Overwatch Lore of The Skins - Winged Victory Mercy! | Hammeh

Overwatch is stuffed full of lore, story and cultural references - even in the heroes skins! Mercy’s Winged Victory skin is full of connections to Greek and Roman myth and legend, origins and lore - discover the folklore, history and cultural references here! -- **SUBSCRIBE** http://youtube.com/failcraftcasts?sub_confirmation=1 -- Overwatch origins and lore wise, Mercy, or Dr Angela Ziegler is very active in crisis areas and battlefields around the world, a renowned surgeon, a saver of life and much more. Her Winged Victory skin, although it's not “canon” story, has a whole depth of interesting details tied to the Olympic Games, Greek Myth and legend, and even healing (or not, as the case may well be) with the Caduceus Staff! In this video, we delve deep into the fine details of the history, folk lore and stories behind Mercy’s Winged Victory skin - the Greek background of Nike, Goddess of Victory in myth and legend, how the Roman "Victoria" equivalent, whether Mercy's staff is really a Caduceus Staff, or whether it should perhaps be a Rod of Asclepius, and much more! TIMECODES TO SKIP! 0:52 - Primer - Greek and Roman Myths and Legends - Nike or Victoria? 1:32 - Greek "Timeline" - placing Nike's legends! 2:37 - The Greek Gods "Creation/Origin" Story 4:09 - Nike - Goddess of Victory and her story! 7:38 - Victoria - Nike's Roman Sister/Equivalent 8:29 - Mercy Winged Victory - Skin details 8:55 - Mercy's Staff - a Caduceus or a Rod of Asclepius? 11:12 - Nike in Modern Culture / Today Please do check out the awesome artists who kindly gave permission for their work to be used (links lower in this description), and also SMITE - I used a chunk of their animated footage, which is awesome for Mythological/Gods type stories, and the game is a load of fun too! ;) This is one video of a whole Overwatch Hero Lore, Voice Line and Interaction series, so please check the rest out on my channel! The vast majority of sound effects are "clean" from the game's files - enjoy! -- What do you think of Mercy's Overwatch Skin Lore, Origins and Story? Who would you like to see me cover soon in this kind of video, if I continue them? Would love to hear what you think in the comments - any feedback on how I can improve this or future vids :) Hammeh -- FULL SERIES PLAYLIST (For More Hero interactions, lore and voicelines!) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6PXefjXaOjMo7QXGpfZ_3wwgdc0Q1AVa -- -CHANNEL INFO- Discover my Patreon, and how you can help me (if you think it's a worth goal) take this channel to the next level! http://patreon.com/Hammeh THANKS TO MY PATRONS - who help make my channel and the longer, edited lore vids possible! :) -- -TWITTER - http://twitter.com/failcraftcasts -TWITCH - http://twitch.tv/HammehOW -- ART SOURCES - -- Big thanks to all the wonderful artists art who are in this video, please do check out their work at the links below! :) Thumbnail - "Winged Victory Mercy" - by OlchaS - https://olchas.deviantart.com/art/Winged-Victory-Mercy-698812450 Mercy - Summer Games Skin 2017 by Didi-Esmeralda - https://didi-esmeralda.deviantart.com/art/Mercy-Summer-Games-Skin-2017-699388281 Nike - Goddess of Victory - by GENZOMAN - https://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Nike-goddess-of-victory-120719773 Mercy - Goddess of Fortune Concept - by Dashiana - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/x4YE4 Mercy - Winged Victory - by Liang-Xing - https://liang-xing.deviantart.com/art/Winged-Victory-699330741 -CHANNEL INFO -- All audio discussion and production of audio (TM) FailCraft Casts 2017 All Overwatch Content (tm) Blizzard Entertainment - use of this content on YouTube or with the Adsense Program is permitted by Blizzard as part of their video policy. All Archaeological/greek imagery used from Wikipedia or THEOI.com and under fair use. All "SMITE" assets (cinematics, gameplay) are (C) Hi-Rez/Smite, and monetisable under their video policy. Great game, love their Mythological Lore - check it out! --About Hammeh-- Hey, I'm Hammeh - I post videos 3-5 times a week, including.. **Overwatch** - Overwatch Lore, Hero Interactions,and Game Theory# (including new hero, character and event speculation) Beta gameplay, tips, Overwatch Easter Eggs, Overwatch story, lore and more! **Unboxings and Swag** - collector's edition unboxings of games, gaming merchandise, swag and more! We're all about enjoying gaming and having no shame in being new or a bit useless at times - whether we're learning a new game together or trying to compete badly, join us as we crash and burn whilst hopefully learning something along the way! #overwatch #mercy #skins #nike #lore #winged