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=== Lore === | === 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> | The 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> | The 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> | The 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> | The 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> | The 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 is referred to by others as a "[[wikipedia:Dockworker|stevedore]]" (dockworker).<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mo & Krill|file=krill_ping_see_lash_02.mp3|transcription=Oh, look. A stevedore!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|file=Doorman power4 on lash short.mp3|transcription=Oh look, a stevedore with delusions of grandeur.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}'s in-game [[Lady Geist/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Lash): ''"I won't be bullied by a stevedore."''</ref> He also has anchor tattoos on his shoulders, and his {{AbilityIcon|Death Slam}} ability has [[Lash/Sounds#Death Slam|ship horn sound effects]]. | The Lash is referred to by others as a "[[wikipedia:Dockworker|stevedore]]" (dockworker).<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mo & Krill|file=krill_ping_see_lash_02.mp3|transcription=Oh, look. A stevedore!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|file=Doorman power4 on lash short.mp3|transcription=Oh look, a stevedore with delusions of grandeur.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}'s in-game [[Lady Geist/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Lash): ''"I won't be bullied by a stevedore."''</ref> He also has anchor tattoos on his shoulders, and his {{AbilityIcon|Death Slam}} ability has [[Lash/Sounds#Death Slam|ship horn sound effects]]. | ||
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> | The 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> | ||
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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.
A champion of an underground fighting arena, Lash has built a reputation as a tough and unsavoury character.
Weapon
Abilities
Ground Strike
Ground Strike
Grapple
Flog
Flog
Death Slam
Death Slam
Press Fire to throw connected enemies early. Enemies that are not in line of sight or go out of range during the latch time will not be grabbed.
- Death Slam cannot connect to enemies behind a Cosmic Veil, even from the visible side.
Background
See Lash/Lore for more story content.
“Jacob Lash is an asshole.
Lore
The Lash's wish and motives in the ritual are currently unknown. He does, however, know exactly what he wants from the Patrons.[3]
The Lash is a champion of the Bear Pit, an underground arena of blood sport where spectators gamble on matches.[4][5]
The Lash refers to himself as "The Lash".[6][7] He also calls himself "The God of Combat" and "God's gift to Combat". [8][9]
The Lash donates 3% of his earnings to his charity called "Lash-Back", dedicated to children "that kind of suck".[10]
The Lash likes to drink mimosas,[11] a cocktail made with chilled sparkling wine and orange juice. He has an open tab at Jezebel's.[12]
The Lash is referred to by others as a "stevedore" (dockworker).[13][14][15] He also has anchor tattoos on his shoulders, and his Death Slam ability has ship horn sound effects.
The Lash has not gone to college.[16]
Character interactions
- Lash and
Bebop have a rivalry fueled by hate for each other.[17][18][19] Lash used to use an uppercut instead of Ground Strike, but refused to use it ever again after seeing Bebop use an uppercut.[20][21] Bebop has beaten Lash in the Bear Pit once,[22] and Lash has beaten Bebop at least once afterwards.[23][24] Neither Bebop nor Lash elaborate on why they hate the other so much.[25][26]
- Lash has at least 87 reasons why he's better than Bebop.[27]
- Lash mocks Wraith for betting on Bebop,[28] and Wraith teases Lash because he lost to Bebop "one time".[22]
- Lash attempts to flirt with Haze, Holliday, Lady Geist, and McGinnis.[29]
- Lash respects Ivy for her war against Mendoza.[30][31]
Vyper loves Lash and is obsessed with him.[32][33][34] She has watched him sleep (without his knowledge)[35] and sends Lash letters made to "stand out" (the contents of the letters are unknown, but they do make Lash uncomfortable).[36][37] When Vyper flirts with
Billy, she asks if she can call him "Lash".[38]- Lash is scared of
Vyper's obsession with him and wants her to leave him alone.[39][40][41] - Lash once beat up
Celeste's friend Lenny in the Bear Pit.[42] - Mendoza once told
Wraith to bet money on Lash throwing a pit fight, which Lash proceeded to win.[43] The only person Mendoza hates more than Lash is
Ivy.[30] In Ivy's Visual Novel, Mendoza sent some goons to beat up Lash.[44] - Seven believes Lash's ego is almost as big as Kelvin's.[45]
Billy,[46]
Kelvin,[47]
Lady Geist[48] and
Venator[49] compliment Lash's moustache. Billy also says Lash is "chiseled like a Greek god".[46]
- The
Shopkeeper calls Lash a "Celtics fan"[51] and "the poster boy for the Celtics".[52] The Boston Celtics basketball team has a historic rivalry with the New York Knicks, which is referenced in other voice lines.[53][54]
Nicknames
As an asshole, Lash has a lot of nicknames for the other heroes in the game. Some of these nicknames include:
Abrams: Bluey,[55] Blue boy.[56]
Drifter: Murder hobo,[57] Mobo.[57]
Dynamo: Domehead.[58]
Grey Talon: Grandpa.[59]
Haze: Smoke Show.[60]
Infernus: Matchstick.[61]
Ivy: Sweet Wings.[62]
Lady Geist: Green-armed Sally,[63] Sally Succubus,[64] Grandma.[65]
McGinnis: McG.[66]
Paradox: Little Miss Fishbowl Head.[67]
Seven: Glowstick.[68]
Shiv: Pretty Boy.[69]
Victor: Patchwork, Patches,[70] Corpse Boy.[71]
Viscous: Gooey,[72] Goo Boy.[73]
Warden: Creepy, Vomitus, Tailor Inferior.[74]
Wraith: Four-Arms.[75]
Yamato: Mama,[76] Mamacita.[77]
Update history
View the full update history: Lash/Update history
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Gallery
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Lash portrait
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Lash icon
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Lash in-game render
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Lash select background
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Lash reference sheet
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Lash name typography
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Lash weapon - The Tale of the Tape
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Previous Lash portrait
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Previous Lash icon
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Previous Lash model
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Lash 2024 Winter skin
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Temporary Lash icon (2024-09-12 update)
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Neon Prime Lash
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Gloat portrait for Lash.
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Critical health portrait for Lash.
Trivia
- Jacob Lash is an asshole.
- Instead of a traditional dockworker, Lash may be an airship worker, as airships are the primary means of air transport in the Deadlock universe.[78] This is supported by his air mobility in gameplay. The anchor tattoo in Lash's previous model was surrounded by wind shapes.[79]
- Lash’s parry animation was changed after streamer JoeyCheerio shared feedback during a livestream that was being watched by Valve Senior Animator Jamaal 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 appreciate our players".[80]
- Lash's name was localized in the Brazilian Portuguese localization as "Chico T.", a pun on the word "chicote" ("whip").
- The description for Deadlock in Steam Replay 2024 is "Jacob Lash is an asshole."
- It appears that at some point in development, Lash really did fight with uppercuts, as an ability named Shoryuken was datamined.
- "Thinking About Lash in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Lash in the Hideout.
- 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.[81] Lash also used to date the character Ballista, and wanted to get them back after a break-up.[82][83]
- Lash's killstreak voiceline: "Winning's my business and business is good." is a reference to Megadeth song: "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!".
See also
References
- ↑ Deadlock on IMDb
- ↑ Andrew Bowen on Instagram
- ↑
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."
- ↑ 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"."
- ↑
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."
- ↑
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!"
- ↑
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 - "And this is why I never bothered with college!"
- ↑
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.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 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."
- ↑ Lash conversations
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 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."
- ↑
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..."
- ↑
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."
- ↑ 46.0 46.1
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."
- ↑
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."
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 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!"
- ↑ 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.
- ↑
I'm the reason Valve changed Lash's Parry on YouTube
- ↑
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!"

