Dynamo
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Dynamo
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| Weapon: "The Vonnegun" | ||
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| Damage Per Second: |  46.8
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| Bullet Damage: |  11.7 +0.636
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| Light Melee: |  63 +2.67
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| Heavy Melee: | 116 +4.92
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| Falloff Range: | 20m → 58m | |
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| Information | ||
| Voice Actor: | John Patrick Lowrie | |
| Release Date: | April 16, 2024 | |
| Voice Lines: | Dynamo/Quotes | |
| Codenames: | Prof_dynamo; Prof; Sumo; Jeong | |
“Locks down the enemy teamDynamo keeps himself and his allies healthy while waiting for his moment. Few things can warp a team fight more than a well-coordinated use of Singularity.
Professor Dynamo is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a man of wit, using his brawns and abilities to provide support to his teammates by healing them, teleporting them with him which grants his allies (and himself) a boost to their firing rate, knocking oponents infront of him into the air or, when the time comes, unleashing a Singularity which damages and pulls in enemies.
Once just a mere professor for Columbia College, this would change when, letting his excitement get the best of him, he approached a rift in time which reduced his physical body to a small dying star. Although his body may be gone, his spirit and curiosity live on, with the situation only further fueling his desire for knowledge.
Abilities[edit | edit source]
Kinetic Pulse
1
5s
26s
spirit damage and knocking enemies up into the air.
15m
Pulse Range
x0.256
5m
Pulse Width
1 2 5
Quantum Entanglement
9m
1.4s
16s
bonus fire rate and reload your weapon. 
: Bring nearby allies, reloading their weapons and granting them half of your bonus fire rate.
1.4s
Duration
10m
Ally Distance
1 2 5
Rejuvenating Aurora
48s
You can dash and melee without breaking the channel.
8m
Friendly Heal Radius
1 2 5
Singularity
215s
spirit damage over time, applying 
stun, and pulling in nearby enemies.
7m
Singularity Radius
2.75s
Channel Duration
1 2 5- Singularity deals damage of 1.5% max health per second.
Weapon[edit | edit source]
| Weapon Stats | 
47 Damage Per Second | ||||
| The Vonnegun | |||||
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Update history[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Update history
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Background[edit | edit source]
“As a Scientist, Professor Dynamo always had an inquisitive mind. So when a rift in space and time opened up in central park he was first on the scene to investigate – and while he expected such a majestic sight to be life changing, he was thinking more in a metaphorical way as opposed to having his body atomized and reduced to a tiny dying star. But while his body is gone, his spirit and lust for knowledge lives on. A tenured professor at Columbia College, Dynamo looks to learn more about his condition while maintaining his class load, after all: he has future minds to inspire.— A FATE'S TALE
Lore[edit | edit source]
Dynamo lost his body 50 years before the ritual, during the first Maelstrom.[1][2]
Dynamo is married to a woman named Marla.[3] They have been married for 31 years.[4]
Dynamo was friends with Maximilian Fairfax and the godfather of Pocket, Maximilian's eldest child. According to Dynamo, they are no longer friends. DYnamo calls him "a complicated man".[5]
Dynamo has not touched an Astral Gate since his body was transformed.[6]
Dynamo designed his own gun.[7]
In a Winter season voice line, Dynamo says he didn't sleep the night before the Maelstrom because he was "afraid of death".[8]
Character interactions[edit | edit source]
McGinnis built Dynamo's body.[5]
Ivy's sister, Sophia Arroyo, is studying at university under Dynamo.[9][5] Ivy worries her fighting Dynamo during the ritual would preconceive him against Sophia.[10]- Dynamo is
Pocket's godfather. He recognizes Pocket and says he would have helped them if he knew they were alive.[5] 
Haze tells Dynamo that OSIC agent Marlowe has an offer for Dynamo to join them. Dynamo mistakes Marlowe for his wife, Marla.[5]- Dynamo and
Kelvin are friends. They last saw each other at the Black Château, before Kelvin disappeared.[5] - Dynamo warns
Wraith not to take advantage of his students who frequent her establishment.[5]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Portrait -
Minimap icon -
In-game render -
Model sheet -
Weapon - The Vonnegun -
A crest of the sun used to show Quantum Entanglement's destination -
Previous portrait -
Dynamo's model before the 2025-05-08 Update -
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Concept art -
Visual novel art -
Visual novel art - Tuxedo -
Concept art - "Lil' Dynamo" -
Sumo (Neon Prime) -
Sumo using Black Hole (Neon Prime)
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Dynamo is also referred to as prof (Professor) in the game files.
- Dynamo was named Sumo in Neon Prime, and later renamed to Jeong. He was renamed to Dynamo still during Neon Prime.
- Dynamo is voiced by John Patrick Lowrie,[11] who is known for voicework in other popular Valve titles (e.g. Sniper in Team Fortress 2, Pudge in Dota 2.)
- In The Binding of Oathkeeper, Dynamo was voiced by Fred Tatasciore, as John wasn't available for recording. These voice lines have since been re-recorded with John.[12]
- The name of Dynamo's weapon, the Vonnegun, is a homage to American author Kurt Vonnegut.
- When casting Quantum Entanglement, a crest of the sun with a planetary body orbiting around it appears as a destination marker. The crest is styled after Renaissance depictions of the sun, as it sports a hatched style and a serene face.
- In a concept artwork and in The Binding of Oathkeeper, Dynamo had a different design in which his head had a different shape and was attached to his body, and he wore gloves.
- One of Dynamo's early concept designs was a paranormal pizza delivery guy called Lil' Dynamo.[13]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Warden's background - "Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. (...) When the portal opened in Central Park, Warden’s parents realized not only was everything they were told was true, they were unprepared."
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Dynamo's in-game voice line (lost match) - "It's okay, I've... I've grown used to this body. I can wait another fifty years."
- ↑ Dynamo's in-game voice line - "For a minute there, I thought Marla was going to be a widow!"
- ↑ Dynamo and Kelvin conversation
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Dynamo conversations
- ↑ Dynamo and Grey Talon conversation
- ↑ Dynamo and McGinnis conversation
- ↑ Dynamo's in-game voice line - "T'was the night before the Maelstrom, and all through the house, a Columbia professor got no sleep because he was afraid of death."
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (killed Dynamo) - "I think I just beat up Sophie's professor."
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (killed Dynamo) - "Please don't take that out on Sophie, professor!"
- ↑ 2024-11-29 - @johnpatricklowr on X - "Glad to be the voice of Dynamo in the new Valve game Deadlock!"
- ↑ 2025-02-25 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "Fred just was stepping in to record temp stuff when JPL was unable to record so it was always going to be replaced"
- ↑ 2024-08-10 - Yoshi, Deadlock Discord - "Reminds me of a pizza delivery concept we didn't go with" (...) "That was a version of dynamo yeah, he had a diff ability then"
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