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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_gigawatt
| voice_actor = Oliver Vaquer<ref>[https://x.com/Oliver_Vaquer Oliver Vaquer's profile] on X</ref>
| release_date = April 24, 2024
| codenames = Gigawatt
}}

'''Seven''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. A visionary who aims to continuously grow his power, Seven excels in rapidly taking control of the battlefield by denying areas with Lightning Balls and Surging his gun to punish his foes for staying close together. After showing his enemies their place with Static Charge, Seven is free to discharge himself into a Storm Cloud and fry them like a microwave casserole.

It is unknown what actions led to Seven being imprisoned within [[Lost Whisper]]. However, Seven managed to turn what was meant to be his execution into the bloody murder of his captors. Finally free and waiting within the underbelly of the Cursed Apple, he wishes to reach "apotheosis" by completing [[Maelstrom|the ritual]].

== Abilities ==

{{Ability tabs
| name=Seven
| ability4_notes=
* Deals 50% damage to objectives.
}}

== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_gigawatt}}

== Background ==
{{Fates_Tale|gigawatt}}

=== Lore ===
Seven's motive and wish in the ritual is to achieve "apotheosis,"<ref name=":1">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Viscous|number=2|hero_quote1=Viscous|quote1=So what do you do?|hero_quote2=Seven|quote2=Strive for apotheosis.}}</ref> which means the glorification of a subject to divine level,<ref>[[wikipedia:Apotheosis|Wikipedia article on Apotheosis]] - ''"Apotheosis, also called divinization or deification, is the glorification of a subject to divine levels and, commonly, the treatment of a human being, any other living thing, or an abstract idea in the likeness of a deity."'' </ref> meaning that Seven wants to become a god, or gain godlike powers.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s in-game [[Seven/Quotes#Post-Game|voice line]] (post-game ping): ''"My ascension is nigh!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s in-game [[Seven/Quotes#Post-Game|voice line]] (post-game ping): ''"Look on the face of your new god!"''</ref> Seven believes he will become powerful enough for the [[Patron|Patrons]] to bow to him.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s in-game [[Seven/Quotes#Post-Game|voice line]] (post-game ping): ''"Soon, the Patrons will bow to me."''</ref> 

Seven claims he was imprisoned in [[Lost Whisper]] because he "offended small-minded simpletons with fragile egos".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Abrams|number=3|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=What did you do to end up in Lost Whisper?|hero_quote2=Seven|quote2=I offended small-minded simpletons with fragile egos.}}</ref> Seven implies getting caught and sent to Lost Whisper was part of his plan.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Infernus|number=3|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=What do I have to fear from an inept government?|hero_quote2=Infernus|quote2=Inept? They caught you before.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=Oh sure they did.}}</ref> How Seven survived the botched execution is unknown, but he seems to have died in the process, which could mean he's undead.<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (Taunt Seven): ''"Seven, your ambition got you killed once, why haven’t you learned your lesson?"''</ref>

Seven says he doesn't like murder, rather, he is "indifferent" to it.<ref name=":0">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Infernus|number=2}}</ref> He does enjoy letting fear sink into his victims, however.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s in-game [[Seven/Quotes#Static Charge|voice line]] (upgrade Static Charge): ''"It's important to let the fear sink in."''</ref>

Seven has done research on the [[Astral Gates]], and he credits {{PageRef|name=Dynamo|alt_name=Professor Dynamo}} as an influence in his work.<ref name=":3">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Dynamo|number=2|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=I'm a fan of your work, Professor.|hero_quote2=Dynamo|quote2=I am... flattered and horrified in equal measure.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=Your research into the Astral Gates paved the way for my own. In my rare moments of doubt, sometimes I even wonder if I would have become the man I am were it not for you.}}</ref> 

Seven mentions that he once loved someone.<ref name=":4">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Dynamo|number=1|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=I don't understand you, Professor. You've been bestowed a great gift, and you're willing to throw it all away for nothing.|hero_quote2=Dynamo|quote2=Easy words to say when you've never loved someone.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=No. Easy words to say when you have.}}</ref> According to the {{PageRef|name=Archmother}}, Seven had a "destiny" which his lover tried to steal.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Archmother|file=Patron female ally gigawatt start 05.mp3|context=(Seven start)|transcription=First, your destiny was denied to you. Then your lover tried to steal it for themselves. But now, with the Archmother's help, it can finally be yours.}}</ref>

On the run from the [[OSIC]], Seven currently lives in New York's old subway tunnels. He tells {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill}} he has "particular needs" regarding the creation of new tunnels.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Mo & Krill|number=2}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill}}'s in-game [[Mo & Krill/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Seven): ''"So that was the thing prowling our tunnels."''</ref>

Seven mentions that he had to "scurry with the rats since he was a child".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s in-game [[Seven/Quotes#Storm Cloud|voice line]] (upgrade Storm Cloud): ''"I've had to scurry with the rats since I was a child. Now they will be the ones who run."''</ref>

Seven can speak the [[Ixia|Ixian]] language.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Seven|quotes=Seven/Quotes#Enemies|transcription=Shioth valosh, Apollo.}}</ref><ref>2026-01-22 - ''@monstobusta'' and [[Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - Monsto: ''"Is Seven speaking Ixian?"'' Kaori: ''"yep"''</ref>

[[The New York Oracle]] reporter [[Minor characters|Allie Kincaid]] is writing a story on Seven.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Holliday|number=1 (VN)|hero_quote1=Holliday|quote1=How do you know Allie?|hero_quote2=Seven|quote2=You haven't heard? She's writing a story about me.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster_seasonal_headline_16.mp3|transcription=The Oracle's own Allie Kincaid teases that her next interview will be... electrifying!}}</ref>
== Character interactions ==

*Seven has a one-sided hatred towards {{HeroIcon|Kelvin}} for unknown reasons.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Seven|file=Gigawatt_kill_kelvin_05.mp3|context=(killed Kelvin)|transcription=It was always going to come down to you and me, Kelvin.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Kelvin|number=1}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Kelvin|number=2|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=Don't worry Kelvin, I won't let you die.|hero_quote2=Kelvin|quote2=Heh, I thought you hated me.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=I do. But if anyone is going to kill you, it's going to be me.}}
</ref> Kelvin thinks Seven "seems familiar".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Kelvin|file=Kelvin kill gigawatt 02.mp3|context=(killed Seven)|transcription=He seemed... familiar.}}</ref> Additionally, both Seven and Kelvin have an interest on researching Astral Gates.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Kelvin|quote=A famed adventuring scientist, Kelvin made it his life’s mission to explore and understand the unknowable. So naturally when rumors surfaced regarding an 8th astral gate hidden in the arctic, Kelvin couldn’t build an expedition team fast enough.}}</ref> When being healed by Kelvin, Seven is reminded of "old times".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Seven|file=Gigawatt_ally_kelvin_clutch_heal_02.mp3|context=(healed by Kelvin)|transcription=Like old times, eh Kelvin?}}</ref> Seven believes Kelvin has a bigger ego than {{HeroIcon|Lash}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Seven|file=Gigawatt kill lash 01.mp3|context=(killed Lash)|transcription=His ego is almost as big as Kelvin's.}}</ref>
** A likely possibility is that Seven is Kelvin's old friend [[Edrick|Ettrick]], who "vanished". {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} says Ettrick "caused a scene" at one of Kelvin's fundraisers.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Kelvin|hero2=Lady Geist|number=3|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=Whatever happened to your friend that cause a scene at your fundraiser? His name was... Edward? Edgar, something like that?|hero_quote2=Kelvin|quote2=Ettrick.|hero_quote3=Kelvin|quote3=I don't know. I tried to find him when I returned to New York, but it's like he's vanished.}}</ref> This is supported by one of Seven's lines to Kelvin that mirrors one of Kelvin's lines about Ettrick.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Kelvin|file=Kelvin revenge kill.mp3|context=(revenge kill)|transcription=If someone's going to kill me, it's going to be Ettrick, not you.}}</ref> Kelvin pushed Ettrick away due to his "ambition", which aligns with Seven's ambition to achieve apotheosis.<ref name=":6">{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Kelvin): ''"You pushed away Ettrick for his ambitions, yet remained a slave to your own."''</ref> Seven also believes that mentors "use the young to achieve glories they could not achieve on their own", possibly referring to Kelvin.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Graves|number=2|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=No, because mentors only teach what they want you to learn. They are craven and use the young to live glories they could not achieve on their own.}}</ref>
** According to {{PageRef|name=Rem}}, Seven smells like "evil s'mores".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Rem}}'s in-game [[Rem/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (killed Seven): "''He smells like evil s'mores.''"</ref> This contrasts Kelvin's scent of "nice s'mores."<ref>{{PageRef|name=Rem}}'s in-game [[Rem/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (killed Kelvin): "''He smells like nice s'mores.''"</ref>

* Seven has a strong conviction that exceptional magic users should use their powers, regardless of how others might judge them for it. He criticizes {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} for wanting to "throw away" the "great gift" of his star form,<ref name=":4" /> teases {{HeroIcon|Infernus}} for "putting on a muzzle" and "wasting" his powers,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Infernus|number=1|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=All your power, and you waste it as a bartender?}}</ref> criticizes {{PageRef|name=Celeste}} for masking her power at a sideshow,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Celeste|number=1|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=You mask your power in a circus sideshow. It's pathetic!}}</ref> and says {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}} is "wasting her brilliance" working for [[Fairfax Industries]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=McGinnis|number=1|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=All your brilliance is wasted toiling for Fairfax.}}</ref> 
** Seven respects {{HeroIcon|Ivy}} for "seeing the world as it was and deciding it was not acceptable to her".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Ivy|number=2|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=I respect you, Ivy.|hero_quote2=Ivy|quote2=I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=Nah, I mean it. You saw the world as it was and decided it was not acceptable to you. That's to be commended.}}</ref>
* Seven wants to commission {{HeroIcon|Paradox}} for a job.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=Paradox|number=3}}</ref>
* Seven knows that {{PageRef|name=The Doorman}} isn't normal and wants to uncover his secrets.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s in-game [[Seven/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed The Doorman): ''"I will know your secrets, Doorman!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s in-game [[Seven/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed The Doorman): ''"This is far from over, Doorman!"''</ref>
* Seven warns {{PageRef|name=Graves}} that her mentor is using her to "live glories they could not achieve on their own".<ref name=":02">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Graves|hero2=Seven|number=2}}</ref> He also warns Graves that the path she's on will eventually get her killed. Seven warns Graves because he "hates to see talent wasted".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Graves|hero2=Seven|number=1}}</ref>
* Seven warns {{PageRef|name=Rem}} to stay away from anyone who mentions the [[OSIC]], claiming that they won't help Rem get home.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Rem|hero2=Seven|number=3|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=Listen to me. If the ritual fails and you are on your own, stay away from anyone who mentions the OSIC!|hero_quote2=Rem|quote2=Why?|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=They will not help you get home. Trust me.}}</ref> Rem finds Seven scary.<ref>[[Rem/Quotes|Rem and Seven Conversation 1]]</ref>
* When on the same team, Seven teases {{HeroIcon|Haze}} for working alongside him and asks how soon will they start fighting each other once the [[The Ritual|ritual]] is over.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Seven|number=2|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=Do your superiors know you're helping me?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=We're not having this conversation.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=Aw, struck a nerve?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Seven|number=3}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}} offers help to remove Seven's headgear.<ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Seven|hero2=McGinnis|number=2}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Paradox}} is aware of Seven's safehouse in the tunnels and threatens to reveal their location.<ref>[[Paradox/Quotes#Conversations|Seven & Paradox Conversation 2]] - {{PageRef|name=Paradox}}: ''"What is it worth it to you to have your safehouses location... Not exposed?"''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=Paige}} swears she won't let her brother turn out like Seven.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Paige): ''"I won't let my brother end up like you, Seven!"''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=The Doorman}} thinks Seven is more delusional than {{PageRef|name=Lash}}.<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Seven): ''"And people say Lash is delusional!"''</ref>

== Update history ==
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== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Seven card.png|Seven portrait
File:Seven MM.png|Seven icon
File:Seven Render.png|Seven in-game render
File:Seven Reference Sheet.png|Seven reference sheet
File:Seven name.png|Seven name typography
File:Seven Weapon.png|Seven weapon - Cold Calculus
File:Seven card old.png|Previous Seven portrait
File:Seven icon old.png|Previous Seven icon
File:Seven concept art 2.png|Seven art
File:Seven winter.jpg|Seven 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Seven concept art.png|Seven concept art
File:Seven vertical old.png|Temporary Seven portrait
File:Gigawatt Neon Prime.png|Gigawatt portrait ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Gigawatt icon.png|Gigawatt icon (Neon Prime)
File:Training Bots Easy.png|Gigawatt in Neon Prime menu art
File:Seven Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Seven.
File:Seven Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Seven.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Seven was named '''Gigawatt''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''.
* Seven originally had kill lines towards {{PageRef|name=Paradox}} that implied he wanted to take over the Paradox Organisation.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s removed [[Seven/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Paradox): ''"Your organization will be mine, Paradox."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Seven}}'s removed [[Seven/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Paradox): ''"Paradox needs a new leader."''</ref> These lines were removed in the [[Update:January 22, 2026|Old Gods, New Blood]] update.
* Seven<nowiki/>'s chestplate has numbers that form a [[wikipedia:Japanese_wordplay#Goroawase|Gorowase]], a form of Japanese wordplay with numbers. 4279 can be read as Shi (4) Ni (2) Na (7) Ku (9) = Shininaku (死になく), or "Become unkillable" (rough translation).
* Seven<nowiki/>'s name may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Numerology|Numerology]], in which the number 7 is associated with spirituality and the search for knowledge.<ref>Numerology.com - ''[https://www.numerology.com/articles/about-numerology/single-digit-number-7-meaning/ The Meaning of Number 7 in Numerology]''</ref>
* Seven<nowiki/> was the only hero with a limping animation which played when he was low on health. This has since been removed.
* "Plotting in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Seven<nowiki/> in the [[Hideout]].
* Seven's character select line ''"With these hands I will destroy, and with these hands I will rebuild"'' is <nowiki/>a quote from the song ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgGYwXYt3J0 The Good Doctor]'' by The Protomen.

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