Sledgejack

"**I live to serve and protect!**"

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**Erran Shirada** also known as **Sledgejack** is a Tank Hero in Overwatch: Rebooted. He is a British soldier from the United Army of Sledgers (UAS).

## Summary

Sledgejack is a proud member of Overwatch and full embraces his troubled past as a Sledger to help him protect innocents as a member of Overwatch.

## Appearance

Sledgejack is a well-built, fairly tall young man. He has blonde hair and green eyes. He wears a blue undershirt and a black vest with the Sledger symbol on it. He also wears grey pants and brown Sledger boots.

In his armor, he has a black helmet with four blue glowing eyes, and horns. His chestplate is black with the Sledger symbol on the center, with grey and red design patterns on it. His shoulder blades are round with spikes on then. His boots are black with blue glowing lights on the jets, with red arrow designs on them. He wears a hanging brown belt on his waist.

The Sledger symbol on his chest was soon replaced by a badge from an Omnic he saved.

## Personality

Sledgejack is a boisterous, obnoxious, and loud guy. Though he has many weapons that could rip enemies apart, he is a very gentle person who wouldn't harm a fly. Despite him being caught in the Omnic Crisis, Sledgejack believes in Omnic rights and vows to protect anyone he finds in trouble, may in be human or Omnic. During battle, Sledgejack is very energetic and hyperactive, enjoying the rush he gets from fighting.

He is also a very smart individual, becoming one of the best scientists on the Overwatch team, as he built his own Sledger suit from scratch and upgraded it with weapons shortly after he joined Overwatch.

However, he also has a melancholic and depressed side, though he rarely ever shows it. He still feels some regret over the terrible things the Sledgers made him do. He also seems regretful after the loss of his sister, Ariya, to Talon.

## Lore

Born into the United Army of Sledgers, Erran Shirada was a natural at his job, which earned him the codename Sledgejack. He fully knew how to handle the weapons he was given, and was a genius at technology. He took pride in his job, and was more than happy to be a Sledger, but it wasn't meant to last. Erran was the leader of the Action Squad, along with his sister Ariya Shirada, to lead the army against Omnics during the dreaded Omnic Crisis. However, after, while most of the Sledgers wanted to destroy all Omnics, Erran didn't and protected the Omnics from harm. For disobeying the UAS, Erran was exiled from the Sledgers, and set off life on his own.

While on his lone travels, Erran found a scared and damaged Omnic, who was being attacked by Baptiste (Who at this point in time is still a member of Talon). His instincts kicked in and he rushed into battle to protect the Omnic. While he took sufficient damage, Erran was able to defeat Baptiste and make him retreat. For saving the poor thing, the Omnic gave Erran a badge as a thanks, which he has wore ever since. Months later, Erran was ambushed by Ariya, who left the Sledgers to destroy innocent Omnics. Erran seeing his sister, who clearly has gone crazy with power, has saddened him to see what she has become. They engage in a battle, and that's when Erran found out that his sister has turned to Talon.

Erran earned a reputation as an assassin, hunting down anyone who hurts humans or Omnics, which put him on Winston's radar. After being confronted by Winston, Erran was offered a chance to join Overwatch, which he agreed to. Erran worked alongside Overwatch agents, Winston, Tracer, Mercy, Genji, Ana, McCree, Reinhardt, and Torbjörn. However, when Overwatch disbanded, Erran was alone once again. He embarked on his travels where he briefly reunited with Baptiste, who was a man reformed of Talon. Erran formed a friendship with Baptiste as he departed, returning to his duty as a assassin, wiping out anyone who attacks innocents. Along the line, Erran adopted a lone Omnic named Karra, who has been with him ever since. Years later, Erran has been contacted by Winston to reunite with the team. Erran agreed, bringing Karra with him as a new member. Together, Erran proudly utilized his old codename of Sledgejack, and Erran and Karra joined the new Overwatch with Winston, Tracer, Mei, Genji, Reinhardt, Brigitte, Mercy, and Echo, keeping the original team's legacy alive.

## Weapon: Sledgehammer

Sledgejack wields a large Sledgehammer that he got from the Sledgers. He can use it to beat down enemies and throw it to create a powerful shockwave. It does 10 damage to the enemy per hit, (varies depending on the character, only 5 damage against Reinhardt). When the hammer is thrown it does 5 times more damage. However, you can only throw the hammer 3 times before cooldown, as it uses a lot of Sledgejack's energy to lift and throw.

## Ultimate: Sledger Laser

Both of Sledgejack's arms combine to unleash a devastating laser to shoot and destroy targets. The laser ins activated for 3 minutes and after you finish using the laser, you have to go through a 3 minute cooldown, due to the heat of the attack.