Ganymede

Ganymede is a bird from the Black Forest inGermany, and the companion ofBastion.

Story[]

Ganymede was building a nest on the shoulder of a fallenBastion unit when he inadvertently reactivated it. Ganymede followed Bastion as it traveled through the forest until the gunfire-like sound of a woodpecker caused the omnic to reconfigure into combat mode, using its minigun to blast the surrounding forest with gunfire. The nest was destroyed and Ganymede was nowhere to be seen, likely leading Bastion to believe that he had been killed. Ganymede survived, however, and later caught up with Bastion as it was marching towardsStuttgart. With the bird's offering of a twig to rebuild its nest, Bastion snapped out of its destructive programming and returned to the forest.^[1]

Ganymede remained with Bastion after it joinedTorbjörn Lindholm. Ganymede often used Torbjörn's beard as a nest, much to the engineer's annoyance.^[2]

Trivia[]

• Ganymede is a figure from Greek mythology, and the namesake of one of Jupiter's moons.
• The animation for Ganymede inThe Last Bastion was modeled after Tikka, the pet parrot of Blizzard artist Kimberly LeCrone.^[3]
• Ganymede's species is on a picture hanging in the hunting lodge inEichenwalde.
• Ganymede's sex is confirmed to be male with the release of his plushie.

In Other Games[]

• Ganymede appears as a spray inHeroes of the Storm.
• Ganymede appears inLEGO Overwatch as part of theOmnic Crisis Bastion set.^[4]

Species[]

• Ganymede's species changes with certainBastion skins equipped.

• Ganymede's chirping sounds change depending his species, which is associated with the Bastion skin being used.
  • Classic: Ganymede
    • Classic (Ganymede) makes musical chirps.
  • Defense Matrix: Bluejay
    • Defense Matrix (Bluejay) makes a quieter version of a realBluejay's chirps.
  • Omnic Crisis: Cardinal
    • Omnic Crisis (Cardinal) makes a quieter version of a realCardinal's chirps.
  • Woodbot or Antique: Woodpecker
    • Woodbot or Antique (Woodpecker) make less musical chirping sounds. Slightly similar to aPileated Woodpecker's cries.
  • Gearbot: Pigeon
    • Gearbot (Pigeon) makesRock Pigeon sounds.
  • Steambot: Dove
    • Steambot (Dove) makesMourning Dove sounds.
  • Tombstone: Crow
    • Tombstone (Crow) Ganymede makesCrow noises in place of its normal chirps and tweets.
  • Coffin: Skeletal crow
    • [describe sound here]
  • Blizzcon 2016: Pepe
    • Blizzcon 2016 (Pepe) makes lower pitch variants on Ganymede's default chirps.
  • Rooster: Rooster
    • Rooster Ganymede makesRooster crow noises in place of its normal chirps and tweets.
  • Dune Buggy: Chequered Roadrunner
    • Dune Buggy (Chequered Roadrunner) makes very similar chirps to Ganymede's default chirps.
  • Avalanche: Snowy Owl
    • Snowy Owl Ganymede makes hoots in place of its normal chirps.
  • Stealth: Birdlike flying drone
    • Stealth Ganymede makes melodic beeping noises instead of bird sounds.
  • Brick: Brick bird
    • Brick Ganymede has no bird noises, but instead will make brick noises while flying.
  • Sand Castle: Seagull with sunglasses
    • Sand Castle Ganymede makes seagull noises in place of Ganymede's default chirps.
  • Gwishin: Birdlike Gwishin drone
    • Gwishin Ganymede makes melodic beeping noises instead of bird sounds.
  • Gift Wrap: Partridge
    • Gift Wrap Ganymede makesMourning Dove sounds sounds much like Steambot Ganymede.
  • Gingerbread: A generic bird made out of gingerbread
    • Gingerbread Ganymede makes general bird sounds, possibly identical to one of the ones above
  • Infinite Annihilator: A purple bird with a strange-looking red beak that may or may not be based on a real bird species.
    • I.A. Ganymede makes a sound that seems similar to that of a Kookaburra.

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