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'''''Neon Prime''''' was an early development version of ''[[Deadlock]].'' It was created after ''[[Citadel]].''

The game was cancelled late in development and reworked into ''[[Shadowline]]'' and later ''Deadlock'', due to poor feedback from playtesters regarding its art style and setting.

[[File:Neon Prime HUD.png|alt=Neon Prime Early HUD|thumb|Neon Prime Early HUD]]

''Main article: [[Neon Prime lore]]''

''Neon Prime'' had a Cyberpunk sci-fi aesthetic featuring supernatural elements.

The game took place in an alien world called Fracture, a former prison planet that was taken over by inmates and turned into a tourism hotspot where crime is legal. The game matches were elections in the form of organized bloodsports in the city center, in which each team represented a mayor candidate.

The gameplay of ''Neon Prime'' was similar to ''Deadlock.'' 6 players on each side would use [[ziplines]] (then called ''hyperlines'') to traverse 4 lanes and fight [[Guardian|guardians]] and [[Walker|walkers]] to destroy an enemy boss called the [[Patron|Titan]]. The players would unlock ''tech'' (abilities) and use coins to buy [[Item|items]], called ''mods.'' In ''Neon Prime,'' the players had 6 item slots for each category instead of 4.

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File:Bebop doing a 3-hit combo.mp4|Neon Prime 3-hit combo

Note: A number of unused heroes currently accessible in-game via console commands, like [[Cadence]] or [[Rutger]], aren't listed here because there isn't enough evidence that they were created for ''Neon Prime''.

{| class="wikitable"

| [[Neon Prime lore#Akimbo|Akimbo]]|| Removed ||Was a robot gunslinger

| Astro || Became [[Holliday]] || Was in a relationship with '''Forge<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by forge 04.mp3|transcription=Astro is a lucky lady to be with someone like Forge.}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by forge 01.mp3|transcription=I see her at the Bear Pit every Thursday with Astro, that lady is a student of the game.}}</ref>'''

| Atlas || Became [[Abrams]] || Wore a jetpack. Was a time soldier of the [[Neon Prime lore#The Lost Battalion|Lost Battalion]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Chrono|file=Chrono killed by atlas 05.mp3|context=(killed by Atlas)|transcription=Maybe he wasn't making up all that 'time soldier' stuff after all.}}</ref>

| [[Neon Prime lore#Ballista|Ballista]]|| Removed || Was an anarchist artist and founder of the [[Neon Prime lore#The Wreckage Movement|Wreckage Movement]]. Used to be in a relationship with '''Lash<ref name=":2">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 01.mp3|context=(killed by Ballista)|transcription=It's fine. You know, lots of guys get the shit kicked out of them by their exes, right?}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash killed by ballista 04.mp3|context=(killed by Ballista)|transcription=Get it together, Lash! You're not gonna win them back by losing!}}</ref>'''

| [[Bebop]] || Stayed || Same as current model

|Became [[Wrecker]]

|

|Became [[Paradox]]

|Became [[Mo & Krill]]

|Became [[McGinnis]]

|Same as current model, was in a relationship with '''Astro<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />'''

|Became [[Seven]]

|

|[[Haze]]

|Original design was an alien with long ears. Was a [[Neon Prime lore#The Disciples of Creela|Disciple of Kreela]]

|Based on [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Heavy Heavy] from ''Team Fortress 2''

|Became [[Vindicta]]

|Had wings, was the leader of [[Neon Prime lore#Strike Team Endeavor|Strike Team Endeavor]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Chrono|file=Chrono_killed_by_hornet_05.mp3|transcription=Fighting the leader of Strike Team Endeavor was never gonna be easy.}}</ref>

|Became [[Infernus]]

|Was a man in an orange sci-fi uniform

|[[Kali]]

|Accessible via [[console commands]]

|Was a retired [[Bear Pit]] fighter.<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> Animations were reused for '''Ivy'''. '''[[Vyper|Vyper's]]''' model is currently based on Kali's

|[[Kelvin]]

|Had an astronaut suit that was reworked as '''Viscous'''' current model. Worked at a [[Neon Prime lore#854 Industrial Meat Management|meat-packing plant]]

|[[Lash]]

|Owned a [[Neon Prime lore#Lash's Dojo|dojo]], used to be in a relationship with '''Ballista<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />'''

|Became [[Warden]]

|The name was reused for [[Minor characters|Captain Murphy]] in Holliday's storyline. Was a [[Neon Prime lore#The Constables|Constable]] (robot police)

|Became [[Calico]]

|Had metallic implants in her head and arms

|Became [[Grey Talon]]

|Similar to current model, but used to be bald, had a long beard and wore goggles

|[[Shiv]]

|Stayed

|Same as current model, but with a red shirt and metallic arm

|Became [[Lady Geist]]

|Also known as '''Ghost'''. Was a man wearing a cape and hood and a member of the [[Neon Prime lore#The 8th Sun|Eighth Sun]]. Was related to '''Yamato'''

|Became [[Dynamo]]

|Also known as '''Jeong'''. Was an [[Neon Prime lore#Jeong's Dumplings and More|Asian chef]] and black market smuggler

|Synth

|Became [[Pocket]]

|Became [[Ivy]]

|Was a person wearing a red yokai mask

|[[Viscous]]

|Same as current model, portrait was a blowfish in a green suit

|[[Wraith]]

|Went through multiple iterations, including a woman with a purple arm and a magician with handcuffed hands and two ghost arms

|[[Yamato]]

File:Bebop Neon Prime.png|Bebop

File:Chrono card.png|Chrono

File:Digger hud psd.jpg|Digger

File:Forge Neon Prime.png|Forge

File:Gigawatt Neon Prime.png|Gigawatt

File:Gigawatt icon.png|Gigawatt

File:Haze v1.png|Haze

File:Haze v1 model Neon Prime.png|Haze

File:Hornet Neon Prime.png|Hornet

File:Inferno Neon Prime.jpg|Inferno

File:Inferno Neon Prime gameplay.jpg|Inferno

File:Hero neon prime Kali.png|Kali

File:Kelvin Neon Prime.png|Kelvin

File:Hero neon prime Kelvin.png|Kelvin

File:Lash Neon Prime.png|Lash

File:Nano card.png|Nano

File:Nano gameplay.png|Nano

File:Shiv Neon Prime.png|Shiv

File:Neon Prime Shiv gameplay.png|Shiv

File:Hero neon prime Spectre.png|Spectre

File:Hero neon prime Sumo.png|Sumo

File:Hero neon prime Tengu.png|Tengu

File:Viscous Neon Prime.png|Viscous

File:Hero neon prime Wraith.png|Wraith

File:Yamato Neon Prime.png|Yamato

File:Neon Prime Yamato.png|Yamato

File:Neon Prime Walker.png|Walker