Overdads

"He devoted everything he was to Overwatch. He was our moral compass. Our inspiration. Our friend."

- Reinhardt at Jack's funeral

Overdads is the slash ship between Soldier: 76 and Reinhardt from the Overwatch fandom.

Canon
Reinhardt Wilhelm was a decorated German soldier who was inducted as a member of the original Overwatch strike team. Reinhardt stayed with Overwatch after the end of the omnic wars, and became one of its top members. As he grew older, he was forced into mandatory retirement and started to miss his days of glory. Reinhardt could do nothing as Overwatch fell apart, and eventually disbanded. The world seemed to fall apart, and could not sit by only watching. He dons his crusader armor again, and travels Europe defending the innocent as a force of justice.

Jack Morrison joined the armed forces to fight in the omnic wars, and became a subject in the Soldier Enhancement Program. When the Omnic Wars ended, Overwatch was created, and Jack became it's leader. Public opinion of Overwatch began to dwindle, and during that time, Jack got into a fight with his friend Gabriel Reyes. The fight caused the Swiss HQ to blow up, and everyone believed the two died in the resulting explosion. Jack took on the alias Soldier: 76 and set out to get revenge on those that destroyed Overwatch.

Both were part of the original Overwatch team together. Jack was made leader after the Omnic Crisis, and Reinhardt stayed on. After Jack's "death" Reinhardt spoke at his funeral.

Fanon
Fans typically depict the two having an old married couple dynamic. Since they are part of the original Overwatch team. Another portrayal in fics is being together before Jack's "death", and Reinhardt's reaction to him actually being alive.

Since they are one of the few ships to have interaction within the lore, many enjoy exploring that part of their dynamic. Shippers are initially drawn to their opposite personality dynamic. Reinhardt is more fun and excitable. While Jack is more serious and down to earth. This also plays into how they go into missions.

As with most Overwatch pairings, depicting the two in their alternate skins. With this one there's also the added emotes, which add to some of the portrayals. The gold emote plays in to the old married couple dynamic that some have set up.

Fandom
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 * Morrison/Reinhardt on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Reinhardt is 61, while Jack's age is unknown
 * They have no shared dialogue in the game