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| release_date = Unreleased
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'''Cadence''' is an unreleased [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. She is an [[Ixia|Ixian]] woman and the lead singer of the jazz band '''Cadence and the Requiem Boys'''.

== Abilities ==
* '''Anthem'''
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_anthem_desc}}
* '''Silence Contraptions'''
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_silencecontraptions_desc}}
* '''Lullaby'''
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_lullaby_desc}}
* '''Crescendo'''
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_crescendo_desc}}

== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_cadence}}

== Background ==

=== Lore ===
Cadence is the lead singer of the jazz band ''Cadence and the Requiem Boys''. She sings the hit song "Paying the Price".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|no_pageref_file=true|file=newscaster_headline_62.mp3|transcription='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?}}</ref> She is a side character in [[Ivy's Visual Novel|Ivy's visual novel]].

Cadence is [[Ixia|Ixian]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|no_pageref_file=true|file=Newscaster seasonal headline 23.mp3|transcription=Cadence and the Requiem Boys holiday show sold out in record time! Will the Ixian singer add a second date? Only time will tell!}}</ref>
[[File:Cadence Song.wav|thumb|Cadence's song "Paying the Price", from Ivy's visual novel]]

==== Paying the Price lyrics ====
''The candles are lit''

''They walk in through the door''

''Clad in silken robes''

''The lamb tied on the floor''

''It bleats and it screams''

''Cries that you will ignore''

''The pursuit of power has far worse in store''

''Because you're paying the price''

''There's no turning back now''

''The blood on your hands washes off anyhow''

''You say it's in thanks''

''We all know that's not true''

''You murdered that girl just cause you wanted to''

== Character interactions ==

* {{HeroIcon|Ivy}} works for Cadence in one of her [[Ivy's visual novel|visual novel]] paths.
* {{HeroIcon|Abrams}} accidentally calls Cadence "Candice".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Abrams|suffix='|file=Abrams ping see cadence 02.mp3|transcription=I see Candice- Uh, Cadence! Whatever!}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Infernus}}, {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}}, {{HeroIcon|Shiv}} and {{HeroIcon|Viscous}} apologize when killing Cadence.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Infernus|suffix='|file=Inferno ping see cadence 02.mp3|transcription=Hey Cadence. Sorry I have to shoot you!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mo & Krill|file=Krill kill cadence 06.mp3|transcription=Sorry Momo, she did not leave us a choice.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shiv|file=Shiv kill cadence 05.mp3|transcription=Wish you could have went another way, Cadence.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Viscous|suffix='|file=Viscous kill cadence 04.mp3|transcription=She seems nice. Oh well.}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} says she's her "favorite jazz singer".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|file=Wraith ping see cadence 02.mp3|transcription=There's my favorite jazz singer.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}} is "not a fan" of Cadence.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=McGinnis|suffix='|file=Mcginnis kill cadence 04.mp3|transcription=Not a fan!}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Holliday}} tells her to "get a real job".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Holliday|file=Astro kill cadence 04.mp3|transcription=Get a real job, Cadence!}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Infernus}} wants to watch Cadence's set after the [[Maelstrom|ritual]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Infernus|file=Inferno ping pre game 05.mp3|transcription=Let's hurry up and summon this thing. If we're fast enough, I can catch the end of Cadence's set.}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Cadence temp model.png|Model
File:Cadence MM.png|Minimap icon
File:Cadence leak 1.png|Leaked visual novel art
File:Cadence leak 2.png|Leaked visual novel art
</gallery>

== Trivia ==

* Cadence's current character model is adapted from [[Neon Prime|''Neon Prime's'']] '''Sumo'''. She is a large woman wearing a viking helmet, based on the [[wikipedia:It_ain't_over_till_the_fat_lady_sings|"fat lady"]] opera singer stereotype. She currently doesn't have animations.
* Two work-in-progress images of Cadence in Ivy's visual novel, with a new Ixian design, were leaked on a livestream in February 2025.
* Two of Cadence's abilities used music from ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5w68Z-oX30 Cara Mia Addio]'', the "turret opera" song from the end credits of ''Portal 2''.
* Cadence's placeholder minimap icon uses an image of the ''Neon Prime'' version of [[Haze]].
* Cadence and The Requiem Boys are promoted in a theater in the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]].
* Players can access Cadence in Hero Sandbox by '''activating console via F7''' and typing '''"selecthero hero_cadence"'''

== References ==
<references/>{{Development History}}{{Hero Navbox}}
[[Category:Heroes]]
[[Category:Cadence]]
[[Category:Unused Heroes]]
[[Category:Unreleased content]]