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The Drifter has lived for centuries.<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt|voice line]] (Drifter Trapped in ult): ''"It wont be long before you find yourself feeling something that’s eluded you for centuries: fear."''</ref> His age is unknown, but he refers to [[The Cursed Apple|New York]] as "New Amsterdam",<ref>{{PageRef|name=Drifter}}'s in-game [[Drifter/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"The elders of New Amsterdam are soft, clinging to archaic titles like they grant them real power."''</ref> which implies he's been around at least since 1665.<ref>[https://nyheritage.org/exhibits/immigration/new-amsterdam-becomes-new-york History of New Amsterdam]</ref> He also implies that he knew [[wikipedia:Doc_Holliday|Doc Holliday]] from the 19th century.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Holliday|number=3|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=I know whose gun that is. You gon' be able to make him proud?}}</ref>

Drifter is a sadistic monster who loves murdering people and playing with his victims. He especially enjoys torturing his victims by murdering their loved ones to make them suffer.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Dynamo|number=1}}</ref> In the ritual, Drifter enjoys getting competitive with his allies over who can kill more people.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Haze|number=2|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=Think you can keep up, Haze?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I'm not getting in some schoolyard challenge with you.|hero_quote3=Drifter|quote3=All business, heheh... that's fine. I can appreciate directness. I am going to kill more than you, though.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Wraith|number=1}}</ref> Drifter has less fun killing people when his victims aren't made of flesh, are already dead, or if he's just putting them out of their misery.<ref name=":3">{{PageRef|name=Drifter}}'s in-game [[Drifter/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Bebop): ''"Machines are so dissatisfying to kill."''</ref><ref name=":4">{{PageRef|name=Drifter}}'s in-game [[Drifter/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Sinclair): ''"Not as much fun when they're already dead.''</ref><ref name=":5">{{PageRef|name=Drifter}}'s in-game [[Drifter/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Victor): ''"Ain't no fun when you're just putting someone outta their misery."''</ref> Most heroes hate Drifter or are scared of him.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Drifter}}'s [[Drifter/Quotes#Enemies|enemy hero interactions]]</ref>

Drifter likes to steal his victim's coats,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Abrams|number=1}}</ref> and believes it's not fun if they willingly give it to him.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Paradox|number=2}}</ref>

Drifter doesn't hide his evil nature, but he may be willing to act friendly or polite to lower people's guards, such as when he convinces {{HeroIcon|Bebop}} to invite him to meet [[Shelly Fisher|Ms. Shelly]].<ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Bebop|number=1|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=Been traveling a long way to get here. Haven't had time to rest up and... get a proper meal.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=In that case, you should come over to the scrapyard after the ritual! I'm sure Ms. Shelly could help out with dinner.}}</ref> Drifter also seems to be smarter than he lets on.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Vyper|number=1|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=As far as I'm concerned, this is like sitting next to Mozart on the piano bench while he plays Canon in D.|hero_quote2=Drifter|quote2=Pretty sure that was Pachelbel.}}</ref> Drifter believes that life is more fun when people accept their true nature.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Infernus|number=1|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=You got a gleam in your eye, Infernus. How long has it been since you really cut loose?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Haze|number=3|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=Life's more fun when you accept who you are, Haze.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Drifter|hero2=Ivy|number=1|hero_quote1=Ivy|quote1=I'm not a legend.|hero_quote2=Drifter|quote2=Yes, you are. You know it, and you're afraid of it. Don't be.}}</ref> Drifter also seems to view murdering as his purpose.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Drifter|quotes=Drifter/Quotes#Stalker's Mark|context=(upgrade Stalker's Mark)|transcription=I won't be deterred from my purpose.}}</ref>

Drifter appears as a middle aged man with pale white skin, red eyes, messy black hair, a stubble beard, and a wicked, unnaturally large grin. His proportions are exaggerated, most notably his large hands that appear red due to being covered in blood. He wears a dark brown jacket with a vampire teeth pattern on its back, over what looks like an open red shirt with a large collar, a gray shirt, greenish-brown pants, a gray newsboy cap, brown boots, and a fingerless glove in his left hand. All his clothes are dirty and ragged, with bloodstains in his shirt collar. Notably, his jacket has a leather belt, but he uses a rope as a belt for his pants instead. He has marks on his arms and hands that seem to be based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo#Hobo_signs_and_graffiti hobo signs].

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