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Duncan Naoki Drummond, a.k.a Hopoo, is a Deadlock developer. Their username in the official Deadlock Discord is @hopoo.

Overview

Duncan was the co-founder of Hopoo Games and has since been hired by Valve, along with other former Hopoo Games' staff.^[1]

Duncan is the lead developer of the heroes Vyper and Sinclair,^[2] and also worked on Calico, Holliday, Mina, Paige, and Victor.^[3]^[4]

Duncan created the game Deadbolt at Hopoo Games, released in 2016. Coincidentally, "deadbolt" is a synonym for "deadlock".^[5]
- Deadbolt and Deadlock both feature a plot about supernatural creatures arriving on Earth, demons, candle people, a fire-themed patron god, and a currency called "souls".

↑ 2024-09-02 - @hopoogames on X - "Today, we have an exciting update: Duncan and Paul, alongside many other talented members at Hopoo Games, will now be working on game development directly at @valvesoftware !"
↑ 2024-10-28 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "yes I was lead on viper (and magician), it’s why neither was in the hero list previously"
↑ 2024-12-14 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "Hey yall - some quick questions about Calico (...) -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?"
↑ 2025-11-28 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "yeah mina victor paige + viper sinclair calico before, obviously every hero is a collaborative effort though so it wasn’t just me (...) i moved holidays ult to be a skill shot and did crack shot to replace hat trick"
↑ Deadbolt on Wikipedia