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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 | ||
}}{{Quotation|2=I decide when, and where, I strike.}} | | 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 | ||
}} | |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 | {{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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* The cooldown refund does not apply to Return to Shadows. | * The cooldown refund does not apply to Return to Shadows. | ||
}} | }} | ||
== 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 == | == Backstory == | ||
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== 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}} | ||