Born to veterans of the Omnic Crisis, Findlay Docherty grew up poor and surrounded by stories of violence. His mother died when he was young and his father was absent and unkind, leaving young Findlay to fend for himself. It seemed the only thing keeping food on the table was the regular check the government sent as compensation for his parents’ military service. Findlay grew up respecting the institutions that fed him, but his poverty and poor performance in school made him a victim of bullying for years before he learned to fight back. He eventually enlisted in the military and left behind his old life, convinced that he could find success if he played along with the system.

Tragedy struck when Findlay was caught at the center of a conflict between Overwatch and Talon in Glasgow. A dropship crashed into the flat he grew up in , killing his father and leaving Findlay trapped in the wreckage for almost two days. Miraculously, Findlay survived, but the accident left him a triple amputee, with chronic pain that would last for the rest of his life and brought an end to his military career. The government offered him basic prostheses, pain medication, and another monthly check to forget about what happened, but Findlay burned at the injustice of it all. His family, his home, his career... Findlay had lost everything, and had no one left to share in his grief. How was he supposed to move on?

That was when Findlay learned of the Phreaks, a counter cultural movement of self-augmenting anarchists that protected omnics in the wake of the Crisis. He was taken in by one of their most prominent members: an expert body-modder named Touch-Up who outfitted him with custom augmentations that helped him regain mobility and manage his pain. Over time, Findlay found a family with the Phreaks and enthusiastically embraced their cause. As a member of their crew , Findlay was committed to tearing down systems upheld by organizations like Overwatch and Talon. Together with the Phreaks, Hazard traveled the world and transformed himself through augmentation. No matter the danger, he was always the first to jump into the fray to protect his friends. Over the course of his escapades , Findlay earned himself a new name: Hazard.

Hazard continued to push himself with new augmentations that enhanced his physical stature, speed, and strength. But the true turning point came when the Phreaks resolved to steal a rare vanadium isotope from the Oasis Ministry of Genetics. The isotope was unstable, but Touch-Up saw its potential. She designed Hazard a powerful new mod: one that could integrate the vanadium into his body and allow him to shape it into a deadly arsenal. Though Hazard knew harboring the vanadium would make him one of the most wanted criminals in the world, it was worth the risk . Thanks to this latest upgrade, Hazard has become a serious threat to the global order and a charismatic young face among the Phreaks. To the oppressed and downtrodden, Hazard is a hero; to the rich and powerful, he is a terrifying menace... and that’s just the way he likes it.