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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 negative feedback from playtesters regarding its art style and setting. ''Neon Prime'' reportedly had issues of poor visibility due to the heavy use of neon lights in VFX and models.<ref>{{YouTubeCite|OJ-fXZtrS-4|Valve's Playtesters Hated This Game (and it got canceled...)}}</ref>

''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 8 universal slots.

Killing the [[Mid-Boss]] gave you the ability to immediately respawn after the player's [[death]], as can be heard in the unused tutorial voice line from the Deadlock files.

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

| Atlas || Became {{HeroIcon|Abrams}} || Wore a jetpack. Was a time soldier of the [[Neon Prime lore#The Lost Battalion|Lost Battalion]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paradox|alt_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>'''

| {{HeroIcon|Bebop}} || Stayed || Same as current model

|Added to [[Hero Labs]] as {{HeroIcon|Wrecker}} and later removed

| Mostly unchanged backstory

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

| Wanted to build a criminal empire

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

|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>

|Was an android in an orange sci-fi uniform affiliated with [[Neon Prime lore#The Midnight Robo Rally|The Midnight Robo Rally]]

|Removed (previously accessible via 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

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

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

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

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

|Similar to current model, but used to have a red shirt, rocket boots and a metallic arm. Was a member of [[Neon Prime lore#The Meakashi|The Meakashi]]

|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'''

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