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{{Quotation||Do I love working for Fairfax Industries? No. Does it pay a small fortune? Yes. How do I sleep at night? Like a baby.

McGinnis' wish is unknown, although it's implied that she's using the ritual as a chance to test some weaponry.<ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Ready to do some field testing."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Heavy Barrage|voice line]] (Upgrade Heavy Barrage): ''"Been waiting to test this for a while."''</ref>

A child genius with a knack for building things, McGinnis' brilliance was picked up by [[Maximilian Fairfax]] after she designed a machine that refined the souls of the dead.<ref>{{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}' backstory</ref> Famously known as "kid genius",<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Holliday|number=2|hero_quote1=Holliday|quote1=You were that kid genius, right?|hero_quote2=McGinnis|quote2=Yeah.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Lash|number=1|hero_quote1=Lash|quote1=Ahh, so The Lash is working with the kid genius.|hero_quote2=McGinnis|quote2=I was a kid over a decade ago. Now I'm just a genius.}}</ref> McGinnis was shown off to the [[The Cursed Apple|New York]] elite when Fairfax first discovered her as a genius teenage inventor.<ref name=":0">''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=0c6noDOilZQPe4R7&t=346 Chapter 3A]</ref>  

While McGinnis doesn't love working for Fairfax Industries, she's content with being a "wage slave" since she gets paid a fortune.<ref name=":12">{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Do I love working for Fairfax Industries? No. Does it pay a small fortune? Yes. How do I sleep at night? Like a baby."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Seven|number=1}}</ref> McGinnis was worried that she would lose her job when Fairfax lost the sovereignty of the [[United States of America|Island of Cadenza]] to the US Government.<ref>[[McGinnis/Quotes#Conversations|McGinnis and Haze conversation]] - McGinnis: ''"I was just a kid freaking out 'cause I thought I was going to lose my job but, Fairfax was surprisingly calm. I don't think he expected Cadenza to last forever. He just wanted to make the most out of an opportunity before legislation caught up. Plus, the guy gets to say he created one of the United States!"''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_78.mp3|transcription=The Supreme Court is poised to rule on the Fairfax Fair Tax bill next session. Will our 50th state remain in the union? Or will Fairfax Industries successfully regain its sovereignty over the island of Cadenza? Only time will tell!|no_pageref_file=true}}</ref> McGinnis has a mortgage to pay for.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Ivy|number=1|hero_quote1=Ivy|quote1=Carlos says Fairfax Industries is bad for the country.|hero_quote2=McGinnis|quote2=And if Carlos paid my mortgage, I might care what he had to say.}}</ref>

McGinnis' first name is Margaret, but she goes by Maggie.<ref>2025-01-28 - [[Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"Maggie is short for Margaret, but she goes by Maggie"''</ref>

In [[The Binding of Oathkeeper]], McGinnis creates a new ward for Lady Geist to contain [[Oathkeeper]] with. McGinnis helps Lady Geist due to the chance to "harness the power of a God".<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] - [[The Binding of Oathkeeper#4a - Humble Pie|Chapter 4A]] - {{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}: ''"Give me a reason to help you. Something interesting." -'' {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}: ''"It will likely be 50 years before there's another maelstrom. Do you really want to wait that long before you try to harness the power of a God?" -'' {{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}: ''"Now we're talking."''</ref>

As a "notorious misanthrope", McGinnis doesn't really care about the deaths she's caused or the sins of Fairfax Industries.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster seasonal forge unlock 01 alt 01.mp3|transcription=Presumably walking home drunk after a Fairfax Industries holiday party, notorious misanthrope Maggie McGinnis has been seen looking festive!}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Do I love working for Fairfax Industries? No. Does it pay a small fortune? Yes. How do I sleep at night? Like a baby."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Ivy|number=1|hero_quote1=Ivy|quote1=Carlos says Fairfax Industries is bad for the country.|hero_quote2=McGinnis|quote2=And if Carlos paid my mortgage, I might care what he had to say.}}</ref> McGinnis thinks ethics are for scientists "that can't think big enough".<ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"Ethics are for scientists that can't think big enough."''</ref> She does, however, appreciate the good {{HeroIcon|Ivy}} did for New York.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Ivy|number=3|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=I read about you in the paper. Thanks for making New York a little better.}}</ref>

McGinnis dislikes the corporate side of her job, fancy events, and being treated too formally.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Kelvin|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=You can drop the "Miss", though. Feel free to call me McGinnis, or Maggie... really, anything that makes me feel like I'm not in a boardroom.}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

McGinnis agrees with {{HeroIcon|Holliday}} that rich people are "assholes with god complexes".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Holliday|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=You ever work with rich people?|hero_quote2=Holliday|quote2=Nah, I'm from Central Illinois. I just assume they're assholes with god complexes.|hero_quote3=McGinnis|quote3=Eh, pretty close.}}</ref> She believes working is "good for the soul",<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Lady Geist|number=2|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Turns out being a human being is good for the soul. You should try it sometime.}}</ref> and that she'll work for Fairfax until she either gets bored or "opens a portal to hell and die".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Holliday|number=3|hero_quote1=Holliday|quote1=How long you think you'll stay with Fairfax Industries?|hero_quote2=McGinnis|quote2=I don't know. Probably until I get bored or open some portal to hell and die? (...) I think about it a lot.}}</ref>

McGinnis doesn't think she'd be a good teacher, because her talent comes to her "naturally".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Dynamo|number=2|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=I'd make a really bad teacher. (...) I don't know how I do what I do, it just... comes naturally. If I tried to teach someone, it would probably boil down to me saying 'Try it again, but don't suck this time!'}}</ref>

McGinnis appreciates good craftsmanship, such as [[Ms. Shelly]]'s work on {{PageRef|name=Bebop}}.<ref name=":3" /> She likes to find new challenges to work on.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

It's implied that McGinnis isn't above stealing other's inventions.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Dynamo|number=3}}</ref><ref name=":6" />

McGinnis' equipment and weaponry is powered by souls.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Abrams|number=2|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=How do you not throw out your back carrying all that stuff?|hero_quote2=McGinnis|quote2=It's lighter than it looks. Souls don't weigh a whole lot.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (Unselect): ''"Great. I thought of a new way to weaponize souls in the shower, I need to go to the lab."''</ref>

McGinnis likes to drink beer.<ref name=":02">''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=0c6noDOilZQPe4R7&t=346 Chapter 3A]</ref>

== Character Relationships ==

-Maximilian Fairfax

* McGinnis makes fun of {{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}} and {{PageRef|name=Infernus}} for not using guns.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Grey Talon|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=You know they make things like "guns", if you ever wanna step into the 20th century.|hero_quote2=Grey Talon|quote2=I see charm is not one of your talents.|hero_quote3=McGinnis|quote3=Charm doesn't win fights. You know what does? Guns. Which you don't have.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Infernus|number=3|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Where's your gun?|hero_quote2=Infernus|quote2=I don't need one.|hero_quote3=McGinnis|quote3=No one "needs" a gun, it just makes surviving a firefight significantly more likely!}}</ref>

* {{PageRef|name=The Doorman}} calls McGinnis "the brightest mind humanity has to offer".<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Pass McGinnis on Zipline): ''"So that's the brightest mind humanity has to offer..."''</ref>

{{Unreleased}}{{Main|The Binding of Oathkeeper}}McGinnis makes an appearance in {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}'s visual novel, ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]].''

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She trained fighting with {{HeroIcon|Lash}} in his dojo.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=McGinnis|alt_name=Forge|file=Mcginnis melee kill 05.mp3|context=(melee kill)|transcription=Training with Lash is paying off!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=McGinnis|alt_name=Forge|file=Mcginnis kill lash 05.mp3|context=(killed Lash)|transcription=I tried to warn you dude, I'm a fast learner.}}</ref>{{clear}}