Soundquake^[1] (also spelt Sound Quake)^[2] was a member of Overwatch. He was recruited sometime after the group's first decade of operation post-Omnic Crisis, and bolstered the group's reputation.^[1] He was equipped with chest missiles^[3] and sound technology, apparently used as a weapon.^[4]

Story

As Overwatch continued to grow with flashy new agents and expanding scientific divisions, the heroes would soon have their mettle tested as an alert came in from South Korea requesting assistance. The Gwishin colossus reemerged from the East China Sea, once again advancing on the country's undefended coastline, larger than before, with upgraded and reconfigured weaponry. All available agents were summoned to Busan immediately at a temporary base established by the military and maintained after the first attack. The team was still outmatched on the water and was forced to evacuate the city, allowing the colossus to get close enough to the shore before they surged into action. Fortunately, one of the new agents, Soundquake, provided unique abilities to distract the enemy while the other agents took it down, though with great effort.^[1]

Mina Liao and Dr. Yi-an Lim, a robotics engineer in the Korean military, moved to act immediately, analyzing military footage and civilian recordings of the colossus. Despite the impossibility of such a thing, it was clearly an improved and upgraded version of the first Gwishin colossus. Even with a full team of experts on Liao and Lim's robotics and engineering level working around the clock on an advanced design, this construction should still have been out of the question. The timeline suggested that some form of artificial intelligence was involved, making the situation feel all too familiar to the Crisis. Morrison dispatched several members of Liao's research team to the Temple of Anubis in Cairo to determine if the rogue god program had breached containment. When no breach was found, research teams from all other assignments were called on to identify the Gwishin's maker. Once again, Liao requested time in Busan to analyze the situation. With Lim's endorsement, the government agreed, and Morrison approved stationing her temporarily, along with Soundquake and another new agent, Rumble. Rumble's experience in robotic engineering gave her unique insight into the Gwishin, while Soundquake helped develop technology that could be used in case of a future attack.^[1]

The research team's work was disrupted by yet a third colossus. This time, it was undetected until much closer to shore than its predecessors had been, and the on-site team was forced to put it down before reinforcements could arrive. The Gwishin's new evolution granted it abilities to counter Soundquake directly. Here, Lim proved to be the team's biggest asset as he directed the strike team to various weak points he had identified. The team earned a cleaner victory even with fewer numbers. While it had followed its traditional "appear-attack-retreat" pattern, Overwatch's swift defense this time allowed them to make a horrifying discovery, as analysis showed the warbot seemed like something new because it was something new; the colossus attacking South Korea was omnic in design, but it had not been constructed in any known omnium.^[1]

Trivia

• The name of "Sound Quake" was created by Chris Metzen.^[2]
• Soundquake is the first character mentioned by name in the reveal trailer for Overwatch.^[3]

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