'She can't be bargained with. She can't be reasoned with. She doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And she absolutely will not stop... even after you've came!'
I remember when we first heard about how he was found still logged into Overwatch 2. They were joking that he really was proof that OW2's playerbase was dead.
It was supposed to be phasma. Watch the first one again when they talk to her with the idea she's the mole but they're not getting it. The writers kept her alive for a reason... until Rian "subverted expectations" and offed their female secret hero. So Hox got the part.
When you got this golden goddess and her personal assassin/lover it's a surprise it didn't happen sooner.
...but then Praetorian breaks the bed with Legate-Emp so hard that LE has to step down to recover... and the cycle continues/resets like a TV ep.