Pocket's motivation in the ritual is to stop their father, [[Maximilian Fairfax]],<ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Pocket start): ''"You've overcome much, Pocket, but to stop your father you'll need more power than you could imagine. Summon the Hidden King, and let him help you."''</ref><ref name=":3">{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"I think the worst part is that... my father would be more proud of me if I was trying to kill him rather than trying to stop him."''</ref> and to take control of [[Fairfax Industries]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Pocket start): ''"Only you can change Fairfax Industries for the better, Pocket. Complete the ritual and make the world a safer place."''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth killstreak high 01.mp3|transcription=I am the rightful heir of Fairfax Industries and it will be mine.}}</ref>
Pocket believes their father was behind their attempted assasination.<ref>{{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> Pocket wants to stop their father rather than kill him.<ref name=":3" /> Maximilian seems to know that Pocket survived, as in ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'', he asks {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}} if she knows where Pocket is.<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'']] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn_C9nQ_Ri0&t=1394s Chapter 5B]</ref> Pocket also does not trust their mother.<ref>[[Pocket/Quotes#Conversations|Pocket and Bebop conversation]]</ref>
{{HeroIcon|Calico}} was the assassin hired to kill Pocket, who survived because the bullet missed their heart.<ref>[[Pocket/Quotes#Conversations|Pocket and Calico conversations]]</ref> It's implied that Enchanter's Satchel also helped Pocket survive.<ref>{{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>{{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> 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 was betrothed to {{PageRef|name=Mina}}, implied to be due to an arranged marriage.<ref name=":1">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mina|file=Vampirebat kill synth 03.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I should have been a Fairfax.}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mina|file=Vampirebat kill synth 02.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=You ruined my life.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Mina start): ''"You may not be a Fairfax, but you are something greater. You are Mina Ha! The woman who heralds the Hidden King's arrival to this plane!"''</ref>
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> 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 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 likely has at least one younger sibling, as their background calls them the "eldest heir" to Fairfax Industries.
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. The statue also appears in Pocket's background in the hero select screen.
Pocket went to [[Blackmore Academy]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Pocket|hero2=Apollo|number=2|hero_quote1=Apollo|quote1=You went to Blackmore? (...) Sounds like you miss it.}}</ref>
== Character interactions ==
* Despite Pocket's desire to hide their true identity, the other characters seem to be aware of their background and refer to them as an "upstart",<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|file=Mirage ping see synth 02.mp3|transcription=The upstart is here!}}</ref> a "trust fund baby"<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Holliday|file=Astro_ping_see_pocket_02.mp3|transcription=I see the trust fund baby!}}</ref> and a "spoiled brat".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Infernus|file=Inferno ping see synth 02.mp3|transcription=I see that spoiled brat.}}</ref>
* Pocket loathes {{PageRef|name=McGinnis}} due to her work for Fairfax Industries.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed McGinnis): ''"You could've made the world a better place. Instead, you chose to do this."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (pass McGinnis on zipline): ''"Karma's coming for you, Maggie."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed McGinnis): ''"You're complicit, McGinnis."''</ref>
* Pocket thinks {{HeroIcon|Yamato}} would get along with their mother.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth kill yamato 02.mp3|context=(killed Yamato)|transcription=She would get along with my mother.}}</ref>
* Pocket dislikes {{PageRef|Wrecker}} and wants to dismantle Eldritch Tactical Solutions.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth ally wrecker killed in lane 01.mp3|context=(killed Wrecker)|transcription=I'm glad Wrecker's dead.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth kill wrecker 04.mp3|context=(killed Wrecker)|transcription=I'll dismantle ETS if it's the last thing I do.}}</ref>
* Pocket says {{PageRef|Vyper}} is more unstable than their parents<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth kill viper 04.mp3|transcription=She makes my parents look stable.}}</ref> and is relieved when she is killed, even when both are on the same team.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Ally Vyper Killed): ''"Someone finally killed Vyper!"''</ref>
* As the assassin hired to kill Pocket, {{HeroIcon|Calico}} enjoys "tying up loose ends" when she kills Pocket in-game.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 03.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I love tying up loose ends.}}</ref> She also mentions that Maximilian Fairfax will "have questions".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 04.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I'm sure Maximilian will have questions.}}</ref> Pocket, naturally, dislikes Calico for almost killing them.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Pocket|number=1|hero_quote1=Pocket|quote1=Go to Hell.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (ally Calico killed): ''"Calico got what she deserved!"''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Mina}} hates Pocket for "ruining her life", as their assassination meant Mina couldn't become a Fairfax.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Mina start): ''"You may not be a Fairfax, but you are something greater. You are Mina Ha! The woman who heralds the Hidden King's arrival to this plane!"''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} is Pocket's godfather. He recognizes Pocket and says he would have helped them if he knew they were alive. Pocket didn't tell Dynamo that they survived because they weren't sure if they could trust him.<ref name=":02">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Dynamo|hero2=Pocket|number=3}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Dynamo): ''"I knew I couldn't count on you."''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} recognises 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>
* {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} protected Pocket after their assassination, and they regard each other as family.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Mo & Krill|file=krill_kill_pocket_06.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=We protected you, Pocket, and you betrayed us!}}</ref><ref>[[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><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Pocket|file=Synth kill krill 04.mp3|context=(killed Mo & Krill)|transcription=I thought we were friends.}}</ref> They love each other.<ref>[[Mo & Krill/Quotes#Conversations|Mo & Krill and Pocket conversation 2]] - {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill|alt_name=Krill}}: ''"We love you too."''</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=Warden}} warns Pocket that their case will be their undoing.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Warden}}'s in-game [[Warden/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Pocket): ''"That case will be your undoing, Pocket."''</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>
Internal namesCodenames used for this hero in the game files:
Synth; Fairfax
Pocket is a Hero in Deadlock. With a powerful shotgun and highly mobile abilities, they thrive in close encounters. Channelling their magic briefcase to Barrage groups of enemies with spiritual bursts, Pocket may use their sentient cloak to teleport beside their targets and unload their shotgun; disappearing inside their Enchanter's Satchel to avoid return fire. In larger groups, they can unleash an Affliction to slowly eat away at their health, setting their enemies up for a devastating attack.
The eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, Arin "Pocket" Fairfax has been in hiding for over 5 years after a failed assassination attempt. Fearing for their life and wishing to chart their own path, the newly nicknamed Pocket has been keeping their original identity secret while investigating who had tried to kill them.
Channel to start launching projectiles that deal spirit damage and apply slow around their impact point. Projectiles that hit a hero grant Pocket increased damage that stacks. Casting while airborne will cause Pocket to float.
Casting AirDash or Flying Cloaking will not cancel Barrage.
Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday. Arin doesn't know who is trying to keep them from taking control of their parent's company... but in the avarice fueled viper's nest that is Fairfax Industries it could be anyone.
Taking on the name "Pocket", Arin desperately wants to keep their true identity a secret… not only for their own protection; but because they want to forge their own identity separate from their parents.
Pocket was named Synth in Neon Prime. They were later renamed to Fairfax.
Pocket is voiced by Greg Chun, who also voices Shiv.[11]
A possible inspiration for Pocket's kit is the hero 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.
Pocket's backstory and abilities have some similarities to the Biblical Plagues of Egypt: the death of the firstborn, the plague of frogs, and the pestilence (Affliction).
In Pocket's original model, their left hand had an eye tattoo on its back and a decayed skin tissue that glowed with the suitcase.
References
↑Pocket's backstory - "Arin Fairfax (...) has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday."
↑Mina's in-game voice line - "Stupid Arin with their stupid scarf and their stupid case and their stupid family!"
↑The Hidden King's in-game voice line (to Mina) - "Once you complete the ritual, Arin will realize their folly, and the other vampires, your worth."
↑Dynamo's in-game voice line - "They couldn't hide in that case forever!"
↑Vyper's in-game voice line - "Pocket spends five years in the gutter and all of a sudden wants to pretend like they're one of us? Heheh- Yeah."
↑Newscaster's in-game voice line (Winter skin unlocked) - "A street urchin in a Santa hat is making waves, as they spread holiday cheer throughout New York!"
57 Damage Per Second
Barrage
2s
4.5m
32s
spirit damage and apply 
slow around their impact point. Projectiles that hit a hero grant Pocket 
increased damage that stacks.
6%
x0.465
32
30
1.5s
Slow Duration
1
Flying Cloak
Disabled by Slowing Hex
Enchanter's Satchel
1.5s
Affliction
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Pocket portrait
Pocket icon
Pocket in-game render
Pocket select background
Pocket reference sheet
Pocket name typography
Pocket weapon - The Black Sheep
Previous Pocket portrait
Previous Pocket icon
Previous Pocket model
Pocket 2024 Winter skin
Synth model (Neon Prime)
Gloat portrait for Pocket.
Critical health portrait for Pocket.
Shiv.[11]
Pocket's backstory - "Arin Fairfax (...) has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday."
Mina's in-game voice line - "Stupid Arin with their stupid scarf and their stupid case and their stupid family!"
The Hidden King's in-game voice line (to Mina) - "Once you complete the ritual, Arin will realize their folly, and the other vampires, your worth."
Dynamo's in-game voice line - "They couldn't hide in that case forever!"
Vyper's in-game voice line - "Pocket spends five years in the gutter and all of a sudden wants to pretend like they're one of us? Heheh- Yeah."
Viscous's in-game voice line - "They had sad eyes."
Lady Geist's in-game voice line - "They looked familiar."
Paige's in-game voice line - "I think they wanted to be here less than me."
Victor's in-game voice line - "I don't even wanna know what they got in that case."
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