Genji

"Even If I Sacrifice My Body, I Will Never Sacrifice My Honor."
Real Name	Genji Shimada
Age	35
Occupation	Adventurer
Affiliation	Shimada Clan (formerly), Overwatch(formerly)
Role	Offense
Health	200
Abilities	Cyber-Agility Shuriken (Fan of Blades) Deflect Swift Strike Dragonblade See This Hero On OverPwn

Abilities[edit | edit source]

Ability	Icon	Description
Cyber-Agility (Passive ability)		Thanks to his cybernetic abilities, Genji can climb walls and perform jumps in mid-air.
Shuriken(Fan of Blades)		Genji looses three deadly throwing stars in quick succession. Alternatively, he can throw three shuriken in a wider spread.
Deflect		With lightning-quick swipes of his sword, Genji reflects an oncoming projectile and sends it rebounding towards his opponent.
Swift Strike		Genji darts forward, slashing with his katana and passing through foes in his path. If Genji eliminates a target, he can instantly use this ability again.
Dragonblade (Ultimate ability)		Genji brandishes his katana for a brief period of time. Until he sheathes his sword, Genji can deliver killing strikes to any targets within his reach.

Ability Breakdown[edit | edit source]

Ability	Ammo	Fire Rate	Damage	Headshot	Duration	Reload/Cooldown
Shuriken	24 (8x3)	3 rps	28 per shot (84 max)	✓	-	1.5s
Fan of Blades	24 (8x3)	6 rps	28 per shot (84 max)	✓	-	1.5s
Swift Strike	-	-	50	-	-	8s
Deflect	-	-	-	-	2s	8s
Dragonblade	-	1 swing/s	120	-	8s	-

Story[edit | edit source]

"Even If I Sacrifice My Body, I Will Never Sacrifice My Honor."

The cyborg Genji Shimada has made peace with the augmented body he once rejected, and in doing so, he has discovered a higher humanity.^[1]

Background[edit | edit source]

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 death.

Genji fights alongside Overwatch

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.

Genji finds inner peace

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 was free. Even he could not say where his path would ultimately lead.^[1]

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Genji is a versatile flanker with the highest level of mobility in the game, capable of reaching nearly any point on any map, no matter how high or how far away. He can attack both at range and up close with his deadly shurikens, execute fast burst damage combos with Swift Strike, and even reflect the attacks of his enemies back at them. Much like Soldier: 76, his versatility comes with its downsides: he is neither as agile as Tracer in combat, nor does he deal damage as quickly as Reaper.

Weapons & Abilities[edit | edit source]

• Cyber-Agility (Passive): Genji gains two benefits from this passive. First, Genji is able to climb up flat, vertical surfaces by holding the jump button while next to them. Second, Genji is capable of performing a double jump by pressing the jump button while already in the air.
  • Almost any vertical surface can be climbed with Cyber-Agility. You can jump again at any time while climbing, allowing you to reach catwalks and other areas that don't have a direct, vertical path up to them.
  • You can change the direction that Genji is jumping in when using the double jump. Simply hold the direction you want him to jump towards while executing the double jump.

• Shuriken: Genji's primary weapon. The primary fire will cause Genji to shoot out three projectile shurikens towards his crosshairs in a volley. The secondary fire will cause Genji to quickly throw three shurikens in a cone in front of him.
  • The shurikens from both the primary and secondary fire can headshot, and are not subject to damage falloff.
  • The secondary fire throws the stars at a much faster rate. Use the secondary fire at short range where accuracy is less of a concern, and the primary fire for longer range engagements.

• Deflect: When activated, Genji assumes a defensive stance for several seconds, during which time he cannot attack. While in this stance, most enemy projectiles or hitscan weapons that hit him in the front will be deflected in the direction he is aiming in. Deflected attacks use the same damage numbers and effects as the original, and can affect the shooter and their team.
  • An immensely powerful ability. With a few exceptions, Genji is immune to frontal attacks while Deflect is active. Make sure you aren't being attacked from behind to get the full use out of Deflect.
  • Despite appearances, melee attacks from Reinhardt are deflected.
  • The attacks that cannot be deflected include Winston's Tesla Cannon, both firing modes of Symmetra's Photon Projector, and the primary fire of Zarya's Particle Cannon.

• Swift Strike: When activated, Genji dashes straight forwards a fixed distance, dealing damage to all enemies he passes through along the way. He maintains his vertical height for the distance of the dash. The cooldown on Swift Strike is reset whenever Genji scores an elimination.
  • Swift Strike is useful as a way of traveling around the map more quickly, as well as an escape. It can also be used as a finishing move, dealing a quick burst of damage to an opponent who's on low Health.
  • Swift Strike will animation cancel Genji's quick melee attack. Combining the two can be deadly at close range.
  • Because Swift Strikes will reset whenever Genji gets an elimination, you can use it to quickly chain kills between multiple low-Health targets. Use it to dash through the first target to kill them, scoring an elimination, and then dash through another low-Health target.

• Dragonblade (Ultimate): Genji's Ultimate ability. When activated, Genji unsheathes his katana, disabling the use of his shurikens for the duration. His primary fire is replaced with a fast-swinging melee-ranged slash that hits all targets in a small cone in front of Genji, dealing high damage with every hit. Genji will sheathe the blade at the end of Dragonblade's duration, regaining the use of his shurikens.
  • Dragonblade is a high risk, high reward Ultimate. While Genji gains extremely high melee damage (beating even Reinhardt), he loses the ability to attack at range for the duration.
  • Remember that Cyber-Agility is still active when using Dragonblade. Use your double jump and wall climb to remain evasive so that you can get as many kills as possible.
  • The high damage from Dragonblade allows you to easily get eliminations. Remember to use Swift Strikes to deal more damage and close the distance with other enemies whenever you get a kill.

General Strategies[edit | edit source]

• Genji is a deadly offensive threat, capable of easily sneaking behind enemy lines and harassing his opponents with constant volleys of shurikens. You should always be taking side routes in order to flank the enemy team, as Genji contributes much less when he's merely hanging back with his team. Remember to not get too far away from them, however, as Genji has much less of an ability to escape from bad engagements compared to Tracer.

• Genji is usually better fighting his enemies at a medium distance, rather than up close. He lacks the evasiveness of Tracer and the damage/self-healing of Reaper, making him vulnerable to being killed if he opts to get too close to the enemy team. Only engage up close if either Dragonblade is up, or if the enemy you're fighting is vulnerable (such as a lone Widowmaker).

• Deflect provides Genji with an incredibly high skill ceiling. It can be used to deflect everything from Pharah's Barrage, to Tracer's Pulse Bomb, to McCree's Deadeye, allowing you to rapidly turn the tables on almost any engagement. Smarter enemies will usually wait for you to use Deflect before using their abilities, so don't use Deflect too early. Trick them in to thinking that your Deflect is on cooldown, then spring it at the right moment to send their most dangerous attacks flying back at them.

• A good burst damage combo is to use the secondary fire of Shuriken up close, followed by a quick melee attack, which is then animation cancelled with Swift Strikes. This will provide a heavy burst of damage that will kill many injured players instantly.

• The wall climb of Cyber-Agility has a variety of uses, even in combat. When fighting near a doorway, get your enemy to chase you towards the doorway, then use Cyber-Agility to climb up over top of it and ambush them when they come through.

• You must choose your moment to use Dragonblade carefully. Genji is not any faster or more durable than normal while using it, meaning that your enemies can easily knock you away and kill you at range if you use it inappropriately. Try to use Dragonblade when there are multiple enemies with low base Health (such as Symmetra or Mercy) within reach of the Dragonblade, as this will let you quickly kill them and chain your Swift Strikes to both eliminate more targets and remain evasive to survive longer. Make sure you're within melee range of your enemies before activating it.