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Fuck it more Heavy Weapons Guy analysis because I have thought about him very much
Here is what I think about Heavy and Sasha (1/8)
Here is what I think about Heavy and Sasha (1/8)
So we all know that Heavy is obsessed with his gun. He takes extreme care of her, treats her like a person, is very protective of her (WHO TOUCHED MY GUN!?).
This connection I believe is VERY closely tied to his relationship with protection, control, and loss (2/8)
This connection I believe is VERY closely tied to his relationship with protection, control, and loss (2/8)
Heavy has lost a lot. His father died in the Gulag where he and his family were tortured (for a short time luckily). He then lived with his family in an isolated, harsh environment for safety, eating only bear meat and whatever supplies they could obtain. (3/8)
Because of the loss of his father as a teen/young man, Heavy didn't get to have part of his childhood. He had to grow up very fast to take that role his father left vacant. He became a father for his sisters, & a caretaker for his mother. He lost himself to provide for them (4/8)
And, because of this complete dedication to protection (and not losing anyone else), Heavy developed extreme anxiety over his family. The Gulag was not in his control, and he NEEDED control to ensure nothing would go wrong (5/8)
What brings you control? A weapon. A powerful weapon that only you can wield, that can decimate multiple men at once. Sasha gave Heavy comfort and agency where he didn't feel it before. And now that he works for the team, he can't be there to watch his sisters and mom (6/8)
And that drives him mad with anxiety. But there IS something he CAN protect, he CAN care for. Sasha. Sasha is like his sisters, a partner. He can care for her, and in turn she helps him protect and impact his environment. No one will ever take that away from him again. (7/8)
Heavy is obsessed with Sasha because Sasha is his, and with Sasha he feels like he can prevent more pain to himself. He has control, he can protect his team (his second family). No more loss. So don't touch her. Unless you want your bones shattered (8/8)
ONE MORE NOTE LMAO for the heavymedic lovers out there 
Heavy isn't possessive necessarily, but when he and medic got close he ABSOLUTELY got stupid protective of this man. Because Medic is a target and can be lost. And when medic did die in NaTD? Oh heavy snapped
Heavy isn't possessive necessarily, but when he and medic got close he ABSOLUTELY got stupid protective of this man. Because Medic is a target and can be lost. And when medic did die in NaTD? Oh heavy snapped
AND AND SAHSJSH HE DIDN'T USE SASHA!! Heavy left her behind to beat Cheavy's ass with his bare fucking hands and that's becaue Heavy DOES have agency in himself. And he knows that now. And he makes sure no one forgets
