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The Shopkeeper is voiced by Jason Keller,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref> who also voices the [[The New York Oracle|Newscaster]]. | The Shopkeeper is voiced by Jason Keller,<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref> who also voices the [[The New York Oracle|Newscaster]]. | ||
== Lore == | |||
The Shopkeeper has a wife and kid, implying that he has a mortal body.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Generic voice lines|voice line]] (buys Weapon item): ''"I got one of those for the missus. Big fan!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Generic voice lines|voice line]] (buys Spirit item): ''"I won't lie, I don't know what that does, but my kid says all the mystics are buying it!"''</ref> The Shopkeeper's kid is implied to be old enough to go to Columbia College.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Hero-Specific voice lines|voice line]] (Dynamo buys T4 item): ''"Okay, so how does this work? I sell you guns, you get my kid through admissions…?"''</ref> | |||
The Shopkeeper is a big fan of the [[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knickerbockers]] basketball team and dislikes their rivals, the [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Celtics]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s unused [[Shopkeeper#Removed and unused voice lines|voice line]] (Trapper buys T4 item): ''"Go Knicks!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s removed [[Shopkeeper#Removed and unused voice lines|voice line]] (Wrecker buys T4 item): ''"Any fan of the Knickerbockers is a friend of mine."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Winter event 2025|voice line]] (Lash buys T4 item during Winter update): ''"Lash, even a Celtics fan deserves to have a happy holiday."''</ref> While a fan of the Knickerbockers, it's implied that the Shopkeeper broke the legs of a Knickerbocker player for owing him money.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Generic voice lines|voice line]] (buys Spirit item): ''"Bought that off a Knickerbocker that was about to get his legs broken."''</ref><ref>[[The New York Oracle|Newscaster headline 38]]: ''"Late last night: Nathan Vice, the centre for the Knickerbockers was found with their legs broken. Reports that it involved a gambling debt to a Madison Avenue curio shop owner have yet to be substantiated."''</ref> | |||
The Shopkeeper plays in {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s weekly poker games, although he needs permission from his wife to play.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Hero-Specific voice lines|voice line]] (Wraith buys T4 item): ''"I don’t suppose you know what lines you’re settin‘ for next weeks game?"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Winter event 2025|voice line]] (Wraith buys T4 item during Winter update): ''"The New Year's game still on? Cause the missus gave me the okay."''</ref> He describes himself as a "degenerate gambler".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Hero-Specific voice lines|voice line]] (Wraith buys T4 item): ''"From one degenerate gambler to another: Good luck."''</ref> Wraith also has a marker on him.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Winter event 2025|voice line]] (Wraith buys T4 item during Winter update): ''"What do you say you forgive a marker for the holidays?"''</ref> | |||
The Shopkeeper has been robbed by {{PageRef|name=Vyper}} in the past.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Hero-Specific voice lines|voice line]] (Vyper buys T4 item): ''"Oh my god, you're actually spending money instead of robbing me!"''</ref> Despite this, he still likes Vyper and considers her "his kind of scumbag".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Winter event 2025|voice line]] (Vyper buys T4 item during Winter update): ''"You're my kind of scumbag, V. Happy holidays!"''</ref> | |||
The Shopkeeper dislikes Santa Claus.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Shopkeeper}}'s in-game [[Shopkeeper#Purchasing items|voice line]] (buys Weapon item during Winter update): ''"You see Santa, you give that son of a bitch what's comin' to him."''</ref> | |||
== Voice lines == | == Voice lines == | ||