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Zenyatta players:

I’m still side eyeing blizzard

some sketches based on my OW2 screenshots with my friends and randos~

yes alot of them are Zen cus I main him lmao

that last panel with abunch of screenshots are strangers + my friends just twerking on me everytime I meditate emote 😂

I have huge respect for artists who ship them and their amazing fanarts! I do view them as family rather than romantic (who knows that I might change my mind HAHAHA) but I still support people who ship them as well 💖 Big love for y'all 💖

Why are people shipping Ramyatta? Aren't they brothers?

The short answer: no. For the long answer, read on.

“Zenyatta and Ramattra call each other 'brother.'”

Zen and Ram are both former members of a monastic order. The Shambali call each other “brother” or “sister” as a sign of respect, endearment and unity for others within their religious community, just as they do within their monastic, real world counterparts.  How do I know this? Because Zen also calls several other characters his “brother” and “sister.”  On the Nepal map, Zen has a voiceline stating “I have not returned here for many years. I wonder if my brothers and sisters will be pleased to see me,” referring to the other Shambali.  He also shares a voiceline with Orisa when he uses the orb of harmony on her: “We are as one, my sister.” 

In general, the word brother has a more than one meaning. English has no word for a man to use in reference to another man who is more than a friend but not a lover. Brother has been used as stand-in in this context forever.

“The devs said they were brothers.”

The tweets and videos so far released by Blizzard have mentioned that Ram and Zen are “as close as” brothers. They have also referred to their relationship as a friendship.

“What about Mondatta?”

Mondatta is also not Zen’s brother (other than in a monastic sense, see above). The "name" Tekhartha is actually a title or honorific. This has been confirmed in a 2018 forum post by former lead writer Michael Chu. 

“What about adopted/found family?”

Zen and Ram are robots. They were not born or raised together. When they met, they were functionally adults both making their ways in the world. This isn’t considered incest by any stretch of the imagination.

“I just prefer to view them as platonic/brothers, ok?”

If you prefer to view Ram and Zen as brothers or otherwise platonic, you may of course have those HCs. I only ask that the same courtesy be extended to fans who prefer to view their relationship as romantic. 

Thanks for reading!

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