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{{Infobox hero | {{Infobox hero | ||
| key = hero_priest | | key = hero_priest | ||
| codenames = Priest | | codenames = Priest | ||
|release_date = February 5, 2026 | |||
| release_date = February 5, 2026 | |||
}}{{Quotation | }}{{Quotation | ||
| 2 = | | 2 = I'll drive a stake through their heart! | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Venator''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He doesn't walk the righteous path, he blazes the trail so that others may do so safely. His biggest challenge is knowing which weapon to use first. Firing a | '''Venator''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He doesn't walk the righteous path, he blazes the trail so that others may do so safely. His biggest challenge is knowing which weapon to use first. Firing a Consecrating Grenade into the fray softens up his enemies and keeps them from restoring health, and his Hex-Lined Snap Trap scatters across the ground to lock them in place. A Gutshot from his shotgun will knock back enemies who get too close, and when the time is right, Ira Domini will rid the world of evil once and for all. | ||
A | A vigilante monster hunter, Father Quinn Rourke represents the righteous wrath and fury of the Venators of Saint Benedict. Sent by his superiors at the Vatican, the Venator has been designated a mission: to annihilate the evil brewing in New York. | ||
Venator was released on [[Update:February 5, 2026|February 5, 2026]] as the fourth winner of the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] update contest. | Venator was released on [[Update:February 5, 2026|February 5, 2026]] as the fourth winner of the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] update contest. | ||
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| hero_name = Venator | | hero_name = Venator | ||
| ability_num = 1 | | ability_num = 1 | ||
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| ability_num = 2 | | ability_num = 2 | ||
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* T3 [[Melee Attack|heavy melee]] deals +{{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Ira Domini|BonusAmpToVampire}} bonus damage to vampires ({{HeroIcon|Drifter}}, {{HeroIcon|Mina}}, and enemies with {{ItemIcon|Vampiric Burst}} active). | |||
* T3 | |||
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| ability_num = 4 | | ability_num = 4 | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
* Ira Domini is affected by [[Status Effects#Disarm|disarm]]. | * Ira Domini is affected by [[Status Effects#Disarm|disarm]]. | ||
* The bolts are hitscan and can pierce through enemies. | * The bolts are hitscan and can pierce through enemies. | ||
* It deals 30% [[Headshot|critical headshot damage]]. | * It deals 30% [[Headshot|critical headshot damage]]. | ||
* It deals +{{ | * It deals +{{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Ira Domini|BonusAmpToVampire}} bonus damage to vampires ({{HeroIcon|Drifter}}, {{HeroIcon|Mina}}, and enemies with {{ItemIcon|Vampiric Burst}} active). | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Backstory == | == Backstory == | ||
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== Update history == | == Update history == | ||
{{Update history}} | {{Update history}} | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Venator card.png|Venator's portrait | File:Venator card.png|Venator's portrait. | ||
File:Venator.png|Venator's icon. | |||
File:Venator Render.png|Venator in-game render. | |||
File:Venator.png|Venator's icon | File:Venator select background.png|Venator's select background. | ||
File:Venator Render.png|Venator in-game render | File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator Reference Sheet. | ||
File:Venator select background.png|Venator's select background | File:Venator Weapon.png|Venator's weapon, 51:20. | ||
File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator | File:Venator name.png|Venator's typography. | ||
File:Venator Weapon.png|Venator's weapon | File:Venator VoterPoster.jpg|"Vote for Venator" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update. | ||
File:Venator | File:Vote Venator Damaged.png|Damaged "Vote Venator" poster. | ||
File:Venator | File:Venator Vote Splash.png|Venator splash art from the vote screen. | ||
File:Venator Voter Sticker.png|Venator voter sticker. | |||
File:Venator's Censer.png|Venator's censer hint at the hideout. | |||
File:Venator's shadow at the hideout.png|Venator's shadow in the hideout. | |||
File:Venator card leak.png|Leaked Venator portrait. | |||
File:Venator | File:Venator model.png|Leaked work-in-progress Venator model. | ||
File: | File:Venator Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Venator. | ||
File: | File:Venator Critical Health.png|Critical health portrait for Venator. | ||
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File:Venator Thank You Poster.png|Thanks for voting Venator! | File:Venator Thank You Poster.png|Thanks for voting Venator! | ||
File:Venator Thank You Poster Damaged.png|''For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.'' | File:Venator Thank You Poster Damaged.png|''For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* "Venator" means "hunter" in Latin. | * "Venator" means "hunter" in Latin. | ||
* Venator's weapon is named after the Bible passage Jeremiah 51:20: "Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms". | |||
* One of Venator's voice lines for upgrading '''Gutshot''', "I long for the day when this will be a plowshare" references the phase "[[wikipedia:Swords into ploughshares|beating swords into plowshares]]" which comes from the Bible passage Isaiah 2:4. | |||
* His ultimate ability, "Ira Domini", translates to "Wrath of the Lord" in Latin. | * His ultimate ability, "Ira Domini", translates to "Wrath of the Lord" in Latin. | ||
* Venator was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.<ref>2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - [https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1kclj5p/streamer_accidentally_leaks_hero_roster_of_a_more/ Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build]</ref> A playable version of Venator was added to the files in the [[Update:May 8, 2025|Shop Rework Update]]. A new Venator portrait was leaked in a work-in-progress hero select screen posted on 4chan in July 2025. On [[Update:January 20, 2026|20th January 2026]], Venator was teased in the [[Hideout]] with a [[wikipedia:Thurible|thurible]] on a bookshelf. | * Venator was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidently leaked on stream in May 2025.<ref>2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - [https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1kclj5p/streamer_accidentally_leaks_hero_roster_of_a_more/ Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build]</ref> A playable version of Venator was added to the files in the [[Update:May 8, 2025|Shop Rework Update]]. A new Venator portrait was leaked in a work-in-progress hero select screen posted on 4chan in July 2025. On [[Update:January 20, 2026|20th January 2026]], Venator was teased in the [[Hideout]] with a [[wikipedia:Thurible|thurible]] on a bookshelf. | ||
* Before | * Before he was named "Quinn", Venator was named "Cain" during development before his release.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"You're just a man, Rourke, and you're gonna die screaming like one."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s in-game [[Victor/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Took down Rourke."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Venator trapped in Baroness): ''"You know, Cain, one day you will actually believe the legend you sell to people, and on that day you will die screaming."''</ref> | ||
* Venator originally had the [[Shopkeeper]] voice actor as a temp VO, who made self-aware jokes about his role. The female temp voice (currently on [[Boho]]) called him "the bodega guy".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm select 01.mp3|transcription=If you thought the bodega guy was a good temp voice, wait 'til you hear me.|no_pageref_file=true}}</ref> | * Venator originally had the [[Shopkeeper]] voice actor as a temp VO, who made self-aware jokes about his role. The female temp voice (currently on [[Boho]]) called him "the bodega guy".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm select 01.mp3|transcription=If you thought the bodega guy was a good temp voice, wait 'til you hear me.|no_pageref_file=true}}</ref> | ||
* Prior to the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes Update]], Venator had an ability called "Potent Vapors", a channel which would heal Venator and grant him movement slow resist at the cost of him being unable to attack throughout its channel. This ability was replaced with Consecrating Grenade. | * Prior to the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes Update]], Venator had an ability called "Potent Vapors", a channel which would heal Venator and grant him movement slow resist at the cost of him being unable to attack throughout its channel. This ability was replaced with Consecrating Grenade. | ||
** Additionally, prior to the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] update, Venator used to have an ability called "Penace and Retribution", a passive that would grant Venator stacking bullet and spirit resistances as he took sustained damage. This ability was replaced with Hex-Lined Snap Trap. | ** Additionally, prior to the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] update, Venator used to have an ability called "Penace and Retribution", a passive that would grant Venator stacking bullet and spirit resistances as he took sustained damage. This ability was replaced with Hex-Lined Snap Trap. | ||
* "Blessing Ammunition in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Venator in the [[Hideout]]. | * "Blessing Ammunition in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Venator in the [[Hideout]]. | ||
* Venator's selection voice line "Ours is not to question what is necessary. Ours is to have the will to do whatever it takes" is likely a reference to Alfred Tennyson's poem [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45319/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'']: "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die". | |||
* Venator had the largest winning margin in the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] hero contest, winning by an 11% difference over {{HeroIcon|Celeste}}.<ref>[[Update:February 12, 2026]]</ref> | * Venator had the largest winning margin in the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] hero contest, winning by an 11% difference over {{HeroIcon|Celeste}}.<ref>[[Update:February 12, 2026]]</ref> | ||
* Venator's weapon | * Venator's weapon appears to be loosely based on a Heckler & Koch MP5, which officially entered service in 1966 but was designed as early as 1964.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5</ref> Additionally its under-barrel grenade launcher has been decorated to resemble a typical Ave Maria "Votive candle"<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votive_candle</ref> commonly found in Catholic home altars. This is also coupled with some Rosary beads<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary#Rosary_beads</ref> in place of a sling harness. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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