Internal namesCodenames used for this hero in the game files:
Prof_dynamo; Prof; Sumo; Jeong
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One black hole can make all the difference.
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.
Can be used to teleport allies through walls or roofs.
Resets air dashes, air jumps, and down dashes upon use.
When used with alternate cast it attempts to bring all heroes into the target point, however it will not move allies farther than cast range. This means that, in general, casting it at a nearby space will move all heroes to a single point, while casting it at max range will keep your relative positions to each other.
Can be used to protect you and your teammates from powerful but telegraphed effects. For example, Infernus' Concussive Combustion is especially easy to nullify by using Quantum Entaglement just before the explosion.
Notes
Can be used to teleport allies through walls or roofs.
Resets air dashes, air jumps, and down dashes upon use.
When used with alternate cast it attempts to bring all heroes into the target point, however it will not move allies farther than cast range. This means that, in general, casting it at a nearby space will move all heroes to a single point, while casting it at max range will keep your relative positions to each other.
Tips
Can be used to protect you and your teammates from powerful but telegraphed effects. For example, Infernus' Concussive Combustion is especially easy to nullify by using Quantum Entaglement just before the explosion.
Rejuvenating Aurora
Rejuvenating Aurora
5s
0
48s
While channeling, restore health over time to you and any allies nearby. You can dash and melee without breaking the channel.
x0.4
30/s
Health Restored
5s
Channel Duration
8mFriendly Heal Radius
1
Aura provides +4m Move Speed during channel
2
-20 Cooldown and +1s Duration
5
Full move and ability use and additionally heals +2.5% of Max Health per second
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reductionHealing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect
The ability to melee allows using this to offset the damage while farming sinner's sacrifices.
Singularity
Singularity
2.75s
0
250s
Create a singularity in your hands, dealing <spirit damage over time, applying stun, and pulling in nearby enemies.
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.
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.
Dynamo's ult, Singularity, boasts the longest cooldown in the game. While it is matched by Victor's Shocking Reanimation, unlike Dynamo's, Victor's ultimate gets considerable cooldown decrease via upgrades.
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.)
Some of Dynamo's voice lines were based on conversations between John and Deadlock writer Steve Jaros about quantum physics.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
"Pontificating in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Dynamo in the Hideout.
References
↑ 1.01.12024-11-29 - 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"
↑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"
