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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_hornet
| voice_actor = Eden Riegel
| release_date = April 24, 2024
| codenames = Hornet
}}{{Quotation|2=If they don't have an Achilles' heel, I'll make one.}}
'''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]]".

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

== Abilities ==

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Vindicta
| ability_num = 1
| notes       =
* Tethered enemies have their movement-based abilities and items silenced. See {{ItemIcon|Slowing Hex}} for a list of abilities and items affected.
* Tether length is '''not''' affected by [[Ability Range|ability range]] increases (e.g. {{ItemIcon|Greater Expansion}}).
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Vindicta
| ability_num = 2
| notes       =
* Bonus spirit damage is affected by weapon damage fall-off.
* The T1 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 {{ItemIcon|Titanic Magazine}}.
* When killing a target with Flight active and the T3 upgrade, flight is recast, giving Vindicta a burst of speed in the air, but no additional height.
* Vindicta can melee and parry without interrupting flight, allowing her to use {{ItemIcon|Counterspell}}.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Vindicta
| ability_num = 3
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Vindicta
| ability_num = 4
| notes       =
* Assassinate is a hitscan ability. It will hit a player instantly regardless of distance.
* 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.
* If a target dies within 4 seconds after being hit with Assassinate, Vindicta will still get the bonus weapon damage stack.
* The stun from {{ItemIcon|Lightning Scroll}} is applied as a separate debuff. Hitting a target multiple times will apply multiple delayed stuns.
}}

== Backstory ==
{{Fates_Tale|hornet}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Vindicta card.png|Vindicta portrait
File:Vindicta MM.png|Vindicta icon
File:Vindicta Render.png|Vindicta in-game render
File:Vindicta select background.png|Vindicta select background
File:Vindicta Reference Sheet.png|Vindicta reference sheet
File:Vindicta name.png|Vindicta name typography
File:Vindicta Weapon.png|Vindicta weapon - Wallflower's Revenge
File:Vindicta card old.png|Previous Vindicta portrait
File:Vindicta Render old.png|Previous Vindicta model
File:Vindicta winter.jpg|Vindicta 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Vindicta temp mm.png|Temporary Vindicta icon [[Update:September 12, 2024|(2024-09-12 update)]]
File:Hornet Neon Prime.png|Hornet ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Vindicta Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Vindicta.
File:Vindicta Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Vindicta.
</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=vl3F5IMLP_o&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.
* "Brooding in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Vindicta in the [[Hideout]].
** She shares this status with [[Victor]].

== References ==
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