Fareeha Amari

Fareeha Amari, also known as Pharah is a playable character from Overwatch, a first-person shooter game by Blizzard Entertainment.
==Canon==
Fareeha dreamed of joining Overwatch like her mother Ana Amari, and joined the egyptian army to pursue this dream. Unfortunately it disbanded before she could join. Instead, she was offered a job at Helix Security International, where she guards a God AI called 'Anubis' from Omnic attacks.Pharah - Overwatch Wiki
==Amputee Theories==
Many characters in the Overwatch universe - including Jesse McCree and Jamison Fawkes have lost limbs in canon. Due to this, there was discussion within fandom whether or not Fareeha had limbs. This conversation mainly stems from the fact that her armor looks suspiciously thin in-game, with ball joints where her elbows would be.Pharah amputee fan theory - Reddit
Other speculation stemmed from the canon information that Fareeha had left the Egyptian army with an 'honourable discharge'. Some fans mistook this to mean that she had left due to injury, which fueled the amputee theory.
Overwatch Reddit user Melexiious said: Bastion PTSD Discussion - Reddit
On 19 May 2016, the official Overwatch Twitter page responded, confirming that Fareeha is not an amputee.Amputee Debunk - Overwatch Twitter
==Father Discussion==
Fareeha's mother Ana Amari is a playable character in-game, which has led to theories and headcanons about who her father is. The most popular theory is that Reinhardt Wilhelm is her father.
In the christmas comic Reflections, Fareeha is shown talking to an older man. Some fans theorise that this man is her father, but it is uncomfirmed.
In the Uprising event, a spray for Fareeha depicted a man who is likely to be her father.Pharahs Father Revealed - Overwatch Reddit He is not an already established character and his name is as yet unknown.
==Alternate Skin Controversy==
In-game, Fareeha has two skins called 'Raindancer' and 'Thunderbird' that appear to be based off Native American culture. This led to some discussion amongst fans as to whether this was racist, or cultural appropriation. The main issue was that fans felt that Blizzard was considering dark-skinned cultures to be 'interchangeable' or homogeneous.
As algonquin113 wrote on the Overwatch redditPharah Thunderbird discussion - Reddit:
Responses were varied. Some fans denied that it was cultural appropriation, instead suggesting that it was a celebratory sharing of cultures. Others speculated that Pharah may have native american heritage on her fathers side.
A response from a deleted user stated:
==Fandom==
Tropes within fanworks include:
* Reinhardt Wilhelm and Jack Morrison acting as fatherly figures to Fareeha
* Fareeha and Jesse McCree having a sibling-like relationship
* Many fanworks focus on her relationship with Ana
* Her Ultimate voice line 'Justice rains from above' is a very popular focus
===Shipping===
The juggernaut ship including Fareeha is Pharah/Mercy. This ship is incredibly popular because the two characters work together very well in-game and have positive voice line interactions. It is one of the biggest ships in the fandom.
Smaller ships include McCree/Pharah and Pharah/Symmetra.
==Example Fanworks==
[Examples illustrating common tropes; gen works; pairings other than those with their own articles]
===Fanfiction===
* Past Imperfect by Masswisteria
* Lazarus by Valathe
===Fanart===
* Pharah by Su-Pra
* Pharah by Kair030
* Pharah by GothmarySkold
==Gallery==
File:Pharah by aromasensei.jpg|(NSFW: genital outline)Pharaoh pin-up by aromasensei (2018).
==Fareeha Communities and Archives==
* Fareeha "Pharah" Amari works at the Archive of Our Own
==References==
Category:Overwatch Characters