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| voice_actor = Andrew Bowen<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/ Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref>

'''Lash''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He is a brutal bruiser of a Hero, eagerly initiating fights and chasing down fleeing opponents. He leaps into combat with his Grappling hook, Flogging his foes with a life-stealing whip and stomping the ground with a Ground Strike that damages multiple targets. If the enemy team groups up, Lash can pick them all up at once and Death Slam them into the ground.

{{Ability tabs

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* If Lash collides with a flying enemy while doing a mid-air Ground Strike, he will drag them to the ground.

* Damage growth after 25m is instead 4.2 {{ss|0.00814|12px}} per meter.

* At Tier 3, Ground Strike gets a bonus {{ss|0.0326|12px}} damage per meter up to 25m, and {{ss|0.00814|12px}} above 25m.

* Death Slam cannot connect to enemies behind a [[Cosmic Veil]], even from the visible side.

== Weapon ==

{{WeaponCard|key=hero_lash}}

{{Fates_Tale|lash}}

=== Lore ===

Lash's wish and motives in the ritual are currently unknown. He does, however, know exactly what he wants from the [[Patron|Patrons]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Oh, I'll summon the Patrons. And when I do, I know exactly what I'm wishing for."''</ref>

Lash is a champion of the [[Bear Pit]], an underground arena of blood sport where spectators gamble on matches.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Victor|number=1|hero_quote1=Lash|quote1=You should fight in the bear pit.|hero_quote2=Victor|quote2=I'm not into getting mauled by grizzlies.|hero_quote3=Lash|quote3=It's not a literal bear pit. It's a fight club where the winner gets the honor of losing to me.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Seven|number=3|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=You're the pitfighter, yes?|hero_quote2=Lash|quote2=Uh... You mispronounced "champion".}}</ref>   

Lash refers to himself as "The Lash".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Ground Strike|voice line]] (use Grapple): ''"Here comes The Lash!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Paige): ''"Don't be hard on yourself. Everyone loses to The Lash."''</ref> He also calls himself "The God of Combat" and "God's gift to Combat". <ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Lady Geist|number=2|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=Tell me you're competent.|hero_quote2=Lash|quote2=Competent? No, I am god's gift to combat.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Pre-Game|voice line]] (Ping Pre-Game): ''"I hope you're all ready to watch the god of combat do his thing."''</ref> 

Lash donates 3% of his earnings to his charity called "Lash-Back", dedicated to children "that kind of suck".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Lash|file=Lash select 13 charity.mp3|transcription=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.}}</ref>

Lash likes to drink mimosas,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash concerned 03.mp3|transcription=Eh, you know, I probably shouldn't have had those six Mimosas before the fight.}}</ref> a cocktail made with chilled sparkling wine and orange juice. He 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>

 

 

* Lash mocks {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} for betting on {{HeroIcon|Bebop}},<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Lash|file=Lash kill wraith 02.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=Backed the wrong horse, Wraith... Like always.}}</ref> and Wraith teases Lash because he lost to Bebop "one time".<ref name=":0">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Wraith|number=2|hero_quote1=Wraith|quote1=You're the guy that lost to Bebop.|hero_quote2=Lash|quote2=One time.|hero_quote3=Wraith|quote3=One time is all it takes to be a loser.}}</ref>

* Lash respects {{HeroIcon|Ivy}} for her war against Mendoza.<ref name=":1">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Ivy|number=1|hero_quote1=Lash|quote1=Looking forward to working with you, Ivy.|hero_quote2=Ivy|quote2=Really?|hero_quote3=Lash|quote3=You're the only person in New York that Mendoza hates more than me, and that is impressive.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Ivy): ''"Love that you hate Mendoza. Hate that you picked a fight with me."''</ref>

* {{PageRef|name=Vyper}} loves Lash and is obsessed with him.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill lash 02.mp3|context=(killed Lash)|transcription=I love you.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill lash 04.mp3|transcription=Probably a bad time to ask for an autograph?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Vyper|number=2|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=You're the woman infatuated with Lash, right?|hero_quote2=Vyper|quote2=Oh, come on, everyone loves Lash.}}</ref> She has watched him sleep (without his knowledge)<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Vyper|number=1|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=You smell even better when you're awake.}}</ref> and sends Lash letters made to "stand out" (the contents of the letters are unknown, but they do make Lash uncomfortable).<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Vyper|number=3|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=You get the letters I sent you when I was in jail?|hero_quote2=Lash|quote2=Yeah. They were... Very specific.|hero_quote3=Vyper|quote3=Yeah, well, y'know, I'm sure you get a lot of fan mail, so... Wanted to make sure they stood out.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lash}}'s in-game [[Lash/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"Maybe now she'll stop sending me mail."''</ref> When Vyper flirts with {{PageRef|name=Billy}}, she asks if she can call him "Lash".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vyper|number=1}}</ref>

 

 

File:Lash name.png|Lash name typography

File:Lash Weapon.png|Lash weapon - The Tale of the Tape

File:Lash temp MM.png|Temporary Lash icon [[Update:September 12, 2024|(2024-09-12 update)]]

File:Lash Neon Prime.png|[[Neon Prime]] Lash

* Lash’s parry animation was changed<ref name=":4">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aofkHd9R50w - Lash's new parry animation</ref> after streamer JoeyCheerio shared feedback during a livestream that was being watched by Valve Senior Animator [[Jamall Bradley]]. He suggested the move should feel more like a heavy, belly-first chest smash, similar to King K. Rool in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. The updated animation was introduced in a later patch, with Bradley stating "we appreciates our players".<ref name=":4" />

* Lash has not gone to college.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash_kill_dynamo_02.mp3|transcription=And this is why I never bothered with college!}}</ref>

* Lash's name was localized in the Brazilian Portuguese localization as '''"Chico T.",''' a pun on the word "chicote" which means whip.

* The description for ''Deadlock'' in [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/641297020996289523 Steam Replay 2024] is ''"Jacob Lash is an asshole."''

* It appears that, at some point in development, he really did fight with uppercuts, as an ability named '''[[wikipedia:Street_Fighter|Shoryuken]]''' was datamined.

* In ''[[Neon Prime]]'', Lash owned a [[Neon Prime lore#Lash's Dojo|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.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Lash|file=Lash kill kali 01.mp3|transcription=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.}}</ref> Lash also used to date the character Ballista, and wanted to get them back after a break-up.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 01.mp3|transcription=It's fine. You know, lots of guys get the shit kicked out of them by their exes, right?}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 04.mp3|transcription=Get it together, Lash! You're not gonna win them back by losing!}}</ref>

* The [[Shopkeeper]] calls Lash "the poster boy for the [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Celtics]]".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|file=Shopkeeper_hotdog_t4_lash_01.mp3|transcription=Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!}}</ref> The Boston Celtics have a [[wikipedia:Celtics–Knicks_rivalry|historic rivalry]] with the New York Knicks, which is referenced in other voice lines.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Trapper|file=trapper_select_03.mp3|transcription=First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_09_alt_01.mp3|transcription=The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics.}}</ref>