Genji

Original Title源氏

Languages:

  • English: Genji
  • Japanese: ゲンジ
  • Chinese: 源氏
  • Russian: Гэндзи
  • French: Genji
  • Spanish: Genji
Genji, full name Genji Shimada, is a highly mobile damage hero in Overwatch. He is a cyborg ninja who specializes in using shurikens and a katana in combat. Genji was once the younger son of the Shimada family, leading a lavish lifestyle and showing no interest in the family's criminal activities. He was critically injured in a conflict with his brother, Hanzo, and was rescued and cybernetically enhanced by Overwatch. He then joined Overwatch's covert ops division, Blackwatch, to dismantle his family's criminal empire. However, the mechanical augmentations caused him internal conflict, leading him to leave Overwatch. After years of wandering, he met the omnic monk Zenyatta, who guided him to accept his dual nature as both man and machine. Genji excels at utilizing his mobility and abilities on the battlefield, such as throwing shurikens for ranged attacks, using Swift Strike for rapid dashes, using Dragonblade for melee attacks, and Deflect to reflect enemy projectiles. He is a skill-based hero, but skilled players can leverage his abilities to deal significant damage.