the script as voiceline
I kind of want it to be like Reinhardt: "Live with honor my friends" (someone else responds): "Die with glory?" Reinhardt: "With me as your shield there will be no glory today"
I like how Reinhardt's character arc in this vid is basically him learning how to play as Reinhardt, becoming less of a glory hound and more of a defensive team player.
As a rein main, charging is acceptable if your team is already scattered and a key enemy char is right in your sights, i.e. healer or bastion (or any enemy that is about to ult)
In one of the earliest OW shorts, i think i remembered seeing Reinhardt protecting omnic civilians from being assaulted by their human counterparts. That particular scene hit me pretty hard, the man who fights robots and loses his comrade by robots all his life; still holding his code of honour and justice by protecting the weak and the unwanted even though he is protecting the race that took everything from him One of the best written character so far
Well, i dont compare Rein story to another game characters though, i compare him to the rest of OW characters, while most of them is not that interesting, given their shorts lore is not published yet, i find for a mulitplayer game, OW characaters is written well enough to be both game fitted and generally character fit for a story.
how are they not well written? they fit into the lore perfectly. sure they fit the common superhero trope; tragedy, loss, a new found source of power...but I feel as if Blizzard has done an amazing job of creating these characters and keeping them uniform with the lore of overwatch. I also challenge you to create a universe consisting of 26 main characters, complete with ages of history, comics, an accessible line of support and community feedback and still deliver high quality content like this. In 2 years. I really hope you can elaborate on why you think they are written poorly, and I'd love to see a comparison of a well written character by your standards in a multiplayer fps. won't be able to sleep tonight if you don't. cmon bby
One of the coolest things about this cinematic is the moment he hands over his hammer. He isn't just giving Balderich a cooler battle or a better fighting chance, he's giving up his desire to fight. He used it as a way to nonverbally tell Balderich that he would do everything to protect his team while Balderich was gone. He left himself with nothing but his shield to prove it.
not just that but his desire for vengeance. he’s only going back to his team with his shield and armor. he’s putting his pride aside to keep his team alive
This is why I play rein people think its all about shield control but in reality its about knowing when to cover for your idiot dps and healer constantly throwing themselves into fire
yeah i remember watching this back when it came out and wanting to get overwatch but never having a good enough computer but now with one that works for it and overwatch 2 being here i will live with honor and die with glory
The moments you can see Reinhardt immediately coming to terms with "You're dying. You're going to die, and it's because of me. It's *my* fault." It hurts my heart man. ;_;
thats what everyone else wants, i want this line for every other hero "Dammit reinhardt!" You know... for all the times my team's reinhardt flies into the enemy leaving us without a shield... just saying
This is the short that got me into the game, this whole character is the sole reasons i play overwatch. I hate to see them destroy the game as time goes on.
funny but not really accurate. since s4 and the popularity of the dive comp rein mains were so frustrated with dps mains running past them they were forced to main dva or Winston instead. rip deathballs
@@benjamintan6750 This. F*cking this ! I play without mic because otherwise I'd be yelling at my team constantly. Reinhardt is a tank, and he's slow as f*ck, that doesn't mean leaving him alone behind is a good strategy !
@@benjamintan6750 And it's not like they can't reach you/ are trying to flank, they're litelary one step back from the shield, taking damage of 4 different enemys at once.
When it cuts back to the current time of his body still being there. That hits hard, a constant reminder of the consequences for not protecting your teammate. Your closest friends.
They should add a little Easter egg voice line, when you're defending or attacking Eichenwalde and you have a Reinhardt on your team the moment you're in the last room he says "Live with honor,.. die with glory"
1st time watching: So that's Reinhardt's story, very interesting. 2nd time watching: So touching…this scene hits me so hard 3rd time watching: …why am I crying…
The last moment when he hands him the coin and says "Live with honor" it is that moment honor truly awakens in Reinhardt and when he replied "Die......with glory" that is when the last of his desire for glory died, when he handed his hammer over to him. It truly is a beautiful life changing moment.
What are you talking about? Reinhardt has always lived with honor he was just very arrogant, and he still yearns for glory he just won’t sacrifice his team for it. You make it seem like honor and glory are absolute and have no gray area when he has always been an honorable guy and will always fight to die with glory
Everything about this game is so deep. Something so small can mean so much and it’s constantly evolving. We don’t know everyone’s backstories yet. Truly Blizzard has made a masterpiece and done it a different way.
every year i just have to come back to this masterpiece, i may not be playing as much games as i used to but this animation really stuck with me and it always gives me chills, even hour long movies couldnt move me as much as this cinematic did, just brilliant!
"I have been called, I must answer...Always" this line, with this tone is always stuck in my head for years since I first heard it. it was delivered with such compassion and sadness that It still brings me back here to hear it.
i feel u on that my friend. The transition between past and present of the leader dead on the throne strikes my soul with goosebumps everytime i watch it. Incredible stuff!
In the span of a 7 minute or so video. He seemed to age 10 years. From the young man who felt invincible and would always go ahead, to the man he is now... Again I am reminded how well these animations are made.
The video is a response to Winston's recall that was one of the first Overwatch animations. Reinhardt's flashback remembers the events of the Omnic Crisis and his first call to Overwatch (the coin that he inherited from fellow Crusader Balderich). Official lore information is inconsistent, but the Omnic Crisis happened around 25 years before the events of the game that follow the recall.
4:34 The exact moment Reinhardt realised the cost of his vanity and pride. He wouldn't seek glory by simply marching headfirst into battle, he would EARN his glory and legacy by "being their shield". Being the honourable protector where others would not, and dying with glory when his time would come.
Doctor Jay But he’s not exactly brittle, and his armor covers him completely. I don’t think arrows, darts, and music can get threw that armor of his. Plus who in history of our species has died from ear bleeds?
I think the Bastion series of omnics still had some semblance of emotion, even during the omnic crisis. At 2:17, if you pause at the right moment, you will see the Bastion shield itself using its arms (something none of the other Bastions did, as this one’s movements were far too human compared to the others), and the one next to it looks at its friend, then Reinhardt. Neat.
All I can think about is Reinhardt walking, dead silent and in flashback mode to the castle. While Birgitte follows him, visualy confused and asking him what he is doing.
So as a Reinhardt main, it occurs to me that this video is basically every player picking up Rein. At first, you feel invincible, you charge in and go offensive without too much thought, as reinhardt can do a lot of damage. but then your team keeps dying. Eventually, you learn that sometimes glory isn't always in getting eliminations, but making sure your team is alive to do so.
suqmahdeeeock yeah I like how they kind of captivate play Styles in the animated shorts. This is Ryan Hart before he pissed off enough Mercies to figure out when not to charge!
I love the line "live with honor, die with glory" in this. Even 4 years on it's so powerful, because it's at the end that Reinhardt realized the true meaning of the words. It's not live for glory, die honorably; it's live with honor and duty, and when your time comes, face it, having lived your life till the very end.
This is why it’s so emotional when he says it while leaving Balderich behind him, because for the first time he pronounces that sentence AND understands really what values stands behind it. Gives chills because his master sacrifices himself, but dies knowing that Reinhardt turned from a fighter to a hero. Simply beautiful.
That coin, the flash back alone at the blink of an eye. Killed my heart right off the bat. ~To clarify.~ I remember when I was little my Grandpa use to hold a dog tag in his palm and let the chain dangle while he just stared at it while we sat outside. He use to mumble his partners name before gripping the tag. ~Gone but not forgotten.
We need something like a full out series. The Blizzard wiki has all this information about the characters and their backstories, why not dig deeper into the world and bring the history to life? The shorts are one thing, they focus on individual characters, but what about Overwatch as a whole? I know the game starts after the fall of Overwatch and reading the backstories, the events that led up to it, what I want to see is it actually playing out on screen.
A story mode? Please? That would allow us to explore backstories and the current story they're trying to tell while we interact with them by playing as them. It would give beginners an ability to learn characters and their abilities by giving them character specific missions. I gotta tell you, when my friends were first telling me about overwatch I was incredibly excited... until I heard it was only pvp. Don't get me wrong, it's fine. But I was disappointed and a little angry when I realized there was no story mode or anything like that. Like, JUST pvp? Really?
A story mode would be interesting, thought it'd be difficult to arrange the use of most of the characters throughout the campaign. However, the game Transformers: Fall of Cybertron does this flawlessly, switching between both factions while maintaining continuity.
Ish Alvarez why not make it so you can do each character separately instead of switching between each of them while time goes? That way you could experience things from both sides.
Interesting how at first Rein is having so much fun, and says the mantra like a slogan, but then when Balderich is dying he realizes what it actually means. Great touch.
It's still amazing how I can be seeing this in 2020, as a rien main and still cry like a man - STILL PLAYING RIEN IN 2021 - GETTING CLOSE TO 2022 STILL ON RIEN - 2022 AND ULTING REAPERS FACES IN!!! :) - HYPED ABOUT OW2 - OW2 OUT FOR BETA ON Ps4 store 40$ - Waiting for OW2 hope to see u all :) PLAYING OW2 it's been a journey love u alll
It kills me that Rein doesn’t even react to having his eye sliced out, but realizing that he’s doomed Balderich. He was reckless and glory seeking because he thought it was only his life at stake, and he was prepared for the consequences of that. He wasn’t prepared to see other people pay the price for his mistakes.
Goddammit these shorts. Just 5 MINUTES of exposition and introduction they got me feelin all emotional and crying over a character I was knew nothing about.
I'm kinda mad about how they didn't give Brig an extra line of dialogue like "I'm going with you" for this short tbh. But, everybody needs a Brigitte on their team to back up their Reinhardts.
I love how that OR-14 explains a bit of lore on Orisa and Reinhardt: Orisa is the only character specifically designed to resist his Rocket Boost and take advantage of him being stopped in his tracks. Pretty cool.
@@blacktimhoward4322. Could be. As far as I can recollect, these robots were first made, and then that little girl in Numbani built Orisa from parts of the old OR-14’s years later to fight Doomfist.
@@SuperHuscarl the bots in this clip were made first, stopped being manufactured. Then numbani repurposed them as doomfist returned and they were used to ty and stop him then efi made orisa with the broken or-14 bots you see on attack in numbani
One interesting thing I've come to realize is that it isn't just Balderich's death that haunts Reinhardt; it's *his team's* . See, until I watched it for the fourth or fifth time, I didn't really process that we see the same group of soldiers that Reinhardt abandoned slowly getting picked off by the bastion turrets. Reinhardt *should* have been there, and *should* have been their shield, but he wasn't, not until he could only save TWO of them. So when the last Crusader says "I have been called... I will answer. Always," he's remembering the times that he didn't really answer and others payed the price. He probably blames himself for the entire fall of Eichenwalde. I just think that detail makes it all the more meaningful when we see how he behaves.
Martin Dovah I have to disagree, when the Crusaders are called into action, Balderich tells each crusader to stay with their partners. Then Reinhardt looks at only two soldiers that shake their heads (because they know that Reinhardt will abandon them as usual). It is possible that he did have a larger team in the beginning, and being reckless, his team was thinned down to just two members and the fact that only two members of his team survive haunts him. Good observations though, props to you.
You seem to have an eye for details, so I have a question - the female Crusader at the start, does she get stomped by an OR-14 or is she heading back to the rally point? Because she appears to get jumped on, but in the next few seconds it shows 2 Crusaders with shields up, one of them being Baldich obviously, but the other isnt Rein, so is it her? Not sure myself and I need to know this.
I love the entire character around Reinhardt. To have him be such a strong, firm and happy character combined with his role as a tank and his reason as to why he even bothers to go to overwatch is simply amazing and incredible. Blizzard has fallen very hard
"The team needs you... be their shield" is the full request. He says this while trying to hand Reinhardt the Overwatch Emblem. When Reinhardt notices it in his hands, he understands what Baldrich is truly asking him.
it always gives me chills when Rein says "I am your shield" in game solely because he was told to "be their shield"
my teams reindhart always charges alone and dies within 5 seconds
@@YourHigherSelf-s7m if there's an enemy's reindhart , I'll not stop him
@@namisama4550 there is a tactic where if you break those fences that take you out of bounds and kill you, you use that jet rush thingy and at the last second when your about to fall press the button for the rush they fall to there death (sorry if I say it wierd I don’t have the time to explain or fix my grammar)
@@Oibruv17 actually there's a rule that if 2 Reindhart meet each others, nobody should interfere their fight
@@namisama4550 no what I’m trying to say is when you want to knock another tank down knock them out of bounds to die
Seeing Reinhardt quiet is freaky. He's always so happy and energetic. His silence is deafening.
That's how veterans act
scarred ones do@@jbarral6509
When you're done living with your parents come back to reality virgin
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂hardt
Thats how people manage having traumatic events. They always yap to quiet the voices of fallen and avoud thinking about those events.
"The team needs you. Be their shield."
and
"I have been called, I must answer. Always."
still makes me tear up, even three years later.
The I have been called, I must answer gets me every time, even more so now that the overwatch 2 cinematic is out and he does indeed answer
annoyingly so..... yes
still gives me chills
Makes me even more teared up since Blizzard Activision took over... I'm still sad about War3 Reforged...
even if i haven't played overwatch in like 3 years i still love this cinematic
And here we are, rewatching this masterpiece after pve cancel..
Edit: Well, that aged well:D
Yeah…
0:27
The art teams of Blizzard deserve better than this hellscape of a company.
The art team is the only part of blizzard you can trust
@@ChrisNeedsBread 6:50
When he says "I must answer...always" sends CHILLS seeing that he's basically sworn on his old friend's grave that he would live someone else's life in Overwatch
Not someone else life, hes gonna live the oath he swored to do wich is "live with honor die in glory " just like his comander and the life of a crusader
"live with honor, Die with glory" such a simple line.
Reinhart mad an oath. He glory hogged and while he protected the LAND of Germany. He let it's heart bleed claiming they only slowed him down. To learn the lesson he had to commit the worst dishonor. To lose a battle they could have survived, cost a mentor his life, eat massive casualties, and lose out on true glory for a vain understanding of glory.
He regained his honor when he held the line, when he made sure not another wound was struck on the heart, and lent his weapon to a dying comrade to defend the land. After that he served in that mans place to protect the worlds heart and soul. He wasn't "pushed out" his call was simply ended, and while it may hurt, he had other duties. Yet now, with the heart and mind ailing, with new enemies and new threats, he has been called....and he must answer always. Live with honor, die with glory.
Such power in such a simple line, Overwatch used to have such amazing writing.
Also it’s not hard to imagine that he knows that he has to in hopes of protecting others and serving a cause to help protect the world
@@Smol_Eri it’s never that serious bro
@@sieko2904 It's that serious if someone sees it that serious.
you know it hits hard when he tell's reinhardt "be their shield", and in game he'll say "I'll be your shield"
true
I read this and I think you are speaking of nothing except the truth
And it's worse when their in eichenwald
When he gets back to his team and his shield goes down, thats the line that runs through my head as he literally shields them with his body
It hits hard when in game Reinhardt doesn’t protect his team
But Rinehart main almost always never do that
Old Reinhardt's voice actor needs a raise. Those 8 words are spoken with more emotional conveyance than I've ever heard before.
Still the same VA. Darin de Paul.
@@mikealgiers7852 How he has such an energetic voice is beyond me
@@blackirontarkus3997 bc Darrin is a ball of energy. Should see clips of him at Blizzcon.
@@mikealgiers7852 Yeah I've seen a few, he's hilarious
@@mikealgiers7852 CANDY!
"You gave Overwatch everything, and then they pushed you out! Why would you go back to them?" Brig was talking to the hardcore players all the way back then...
@BabyDollyRandM damnit "always"
Talking about blizzard
Real
The thing I love most about this cinematic is how powerful the actual moment is. Sure, robots fighting, massive metal men battling against impossible odds, amazingly cool. But when he sacrificed himself for Reinhardt he didn't just save him. He saved every single person Reinhardt would go on to save for decades after. He MADE Reinhardt who he is. That moment, that lesson, it created a hero who changed the entire world. Now that's a sacrifice.
GREAT, AS IF I WASNT CRYING ENOUGH
@@heitorguidi9123 you and me bro....you and me ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ
@@Aivaids Bro... T-T
Gotta hug you now...
You!... You understand.
As a Reindhart main, i can proudly say this short described exactly how i used to play vs how i play now
I feel more responsible as a tank since watching it too
Lmao, after i saw this, no matter what role i was always protecting team mates, i’ll run across the whole map if it means i can save my hog from the baby dva
Shieldbotting is bad but yes u should play with and for your team
@@Noctua8was about to say that
Mm mm mm mm mm m
"Get back there and protect your team!"
"Ah, they're just slowing me down!"
Boy, if that doesn't describe every Overwatch player.
cannon rein is a bad rein.... who knew?
Bartholomew Thundercat III so true.
Yep!!
Canon Rein started off bad but I'm sure he was great by the time he was deployed to fight Null Sector in London
Not Ana/Mercy mains who are like "uuuh come back, you're out of my sight I can't heal you"
This is a really harsh reminder, rewatching this so many years later, that the Blizzard that used to create premium, industry leading content, the one we once knew and loved is dead and buried.
Stop being dramatic
based asf... rip old blizzard and old overwatch fr
Dead, sitting on a throne of hard wood, surrounded by greedy business men.
Same feelz, bruh
@@Sleepylevihas blizzard released anything good since Overwatch 1? Please be serious right now lmao
"get back and protect your team" blizzard lowkey hinting us
구짱 that is so true it is sadd
The truth hurts, doesn’t it?
2:20 bastion and mercy
I know thank you blizzard for this hidden meaning
It is how Reinhardt is sopposed to be played, after all! In fact, once I saw this, I realized what I was doing wrong as his main, and once I changed, I jumped to Platinum from Silver!
"Live with honor."
"Die with glory...old friend."
"I have been called. I must answer...always."
Brought tears to my eyes.
Same here
Sad
Same bro goosebumps
Martok.Wav
Same man, watching this again made me almost cry again. REIN MAIN 4 EVER !!!!
The subtlety of Reinhardt offering Balderich his hammer isn't lost on me; He was told to be the Shield so he hands over his weapon. Sure, it's to give Balderich an edge in his final stand, but the symbology is strong. He hands over his tool to be a gloryhog, and that's why Balderich's face lights up when Reinhardt offers him his hammer, not because it'll give him an edge in a losing battle, but because Reinhardt took his words to heart and actually heeds them.
Nunca había pensado en eso!
Great observation
nahh you watched the same video as everyone else?????
Well also reminds me when he said that they shall fight their way together. In a way, he is fighting with Balderich through his weapon while he acts as the shield for the team.
symbolism not symbology
This is definitely the best cinematic, only the Hanzo and Genji one can come close.
Edit: I was reminded of The Last Bastion. Definitely a close second imo but Honor and Glory still sits at the top for me.
Hands down, nothing comes close
What about the kiriko cinematic
@@outbreakperfected5704 it would have been fine if there weren't the cringy voice lines. sure there may have been a few in this one but literally every line in the kiriko one made me cringe
@@ryan_w08really? Genuinely can’t think of anything cringe that Kiriko says.
I mean I disagree with both I prefer the Solider one in Dorado but the only part of Kiriko’s I didn’t like was how cheesy the ending was with the old man and girl trying to fight too
@@emma6648 lmao no way u brought sexism into this
Reinhardt in game: "HAHA funny old German dude"
Reinhardt in backstory: **A man horribly scarred by Battle, losing his mentor and best friend at a Young age, paid with an eye for his mistakes**
The prices we pay for knowledge and wisdom.
He reminds me a lot of the Heavy from TF2 actually. In lore he's very chill and sedated. It's only until he goes into battle is he the hollering, energetic warrior who lives for the fight that we know!
@@krazyjay9919 yee
he paid with both an eye and a friend for his mistake
The eye meant almost nothing to him. He was still pretty cavalier even after that got taken out. But losing his mentor, hit really hard and gave him a debt that he now feels he can't repay.
I always, always love the fully intended symbolism during Balderich's last stand. Reinhardt gives him his hammer, his only means of attack, to honor his conviction to Balderich's final request to be the team's shield. Balderich accepts, knowing that defense is pointless, since he is already going to die. Balderich tells Reinhardt to "Live with honor", giving him his blessing going forward in life. Reinhardt replies to "Die with glory", knowing he will never see Balderich again. It's the perfect unspoken implication that makes this scene so powerful.
Also Balderich's shield was destroyed in saving Reinhardt. There was no other way, he was dying, shieldless, and there was no time.
And that is why I always appreciate people who play games not just for the fun and excitement it gives, but rather also for the symbolic meaning and message it conveys behind
It really was perfect
By giving over his weapon, Reinhardt signed over to the old warrior code - protect those who cannot protect themselves. It was an honourable (albeit dangerous) move to stand in harms way to save others knowing that you yourself cannot fight back.
@@ehanboshoff4825 I mean, I'm guessing getting punched by his fist would hurt quite a bit, so he wasn't completely defenseless.
Good lord... these shorts display more sacrifice, emotion, and courage in 5 minutes than most movies do in two hours...
Amen to that
The same goes for WoW shorts tbh. Blizzard knows what's up.
@@keleeshi which wow short can evoke as much emotion as this?
@@Built2kill
Old Soldier
Jedi_Master_Keleeshi the shorts are pretty cool no lie but then the movie was like bruh
4:25 this hits so hard knowing how Rein interacts with other heroes in-game, he is always so upbeat, always ready to protect those in need
Now I understand Flash. You play the fool to mask a warriors pain.
I dont know about all that Orion. The bad guys lost, and nobody got hurt. You know what we call that where I'm from: a pretty good day.
Always remember Flash Day.
Reinhardt in this cinematic: protects team against 10 bastions
Reinhardt in the game after facing one bastion for 4 seconds: The shield won't hold forever !
Playing reinhardt I'm comp is like have a duck for a shield against bastion
Well it didn’t last much longer here, he just used his body as a shield when it failed.
@@Stormkrow280 And it was in slow motion, I think his shield just lasted 1 second
5:50 is more accurate if you remove slow mo,
The one you saw was Balderich who was probably stronger than reinhardt
Well if you look at the cinematics, no one is as strong as they actually are in the game. They have to balance it. Like in the short, he one shots a bastion. In D.Va’s short, she shreds some robots in seconds, while in the game her bullets are like nerf darts. It’s for balancing in game
This lore and these animations are what makes this game so much more special to me
100%
this is easily my favorite one
100% agreed. I quit playing this game for a while but the lore is just amazing
I wished they actually got to get into that
@satou Now it can be
I return to this video as OW1 comes to a close. 428 hrs played as Rein. Many memories of duo tanking. Onto the next adventure with OW2. To my fellow tank mains who are about to be solo tanking. It’s been an honor tanking with you. I’ll see you on the battlefield.
I am dps main and hurt so much now only 1 tank per team . Let’s see how it goes I am going to miss that 6v6
It has been an honour
yep bro and the " I have been called, i must answer" for a Rein main who stop playing almost 2 years ago...
I feel it, I take my hammer and come back to the battlefield.
yesterday in a qp match, my tanks were like "let's play rein zarya one more time, by tomorrow I'll be on the other side" and it hits hard man. I'm a support main, the little time I spent playing tank was for mastering the coordination between zarya and rein, the timing of the shield, or how to dance with enemy rein. When you get a good teammate and it worked, it felt absolutely amazing. I guess for me ow2 really is a new game now.
@@escanor3945 i was so happy as a doom main finding out they made it only one tank and 5 man teams i came back after 2 years…then i saw what they did to doom
That opening scene where Brig reminds Rein that OW abandoned him hits different now
I have been called… I must Answer… ALWAYS…
Imagine how terrifying it would be to see a Reinhardt with that type of movement speed, two huge hammers, and with an Ana ulti running straight at you.
Osama Al Haid and then Ana just sleeps him 😂
Ewan Keddie
And then he wakes up because people were firing at him. Then the Ana is toxic and asks why they woke up the character that literally everyone was already attacking.
@@ICouldntThinkOk *and then tracer wakes him up from like a kilometer
until he gets slept, stunned, bobbed, naded, and booped off the map all at the same time.
*sound of REEEEEEEEing*
When Reinhardt spawns in the spawn room, can we get a "I have been called, I must answer" voice line? And maybe a "Live with honor, die with glory" one too?
I want a "DAMMIT REINHARDT" voice line for when he leeroy jenkinses into the enemy. I also want a "Be their Shield" voice line. Ok frankly I want every line of the script as voiceline
The Hardstyle Musicz yes pls
D e v i a l when he said damnit reinhardt someone random on the team has to say it when he dies by an orisa or bastion
I kind of want it to be like
Reinhardt: "Live with honor my friends"
(someone else responds): "Die with glory?"
Reinhardt: "With me as your shield there will be no glory today"
The Omnipresent Nerd You meant ot say "[...]there will be no death today", right?
I like how Reinhardt's character arc in this vid is basically him learning how to play as Reinhardt, becoming less of a glory hound and more of a defensive team player.
Tell that to the idiot on our team that's charging into the enemy group
gunther mizuki he needs his teacher to die for him
As a rein main, charging is acceptable if your team is already scattered and a key enemy char is right in your sights, i.e. healer or bastion (or any enemy that is about to ult)
lol, whenever I play there's always a rein on the enemy team who just charges straight into every one and dies.
Rein has a new voice line with ana that goes "if I do not answer... what else do I have?" And i feel pain remembering this cinematic
Fun fact: This story is basically a Pro Rein teaching a Newbie Rein how to play the character in-game.
Looks like I was 10 months late to the comment section
@@atomiik_brainfood but you were early to this ratio bozo😭🙏
@@JoeMama-dr9zq 🤨
@@JoeMama-dr9zq failed ratio bozo 💀💀
@@JoeMama-dr9zq When the ratio fail😱😱😱
The way he says "I have been called, I must answer... Always..." gets me every f*cking time! Vote Rein for man of the century.
Can Gürel Rein for President
Man of the centuries*
Every few months I think about that line and come back here
Doğru
Can Gürel the last part where Reinhardt was so sad when Reinhardt shield broke and had to defend the soldiers with his own back
In one of the earliest OW shorts, i think i remembered seeing Reinhardt protecting omnic civilians from being assaulted by their human counterparts.
That particular scene hit me pretty hard, the man who fights robots and loses his comrade by robots all his life; still holding his code of honour and justice by protecting the weak and the unwanted even though he is protecting the race that took everything from him
One of the best written character so far
most of if not all of the characters in this game are not written well lets not get too crazy
Well, i dont compare Rein story to another game characters though, i compare him to the rest of OW characters, while most of them is not that interesting, given their shorts lore is not published yet, i find for a mulitplayer game, OW characaters is written well enough to be both game fitted and generally character fit for a story.
Svhons don't mind him they are written pretty well for a multiplayer fps
how are they not well written? they fit into the lore perfectly. sure they fit the common superhero trope; tragedy, loss, a new found source of power...but I feel as if Blizzard has done an amazing job of creating these characters and keeping them uniform with the lore of overwatch.
I also challenge you to create a universe consisting of 26 main characters, complete with ages of history, comics, an accessible line of support and community feedback and still deliver high quality content like this. In 2 years.
I really hope you can elaborate on why you think they are written poorly, and I'd love to see a comparison of a well written character by your standards in a multiplayer fps. won't be able to sleep tonight if you don't. cmon bby
Rein sees a bigger picture. Its awesome.
One of the coolest things about this cinematic is the moment he hands over his hammer. He isn't just giving Balderich a cooler battle or a better fighting chance, he's giving up his desire to fight. He used it as a way to nonverbally tell Balderich that he would do everything to protect his team while Balderich was gone. He left himself with nothing but his shield to prove it.
Show, don't tell.
This scene proves the concept.
not just that but his desire for vengeance. he’s only going back to his team with his shield and armor. he’s putting his pride aside to keep his team alive
"The team needs you, be their shield."
And now I'm crying again.
Actual player:No
I'm more crying that he said "I have been called. I must answer." and then at the end, Reinhardt said "I have been called. I must answer. Always."
One day, Reinhardt will be buffed back to relevance.
When that day comes... We will no longer just die with glory... But live with honour once more.
As much as this is heartwarming and a great short, I also love the sneaky Reinhardt tip Blizzard put in....... "PROTECT YOUR TEAM DAMNIT"
Emrad16 eh
But it kind of backfires, because his "team" is worthless and he carried.
THEY ARE JUST GOING TO SLOW ME DOWN
Carisma1005 lmaoo
TinyToasterMan DAMNIT REINHARDT
Even after all these years. This still brings me to tears.
So true
Same
This is why I play rein people think its all about shield control but in reality its about knowing when to cover for your idiot dps and healer constantly throwing themselves into fire
yeah i remember watching this back when it came out and wanting to get overwatch but never having a good enough computer
but now with one that works for it and overwatch 2 being here i will live with honor and die with glory
Same....
The moments you can see Reinhardt immediately coming to terms with "You're dying. You're going to die, and it's because of me. It's *my* fault." It hurts my heart man. ;_;
Your rein heart pun intented
It's weird that Rein's backstory reminds me of Thor from the Marvel universe
When he says "I will be your shield" in game.... It never hurt before I saw this.
@@soscobra yeah prideful warrior humbled by their experiences
That's also the moment he trully understood the oath to "Live with Honor, and Die with Glory"
Back when blizzard was still able to tell stories of Heroic Virtue. Days long gone now.
the soundeffect when the orisa “spawns” is absolutly brutal
It’s like a Game Over sound effect, those old Omnics knew how to demoralize future people
Every sound these robots make gives them a threatening presence when they show up
Just so you know, it's called an OR15
@@Hunkules9642 It's OR14. Those are the ones used by the Omnics during the Crisis. OR15 refers to the guardian omnics based off the OR14.
@@DatMageDoe oh well excuse me.
It has been over a year and I am still crying
Even the demon behind me started crying
@mr. bot oh yea you right
Dyho if it makes you feel better, Balderich’s corpse is probably still in the armour
@@bruhbruh7886
This does not make me feel better
Criminal Gaming that was the plan😈
We want that voiceline in the game
" LIVE WITH HONOR , DIE WITH GLORY "
we need to call jeff for that
Ili_Clips_II :p yes yes we do
Ili_Clips_II :p I need that voice line more than I need air😂. I now Main Reinhardt 500% more
thats what everyone else wants, i want this line for every other hero
"Dammit reinhardt!"
You know... for all the times my team's reinhardt flies into the enemy leaving us without a shield...
just saying
i think that's already in the game, or at least it's similar
This is the short that got me into the game, this whole character is the sole reasons i play overwatch. I hate to see them destroy the game as time goes on.
Imagine how awesome it would be to dual wield hammers with rein in PVE…
"Reinhardt, stay with your team!' Truer words have never been spoken before.
I legit laughed hard after reading your comment.
Kobe Villarreal well I was crying
50 years later and he's learned nothing.
funny but not really accurate. since s4 and the popularity of the dive comp rein mains were so frustrated with dps mains running past them they were forced to main dva or Winston instead. rip deathballs
4:26 every time I play as Reinheart I always think back to this line. "The team needs you. Be their shield."
In game , shields up , no one is behind reinhardt's shield
@@benjamintan6750 This. F*cking this !
I play without mic because otherwise I'd be yelling at my team constantly.
Reinhardt is a tank, and he's slow as f*ck, that doesn't mean leaving him alone behind is a good strategy !
Everytime I play rein I always think back to this line “I love the wind in my hair.”
@@thibautisserant For real, people need to remember Rein has a shield for a reason, and even then it isn’t invincible.
@@benjamintan6750 And it's not like they can't reach you/ are trying to flank, they're litelary one step back from the shield, taking damage of 4 different enemys at once.
Haven’t played the game in over a year
Announces OW2: I have been called......I must answer.....Always
RNBMario369
yep
Same
That just made my day ;)
Pretty much
It’s comments like these that make me want to play the new one
When it cuts back to the current time of his body still being there. That hits hard, a constant reminder of the consequences for not protecting your teammate. Your closest friends.
They should add a little Easter egg voice line, when you're defending or attacking Eichenwalde and you have a Reinhardt on your team the moment you're in the last room he says "Live with honor,.. die with glory"
Then tears will drop by persons whoever watched that scene.
Crowkingzero they should for all characters
They should make it so that Reinhardt walks up to bald rich he should say die with glory old friend
They should
It’ll probably be added as a voice line at the same time as the skin
Wow. I never would have guessed the Orisa units were THAT dreaded against the Crusaders...
Southhs5115 dude have you ever tried shielding 4 orisas its your shild is down in .5 seconds
Looks like the OR series was designed to counter Crusaders.
Later OR models were different but those ones had swords
These are OR 15, orisa is even more advanced
captain pooters I meant to write or15
Rein: Uses shield against a full team of bastions.
1 second later: barrier fails.
It's like the realm game! Where ya shield melts in seconds
@@kurtisdeakin that's the point of my comment lol.
525 damage/s on sentry mode
Jimmy Nguyen jee
I wish the shield in the game could last that long like in the cinematic here lol
Even all these years later... this short still hits ya right in the feels
1st time watching: So that's Reinhardt's story, very interesting.
2nd time watching: So touching…this scene hits me so hard
3rd time watching: …why am I crying…
^ T H I S
For real tho why?
@@ThePhilosopherLB It's very heart breaking when I see how time passed, and Reinhardt is still blaming himself.
@@jellygumbear or maybe it is just because we grew older/wiser than the 1st time we watched this
@@ThePhilosopherLB When you play enough of Overwatch you finally realize, in order to be a good Reinhart you need to have alot of restraint.
The last moment when he hands him the coin and says "Live with honor" it is that moment honor truly awakens in Reinhardt and when he replied "Die......with glory" that is when the last of his desire for glory died, when he handed his hammer over to him. It truly is a beautiful life changing moment.
In that moment you can just feel the love and tears between them and what they have done together.
thats the moment when he surrender his hungry for glory (hammer) and embrace the shield and take the oath of the tank.... be their shield
What are you talking about? Reinhardt has always lived with honor he was just very arrogant, and he still yearns for glory he just won’t sacrifice his team for it. You make it seem like honor and glory are absolute and have no gray area when he has always been an honorable guy and will always fight to die with glory
Anyone else rewatching this after overwatch 1 lived with honour and died with glory ?
@@Jigan__ No, it wasnt about absolute, but it was indeed a life changing exchange for Reinhardt. It is a beautiful lesson of balance
Now “Don’t worry, my friends! I am your shield!” Has a whole new meaning now :’(
Bobofett72 /FnafFan9001 “The team needs you. Be their shield.”
Thank you, Reinhardt, for being Overwatch’s shield for 30+ years.
GET BEHIND ME!
Everything about this game is so deep. Something so small can mean so much and it’s constantly evolving. We don’t know everyone’s backstories yet. Truly Blizzard has made a masterpiece and done it a different way.
GrowlingTummy i swear i heard that in another game
im still the young reinhardt since i always abanden my team and charge in 1vs6....i do return victorious of that charge most of the time.
Watching this years later realizing how different the effort they put in was to really make us love the characters and the in-game world
I still get goosebumps watching this.
Dual hammer Reinhart and Sword Varient Orisa please.
Nomicro4u that would be incredible
But that would completely change them
Yes
No
would be cool for an ult variant: Fast boost cooldown, drop the shield and dual wield
Damm those orisa like robots have optimus prime's arm blades
ye true
Lmaooo😂
15 were sent to kill doomfist, punchy boi just punched theme even harder and then efi be like:" aight i can fix one" and then orisa was made
yes
They are called 'OR 15s'
every year i just have to come back to this masterpiece, i may not be playing as much games as i used to but this animation really stuck with me and it always gives me chills, even hour long movies couldnt move me as much as this cinematic did, just brilliant!
"The team needs you. Be their shield"
The oath of a tank.
Roadhog: Reject the oath, return to flanker.
@@greenmcbean6429 Ball: The enemies can't kill my team if they're already all dead :)
@@No-ll3mh And don't forget, that Reinhardt also socks Roadhog for saying otherwise.
Amen!
There's a reason I always que as a tank...
"I have been called, I must answer...Always" this line, with this tone is always stuck in my head for years since I first heard it. it was delivered with such compassion and sadness that It still brings me back here to hear it.
i feel u on that my friend. The transition between past and present of the leader dead on the throne strikes my soul with goosebumps everytime i watch it. Incredible stuff!
In the span of a 7 minute or so video. He seemed to age 10 years. From the young man who felt invincible and would always go ahead, to the man he is now...
Again I am reminded how well these animations are made.
The video is a response to Winston's recall that was one of the first Overwatch animations. Reinhardt's flashback remembers the events of the Omnic Crisis and his first call to Overwatch (the coin that he inherited from fellow Crusader Balderich). Official lore information is inconsistent, but the Omnic Crisis happened around 25 years before the events of the game that follow the recall.
I still come back to this once in a while, to remember why i still play Reinhardt. I’ll always live with honor, and die with your glory.
4:34 The exact moment Reinhardt realised the cost of his vanity and pride. He wouldn't seek glory by simply marching headfirst into battle, he would EARN his glory and legacy by "being their shield". Being the honourable protector where others would not, and dying with glory when his time would come.
yea, its called a tank
The exact moment Walter White became Heisenberg.
@@ritsrunes8927 no… it’s called being a crusader 🫡
@@magnusblitz2311🫡
All you need is your E key
Blizzard sure knows how to give everyone the feels
I swear I must be allergic to OverWatch animated shorts....
Did it give you the heeby jeebies?
you must be fun at parties
990th like
Ikr
In cinematic: Takes thousands of bullets and explosives with nearly no harm done
In game: Dies to arrows, music, and flue shots.
lol
The shield damage was accurate the hits after that wasnt
Don't forget a snowblower.
To be fair he is pretty old, and his ears can bleed from Lucio blasting it...
Doctor Jay But he’s not exactly brittle, and his armor covers him completely. I don’t think arrows, darts, and music can get threw that armor of his. Plus who in history of our species has died from ear bleeds?
I think the Bastion series of omnics still had some semblance of emotion, even during the omnic crisis. At 2:17, if you pause at the right moment, you will see the Bastion shield itself using its arms (something none of the other Bastions did, as this one’s movements were far too human compared to the others), and the one next to it looks at its friend, then Reinhardt. Neat.
That’s an awesome detail I haven’t seen anyone mention yet. Bravo good sir
All I can think about is Reinhardt walking, dead silent and in flashback mode to the castle. While Birgitte follows him, visualy confused and asking him what he is doing.
PTSD flashbacks intensifies. Makes me think the main reason we got her as a char was so she could help rein
@@dziri3330 Pretty sure that's part of her reason for fighting.
I'm not saying she doesn't have other reasons, but Rein forms part of it.
So as a Reinhardt main, it occurs to me that this video is basically every player picking up Rein. At first, you feel invincible, you charge in and go offensive without too much thought, as reinhardt can do a lot of damage. but then your team keeps dying. Eventually, you learn that sometimes glory isn't always in getting eliminations, but making sure your team is alive to do so.
Null 5 I wonder if that was intentional because you make a great point
Null 5 That's so true we must learn humility like Reinhardt if we want to see the bigger picture
Not every. There's two kinds of new Reinhardt players - overly agressive and overly defensive.
I want to frame this comment forever.
as a rein main i can agree... this represents me in everyway
Next time you play on Eichenwalde, leave your spray near Balderich's throne to pay respect
It has to be the base Overwatch one
it is now. Halloween event is over.
Gona leave the respect one
I'll use Reinhardt's Stein spray.
good things i use F to spray.
Returned to this amazing video in 2024. Back then when devs put pure dedication and hard work through their games. I miss those times...
Real talk? Reinhardt is one of my favorite game characters ever.
I think you never played a story game
Arda Sahin yeah lol. Reinhardt is a fine archetypal character but he doesn’t get close to the depth of characters in other games.
@Ali Hadi Babar I respect his opinion but I just think he never expirienced a true story game character and that btw is called Criticism
@@ArdaSReal which other games & characters would you recommend?
I would say it's amazing how much character depth you get, and it is all under 10 minutes with all if these shorts
This isn't an animated short, it's a PSA for all Reinhardt mains who charge into the entire enemy team.
suqmahdeeeock yeah I like how they kind of captivate play Styles in the animated shorts. This is Ryan Hart before he pissed off enough Mercies to figure out when not to charge!
suqmahdeeeock true tho
suqmahdeeeock Hey, im a good Offensive Reinhardt 😂
suqmahdeeeock trueeee
lol, this makes sense, lets be honest... Bastion animated short was made in hopes that we can feel good about him and not hate him :v
I love the line "live with honor, die with glory" in this. Even 4 years on it's so powerful, because it's at the end that Reinhardt realized the true meaning of the words. It's not live for glory, die honorably; it's live with honor and duty, and when your time comes, face it, having lived your life till the very end.
This is why it’s so emotional when he says it while leaving Balderich behind him, because for the first time he pronounces that sentence AND understands really what values stands behind it. Gives chills because his master sacrifices himself, but dies knowing that Reinhardt turned from a fighter to a hero.
Simply beautiful.
This was genuinely awesome to watch, we need stuff this like to he made again
That coin, the flash back alone at the blink of an eye. Killed my heart right off the bat.
~To clarify.~
I remember when I was little my Grandpa use to hold a dog tag in his palm and let the chain dangle while he just stared at it while we sat outside. He use to mumble his partners name before gripping the tag.
~Gone but not forgotten.
I guess your grandpa's ex-army or navy.
My grandfather was a marine. Vietnam veteran.
God bless the fallen 🇺🇸
That real life grandpa is more sad and interesting than this videogame cutscene
Ok we all need an Overwatch movie.
Even if it’s like a web movie or direct to dvd, I would be satisfied no matter what.
We need something like a full out series. The Blizzard wiki has all this information about the characters and their backstories, why not dig deeper into the world and bring the history to life? The shorts are one thing, they focus on individual characters, but what about Overwatch as a whole? I know the game starts after the fall of Overwatch and reading the backstories, the events that led up to it, what I want to see is it actually playing out on screen.
A story mode? Please? That would allow us to explore backstories and the current story they're trying to tell while we interact with them by playing as them. It would give beginners an ability to learn characters and their abilities by giving them character specific missions. I gotta tell you, when my friends were first telling me about overwatch I was incredibly excited... until I heard it was only pvp. Don't get me wrong, it's fine. But I was disappointed and a little angry when I realized there was no story mode or anything like that. Like, JUST pvp? Really?
A story mode would be interesting, thought it'd be difficult to arrange the use of most of the characters throughout the campaign. However, the game Transformers: Fall of Cybertron does this flawlessly, switching between both factions while maintaining continuity.
Myles Hoglund with the games voice actors playing their character in said movie
Ish Alvarez why not make it so you can do each character separately instead of switching between each of them while time goes? That way you could experience things from both sides.
Interesting how at first Rein is having so much fun, and says the mantra like a slogan, but then when Balderich is dying he realizes what it actually means. Great touch.
Oh boy does that give me goosebumps every single time I see it. Epic last stand.
As soon as I finished watching the McCree short I asked myself, “What’s the best short in OW?” I came here and got my answer.
They serve different purposes, however I agree 100% that this is their best animated OW short
bastion was the best one imo
McCrea short was the second best though
My top five consist of the Rein cinematic, Rein comic, Retribution comic, Dragons cinematic, and Soldier 76’s cinematic.
hanzo is still best
It's still amazing how I can be seeing this in 2020, as a rien main and still cry like a man
- STILL PLAYING RIEN IN 2021
- GETTING CLOSE TO 2022 STILL ON RIEN
- 2022 AND ULTING REAPERS FACES IN!!! :)
- HYPED ABOUT OW2
- OW2 OUT FOR BETA ON Ps4 store 40$
- Waiting for OW2 hope to see u all :)
PLAYING OW2 it's been a journey love u alll
Tank Mains, seeing the low queue times: I have been called... I must answer.... Always.
there I am lol
I stopped playing for like a year and now i have been called so i had to answer xD and now i'm stuck as rein main
I still scream "THEYRE JUST SLOWING ME DOWN" in comp
You are not alone. It’s something you either feel, or do not. Hail.
After the short they added the Overwatch logo where Reinhardt placed it at the end of the short.
HTP Harold yeah I specifically went to check
HEAR MEROAR i wonder if Reinhardt's hammer is there too, the one baldrich threw
Kind Planet
he probs picked it up, cause you know...its his
puremad but his hammer is different to his in-game hammer. So if he did retrieve his hammer, where is it?
The logo has been there for several patches. Blizzard left us a clue and we didn’t figure it out.
Years later im watching this, and it still brings a tear to my eye. The lore is beautiful, i wish the game had kept up.
"They're fine!"
*cuts to his teammates NOT being fine*
-every new rein main ever
Precisely.
@@junonavo5270 new rein mains=charge in with team undefended. Old mains= team dead and that enemy mercy looks very smashable.........
@@Michael-vh3jp ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
yes that is the joke, congrstulations on repeating the same joke that was already made
0:47 "I have been called. I must answer. It is a great honor."
6:50 "I have been called. I must answer. Always."
Well its very sad to me like if u agree
Shows how much he respected him
Daryl Deonarine Aa
Daryl Deonarine god, that last line hits me hard every time.
Always
Mom: "food's ready!"
Me: "I have been called....I must answer ...always."
But what if ur in the middle of a game??
Vid Didn’t you hear him? *A l w a y s.*
2:23
_Live with Honor_
@@Dimlight505 eat with glory
It kills me that Rein doesn’t even react to having his eye sliced out, but realizing that he’s doomed Balderich. He was reckless and glory seeking because he thought it was only his life at stake, and he was prepared for the consequences of that. He wasn’t prepared to see other people pay the price for his mistakes.
They better update Eichenwalde and add that little Overwatch insignia to Balderich's throne. Where Reinhardt put it.
its already there, I went and checked after watching this and it was right there on the arm of his throne where Reinhardt placed it.
That map sucks
Mike the lad sweet. Now to look for Reinhardt’s old hammer Balderich threw.
Zarikiel it’s not there, but the broken railing is
Edit: this is the most likes I got!
Zarikiel reinhardt obviously took his hammer back
Goddammit these shorts.
Just 5 MINUTES of exposition and introduction they got me feelin all emotional and crying over a character I was knew nothing about.
PersuAsian
PersuAsian never mind I just cried
PersuAsian This was the first one I cried over
Almost everyone in here did. Overwatch sure know how to make movies
They should make a movie out of Overwatch, if it’s anything close to this I’d watch it in a heartbeat.
ITS BEEN ALMOST HALF A YEAR. PLEASE JEFF. I NEED MORE SHORTS.
TheCheck7 Not almost. It has been
These take a really long time to make
iamhappyso PSN They did say it was gonna be bi-weekly in a season format when the Bastion short dropped. You can imagine how that worked out.
I read that as "I NEED MORE SHOTS!"
TheCheck7 the clothes store has a lot of those
I love Reinhardts lore, but on a side note, young rein had a killer goatee
You know what else the team needs?
*a support main*
brigitte at your service
I'm kinda mad about how they didn't give Brig an extra line of dialogue like "I'm going with you" for this short tbh. But, everybody needs a Brigitte on their team to back up their Reinhardts.
Never Had that. Oh wait. Im A Support Main
Uuummmm
Were all ready here
Oh I get it, so Reinhardt grew his moustache, so that it would resemble Balderich. A moustache in his memory. That's cool actually.
or i mean he just grew out his hair
That cool and massively depressing
+elijahproto But that wouldn't be that epic :I
I love how that OR-14 explains a bit of lore on Orisa and Reinhardt: Orisa is the only character specifically designed to resist his Rocket Boost and take advantage of him being stopped in his tracks.
Pretty cool.
I like this, but I don't think it's true. Weren't OR-14's designed to counter Doomfist, and the fact that they counter Crusaders is a side feature?
@@blacktimhoward4322. Could be. As far as I can recollect, these robots were first made, and then that little girl in Numbani built Orisa from parts of the old OR-14’s years later to fight Doomfist.
@@SuperHuscarl the bots in this clip were made first, stopped being manufactured. Then numbani repurposed them as doomfist returned and they were used to ty and stop him then efi made orisa with the broken or-14 bots you see on attack in numbani
@@murraydavis7561 Orisa was built out of a OR-15 ;) these are the broken bots you can see in the airport.
I only found Orisas ability out but watching this the first time
This video proves the fact of "As kids, you love them, but as you grow older, you come to understand their pain"
"How many feels do we need in this cinematic?"
Jeff: "Yes"
Kids, pack your bags, we're going on FEEL TRIP!!!!
Sooooooo
Goddamn you Jeff lol
Correction: his full name is "Jeff from the Overwatch Team"
very original👏👏
Well shoot. He wasn't kidding. His hair really WAS glorious.
His sweet golden locks hair
WAS being a key factor
@@thewafflegaming494 I dunno man. I'd be proud of the mane he's got now too.
But did he dye? No. Because heroes never dye
Mr. Bublee good one
One interesting thing I've come to realize is that it isn't just Balderich's death that haunts Reinhardt; it's *his team's* . See, until I watched it for the fourth or fifth time, I didn't really process that we see the same group of soldiers that Reinhardt abandoned slowly getting picked off by the bastion turrets. Reinhardt *should* have been there, and *should* have been their shield, but he wasn't, not until he could only save TWO of them. So when the last Crusader says "I have been called... I will answer. Always," he's remembering the times that he didn't really answer and others payed the price. He probably blames himself for the entire fall of Eichenwalde.
I just think that detail makes it all the more meaningful when we see how he behaves.
Martin Dovah I have to disagree, when the Crusaders are called into action, Balderich tells each crusader to stay with their partners. Then Reinhardt looks at only two soldiers that shake their heads (because they know that Reinhardt will abandon them as usual). It is possible that he did have a larger team in the beginning, and being reckless, his team was thinned down to just two members and the fact that only two members of his team survive haunts him.
Good observations though, props to you.
why would you make my heart even sadder
Anna Banana I'm so sorry!
You seem to have an eye for details, so I have a question - the female Crusader at the start, does she get stomped by an OR-14 or is she heading back to the rally point? Because she appears to get jumped on, but in the next few seconds it shows 2 Crusaders with shields up, one of them being Baldich obviously, but the other isnt Rein, so is it her? Not sure myself and I need to know this.
luke talbot I can only assume it's her; the armor looks consistent enough. As to her fate, I have no idea. I'll watch it again and take a closer look.
I love the entire character around Reinhardt. To have him be such a strong, firm and happy character combined with his role as a tank and his reason as to why he even bothers to go to overwatch is simply amazing and incredible. Blizzard has fallen very hard
They should do a cinematic about them all geting back together and their first reactions
groovyhoovy no
Yes. After they are all done with the flashback cinematic I would love to see some that take place during the same time as the game.
They did that it was called game of thrones S7
Apparently they randomly team up to shoot each other
So in like... 30 years?
Cried at 4:25 when he said "be their shield". Now I know why Reinhardt says "I will be your shield", he's keeping his promise to his boss
Caden Pope 😭😭😢😢ikrrrr
Caden Pope he wasn’t just his boss, he was his brother.
Maybe not his boss but his mentor/friend
"The team needs you... be their shield" is the full request. He says this while trying to hand Reinhardt the Overwatch Emblem. When Reinhardt notices it in his hands, he understands what Baldrich is truly asking him.
Caden Pope ikr