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{{HeroIcon|Calico}} was the assassin hired to kill Arin, who survived because the bullet missed their heart.<ref>[[Pocket/Quotes#Conversations|Pocket and Calico conversations]]</ref> It's implied that {{AbilityIcon|Enchanter's Satchel}} also helped Arin survive.<ref name=":10">{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enchanter's Satchel|voice line]] (upgrade Enchanter's Satchel): ''"It saved my life before, and it will do it again."''</ref><ref name=":11">{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enchanter's Satchel|voice line]] (upgrade Enchanter's Satchel): ''"This is how I stayed alive all these years."''</ref> After the assassination attempt, Arin was protected by {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}}<ref name=":5">{{VoiceLineCite|Mo & Krill|file=krill_kill_pocket_06.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=We protected you, Pocket, and you betrayed us!}}</ref><ref name=":6">[[Mo & Krill/Quotes#Conversations|Mo & Krill and Pocket conversation 1]] - {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill|alt_name=Krill}}: ''"We weren't going to let you do this alone. (...) I know. That's why we're facing it as a family."''</ref> and cut ties with all people from their past life, as they didn't know who could be trusted.<ref name=":02">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Dynamo|hero2=Pocket|number=3}}</ref> Taking up a new identity as "Pocket", Pocket tries their best to hide their identity, but hasn't given up on their expensive jacket.<ref name=":0" /> Some time after the assassination, Pocket left New York before returning to participate in the ritual.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Pre-Game|voice line]] (pre-game ping): ''"New York got a lot more intense than I remembered."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket): ''"Pocket, you were doomed the moment you returned to New York."''</ref> Pocket is 23 years old at the time of the ritual.<ref name=":12" /> | {{HeroIcon|Calico}} was the assassin hired to kill Arin, who survived because the bullet missed their heart.<ref>[[Pocket/Quotes#Conversations|Pocket and Calico conversations]]</ref> It's implied that {{AbilityIcon|Enchanter's Satchel}} also helped Arin survive.<ref name=":10">{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enchanter's Satchel|voice line]] (upgrade Enchanter's Satchel): ''"It saved my life before, and it will do it again."''</ref><ref name=":11">{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enchanter's Satchel|voice line]] (upgrade Enchanter's Satchel): ''"This is how I stayed alive all these years."''</ref> After the assassination attempt, Arin was protected by {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}}<ref name=":5">{{VoiceLineCite|Mo & Krill|file=krill_kill_pocket_06.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=We protected you, Pocket, and you betrayed us!}}</ref><ref name=":6">[[Mo & Krill/Quotes#Conversations|Mo & Krill and Pocket conversation 1]] - {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill|alt_name=Krill}}: ''"We weren't going to let you do this alone. (...) I know. That's why we're facing it as a family."''</ref> and cut ties with all people from their past life, as they didn't know who could be trusted.<ref name=":02">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Dynamo|hero2=Pocket|number=3}}</ref> Taking up a new identity as "Pocket", Pocket tries their best to hide their identity, but hasn't given up on their expensive jacket.<ref name=":0" /> Some time after the assassination, Pocket left New York before returning to participate in the ritual.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Pre-Game|voice line]] (pre-game ping): ''"New York got a lot more intense than I remembered."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket): ''"Pocket, you were doomed the moment you returned to New York."''</ref> Pocket is 23 years old at the time of the ritual.<ref name=":12" /> | ||
Pocket believes that their father, Maximilian Fairfax, was behind their attempted | Pocket believes that their father, Maximilian Fairfax, was behind their attempted assassination.<ref name=":13">{{VoiceLineCite|Pocket|file=pocket_select_04.mp3|transcription=My father's gift for my 18th birthday was a bullet to the chest. Today is my chance to say 'thank you'.}}</ref> Around the time of their assassination, Pocket took their suitcase from their father.<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" /> Pocket's magical suitcase, while powerful, was never meant to be used as a weapon,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Barrage|voice line]] (upgrade Barrage): ''"This was never supposed to be a weapon."''</ref> and Pocket is trying to keep their suitcase away from Maximilian.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Pocket|file=pocket_select_02.mp3|transcription=I'll do whatever it takes to keep this case from my father.}}</ref> | ||
Pocket likely has at least one younger sibling, since they're described as the "eldest heir" to Fairfax Industries.<ref name=":12" /> | Pocket likely has at least one younger sibling, since they're described as the "eldest heir" to Fairfax Industries.<ref name=":12" /> | ||
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=== [[Maximilian Fairfax]] and Pocket's mother === | === [[Maximilian Fairfax]] and Pocket's mother === | ||
Pocket believes their father, Maximilian Fairfax, was behind their attempted | Pocket believes their father, Maximilian Fairfax, was behind their attempted assassination.<ref name=":13" /> Pocket wants to stop their father rather than kill him, although Pocket believes that Maximilian would rather Pocket try to kill him.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
Pocket dislikes their parents and is ashamed of their family's name.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":15" /><ref name=":14" /> While trapped in the [[Baroness Hotel]], Pocket is taunted by {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}} who tells Pocket that they have no home and that their parents wanted Pocket dead.<ref>{{HeroIcon|The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Pocket): ''"Arin, your mother and father love you, and would be glad to see you come ho-... [Breaks into laughter] Sorry, I tried, but I couldn’t keep a straight face, you have no home."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Pocket): ''"Why couldn’t you have just died, like your family wanted? It would have saved us a lot of trouble."''</ref> Pocket believes their father is "not a good man",<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Dynamo|number=2}}</ref> and their mother "isn't worth saving" and didn't mourn Pocket's death,<ref name=":4">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Bebop|number=1|hero_quote1=Pocket|quote1=You're fighting to save your mom, right?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=That's right.|hero_quote3=Pocket|quote3=Hah, it must be nice having a mother worth saving.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Bebop)|transcription=He's lucky. At least he has a mother who'll mourn him.}}</ref> and compares her to {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}.<ref name=":16" /> | Pocket dislikes their parents and is ashamed of their family's name.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":15" /><ref name=":14" /> While trapped in the [[Baroness Hotel]], Pocket is taunted by {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}} who tells Pocket that they have no home and that their parents wanted Pocket dead.<ref>{{HeroIcon|The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Pocket): ''"Arin, your mother and father love you, and would be glad to see you come ho-... [Breaks into laughter] Sorry, I tried, but I couldn’t keep a straight face, you have no home."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Pocket): ''"Why couldn’t you have just died, like your family wanted? It would have saved us a lot of trouble."''</ref> Pocket believes their father is "not a good man",<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Dynamo|number=2}}</ref> and their mother "isn't worth saving" and didn't mourn Pocket's death,<ref name=":4">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Bebop|number=1|hero_quote1=Pocket|quote1=You're fighting to save your mom, right?|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=That's right.|hero_quote3=Pocket|quote3=Hah, it must be nice having a mother worth saving.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Bebop)|transcription=He's lucky. At least he has a mother who'll mourn him.}}</ref> and compares her to {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}.<ref name=":16" /> | ||
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* When Pocket was younger, they idolized {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Kelvin)|transcription=I idolized him when I was younger.}}</ref> | * When Pocket was younger, they idolized {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Kelvin)|transcription=I idolized him when I was younger.}}</ref> | ||
* Pocket used to be a big fan of {{PageRef|name=Paradox}},<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=I used to be a big fan!}}</ref> but now sees her as "just another rich asshole".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=You can dress up however you want but at the end of the day, you're just another rich asshole.}}</ref> | * Pocket used to be a big fan of {{PageRef|name=Paradox}},<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=I used to be a big fan!}}</ref> but now sees her as "just another rich asshole".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=You can dress up however you want but at the end of the day, you're just another rich asshole.}}</ref> | ||
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} | * {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} recognizes Pocket, but mistakes them for a street urchin. She thinks Pocket's jacket is stolen.<ref name=":0">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Lady Geist|number=3|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=That jacket is a Kelsey Evans. There's no way someone like you could afford it. Who did you rob?}}</ref> | ||
* {{PageRef|name=Bebop}} offers Pocket a place to stay after the ritual.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Bebop|number=2|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=Pocket. I don't mean to pry, but... if after the ritual, you need a place to stay...|hero_quote2=Pocket|quote2=That's... very kind of you Bebop, but I'm fine.}}</ref> | * {{PageRef|name=Bebop}} offers Pocket a place to stay after the ritual.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Bebop|number=2|hero_quote1=Bebop|quote1=Pocket. I don't mean to pry, but... if after the ritual, you need a place to stay...|hero_quote2=Pocket|quote2=That's... very kind of you Bebop, but I'm fine.}}</ref> | ||
* {{PageRef|name=Graves}}, {{PageRef|name=Paradox}} and {{PageRef|name=Yamato}} want Pocket's case.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Graves}}' in-game [[Graves/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket): ''"Give me the case, Pocket!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Paradox}}'s in-game [[Paradox/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket): ''"I want that case, Pocket!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket (translated)): ''"I want that case."''</ref> | * {{PageRef|name=Graves}}, {{PageRef|name=Paradox}} and {{PageRef|name=Yamato}} want Pocket's case.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Graves}}' in-game [[Graves/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket): ''"Give me the case, Pocket!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Paradox}}'s in-game [[Paradox/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket): ''"I want that case, Pocket!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket (translated)): ''"I want that case."''</ref> | ||
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* {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}} believes her life was harder than Pocket's,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vindicta|quotes=Vindicta/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=Yes, yes, you had it so hard.}}</ref> while Pocket believes her rage is misguided.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=You don't want to change the world. You just want to watch it burn!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=You mistake rage for having a vision.}}</ref> | * {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}} believes her life was harder than Pocket's,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vindicta|quotes=Vindicta/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=Yes, yes, you had it so hard.}}</ref> while Pocket believes her rage is misguided.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=You don't want to change the world. You just want to watch it burn!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|quotes=Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=You mistake rage for having a vision.}}</ref> | ||
* According to {{HeroIcon|Rem}}, Pocket's clothes smell like the sewer.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|file=Familiar kill synth 03.ogg|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=Your clothes smell like the sewer.}}</ref> | * According to {{HeroIcon|Rem}}, Pocket's clothes smell like the sewer.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|file=Familiar kill synth 03.ogg|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=Your clothes smell like the sewer.}}</ref> | ||
* {{HeroIcon|Ivy}}, {{HeroIcon|Rem}}, and {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} like Pocket's scarf.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|quotes=Ivy/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I like your scarf!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Enemies|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I like your scarf.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vyper|quotes=Vyper/Quotes#Hero-Specific_Voice_Lines|context=(pass Pocket on zipline)|transcription=I don't know how, but they can really pull off a scarf.}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Synth.png|thumb|134x134px|''Neon Prime's'' Synth]] | [[File:Synth.png|thumb|134x134px|''Neon Prime's'' Synth]] | ||
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In late ''[[Neon Prime]]''/''[[Shadowline]]'', Pocket was named '''Synth''' and was later named '''Fairfax'''. Synth's model was a modified version of ''Team Fortress 2'''s [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Scout Scout] with {{HeroIcon|Holliday}}'s head. | In late ''[[Neon Prime]]''/''[[Shadowline]]'', Pocket was named '''Synth''' and was later named '''Fairfax'''. Synth's model was a modified version of ''Team Fortress 2'''s [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Scout Scout] with {{HeroIcon|Holliday}}'s head. | ||
Synth/Fairfax was trying to take over Fairfax Industries, | Synth/Fairfax was trying to take over Fairfax Industries, similarly to Pocket.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Haze}}'s removed [[Haze/Quotes#Enemy - Neon Prime|voice line]] (killed Fairfax): ''"You'll never take over your fathers company."''</ref> However, characters were a lot more hostile towards Fairfax and often mentioned that they were "disowned".<ref>{{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}'s removed [[Lady Geist/Quotes#Enemies - Neon Prime|voice line]] (killed Fairfax): ''"Your parents were wise to disown you."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}}'s removed [[Mo & Krill/Quotes#Neon Prime - Enemies|voice line]] (killed Fairfax): ''"No wonder their father disowned them."''</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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