Omnic

“	Better. Stronger. Faster. Smarter. What's next for humanity?	„
	~ Tomorrow, reporting on omnics

Omnics

Omnics are artificially intelligent robots produced by omniums.

Background

A report on omnics, showing the humanoid model

Omnics are produced by omniums, automated robotics factories that were built with self-improving software algorithms which eventually became self-aware. As such, omnics are endowed with the capacity for free will, and according to the Shambali, with souls. Omnics, even the baseline humanoid model, have been described as being better, stronger, faster, and smarter than humans. However, they are susceptible to the effects of an EMP. Advanced AI programs known as god programs, such as Anubis, can forcibly take control of otherwise independent omnics and bend them to their will. Some omnics, if not all, possess a unique form of energy, dubbed "omnic energy," which has both destructive and restorative properties; Zenyatta's orbs were designed to channel this energy.

Omnics have a written language called "Omnicode." It can't be directly translated into English. It is an animated language, designed so that un-augmented humans would be unable to read it.

History

The omnics rebel

The omniums and their robot populations were originally created by Omnica Corporation to bolster manufacturing and create economic equality worldwide, but were later shut down after investigations uncovered evidence of corporate fraud. Thirty years ago the defunct omniums went rogue and churned out legions of militarized robots which attacked human cities in an event called the Omnic Crisis. The majority of their forces consisted of Bastion combat units. Ultimately the omnics were defeated.

Omnic treatment in the United Kingdom.

Even a generation after the conflict, tensions between humans and omnics remain, though other types of robots remain common. Human-omnic relations are a hot topic in the world, with questions existing as to whether omnics actually possess rights, and what would happen if they received the right to vote. Tensions between humans and omnics have never been higher, particularly after the assassination of the omnic spiritual leader Tekhartha Mondatta. The state of affairs is mixed—in Russia, omnics continue to wage war against humans. In the United Kingdom, omnics are denied basic human rights, and riots have flared up in King's Row. In Junkertown, Australia, omnics are thrown into the Scrapyard, to be destroyed for the amusement of the crowds. In contrast, omnics live peacefully with humans in Numbani.

Known Omnics

An omnic

• Bastion
• HAL-Fred Glitchbot
• Lynx Seventeen
• Maximilien
• Okoro
• Orisa
• Tekhartha Mondatta
• Tekhartha Zenyatta
• Thespion 2.0
• Thespion 4.0

Types

• Bastion Siege Automaton E54
• Bastion Siege Automaton B73
  • Bastion Siege Automaton B73-NS
• Eradicator
• Mega enforcer
• Nulltrooper
• Omnic ninja
• Omnic samurai
• OR14
  • OR14-NS
• OR15
• Slicer
• Sentry bot
• Titan