If you want to understand Sierra’s place in Overwatch, you need to look at the comic New Heights. It follows her search for her mother, Kendra Woods, whose real name is Kendra Banks, and reveals that she was the program’s first super soldier.
As you explore this story, you see how Sierra’s past connects to major figures like Gabriel Reyes and Jack Morrison. The comic adds context to her motivations and expands the larger conflict shaping Overwatch’s future narrative.
Sierra’s Overwatch Comic Breakdown
You watch Sierra open the story by recording a message for her mother, Kendra. She talks about her recent promotion, her new workspace, and the progress she has made while still chasing the same unanswered questions.
The comic then shifts to your view of her childhood. You see constant relocations, new schools, and the isolation that came with being both academically gifted and physically capable.
Kendra shaped that unstable life into training. She turned practical survival skills into games, preparing Sierra without fully explaining why.
When Kendra disappears, you follow Sierra to Panola Mountain, where she reunites with her father, James. Their shared concern strengthens their bond and sharpens Sierra’s resolve.
After uncovering signs of government involvement, you understand her next move:
- Join Overwatch
- Secure higher clearance
- Build her own team
- Access classified files
Twelve years later, she states she is closer than ever to learning the truth as she pulls restricted records tied to her mother’s past.
Sierra’s mother Kendra is Soldier 00 in Overwatch
You learn that Sierra’s mother, Kendra Banks, holds a critical place in Overwatch history. She served as the very first subject in the Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP), making her the origin point for the super soldier line that later included Jack Morrison (Soldier: 76) and Gabriel Reyes (Reaper).
Blizzard confirms that Sierra’s search for the truth leads directly to both men. She aligns herself with Overwatch on one clear condition: they must disclose everything they know about her mother’s involvement in the program.
SEP, also called Project Naughton, began as a military response to the Omnic Crisis. Scientist Victoria Naughton directed the research and oversaw its early development.
Key connections include:
- Kendra Banks — Soldier: 00, the program’s first enhanced operative
- Jack Morrison — Soldier: 76, later recipient of SEP enhancements
- Gabriel Reyes — Reaper, another SEP subject
- Victoria Naughton, lead scientist behind the initiative
Recent lore reveals that Emre infiltrated the Naughton Vault and extracted an unknown item for Talon while operating under Vendetta’s leadership. If that vault ties back to SEP research, Talon may be pursuing its own enhanced operatives.
This possibility remains a theory, but the link between Kendra and the foundation of the super soldier program is confirmed.
