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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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> | 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> | ||
=== Biography === | === Biography === | ||
A child genius with a knack for building things, McGinnis' | A child genius with a knack for building things, the brilliance of Margaret "Maggie" McGinnis<ref>2025-01-28 - [[Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"Maggie is short for Margaret, but she goes by Maggie"''</ref> was picked up by [[Maximilian Fairfax]] after she designed a machine that refined the souls of the dead at the age of 15.<ref name=":7">{{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}' backstory</ref><ref name=":8">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(killed McGinnis)|transcription=Don't act like you're Blue Collar, McGinnis! You were handpicked by Fairfax himself!}}</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 after Fairfax first discovered her.<ref name=":0">''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=0c6noDOilZQPe4R7&t=346 Chapter 3A]</ref> | ||
Now, as the head engineer of [[Fairfax Industries]] Military R&D department, McGinnis brainstorms the occult war machines.<ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Yamato): ''"Yamato, you run a street gang. I drive the occult industrial complex. You never had a chance."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Holliday|number=2|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=I'm the lead engineer for the occult industrial complex.}}</ref> While it's unknown where McGinnis' inventions have been used, it's said that she may be resposible for millions of deaths.<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] - [[The Binding of Oathkeeper#4a - Humble Pie|Chapter 4A]] - {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}: ''"Your mind is the engine that drives the occult war machine. Within a decade your inventions will claim millions of lives, if they haven't already."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (Taunt McGinnis): ''"Your creations are responsible for the deaths of millions, McGinnis, you’re a monster.''</ref> McGinnis also implies that she's killed people with her bare hands before.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=McGinnis|quotes=McGinnis/Quotes#Kill Enemy Hero|context=(melee kill)|transcription=You think I've never killed someone with my bare hands?! Come on.}}</ref> | Now, as the head engineer of [[Fairfax Industries]] Military R&D department, McGinnis brainstorms the occult war machines.<ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Yamato): ''"Yamato, you run a street gang. I drive the occult industrial complex. You never had a chance."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Holliday|number=2|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=I'm the lead engineer for the occult industrial complex.}}</ref> While it's unknown where McGinnis' inventions have been used, it's said that she may be resposible for millions of deaths.<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]] - [[The Binding of Oathkeeper#4a - Humble Pie|Chapter 4A]] - {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}}: ''"Your mind is the engine that drives the occult war machine. Within a decade your inventions will claim millions of lives, if they haven't already."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (Taunt McGinnis): ''"Your creations are responsible for the deaths of millions, McGinnis, you’re a monster.''</ref> McGinnis also implies that she's killed people with her bare hands before.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=McGinnis|quotes=McGinnis/Quotes#Kill Enemy Hero|context=(melee kill)|transcription=You think I've never killed someone with my bare hands?! Come on.}}</ref> | ||
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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>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Haze|number=2|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Honestly, the rest of us were more rattled than he was. 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 name=":9">{{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> | 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>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Haze|number=2|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Honestly, the rest of us were more rattled than he was. 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 name=":9">{{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> | ||
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 name=":11">[[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> | |||
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> | |||
=== Personality === | === Personality === | ||
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 name=":9" /> 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> | 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 name=":9" /> 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 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" /> She agrees with {{HeroIcon|Holliday}} that rich people are "assholes with god complexes".<ref name=":10">{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Holliday|number=2}}</ref> McGinnis 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 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" /> | 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=":11" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> | ||
It's implied that McGinnis isn't above stealing other people's inventions.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Dynamo|number=3}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> | It's implied that McGinnis isn't above stealing other people's inventions.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Dynamo|number=3}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> | ||
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McGinnis is aware and makes it known that {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Wall}} usually backfires on her team.<ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Pre-Game|voice line]] (pre-game ping): ''"Just wanna get ahead of this: I will probably misuse the wall at some point, and I'm sorry in advance."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Spectral Wall|voice line]] (upgrade Spectral Wall): ''"If this misfires, my team won't let me hear the end of it."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Abrams|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Just wanna get this out of the way. I'm gonna be doing my best to support you but, shit happens and if you end up on the wrong side of a spectral wall... I'm sorry.|hero_quote2=Abrams|quote2=That was... very specific.|hero_quote3=McGinnis|quote3=It happens a lot.}}</ref> | McGinnis is aware and makes it known that {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Wall}} usually backfires on her team.<ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Pre-Game|voice line]] (pre-game ping): ''"Just wanna get ahead of this: I will probably misuse the wall at some point, and I'm sorry in advance."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=McGinnis}}' in-game [[McGinnis/Quotes#Spectral Wall|voice line]] (upgrade Spectral Wall): ''"If this misfires, my team won't let me hear the end of it."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=McGinnis|hero2=Abrams|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Just wanna get this out of the way. I'm gonna be doing my best to support you but, shit happens and if you end up on the wrong side of a spectral wall... I'm sorry.|hero_quote2=Abrams|quote2=That was... very specific.|hero_quote3=McGinnis|quote3=It happens a lot.}}</ref> | ||
McGinnis' equipment and weaponry | McGinnis' equipment and weaponry are 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> | 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> | ||