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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_ghost
| voice_actor = Abigail Marlowe<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/ Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref>
| release_date = April 24, 2024
| codenames = Geist; Ghost; Spectre
}}{{Quotation|2=The lives of the weak are meant to sustain the lives of the strong.}}
'''Lady Geist''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. A [[wikipedia:Socialite|socialite]] with a necromantic pact, Lady Geist consumes her own health for her abilities while draining the life away from opponents. Sacrificing her life force to launch Essence Bombs and Malice "Blood Shards", Lady Geist can regain lost health with Life Drain, sapping enemy heroes and [[Unit|units]] of their health. Her Soul Exchange swaps health values with an enemy hero, turning the odds against them for a killing blow.

The Toast of the Town, Lady Geist was famed by all and invited to every ball and gala in the city... until her beauty faded in her old age and left her with only memories and stories of her glory. In desperation, she formed a pact with a powerful spirit and bound it by powerful wards until she was safe and young again. All she needs to do now is feed on the life force of her fellows to maintain her beauty... and hope desperately that the [[Oathkeeper]] will stay bound.

== Weapon ==

{{WeaponCard|key=hero_ghost}}

== Abilities ==

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Lady Geist
| ability_num = 1
| notes       =
* The self damage is not lethal.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Lady Geist
| ability_num = 2
| notes       =
* Life Drain's -{{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Life Drain|MoveSpeedReduction}}% move speed reduction only applies while the target is being damaged.
* When Alternate casting, Spirit self-damage is dealt equal to the base DPS of Life Drain. This damage is not lethal and can be mitigated by [[Spirit Resist]] items.
** The health given to a teammate is equal to the ability's base DPS, independent from the self-damage, and is affected by [[Healing Effectiveness]] modifiers.
* The Alternate Cast can be used on a friendly hero that has full health, but Geist will not take self-damage unless health is being "transferred".
* Life Drain's tether stays attached to a target even when out of line of sight or beyond its {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Life Drain|MaxRange}}m Max Range. 
| tips        =
* Because Life Drain stays attached while out of line of sight, the position of tethered victims can be tracked if they move for cover.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Lady Geist
| ability_num = 3
| notes       = 
* The self damage type is Spirit, can be mitigated, and is not lethal.
* The blood shards can be used to secure [[Souls#Soul Orbs|Soul Orbs]].
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Lady Geist
| ability_num = 4
| notes       =
* Soul Exchange deals [[Pure Damage]], and thus does not proc [[Spirit Damage]]-based items such as {{AbilityIcon|Mystic Reverb}}, and is not affected by [[Healing|anti-healing]] or [[Damage Resistance]].
* Soul Exchange has a {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Soul Exchange|AbilityCastDelay}}s cast time before swapping and can be stopped by some items and abilities, such as a well timed {{AbilityIcon|Counterspell}}.
* Has a hidden {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Soul Exchange|EnemySlowPct}}% slow that gets applied to the target upon cast and lasts for {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Soul Exchange|AbilityDuration}}s.
}}

== Backstory ==
{{Fates_Tale|ghost}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Lady Geist card.png|Lady Geist portrait
File:Lady Geist MM.png|Lady Geist icon
File:Lady Geist Render.png|Lady Geist in-game render
File:Geist select background.png|Lady Geist select background
File:Lady Geist Reference Sheet.png|Lady Geist reference sheet
File:Lady geist name.png|Lady Geist name typography
File:Lady Geist Weapon.png|Lady Geist weapon - Johann's Gift
File:Lady Geist card old.png|Previous Lady Geist portrait
File:Lady Geist Render old.png|Previous Lady Geist model
File:Lady Geist winter.jpg|Lady Geist 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Lady Geist concept art.png|Lady Geist concept art
File:Lady Geist WIP models.png|"Ghost test" and "Ghost v2" work-in-progress models
File:Geist VN cover.png|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' cover art
File:Geist VN art.png|Lady Geist visual novel art
File:Geist gala dress VN.png|Lady Geist visual novel art - Gala dress
File:Geist aged VN.png|Lady Geist visual novel art - Aged Geist
File:Geist VN McGinnis ward.png|Lady Geist visual novel art - [[McGinnis]]' ward
File:Geist temp portrait.png|Temporary Lady Geist portrait
File:Geist temp MM.png|Temporary Lady Geist icon [[Update:September 12, 2024|(2024-09-12 update)]]
File:Hero neon prime Spectre.png|Spectre ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Lady Geist Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Lady Geist.
File:Lady Geist Critical .png|Critical health portrait for Lady Geist.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* [[wikipedia:Geist|Geist]] is a German word that can be translated as "spirit/mind". 
* Lady Geist is French, but she uses her late German husband's last name.
* Lady Geist is referred to as "Oma" (German: ''grandma'') by her grandson [[Minor characters#Johann Geist (Jr.)|Johann Jr]].
* Alongside {{HeroIcon|Mina}}, Lady Geist is one of the few heroes to holds her gun in the left hand, as [[Oathkeeper]] is in her right arm in-game. However, in a concept art and in ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' artwork, Oathkeeper is in her left arm.
* Lady Geist was named '''Spectre''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]'', and later renamed to '''Ghost'''.
* Before Lady Geist's model was updated, there were two work-in-progress models in the files labeled '''Ghost_test''' and '''Ghost_v2'''.
* Lady Geist's idle animation has a similar angle and pose as the drawing ''[[Wikipedia:My Wife and My Mother-in-Law|My Wife and My Mother-in-Law]]'' by W. E. Hill, which displays an optical illusion of a young woman and an old woman at the same time.
* Lady Geist's hairstyle in ''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' resembles that of Madeline Ashton, a character played by Meryl Streep in the 1992 movie ''[[wikipedia:Death_Becomes_Her|Death Becomes Her]]'', who similarly uses magic to stay young. The visual novel's cover also references the movie's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8xY8AnBnsU opening scene], in which Madeline sits in front of a mirror wearing a teal dress and gloves.
* "Being Fabulous in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Lady Geist in the [[Hideout]].
* Lady Geist was referenced in the videogame ''Skullgirls Mobile'' as a variant of the character [https://skullgirlsmobile.fandom.com/wiki/Locked_%27N%27_Loaded Black Dahlia].

== See also ==
* ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' - Lady Geist's [[Visual Novels|visual novel]]
* [[Johann Geist Jr.]]
* [[Oathkeeper]]

== References ==
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