Baptiste

**Baptiste** is a Support hero in *Overwatch*. Released on 19 March 2019, he is the 30th hero added to the game.

## Overview

Baptiste wields an assortment of experimental devices and weaponry to keep allies alive and eliminate threats under fierce conditions. A battle-hardened combat medic, he is just as capable of saving lives as he is taking out the enemy.

## Abilities

Exo BootsLCONTROL**Type**Passive Ability**Effect Type** Movement *Hold crouch to jump higher.* **Max. range**: 9.1 meters (full charge)**Move. speed**: 17.44 meters per second (full charge) *By first crouching, Baptiste can jump higher.* * Details

**Ability details:**
* Takes 0.7 seconds for the boots to fully charge, which is a bug.
* Baptiste must be standing on walkable surface to charge Exo-Boots.
* Charging stops if crouch is released or Baptiste becomes airborne, and the boots will remain charged for 1 second. The charge will reset if Baptiste starts charging the boots again during this time.

Biotic Launcher**Type**Weapon (Primary Fire)**Effect Type** Hitscan *Three-round burst gun.* **Damage**: 25 – 7.2 (per round)
75 – 21.6 (per shot)**Falloff range**: 25 – 45 meters**Headshot**: ✓**Rate of fire**: 1.7 shots/s**Bullets per shot**: 3**Ammo per shot**: 3**Ammo**: 36**Reload time**: 1.5 seconds animation *Baptiste’s three-round-burst Biotic Launcher rewards accuracy and recoil control with significant damage output.* * Details

**Ability details:**
* Damage per second: ~127.5 while firing (109 overall w/reload)
* Baptiste's crosshair moves up as he fires, then comes back down after firing.
* Reloading Biotic Launcher replenishes the ammo for both the primary and alternate fire.
* Baptiste can alternate between the two modes of fire.
	+ There is a 0.144 seconds recovery to use secondary fire after firing the third bullet.

Biotic Launcher Alt Fire**Type**Weapon (Secondary Fire)**Effect Type** Arcing projectile
 Area of effect**!****!****!** *Lob a healing projectile that heals all allies near the impact.* **Healing**: 20 (direct hit)
50 (splash, ally)**Rate of fire**: 1.11 shots/s**Ammo**: 13**Reload time**: 1.5 seconds animation**Area of effect**: 3 meter radius**Projectile speed**: 60 meters per second *Biotic Launcher also doubles as a healing device, lobbing projectiles that heal allies near the point of impact.* * Details

**Ability details:**
* Healing per second: 55.55 - 77.77 (indirect - direct) while firing (49.42-68.93 overall w/reload)
* Cannot heal self.
* Projectile passes through full-health allies.
* Reloading Biotic Launcher replenishes the ammo for both the primary and alternate fire.
* Baptiste can alternate between the two modes of fire.
	+ There is a 0.144 seconds recovery to use primary fire after firing.
* The projectile can be destroyed while in air by  Defense Matrix,  Kinetic Grasp and  Javelin Spin and reflected by  Deflect, but the explosion is unaffected.
* Amplification Matrix affects all healing dealt, if the projectile passes through it. Splash healing alone going through is not amplified.

Regenerative BurstLSHIFT15 seconds**Type**Ability**Effect Type** Area of effect *Activate to heal yourself and nearby allies instantly, with additional healing over time. Instant heal is doubled for targets less than half health.* **Healing**: 40 (instant, >50% max HP)
80 (instant, <50% max HP)
40 over 4 seconds (HoT)**Cast time**: ~0.160 seconds animation + 0.160 s. before heal**Duration**: 5 seconds**Area of effect**: 10 meter radius *Baptiste activates an intense regenerative burst that heals himself and nearby allies over time.* * Details

**Ability details:**
* Healing per second = 10
* The heal-over-time effect is applied once upon activation. Allies can get out of range and continue to get healed.
* Although the ability has a casting animation, the healing over time is applied instantly, but begins healing after a delay, which means it cannot be interrupted by stuns, hacks or death.

Immortality FieldE25 seconds**Type**Ability**Effect Type** Arcing projectile
 Area of effect (field) *Toss a device that prevents allies from dying. The device can be destroyed.* **Healing**: Any deficit from 25% HP**Health**: 125**Cast time**: 0.8 second cast animation**Duration**: 5 seconds (generator)
5.5 seconds (field)**Area of effect**: 6.5 meter radius**Projectile speed**: 60 m/s *Baptiste uses a device to create a field that prevents allies from dying. The generator can be destroyed.* * Details

**Ability details:**
* Prevents the HP of Baptiste and his allies from going below 25%. It even prevents environmental death, but healing the HP lost this way will not give ultimate charge.
* Heroes with HP below 25% will instantly be healed to 25% when entering the field.  Biotic Grenade can amplify or block this; if the healing is blocked, Immortality Field will still prevent all incoming damage.
* The device can be thrown and bounced off walls. The arc is identical to that of Biotic Launcher's alternate fire, except Immortality Field collides with the skybox.
* Both the thrown device and the field ignore barriers but can be blocked by terrain and terrain-like objects.
* Sombra can  Hack the device instantly destroying Immortality Field.
* Placing a  Tree of Life on the device destroys it.
* The device can be placed on and lifted by  Petal Platform if the latter was deployed first.
* When the device expires, the field will linger for 0.5 seconds. If the generator is destroyed, the field will still linger, but not as long.
* Although the ability has a casting animation, the device is spawned the moment the button is pressed, and therefore cannot be cancelled mid-cast by a stun or hack.

Amplification MatrixQ2310 points**Type**Ultimate Ability *Project a matrix that doubles the damage and healing of allied projectiles.* **Damage**: +100% damage amplified**Healing**: +100% healing amplified**Cast time**: instantly + recovery 0.24 s. for shoot**Duration**: 10 seconds**Max. range**: 35 meters**Area of effect**: 9x5 meter rectangle, with 1 meter beneath the ground *Baptiste creates a matrix that doubles the damage and healing effects of friendly projectiles that pass through it.* * Details

**Ability details:**
* Damage per second: ~258.2 while firing (self)
* Healing per second: 111.1 - 155.51 (indirect - direct) while firing (self)
* Before being deployed, the orientation can be changed by pressing the ultimate key again.
* Amplifies hitscan and projectile attacks alike, coming from any direction.
	+ This includes abilities that travel as a projectile but deal damage/healing in an AoE or as a DoT/HoT, such as  Blizzard,  Dynamite and  Biotic Orb (note that it does not change the total damage/healing for Biotic Orb, just the rate of damage/healing), as long as (and only if) the projectile passes through.
* Cannot amplify the damage of melee-based projectiles such as  Chain Hook or  Whip Shot.
* Amplification Matrix does not actually double damage/healing. When combined with other amplification abilities, they are added together. For example, Amplification Matrix (+100%) and Mercy's Damage Boost (+25%) will result in +125% damage (225% damage overall).

Can be placed on payload or  Petal Platform.

* Ability is stationed wherever it's placed. So, if placed on top of a temporary or moving surface, like the Payload, it will remain in midair, even after the surface expires or moves.
* Can be destroyed by  EMP.

## Strategy

You can fire his primary fire and his secondary fire without a delay.

The secondary fire can be shot perfectly upwards so that they land on the same spot later.

While engaging the enemy, try to attack them while crouching (charging Exo Boots). When the enemy gets too close, you can simply jump out of the way.

Use Exo Boots to get out of danger, to confuse the enemy, or to attack the enemy from a high location.

Other than Health Packs,  Regenerative Burst is Baptiste's only means of healing himself. Try not to get too close to your enemies while the ability is on cooldown.

Using Regenerative Burst at the start of an engagement can help your teams tank sustain damage long enough to win the fight.

The trajectory of the  Immortality Field generator is the same as the secondary fire, so you can shoot a Biotic Grenade first to ensure you throw the Immortality Field where you want. However, Immortality Field interacts with the sky hitbox, and so it may hit that and fail to reach its intended location if thrown too high.

You can use the Immortality Field to body block a door or a spawn room door. Throw the generator in a corner where it cannot be destroyed, then use Baptiste's body to prevent the enemy from coming through. This is helpful in preventing an overtime contest or to buy some time to stall for your team to finish off the last players on the point or payload. Only do this if you are confident that you can prevent a contest.

As Immortality Field is unable to be hacked before it hits the ground, it is possible to throw it out as an enemy Sombra is using EMP, and have it land after the ultimate's cast is over. Doing so will leave Immortality Field unaffected, so it will still function.

Along with his amplification matrix, you can easily penetrate Zenyatta's Transcendence, which heals 300 health per second, to an enemy if you manage to deal perfect headshots.

## Story

**"Choices? What do you know, about choices?"**

An elite combat medic and ex-Talon operative, Baptiste now uses his skills to help those whose lives have been impacted by war. He possesses an innate desire to help people. Baptiste wields an assortment of experimental devices and weaponry to keep allies alive and eliminate threats under fierce conditions. A battle-hardened combat medic, he is just as capable of saving lives as he is of taking out the enemy. He heals where he can, and fights when he must. He knows that he cannot undo his past, but making a difference is now what matters.

In correspondence obtained by Trung Le Nguyen, Cuerva noted that Baptiste is a skilled marksman despite being a medic, and boasted unusually high endurance, versatility, and even luck.

Baptiste loves to eat— it has been suggested that his favorite dish is pork griot and lalo. Not many people know that he has a sweet tooth, and he loves to kick back with a tall drink with a lot of ice. He is fluent in Haitian Creole, French, and English. His equipment is a collection of armor and weaponry acquired over the years. Some are from the black market, and some are modified from his Caribbean Coalition and Talon gear; Baptiste has always been resourceful.

Baptiste is an only child, but has several cousins.

### Caribbean Coalition

Jean-Baptiste Augustin was one of the 30 million children orphaned by the Omnic Crisis. He grew up in an orphanage outside Port-de-Paix alongside his childhood friend, Roseline Mondésir. Their childhood dream was to build a clinic for the people of their neighbourhood. As a teenager, he looked up to Overwatch. However, with limited opportunities and resources, Baptiste enlisted in the military. The Caribbean Coalition, a pan-island force formed in response to the Crisis, became his new home. Guided by his innate desire to help people, Baptiste chose the path of a combat medic and served in an elite branch of the Caribbean Coalition's special ops. While with the Coalition, he often cobbled together useful equipment from whatever he could find. He had joined the Coalition with the dream of being a hero, like the ones he saw on Overwatch recruitment posters, but the group never came to Haiti. By the time it disbanded, Baptiste had set his dreams of being a hero aside.

After his service was complete, Baptiste struggled to find a demand for his unique skills. He turned to one of the few opportunities open to him: joining the Talon mercenary group, one of the many organizations that were poised to profit off the chaos in the war's aftermath. Lured in by the promise of easy riches, Baptiste joined Talon alongside many of his former squad mates, all of them unaware of Talon's true nature.

### Talon

As a member of Talon, Baptiste retained his position of combat medic. Captain Cuerva trained him personally. For the first time ever, Baptiste had a taste of the good life. Talon's missions were easy and paid well, and weren't that different from the ones he'd carried out as a member of the Coalition; mercenary interventions, mostly rescues. He put aside some of his earnings to set up a clinic in his hometown. During his early days in Talon, he befriended Mauga, and the two of them often took to the field together, taking part in numerous extractions. He also met a woman named Sombra, and over time, the two became good friends.

Baptiste served in a strike team under the command of Captain Cuerva. However, things in Talon changed. Slowly, his unit's orders escalated in brutality, expanding into assassinations and operations with civilian casualties. He took part in operations in Singapore and Makati, both of which involved civilian casualties. Cuerva told him the missions were on the level, but while he wanted to believe it, he couldn't.

He realized that Talon wasn't working to end conflicts, but rather, creating them, and profiting from them when they were called in. A key turning point was where, in the aftermath of one of these operations, he saw an Overwatch team arrive, treating the wound that Talon had left in its wake. Confronted by his team's actions, Baptiste realized he was perpetuating a cycle of violence like the one that had destroyed his own community. Like a frog in boiling water, he realized that the descent into brutality had occurred over time, and only now could he see how far he'd fallen. He tried to convince his squad mates to join him in abandoning Talon, but they refused. Baptiste considered leaving by himself, but knew that the only way anyone left Talon was in a coffin.

#### Monte Cristi

Events came to a head at Monte Cristi. Alongside Mauga, and under the command of Cuerva, a Talon unit deployed to the town to assassinate Daniel Fernández; leader of the Playa Cartel who had been encroaching on Talon's territory. However, upon reaching Fernández's safehouse, they found the crime lord wasn't there. Cuerva ordered Talon to tear the town apart until they found him, and they'd done just that, inflicting collateral damage and civilian casualties in the process. He protested to Cuerva, but he told him to keep searching for Fernández, and that if the civilians wanted to hide him, that was on them. He came face to face with a young girl who, mirroring his own experiences in the Omnic Crisis, stared at him, seeing him as nothing more than an unknown soldier who had destroyed her home. Baptiste lowered his rifle and fled into the night, the sound of screams following him.

Baptiste tried to escape in a fishing boat, but he was confronted by Mauga. He declared that Mauga would either have to let him go or kill him. Over the radio, he heard Cuerva's voice, asking if Mauga had found Baptiste yet. After a long pause, Mauga said that he hadn't found Baptiste. He let Baptiste go, telling him to "call me when you're ready to come home." Baptiste quietly thanked his friend, and drove the boat off into the night.

#### Dealing with the Devil

Disgusted with what he had done, and determined to forge a new path for himself, Baptiste fled to Tortuga, Haiti.

However, Talon refused to let him go. Baptiste knew too much, and they sent operatives after him to silence him. Agent after agent came for him, including Baptiste's former comrades. To stay under the radar, Baptiste drifted from place to place, aiding in humanitarian efforts around the globe. The few Talon members who managed to track him down were never seen again. One strike team consisted of former members of Baptiste's unit, led by his former mentor, Cuerva. The strike team had orders to apprehend or eliminate him. He evaded capture, rendering the strike team MIA, and delivered their emblems to Cuerva, along with a message to seek him out. Contact was lost with Cuerva and his team soon afterwards; the squad had made the mistake of coming after him one by one. Baptiste later commented that he had saved Cuerva for last.

### A Better World

Baptiste worked toward creating a better world, healing where he could and fighting when he had to. He knew that he could not undo his past, but that making a difference now was what mattered. He kept a low profile in order to stay out of Talon's crosshairs, and began carrying out humanitarian work. This line of work made him familiar with the similar efforts of Dr. Angela Ziegler, whom he met at an aid site in Venezuela.

At some point, Baptiste took Overwatch files from Talon. He read Ana Amari's profile, and saw regular mentions of her daughter, Fareeha.

### What You Left Behind

Four years after Monte Cristi, Baptiste visited Ros in her clinic, helping out with the patients. The clinic was experience a shortage of drugs, as Sainclair Pharmaceuticals had kept raising prices. Night had fallen by the time he left the clinic, and he headed for Lefort's—a place he had frequented a lot during his childhood. However, upon entering, he saw only three men present. Mr. Lefort, and a pair of Talon operatives—Trung Le Nguyen, and Mauga. Mauga was his usual jovial self, but it was clear to Baptiste that they weren't here to socialize. As it turned out, they wanted Baptiste's help on a job—visit Vernand Sainclair of Sainclair Pharmaceuticals and get him to pay the money he owed Talon. Baptiste had little love for Sainclair, given the outrageous prices he was charging for his medicines, but he knew better than to trust his former colleagues. However, he had few alternatives. Mauga had revealed that he knew about Ros's clinic, and Baptiste knew that he couldn't take both of them out in a fight. He agreed to do the job, and Nguyen gave him an envelope with the operation's details. As to what would happen after said operation, Mauga told Baptiste not to worry about it.

Baptiste met with the two the following morning, outfitted in his old combat armor (though only after burning off the Talon insignia). They arrived at Sainclair's mansion. Nguyen explained that they'd scheduled an appointment with the man, so all they had to do was walk in and see him. That part of the plan worked as far as the mansion's library, where they were confronted by the mansion's private security. Before they could open fire, Mauga activated his shield. In the ensuring firefight, Baptiste used his rifle to merely incapacitate his targets, but Nguyen was far more accurate and lethal. Mauga got the location of Sainclair from the last surviving security guard before breaking the man's neck. In the aftermath, he reflected how easy it had been to slip back into his old habits as a Talon operative.

The trio fought their way through the mansion, Baptiste and Mauga getting back into the old tandem they had utilized in their days together in Talon. They made their way to Sainclair's office, and found the man covering, holding a firearm. He was quickly disarmed, and Nguyen asked why they shouldn't just kill him right now. To bargain for his life, Sainclair revealed that days ago, he had received a recall order from Winston—he was a former Overwatch member, and he had information on Overwatch agents. He explained that he'd been a handler in Overwatch, but had fed information to Talon, so that when the organization collapsed, he'd been well paid for his services. Baptiste was disgusted at his double-dealing, but Sainclair stated that he had no right to judge him. That said, Nguyen wasn't impressed—they already had access to this information, as ex-Overwatch agents were already part of Talon. Mauga bid that Baptiste kill Sainclair as a means of proving his loyalty. Baptiste was sorely tempted to end Sainclair's life, but knew that if he executed someone in cold blood, that was a line there was no going back from. He dropped a flashbang, and used his exo-boots to propel himself and Sainclair through the office's skylight. A shot tore through his arm, but he survived. Baptiste slipped into the undergrowth with Sainclair, while Mauga called out that he was only making things worse.

Baptiste got himself and Sainclair to a wharf, where he bound his wound. He told Sainclair that he'd send for someone to pick him up, and that from now on, he was going to provide his products for free. And that if he didn't do that, he'd let Talon know where he was. Sainclair, deep in shock, agreed to the terms, and asked why Baptiste hadn't killed him. Baptiste declared that he wasn't worth it, and headed off to get a private vessel that he could escape in. However, Mauga found him, mimicking their confrontation of four years prior. It was a repeat of history that wasn't lost on Mauga, who declared that he couldn't let Baptiste go this time. The two engaged in a gun battle—Mauga wanted to bring in Baptiste alive, but that didn't rule out bodily harm in the process. Baptiste feigned surrender, but threw a device up into the air, and shot it, detonating it. The pier was devastated in the resulting blast, and Baptiste survived through the use of his immortality field. There was no sign of Mauga, but Baptiste believed he had survived. He sailed off in a private yacht owned by Sainclair.

An hour later, Baptiste sent a text message to Ros, telling her about Sainclair, and to be careful. He knew it would be a long time before he could return, and that Talon would likely keep eyes on Ros's clinic. He scrolled through Sainclair's data on Overwatch, and discovered that a Dr. Angela Ziegler was a member. He decided that if Talon was coming for her, she had a right to know. He'd need help tracking her down however, and to that end, he contacted Sombra.

### New Blood

#### Cairo

Baptiste knew that Ziegler's last known location was in Cairo, taking part in a humanitarian aid mission. He arrived in the city in the aftermath of a firefight between Talon and HSI forces. By this point, Ziegler had departed Cairo. The Talon cell remained active, and over a period of months, tracked Baptiste. Incidentally, the Talon operatives ended up attacking Overwatch members Ana Amari and Cole Cassidy, the latter of whom Baptiste knew from the list he'd obtained. Cassidy, Ana, and Pharah wiped out the Talon Cairo cell, and Cassidy departed the city, unaware that Baptiste was following him, at least at first. However, by the time Cassidy reached eastern Europe, he was aware that he was being tracked, and Baptiste could tell that Cassidy was onto him. At first, he thought Cassidy was only being careful, but he could tell the difference between caution and intent.

#### Bucharest

Events came to a head in a train station in Bucharest. Baptiste stalked Cassidy, but he suddenly disappeared out of sight. Determined not to let the trail go cold, Baptiste pursued Cassidy into a maintenance tunnel, where Cassidy got the drop on him. The two came to blows, but the skirmish ended with a revolver pointed at Baptiste's chest. He told Cassidy that while Talon had trained him, he wasn't one of them. He further told him about the list he was carrying. Cassidy was skeptical, and all the more so when he saw a Talon hit team make their way through the station, believing that Baptiste had led them to him. Baptiste pointed out that they likely wanted him more than Cassidy.

The two managed to escape the tunnel and temporarily incapacitate their pursuers. Cassidy was still skeptical that Baptiste was on the level, but figured that their best bet was, for now at least, to watch each other's backs. Cassidy suggested that they could escape on a train that was about to depart, but they had to make their way through the remaining Talon forces. He opened fire, destroyed their security drone, and the pair used the distraction to run to one of the trains. Cassidy climbed aboard while Baptiste held the Talon forces off, activating his amplification matrix. One of the Talon agents got the drop on him, but was shot by Cassidy before he could fire. Cassidy then helped Baptiste atop the moving train, and they climbed inside one of the carriages.

Cassidy still wasn't entirely convinced that Baptiste was on the level, pointing out that this could all have been a ruse to get him in Baptiste's debt. Still, he told Baptiste that he'd have someone look into him, and if he was legit...Baptiste agreed, and explained his motivations. How Overwatch had once been a force for good in the world, and if he could tip things in their favor, even a little bit...then he'd be ready.

A few hours later, the train arrived in Russia. By the time it arrived, Baptiste had apparently vacated the vehicle.

#### Mongolia and Busan

Baptiste rejoined Cassidy and Zarya. They appropriated an MV-261 Orca from a Talon base in Mongolia. Later, they were joined by Pharah.

Later, the team arrived in the dropship at Busan, which was under attack by Null Sector. Baptiste deployed groundside and fought against the attacking omnics. Null Sector was forced to retreat, and Overwatch and the MEKA Squad returned to MEKA Base. There, they met Hana Song, who joined the group. The following day, the Orca left Busan, headed for Watchpoint: Gibraltar.

### As You Are

The Orca continued its journey to Gibraltar. As the hours passed, Baptiste, Pharah, and Cassidy resided in the cockpit, and while the latter two talked, Baptiste kept to himself, and remained tense. He had hoped that accepting Cassidy's offer to join Overwatch would relieve him of his tension, but upon reflection, knew that no matter what he did, there would always be those who judged him harshly for his time as a Talon mercenary.

After Cassidy left the cockpit, Baptiste, trying to strike up a conversation, asked if Pharah and Cassidy were an item. Pharah confirmed that wasn't the case; she saw Cassidy as being akin to a brother, and besides, she was a lesbian. It was revealed that Baptiste was attracted to Cassidy, not Pharah. The conversation turned to the prospect of reuniting with ex-Overwatch members at Watchpoint: Gibraltar, and Baptiste noticed that Pharah referred to Dr. Ziegler as "Angela" rather than "Mercy," her callsign. Regardless, Pharah exited the cockpit to get some rest, and told Baptiste to take it easy. That, however, he found hard to do, as despite now being a member of Overwatch, he didn't know if he deserved the redemption such a path offered. He couldn't bring himself to tell Pharah about everything he'd done, despite also suspecting that she wouldn't care.

### Liberation

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## Trivia

* Baptiste is the only hero in the game who has different ammo for his weapon's two modes of fire.
* Baptiste's stance on killing is explored in *What You Left Behind*, though it could be contradicted in one instance. It is stated that he has never killed anyone in cold blood (when referring to Sainclair), but it is later implied that he executed his former Talon squad mates.
* Baptiste has been confirmed to be bisexual.

### Cultural References

* Baptiste's medic armor bears similarities to that of medic armor in *StarCraft*, most specifically the Tiger's Claw variant.

#### Etymology

* Jean-Baptiste Augustin is a French name derived from two saints, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Augustine of Hippo. He also shares his name with a French painter.
	+ "Jean-Baptiste" is a relatively common French-language name, and it has equivalents in Spanish ("Juan Bautista") and Italian ("Giovanni Battista"). Humorously, Baptiste's German voice actor shares the same name due to this reason (Jean-Baptiste Anoumon).
	+ John the Baptist was the son of the Virgin Mary's cousin Elizabeth. After heralding the coming of a greater religious figure for some time, he baptized his cousin Jesus Christ in the Jordan River, hence his title. He was said to have adhered to a humble diet of locusts and wild honey, and his beheading is the origin of the idiom "head on a silver platter".
	+ St. Augustine of Hippo is practically synonymous with his conversion to Christianity after a youth filled with sin, as detailed in *Confessions*. While the circumstances were not as extreme as St. Augustine's, Baptiste certainly did have a new and better life after Talon, making the surname "Augustin" particularly appropriate for the character.
* Jean Baptiste was also the name of a French noble during the 18th century who later became the king of Sweden under the name Karl XIV Johan.

### Development

* Baptiste was designed by Michael Chu. As of February 2019, it is intended that his connections with Talon be fleshed out in tie-in media.
* Haiti was a cornerstone of Baptiste's backstory. According to Chu, "I think it’s meaningful to introduce countries that are less well-known worldwide through Overwatch. Haiti was a colony and has a history of fighting for independence. That is why we paid close attention to portraying Haitian history when we chose the voice actor or during the voice recording process."
* Gameplay-wise, he was designed to be similar to Soldier: 76 albeit in a support role, including an immunity ability.
* When Baptiste was put on the PTR, his Immortality Field was able to deploy in out-of-bounds areas. This allowed Baptiste to travel out-of-bounds in Custom Games.
* Baptiste received several changes before coming live: the visuals for Immortality Field and Amplification Matrix were changed, Immortality Field got an audio indicator, Immortality Field was added to the kill feed, the time it took Immortality Field to go away after the drone was destroyed was shortened, Baptiste's ultimate voice line for himself was switched to English, Friendly Amplification Matrix's color was changed from blue to green, and the option to turn off Automatic Reload was added.

## Balance Change Log

*For more information, see Patch Notes.*
* Overwatch 2 PvP
* Overwatch 1

**Overwatch 2 PvP**

Patch
Description

5 Dec 2023

Developer Comments: Baptiste has a high amount of sustained damage in addition to his various survival tools. We would prefer to keep his long cooldown abilities feeling impactful so we're going to be pulling back on some of his damage potential here.
 Biotic Launcher

* Primary fire ammo reduced from 45 to 36.

31 Oct 2023

 Immortality Field

* Health decreased from 150 to 125.
* Cooldown increased from 23 to 25 seconds.

5 Sep 2023

Developer Comment: Regenerative Burst’s overall healing output has been too effective after gaining the bonus instant heal for low-health allies, so we are reducing its total healing slightly.
 Regenerative Burst

* Instant healing decreased from 50 to 40.
* Heal over time decreased from 50 over 5 seconds to 40 over 4 seconds.

9 May 2023

Developer Comments: Immortality Field provides powerful utility, but its long cooldown means that Baptiste often has to wait for the perfect opportunity to use it. We're decreasing its cooldown slightly to promote more flexibility in usage, though it will still be uncommon to see it in more than once per engagement.
 Immortality Field

* Cooldown decreased from 25 to 23 seconds

7 Mar 2023

*Developer Comment: Baptiste is capable of potent damage and healing output but often slightly underperforms across many skill levels. This change to the Immortality Field's minimum health threshold will strengthen his utility and enable him to more reliably assist his allies after its effect ends.*

 Immortality Field

* Immortality Field minimum health threshold increased from 10 to 25%

4 Oct 2022

 Biotic Launcher

* Primary fire damage increased from 24 to 25
* Primary fire minimum falloff range increased from 20 to 25 meters

12 May 2022
(beta)

*Developer Comment: This change helps reinforce Baptiste as a Support hero that can save allies in clutch moments. This new functionality is intended to synergize with Immortality Field, allowing for faster recovery after saving his allies (or himself!) from imminent danger.*

 Regenerative Burst

* Now heals for 50 instantly and 50 over time, instead of 100 over time. Additionally, the instant heal portion will be doubled on targets that are 50% or lower health. (Please note that we are aware of an issue where this ability is not updated on the hero information screen)\*\*
* No longer heals Baptiste for double

5 May 2022
(beta)

*Developer Comment: Baptiste is under-performing because teams aren’t playing as grouped up right now. Increasing his healing ammo will let him heal more targets who aren’t necessarily grouped up.*

 Biotic Launcher Alt Fire

* Healing ammo increased from 10 to 13

26 Apr 2022
(beta)

 Biotic Launcher

* Primary fire minimum falloff range reduced from 25 to 20 meters

 Regenerative Burst

* Total healing increased from 75 to 100 health

**Overwatch 1**

Patch
Description

3 Jun 2021
 Exo Boots
* Charge time increased from 0.7 to 1 second

*Developer Comment: Though it felt better to use, the previous reduction to the Exo Boots charge time resulted in Baptiste becoming much more evasive against some heroes. Since he already has strong defensive ability options in Regenerative Burst and Immortality Field, we're reverting how quickly he can charge the Exo Boots jump.*

22 Apr 2021
 Biotic Launcher
* Secondary Fire
	+ Healing projectile explosion reduced from 60 to 50 health
	+ Healing projectile direct impact now restores an additional 20 health

 Immortality Field

* Now protects teammates to a minimum health threshold of 25% maximum health, down from 20%

10 Dec 2020
 Immortality Field
* Health decreased from 200 to 150

 Amplification Matrix

* Ultimate cost increased by 15%

*Developer Comment: To adjust Baptiste's overall power for the recent increased effectiveness of his Biotic Launcher and Amplification Matrix, we're taking some durability out of Immortality Field and increasing the cost of his ultimate once again.*

17 Nov 2020
 Amplification Matrix
* Width increased from 5 meters to 9 meters

*Developer Comment: His Amplification Matrix was sometimes difficult to utilize for his allies without gathering very closely together so we've made it much wider.*

29 Oct 2020
 Biotic Launcher
* Primary Fire
	+ Recovery time reduced from 0.45 to 0.38 seconds
* Secondary Fire
	+ Recovery increased from 0.8 to 0.9 seconds
	+ Healing increased from 50 to 60

*Developer Comment: We're making some adjustments to Baptiste's Biotic Launcher firing cadence that will make dealing damage quicker and landing a healing grenade more impactful.*

24 Sep 2020
 Amplification Matrix
* Ultimate cost decreased by 15%

*Developer Comment: Baptiste generates a majority of his ultimate charge through area-of-effect healing. As we reduced area healing values recently, we're also scaling down the cost of his ultimate.*

31 Aug 2020
 Biotic Launcher
* Decreased heal ammo from 12 to 10.

 Regenerative Burst

* Total healing reduced from 150 to 75
* Baptiste now receives twice as much healing from Regenerative Burst

12 Mar 2020
 Exo Boots
* Charge time reduced from 1 to 0.7 seconds

 Regenerative Burst

* Cooldown lowered from 15 to 13 seconds

28 Jan 2020
 Biotic Launcher (Primary Fire)
* Recovery time increased from 0.35 to 0.45 seconds

 Biotic Launcher (Secondary Fire)

* Heal explosion reduced from 60 to 50

16 Jan 2020
 Immortality Field
* Maximum duration reduced from 8 to 5 seconds
* Cooldown increased from 20 to 25 seconds

 Amplification Matrix

* Ultimate cost increased by 20%

5 Nov 2019
 Biotic Launcher
* Recovery decreased from 0.45 to 0.36 seconds
* Random spread removed
* Damage falloff range now begins at 25 meters, up from 20

15 Oct 2019
 Immortality Field
* Health decreased from 250 to 200

18 Jun 2019
 Biotic Launcher
* Increased heal ammo from 10 to 12.

 Amplification Matrix

* Ultimate duration increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.

21 Mar 2019
 Immortality Field
* If it lands on a moving platform, it will move along with the platform

19 Mar 2019
New Hero: Baptiste (Support)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Baptiste (Overwatch 2), *Blizzard Entertainment*. Accessed on 2022-10-05
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Baptiste (Overwatch), *Play Overwatch*. Accessed on 2019-03-10
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 2019-03-13, Baptiste - Developer Q&A Answers. *Blizzard Entertainment*, accessed on 2019-03-14
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 2019-02-21, SUBJECT: CUERVA STRIKE TEAM - LOG RECOVERED *PlayOverwatch*. Accessed on 2019-02-21
5. ↑ *Baptiste Origin Story*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 *What You Left Behind*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 *New Blood Issue 3*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 *As You Are*
9. ↑ *Valkyrie*
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 *New Blood Issue 2*
11. ↑ *New Blood Issue 1*
12. ↑ *New Blood Issue 5*
13. ↑ Overwatch Team (2023-05-30). Celebrate Pride in Overwatch 2. Accessed on 2023-06-02.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 2019-02-26, Principal Overwatch Designer Ensures Baptiste Will Be a Counter for GOATS Composition. *Inven Global*, accessed on 2019-03-14