“	Talon HQ is so dreary; it’s nice to get out of Rome every now and again.	„
	~ Maugaloa Malosi

Rome is the capital city of Italy. Its skyline is dotted with orbital boosters.^[1]

8 years before the Overwatch recall, the Blackwatch Rome facility was attacked shortly after the attacks on Oslo. A bomb set by a Talon agent destroyed the facility and killed numerous members of its staff, and injured Gerard Lacroix as well, along with causing some damage to the surrounding area. This event would lead to the Venice Incident.^[2]

Known Locations

• Blackwatch Rome facility
• Colosseo
• Galleria Imperiale

Trivia

“	I don't see what's so fancy about Rome. Hardly any scrap heaps at all.	„
	~ Odessa Stone

• When designing Rome, the developers wanted a "romantic" feel to the map, capturing the feel of Old World architecture. Prior to working on the map, one of Team 4's environment artists had visited Rome, and returned to Blizzard with thousands of pictures. Some Roman Empire architecture was rebuilt in the map (the actual structures having long since been lost to history), but done in the "Overwatch style."^[3]
• The map "Colosseo" was initially named "Rome" when it was first announced at BlizzConline. By March, 2022, it had been changed to "Colosseo."^[4]
• The city is connected to the hyperloop line.^[5]
• An advertisement for Rome appears in Grand Central Terminal.

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