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'''The Sapphire Flame''' is a [[Patron]], as well as the name of the [[Teams|Team]] led by her. [[The Amber Hand]] is her rival.
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{{Quotation|[https://www.playdeadlock.com/oldgods| Old Gods, New Blood Update]|Glass, steel and stone... Order and power where once there was none... The Archmother has always guided the founders' hands, and now it is time for them to welcome her home.|}}
'''The Archmother''' is a [[Patron]], as well as the name of her [[Teams|Team]]. Her followers are '''The Guided Hand'''. <ref>{{PageRef|name=Archmother}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Doorman start): ''"You honour the Guided Hand by standing with us today."''</ref> [[The Hidden King]] is her rival.


The Sapphire Flame has a feminine voice and is characterized by the color blue. Sapphire Flame's side of the [[map]] has white brick buildings and is labeled "Uptown".
The Archmother's herald is voiced by [[wikipedia:Debra_Wilson|Debra Wilson]].<ref name="DebraWilsonVoice">2024-08-26 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"[Sapphire Flame] is not Ellen [McLain], it's Debra Wilson"''</ref>


The Sapphire Flame is voiced by actress [[wikipedia:Debra_Wilson|Debra Wilson]].<ref>2024-08-26 - [[Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"[Sapphire Flame] is not Ellen [McLain], it's Debra Wilson"''</ref>
== Overview ==
The Archmother wears a broken mask that resembles the head of the [[wikipedia:Statue_of_Liberty|Statue of Liberty]], her form bound to a crystalline effigy burning with blue flames. She's characterized by the color blue. Her base is a museum with a [[wikipedia:Neoclassicism|Neoclassic]] aesthetic. Her side of the [[map]] has upper-class white brick buildings and is labeled "Uptown".


== Voice lines ==
The Archmother does not speak to the [[heroes]] directly. Instead, a herald speaks on her behalf.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Archmother}}'s in-game [[Viscous/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Viscous start): ''"Everyone looks at you and discounts your value, but not me, and not the Archmother. Complete the ritual, and let her help you."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Archmother}}'s in-game [[Drifter/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (ally Drifter killstreak): ''"Archmother... accept the gift that the Drifter has laid before us!"''</ref>


=== Match Start ===
Akin to the Hidden King, the Archmother's goals are unknown. According to {{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}, the Archmother has wanted to be summoned for "centuries".<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Generic|voice line]] (Hotel Guest taunt): ''"The Patrons have waited centuries to be summoned, they can wait a little longer."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Warden}} and his family believe the Patrons will "herald the end of humanity" if left unchecked.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Warden}}'s in-game [[Warden/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"The Patrons will herald the end of humanity if we let them."''</ref> It's implied that the Archmother wants to "usher in her new era".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Archmother}}'s in-game [[Graves/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (ally Graves killstreak): ''"Graves will usher us into the Archmother's new era!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Archmother}}'s in-game [[Celeste/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Celeste start): ''"Summon the Archmother, and usher in a new world with you by her side!"''</ref>
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|Detective Abrams. Summon me and I will relieve you of the Tome.
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|This is your chance to relieve yourself of the book's burden. Complete the ritual, Abrams. Summon me.
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|Abrams. Your strength will be a boon to your allies and a bane to your rivals.
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|Only you are strong enough to bear the Tome's weight, Detective Abrams. And soon you will be free of it.
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|Abrams, your team will count on your courage.
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| rowspan="7" |{{PageRef|Bebop}}
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|It's time, Bebop. Impose your will on them.
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|Your enemies will be cursing your name, Bebop.
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|You will strike fear in their hearts, Bebop.
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|It's time to fight for what you hold dear, Bebop.
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|Summon me, Bebop, and receive your heart's desire.
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|Only you can save her, Bebop. Summon me.
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|Your creator is counting on you, Bebop. Don't fail her.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Calico}}
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|You're a dangerous woman, Calico. But you're not the apex predator. Summon me and I can protect you.
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|Your past will catch up with you eventually, Calico. But if you complete the ritual, I can prevent that from happening.
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|You don't just have ambition. You have the means to execute on it. Summon me and reap your reward.
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|Your brilliance has gotten you far in life. But you have enough humility to know there are some things beyond even your considerable ability. Summon me, Calico, and together we will do great things.
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|You are not bound by morality. For you, there are no limits. Only opportunity. It's time to reach your full potential.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Dynamo}}
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|You've paid a terrible price for knowledge, Professor. But today, you can make things right.
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|Marla is counting on you, Professor. Don't let her down.
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|Your wife seeks to embrace flesh, not steel. Don't fail her. Don't fail yourself. Complete the ritual.
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|Professor, if it's knowledge you seek, I can provide it.
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|Professor, your allies will depend on you as you depend on them.
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| rowspan="10" |{{PageRef|Grey Talon}}
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|You've lived quite the life, Orion, but you still have time for one last adventure. Complete the ritual and transform from a man into a legend.
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|Your family is in peril, Orion, but you can save them. Summon me.
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|Grey Talon, your past has caught up with you. Complete the ritual and I can make things right.
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|Peace is never given to men like you, Talon. It is only borrowed. But if you summon me, I can make you whole.
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|Once you granted mercy, and now you suffer for it. Be ruthless. Complete the ritual, and find the peace you so richly deserve.
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|Talon, summon me and you will have your revenge.
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|Hathorne's disciples will answer for their crimes. Together we will make them suffer in ways unimaginable.
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|I hear your grandson cry from beyond. Don't fail him. Summon me.
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|The law could never provide justice, but I can. Complete the ritual, Talon, and know peace.
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|Even I do not have the power to bring back your family. But I can make the ones responsible pay! Summon me.
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| rowspan="6" |{{PageRef|Haze}}
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|Come, dreamwalker. Make history.
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|Haze, I know what you seek. Summon me and I shall provide it.
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|You've walked through countless dreams, Haze. It's time to live your own.
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|You sacrifice so much in the name of duty, but today you will be made whole.
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|You're more than a killer, Haze. You're not some tool to be discarded. Complete the ritual and let me help you.
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|Your service to your country is admirable, Haze, but it's time to fight for what you want.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Holliday}}
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|Holliday, your grandfather casts a long shadow, but you can eclipse him.
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|The eclipse is upon us, Holiday. Don't squander this opportunity.
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|You didn't come this far to fail now, Holiday. It's time to enact the ritual.
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|You hunt a monster, Holiday. Summon me and I will help you bring him to justice.
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|You're a long way from home, Holliday, but you're so close to finding the killer you seek. Complete the ritual and I will ensure your success.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Ivy}}
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|You're lost, Ivy. Directionless. But I see beyond what your heart wants. I see what you need. Summon me.
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|Once you were the savior of Spanish Harlem, and now you will be a savior to your allies.
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|I know how much you care for the Arroyos, and their future can be secured. All you need to do is complete the ritual.
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|Summon me, Ivy, and know that the Arroyos' kindness to you will be repaid tenfold.
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|Ivy, your flesh is stone, but your heart is ablaze. For some, such kindness would be they're downfall, but for you, it is the source of your strength.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Lady Geist}}
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|Oathkeeper hungers, Geist, and I can help you satiate him.
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|Lady Geist, your condition demands a permanent solution, summon me and let me help you.
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|The strength of Oathkeeper is nothing before the power of the patrons. Complete the ritual and earn my favor.
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|Your beauty need not fade, Geist. It's time to complete the ritual.
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|It is wise of you to turn to me for aid, Geist. You do your part and I will honor our covenant.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|McGinnis}}
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|McGinnis, your services are needed.
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|Come, McGinnis. Complete the ritual.
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|Fairfax Industries is wasting your talents, McGinnis. You deserve better. And I can provide that for you.
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|Your allies are counting on you, McGinnis. And I know you are ready to rise to the occasion.
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|McGinnis, your inquisitive mind and ingenuity is needed to complete the ritual.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Paradox}}
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|Paradox. Your legend will only grow once you summon me.
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|Paradox, you take what you want. Don't let them stop you from completing the ritual.
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|Your organization has quite the reputation to uphold, Paradox. Don't let them down.
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|Together, Paradox, we will enshrine your name in legend.
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|Fight on my behalf, Paradox, and tear them asunder!
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Seven}}
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|Your freedom, your life! All was taken from you, Seven. But, it can be restored.
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|You were punished for seeking knowledge. But history is not written in stone, Seven.
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|You wear your desire on your sleeve, Seven. And I can provide it to you.
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|Complete the ritual, Seven, and earn what was denied you.
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|Your destiny awaits, Seven. Complete the ritual.
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| rowspan="7" |{{PageRef|Shiv}}
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|Shiv, you are a marriage of style and substance. Summon me and earn your reward.
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|Complete the ritual, Shiv, and your kingdom will be built atop the bodies of your enemies.
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|[[File:Patron female ally shiv start 03.mp3|frameless]]
|You've been many things, Shiv. A brigand, a father, a killer. But if you summon me, I'll make you a king.
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|[[File:Patron female ally shiv start 04.mp3|frameless]]
|Shiv, the monster inside you is not the Beast, it is ambition. Complete the ritual and you will finally be sated.
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|A lifespan looking over your shoulder is no life at all. Summon me, Shiv, and know that your future is secure.
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|The Baxter Society is counting on you, Shiv. Don't fail your brothers.
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|[[File:Patron female ally shiv start 07.mp3|frameless]]
|I know you fear your brothers and sisters in the Baxter Society turning on you. But if you complete the Ritual, I can ensure you that never happens.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Vindicta}}
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|You were wronged, Vindicta. But together, we will make things right.
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|Hathorne's bloodline will pay for his sins. All you need to do is summon me.
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|You deserve your revenge, Vindicta, and today you will have it.
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|Complete the ritual, and the Friends of Humanity will fall before you.
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|Eighteen souls joined you in Salem, but today you will have your satisfaction.
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| rowspan="11" |{{PageRef|Viscous}}
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|The Deep is depending on you, Viscous, and you won't let them down.
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|You are new to the city, and already you understand the machinations of man. Summon me, and your dreams will become my cause.
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|Everyone looks at you and discounts your value, but not me. Complete the ritual, and let me help you.
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|Viscous, the needs of the Deep weigh on you. But soon you will complete the ritual, and that burden will be relieved.
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|So much glory awaits you once you summon me, Viscous.
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|The Adversary comes for your people, Viscous. But together we can save the Deep.
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|Viscous, soon your power will match your ambition.
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|They mock you, Viscous, but soon they will beg you for mercy.
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|Your dreams need not be dreams, Viscous. Complete the ritual, and you will have all you desire and more.
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|Only a fool will discount what you bring to the table, Viscous, but I see you for what you are.
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|[[File:Patron female ally viscous start 11 02.mp3|frameless]]
|Today you face a choice, Viscous. Do you want your life to be etched into history? Or remembered with the fondness of a bus driver you couldn't bother to learn the name of?
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|Your conviction is needed to complete the ritual, Warden.
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|Be fearless, Warden.
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|You've waited your whole life for this moment, Warden. Seize it.
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|Your will is stronger than you could ever know, Warden.
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|If you summon me, you will get the justice you seek, Warden.
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|Summon me and I will provide the answers you seek, Wraith.
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|[[File:Patron female ally wraith start 02.mp3|frameless]]
|I can help you find your father. Summon me.
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|Complete the ritual, Wraith, and I will give you answers.
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|[[File:Patron female ally wraith start 04.mp3|frameless]]
|You've donned your father's chains, Wraith. I hope it works out better for you than it did for him.
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|No more playing at magic, Wraith. The ritual must be completed.
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|Your business is thriving, Wraith. And still you yearn
for more. Summon me and I will help you find what you seek.
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|We're not so different. We both provide dreams in transactional fashion.
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|Despite your exterior, you know in your heart that the walls are closing in, that all you built is threatened. Complete the ritual and I will ensure your legacy is secure.
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|You live your life one step ahead of death. Let me provide the security you seek.
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|Your fortune is waiting for you, Wraith. Summon me.
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| rowspan="5" |{{PageRef|Wrecker}}
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|Wrecker. I know you hunger. Complete the ritual and be satiated.
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|You are no stranger to violence, Wrecker. I beg you, ply your trade once more and summon me.
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|You have been judged ever since you came to this plane. By your appearance, by your work, by your morals. But now is your time and no one will stop you.
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|The wise will leave you to your work, Wrecker. The foolish will die.
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|Today you will feast on the flesh of your enemies. Enjoy yourself, relish in it, and complete the ritual.
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== External links ==
The Doorman refers to the Archmother as '''City Mother'''.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|file=Doorman ping pre game 03.mp3|context=(pre-game ping)|transcription=How exciting to see City Mother and the Amber King once more!}}</ref> The bank behind Archmother's Yellow [[Walker]] is called "City Mother Bank".
 
The Hidden King's herald calls the Archmother a "tyrant".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Venator/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Venator start): ''"Venator, I know you have no love for the Hidden King, but the Archmother is a tyrant! And together, we can usurp her!"''</ref>
 
== 3D models ==
{{3D Model|Archmother}}
{{3D Model|Archmother Weak|alt_image=Archmother}}
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Archmother model.png|The Archmother
File:Archmother weak.png|The Archmother (Weakened)
File:The Archmother Stronghold.jpg|Archmother's base
File:Archmother art.png|Archmother artwork
File:Archmother name.png|Archmother typography
File:Archmother.png|Archmother icon
File:Sapphire Flame Patron.png|Old Sapphire Flame Patron
File:The guided hand.png|"The Guided Hand" unused typography
File:Archmother alt icon.png|Unused Archmother icon
File:Team2 bg psd.png|Unused Archmother Background
</gallery>
 
== Trivia ==
* The Archmother was originally named '''The Sapphire Flame''' prior to the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] update. She also referred to herself as '''Whisper in the Wind''' and '''Ambition's Spark''' in an unused voice line.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Sapphire Flame}}'s [[Sapphire Flame/Quotes|voice lines]]</ref> This is referenced in a [[Warden]] unselect line.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Warden|file=Warden_unselect_08.mp3|transcription=I won't act on behalf of Ambition Spark.}}</ref>


{{#ev:youtube|omKflbn1hf4|360|description=Sapphire Flame voice lines compilation}}


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