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“See, not everyone can handle the weight of being the best fighter on God's green Earth.
Jacob Lash is an asshole.
Overview
Lash knows exactly what he wants from the Patrons.[1] His motivation in the ritual seems to be to prove his greatness to the world.[2][3]
Biography
Lash is a champion of the Bear Pit, an underground arena of blood sport where spectators gamble on matches.[4][5]
Lash is referred to by others as a "stevedore" (dockworker).[6][7][8] He also has anchor tattoos on his shoulders, and his 
Death Slam ability has ship horn sound effects.
Personality
Lash refers to himself as "The Lash".[9][10] He also calls himself "The God of Combat" and "God's gift to Combat".[11][12] He frequently flirts with women (who generally shutdown or ignore his advances) and likes to give nicknames to others.[13]
Lash knows that people hate him, but in his eyes that just means they envy him because they're mediocre.[14] He believes that he can help people without being nice to them.[15]
Lash doesn't deny that he's delusional and arrogant.[16][17] It's implied that he may be smarter than most people give him credit for.[18]
Information
Lash donates 3% of his earnings to his charity called "Lash-Back", dedicated to children "that kind of suck".[19]
Lash likes to drink mimosas,[20] a cocktail made with chilled sparkling wine and orange juice. He has an open tab at Jezebel's.[21]
Lash has not gone to college.[22]
Instead of a traditional dockworker, Lash may be an airship worker, as airships are the primary means of air transport in the Deadlock universe.[23] This is supported by his air mobility in gameplay. The anchor tattoo in Lash's previous model was surrounded by wind shapes.[24]
Character Relationships
Lash and Bebop have a rivalry fueled by hate for each other.[25][26][27] Lash used to use an uppercut instead of Ground Strike, but refused to use it ever again after seeing Bebop use an uppercut.[28][29] Bebop has beaten Lash in the Bear Pit once,[30] and Lash has beaten Bebop at least once afterwards.[31][32] Neither Bebop nor Lash elaborate on why they hate the other so much.[33][34]
Lash has at least 87 reasons why he's better than Bebop.[35]
Lash mocks 
Wraith for betting on Bebop,[36] and Wraith teases Lash because he lost to Bebop "one time".[30]
Vyper loves Lash and is obsessed with him.[37][38][39] She has watched him sleep (without his knowledge)[40] and sends Lash letters made to "stand out" (the contents of the letters are unknown, but they do make Lash uncomfortable).[41][42] When Vyper flirts with 
Billy, she asks if she can call him "Lash".[43]
Lash is scared of Vyper's obsession with him and wants her to leave him alone.[44][45][46]
One of the storylines in Ivy's Visual Novel has Lash helping her go after Mendoza.
Character Interactions
- Lash attempts to flirt with
Haze, 
Holliday, 
Lady Geist, and 
McGinnis.[13] - Lash respects
Ivy for her war against Mendoza.[47][48] - Lash once beat up
Celeste's friend Lenny in the Bear Pit.[49] - Mendoza once told Wraith to bet money on Lash throwing a pit fight, which Lash proceeded to win.[50] The only person Mendoza hates more than Lash is Ivy.[47] In Ivy's Visual Novel, Mendoza sent some goons to beat up Lash.[51]
Seven believes Lash's ego is almost as big as 
Kelvin's.[52]- Billy,[53] Kelvin,[54] Lady Geist[55] and
Venator[56] compliment Lash's moustache. Billy also says Lash is "chiseled like a Greek god".[53]
Grey Talon agrees with Lash that Lash is skilled enough to join the Baxter Society, but warns him of their high mortality rate.[58]- The
Shopkeeper calls Lash a "Celtics fan"[59] and "the poster boy for the Celtics".[60] The Boston Celtics basketball team has a historic rivalry with the New York Knicks, which is referenced in other voice lines.[61][62]
Nicknames
As an asshole, Lash has a lot of nicknames for the other heroes in the game. Some of these nicknames include:
Abrams: Bluey,[63] Blue boy.[64]
Drifter: Murder hobo,[65] Mobo.[65]
Dynamo: Domehead.[66]- Grey Talon: Grandpa.[67]
- Haze: Smoke Show.[68]
Infernus: Matchstick.[69]- Ivy: Sweet Wings.[70]
- Lady Geist: Green-armed Sally,[71] Sally Succubus,[72] Grandma.[73]
- McGinnis: McG.[74]
Paradox: Little Miss Fishbowl Head.[75]- Seven: Glowstick.[76]
Shiv: Pretty Boy.[77]
Victor: Patchwork, Patches,[78] Corpse Boy.[79]
Viscous: Gooey,[80] Goo Boy.[81]
Warden: Creepy, Vomitus, Tailor Inferior.[82]- Wraith: Four-Arms.[83]
Yamato: Mama,[84] Mamacita.[85]
Removed Lore
Neon Prime
In Neon Prime, Lash owned a dojo. He taunted 
Kali, a former Bear Pit competitor, for coming out of retirement only to go back to a 2 decade hiatus after losing to Bebop.[86] Lash also used to date the character Ballista, and wanted to get them back after a break-up.[87][88]
The only known image of Neon Prime Lash is a small icon in which he is depicted with a purple visor. This character was confirmed as Lash by Yoshi.
References
- ↑
Lash's in-game voice line (Select): "Oh, I'll summon the Patrons. And when I do, I know exactly what I'm wishing for."
- ↑
Hidden King's in-game voice line - "You've proven yourself time and again, Lash, but the world still doubts you. But once you bring forth the Hidden King, your greatness will be undeniable."
- ↑
Archmother's in-game voice line - "The ritual awaits, Lash. And once you complete it, your greatness will no longer be in doubt."
- ↑ Lash And Victor Conversation 1 - "You should fight in the bear pit." - "I'm not into getting mauled by grizzlies." - "It's not a literal bear pit. It's a fight club where the winner gets the honor of losing to me."
- ↑ Lash And Seven Conversation 3 - "You're the pitfighter, yes?" - "Uh... You mispronounced "champion"."
- ↑
Mo & Krill's in-game voice line - "Oh, look. A stevedore!"
- ↑
The Doorman's in-game voice line - "Oh look, a stevedore with delusions of grandeur."
- ↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (Killed Lash): "I won't be bullied by a stevedore."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (use Grapple): "Here comes The Lash!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Paige): "Don't be hard on yourself. Everyone loses to The Lash."
- ↑ Lash And Lady Geist Conversation 2 - "Tell me you're competent." - "Competent? No, I am god's gift to combat."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Ping Pre-Game): "I hope you're all ready to watch the god of combat do his thing."
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lash conversations
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (select) - "I'm not dumb. I know a lotta people hate me. It's a... it's a curse really, you know, to just rule so hard that every mediocre soul in the city has to resent you."
- ↑ Lash And Kelvin Conversation 3 - "Kelvin... Were you there when I broke someone's left arm because they were right-handed? Or when I pointed out that a woman's baby looked stupid wearing a headband bow? The Lash needs to be nicer?! No. The Lash is a humanitarian through-and-through!"
- ↑ Lash And Lady Geist Conversation 2 - "I can't tell if you're delusional or appropriately arrogant." - "Yes."
- ↑ Lash And Grey Talon Conversation 1 - "Your delusions of grandeur are impressive." - "God damn right they are."
- ↑ Lash And Dynamo Conversation 1 - "If Columbia ever needs an adjunct professor to teach a course in 'Being Amazing', The Lash is happy to oblige." - "I'm shocked you know what an 'adjunct' is."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "You know it's important to give back. That's why I'm taking three percent of my earnings a day and donating them to Lash Back. It's my charity dedicated to children who kinda suck."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "Eh, you know, I probably shouldn't have had those six Mimosas before the fight."
- ↑ Infernus' in-game voice line - "Don't die before you close your tab, Lash!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "And this is why I never bothered with college!"
- ↑ 2024-08-31 - Yoshi; Deadlock Discord - "a random lore thing is that airplanes aren't a thing in this world, they use airships instead powered by wind spirits (zephyrs)"
- ↑ @willkels's Discord message about the connection between Lash's shoulder tattoo and Zephyrs.
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "Reason number 87 I'm better than Bebop: He's Bebop."
- ↑
Bebop's in-game voice line (Select): "The only way this day gets any better is if I get to punch Lash in the face."
- ↑ Bebop And Viscous Conversation 1 - "I hear Lash doesn't like you." - "Heh, he does not!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Select): "Fun little fact: The Lash used to do an uppercut. And then I saw Bebop do an uppercut and I knew right then and there that I would never do one again."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Upgrade Ground Strike): "This used to be an uppercut... Then I grew as a person, y'know, meanwhile Bebop is still throwing uppercuts because he sucks.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Lash And Wraith Conversation 2 - "You're the guy that lost to Bebop." - "One time." - "One time is all it takes to be a loser."
- ↑ Bebop's in-game voice line (Killed Lash): "Like I told ya, Lash: beatin' me was a fluke!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Bebop): "Once again, Lash rights a great wrong!"
- ↑ Bebop And Pocket Conversation 2 -
"Why do you hate Lash?" - "He's Lash."
- ↑ Lash And Ivy Conversation 3 - "Why do you hate Bebop so much?" - "You've obviously never met Bebop."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (select): "Reason number 87 I'm better than Bebop: He's Bebop."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "Backed the wrong horse, Wraith... Like always."
- ↑
Vyper's in-game voice line (killed Lash) - "I love you."
- ↑ Vyper's in-game voice line - "Probably a bad time to ask for an autograph?"
- ↑ Vindicta And Vyper Conversation 2 -
"You're the woman infatuated with Lash, right?" - "Oh, come on, everyone loves Lash."
- ↑ Lash And Vyper Conversation 1 - "You smell even better when you're awake."
- ↑ Lash And Vyper Conversation 3 - "You get the letters I sent you when I was in jail?" - "Yeah. They were... Very specific." - "Yeah, well, y'know, I'm sure you get a lot of fan mail, so... Wanted to make sure they stood out."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "Maybe now she'll stop sending me mail."
- ↑ Billy And Vyper Conversation 1
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "I need her to leave me alone!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Vyper): "Oh, I hope she got the message..."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Ally Vyper Killed): "They took out Vyper! Thank God..."
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Lash And Ivy Conversation 1 - "Looking forward to working with you, Ivy." - "Really?" - "You're the only person in New York that Mendoza hates more than me, and that is impressive."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Ivy): "Love that you hate Mendoza. Hate that you picked a fight with me."
- ↑ Celeste's in-game voice line (killed Lash): "That’s for what ya did to Lenny in the Bear Pit!"
- ↑ Lash And Wraith Conversation 1 - "Mendoza said you were gonna take a dive in that fight." - "Mendoza says a lot of stupid shit." - "I lost a lot of money."
- ↑ Ivy's Visual Novel - Chapter 4E
- ↑ Seven's in-game voice line (killed Lash) - "His ego is almost as big as Kelvin's."
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Billy's in-game voice line (Killed Lash): "You think you're special cuz you're chiseled like a Greek god and got a sexy moustache?"
- ↑ Lash And Kelvin Conversation 1 - "Nice beard." - "Nice moustache."
- ↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (Killed Lash): "The moustache is all that's impressive about you, Lash."
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line (killed Lash): "Lash, the only thing impressive about you is your moustache."
- ↑
Rem's in-game voice line (killed Lash): "I want his moustache."
- ↑ Grey Talon And Lash Conversation 2
- ↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line - "Lash, Even a Celtics fan deserves to have a happy holiday."
- ↑ Shopkeeper's in-game voice line - "Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!"
- ↑
Trapper's in-game voice line - "First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Ping See Abrams): "There's Bluey."
- ↑ Lash And Abrams Conversation 1 - "Alright blue boy, ahhh, let's get to work."
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 Lash And Drifter Conversation 1 - "So what are you supposed to be, some kind of murder hobo?" - "They call me the Drifter." - "Don't know if that has a better mouthfeel, but whatever Mobo, it's your life."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Pass Dynamo on Zipline): "Move it, Domehead!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Grey Talon): "Sorry, grandpa!"
- ↑ Lash And Haze Conversation 1 - "Well, lucky me, I get to work with the smoke show."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Infernus): "Last call, matchstick!"
- ↑ Ivy's Visual Novel - Chapter 4E - Lash: "Ohh... I like you, sweet wings."
- ↑ Lash And Lady Geist Conversation 1 - "Well, take a look at green-armed Sally."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Lady Geist): "Bye-bye, Sally Succubus!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Lady Geist): "Not your day, grandma!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed McGinnis): "Too bad, McG! You just don't got what it takes."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Paradox): "Took down little miss fishbowl head."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Pass Seven on Zipline): "Give 'em hell, glowstick!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Ping Shiv Dead): "Pretty Boy's dead!"
- ↑ Lash And Victor Conversation 2 - "Ready to do this, Patchwork?" - "You got me there, Patches!"
- ↑ Lash And Victor Conversation 3 - "Here's a plan, Corpse Boy. You draw their fire, and I'll swing in and save the day."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Ally Viscous Killed): "They... took out gooey."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Killed Viscous): "Better luck next time, goo boy."
- ↑ Lash's unused voice lines
- ↑ Lash And Wraith Conversation 3 - "Buckle up Four Arms, The Lash is about to take you on a one-way trip to victory city."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Pass Yamato on Zipline): "Arigato, mama!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (Pass Yamato on Zipline): "Arigato, mamacita!"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "Not gonna dunk on you, Kali. You were a hell of a fighter before you retired. Lived in obscurity, came out of retirement in a desperate bid for relevancy, only to get injured by Bebop. Ouch! And put on a shelf for the better part of two decades. Uhf."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "It's fine. You know, lots of guys get the shit kicked out of them by their exes, right?"
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line - "Get it together, Lash! You're not gonna win them back by losing!"
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