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| “ | In my world, there are no secrets. | „ |
| ~ Sombra |
Olivia Colomar, better known as Sombra, is a major antagonist in the Overwatch franchise.
She was voiced by Carolina Ravassa, who also voiced Queen Isabella I of Spain in What If...?.
Biography[]
One of the world's most notorious hackers, Sombra uses information to manipulate those in power.
As a young girl, Colomar had learned to hack after losing everything she had during the Omnic Crisis. Even though she was a child at the time, she started to manipulate and even blackmail people, noticing how they could be manipulated just as easily as computers could. Sooner or later, she was taken in by the Los Muertos gang, helping them in rebuilding her country.
While growing up, her hacking skills continued to improve. Eventually she stumbled on to what she concluded was a "global conspiracy" that united several organizations around the planet, including Overwatch; that is until it noticed her. Panicked, she hastily wiped all trace of her digital existence and was forced into seclusion.
Long before she took up the alias "Sombra", Olivia Colomar was among the thousands of children who were left orphaned in the aftermath of the Omnic Crisis. With much of her country's infrastructure destroyed, she survived by utilizing her natural gifts with hacking and computers skills.
After Colomar was taken in by Mexico's Los Muertos gang, she aided it in its self-styled revolution against the government. Los Muertos believed that the rebuilding of Mexico had primarily benefited the rich and the influential, leaving behind those who were most in need of assistance.
Following her many conquests, Colomar was supremely confident in her skills, but she was caught unprepared when she stumbled into the web of a global conspiracy—one that had also noticed her. With her security irreparably compromised, Colomar was forced to delete all traces of her identity and went into hiding.
She later reemerged as Sombra, upgraded and determined to find out the truth behind the conspiracy she had uncovered. Sombra launched an even more audacious string of hacks, and her exploits earned her no shortage of admirers, including Talon. She joined the organization's ranks and is believed to have contributed to its massive cyberattacks against corporations with strong ties to their governments. These efforts incited a popular revolution in Mexico against LumériCo and breached the security of Volskaya Industries, the manufacturing arm of Russia's anti-omnic defense.
Sombra came back some time after, augmented by hardware that integrated her talents into grafted cybernetics. She continued to pursue her passion and her mission, and her exploits earned the admiration of many, including terrorist organization Talon; even after joining them, she still hasn't abandoned her pursuit, and she continues to search for clues as to her new prey, regardless of who she works for.
In Infiltration, Sombra teamed up with Reaper and Widowmaker to assassinate Katya Volskaya, using her technical prowess to open doors and disable turrets. After both Talon agents were cut off from their target, Sombra left it to herself to use her combat skills to knock out and evade the guards. After finally cornering Katya, Sombra reveals that she never planned to kill her, and instead showed her information about her making deals with the omnics. Realizing that she had no choice, Katya agreed to become Sombra's "amiga". Delighted by this, Sombra stated that she'll be in touch with Katya, booped her on the nose, and teleported away. Sombra then prepared to go back to the ship, after informing Reaper that the mission had been a failure.
Personality[]
Sombra is very manipulative, deceptive and clever, using her expertise to her advantage at all times. She is unafraid to manipulate people to get what she wants, as shown in Infiltration where she lies to her allies about failing the mission and even blackmails Katya to her will.
In battle, she comes off as cool-headed, imperturbable, and unafraid, sometimes egotistical, arrogant, smug, and cheeky. But even in the middle of a serious mission she still shows herself as a rather playful, entertaining, and whimsical character.
Trivia[]
- "Sombra" means "shadow" in Spanish.
- If teamed up with Genji, she may make reference to the dirt on him she has regarding his past. However, Genji is unmoved by the threat.
- As a female offense hero who uses a Chronal Accelerator and machine gun-type weapons, she can be seen as an evil counterpart to Tracer. Indeed, Tracer despises Sombra, as shown in their interactions if they're on the same team.
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