Kelvin is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a dedicated, undead scientist with a bevy of freezing abilities to slow his enemies and heal allies. He can conjure an Ice Path under his feet for faster movement for himself and his team, throwing Frost Grenades and firing his Arctic Beam at nearby enemies to set them up for his companions' attacks. Tactical usage of his Frozen Shelter ice dome can protect and heal allies while trapping hapless opponents.
As an adventuring scientist, Kelvin was particularly excited for rumours of an 8th Astral Gate opening in the Arctic, developing an expedition to hunt for it. However, something went wrong with the expedition, vanishing into the snow and leaving Kelvin's frozen, animate body to be discovered over a year later. With no memory of the expedition, Kelvin seeks the Patrons for answers.
Throw a grenade that explodes in a cloud of freezing ice that heals allies and applies spirit damage and move speed reduction to enemies.
x0.6
60
Damage
x0.8
60
Heal Amount
-40%
Move Speed
4sSlow Duration
1
+30 Damage and +30 Heal Amount
2
-10 Cooldown and debuff now freezes Stamina Regen
5
+2m Radius. Damage and Heal Spirit Scaling increased.
Ice Path
8s
0
50s
Kelvin creates a floating trail of ice and snow that gives movement bonuses to him and his allies. Kelvin gains 60% slow resistance for the duration. Enemies can also walk on the floating trail. Press Dash / Crouch / slide to travel up or down while in Ice Path.
2m
Move Speed
2m
Sprint Speed
18sIce Trail Duration
1
+2m Move Speed and +35% Bullet Resist for Kelvin while on Ice Path
2
-25s Cooldown
5
+35% Spirit and +20 Spirit for Kelvin while on Ice Path
Arctic Beam
5s
0
28s
Shoot freezing cold energy out in front of you, damaging targets and progressively reducing their movement and fire rate the longer you sustain the beam on them. You have reduced move speed while using Arctic Beam. The beam may also claim Souls.
x0.38
45
Damage Per Second
-20%
Max Move Speed
-20%
Max Fire Rate
2sTime To Max Debuff
25mBeam Length
2sDebuff Linger Duration
0mExtra Beam Range
-20%Max Dash Slow
1
-25% to Fire Rate and Move Speed
2
+20 DPS and increased Spirit Scaling
5
-13s Cooldown and Fires 2 additional Arctic Beams within 10m of the last target hit.
Frozen Shelter
8m
10m
5s
0
185s
Target yourself or a Hero to freeze the air and create an impenetrable dome around them. While in the dome, allies gain rapid regeneration and enemies are slowed.
Objectives becomes Invulnerable and Frozen under Frozen Shelter
x0
90
Health Regen
-0%
Fire Rate
35%Move Speed
0%Max Health Heal
1
-20s Cooldown
2
1.5s Duration
5
Purges non-ult debuffs for you and your allies. +65 Health Regen that now scales with Spirit
Notes
Some AOE abilities can penetrate the wall of Kelvin's dome.
A famed adventuring scientist, Kelvin made it his life's mission to explore and understand the unknowable. So naturally when rumors surfaced regarding an 8th astral gate hidden in the arctic, Kelvin couldn't build an expedition team fast enough. Assembling the brightest minds of his generation, Kelvin and his team set forth with much fanfare.
They never returned.
A year and a half later the frozen body of Kelvin was found by a fishing trawler, his corpse clutching a rock etched with glowing runes. The crew chipped away at the ice, looking to get a closer look at the body and were shocked when Kelvin opened his eyes. They checked his vitals... there was no pulse. They sought to bandage his open wounds... there was no blood. And yet, impossibly, Kelvin was "alive".
Having no memory of what happened on the expedition, Kelvin is looking for answers.
Seven has a one-sided rivalry with Kelvin for unknown reasons.[13][14] Kelvin thinks Seven "seems familiar".[15] Additionally, both Seven and Kelvin have an interest on researching Astral Gates.[16][17] When being healed by Kelvin, Seven is reminded of "old times".[18]
A likely possibility is that Seven is Kelvin's old friend Ettrick, who "vanished". Lady Geist says Ettrick "caused a scene" at one of Kelvin's fundraisers.[19] This is supported by one of Seven's lines to Kelvin that mirrors one of Kelvin's lines about Ettrick.[20][21]
Seven believes Kelvin has a bigger ego than Lash.[22]
Kelvin is the base unit for temperature of the International System of Units and the Kelvin scale is an absolute temperature scale that starts at the lowest possible temperature, 0 K, which is equal to -459.6° Fahrenheit or -273.1° Celsius.
Kelvin narrated an old version of the tutorial.[25]
Kelvin may reference a shadowline when upgrading his Ice Path.[26]
Kelvin's suit in Neon Prime was used as the base for Viscous' current model.
"Chilling in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Kelvin in the Hideout.
References
↑Kelvin's in-game voice line - "Don't feel bad, my friend. No one is better than me."
↑Kelvin's in-game voice line - "If you're going to lose, at least you lost to the best, yes?"
↑Seven's in-game voice line (killed Kelvin) - "It was always going to come down to you and me, Kelvin."
↑Seven and Kelvin conversation - Kelvin: "Why do you hate me so much?" Seven: "The Patron will reveal all." Kelvin: "And then what?" Seven: "And then I'll let you stew on when I'll come to kill you."
↑Kelvin's in-game voice line (killed Seven) - "He seemed... familiar."
↑Seven and Dynamo conversation- Seven: I'm a fan of your work, Professor. (...) Your research into the Astral Gates paved the way for my own. In my rare moments of doubt, sometimes I even wonder if I would have become the man I am were it not for you.
↑Kelvin's backstory - "A famed adventuring scientist, Kelvin made it his life’s mission to explore and understand the unknowable. So naturally when rumors surfaced regarding an 8th astral gate hidden in the arctic, Kelvin couldn’t build an expedition team fast enough."
↑Seven's in-game voice line (healed by Kelvin) - "Like old times, eh Kelvin?"
↑Seven and Kelvin conversation - Kelvin: "Heh, I thought you hated me." Seven: "I do. But if anyone is going to kill you, it's going to be me."
↑Kelvin's in-game voice line (revenge kill) - "If someone's going to kill me, it's going to be Ettrick, not you."
↑Seven's in-game voice line (killed Lash) - "His ego is almost as big as Kelvin's."
↑Kelvin and Lady Geist conversation - Kelvin: "I never got to say thank you for your patronage, Lady Geist." (...) "I'm serious! Obviously the expedition didn't go as planned, but we wouldn't have had the opportunity were it not for your funding."
↑Rem's in-game voice line (killed Kelvin): "He smells like nice s'mores."
↑Kelvin's in-game voice line - "First things first: We need to take out that Guardian that's at the end of the lane. By destroying it, we don't just get closer to the final objective, we earn money and ability points for the entire team."
↑Kelvin's in-game voice line - "Sometimes, you don't have access to the shadowline."
Frost Grenade
6.5m
2
7s
30s
heals allies and applies 
spirit damage and move speed reduction to enemies.
x0.6
60
60
-40%
4s
Slow Duration
1
