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McHanzo is the slash ship between Cassidy and Hanzo from the Overwatch fandom.

Canon[]

Cassidy was one of the founders of the Deadlock gang. When he was a teenager, he was arrested by Overwatch, and was approached by Gabriel Reyes to become a part of Blackwatch or go to prison. He chose to join Blackwatch, and was a part of the team before the disbanding of both Overwatch and Blackwatch. He worked as a bounty hunter before he was called back to Overwatch by Winston.

Hanzo was the heir to the Shimada family. The clan elders became worried about his younger brother's, Genji, carefree ways, and told him that it needed to end. Hanzo and Genji argued, till it escalated and the confrontation turned violent. Hanzo believed he killed in the fight and ran from the Shimada house. He later returned to the household on the anniversary of Genjis death to honor him, but was found by an assassin, who turned out to be Genji, alive and a cyborg. Hanzo is left to consider where he is going now.

As far as the established lore, the two have never met, although they do share a line of dialogue, indicating that they've shared a drink. They both have a past of being mercenaries, and a part of organized crime. Currently they both have a connection with Genji. Him being Hanzo's brother, and a former member of the Blackwatch team with Cassidy.

Game-play[]

Both are damage heroes, although rarely used at the same time. Hanzo is used exclusively from a distance, while Cassidy is used in both a mix of close and medium range combat.

Quotes[]

Interactions[]

Cassidy“You know that sake’s not half bad, but I prefer a little bite to my liquor.”
Hanzo“How predictable. Such an unsophisticated taste.”
— Shared Dialogue

Eliminations[]

WITNESS ELIMINATIONS

“Pretty handy with that bow.”
— Cassidy see's Hanzo eliminate an enemy
“Good looks are not enough.”
— Hanzo eliminates Cassidy

Events[]

JUNKENSTEIN'S REVENGE

Gunslinger“What's home like for you, Archer?”
Archer“A village, high atop a hill. There are cherry blossoms in the spring. I miss it dearly.”
— Home
Archer“My people would call you a ronin. A masterless samurai.”
Gunslinger“Ronin? I like the sound of that.”
— Ronin
Gunslinger“You're not bad with a bow, but don't you think it's a little old fashioned?”
Archer“Perhaps there is still a future for anachronisms.”
— Old Fashioned
Gunslinger“You ever heard of Robin Hood?”
Archer“Indeed. We have our own version - Ishikawa Goemon.”
— Robin Hood
Gunslinger“Think this lord’s good for the money? Castle looks like it’s seen better days.”
Archer“If he breaks his word, he has made some powerful enemies.”
— Lord
Gunslinger“Hey, Archer, what say you pass that flask around so we can all have a drink? This is thirsty work.”
Archer“We drink when the job is done.”
— Drink
Gunslinger“Doesn't seem to be any end to the monsters.”
Archer“Let them come. I could always use the practice.”
— Neverending
Archer“Getting tired, Gunslinger?”
Gunslinger“Not a chance.”
— I swear they are flirting

Fanon[]

Most shipping is based on appearance, and personality traits, rather than any interactions. Both have a history of belonging to criminal empire's but have to change their path for one reason or another.

Most fanworks shows the two lowering their more outward personalities, and becoming more vulnerable with one another. Both of them having darker parts of their past that, when they tell the other, is used to show developments in their relationship in fic. Another typical trope for the two in fic is clothes sharing. Given that Hanzo can never wear a full shirt, and Cassidy only seems to wear something if it fits into his cowboy identity, this can lead to interesting results.

One of the most popular fan works of the two is the "2 Demons" comics series created by Dilfosaur[1]. Hanzo's portrayal and design in the comic is based around his Oni skin from the Overwatch Halloween event. Cassidy's design is not based on a skin, but many McHanzo shippers use his Van Helsing design if they want a more compatible skin. The series was later voiced and animated by Seigi Va[2]

After the release of the "Reunion" short, fans of the pairing began to draw parallels between Cassidy's short and Hanzo's short, "Dragons". Specifically in many of the visuals, but also in overall story. At the end of the short when Cassidy states that he had "business to attend to" also left fans to speculate where he was going. Shippers hoped that it was something involving Hanzo. Shippers were also relieved when Michael Chu clarified on twitter that Cassidy and Ashe had never been in a romantic relationship[3].

On AO3, McHanzo is the most written ship for both characters, and is the most written ship in the Overwatch tag.

Fandom[]

FAN FICTION

Hanzo/Cassidy tag on AO3
Cassidy/Hanzo tag on FanFiction.Net
McHanzo stories on Wattpad
Cole Cassidy/Hanzo Shimada stories on Wattpad

WIKI

McHanzo on Fanlore

TUMBLR

One Last Dance
Impress Me

DEVIANT ART

McHanzo tag on DeviantArt

Lists[]

Fandometrics
7th 2017 May 1st 2017 May 29th 2017
8th May 22nd 2017 Jan-June 2017 November 5th 2018
9th May 8th 2017
12th May 15th 2017
16th 2016
17th 2018

Trivia[]

  • Matt Mercer, the voice actor for Cassidy, showed support for the ship at BlizzCon 2016.
  • Cassidy is 37 (39 in Overwatch 2), while Hanzo is 38 (40 in Overwatch 2).
  • In Junkenstein's Revenge, Cassidy is the Gunslinger and Hanzo is the Archer.
  • After the role rework, both characters became Damage heroes.

References[]

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