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| voice_actor = Phil Morris<ref>2024-09-26 - [[Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"i rise from my slumber to say that Phil Morris is infernus"''</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/ Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref>
| release_date = April 16, 2024
| codenames = Inferno
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'''Infernus''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He is an [[Ixia]]n with a powerful control of flame that he uses to enhance his speed and ignite his enemies. Combining his Flame Dash with the ability to spew a Napalm catalyst, Infernus can chase down and ignite his foes with a deadly Afterburn. Any targets left standing will be subject to his explosive Concussive Combustion, knocking them out and leaving them vulnerable to further immolation.

As a creature from Ixia, Infernus had a troubled and intense youth while he was raised in the United States. Despite a rash of deadly crime as a teenager, he found himself tending a bar in his adulthood and learning to calm his intense emotions. With quality music and interesting people to talk to, Infernus rarely has a need these days to call up his dangerous supernatural abilities.

== Abilities ==
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|-|(1) Napalm=
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|-|(2) Flame Dash=
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|-|(3) Afterburn=
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| notes= Afterburn's buildup is affected by distance falloff. For example: if you are at a distance where you would do 50% damage due to distance falloff, a body shot will build up half as much afterburn as normal.

Afterburn ticks every half-second, for half its DPS each tick.
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|-|(4) Concussive Combustion=
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== Weapon ==
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== Update history ==
{{Main|Infernus/Update history|l1=Update history}}
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== Background ==
{{Fates_Tale|inferno}}
=== Lore ===
As a second generation [[Ixia|Ixian]] immigrant,<ref name=":1">2024-09-03 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"at this time in the world of Deadlock there are plenty of Ixians that are born on Earth: Infernus and Grey Talon's daughter-in-law (RIP)."''</ref> Infernus was born and raised in New York and has never visited Ixia.<ref>[[Infernus/Quotes#Conversations|Infernus and Abrams conversation]] - Abrams: ''"So when's the last time you went to Ixia?"'' Infernus: ''"Never."'' Abrams: ''"You gotta be kidding me!"'' Infernus: ''"New York born and raised, baby."''</ref>

He works at a bar called ''[[Jezebel's]],'' with his boss [[Minor characters|Hank]]. ''[[Jezebel's]]'' is under threat of being closed by the Alchemy Bureau for code violations.<ref name=":0" /> Infernus wants to help Hank because Hank "saved his life."<ref>[[Victor/Quotes#Conversations|Victor and Infernus conversation]]</ref>

== Character interactions ==

*Infernus' friends and regular patrons, like {{HeroIcon|Abrams}}, {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} and {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}, call him '''Fern'''.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Abrams|suffix='|file=Abrams kill inferno 02.mp3|context=(killed Infernus)|transcription=I'll make it up to you later, Fern.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|file=Wraith kill inferno 01.mp3|context=(killed Infernus)|transcription=I thought you wanted out of the life, Fern.}}</ref><ref name=":0">''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=7klZPsM6pJd3xbWr&t=393 Chapter 3B]</ref> Abrams calls Infernus "his bartender".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Abrams|suffix='|file=Abrams kill inferno 05.mp3|transcription=Hope I didn't kill my bartender for nothing.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} and Infernus have worked together in the past.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Wraith|file=Wraith ally inferno burns down objective 01.mp3|context=(to Infernus)|transcription=Feels good working together again, doesn't it?}}</ref> Wraith believes Infernus' work as a bartender is "boring". She believes Infernus misses her, but he denies it.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Infernus|hero2=Wraith}}</ref>
** Infernus plays in Wraith's weekly poker game.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Infernus|suffix='|file=Inferno kill wraith 02.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=I see you at the game Friday, Wraith.}}</ref> However, he tells {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} that he wants to stay away from her.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Infernus|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=1|hero_quote1=Infernus|quote1=I think it's best I keep my distance from Wraith. (...)  I know she wants to pull me back in. I'm afraid I'll listen.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}, {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} and {{HeroIcon|Seven}} tease Infernus for leaving his criminal life behind and becoming a bartender.<ref name=":2">[[Infernus/Quotes#Conversations|Infernus conversations]]</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=viper select 08.mp3|transcription=Infernus used to be hard, but now he's just a bitch, slinging Mary Pickfords to other bitches... Oh my god, don't tell him I said that.}}</ref>
* Infernus wants to go on a date with {{HeroIcon|Holliday}}.<ref>[[Infernus/Quotes#Conversations|Infernus and Holliday conversation]] - Infernus: ''"How about when this is over, we have a chat at the bar?"'' Holliday: ''"Sounds like a plan."'' Infernus: ''"Sounds like a date."''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} likes Infernus' recipe of gin and tonic.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist kill infernus 01.mp3|context=(killed Infernus)|transcription=Ugh. He was the only one who knew how to make a proper gin and tonic. Pity.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Lash}} has an open tab at ''[[Jezebel's]].''<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Infernus|suffix='|file=Inferno ally lash pass on zipline 01.mp3|transcription=Don't die before you close your tab, Lash!}}</ref>
* Infernus wants to watch {{HeroIcon|Cadence}}'s set after the [[Maelstrom|ritual]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Infernus|file=Inferno ping pre game 05.mp3|transcription=Let's hurry up and summon this thing. If we're fast enough, I can catch the end of Cadence's set.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}} doesn't frequent ''[[Jezebel's]]'' because she finds it "too fancy".<ref name=":2" />

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Infernus card.png|Infernus portrait
File:Infernus MM.png|Infernus icon
File:Infernus Render.png|Infernus in-game render
File:Infernus Reference Sheet.png|Infernus reference sheet
File:Infernus name.png|Infernus name typography
File:Infernus Weapon.png|Infernus weapon - Incendiary Remarks
File:Infernus card old.png|Previous Infernus portrait
File:Infernus Concept Art.png|Infernus art
File:Infernus icon old.png|Previous Infernus icon
File:Infernus winter.png|Infernus 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Infernus VN.png|Infernus visual novel art
File:Infernus tail.png|Old Infernus model with tail
File:Infernus concept.png|Infernus concept art
File:Inferno Neon Prime.jpg|Inferno ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Inferno Neon Prime gameplay.jpg|Inferno ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Neon Prime Training 1.png|Inferno in Neon Prime training menu art
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Infernus was named '''Inferno''' in ''[[Neon Prime]].''
* Infernus has the Hero ID 1, indicating that he was the first hero created for ''Neon Prime''. He is also the default hero in tutorial videos and test maps.
* Infernus had a tail in [[The Binding of Oathkeeper|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'']] artwork and in one of his old models.
* "Mixing Drinks in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Infernus in the [[Hideout]].

== References ==
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