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{{Infobox hero
{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_nano
| key = hero_nano
| weapon_name = Sweetest Lie
| voice_actor = <!--Toks Olagundoye (SPECULATION)-->
| card = Calico card.png
| no_bullet_resist = true
| release_date = January 17, 2025
| release_date = January 17, 2025
| no_spirit_resist = true
| codenames = Nano
| no_sprint = true
| pronouns = She/Her
| no_voice_actor = true
}}{{Quotation|2=I decide when, and where, I strike.|4=Nano_upgrade_power4_04.mp3}}
| max_health = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|MaxHealth|3}}{{PI|41}}
'''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.  
| bullet_damage = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|BulletDamage|3}}{{PI|0.12}}
| light_melee = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|LightMeleeDamage|3}}{{PI|2.67}}
| heavy_melee = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|HeavyMeleeDamage|3}}{{PI|4.92}}
}}
 
'''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.  
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 [[Update:October 24, 2024|October 24, 2024]], and officially released on [[Update:January 17, 2025|January 17, 2025]].
Calico was added to [[Hero Labs]] on [[Update:October 24, 2024|October 24, 2024]], and officially released on [[Update:January 17, 2025|January 17, 2025]].
== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_nano|ph=true}}


== Abilities ==
== Abilities ==
<tabber>
 
|-|(1) Gloom Bombs=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name  = Calico
| hero_name=Calico
| ability_num = 1
| ability_num=1
|tips=
* 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
| hero_name   = Calico
| 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.
}}
}}


|-|(2) Leaping Slash=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name   = Calico
| hero_name=Calico
| ability_num = 3
| ability_num=2
| notes      =
* 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 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.
}}
}}


|-|(3) Ava=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name   = Calico
| hero_name=Calico
| ability_num = 4
| ability_num=3
| notes       =
| notes=
* The cooldown refund does not apply to Return to Shadows.
* This ability also restores all stamina
}}
}}


|-|(4) Return to Shadows=
== Street Brawl ==
{{Ability card v2
=== Ability Changes ===
| hero_name=Calico
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] -->
| ability_num=4
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.


</tabber>
=== Item Draft ===
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Calico}}


== Weapon ==
== Backstory ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_nano|ph=true}}
{{Fates_Tale|nano}}


== Update history ==
== Update history ==
{{Main|Calico/Update history|l1=Update history}}
{{Update history}}
{{Update history}}


== Background ==
== 3D model ==
{{Fates_Tale|nano}}
{{3D_Model|Calico}}
=== Lore ===
===Weapon===
Calico has a son.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=calico_unselect_07.mp3|transcription=It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like.}}</ref>
{{3D Model|Calico Weapon|size=240px}}


Calico has knowledge about [[the Deep]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_slork_02.mp3|context=(killed Fathom)|transcription=Ugh, creatures of the Deep.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_viscous_04.mp3|context=(killed Viscous)|transcription=The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary.}}</ref>, the [[The Troubadour|Troubadour]]<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Holliday and Calico conversation]] - Holliday: ''"You ever hear of something called 'The Troubadour'?"'' Calico: ''"Enough to know to stay away from it."''</ref> and [[Oathkeeper]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill ghost 02.mp3|transcription=Only a fool would make a deal with Oathkeeper.}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
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 Render.png|Calico in-game render
File:Calico select background.png|Calico's select background
File:Calico Reference Sheet.png|Calico reference sheet
File:Calico Weapon.png|Calico weapon - ''Sweetest Lie''
File:Four heroes update.jpg|Calico in the January 2025 update art
</gallery>


== Character interactions ==
=== 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>


* Calico says she's "tying up loose ends" when she kills {{PageRef|name=Pocket}}, and says [[Maximilian Fairfax]] "will have questions".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 03.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I love tying up loose ends.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 04.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I'm sure Maximilian will have questions.}}</ref> This implies that Calico was the assassin hired to kill Pocket.
=== Removed/Unused content ===
** {{PageRef|name=Vyper}} says Calico has a reputation of "sloppy work" due to "a hit that went bad", possibly another reference to Pocket's attempted assassination.<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Calico conversations]]</ref>
<gallery>
* {{PageRef|name=McGinnis}} accuses Calico of stealing her ideas.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=McGinnis|suffix='|file=Mcginnis kill calico 02.mp3|transcription=Tell you what, you stop stealing my ideas and I'll stop shootin' ya.}}</ref>
File:Calico card old.png|Previous Calico portrait
* {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}} says Calico "reeks of new money".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist kill calico 04.mp3|transcription=Ugh. She reeked of new money.}}</ref> She doesn't like Ava.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist kill calico 02.mp3|transcription=That cat is revolting.}}</ref>
File:Nano vertical psd old.png|Previous Calico match portrait
* Calico is interested in {{PageRef|name=Viscous}}' suit.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Calico kill viscous 02.mp3|context=(killed Viscous)|transcription=I wonder how that suit works.}}</ref>
</gallery>
* Calico knows {{PageRef|name=Raven}} and likes him.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 02.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 01.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=He was fun.}}</ref>
* Calico calls {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} "a relic of a bygone era",<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill orion 05.mp3|transcription=You're a relic of a bygone era, Talon.}}</ref> but also says she will mourn his death.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill orion 04.mp3|transcription=The Baxter Society will mourn him, as will I.}}</ref> She also comments on his health.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano ally orion far shot 02.mp3|transcription=I see that arthritis hasn't kicked in yet.}}</ref>
* Calico compares {{HeroIcon|Holliday}}'s introverted personality to {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}}'s.<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Calico and Holliday conversation]]</ref>


== Gallery ==
=== [[Neon Prime]] ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Calico card.png|Portrait
File:Nano card.png|Nano portrait
File:Calico vertical.png|Match portrait
File:Nano gameplay.png|Nano model
File:Calico MM.png|Minimap icon
File:Calico Render.png|In-game render
File:Calico Reference Sheet.png|Model sheet
File:Calico Weapon.png|Weapon - Sweetest Lie
File:Nano card.png|Nano portrait ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Nano gameplay.png|Nano (Neon Prime)
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Calico was called '''Nano''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''.
* Calico was called '''Nano''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''.
* At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota 2's [https://www.dota2.com/hero/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.
* 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 [[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.)
== See also ==
* "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/Quotes]]
* 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 ==
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