Pocket is a Hero in Deadlock. Having to fight in the Ritual for the chance to stop their father, Pocket prefers to fight up close thanks to their powerful shotgun and highly mobile abilities. Opening their magic briefcase to Barrage groups of enemies with spiritual bursts, Pocket may use their Flying Cloak to teleport beside their targets and unload their shotgun; disappearing inside their Enchanter's Satchel to avoid return fire. When surrounded by enemies, Pocket 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 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.
A possible inspiration for Pocket is the hero Puck from Dota 2. Beyond their similar names, both heroes share key mechanics: launching a slow-moving projectile they can teleport to, dealing AoE burst damage, and gaining brief invulnerability by going into hiding.
Pocket was originally named Synth. They were later renamed to Fairfax.
Pocket is voiced by Greg Chun, who also voices Shiv.[21]
"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."
↑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."
↑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!"
