Junkrat Voice Lines
One of my proudest moments on the Overwatch 2 team was when Game Director Jeff Kaplan, reviewing a draft of my Junkrat lines, said “it is almost scary how good you are at writing Junkrat.” Overwatch’s little demolitionist was one of my favorite characters to write, in part because his high-energy, theatrical personality means he can say just about anything.
Here’s a video of some conversations I wrote, involving Junkrat and other Overwatch heroes:
Example Voice Lines
Chatting with veteran sniper Ana Amari before a match:
Junkrat: It's so hard to tell right from wrong. If only I had someone to give me guidance.
Ana: Mh hmm.
Junkrat: Someone wise, and experienced! An adoptive mother, if you will...
Ana: Oh no. Absolutely not.
Chatting with beep-booping robot Bastion before a match:
Junkrat: Jamison Fawkes, channel nine news. Mr. Gunbot, sir, how do you think the battle's going to go?
Bastion: *excited, talkative beeps*
Junkrat: Could you repeat that in words? Hold on, breaking news! The moon has fallen into the ocean!
Chatting with the good-natured combat medic Baptiste before a match:
Baptiste: What's wrong, man?
Junkrat: It's nothing. Just beginning to think nobody likes me.
Baptiste: Maybe if you stopped stealing and blowing up everybody's stuff?
Junkrat: Is it even worth it, if I don't get to do what I love?
Talking to himself before a match:
Anybody got a toothpick? Ugh. Got one of them mantis arms stuck between me molars.
Fan mail! You get it, I get it--well, I get a lot of it. Guess they love me out there, in this big crazy world... *sigh*
(With Roadhog on team) I feel a sweet verse coming on. Roadhog, give me a beat. (Pause) Roadhog?
So, I was like, Roadhog, mate, just 'cause that's how you see it, doesn't mean that's how she sees it, right? But enough of my earbashing. Let's get out there.
Downing an enemy
Boom! (Laugh)
A scintillating finish!
(Chuckle) Write that one in my diary.
(Eliminating another Junkrat) Self-defeating!
(Eliminating Doomfist) Wait! I got the Doomfist? Guys! I killed the Doomfist!
(Eliminating Junker Queen) Does this make me Queen?