Genji Shimada

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Genji is a fictional character in the video game Overwatch.

## Biography

Genji is a ninja who was transformed into a cyborg on the brink of death. The cyborg has made peace with the augmented body he once rejected, and in doing so, he has discovered a higher humanity.

## Background

As the youngest son of the master of the Shimada ninja clan, Genji lived a life of luxury and privilege. He had little interest in the family's illegal businesses, and although he excelled at and enjoyed his ninja training, he spent most of his time pursuing a playboy lifestyle. Many within the clan considered the carefree Genji to be a dangerous liability, and they resented his father for coddling and protecting him. Following the clan leader's untimely death, Genji's older brother, Hanzo, demanded that Genji take a more active role in their late father's empire. Genji refused, enraging Hanzo. The tension between the brothers built to a violent confrontation that left Genji on the verge of dying.

Hanzo believed that he had killed his brother, but Genji was rescued by Overwatch and the intervention of Dr. Angela Ziegler. The global security force saw Genji as a potential asset in its ongoing operations to combat the Shimada clan. As Genji's injuries left him clinging to life, Overwatch offered to rebuild his body in exchange for his help. He was put through an extensive process of cyberization, which enhanced his natural speed and agility and augmented his superlative ninja skills. Transformed into a living weapon, Genji single-mindedly set about the task of dismantling his family's criminal empire.

But as time passed, Genji felt increasingly at war with himself. He was repulsed by the mechanical parts of his body and could not come to grips with what he had become. When his mission was complete, he abandoned Overwatch and wandered the world in search of meaning. He drifted for many years before crossing paths with the omnic monk Zenyatta. Though Genji initially rejected Zenyatta's wisdom, the benevolent omnic would not be deterred. In time, Zenyatta became his mentor, and under the monk's tutelage, Genji reconciled his dual existence as both man and machine. He learned to accept that although he had a cyborg body, his human soul was intact, and he came to see his new form as a gift and a unique strength.

Now, for the first time in his life, Genji is free. Even he cannot say where his path will ultimately lead.

## History

Although not much is known about Genji's history, he has spent 73 long years traveling through dimensional portals, coping with his cybernetic form. He went along missions with his accomplices Jack Morrison, Hana Song, and Gabriel Reyes, who were once a part of the Overwatch organization as well. Due to the fact that dimensional travel disrupts the flow of organic growth, he and his friends were able to spend 73 years together along the dimensions, completing missions and exploring what the universe has to offer. However, Genji cannot fully understand the entirety of his humanity. The influence dimensional portals have on living beings causes his mind to corrupt the longer he discards his bond with humanity. Therefor, it is hard for Genji to have emotional feelings for anyone, yet he has no trouble showing remorse for his bad and wrong actions.

## A Lonely World

Genji has no involvement in A Lonely World, as it is based on the game Five Nights at Freddy's, and Genji is from Overwatch.

## Character reserves

Genji is reserved by User Q and is not usable by any other user unless permitted to. Attempts to use the character will result in a warning and if continued, a block of the user's account.