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{{Infobox hero
{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_priest
| key = hero_priest
| card = Priest card.png
| codenames = Priest; Rourke; Cain
| voice_actor = Jason Keller
| pronouns = He/Him
| codenames = Priest
| release_date = February 5, 2026
| no_icon = true
}}{{Quotation
| no_spirit_resist = true
| 2 = God forgives. I do not.
| no_bullet_resist = true
| 4 = Priest_revenge_kill.mp3
| no_summary = true
| no_name = true
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'''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#Consecrating Grenade|'''Consecrating Grenade''']] into the fray softens up his enemies and keeps them from restoring health, and his '''[[Venator#Hex-Lined Snap Trap|Hex-Lined Snap Trap]]''' scatters across the ground to lock them in place. A '''[[Venator#Gutshot|Gutshot]]''' from his shotgun will knock back enemies who get too close, and when the time is right, '''[[Venator#Ira Domini|Ira Domini]]''' will rid the world of evil once and for all.


'''Venator''' is an unreleased [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''.
A relentless 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 stirring 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.
 
== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_priest|weapon_name=51:20}}


== Abilities ==
== Abilities ==
<tabber>
|-|(1) Buckshot=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Venator
| ability_num=1}}


|-|(2) Potent Vapors=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name   = Venator
| hero_name=Venator
| ability_num = 1
| ability_num=2
| notes =
* T3 upgrade does not give any extra usages, but makes Consecrating Grenade be affected by [[Charges|Charge]]-related items (e.g. {{ItemIcon|Rapid Recharge}}).
}}
}}


|-|(3) Penance & Retribution=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name   = Venator
| hero_name=Venator
| ability_num = 2
| ability_num=3
| notes =
* If airborne while casting, Gutshot will push Venator away from the direction the player is facing, both horizontally and vertically.
* T3 Blessed Melee notes:
** It works like a blessed stake bonus, dealing bonus {{DataProp|Ira Domini|BonusDamage}} pure damage and executing enemies below {{DataProp|Ira Domini|ExecuteThreshold}}% health. {{AbilityIcon|Ira Domini}}'s T2 upgrade also boosts blessed melee damage.
** Parrying the melee prevents the bonus damage and execution.
** Missing the melee does not consume the buff.
** The buff lasts for {{DataProp|GutShot|Upgrades.3.BuffDuration}}s and is affected by [[Ability Duration]] (e.g. {{ItemIcon|Superior Duration}}).
** It deals +{{DataProp|Ira Domini|BonusAmpToVampire}} bonus damage to vampires ({{HeroIcon|Drifter}}, {{HeroIcon|Mina}}, and enemies with {{ItemIcon|Vampiric Burst}} active).
}}
}}


|-|(4) Witching Hour=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name   = Venator
| hero_name=Venator
| ability_num = 3
| ability_num=4}}
| notes      =
</tabber>
* Enemies can disarm the trap by shooting at it. It is not affected by abilities, items or [[melee attack]]s.
* When looking directly upwards, the trap will be thrown very far behind the player.
}}


== Weapon ==
{{AbilitySection
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_priest}}
| hero_name  = Venator
| ability_num = 4
| notes      =
* There's ~1s animation for changing weapons when Ira Domini starts and finishes. There's also ~0.8s animation for reloading stakes between each shot. Venator cannot shoot during these animations.
* While Ira Domini is active Venator cannot use {{AbilityIcon|Consecrating Grenade}} but can use other abilities and items.
* Low health execution checks whether the damage puts the target below the threshold, and if it does, then the ability deals additional pure damage equal to {{DataProp|Ira Domini|ExecuteThreshold}}% of target's max health.
* Ira Domini is affected by [[Status Effects#Disarm|disarm]].
* The bolts are hitscan and can pierce through enemies.
* It deals 30% [[Headshot|critical headshot damage]].
* It deals +{{DataProp|Ira Domini|BonusAmpToVampire}} bonus damage to vampires ({{HeroIcon|Drifter}}, {{HeroIcon|Mina}}, and enemies with {{ItemIcon|Vampiric Burst}} active).
}}


== Background ==
== Street Brawl ==
=== Ability Changes ===
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] -->
Apart from [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Venator does '''not''' have any special modifications for his abilities in Street Brawl.
=== Item Draft ===
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Venator}}


=== Lore ===
== Backstory ==
The Venators are a group of trained vampire hunting assassins fighting on the behalf of the Catholic Church.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}}'s in-game [[Grey Talon/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Killed the vampire hunter."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"You know, you'd think the Vatican could afford better assassins."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s in-game [[Kelvin/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"I never thought I'd be at war with the Vatican!"''</ref> Sent by his superiors at the Vatican to New York, the playable Venator is on a mission.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu kill priest 03.mp3|transcription=So, the Vatican sent an assassin? That's... great.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Try explaining that you lost to a guy with a goat head to your superiors."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Your mission is doomed to fail, Venator."''</ref> While the details of his mission is unknown, he's willing to die to achieve it.<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Venator trapped in Baroness): ''"I know you're prepared to die here, Venator, which is good, because you shall."''</ref>
{{Fates Tale|priest}}
== Update history ==
{{Update history}}


Venator is described as "unhinged" and "angry",<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"That guy is unhinged!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}}'s in-game [[Grey Talon/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"I've seen a few Venators in my time. That one was angrier than most."''</ref> although some characters do show respect to Venator (notably [[Grey Talon]] and [[Vindicta]]).<ref name=":0">{{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}}'s in-game [[Grey Talon/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Wish the Venator was fighting for us."''</ref><ref name=":1">{{PageRef|name=Vindicta}}'s in-game [[Vindicta/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"I respect you, Venator."''</ref>
== 3D model ==
{{3D_Model|Venator}}
===Weapon===
{{3D Model|Venator Weapon|size=240px}}


Venator's real name is Roark/Rourke.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"You're just a man, Roark, 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 Roark."''</ref> He is also refered to as "Cain", but only by [[The Doorman]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (See Venator): ''"I see Cain!"''</ref> Venator is nicknamed "The Sword of Saint Benedict"<ref name=":2">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Drifter|file=Drifter kill priest 03.mp3|transcription=I expected more from the Sword of Saint Benedict.}}</ref> and seems to have some kind of legend to him, although Venator doesn't seem to believe in that legend.<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>
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Venator card.png|Venator's portrait
File:Venator Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Venator
File:Venator Critical Health.png|Critical health portrait for Venator
File:Venator.png|Venator's icon
File:Venator Render.png|Venator in-game render
File:Venator select background.png|Venator's select background
File:Venator Reference Sheet.png|Venator reference sheet
File:Venator Weapon.png|Venator's weapon - ''51:20''
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
</gallery>


While known for hunting vampires,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mina|file=Vampirebat kill priest 05.mp3|transcription=Leave the Vampire Nation alone!}}</ref> Venator seems to hunt other monsters too.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|file=Bookworm kill priest 01.mp3|transcription=I thought you were supposed to hunt monsters!}}</ref> The Venators of the Vatican have a friendly rivalry with the Baxter Society.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}}'s in-game [[Grey Talon/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"So much for a friendly rivalry..."''</ref>
=== Typography ===
<gallery>
File:Venator name.svg|Venator's typography ([https://letterheadfonts.com/fonts/stratford LHF Stratford] font)
File:Priest brazilian.svg|Venator's Brazilian Portuguese typography
File:Priest polish.svg|Venator's Polish typography
File:Priest russian.svg|Venator's typography for Russian and Ukrainian
File:Priest schinese.svg|Venator's Simplified Chinese typography
File:Priest turkish.svg|Venator's Turkish typography
</gallery>


== Character Interactions ==
=== Voting ([[Old Gods, New Blood]]) ===
 
<gallery>
* {{PageRef|name=Vindicta}} and {{PageRef|name=Bebop}} respect Venator.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Nothing personal, Venator!"''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}} wishes they were fighting on the same side if he kills Venator.<ref name=":0" />
File:Venator VoterPoster.jpg|"Vote for Venator" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update
* {{PageRef|name=Drifter}} has killed other Venators before,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Drifter}}'s in-game [[Drifter/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"How many of your order do I gotta kill before you realize you can't stop me?"''</ref> though he had higher expectations for the playable Venator.<ref name=":2" />
File:Vote Venator Damaged.png|Damaged "Vote Venator" poster
* {{PageRef|name=Paradox}} was expecting Venator to come after her at some point, implying the [[Paradox Organisation]] has robbed the Vatican before.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paradox}}'s in-game [[Paradox/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Was wondering when they'd send you after me."''</ref>
File:Venator Thank You Poster.png|Thanks for voting Venator!
* {{PageRef|name=Vyper}} likes Venator's voice.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Venator): ''"Oh, I could listen to that guy read me the phone book. He is killing me. Heh ha!"''</ref>
File:Venator Thank You Poster Damaged.png|''For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.''
 
File:Venator Vote Splash.png|Venator splash art from the vote screen
== Update history ==
File:Venator Voter Sticker.png|Venator voter sticker
{{Main|Priest/Update history|l1=Update history}}
</gallery>
{{Update history}}
=== Removed/Unused content ===
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
</gallery><gallery>
File:Venator card leak.png|Leaked Venator portrait
File:Priest card.png|Leaked Venator portrait
File:Venator model.png|Leaked work-in-progress Venator model
File:Priest PandR.png|Crucifixes shown while Penance & Retribution is active.
File:Venator Temp Portrait 2.png|Second leaked Venator portrait
File:Venator Background Card.png|Venator's background card
</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: "You are my war club, my weapon for battle - with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms".
* 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]].
* 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".''
* Venator has the [[Shopkeeper]] voice actor as a temp VO, who makes self-aware jokes about his role. Some jokes include references to Valve's FX artists Andrew Kim and Irving Zhang.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Venator|file=Priest use power4 05.mp3|transcription=Great effects, Andrew and/or Irv!|no_pageref_file=true}}</ref><ref>[https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/people Andrew Kim and Irving Zhang] at valvesoftware.com</ref> The female temp voice (currently on [[Boho]]) calls 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>
** Originally (before the [[Update:July 28, 2026|July 28th update]]), Venator's weapon's fall-off range was 20m-51m, which also referenced this.
* The icon used while Penace & Retribution and/or Potent Vapors are active is a crucifix.
* 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".''
* 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 "Flashbang AOE".
* 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.
* "Praying in the Hideout" is unused, but is speculated to be displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Venator in the [[Hideout]].
* 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 his release, Venator had voice lines calling him by his last name "Rourke", indicating it may have been his hero name at some point in development.<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>
** {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}} has voice lines calling Venator "Cain", indicating it may have been his first name before "Quinn".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|quotes=Venator/Quotes#Enemy Heroes|transcription=You've never faced someone like me before, Cain.}}</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>
* 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.
* "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 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 is a submachine gun similar to a [[wikipedia:Heckler_&_Koch_MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5]], with its under-barrel grenade launcher decorated to resemble a [[wikipedia:Votive_candle|Votive candle]], and [[wikipedia:Rosary#Rosary_beads|Rosary beads]] in place of a sling harness.
** The [https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Submachine_Gun_(Half-Life) Submachine Gun] in Valve's ''Half-Life'' is also based on an MP5 with an under-barrel grenade launcher.


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