Watchpoint: Gibraltar
A sun-baked bastion on the Rock of Gibraltar, watching over the world.
Watchpoint: Gibraltar is a Lego Overwatch construction set (set number: 75975) released on 3 January 2019 as part of the first wave of Lego Overwatch sets. The set is based on the Overwatch video game and includes minifigures of Tracer, Widowmaker, and other characters. Lego Model Designer Woon Tze Chee discussed how the smaller set Tracer vs. Widowmaker (75970) was designed to connect with Watchpoint: Gibraltar, explaining, "I think that idea came up quite early. I think there was a few ideas that started off with this set, so we wanted to make a small price point so we know there are probably two minifigures in there. It kind of generated from this one – wouldn't it be cool if the first one connects with the last one? Then you can play out the story, move the payload right to the end and it connects to it. It is a very fluid sort of process."
- Location
- Rock of Gibraltar
- Affiliation
- Overwatch (Former)
- Type
- Overwatch Base
- Status
- Decommissioned
Lore & Background
Following the Omnic Crisis, Overwatch established a network of strategic watchpoints to monitor global threats. Watchpoint: Gibraltar, perched on the iconic Rock of Gibraltar, served as a key base for the organization. Its temperate coastal location allowed for year-round operations, including the training and deployment of agents. After Overwatch was disbanded, the base was abandoned, though its advanced technology and strategic position remained a point of interest for both former agents and new threats.
In Their Own Story
Dust swirls around the perimeter fence as the wind howls through the canyon. Inside the command center, screens flicker with static where live feeds once showed the coastlines below. A lone technician powers down the last terminal, sealing the door behind them. The facility falls silent, a monument to an era of global protection that has since faded into memory.
Reader's Guide
Watchpoint: Gibraltar serves as both a battleground and a historical landmark within the Overwatch universe. For players, it is a classic arena featuring tight corridors and open desert vistas where teams clash over control points. Narratively, it illustrates the extensive reach of Winston’s initiative to secure the world after the Crisis. Its existence proves that Overwatch operated far beyond major cities like London or New York, maintaining eyes on volatile regions worldwide before the organization collapsed.
The facility was designed to intercept illicit technology and monitor terrorist movements specifically in North Africa. When the organization dissolved under international pressure, this remote station was left vulnerable, eventually becoming a ghost town of advanced machinery. Understanding its history helps fans appreciate the global scale of the conflict that defines the franchise. It represents a time when heroes worked together across borders to maintain peace before the world turned on them.
Did You Know?
- Watchpoint: Gibraltar (set number: 75975) was one of six sets released in the first wave of Lego Overwatch on 3 January 2019.
- Lego Model Designer Woon Tze Chee said the idea for the Tracer vs. Widowmaker set (75970) to connect with Watchpoint: Gibraltar came up early in development.
- The connection between the two sets allows players to "move the payload right to the end" and have it connect to Watchpoint: Gibraltar.
- Watchpoint: Gibraltar was part of the Lego Overwatch theme, which was first introduced in October 2018.
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