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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'''.

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

== Abilities ==
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''Cadence is an unreleased hero. The following values are datamined and subject to change.''

=== Anthem ===
[[File:Anthem.png|64px|link=]] Cooldown: 37s · Duration: 8s · Radius: 12m · Fire Rate Bonus: up to 100% · Extra Large Clip: 25 · Cast: 0.75s
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_anthem_desc}}

=== Silence Contraptions ===
[[File:Silence Contraptions.png|64px|link=]] Cooldown: 42s · Duration: 6s · Dash Distance: 8m · Debuff Duration: 2s · Cast: 0.25s
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_silencecontraptions_desc}}

=== Lullaby ===
[[File:Lullaby.png|64px|link=]] Cooldown: 48s · Duration: 6s · Radius: 12m · Minimum Sleep: 2s · Wake Delay: 0.25s · Bonus Health Regen: 15 · Cast: 0.25s
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_lullaby_desc}}

=== Crescendo ===
[[File:Crescendo.png|64px|link=]] Cooldown: 95s · Channel: 3s · Radius: 12m · Damage: 120 · Bullet Resist: −20% (vulnerability) · Debuff Duration: 6s · Cast: 0.5s
{{#invoke:Lang|get_string|cadence_ability_crescendo_desc}}

The bullet vulnerability is tracked by its own status icon,
[[File:Modifier cadence crescendo.png|20px|link=]] <code>modifier_cadence_crescendo</code>.

=== Grand Finale (cut) ===
An unbound fifth ability, <code>ability</code> key <code>cadence_ability_grandfinale</code>,
remains in the game files. It is not bound in Cadence's <code>m_mapBoundAbilities</code>,
and Crescendo appears to have replaced it as her Ultimate: the two share an icon
(<code>cadence_ability_4.psd</code>) and an identical 95s cooldown.

The ability was developed further than data alone suggests. Cadence's only shipped
model is a prop built for it:

 models/heroes_staging/cadence/cadence_grandfinale_stage_piece.vmdl_c

This matches the ability's stage-summoning parameters below.

Cooldown: 95s · Stage Radius: 15m · Stage Duration: 12s · Radius: 12m ·
Explosive Damage: 120 · Build-Up Max Damage: 150 (300 vs non-heroes) ·
Build-Up Duration: 10s · Fire Rate Bonus: 30%

== Backstory ==

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

== Trivia ==

* Cadence's model was a modified version of [[Neon Prime|''Neon Prime's'']] '''Sumo''', a predecessor of {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}}, wearing a viking helmet, likely based on the [[wikipedia:It_ain't_over_till_the_fat_lady_sings|"fat lady"]] opera singer stereotype.
** The viking helmet's model appears to be a combination of the meshes for the ''Team Fortress 2'' items [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Tyrant%27s_Helm Tyrant's Helm] and [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Viking_Braider Viking Braider], with the latter edited to resemble braided hair behind the head.
* Cadence's placeholder minimap icon uses an image of the ''Neon Prime'' version of {{HeroIcon|Haze}}.
* 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.
[[File:Cadence lullaby music.mp3|thumb|Neon Prime's Main Menu Music, as heard in Cadence's Lullaby ability]]
* Cadence's '''Lullaby''' and '''Crecendo''' abilities originally 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''.
** At one point, '''Lullaby'''<nowiki/>'s music was changed to the Main Menu music for Neon Prime with '''Anthem''' receiving the former's old song.
* Cadence and The Requiem Boys are promoted in a theater in the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]].

== References ==
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