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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_hornet
| voice_actor = Eden Riegel
| release_date = April 16, 2024
| codenames = Hornet
| no_bullet_resist = true
| no_spirit_resist = true
| no_sprint = true
| bullets_per_sec = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|RoundsPerSecond|3}}{{ss|0.006}}
}}

'''Vindicta''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. She is a mobile and powerful marksman, engaging and picking off her targets from a distance. Using her Crow Familiar to initiate fights by bleeding her targets, Vindicta may launch into Flight to keep her distance from enemies and tether them with a Stake in the ground while targeting them with her powerful rifle. Enemies that are near-death should fear her ability to Assassinate at long-range with a devastating sniper shot. 

A girl who was accused of witchcraft and killed by [[John Hathorne]] during the [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials]] of the 1600s, Vindicta returned to this world during the first [[Maelstrom]]. Seeking to protect her fellow supernatural entities, Vindicta is waging a war against the Neo-inquisitorial "[[Friends of Humanity]]".  

== Abilities ==
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|-|(1) Stake=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Vindicta
| ability_num=1
}}

|-|(2) Flight=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Vindicta
| ability_num=2
|notes=
* Bonus spirit damage is affected by weapon damage fall-off.
* The 1 ability point upgrade does ''NOT'' increase Vindicta's base Ammo capacity by 50%, it only increases her Ammo capacity by 50% of her base Ammo. This means that it will increase her ammo capacity by the same amount every time and will not affect other sources of Ammo increase such as '''[[Titanic Magazine]]'''.
}}
|-|(3) Crow Familiar=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Vindicta
| ability_num=3
}}

|-|(4) Assassinate=
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name=Vindicta
| ability_num=4
| notes=
* Vindicta will remain scoped after firing an Assassinate shot as long as there is at least one ability charge remaining.
* The damage scales up from 50% to 100% after one second of being scoped.
}}
</tabber>

== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_hornet}}

== Update history ==
{{Main|Vindicta/Update history|l1=Update history}}
{{Update history}}

== Background ==
{{Fates_Tale|hornet}}

=== Lore ===
Vindicta says she was a child who was "unjustly condemned" during the [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials.]]<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|Vindicta|file=vindicta_select_06.mp3|transcription=I was a child when they unjustly condemned me. Powerless in every sense of the word. But now, in death, I've become all that they feared and more.}}</ref> This relates to the actual Salem Witch Trials as many of the girls were young, ranging from ages 9 to 20.<ref>[https://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-accusers Salem Witch Trials: Who Were the Main Accusers?] on [https://www.history.com/ History.com]</ref> [[John Hathorne]], who's mentioned in Vindicta's background, was known in the actual Salem Witch Trials for questioning accusers and the accused in trial, often leaving the accused guilty.

Vindicta says she's not a witch because she isn't alive and her only goal is revenge.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vindicta|file=Vindicta select 07.mp3|transcription=I'm not a witch. Witches are people. They have wants, and dreams. All I have is revenge. And the undying will to see it through.}}</ref> Her main target is the current leader of the Friends of Humanity, also named [[Minor characters#John Hathorne (Jr.)|John Hathorne]], who is a descendant of the original Hathorne who killed her.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_36.mp3|transcription=Political firebrand? Or founder of a new inquisition? Read our exclusive interview with John Hathorne and decide for yourself!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_54.mp3|transcription=An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance.}}</ref>

== Character interactions ==

*Vindicta is referred to as [[wikipedia:Elizabeth_Proctor|Goody Proctor]] by {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill|Krill}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Mo & Krill|file=krill_ping_see_hornet_02.mp3|transcription=I see Goody Proctor!}}</ref>
*{{HeroIcon|Haze}} warns Vindicta to "quit while she's ahead", because murdering John Hathorne will "galvanize" the Friends of Humanity.<ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref>
*{{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} believes the Friends of Humanity are behind the murder of his family.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_unselect_06.mp3|transcription=Can't. There's a Friends of Humanity safehouse I need to burn down.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Sapphire Flame|file=Patron female ally orion start 07.mp3|transcription=Hathorne's disciples will answer for their crimes. Together, we will make them suffer in ways unimaginable!}}</ref> He and Vindicta have hunted them together and regard each other as friends.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_kill_hornet_02.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=I thought we wanted the same thing, Vindicta!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_kill_hornet_04.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=I thought she was my friend.}}</ref><ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref>
*{{HeroIcon|Warden}} is sympathetic to Vindicta's cause.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Warden|file=Warden kill hornet 02.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=Your vengeance is justified, Vindicta, but your time has long since past.}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Vindicta card.png|Portrait
File:Vindicta MM.png|Icon
File:Vindicta Render.png|In-game render
File:Vindicta winter.jpg|[[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Vindicta Reference Sheet.png|Model sheet
File:Vindicta name.png|Name typography
File:Vindicta Weapon.png|Weapon - Wallflower's Revenge
File:Vindicta temp mm.png|Temporary icon [[Update:September 12, 2024|(2024-09-12 update)]]
File:Hornet Neon Prime.png|Hornet ([[Neon Prime]]) 
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Vindicta was named '''Hornet''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''.
** Hornet was voiced by Jeannie Tirado, who also voices [[Ivy]].
* Vindicta's current model was designed by artist [[Evgeniy Evstrastiy]].<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=https://youtu.be/vl3F5IMLP_o?si=UH0IrnK4g1TEi5C_&t=4051|title=Evgeniy Evstrastiy Interview (1:07:30)}} (in Russian)</ref>
* Vindicta will occasionally hum the song ''[[wikipedia:Simple_Gifts|Simple Gifts]]'' after using a shot of her ultimate.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Vindicta|file=vindicta_use_power4_04.mp3|transcription=humming 'Simple Gifts'}}</ref> This is a song that originated from the Shaker religion in the early 1800s.
* Vindicta's portrait has longer hair than her in-game model.
* "Brooding in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Vindicta in the [[Hideout]]

== References ==
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