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{{Quotation|[[Mirage]]|The Raven flies no more.
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'''Raven''' is an unreleased [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]'', a Russian operative seeking to re-corporealize Catherine the Great by using cunning and tactics to outwit his opponents. Raven Blindsides his enemies with concussion grenades, launching into the air with an Umbrella maneuver to continue blasting and shooting his target with a bonus for shooting them in the back. Against multiple foes, Raven activates his Revelation relic to punish them for looking in his direction, Cursing those who look too long in the process.

As the Spymaster of the Soviet Empire, "The Raven" has sought every scrap of ancient writing, artifacts, and history in an effort to give the specter of Catherine the Great a body once more. In the [[Cursed Apple]], the [[Patron]]s offer him the best chance to achieve his goal. 

Raven was added to [[Hero Labs]] on [[Update:December 6, 2024|December 6, 2024]], and removed from the game when the mode was discontinued on [[Update:August 18, 2025|August 18, 2025]]. 

== Weapon ==
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== Abilities ==
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== Update history ==
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== Backstory ==
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=== Lore ===
Raven carries a [[wikipedia:Canopic_jar|canopic jar]], used by ancient Egyptians to store the soul of the dead in the mummification process.<ref name=":0" /> It is used in his ultimate.

Raven mentions [[wikipedia:Grigori_Rasputin|Rasputin]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 08.mp3|transcription=Rasputin had best not meddle in my plans.}}</ref> and the [[wikipedia:House_of_Romanov|Romanovs]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 09.mp3|transcription=The Romanovs don't take kindly to failure.}}</ref>

Raven hopes the [[OSIC]] will be cooperative to his plans.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 05.mp3|transcription=Hopefully the OSIC will be cooperative.}}</ref>

== Character Interactions ==

* Both Raven and {{HeroIcon|Paradox}} claim to be in possession of the Tome of Anubis. {{HeroIcon|Wraith}} says she thought the Tome was at [[wikipedia:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art|the Met]].<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 04.mp3|transcription=I have the Canopic Jar, I have the Tome of Anubis. All I need to do now is summon the Patron.}}</ref><ref>[[Paradox/Quotes#Conversations|Paradox and Wraith conversation]]</ref>
** At some point, the Tome of Anubis was reportedly seen in New York's black market.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_23.mp3|transcription=The Tome of Anubis, once thought lost to the sands of time, was reportedly spotted here in New York's black market. For this story and more pick up your copy of The New York Oracle today!}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Calico}} knows Raven and likes him.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 02.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 01.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=He was fun.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Mirage}} has met Raven before<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|file=Mirage kill operative 04.mp3|transcription=We meet again, Raven.}}</ref> and mentions a conflict between the Soviet Empire and the Djinn.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mirage|file=Mirage kill operative 01.mp3|transcription=There will be no reconciliation between the Soviet Empire and the Djinn.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Holliday}} finds Raven handsome.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Holliday|file=Astro kill operative 02.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=You don't look so handsome with a bullet in you, do ya?}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Raven card.png|Raven portrait
File:Raven MM.png|Raven icon
File:Raven Render.png|Raven in-game render
File:Raven Reference Sheet.png|Raven reference Sheet
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Raven is referred to in the files as '''Operative'''. He also appears by that name  in-game when using the "Force English names" setting, as the file used for that setting hasn't been updated.
* The name "Soviet Empire" may be considered an oxymoron in the real world, as the word "[[wikipedia:Soviet_(council)|soviet]]" defines socialist worker councils that were opposed to the [[wikipedia:Russian_Empire|Russian Empire]]. However, the literal meaning of the word before the [[wikipedia:Russian_Revolution|Russian Revolution]] was just "council".<ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_Americana_(1920)/Soviet The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Soviet] on Wikisource - ''"SOVIET (pron. sävyet'), a Russian word signifying council, advice, harmony, concord; sovietnik = councillor. Under the old régime the Tsar's Council of Ministers was called the 'Soviet of Ministers,' but the term has been invested with a new meaning since the Russian Revolution of March 1917."''</ref> It is currently unclear how much the Soviet Empire diverges from the real world [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]] in the ''[[Deadlock]]'' [[Storyline|timeline]].

== References ==
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