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== Background == | == Background == | ||
{{Fates_Tale|synth}} | {{Fates_Tale|synth}} | ||
[[File:Walter fairfax.PNG|thumb|177x177px|Walter Fairfax statue]] | |||
=== Lore === | === Lore === | ||
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Pocket expresses regret for killing most of their enemies and say they only chose violence as a last resort.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Pocket_unselect_09.mp3|transcription=There has to be a better way than violence.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth killstreak mid 01.mp3|transcription=Please give up, don't make me kill you.}}</ref> | Pocket expresses regret for killing most of their enemies and say they only chose violence as a last resort.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Pocket_unselect_09.mp3|transcription=There has to be a better way than violence.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth killstreak mid 01.mp3|transcription=Please give up, don't make me kill you.}}</ref> | ||
A statue of Walter Fairfax, presumably an ancestor of Pocket, can be found in the garden behind the [[Baroness Hotel]]. Walter is depicted as an old man with frogs crawling over his legs. | |||
== Character interactions == | == Character interactions == | ||
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* Pocket was named '''Synth''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''. They were later renamed to '''Fairfax'''. | * Pocket was named '''Synth''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''. They were later renamed to '''Fairfax'''. | ||
* Pocket is voiced by '''Greg Chun''', who also voices [[Shiv]].<ref name=":4">{{YouTubeCite|1=https://youtu.be/cB8SgHZF1GQ?t=229|2=Greg's top 100 Voiceover roles 2025}}</ref> | * Pocket is voiced by '''Greg Chun''', who also voices [[Shiv]].<ref name=":4">{{YouTubeCite|1=https://youtu.be/cB8SgHZF1GQ?t=229|2=Greg's top 100 Voiceover roles 2025}}</ref> | ||
* Pocket | * A possible inspiration for Pocket's kit is the hero [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Puck Puck] from ''Dota 2''. Besides having similar names, both Pocket and Puck have the abilities to send a slow moving projectile that damages enemies and that they can teleport to, deal AOE burst damage, and become invulnerable for a short time by going into hiding. | ||
* "Sulking in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Pocket in the [[Hideout]]. | * "Sulking in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Pocket in the [[Hideout]]. | ||
* Pocket's backstory and abilities have some similarities to the Biblical [[wikipedia:Plagues_of_Egypt|Plagues of Egypt]]: the death of the firstborn, the plague of frogs, and the pestilence (Affliction). | |||
== References == | == References == | ||