How did Doomfist first acquire his infamous Gauntlet?
Why does he want to start a war between humans and omnics and how did he become a leader
of the most notorious terrorist group in the world?!
Let's take look at the full story of Doomfist.
Long before he took up the title of Doomfist Akande Ogundimu was born into a wealthy and
well regarded Nigerian family.
From a young age Akande fell in love with competitive martial arts, training both in
traditional African fighting styles as well as wrestling and other modern fighting techniques.
He competed all over the continent and his skills in mixed martial arts and tremendous
natural speed and strength gave him an edge over the opposition.
However outside of his training Akande had other duties.
He was more than just a talented fighter, he was also highly intelligent and charismatic,
and this helped him to expand his family's business in prosthetic-technology.
No doubt during the years of the omnic crisis business was good, there are numerous characters
in overwatch with prosthetic limbs or physical enhancements, but in the aftermath of the
war Akande suffered a terrible injury which cost him his right arm.
Of course he was able to replace it and truth be told the new arm made him even stronger,
but this prosthetic limb rendered him ineligible to enter his beloved martial arts competitions,
instantly ending his career and leaving him frustrated.
Instead Akande decided to refocus his efforts into building his family business, but nothing
could fill the void that fighting left behind until one day he was offered an opportunity.
He was introduced to the second Doomfist, otherwise known as the Scourge of Numbani
and he offered Akande the chance to fight for him as a mercenary.
Akande was of course wary, but the need to fight got the better of him and after accepting
the offer he found he now had a new arena where he could unleash the full force of his
enhanced capabilities.
Eventually he was drafted into Talon itself and Akande saw an even greater opportunity.
Within Talon he could not only use his combat skills, but also his talents in the boardroom.
Talons leaders saw the potential for Akande, and although the current Doomfist was a useful
asset, he was little more than a thug, content to profit from raids on Numbani.
Akande however could be so much more than just a soldier, the man had the intelligence
and ability to lead.
Eventually Akande killed his mentor and took the title of Doomfist for himself, along with
the gauntlet.
As the new Doomfist Akande rose quickly through the ranks of Talon to join its leadership
on the council and orchestrate a conflict that they hoped would one day engulf the world.
However before their plans could come to fruition an Overwatch strike team defeated and captured
Akande and he would spend the next few years in prison waiting for the right time to escape
and drive the world closer to war.
However during his years behind bars Talon began to change.
Without Akande’s influence on the council some member succumbed to greed, focusing more
on profits than ideology.
However some soldiers remained true to the vision, Widowmakers assassination of Mondatta
for example pleased Doomfist as it raised tensions between humans and omnics in the
UK and around the world.
When Doomfist escapes the prison he set out to recover his gauntlet and retake his position
on the council, but first he needed to crush those who had taken Talon away from what he
believes is the group's true purpose.
First he traveled to Monaco to meet with Maximillion, a wealthy Omnic and member of Talons council,
however during their meeting Doomfist was attacked by another council members men.
With Widowmakers help they made short work of the thugs before moving onto Venice where
the two of them along with Reaper and Sombra assassinated various targets including Vialli,
the leader who sent his men after Doomfist.
With the freshly pruned Talon leadership Doomfist now intends to spark a war between Omnics
and humans once more.
It’s not completely clear why Talon want to start another Omnic Crisis, but it's mentioned
that they believe that Humanity would be made stronger through conflict, so perhaps that's
their long term goal, it certainly seems to fall in line with Akande’s beliefs.
So what do you think about the story behind Doomfist, and why do Talon want to start a
second Omnic Crisis?
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below, and which other aspects of Doomfists
lore would you like us to take a closer look at.
As always this is James for Curse saying thanks for watching, and enjoy the game!