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| voice_actor = John Patrick Lowrie
| release_date = April 16, 2024
| codenames = Prof_dynamo; Prof; Sumo; Jeong
| no_spirit_resist = true
| no_sprint = true
| bullet_resist = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|BulletResist|3}}{{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_scalar|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|Level|BulletResist}}
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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 opponents 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 ==
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|-|(1) Kinetic Pulse=
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| hero_name=Dynamo
| ability_num=1
}}

|-|(2) Quantum Entanglement=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Dynamo
| ability_num=2
}}

|-|(3) Rejuvenating Aurora=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Dynamo
| ability_num=3
}}

|-|(4) Singularity=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Dynamo
| ability_num=4
|notes=
* Singularity deals damage of 1.5% max health per second.
}}
</tabber>

== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_dynamo}}

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

== Background ==
{{Fates_Tale|dynamo}}
=== Lore ===
Dynamo lost his body 50 years before the ritual, during the first [[Maelstrom]].<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=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.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof lose late 02.mp3|context=(lost match)|transcription=It's okay, I've... I've grown used to this body. I can wait another fifty years.}}</ref>

Dynamo is married to a woman named Marla.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof kill hornet 01.mp3|transcription=For a minute there, I thought Marla was going to be a widow!}}</ref> They have been married for 31 years.<ref>[[Dynamo/Quotes#Conversations|Dynamo and Kelvin conversation]]</ref>

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".<ref name=":02" />

Dynamo has not touched an [[Astral Gates|Astral Gate]] since his body was transformed.<ref>[[Dynamo/Quotes#Conversations|Dynamo and Grey Talon conversation]]</ref>

Dynamo designed his own gun.<ref>[[Dynamo/Quotes#Conversations|Dynamo and McGinnis conversation]]</ref>

In a [[Seasonal events|Winter season]] voice line, Dynamo says he didn't sleep the night before the [[Maelstrom]] because he was "afraid of death".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=prof_select_seasonal_01.mp3|transcription=T'was the night before the Maelstrom, and all through the house, a Columbia professor got no sleep because he was afraid of death.}}</ref><!-- (This line was removed, in case it's added again) Dynamo was an acquaintance of Maximilian Fairfax. They had a group of friends called "the Squid Boys".[1] -->

== Character interactions ==

* {{HeroIcon|Ivy}}'s sister, [[Sophia Arroyo]], is studying at university under Dynamo.<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=tengu_kill_dynamo_03.mp3|context=(killed Dynamo)|transcription=I think I just beat up Sophie's professor.}}</ref><ref name=":02" /> Ivy worries her fighting Dynamo during the ritual would preconceive him against Sophia.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=tengu_kill_dynamo_04.mp3|context=(killed Dynamo)|transcription=Please don't take that out on Sophie, professor!}}</ref>
* Dynamo is {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s godfather. He recognizes Pocket and says he would have helped them if he knew they were alive.<ref name=":02" />
* {{HeroIcon|Haze}} tells Dynamo that [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]] agent Marlowe has an offer for Dynamo to join them. Dynamo mistakes Marlowe for his wife, Marla.<ref name=":02" />
* Dynamo and {{HeroIcon|Kelvin}} are friends. They last saw each other at the [[Black Château]], before Kelvin disappeared.<ref name=":02" />
* Dynamo warns {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} not to take advantage of his students who frequent her establishment.<ref name=":02" />

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Dynamo card.png|Portrait
File:Dynamo MM.png|Icon
File:Dynamo Render.png|In-game render
File:Dynamo Reference Sheet.png|Model sheet
File:Dynamo name.png|Name typography
File:Dynamo Weapon.png|Weapon - The Vonnegun
File:QuantumSunCrest.png|A crest of the sun used to show Quantum Entanglement's destination
File:Dynamo card old.png|Previous portrait
File:Dynamo Render old.png|Dynamo's model before the [[Update:May 8, 2025|2025-05-08 Update]]
File:Dynamo winter.png|[[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Dynamo concept art.png|Concept art
File:Dynamo VN.png|Visual novel art
File:Dynamo tuxedo VN.png|Visual novel art - Tuxedo
File:Lil Dynamo.png|Concept art - "Lil' Dynamo"
File:Hero neon prime Sumo.png|Sumo ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Sumo Black Hole.png|Sumo using Black Hole (Neon Prime)
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* 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 [[wikipedia:John Patrick Lowrie|John Patrick Lowrie]],<ref>2024-11-29 - [https://x.com/johnpatricklowr/status/1862535570838495730 @johnpatricklowr] on X - ''"Glad to be the voice of Dynamo in the new Valve game Deadlock!"''</ref> 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 [[wikipedia:Fred_Tatasciore|Fred Tatasciore]], as John wasn't available for recording. These voice lines have since been re-recorded with John.<ref>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"''</ref>
* The name of Dynamo's weapon, ''the Vonnegun,'' is a homage to American author [[wikipedia:Kurt_Vonnegut|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'''.<ref>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"''</ref>
* "Pontificating in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Dynamo in the [[Hideout]].

== References ==
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