- Kinetic Pulse has a 0.42s animation between pressing a button and stomp coming out.
- Kinetic Pulse has a 0.42s animation between pressing a button and stomp coming out.
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| key = hero_dynamo | | key = hero_dynamo | ||
| voice_actor = John Patrick Lowrie<ref name=":03" / | | voice_actor = John Patrick Lowrie<ref name=":03" /> | ||
| release_date = April 24, 2024 | | release_date = April 24, 2024 | ||
| codenames = Prof_dynamo; Prof; Sumo; Jeong | | codenames = Prof_dynamo; Prof; Sumo; Jeong | ||
| pronouns = He/Him | | pronouns = He/Him | ||
}}{{Quotation|2=One black hole can make all the difference. | }}{{Quotation|2=One black hole can make all the difference.|4=Dynamo_upgrade_power4_04.mp3 | ||
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Professor '''Dynamo''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He is a man of wit, using his brain and his brawn to provide support to his teammates by healing them, teleporting them, knocking his opponents into the air, and when the time is right, unleashing a Singularity which can drastically shift the tides of battle. | Professor '''Dynamo''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He is a man of wit, using his brain and his brawn to provide support to his teammates by '''[[Dynamo#Rejuvenating Aurora|healing them]]''', '''[[Dynamo#Quantum Entanglement|teleporting them]]''', '''[[Dynamo#Kinetic Pulse|knocking his opponents into the air]]''', and when the time is right, unleashing a '''[[Dynamo#Singularity|Singularity]]''' which can drastically shift the tides of battle. | ||
Once just a mere professor for Columbia College, his life would change after letting his ego get the best of him when he and his team of professors were studying an Astral Gate in New York. Dynamo ventured too close to the anomaly which obliterated his body and reduced it to that of a dying star. But that didn't stop him, because although his body may be gone, his spirit and curiosity live on, with his condition only further fueling his desire for knowledge and a way out of his metal body. | Once just a mere professor for Columbia College, his life would change after letting his ego get the best of him when he and his team of professors were studying an Astral Gate in New York. Dynamo ventured too close to the anomaly which obliterated his body and reduced it to that of a dying star. But that didn't stop him, because although his body may be gone, his spirit and curiosity live on, with his condition only further fueling his desire for knowledge and a way out of his metal body. | ||
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* Rejuvenating Aurora has a {{DataProp|Rejuvenating Aurora|AuraLingerDuration}}s linger on allies. | * Rejuvenating Aurora has a {{DataProp|Rejuvenating Aurora|AuraLingerDuration}}s linger on allies. | ||
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* | * Since melee attacks do not interrupt the channel, you can use this ability to heal through the self-damage taken while farming [[Sinner's Sacrifice|Sinner's Sacrifices]]. | ||
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== Street Brawl == | |||
=== Ability Changes === | |||
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] --> | |||
In addition to [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Dynamo receives the following modifications to his abilities: | |||
==== {{AbilityIcon|Rejuvenating Aurora|no-link=true}} ==== | |||
* T3 max health healing {{#invoke:StreetBrawlAbilities|change|Rejuvenating Aurora|Upgrades.3.HealMaxHealthPercent}}, from {{DataProp|Rejuvenating Aurora|Upgrades.3.HealMaxHealthPercent}}% to {{DataProp|Rejuvenating Aurora|Upgrades.3.HealMaxHealthPercent|streetbrawl}}%. | |||
=== Item Draft === | |||
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Dynamo}} | |||
== Backstory == | == Backstory == | ||
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== Update history == | == Update history == | ||
{{Update history}} | {{Update history}} | ||
== 3D model == | |||
{{3D_Model|Dynamo}} | |||
===Weapon=== | |||
{{3D Model|Dynamo Weapon|size=240px}} | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Dynamo card.png|Dynamo portrait | File:Dynamo card.png|Dynamo portrait | ||
File:Dynamo Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Dynamo | |||
File:Dynamo Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Dynamo | |||
File:Dynamo MM.png|Dynamo icon | File:Dynamo MM.png|Dynamo icon | ||
File:Dynamo Render.png|Dynamo in-game render | File:Dynamo Render.png|Dynamo in-game render | ||
File:Dynamo select background.png|Dynamo select background | File:Dynamo select background.png|Dynamo select background | ||
File:Dynamo Reference Sheet.png|Dynamo reference sheet | File:Dynamo Reference Sheet.png|Dynamo reference sheet | ||
File:Dynamo name.svg|Dynamo name typography | File:Dynamo Weapon.png|Dynamo weapon - ''The Vonnegun'' | ||
File:QuantumSunCrest.png|A crest of the sun used to show Quantum Entanglement's destination | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Typography === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Dynamo name.svg|Dynamo's name typography | |||
File:Dynamo italian.svg|Dynamo's Italian typography | File:Dynamo italian.svg|Dynamo's Italian typography | ||
File:Dynamo russian.svg|Dynamo's Russian and Ukrainian typography | File:Dynamo russian.svg|Dynamo's Russian and Ukrainian typography | ||
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File:Dynamo spanish.svg|Dynamo's typography for Brazilian, Spanish, and Spanish-Latin America | File:Dynamo spanish.svg|Dynamo's typography for Brazilian, Spanish, and Spanish-Latin America | ||
File:Dynamo turkish.svg|Dynamo's Turkish typography | File:Dynamo turkish.svg|Dynamo's Turkish typography | ||
File:Dynamo | </gallery> | ||
File: | |||
=== Concept art === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Dynamo concept art.png|Dynamo concept art | |||
File:Lil Dynamo.png|"Lil' Dynamo" concept art | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Visual novel === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Dynamo VN.png|Dynamo visual novel art | |||
File:Dynamo tuxedo VN.png|Dynamo visual novel art - Tuxedo | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Removed/Unused content === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Dynamo card old.png|Previous Dynamo portrait | File:Dynamo card old.png|Previous Dynamo portrait | ||
File:Dynamo Render old.png|Dynamo's model before the [[Update:May 8, 2025|2025-05-08 Update]] | File:Dynamo Render old.png|Dynamo's model before the [[Update:May 8, 2025|2025-05-08 Update]] | ||
File:Dynamo winter.png|Dynamo 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]] | File:Dynamo winter.png|Dynamo 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]] | ||
</gallery> | |||
=== [[Neon Prime]] === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Hero neon prime Sumo.png|Sumo | File:Hero neon prime Sumo.png|Sumo model | ||
File:Sumo Black Hole.png|Sumo using Black Hole | File:Sumo Black Hole.png|Sumo using Black Hole | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Navigation == | == Navigation == | ||
{{Hero Navbox}} | {{Hero Navbox}} | ||
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Professor Dynamo is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a man of wit, using his brain and his brawn to provide support to his teammates by healing them, teleporting them, knocking his opponents into the air, and when the time is right, unleashing a Singularity which can drastically shift the tides of battle.
Once just a mere professor for Columbia College, his life would change after letting his ego get the best of him when he and his team of professors were studying an Astral Gate in New York. Dynamo ventured too close to the anomaly which obliterated his body and reduced it to that of a dying star. But that didn't stop him, because although his body may be gone, his spirit and curiosity live on, with his condition only further fueling his desire for knowledge and a way out of his metal body.
Weapon
[edit | edit source]The Vonnegun
Medium Range
Heavy Hitter
Projectile
48 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
Abilities
[edit | edit source]Kinetic Pulse
Kinetic Pulse
1
5s
26s
Release an energy pulse that travels along the ground, dealing 
spirit damage and applying 
knockup.
spirit damage and applying knockup.
x1.55
115
Damage
Displacement1s
Duration
16m
Pulse Range
5.5m
Pulse Width
1+1 Charge
2On Hit: -15% Bullet Resist and -30%</spawn> Move Speed for 4s
5+135 Damage and +20m Cast Range
Interacts with Debuff Resist.Click to reveal more info.
Interacts with Dispel.Click to reveal more info.
Interacts partially with Unstoppable.Click to reveal more info.
Interacts with Ability Duration.Click to reveal more info.
Interacts partially with Ability Range.Click to reveal more info.
Dispel Magic triggers heal and other buffs only if it's used during the "getting up" part of knockdown. Activating it during the descent part does nothing and effectively wastes the activation.
- After Dynamo acquires T2 upgrade Dispel Magic can be used during the descent part and some time after since it starts triggering off T2 debuffs.
- No matter when Dispel Magic is activated it does not interrupt or in any way affects the Displacement.
Debuff Resist reduces duration of both displacement and T2 debuffs. For displacement specifically it achieves it by reducing the height of the knockup applied by the stomp.
- Displacement: activating Unstoppable does nothing, being Unstoppable protects against future displacements.
- T2 Move Slow: activating Unstoppable drops the debuff, being Unstoppable protects against it.
- T2 Bullet Resist: activating Unstoppable does not drop the debuff, being Unstoppable does not protect against it.
- Pulse range gets increased by Ability Range upgrades.
- Pulse Width does not get increased by Ability Range upgrades.
While not written in the game UI, displacement duration gets increase with Ability Duration. To achieve that it makes stomp launch enemy heroes higher.
Notes
Interactions
Dispel Magic triggers heal and other buffs only if it's used during the "getting up" part of knockdown. Activating it during the descent part does nothing and effectively wastes the activation.
- After Dynamo acquires T2 upgrade Dispel Magic can be used during the descent part and some time after since it starts triggering off T2 debuffs.
- No matter when Dispel Magic is activated it does not interrupt or in any way affects the Displacement.
Debuff Resist reduces duration of both displacement and T2 debuffs. For displacement specifically it achieves it by reducing the height of the knockup applied by the stomp.
- Displacement: activating Unstoppable does nothing, being Unstoppable protects against future displacements.
- T2 Move Slow: activating Unstoppable drops the debuff, being Unstoppable protects against it.
- T2 Bullet Resist: activating Unstoppable does not drop the debuff, being Unstoppable does not protect against it.
- Pulse range gets increased by Ability Range upgrades.
- Pulse Width does not get increased by Ability Range upgrades.
While not written in the game UI, displacement duration gets increase with Ability Duration. To achieve that it makes stomp launch enemy heroes higher.
Quantum Entanglement
Quantum Entanglement
10m
1.4s
20s
Briefly become untargetable while teleporting to the target location. Restores stamina upon use.
Alternate cast: Bring nearby allies with you.
Alternate cast: Bring nearby allies with you.
10m
Cast Range
1.4s
Duration
1 Stamina Restored
13m
Ally Distance
16m Cast Range
2-6s Cooldown
5Reduces non-ult debuffs by 50%
Replenishes 1 Charge
Replenishes 1 Charge
Disabled by Slowing HexInteracts partially with Ability Range.Click to reveal more info.
- Resets air dashes, air jumps, and down dashes upon use.
- Alternate cast notes:
- Teleported allies restore a bar of stamina, but do not reset their dashes.
- T3 upgrade restores half a charge of all charged abilities for allies.
- If the ability's target point is on the ground, all heroes will be moved to the exact spot and clump there. If target point is in the air, Dynamo will be moved to the exact spot while other heroes retain their relative positions.
- If the line of sight between the target location and the teammate's new position would be broken after teleporting, Quantum Entanglement will bring the ally to the target location instead. This can be used to teleport allies through walls or roofs.
- Can be used to protect Dynamo and his teammates from powerful but telegraphed effects. For example,
Infernus' 
Concussive Combustion is especially easy to nullify by using Quantum Entanglement just before the explosion.
- Cast Range gets increased by Ability Range upgrades.
- The 13m allied teleport distance does not get increased by Ability Range upgrades.
Notes
- Resets air dashes, air jumps, and down dashes upon use.
- Alternate cast notes:
- Teleported allies restore a bar of stamina, but do not reset their dashes.
- T3 upgrade restores half a charge of all charged abilities for allies.
- If the ability's target point is on the ground, all heroes will be moved to the exact spot and clump there. If target point is in the air, Dynamo will be moved to the exact spot while other heroes retain their relative positions.
- If the line of sight between the target location and the teammate's new position would be broken after teleporting, Quantum Entanglement will bring the ally to the target location instead. This can be used to teleport allies through walls or roofs.
Tips
- Can be used to protect Dynamo and his teammates from powerful but telegraphed effects. For example, Infernus' Concussive Combustion is especially easy to nullify by using Quantum Entanglement just before the explosion.
Interactions
- Cast Range gets increased by Ability Range upgrades.
- The 13m allied teleport distance does not get increased by Ability Range upgrades.
Rejuvenating Aurora
Rejuvenating Aurora
5s
48s
While channeling, restore health over time to you and any allies nearby.
You can dash and melee without breaking the channel.
You can dash and melee without breaking the channel.
x0.4
30/s
Health Restored
5s
Channel Duration
m
Friendly Heal Radius
1Aura provides +4m Move Speed during channel
2-20 Cooldown and +1s Duration
5Full move and ability use and additionally heals +2.5% of Max Health per second
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction
Healing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect- Dynamo cannot slide while channeling without the T3 upgrade unlocked.
- Rejuvenating Aurora has a 1s linger on allies.
- Since melee attacks do not interrupt the channel, you can use this ability to heal through the self-damage taken while farming Sinner's Sacrifices.
Notes
- Dynamo cannot slide while channeling without the T3 upgrade unlocked.
- Rejuvenating Aurora has a 1s linger on allies.
Tips
- Since melee attacks do not interrupt the channel, you can use this ability to heal through the self-damage taken while farming Sinner's Sacrifices.
Singularity
Singularity
2.75s
250s
Create a singularity in your hands, dealing < spirit damage over time, applying 
stun, and pulling in nearby enemies.
spirit damage over time, applying stun, and pulling in nearby enemies.
x0.28
75
Damage Per Second
7m
Singularity Radius
2.75s
Channel Duration
12m Singularity Radius
20.75s Channel Duration
56% Max Health as Damage
Triggers Reactive Barrier
Does not interact with Indomitable.Click to reveal more info.
CC effect suppressed by Unstoppable- Deals damage in 0.25s intervals. On T3, each damage tick is 1.5% of Max HP.
- The pull is continuously applied, so enemies caught in radius cannot be pulled away, except for instant displacement effects such as
Paradox's 
Paradoxical Swap.
Despite triggering 
Reactive Barrier, Singularity does not trigger 
Indomitable in any way.
Notes
- Deals damage in 0.25s intervals. On T3, each damage tick is 1.5% of Max HP.
- The pull is continuously applied, so enemies caught in radius cannot be pulled away, except for instant displacement effects such as Paradox's Paradoxical Swap.
Interactions
Despite triggering Reactive Barrier, Singularity does not trigger Indomitable in any way.
Street Brawl
[edit | edit source]Ability Changes
[edit | edit source]In addition to global changes, Dynamo receives the following modifications to his abilities:
Rejuvenating Aurora
[edit | edit source]- T3 max health healing reduced by ~30%, from 2.5% to 1.7%.
Item Draft
[edit | edit source]In Street Brawl, every hero draws items from a shared pool, but some items are weighted to appear more often for a given hero and others less often. For each tier below, that tier's items are grouped by how likely they are to be offered to Dynamo: High, Average, or Low chance.
Tier 1
High chance
Average chance
Tier 2
High chance
Average chance
Tier 3
High chance
Average chance
Tier 4
High chance
Average chance
Legendary
Average chance
Backstory
[edit | edit source]See Dynamo/Lore for more story content.
“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.
Update history
[edit | edit source]View the full update history: Dynamo/Update history
| Update | Changes |
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3D model
[edit | edit source]Click to view
Dynamo
Weapon
[edit | edit source]
Click to view
Dynamo Weapon
Gallery
[edit | edit source]-
Dynamo portrait -
Gloat portrait for Dynamo -
Critical health portrait for Dynamo -
Dynamo icon -
Dynamo in-game render -
Dynamo select background -
Dynamo reference sheet -
Dynamo weapon - The Vonnegun -
A crest of the sun used to show Quantum Entanglement's destination
Typography
[edit | edit source]-
Dynamo's name typography -
Dynamo's Italian typography -
Dynamo's Russian and Ukrainian typography -
Dynamo's Simplified Chinese typography -
Dynamo's typography for Brazilian, Spanish, and Spanish-Latin America -
Dynamo's Turkish typography
Concept art
[edit | edit source]-
Dynamo concept art -
"Lil' Dynamo" concept art
Visual novel
[edit | edit source]-
Dynamo visual novel art -
Dynamo visual novel art - Tuxedo
Removed/Unused content
[edit | edit source]-
Previous Dynamo portrait -
Dynamo's model before the 2025-05-08 Update -
Dynamo 2024 Winter skin
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Sumo model -
Sumo using Black Hole
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,[1] 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.[2]
- Some of Dynamo's voice lines were based on conversations between John and Deadlock writer Steve Jaros about quantum physics.[3]
- The name of Dynamo's weapon, the Vonnegun, is an homage to American author Kurt Vonnegut. Ironically, Vonnegut was famously a pacifist and claimed that a virtuous scientist was one who refused to develop weapons.[4]
- This may also be a reference to Vonnegut's short story Report on the Barnhouse Effect, about a professor who develops the power of telekinesis and calls it "dynamopsychism".
- 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.[5]
- "Pontificating in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Dynamo in the Hideout.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2024-11-29 - John Patrick Lowrie 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"
- ↑
TF2 Sniper Actor Answers Your Questions on YouTube
- ↑ Kurt Vonnegut and the Day Scientists Went on Strike on Mental Floss
- ↑ 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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