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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*In 2016, a Brazilian magazine identified Liao as an upcoming [[Heroes|hero]] and a cryogenesis expert.<ref>2016-08-20, [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4yn6gj/22_heroes_blizzard_is_already_working_on_more/ "22 heroes. Blizzard is already working on more, like cryogenesis expert Liao." Playstation magazine no. 222, Y18 (Brazil)] ''Reddit'', accessed on 2016-11-06</ref> This may be due to the author mixing up Liao with [[Mei]].
 
*In 2016, a Brazilian magazine identified Liao as an upcoming [[Heroes|hero]] and a cryogenesis expert.<ref>2016-08-20, [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4yn6gj/22_heroes_blizzard_is_already_working_on_more/ "22 heroes. Blizzard is already working on more, like cryogenesis expert Liao." Playstation magazine no. 222, Y18 (Brazil)] ''Reddit'', accessed on 2016-11-06</ref> This may be due to the author mixing up Liao with [[Mei]].
*It had long been speculated that Liao was the unidentified sixth lead character seen in art previews for the cancelled ''[[Overwatch: First Strike]]'' comic alongside the other founding members of Overwatch, a young woman with glasses and lavender hair accompanied by a childlike omnic sidekick. While Liao was eventually revealed in ''Overwatch'' with a different appearance and backstory, parallels between the two characters appear to remain.
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*It had long been speculated that Liao was the unidentified sixth lead character seen in art previews for the cancelled ''[[Overwatch: First Strike]]'' comic alongside the other founding members of Overwatch: a young woman with glasses and lavender hair accompanied by a childlike omnic sidekick. While Liao was eventually revealed in ''Overwatch'' with a different appearance and backstory, parallels between the two characters appear to remain.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 22:47, 18 March 2020

Why can't we see that artificial life is still foundamentally life? Instead, we're going the opposite direction. Violence against omnics is on the rise, and even more governments are cracking down on their rights and freedoms. I can only hope that this project can change the conversation: that people can understand that the potential of artificial life is so much greater than whatever we have to gain by treating them as our property, or our servants.
~ Mina Liao
Mina Liao


Liao


Real Name
Mina Liao
Status
Deceased
Occupation
A.I. researcher
Affiliation
Overwatch, Omnica Corporation (formerly)


Dr. Mina Liao[1] was the creator of Echo and one of the six founding members of Overwatch.[2]

History

Liao was a former employee at Omnica Corporation who helped in the creation of the omnics.[3] After the Omnic Crisis broke out, she was recruited by Jack Morrison, and together with Gabriel Reyes, Ana Amari, Reinhardt Wilhelm, and Torbjörn Lindholm, they founded Overwatch.[2]

Liao was involved in developing the prototype of Athena.[1] She was killed in an attack by an unknown force, but succeeded in completing her life's work: Echo, a robot designed to help the world.[3]

Trivia

  • In 2016, a Brazilian magazine identified Liao as an upcoming hero and a cryogenesis expert.[4] This may be due to the author mixing up Liao with Mei.
  • It had long been speculated that Liao was the unidentified sixth lead character seen in art previews for the cancelled Overwatch: First Strike comic alongside the other founding members of Overwatch: a young woman with glasses and lavender hair accompanied by a childlike omnic sidekick. While Liao was eventually revealed in Overwatch with a different appearance and backstory, parallels between the two characters appear to remain.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 2020-03-16, PlayOverwatch Twitter, Twitter. Accessed on 2020-03-16
  2. 2.0 2.1 2015-05-24, Overwatch is Back: Uncertainty and Hope After UN Confirms Vigilante Activity. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2016-05-25
  3. 3.0 3.1 Echo Origin Story
  4. 2016-08-20, "22 heroes. Blizzard is already working on more, like cryogenesis expert Liao." Playstation magazine no. 222, Y18 (Brazil) Reddit, accessed on 2016-11-06