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{{Infobox hero | {{Infobox hero | ||
| key = hero_nano | | key = hero_nano | ||
| voice_actor = Toks Olagundoye | | voice_actor = <!--Toks Olagundoye (SPECULATION)--> | ||
| release_date = January 17, 2025 | | release_date = January 17, 2025 | ||
| codenames = Nano | | codenames = Nano | ||
}} | | pronouns = She/Her | ||
'''Calico''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]'', a former monster hunter turned hired assassin. Possessing her cat, Ava, Calico uses the shadows to her advantage to surprise her foes, slinging Gloom Bombs and attacking with a Leaping Slash for damage and healing. By Returning to the Shadows, she can turn any fight to her advantage, disappearing after a fight or engaging again when the enemy least expects her. | }}{{Quotation|2=I decide when, and where, I strike.|4=Nano_upgrade_power4_04.mp3}} | ||
'''Calico''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]'', a former monster hunter turned hired assassin. Possessing her cat, '''[[Calico#Ava|Ava]]''', Calico uses the shadows to her advantage to surprise her foes, slinging '''[[Calico#Gloom Bombs|Gloom Bombs]]''' and attacking with a '''[[Calico#Leaping Slash|Leaping Slash]]''' for damage and healing. By '''[[Calico#Return to Shadows|Returning to the Shadows]]''', she can turn any fight to her advantage, disappearing after a fight or engaging again when the enemy least expects her. | |||
As a contract killer, Calico is glad to finally be earning significant money by assassinating other people. Despite the good that the [[Baxter Society]] did by slaying monsters, it simply didn't pay well enough for her. | As a contract killer, Calico is glad to finally be earning significant money by assassinating other people. Despite the good that the [[Baxter Society]] did by slaying monsters, it simply didn't pay well enough for her. | ||
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| hero_name = Calico | | hero_name = Calico | ||
| ability_num = 1 | | ability_num = 1 | ||
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* Aiming Gloom Bombs at an enemy hero's center-of-mass can guarantee all bombs connecting with a single enemy hero up to 8 meters away.}} | |||
{{AbilitySection | {{AbilitySection | ||
| hero_name = Calico | | hero_name = Calico | ||
| ability_num = 2 | | ability_num = 2 | ||
| notes = | |||
* Base damage (non-melee scaling) is {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Leaping Slash|ImpactDamage.Value}}. | |||
* The dash will end after colliding with the first enemy hero hit. | |||
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| ability_num = 3 | | ability_num = 3 | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
* Clicking Mouse 1 makes Ava meow. | * Clicking Mouse 1 makes Ava meow. It can be heard by other players (including enemies) and spectators. | ||
* Ava can pounce by hitting the [[melee]] key. This can break [[breakables|boxes and statues]], but deals no damage. | * Ava can pounce by hitting the [[melee]] key. This can break [[breakables|boxes and statues]], but deals no damage. | ||
* Ava can enter [[vents]] in the map. If Ava's duration runs out in a space too small to transform back, Calico can activate the transformation and be pushed to the nearest walkable area. If she does not transform, she | * Ava can enter [[vents]] in the map. If Ava's duration runs out in a space too small to transform back, Calico can activate the transformation and be pushed to the nearest walkable area. If she does not transform, she will take damage at a rate of approximately 6.7% of her max HP per second until leaving the area. | ||
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== | == Street Brawl == | ||
=== Ability Changes === | |||
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] --> | |||
In addition to [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Calico receives the following modifications to her abilities: | |||
==== {{AbilityIcon|Return to Shadows|no-link=true}} ==== | |||
* Cooldown {{#invoke:StreetBrawlAbilities|change|Return to Shadows|AbilityCooldown}}, from {{DataProp|Return to Shadows|AbilityCooldown}}s to {{DataProp|Return to Shadows|AbilityCooldown|streetbrawl}}s. | |||
=== Item Draft === | |||
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Calico}} | |||
== Backstory == | |||
{{Fates_Tale|nano}} | {{Fates_Tale|nano}} | ||
== Update history == | == Update history == | ||
{{Update history}} | {{Update history}} | ||
== 3D model == | |||
{{3D_Model|Calico}} | |||
===Weapon=== | |||
{{3D Model|Calico Weapon|size=240px}} | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Calico card.png|Calico portrait | File:Calico card.png|Calico portrait | ||
File:Calico Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Calico | |||
File:Calico Critical .png|Critical health portrait for Calico | |||
File:Calico MM.png|Calico icon | File:Calico MM.png|Calico icon | ||
File:Calico Render.png|Calico in-game render | File:Calico Render.png|Calico in-game render | ||
File:Calico select background.png|Calico's select background | File:Calico select background.png|Calico's select background | ||
File:Calico Reference Sheet.png|Calico reference sheet | File:Calico Reference Sheet.png|Calico reference sheet | ||
File:Calico Weapon.png|Calico weapon - ''Sweetest Lie'' | File:Calico Weapon.png|Calico weapon - ''Sweetest Lie'' | ||
File:Four heroes update.jpg|Calico in the January 2025 update art | File:Four heroes update.jpg|Calico in the January 2025 update art | ||
</gallery> | |||
=== Typography === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Calico name.svg|Calico's name typography | |||
File:Calico polish.svg|Calico's Polish typography | |||
File:Calico russian.svg|Calico's Russian typography | |||
File:Calico schinese.svg|Calico's Simplified Chinese typography | |||
File:Calico spanish.svg|Calico's typography for Spanish and Spanish-Latin America | |||
File:Calico turkish.svg|Calico's Turkish typography | |||
File:Calico ukrainian.svg|Calico's Ukrainian typography | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Removed/Unused content === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Calico card old.png|Previous Calico portrait | File:Calico card old.png|Previous Calico portrait | ||
File:Nano | File:Nano vertical psd old.png|Previous Calico match portrait | ||
File:Nano | </gallery> | ||
File: | === [[Neon Prime]] === | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:Nano card.png|Nano portrait | |||
File:Nano gameplay.png|Nano model | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota's [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Broodmother Broodmother]. | * At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota's [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Broodmother Broodmother]. | ||
* Calico was an arms dealer in her original background.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s old bio: ''"Granted the dubious honor of being named Time Magazine's most dangerous woman on the planet, Calico is an enigmatic occult arms dealer that is willing to fund any and all sides of a conflict if the price is right. While her critics (and friends) would correctly identify her as being amoral, she is not without her principles... however cold and calculated those principles may be."''</ref> Her background was changed when she was officially released on [[Update:January 17, 2025|January 17, 2025]]. | * Calico was an arms dealer in her original background.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s old bio: ''"Granted the dubious honor of being named Time Magazine's most dangerous woman on the planet, Calico is an enigmatic occult arms dealer that is willing to fund any and all sides of a conflict if the price is right. While her critics (and friends) would correctly identify her as being amoral, she is not without her principles... however cold and calculated those principles may be."''</ref> Her background was changed when she was officially released on [[Update:January 17, 2025|January 17, 2025]]. | ||
* Ava is a [ | * Ava is a [[wikipedia:Sphynx_cat|Sphynx cat]]. Ironically, she's not a [[wikipedia:Calico_cat|Calico cat]], as her skin has no spots of different colors. (Despite the lack of fur, Sphynx cats can have Calico markings.) | ||
* "Playing With Ava in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Calico in the [[Hideout]]. | * "Playing With Ava in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Calico in the [[Hideout]]. | ||
* When in the Hideout's Atrium, switching to Ava and then running near the smaller version of her will cause the kitten to follow you for the duration of the spell. | * When in the Hideout's Atrium, switching to Ava and then running near the smaller version of her will cause the kitten to follow you for the duration of the spell. | ||
* Calico's lead developer is [[Hopoo]]. He redesigned her abilities and weapon after asking the community a series of three questions, twice<ref>2025-12-14 - [[Hopoo]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"Hey yall - some quick questions about Calico (posted this in the other channel, not knowing this was a thing.) -When you see Calico as a character, what do you expect? What is the “promise”? -What parts of that fantasy is working today? -What parts are not working?"''</ref>. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== Navigation == | == Navigation == | ||
{{Hero Navbox}} | {{Hero Navbox}} | ||
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Calico is a Hero in Deadlock, a former monster hunter turned hired assassin. Possessing her cat, Ava, Calico uses the shadows to her advantage to surprise her foes, slinging Gloom Bombs and attacking with a Leaping Slash for damage and healing. By Returning to the Shadows, she can turn any fight to her advantage, disappearing after a fight or engaging again when the enemy least expects her.
As a contract killer, Calico is glad to finally be earning significant money by assassinating other people. Despite the good that the Baxter Society did by slaying monsters, it simply didn't pay well enough for her.
Calico was added to Hero Labs on October 24, 2024, and officially released on January 17, 2025.
Weapon
[edit | edit source]Sweetest Lie
Spreadshot
Close Range
79 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
Abilities
[edit | edit source]Gloom Bombs
Gloom Bombs
3m
14s
Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing 
spirit damage.
Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.
spirit damage.Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.
4
Bomb Count
x0.644
45
Damage
1-3s Cooldown
2Per Bomb Touch : -6% Melee Resist for 6s
53 Bomb Count
Leaping Slash
Leaping Slash
9m
13s
Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing 
melee damage.
If the ability hits at least one hero,
heal a small amount of health.
melee damage. If the ability hits at least one hero,
heal a small amount of health.
x0.8
60.4
Impact Damage
On Hero Hit:
x1.4
40
Heal Amount
125 Heal Amount
2Heros killed within 3s grant +200 souls
5+60 Damage & On Hero Hit: 50% Cooldown Refund
Benefits from melee items (e.g. Melee Lifesteal)
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction
Healing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect
Disabled by Slowing Hex- Base damage (non-melee scaling) is 10.
- The dash will end after colliding with the first enemy hero hit.
Ava
Ava
30s
Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain 
bonus move speed that increases over time, and become 
hidden on the minimap.
Taking damage from an enemy hero resets your bonus move speed and puts Ava on a brief cooldown.
bonus move speed that increases over time, and become hidden on the minimap. Taking damage from an enemy hero resets your bonus move speed and puts Ava on a brief cooldown.
30%
Min Move Speed
65%
Max Move Speed
15s
Buff Duration
4s
Time for Max Bonus
6s
Interrupt Cooldown
115s Buff Duration
2+15 Health Regen & +40% Max Move Speed
5Gain Damage Amp over time, up to 18%. Lingers for 6s
Disabled by Slowing Hex- Clicking Mouse 1 makes Ava meow. It can be heard by other players (including enemies) and spectators.
- Ava can pounce by hitting the melee key. This can break boxes and statues, but deals no damage.
- Ava can enter vents in the map. If Ava's duration runs out in a space too small to transform back, Calico can activate the transformation and be pushed to the nearest walkable area. If she does not transform, she will take damage at a rate of approximately 6.7% of her max HP per second until leaving the area.
Return to Shadows
Return to Shadows
3s
7.5m
115s
Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage.
After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing spirit damage again.
bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage.After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing
spirit damage again.
x0.609
150
Damage
20%
Move Speed
3s
Channel Duration
1-20s Cooldown
2+75 Damage and +20% Move Speed
5On Completion: Heal for 450 and refund all ability cooldowns
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reductionHealing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effectDisabled by Slowing Hex- The cooldown refund does not apply to Return to Shadows.
Street Brawl
[edit | edit source]Ability Changes
[edit | edit source]In addition to global changes, Calico receives the following modifications to her abilities:
Return to Shadows
[edit | edit source]- Cooldown reduced by ~50%, from 115s to 60s.
Item Draft
[edit | edit source]In Street Brawl, every hero draws items from a shared pool, but some items are weighted to appear more often for a given hero and others less often. For each tier below, that tier's items are grouped by how likely they are to be offered to Calico: High, Average, or Low chance.
Tier 1
High chance
Average chance
Tier 2
High chance
Average chance
Tier 3
High chance
Average chance
Tier 4
High chance
Average chance
Legendary
Average chance
Backstory
[edit | edit source]See Calico/Lore for more story content.
“Once a decorated member of The Baxter Society, Calico left the august order once she realized that killing monsters for free was less profitable than killing people for money.
Now an in demand contract killer, Calico is living her best life ending someone else's.
Update history
[edit | edit source]View the full update history: Calico/Update history
| Update | Changes |
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3D model
[edit | edit source]Click to view
Calico
Weapon
[edit | edit source]
Click to view
Calico Weapon
Gallery
[edit | edit source]-
Calico portrait -
Gloat portrait for Calico -
Critical health portrait for Calico -
Calico icon -
Calico in-game render -
Calico's select background -
Calico reference sheet -
Calico weapon - Sweetest Lie -
Calico in the January 2025 update art
Typography
[edit | edit source]-
Calico's name typography -
Calico's Polish typography -
Calico's Russian typography -
Calico's Simplified Chinese typography -
Calico's typography for Spanish and Spanish-Latin America -
Calico's Turkish typography -
Calico's Ukrainian typography
Removed/Unused content
[edit | edit source]-
Previous Calico portrait -
Previous Calico match portrait
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Nano portrait -
Nano model
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Calico was called Nano in Neon Prime.
- At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota's Broodmother.
- Calico was an arms dealer in her original background.[1] Her background was changed when she was officially released on January 17, 2025.
- Ava is a Sphynx cat. Ironically, she's not a Calico cat, as her skin has no spots of different colors. (Despite the lack of fur, Sphynx cats can have Calico markings.)
- "Playing With Ava in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Calico in the Hideout.
- When in the Hideout's Atrium, switching to Ava and then running near the smaller version of her will cause the kitten to follow you for the duration of the spell.
- Calico's lead developer is Hopoo. He redesigned her abilities and weapon after asking the community a series of three questions, twice[2].
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑
Calico's old bio: "Granted the dubious honor of being named Time Magazine's most dangerous woman on the planet, Calico is an enigmatic occult arms dealer that is willing to fund any and all sides of a conflict if the price is right. While her critics (and friends) would correctly identify her as being amoral, she is not without her principles... however cold and calculated those principles may be."
- ↑ 2025-12-14 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "Hey yall - some quick questions about Calico (posted this in the other channel, not knowing this was a thing.) -When you see Calico as a character, what do you expect? What is the “promise”? -What parts of that fantasy is working today? -What parts are not working?"
Navigation
[edit | edit source]Heroes
