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== Overview ==
Mirage's wish (which is moreso [[Nashala Dion|Nashala]]'s wish) is to help Nashala buy a piece of Wyoming to turn into a home for the Djinn.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"I will play my part, and in doing so build a home for the Djinn."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Killstreak|voice line]] (Killstreak): ''"Soon, Wyoming will be ours!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Patron}}s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Mirage Start): ''"The Djinn deserve to have a place to call their own, but birthing a nation is not easy. Summon me and let me help you."''</ref> 

=== Biography ===
Mirage has worked for Nashala for a few years, after she approached him with a job offer.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Abrams|number=3|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=A few years. (...) One doesn't send out a CV to work for the Djinn, they... approach you, with an offer.}}</ref>

Mirage believes the US Government will be willing to negotiate Wyoming because the Djinn can offer them money and power.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Holliday|number=1|hero_quote1=Holliday|quote1=You... really think the US is gonna sell Wyoming to the Djinn.|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=Well, I think the US is interested in money... and power. And the Djinn can offer both.}}</ref> The Djinn found that Wyoming was "the most sensible place" for their new home.<ref name=":1">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Vyper|number=2}}</ref>

Mirage and Nashala haven't had the chance to do much sightseeing, but are looking forward to seeing various locales,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Calico|number=2|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=I haven't had the chance to see much, but... what I have has been pleasant.}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Dynamo|number=3|hero_quote1=Dynamo|quote1=Which is your favorite part of New York you've seen?|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=We haven't had the opportunity to do much sightseeing. But the library was stunning.}}</ref> such as New Jersey and Columbia University.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (Unselect): ''"I can't. I'm supposed to take Nashala on a tour of New Jersey."''</ref><ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Dynamo|number=2|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=Professor, would you be willing to give Nashala and I a tour of Columbia?|hero_quote2=Dynamo|quote2=It would be my pleasure.}}</ref> He also wants to try eating a hot-dog for the first time.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (Unselect): ''"Fate has other plans for me today. Today... I try a hot-dog."''</ref> 

While in New York, Mirage and Nashala are guests at the [[Baroness Hotel]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|file=Mirage kill doorman 01.mp3|context=(killed the Doorman)|transcription=Until today, our stay at the Baroness has been rather pleasant.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|file=Mirage kill doorman 03.mp3|context=(killed the Doorman)|transcription=Nashala will be disappointed that we need to check out of the Baroness.}}</ref>

=== Personality ===
Mirage is normally calm and well-spoken, but also has a tendency to shout during combat.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|quotes=Mirage/Quotes#Djinn's Mark|context=(use Djinn's Mark; low)|transcription=FOR THE DJINN!}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

Mirage is deeply dedicated to the Djinn. He believes serving them is an honor, and is willing to die and kill for Nashala.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Killstreak|voice line]] (Killstreak): ''"I'm willing to die for Nashala-- and I am certainly willing to kill for her."''</ref> However, he doesn't think his devotion is blind, and doesn't agree with all of Nashala's decisions.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|quotes=Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Warden)|transcription=Blind devotion isn't loyalty, it's ignorance.}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> He views the Djinn as people: some are "fascinating", while others are "assholes".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Dynamo|number=1}}</ref>

In his free time, Mirage likes to play bowling and calls it "the sport of kings". He learned it in England.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Holliday|number=3|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=I do. When she's free of her vessel, she offers... scintillating conversation. When she rests... I get to go bowling.|hero_quote2=Holliday|quote2=Bowling?|hero_quote3=Mirage|quote3=I learned about it in England, it is the sport of kings.}}</ref>

Most characters respect Mirage due to his conviction for the Djinn.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s [[Mirage/Quotes#Other Characters|other character interactions]]</ref>

=== Appearance ===
Mirage is a brown-skinned Middle Eastern man with a sharp face, amber eyes, remarkable eyelashes, well-combed black hair with a front curl, and a full beard. He wears what seems to be a black 19th-century Imperial uniform jacket with a long coattail and a red sash, beige pants and gloves, brown boots, and a scarab pin on his chest. He has a mechanical device on his back attached to what seems to be a small speaker on his belt on one end, and an earpiece in his left ear on the other end.

He carries Nashala in a tall, elaborate bottle in his left hand, and she appears as a small pink and orange silhouette of a woman. His weapon is a flintlock pistol that is recharged by Nashala.

=== Information ===
Mirage has visited New York's Public Library.<ref name=":13" />
== Character Relationships ==

=== [[Nashala Dion]] ===
Mirage is very loyal to Nashala and the Djinn's plight.<ref name=":02">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Lady Geist|number=3|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=Good help is hard to find. Nashala is lucky to have you.|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=It's an honor to serve her.|hero_quote3=Lady Geist|quote3=Oh, I like you.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Djinn's Mark|voice line]] (use Djinn's Mar; low): ''"I won't fail the Djinn!"''</ref> 

While Mirage enjoys Nashala's company, he can find her frustrating to work with when she makes "impulsive, short-sighted" decisions (such as asking him to trust {{HeroIcon|Seven}}).<ref name=":6">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Seven|number=3}}</ref> 

Mirage fights with Nashala by his side since he believes that's the safest place for her.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Bebop|number=1|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=Then why are you taking (Nashala) into a fight?|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=What would you have me do? Stick her in a dresser at her hotel? No. She's safer with me.}}</ref> 

Anyone who wants to talk to Nashala must have Mirage's approval,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Lady Geist|number=2}}</ref> and anyone trying to steal or harm Nashala will be killed by Mirage.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Vyper|number=2|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=What d'ya say I throw her (Nashala) into the Hudson, so we can run off together? Ha...|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=Do not touch her if you value your life.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Drifter|number=3|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=What happens if I break that fancy bottle of yours?|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=I kill you.}}</ref>

Mirage believes that Nashala doesn't need a wish to pull off the deal for Wyoming.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Kelvin|number=1|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=Do you think Nashala has a chance at brokering a deal?|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=If there's anyone that can pull it off, it will be her.}}</ref>

=== {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}} ===
Mirage and the Doorman are familiar with each other from the [[Baroness Hotel]]. When on enemy teams, the Doorman feels sorry for killing Mirage,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|quotes=The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Mirage)|transcription=I'm sorry your stay at the Baroness was cut short.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|quotes=The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Mirage)|transcription=I do hate killing the guests.}}</ref> and Mirage is upset for having to leave the Baroness.<ref name=":0" />

=== {{HeroIcon|Paradox}} ===
The [[Paradox Organisation]] are a sworn enemy of the Djinn (and by extension Mirage), and the Djinn want to dismantle them.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|quotes=Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=The Djinn's enemies are my enemies.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|quotes=Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=The Djinn won't rest until Paradox is dismantled.}}</ref> Paradox keeps trying to steal Nashala for the [[Paradox Museum]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Paradox): ''"Nashala won't end up in one of your museums, Paradox."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Paradox): ''"When will Paradox learn?"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Paradox}}'s in-game [[Paradox/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Mirage): ''"That bottle is going to look so pretty in the Paradox Museum."''</ref>

=== {{PageRef|name=Haze}} ===
Haze and Mirage respect each other's discipline.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Mirage|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=It's nice to get to work with someone else with discipline.|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=The feeling's mutual.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Mirage): ''"I respect you, Mirage."''</ref> However, she criticizes him for wanting to use the Patron's wish to get Wyoming, instead of negotiating through official channels.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Haze|quotes=Haze/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Mirage)|transcription=How dare the Djinn try to circumvent official channels?}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Haze|quotes=Haze/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Mirage)|transcription=This isn't the way for the Djinn to get what they want.}}</ref>

Mirage wonders if Haze is in the ritual by her own will or under the [[OSIC]]'s orders.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|quotes=Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Haze)|transcription=The question remains-- was she acting alone or under orders?}}</ref>

== Character Interactions ==

* Mirage asks {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} for a tour of Columbia University.<ref name=":22">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Dynamo|number=2|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=Professor, would you be willing to give Nashala and I a tour of Columbia?|hero_quote2=Dynamo|quote2=It would be my pleasure.}}</ref>
* Mirage calls out {{PageRef|name=Abrams}} and {{PageRef|name=Calico}} for valuing money over duty.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Abrams|number=1}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Calico|number=1}}</ref>
* Mirage shows no mercy towards monsters like {{HeroIcon|Drifter}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Drifter): ''"I will always make time to stop men like you."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Lady Geist): ''"New York is a safer place with her dead."''</ref> and {{HeroIcon|Seven}}.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s in-game [[Mirage/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Seven): ''"Men like you have no place in this world."''</ref> 
* {{PageRef|name=Mina}}, {{PageRef|name=Silver}} and {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} want Mirage to "stop yelling about the Djinn".<ref name=":3">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|file=Viper kill mirage 03.mp3|transcription=Anything to stop that guy from yelling about the Djinn!}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{PageRef|name=Silver}}'s in-game [[Silver/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Mirage): ''"Won't have to hear that guy scream about the Djinn for a while."''</ref><ref name=":5">{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Mirage): ''"You don't have to yell everything, Jesus!"''</ref>
** {{HeroIcon|Billy}} likens Mirage to 'people who think having a dog is like having a personality' and also wants him to stop talking about the Djinn.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"You know those people who think havin’ a dog is the same as havin’ a personality? That’s Mirage and the Djinn. I get it, you have a lady in a bottle, stop talking about it!"''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Paige}} admires Mirage and says he "stepped out of every romance novel ever written".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm ally mirage pass on zipline 01.mp3|context=(pass Mirage on zipline)|transcription=That man stepped out of every romance novel ever written.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm kill mirage 01.mp3|context=(killed Mirage)|transcription=He was so noble.}}</ref> She thinks Mirage is better than {{HeroIcon|Shiv}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm kill shiv 02.mp3|context=(killed Mirage)|transcription=Eh, Mirage is better.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}, {{HeroIcon|Mina}} and {{HeroIcon|Seven}} respect Mirage for "knowing his place".<ref name=":03">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Lady Geist|number=3|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=Good help is hard to find. Nashala is lucky to have you.|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=It's an honor to serve her.|hero_quote3=Lady Geist|quote3=Oh, I like you.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Pass Mirage on Zipline): ''"Now there goes a man who knows his place."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Seven|number=1|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=So you are Nashala's pawn?|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=I serve at her pleasure, yes.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=It's so nice to work with someone who understands their place.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} attempts to flirt with Mirage,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Vyper|number=1|hero_quote1=Mirage|quote1=You smell of cheap cigarettes and cheaper morals.|hero_quote2=Vyper|quote2=Keep talkin' to me like that and I'm gonna lead you to a cheaper motel.}}</ref> and suggests [[wikipedia:DeKalb,_Illinois|DeKalb]] as a new home for the Djinn.<ref name=":1" />
* {{HeroIcon|Paradox}} and {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} think Mirage needs to "lighten up".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paradox}}'s in-game [[Paradox/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Mirage): ''"That guy needs to lighten up!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Mirage): ''"That guy needs to lighten up!"''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Billy}} and {{HeroIcon|Drifter}} think Mirage is handsome.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|transcription=Handsome prick.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Mirage|hero2=Drifter|number=1|hero_quote1=Drifter|quote1=Ritual's starting, pretty boy.}}</ref>

== Removed Lore ==

=== Neon Prime - Sandeep ===
In [[Neon Prime|''Neon Prime'']]'','' Mirage was named '''Sandeep'''.

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