Which Overwatch hero has a pet bird?

Bastion is the Overwatch hero who has a pet bird, Ganymede. The small bird is usually shown accompanying the E54 Bastion unit and adds a gentle, curious contrast to the robot’s frightening war-machine origins.

Bastion was created as a peacekeeping robot, but units like it were deployed during the Omnic Crisis against humanity. One damaged Bastion was abandoned near Eichenwalde and lay dormant for more than a decade while plants and animals grew around it. Ganymede was building a nest on the robot when Bastion unexpectedly reactivated.

The relationship is central to Bastion’s origin story, especially the animated short “The Last Bastion.” Ganymede’s presence helps reveal that Bastion has developed curiosity and an interest in nature rather than simply returning to its old combat programming. The bird also helps humanize a character who communicates mainly through beeps.

A common mix-up is Torbjörn: he later finds Bastion and takes the omnic into his care, but Ganymede is Bastion’s bird companion, not Torbjörn’s pet.