Gemini

## Summary

Gemini is a unit composed of two inseparable friends who fought for the return of their homeland.

## Appearances

### In general

In the game, Gemini is shown as a brown exoskeleton suit that's designed after a bear; with the helmet being in the shape of a bear's head and the gauntlets resembling bear claws. Roger is on her shoulders in an armored case that resembles a bell and can detatch from Scarlet and fly around her to assist with her abilities.

### **Scarlet**

Scarlet has a physical strength that is equal to Zarya. Scarlet has a brawny build is shown wearing a powered exoskeleton to compensate for her amputations, which were both her legs and her left arm. Scarlet has an square face shape, she has a short straight brown hair. She wears black combat boots, gray urban camo pants, and a royal blue polo shirt that's held up by black suspenders. On her right forearm, she has a tattoo of an angry bear's head adorned with pink roses with thorns within a shield frame.

### **Roger**

Roger is seen on Scarlet's upper back facing forward, sitting in his compartment of the armor. Roger wears a wireless headset with a microphone attached. He has a diamond face shape, he has an induction cut buzz cut, has a scruffy beard, and has Dwarfism as a result of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. He's also shown to have a few scars on his face. Roger is also shown to have multiple tattoos on his arms, an orange plaid jacket, with a navy blue henley shirt, cuffed black jeans, and black boots with red laces. Outside of battle, he's shown wielding a microphone as a bludgeoning weapon and shown speaking into it during the pre-game interactions.

## Personalities

### **Roger**

Roger has a larger than life personality, often boastful and boistrous. He's carries an air of showmanship as he often tries to raise the morale of The Æschere by inspiring hope and reminding them of why they trying to restore the North East. He has an unquenchable lust for life and loves to bring people along on his and Scarlet's adventures. Although he's outwardly flamboyant, he will tone it down when asked to and when he thinks the situation is serious. When in combat, he's more verbally aggressive than Scarlet, showing himself to grandiose, rude, and vulgur. Roger frequently making threats and mocking Overwatch, often requiring Scarlet to reign him in and calm him down.

Roger has a strong will and is determined to take action against the omnics, only acting on his and Scarlets principles rather than the needs of The Æschere. Which is often seen by Datura and Nightshade as him lacking a conscience and never thinking of the consequences of his actions. In battle, Roger has a thrill for combat, making all sorts of jokes towards his enemies. He eagerly uses his charisma to incite violence against omnics and aggressively expresses his anti-omnic views. He often uses his job in radio to raise money for The Æschere, and acts as a liason between Æschere agents, providing information and supplies to Nightshade's agents.

Roger and Scarlet have a deep emotional connection because they both understand each other. They know the frustrations of living with a disability and society making decisions on their behalf without asking them. They respect each other's perspective on life and are eager to talk to each other about anything that comes to mind. Roger is an enthusiastic and vocal supporter of Scarlet, often giving her epithets such as "The lady bear" and using terms in battle, like "You've poked the bear now!" and "She's deadlier than the average bear!" Although Scarlet is loyal to The Æschere, it's implied that Roger isn't as idealistic as her and joined the group with Scarlet's encouragement. Roger is empathetic to other disabled fighters and is horrified to learn that Hanzo was the one who attacked Genji because he's hates the idea of betraying someone you care about.

Roger believes the people of the North East need to be self-reliant and likes it when Scarlet encourages people to be free and do things their own way instead of solely relying on her to protect them. Although Roger does believe The Æschere will restore order to the North East and wipe out The Omnic menace, he also believes the civilians need to be treated in a way that encourages independence and teaches them to look after themselves, rather than solely relying on him and Scarlet to resolve their problems. Unlike Scarlet, who's always happy to help and takes too much responsibility for the wellbeing of other people.

Roger has no issues with going against Nightshade's plans as he's shown to be practical and pragmatic so he can get desirable results, agreeing with Scarlet that omnics need held accountable for the crimes against the North East. He can be seen as charming to his fellow soldiers, however, if they are shown to be resistant to his charm, he takes it personally and show himself as a shallow pleasure-seeker without Scarlet's influence. Although he likes to cause drama and incite violence against omnics, he tries to keep him and Scarlet out of it because he knows that Scarlet dislikes unnecessary violence.

Roger's flaw is his impulsiveness and lack of foresight. Because Roger is so insistent on living in the moment, he doesn't think about the consequences of his actions and is known to have a habit of prejudging people. Roger encourages Scarlet to show some pride in her work by showing off her strength and abilities, which reflects his desire to dominate the omnics and prove how inneficient Overwatch is in providing stability for the rest of the world. When he sees Winston use his ability, Roger becomes very excited and voices how he enjoys the "performance" of Winston's rage.

However, despite his hedonistic nature, Roger hides his dark side very well. He hates the British Government because he believes they denied him a choice to be anything but a member of The Æschere. He believes Overwatch forced him to take part in Æschere atrocities because they ultimately abandoned the north east once the omnic menace was destroyed. Roger wants to destroy everything Overwatch aspires to make because there is only human superemacy, not coexistence with the omnics. Roger orchestrates all sorts of smear campaigns to undermine Overwatch's support and so the omnics cannot get anymore support from the outside.

### **Scarlet**

Scarlet is known for her desire to nurture and care for the people in the North East, she knows how to put them at ease and shows great emotional intelligence. She wishes to serve and take care of the people in the North East, whom she deeply values and sees as the most important thing in The Æschere. When pushed, she'll makes gut decisions rather than fully thinking it through. Scarlet always tries to follow the customs of The Æschere so it builds teamwork and improves her social networks within the North East. Without Roger, Scarlet tries to think realistically and practically so she can serve her people in the best way possible.

Scarlet is shown to be the more grounded of her and Roger, she's shown to be polite, nice, and tries to follow social ettiquete to the best of her abilities. However, she has her limits as she won't help anyone who doesn't respect her or treat her well. She wants to make sure The Æschere never forget who they are serving and must remember that they are doing this for the people, not for esteem, wealth, or power. She wants to avenge the people of the North East for how they suffered during the Omnic Crisis. When speaking to omnics and their sympathisers, she's shown to be arrogant and to have an elitist attitude, often making sneering remarks and classist insults.

Scarlet doesn't like needless cruelty and encourages Roger to help people in need because she believes that they will return the favor in the future. She admires Nightshade's determination and courage to restore the North East, even if she questions her methods on how achieve those goals. She respects Datura's altruistic desires for the people and respects Cestrum's belief in discipline and order despite fearing his anger. She's quick to reprimand Roger if he refuses to help people and dislikes profanity from him.

Scarlet treats everyone in The Æschere equally and her sense of humor shows she can be witty and sarcastic. She ultimately driven to provide justice for her people and is driven by her empathy, which fuels her dogmatic loyalty to Roger and The Æschere. At worst, Scarlet can be overbearing and inconsiderate as she makes decisions on the behalf of others under the belief that its for their own good. She sincerely believes that The Æschere are the best option for restoring civilisation in the North East. She dislikes Overwatch because she believes the organisation was more focused on the glory of winning the war rather than actually helping people.

Scarlet always prefers the path of least resistance, often trying to defuse conflict before it starts. Once she engages in a fight, she shows a lot of bravado by trying to impress her comrads as well as intimidate her foes. When questioned about this, she explains that she's not naive enough to be a complete pacifist and is ready to fight when it's necessary. Scarlet truly believes the omnics must be held accountable for their actions and executing them is the best form of justice for how they ruined the lives of the North East population.

Under The Recaps influence, Scarlet's stubbornnes often makes her deny any responsibilities for her wrongdoings and blames anyone but herself and Roger. She can have a victim mentality during struggle and conflict. Scarlet expects to be rewarded for doing what she thinks is right and is the first to complain when things don't go her way. Under the influence of Nightshade's beliefs and fanatical loyalty to Roger, Scarlet becomes a morally righteous, cold-hearted sociopath who believes her victims are to blame for the fall of the North East.

## Backstories

Roger Gwynhael and Scarlet Aren were childhood friends but they did not have the easiest upbringing as both were born during the crisis. Scarlet eventually lost her legs and arm to an explosion and developed PTSD from the incident. When Overwatch failed to save Middlesbrough, Roger and Scarlet tried to join The Æschere when they came of age but were turned away for being disabled. Infuriated by this, these two friends composed a plan and soon learned to cooperate and developed a symbiotic method of survival. Scarlet would carry Roger on her back while Roger would be her eyes and ears.

They both formed the name "Gemini" and were eligible to fight. Roger used his charisma to recruit people to build weapons for them while Scarlet started exercising to cope with her own trauma. Through Roger's influence, the organisation was able to craft high-tech weapons for The Æschere which turned the tide of the battle

## Weapons

Gemini uses a railgun which does 85 points of damage to the target per shot and holds 8 rounds of ammunition. Roger wield sonic technology, which he uses for Gemini's abilities.

## Abilities

* **Right Hook:**Scarlet slams her fists into the ground to create a small but powerful shockwave. This does 100 damage and pushes enemies back by up to 8 meters. This takes 8 seconds to recharge.
* **Breathing Room:** Roger deploys from Scarlet's back and emits a shockwave that lifts enemies into the air for 3 seconds and then slams them back into the ground. This does 50 damage and takes 10 seconds recharge.
* **Healing Hands**: Roger deploys from Scarlet's suit and restores Scarlet's health with a healing beam. This heals Scarlet by 300 points and it takes 8 seconds to recharge.
* **Healing Circle:** Scarlet slams her fists into the ground to create a protective circle around her and her allies. This heals allies by 30 points per second, this lasts 12 seconds and takes 16 seconds to recharge.

## Ultimate: Flash Burn

Roger fires a flashbang that emmits a strong flash of light that stuns and blinds all targets within 20 meters for 12 seconds. The ultimate also burns targets and does 60 damage per enemy. 300 points is the total damage dealt by this ultimate.

## References

* Gemini makes a reference to the TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine. When Zarya asks how Scarlet can carry Roger so effortlessly, she responds by saying that "it's like carrying a couple of grapes".
* Scarlet and Roger were also inspired by Master Blaster from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
* Gemini shares some similarities with Ferra/Torr due to their combination of physical strength and mental capabilities. They also share victory poses and an interaction.
* Gemini has been the hardest hero to create due to the emphasis on co-operation. For the updated version of the character, there were 4 inspirations. Laird and Nick from Outlast 2, Magni and Modi from God of War, Ferra/Torr from Mortal Kombat X and finally Vriess and Christie from Alien Ressurection.
* For the anniversary emote Roger and Scarlet recreate Calvin and Hobbes' dance.
* Scarlet was named after Captain Scarlet from the TV show "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons".
* Roger makes a reference to Navi from The Legend of Zelda series by saying "Hey!" "Look!" "Listen!"
* Roger make a reference to Pirates of the Carribean if 'the player tries to activate "Healing Hands" three times while it's recharging. He'll frustratedly say "I'm a little busy at the moment!"
* In one of their emotes, Roger and Scarlet recreate the scene in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" where Mac and Charlie mock Dennis and Dee for being addicted to crack cocaine.

## Trivia

* In the development phase, Roger was intended to be an individual character that would be able to fight on his own after Scarlet is killed. This mechanic was scrapped because it was too difficult to animate and it wasn't fun because of the complications of a symbiotic character.
* Gemini is the first heroes to have a split-screen. In the top right corner, Roger's POV can be seen and be used for his "Watch Your Back" ability.  Roger will also warn Scarlet of enemies behind her as well as state their class.
* Scarlet and Roger were inspired by the anglerfish because females were larger than the males and that the smaller males would attach themselves to the females. Roger's lantern is also based on the bioluminescent lure that they use to attract prey.
* Gemini was also inspired by the idea of how disabled people could behave in the world during the omnic crisis. One of the aspects is the idea of offering cybernetic enhancements for disabled people, despite some of the disabled not wanting help and believing that they can take care of themselves. The idea is that Gemini would deconstruct that idea by making Gemini fully independant and completely dangerous in spite of their disabilities. It also attacks the idea about disabled characters being inspirational and messiahic despite having flaws that are beyond their disabilities.
* Roger always passes out when the pair are near death. This is shown when Roger slumps back into his chair but revives when Scarlet is healed or resurrected. When the two are killed, Roger is the first to die then, Scarlet. This was done to prevent fears of Roger being slowly crushed to death by Scarlet's corpse.
* Gwynhael is Celtic for "blessed" while Aren is Hebrew for "mountain of strength".
* Gemini has a unique sleeping animation because Scarlet sleeps on her front rather than sleeping on her back, this is due to Roger being on her back.
* Gemini recreates D.Va's "Eject" highlight intro. By throwing Roger into the air where he points his Uzi at the camera.
* On the MBTI 16 personalities, Scarlet is an ESFJ and Roger is an ESFP.
* Roger's personality is partially based on Ian Stuart Donaldson, an English Neo-Nazi muscian who used his career to raise money through white power concerts with his Blood & Honour network. Scarlet's personality is based on the concept of "White Man's Burden" and is somewhat based on Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter and Zachary Hale Comstock from Bioshock Infinite.