Roadhog

## History

Roadhog is a ruthless killer with a well-earned reputation for cruelty and wanton destruction.

After the Omnic Crisis, government officials gifted the Australian omnium and the surrounding area to the omnics that had nearly destroyed their country, hoping to establish a long-term peace accord. This arrangement permanently displaced Mako Rutledge and a large number of the Outback's residents, a scattered collection of survivalists, solar farmers, and people who just wanted to be left alone.

Furious over the loss of their homes, Mako and the others turned to violent rebellion. They formed the Australian Liberation Front and struck against the omnium and its robot population to take back the lands that had been stolen. Events continued to escalate until the rebels sabotaged the omnium's fusion core, resulting in an explosion that destroyed the facility, irradiated the region, and littered the Outback with twisted metal and wreckage for kilometers around.

Mako watched as his home became an apocalyptic wasteland, and he was forever changed. Not only was his home destroyed, but so was his body. He was left with progressive radiation poisoning, the only treatment he can receive being in the form of mysterious gas canisters.

Adapting to his environment, he donned a mask and took to the broken highways of the Outback on his ramshackle chopper. Little by little, his humanity was forgotten. The last vestiges of Mako faded away and the ruthless killer Roadhog was born.

Upon meeting Junkrat and being hired as his bodyguard, Roadhog's wanton violence and destruction was given a guide. Junkrat became the brains of the operation while Roadhog was the muscle - killing, stealing, and destroying however he was told to.

## Since the Worlds Collided

Upon finding unlimited other words to pillage, Junkrat led their crime spree through the Nexus and into other worlds. They have robbed banks, killed people, and done an unfathomable amount of wanton destruction.

## Personality

Roadhog is an international criminal who is infamous for being an unforgiving cutthroat with a destructive and cruel nature. He is big, scary, and doesn't speak much to anyone but Junkrat. He has a soft spot for animals, especially pigs, and will not hesitate to kill anyone he sees eating or hurting them. He also enjoys a lot of "softer" things like stuffed animals and drinking tea, but this doesn't put a damper on his cutthroat reputation. Anyone who tries to mock these interests usually ends up with a face full of shrapnel.

## Appearance

Mako is big in every sense of the word. He is tall, broad, heavyset, and muscular. He wears gear made mostly of scrap and a gas mask fitted to look like the snout of a pig. He has white hair tied into a small tail on top of his head, and his stomach is covered in elaborate tattoos of various machinery surrounding a cartoon pig with his bellybutton for the nose. He has spikes all over his outfit, most notably on his fists and the tops of his shoes for melee combat.

## Powers and Abilities

Aside from being incredibly large, strong, and powerful, Roadhog also has a good set of skills. He fights with both his hook and scrap gun to pull opponents in close before blasting them with shrapnel. His time spent wandering the Outback has made him very durable to both physical attacks and the elements.

## Trivia

* Roadhog is voiced by Josh Petersdorf, who is known primarily for voicing video game characters. He also streams on Twitch, playing mostly World of Warcraft.
* On the Junkertown map, the attack spawn point is in Junkrat and Roadhog's home. For reasons unexplained, there is only one bed in their home. There is a lot of debate on their relationship, but neither Jeff Kaplan nor Michael Chu ever confirmed or denied it prior to leaving Activision Blizzard.