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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.

Teamplay

Initiator

Clutch

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	48
Bullet Damage:	12.6+0.5
Ammo:	20
Bullets per sec:	3.81
Reload Time:	2.35s
Bullet Velocity:	320m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67

Information

Pronouns:	He/Him
Voice Actor:	John Patrick Lowrie^[1]^[2]
Release Date:	April 24, 2024
Internal names:	Prof_dynamo; Prof; Sumo; Jeong

“

One black hole can make all the difference.

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

The Vonnegun

Medium Range

Heavy Hitter

Projectile

48 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 58m

Abilities

Kinetic Pulse

Release an energy pulse that travels along the ground, dealing spirit damage and applying

knockup.

x1.55

115

Damage

Displacement

1s

Duration

16m Pulse Range

5.5m Pulse Width

1

+1 Charge

2

On 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.

Kinetic Pulse has a 0.42s animation between pressing a button and stomp coming out.

Dispel

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

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.

Unstoppable

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.

Ability Range

Pulse range gets increased by Ability Range upgrades.
Pulse Width does not get increased by Ability Range upgrades.

Ability Duration

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

Kinetic Pulse has a 0.42s animation between pressing a button and stomp coming out.

Interactions

Dispel

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

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.

Unstoppable

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.

Ability Range

Pulse range gets increased by Ability Range upgrades.
Pulse Width does not get increased by Ability Range upgrades.

Ability Duration

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

Briefly become untargetable while teleporting to the target location. Restores stamina upon use.

Alternate cast: Bring nearby allies with you.

10m

Cast Range

1.4s

Duration

1 Stamina Restored

13m Ally Distance

1

6m Cast Range

2

-6s Cooldown

5

Reduces non-ult debuffs by 50%
Replenishes 1 Charge

Disabled by Slowing Hex

Interacts 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.

Ability Range

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

Ability Range

Cast Range gets increased by Ability Range upgrades.
The 13m allied teleport distance does not get increased by Ability Range upgrades.

Rejuvenating Aurora

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

8m Friendly 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 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.

The ability to melee allows using this to offset the self-damage 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

The ability to melee allows using this to offset the self-damage while farming Sinner's Sacrifices.

Singularity

Create a singularity in your hands, dealing < spirit damage over time, applying stun, and pulling in nearby enemies.

x0.28

75

Damage Per Second

7m Singularity Radius

2.75s Channel Duration

1

2m Singularity Radius

2

0.75s Channel Duration

5

6% 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.

Indomitable

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

Indomitable

Despite triggering Reactive Barrier, Singularity does not trigger Indomitable in any way.

Backstory

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

View the full update history: Dynamo/Update history

Update	Changes
July 28, 2026	Singularity cooldown reduced from 265s to 250s.
June 30, 2026	Rejuvenating Aurora Regeneration increased from 25/s to 30/s. Singularity cooldown increased from 230s to 265s. (Global ult change)
May 22, 2026	Kinetic Pulse T2 reduced from -18% Bullet Resistance to -15%. Kinetic Pulse spirit scaling reduced from 1.65 to 1.55. Quantum Entanglement T3 changed from dispelling non-ult debuffs to reducing the duration of non-ult debuffs by 50%.

Gallery

Dynamo portrait
Dynamo icon
Dynamo in-game render
Dynamo select background
Dynamo reference sheet
Dynamo 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
Dynamo weapon - The Vonnegun
A crest of the sun used to show Quantum Entanglement's destination
Previous Dynamo portrait
Dynamo's model before the 2025-05-08 Update
Dynamo 2024 Winter skin
Dynamo concept art
Dynamo visual novel art
Dynamo visual novel art - Tuxedo
Concept art - "Lil' Dynamo"
Sumo (Neon Prime)
Sumo using Black Hole (Neon Prime)
Gloat portrait for Dynamo.
Critical health portrait for Dynamo.

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 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.^[3]
- 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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 2024-11-29 - John Patrick Lowrie on X - "Glad to be the voice of Dynamo in the new Valve game Deadlock!"
↑ Deadlock on IMDb
↑ 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"