Meihem

Meihem is the het ship between Junkrat and Mei from the Overwatch fandom.

Canon
Mei is a climatologist, who was sent to ecopoint Antarctica for Overwatch. A polar storm hit and her team started to run out of supplies. In an effort to save themselves they put themselves into a cryogenic state till someone could rescue them. Years later Mei's pod opened up, being the only survivor. The world had changed drastically while she was asleep, including the fall of Overwatch. The climate had also worsened. Mei works on her own now, trying to re-establish other ecopoints, and find the causes of the danger to the planet.

When Australia was turned into a wasteland after the omnic wars, the people left alive became "Junkers". They scavenge the land and force a cutthroat society. Junkrat was one of the junkers and worked reclaiming materials from the ruins. The lingering radiation caused him to go mad, making him ideal for handling explosives which he became obsessed with. He found a valuable treasure in the ruins, causing him to come to fame and be pursued by bounty hunters and thieves. He hired a body guard, Roadhog, in exchange for half the share from the spoils. The two left the outback and embarked on an international crime spree.

In game they share a few voice line interaction, but in the established Overwatch lore, they haven't been shown interacting.

Game-Play
Junkrat and Mei are both Damage heroes. Before the re-work they were both categorized as Defense heroes. Junkrat is a two star skill hero, while Mei is a three star skill hero. Junkrat is often used as a counter to Mei.

Fanon
Meihem is a more common ship in the Overwatch fandom. The two have more opposing personalities in canon. Junkrat being extremely chaotic and unfocused, also being a thief, only out for himself. While Mei is more calm and focused, wanting to figure out ways to help the Earth. But they are both very upbeat despite this.

On AO3, Meihem in the fourth most written ship for Junkrat and the second most written for Mei.

Fandom
FAN FICTION


 * Mei/Junkrat on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Mei is 31, while Junkrat is 25.
 * The map Junkertown, was available the same week that Mei's short, Rise and Shine.

Variations

 * Meiham refers to the ship between Mei, Junkrat, and Roadhog.