Minor characters
Aside from the playable characters in the game, the setting of Deadlock also features a series of minor characters, usually mentioned in headlines from The New York Oracle, the backgrounds of heroes or the visual novels.
Direct Relations
[edit | edit source]Shelly Fisher
[edit | edit source]- Main article: Shelly Fisher
Shelly Fisher is Bebop's creator. She is a widowed junkyard attendant who built Bebop, thus relying on Bebop for support in paying for her treatment. Johann Geist Jr. is her doctor.[1]
The Geists
[edit | edit source]Johann Geist
[edit | edit source]Born in 1805 and dying in 1880, Johann Geist was a German painter and the husband of Jeanne Geist.[1] 50 years before the Ritual, the Paradox Organisation stole one of Johann's paintings.[2][3][4]
Walter Geist
[edit | edit source]The son of Johann and Lady Geist. Born in 1850 and died sometime in the 1900s.[1]
Johann Geist (Jr.)
[edit | edit source]- Main article: Johann Geist Jr.
The grandson of Lady Geist and the doctor of Shelly Fisher.[1]
The Arroyos
[edit | edit source]- Main article: The Arroyo's
Carlos Arroyo
[edit | edit source]A Community organiser in Spanish Harlem. Possibly looking to run for mayor.[5]
Sophia Arroyo
[edit | edit source]A young woman who studies under Dynamo in Columbia University. She works with
Wraith to fund her tuition.[5]
Manny Arroyo
[edit | edit source]Sophia's younger brother. He's a fan of Kelvin and his books.[6][7]
Marla
[edit | edit source]Marla is Dynamo's wife. They have been married for 31 years.[8] She bakes Dynamo key lime pies despite him being incapable of eating them and made enough for Dynamo to share with his team if they win.[9][10]
Agent Marlowe
[edit | edit source]- Main article: OSIC
Marlowe is an OSIC Agent.[11][12] He also is a friend of Venator.[13]
The Troubadour
[edit | edit source]- Main article: The Troubadour
"The Troubadour" is the name given by media for a serial killer who commited a killing spree in a town in central Illinois. He was confronted by the town's sheriff, Holliday, but he managed to escape by turning into a murder of crows and flying away, although Holliday still has been looking for him. Both she and the New York Oracle speculate that The Troubadour is flying from Champaign–Urbana to New York.[11]
Nashala Dion
[edit | edit source]Nashala Dion is a Djinn ambassador, who has employed Mirage to work as her bodyguard and companion. Mirage enjoys Nashala's company, but he also finds her "impulsive, short-sighted" decisions "frustrating".[14] She (and Mirage) are currently in New York attempting to arrange a deal so the Djinn can buy a portion of Wyoming.
Cadence and the Requiem Boys
[edit | edit source]Main article: Cadence
Cadence and the Requiem Boys are a band, with Cadence as their lead vocalist, that produced the single "Paying the Price". The song has concerned some parents over its mention and "glorification" of human sacrifice.[15]
John Hathorne
[edit | edit source]Wikipedia article: John Hathorne
John Hathorne was a magistrate and merchant who had a key role as a judge in the Salem Witch Trials during the 1600s which persecuted people believed to be witches. One of the people sentenced to death by him was Vindicta, who now holds a grudge against his descendants after she was brought back into reality from the first maelstrom.
John Hathorne (Jr.)
[edit | edit source]- Main article: Friends of Humanity
A "controversial speaker" and descendant of the original John Hathorne currently in New York.[16]
He is a member of the neo inquisition political group "Friends of Humanity" which has rallied for the US to stop sending aid to the Outer Planes.
There was an assassination attempt on his life.[17]
Ettrick
[edit | edit source]Ettrick is an old friend of Kelvin, who the latter has not seen since his return from the expedition. Ettrick held ambitions for an unknown goal, which drove Kelvin to push him away.[18] Ettrick was "rather rude" and "caused a scene" at Kelvin's fundraiser, according to
Lady Geist.[19]
The Adversary
[edit | edit source]- Main article: The Deep
The Adversary is a creature from an Outer Plane that stalks the Deep. It is described as "dark and predatory" and "a genocidal force of nature". Viscous says that if the Adversary isn't stopped, "he will come for everything".[20]
Captain Murphy
[edit | edit source]Captain Murphy is Holliday's contact in the New York Police Department. She uses his help to track down The Troubadour.[11]
Yamato threatens to kill Murphy should Holliday not "play her part" during the ritual.[21]
Allie Kinkaid
[edit | edit source]A reporter from The New York Oracle. She's writing an interview with Seven.[11][22]
Hank
[edit | edit source]- Main article: Jezebel's
Hank is the owner of Jezebel's Billard Hall. He's the boss and close friend of Infernus and is friends with
Lady Geist. [1]
Bryce
[edit | edit source]The brother of Paige, Bryce was a rebellious teen who wanted to use his family's bibliomancy for his own desires. A few years before the ritual, he was kicked out of his family's house for unknown reasons, and has been missing since. Paige is participating in the ritual to find out what happened to Bryce and to restore her family.[23]
Bryce used to hang out with Vyper[24] and is described by Paige as a "curmudgeon".[25]
Venator believes Bryce is beyond saving, expressing remorse that Paige has "thrown away her life to save someone who doesn't deserve it".[26][27]
Haze believes Paige would be happier if she lets her brother go.[28]
Molly Molenzo
[edit | edit source]A convict at Rikers, Molly was shanked by Vyper using a toothbrush-mattress spring combo.[29] The stabbing of Molly was heard about by
Wraith, who mentions that she "isn't friends" with Molly.[30]
Yamato wants to speak to Molly about something important.[31]
Cinnamon
[edit | edit source]Cinnamon is a performer at a place called Pole Palace. Vyper calls her a "librarian" and mistakes
Paige for her.[32]
Blockhead Lenny
[edit | edit source]One of the sideshows at Coney Island, Lenny is friends and coworkers with Celeste. He's implied to be stubborn,[33] and is possibly the friend of Celeste who sold part of their soul to cover a gambling debt.[34][35] Lenny once got beaten by
Lash in the Bear Pit.[36] Part of Lenny's act includes knife throwing.[37]
Keruba the Mermaid, Chickenwing and Ted
[edit | edit source]Friends of Celeste who work alongside her at Coney Island's sideshow.[34]
Mentioned Characters
[edit | edit source]Characters mentioned in passing by The New York Oracle.
Harry Houdini
[edit | edit source]Wikipedia article: Harry Houdini
Rumoured to still be alive and possibly evaded death itself.[38]
Michael Assan
[edit | edit source]Wrote "A Memoir by Incubus to the Stars" which spent 3 weeks on the top of The New York Oracle's best seller list.[39]
Madame Lapri
[edit | edit source]A relationships expert who wrote a column in The New York Oracle about love potions.[40]
Nathan Vice
[edit | edit source]Centre for the Knickerbockers, had their legs broken by The Curiosity Shop shopkeep for one of the items.[41]
Rodgers and Hammerstein
[edit | edit source]Wikipedia article: Rodgers and Hammerstein
A duo of theater writers who produced the musical South Pacific, which had its tickets scalped and resold for 1/8 of a soul.[42]
Eric Clansky
[edit | edit source]A man standing trial for a botched exorcism.[43]
Miser Heart
[edit | edit source]The person accusing Mr Clansky in court for causing the spirit inhuman pain and suffering.
George Frederick Cooke
[edit | edit source]Wikipedia article: George Frederick Cooke
Still performing on stage but as a headless ghost.[44]
Mittens and Peppermint
[edit | edit source]A cat familiar duo running a cat café in Soho.[45]
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Allie Kinkaid's name may be a reference to Alex Kincaide, a journalist character in Valve's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
- Chickenwing and Ted were both teased 3 months before Celeste's backstory was revealed, in a joke post by developer Hopoo.[46]
Removed Lore
[edit | edit source] Trapper wants to impress Cinnamon.[47]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Binding of Oathkeeper
- ↑ Lady Geist and Paradox conversation
- ↑
Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Paradox) - "I've waited 50 years for this."
- ↑
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ivy's visual novel
- ↑
Ivy's in-game voice line - "I bet Sophie and Manny would get a kick out of watching me win!"
- ↑ Ivy and Kelvin conversation
- ↑ Dynamo and Kelvin conversation
- ↑ Dynamo & Vyper conversation 3
- ↑
Dynamo's in-game voice line: "I don't wanna get you all too excited, but Marla gave me one of her famous key lime pies to share after we win."
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Holliday's visual novel
- ↑ Dynamo and Haze conversation
- ↑ Venator And Haze Conversation 1 -
"I think I work with a friend of yours." -
"Marlowe's been spinnin' stories? (...) Tell the bastard I said hi."
- ↑ Mirage and Seven conversation
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "'Cadence and the Requiem Boys' new single 'Paying the Price' has been tearing up the charts. But should parents be concerned about lyrics that some say glorify human sacrifice?"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance."
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance."
- ↑
The Doorman's in-game voice line - "You pushed away Ettrick for his ambitions, yet remained a slave to your own."
- ↑ Kelvin and Lady Geist conversation
- ↑ Viscous and Seven conversation
- ↑ Yamato and Holliday Conversation #2
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Oracle's own Allie Kincaid teases that her next interview will be... electrifying!"
- ↑
Paige's background
- ↑
Vyper's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "Her brother was just, like, way more fun to hang out with."
- ↑
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- ↑
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- ↑ Vyper And Wraith Conversation 1
- ↑ Vyper And Yamato Conversation 3
- ↑ Vyper And Paige Conversation 2
- ↑ Celeste And Abrams Conversation 1
- ↑ 34.0 34.1
Celeste's background
- ↑ Celeste And Infernus Conversation 1
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Is Harry Houdini really dead? Recent reports suggest that the legendary magician's final trick was to escape death itself!"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "A Memoir by Incubus to the Stars: Michael Assan has spent 3 weeks on top of our best sellers list. Learn more about the book that has everyone talking in this week's edition of The New York Oracle."
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Have love potions ruined dating? See what relationship expert Madame Lapri thinks!"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Late last night: Nathan Vice, the centre for the Knickerbockers was found with their legs broken. Reports that it involved a gambling debt to a Madison Avenue curio shop owner have yet to be substantiated."
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Clansky trial has taken a dramatic turn today. As Miser Heart took the stand to claim that Eric Clansky's botched exorcism caused the spirit inhuman pain and suffering."
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "George Frederick Cooke is primed to take the stage once more. But are audiences ready to see a headless ghost as a leading man?"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "A Soho cat café ran by familiars has charmed the community. But to owners, Mittens and Peppermint, it's just another day making biscuits."
- ↑ 2025-11-28 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "at least no one has leaked chickenwing, ted, or abrams jr yet"
- ↑
Trapper's in-game voice line (Select) - "If this don't impress Cinnamon, I don't know what will!"