Internal namesCodenames used for this hero in the game files:
Inferno
Infernus is a Hero in Deadlock. He is an Ixian 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 refresh to the base burn duration and weapon hits extend it.
Burn Effect:
x0.66
14
Damage Per Second
Burn Effect:
3s
Base Burn Duration
Burn Effect:
3s
Burn Duration
Burn Effect:
0%
Spirit Damage
8.1%Buildup Per Bullet
15.4%Buildup Per Headshot
0.5
1sExtend Per Headshot
1
16 Damage Per Second
2
Burn Effect: -35% Spirit Damage
5
+3s Max Burn Duration
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.
Concussive Combustion
12m
0
190s
Become a living bomb, dealing spirit damage and applying stun to all nearby enemies after a delay.
Once cast, Concussive Combustion cannot be interrupted.
Like most teenagers; Infernus was wild, rebellious, and impetuous. Unlike most teenagers, Infernus was a creature from another plane and had a supernatural mastery over fire. Needless to say: his youth was filled with no small amount of arson, murder, and evidence disposal. But that was then. Now an adult, Infernus has mellowed out considerably. He’s happy working at a bar with good live music, and talking to interesting people. That being said when someone at the bar gets belligerent or violent, he’s not afraid to dust off the skills he once honed.
Lore
As a second generation Ixian immigrant,[3] Infernus was born and raised in New York and has never visited Ixia.[4] He considers New York his home and doesn't follow news about Ixia or the Ixian war.[5]
He works at a bar called Jezebel's, with his boss Hank. Jezebel's is under threat of being closed by the Alchemy Bureau for code violations.[6] Infernus wants to help Hank because Hank "saved his life."[7]
Character interactions
Infernus' friends and regular patrons, like Abrams, Wraith and Lady Geist, call him Fern.[8][9][6] Abrams calls Infernus "his bartender".[10]
Wraith and Infernus have worked together in the past.[11] Wraith believes Infernus' work as a bartender is "boring". She believes Infernus misses her, but he denies it.[12]
Infernus plays in Wraith's weekly poker game.[13] However, he tells Mo & Krill that he wants to stay away from her.[14]
Wraith, Vyper and Seven tease Infernus for leaving his criminal life behind and becoming a bartender.[15][16]
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.
↑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)."
↑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."
↑Infernus' in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "I see you at the game Friday, Wraith."
↑Infernus And Mo & Krill Conversation 1 - "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."
↑Vyper's in-game voice line - "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."
↑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."
↑Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Infernus) - "Ugh. He was the only one who knew how to make a proper gin and tonic. Pity."
↑Infernus' in-game voice line - "Don't die before you close your tab, Lash!"
↑Infernus's in-game voice line - "Let's hurry up and summon this thing. If we're fast enough, I can catch the end of Cadence's set."