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{{Quotation|[[Drifter]]|I'll never pretend to understand The Deep!||Drifter_kill_viscous_02.mp3}}

'''The Deep''' is an underwater location within the depths of the [[wikipedia:Bermuda_Triangle|Bermuda Triangle]]. It is connected to [[Outer Planes]] via an [[Astral Gates|Astral Gate]].

== Summary ==
Described as a shadowline nexus deep below the Atlantic Ocean, the Deep is an underwater habitat where an Astral Gate resides.<ref name=":0" /> As the Deep is deep underwater, the surface world doesn't interact with it much, making its culture significantly different from the surface.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Viscous}}' in-game [[Viscous/Quotes#Post-Game|voice line]] (post-game ping): ''"You're all welcome in the Deep, but you'd probably drown."''</ref>

{{HeroIcon|Viscous}} is a denizen of the Deep.<ref name=":0">{{PageRef|name=Viscous}}' background</ref> The [[Magical creatures#Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]] also came from the Deep's Astral Gate.<ref name=":0" />

The Deep is being threatened by a "genocidal force of nature" known as The Adversary, who came through the Deep's Astral Gate. The denizens of the Deep are terrified of the Adversary, as they are currently getting "massacred" by the monster.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Abrams|number=3|hero_quote1=Viscous|quote1=I love mysteries. (...) "Who is the Adversary and why are they massacring the denizens of the Deep?"}}</ref> 

Viscous says the other denizens find legs "unnerving", but he enjoys having them.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Viscous|suffix='|file=Viscous_select_03.mp3|context=(select)|transcription=Most of my kind find legs to be unnerving, but I rather enjoy them.}}</ref>

{{HeroIcon|Calico}} has knowledge about the Deep.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_slork_02.mp3|context=(killed Fathom)|transcription=Ugh, creatures of the Deep.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_viscous_04.mp3|context=(killed Viscous)|transcription=The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary.}}</ref>

The [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]] seems to worry about the creatures of the Deep.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Viscous): ''"To think the OSIC was worried about your kind."''</ref>

=== The Adversary ===
The Adversary is a powerful and dangerous being who came through the Deep's Astral Gate. Currently, the Adversary is massacring the denizens of the Deep, and Viscous believes that, if he can't stop the Adversary, it's only a matter of time before the Adversary starts killing everything on the surface.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Seven|number=3|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=And why are you here?|hero_quote2=Viscous|quote2=The Adversary. He comes for the Deep. And if I don't stop him, he'll come for everything.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Dynamo|number=3|hero_quote1=Dynamo|quote1=So, this Adversary...|hero_quote2=Viscous|quote2=Is dangerous. And it's only a matter of time before he tires of the Deep and comes for you on land.}}</ref> 

Viscous has entered the ritual to stop the Adversary, hoping to get rid of it to save the Deep.<ref name=":0" />

Most playable characters are unaware of what's happening in the Deep, and don't take the threat of the Adversary seriously.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Viscous}}' [[Viscous/Quotes#Enemy Heroes|enemy hero interactions]]</ref> {{PageRef|name=Billy}} refuses to believe in the Adversary unless he sees it with his own eyes.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Viscous): ''"I'll believe the Adversary exists when I see it with my own eyes."''</ref> It's implied that the surface often ignores the troubles of the Deep.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Viscous}}' in-game [[Viscous/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (unselect): ''"Once again, the needs of the Deep are ignored."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Viscous): ''"Humans don’t understand the problems of the Deep because they don’t care about the problems of the Deep."''</ref>

Viscous asks {{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}} if the Baxter Society could help stop the Adversary if he fails to summon the [[Patron|Patrons]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Grey Talon|number=2}}</ref>

{{PageRef|name=Haze}} is aware of the Adversary and takes the situation seriously as she knows it's only a matter of time until the Adversary becomes a problem on the surface.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Haze|number=3|hero_quote1=Viscous|quote1=Thanks for your help, Haze. Not everyone takes the problems of the Deep seriously.|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=We don't live in a vacuum. If there's a problem in the Deep, it's only a matter of time before it's a problem on land.}}</ref> She asks Viscous to tell her everything about the Adversary so the OSIC can be prepared in case more creatures like it come through the Deep's Astral Gate.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Haze|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Viscous, after the ritual, I need you to tell me about the Adversary.|hero_quote2=Viscous|quote2=But after the ritual, the Adversary will be gone!|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=Yes, but there may be others, and the OSIC needs to be prepared.}}</ref>

== Trivia ==

* {{HeroIcon|Holliday}} mistakes the Deep for the American Deep South. She asks Viscous if he's from [[wikipedia:Mobile,_Alabama|Mobile, Alabama]].<ref name=":1">[[Holliday/Quotes#Conversations|Holliday and Viscous conversation]]</ref>

== Removed Lore ==
Unused hero {{HeroIcon|Fathom}} was also a denizen of the deep.<ref name=":2">{{PageRef|name=Fathom}}'s background</ref> Before the Adversary came along, Fathom was the apex predator of the Deep.<ref name=":2" />

Some denizens of the Deep used to worship Fathom, begging him to save their lives from The Adversary.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Fathom|file=Slork_select_10.mp3|context=(select)|transcription=My devotees call my name, begging me to step from the Deep, to save their pathetic lives.}}</ref> The denizens of the Deep know Fathom's "true name".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Fathom|file=Slork_select_05.mp3|context=(select)|transcription=The sailors called me Fathom, but the denizens of the Deep know me by my true name.}}</ref>

Fathom's motivation in the ritual was to stop the Adversary to regain his status as the apex predator.<ref name=":2" />

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