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'''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.
'''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.



Revision as of 12:54, 19 May 2026

Vindicta
Sniper
Soaring
One Shot Kill
Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second: 53.4
Bullet Damage: 12.3+0.495x0.022
Ammo: 19
Bullets per sec: 4.33
Reload Time: 2.91s
Bullet Velocity: 660m/s
Light Melee: 50+1.58
Heavy Melee: 116+3.67
Vitality Stats
Health: 755+28
Health Regen: 2
Move Speed: 7.9m/s
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Dash Speed: 14.7m/s
Stamina: 2
Stamina Cooldown: 4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power: 0+1.1
Information
Voice Actor:Eden Riegel
Release Date:April 24, 2024
Internal names:Hornet
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 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

Wallflower's Revenge
Rapid Fire
Long Range
53 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 64m

Abilities

Stake

Stake






Number of Charges 0


Cooldown 40s



Throw a stake that tethers enemies to the location where the stake lands. Enemy movement is restricted to the length of the tether.



1.75s

Tether Duration

x0.5


40

Damage



9m

Capture Radius

9m  Tether Length

40%  Move Speed

Ability Point1
45 Damage
Ability Point2
-22s Cooldown
Ability Point5
+0.75s Tether Duration and +2m Capture Radius
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff ResistTriggers Reactive BarrierEffect can be dispelledDisable prevented by IndomitableCC effect suppressed by Unstoppable
  • Tethered enemies have their movement-based abilities and items silenced. See Slowing Hex for a list of abilities and items affected.

Flight

Flight

Channel Time 0.2s




Duration 13s



Number of Charges 0


Cooldown 42s



Leap into the air and fly. While in flight your weapon deals bonus spirit damage and your items have increased range.

x0.18


10

Spirit Damage Per Bullet


50%

Item Range
Ability Point1
+50% base Ammo while flying
Ability Point2
10s Duration
Ability Point5
Hero Kills Refresh Duration.
+10 Spirit Damage with increased Spirit scaling
Disabled by Slowing Hex
  • 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 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 Counterspell.

Crow Familiar

Crow Familiar






Number of Charges 0


Cooldown 32s



Your crow familiar deals impact damage, reduces their bullet resist and applies a bleed that deals damage based on the target's current health.

x0.744


40

Impact Damage


2.2%/sec

Bleed Damage



5s

Debuff Duration

0%  Healing Reduction

-6%  Bullet Resist

-6%  Spirit Resist

Ability Point1
Applies -35% Healing Reduction
Ability Point2
+0.5% Bleed Damage
-16s Cooldown
Ability Point5
+2s Duration
-8% Bullet Resist
-8% Spirit Resist
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff ResistEffect can be dispelled

Assassinate

Assassinate






Number of Charges 2
Charge Cooldown 2.5s



Cooldown 55s



Use your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1s of being scoped. Does bonus damage to enemies with less than 50% health remaining. Landing a killing blow on a player with Assassinate grants you bonus weapon damage.

x0.93


90

Damage

x2.3


90

Max Bonus Damage


6%

Weapon Damage Per Kill

1s  Full Charge Time

50%  No Charge Damage

20%  Headshot Damage

Ability Point1
-15s Cooldown
Ability Point2
80 Max Bonus Damage
Ability Point5
+4% Weapon Damage Per Kill
  • 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 Lightning Scroll is applied as separate debuffs. Hitting a target multiple times will apply multiple delayed stuns.

Background

See Vindicta/Lore for more story content.

A victim of John Hathorne during the Salem Witch Trials, Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large).

Waging a one ghost war against "The Friends of Humanity", a neo inquisition formed by Hathorne's descendants; Vindicta looks to keep the supernatural safe from Hathorne's ilk, and she isn't afraid to stack as many bodies as needed to do it.

Lore

Vindicta says she was a child who was "unjustly condemned" during the Salem Witch Trials.[1] 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.[2]

Vindicta's motivation in the ritual is to wipe out John Hathorne's bloodline and the Friends of Humanity.[3][4][5][6] Her main goal seems to be getting revenge on Hathorne's bloodline, with the destruction of the Friends of Humanity being a side benefit.[7]

Vindicta says she's not a witch because, in her eyes, she doesn't have wants or dreams: only a lust for revenge.[8] Her main target is the current leader of the Friends of Humanity, also named John Hathorne, who is a descendant of the original Hathorne who killed her.[9][10] Vindicta has killed John Hathorne's brother while he was on a speedboat,[11] and assassinated someone else during the Boston Marathon.[12]

Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years[13] before returning to life during the first Maelstrom (50 years before the events of the game).[14] Vindicta says she was "lost" for a while before finding her purpose of revenge.[15] While consumed by revenge, Vindicta ultimately sees her actions as her "saving life".[16][17]

Vindicta says she uses her given name.[18] Puritans in the 17th Century were known to give unusual names to their children, as a way of honoring their religion.[19][20]

Vindicta's exploits have been told about in Ixia. According to ApolloApollo, Vindicta is called "Hasha Vogali", which is Ixian for "Death's Whisper".[21]

Character interactions

  • Vindicta is referred to as Goody Proctor by Mo & Krill.[22]
  • Vindicta and Grey TalonGrey Talon have hunted the Friends of Humanity together and regard each other as friends.[23][24][25] Vindicta calls Grey Talon by his first name and believes that, if her father was like Grey Talon, she would never have died during the Salem Witch Trials.[26]
  • Vindicta believes IvyIvy is naive and warns her that, if she doesn't smarten up soon, someone she cares about will be hurt.[27]
  • Haze warns Vindicta to "quit while she's ahead", because murdering John Hathorne will "galvanize" the Friends of Humanity.[28] She calls Vindicta a "domestic terrorist".[29]
  • ApolloApollo commends Vindicta for her war against the Friends of Humanity, although he dislikes her dishonorable tactics.[30][31]
  • GravesGraves wishes she could help Vindicta with her problems.[32][33]
  • AbramsAbrams,[34] KelvinKelvin,[35] PaigePaige[36] and Warden[37] are sympathetic to Vindicta's cause.
  • AbramsAbrams,[38] BillyBilly,[39] HollidayHolliday,[40] MinaMina,[41] WraithWraith[42] and YamatoYamato[43] point out that Vindicta doesn't wear shoes.
    • RemRem likes that Vindicta also doesn't wear shoes.[44]

Update history

View the full update history: Vindicta/Update history

Update Changes

August 12, 2026

  • Stake T1 reduced from +65 Damage to +45.

June 30, 2026

  • Stake T2 reduced from -20s Cooldown to -22s.
  • Crow Familiar T2 increased from -12s Cooldown to -16s.
  • Crow Familiar collision radius between each crow increased slightly.
  • Assassinate Max Bonus Damage spirit scaling increased from 2 to 2.3.
  • Assassinate cooldown increased from 50s to 55s. (Global ult change)
  • Assassinate T1 reduced from -20s Cooldown to -15s. (Global ult change)

June 11, 2026

  • Assassinate Max Bonus Damage spirit scaling increased from 1.7 to 2.0.

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.[45]
  • Vindicta will occasionally hum the song Simple Gifts after using a shot of her ultimate.[46] 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.

References

  1. Vindicta's in-game voice line (Select) - "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."
  2. John Hathorne on Wikipedia
  3. Hidden KingHidden King's in-game voice line (Vindicta start): "Complete the ritual, Vindicta, and Hathorne's bloodline will be eradicated from this planet."
  4. ArchmotherArchmother's in-game voice line (Vindicta start): "Hathorne's bloodline will pay for his sins. All you need to do is summon the Archmother."
  5. ArchmotherArchmother's in-game voice line (Vindicta start): "Complete the ritual, and the Friends of Humanity will fall before you."
  6. VindictaVindicta's in-game voice line (select): "The Friends of Humanity will be eradicated from this Earth."
  7. Vindicta And Billy Conversation 1 - "I'm systematically murdering the bloodline of a judge that used his power to sentence innocent women to death. And in the process, I'm dismantling an extremist neopolitical movement."
  8. Vindicta's in-game voice line (Select) - "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."
  9. Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Political firebrand? Or founder of a new inquisition? Read our exclusive interview with John Hathorne and decide for yourself!"
  10. Newscaster's in-game voice line - "An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance."
  11. Vindicta And Holliday Conversation 1 - "How good are you at hitting moving targets?" - "I shot Hathorne's brother while he was day-drinking on a speedboat."
  12. Vindicta And Billy Conversation 3 - "Tell you what, Billy, when you can cleanly shoot someone running centre pack at the Boston Marathon from five blocks away, we can trade roles."
  13. Kelvin And Vindicta Conversation 3 - "It's strange returning after being gone for a year." - "Try "200"."
  14. WardenWarden's background: "Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago."
  15. Vindicta And Kelvin Conversation 3 - "How long did it take you to make sense of the modern world?" - "A while. People always ask me about adapting to technology but, really, the language was the hardest. For a while, I felt lost. But I was able to find my way, and my purpose."
  16. Vindicta And Kelvin Conversation 2 - "Vindicta... my priority will always be saving life, not facilitating you ending it." - "That's your problem, Kelvin. I am saving life."
  17. VindictaVindicta's in-game voice line (select): "I don't have the luxury of morality. There are lives at stake."
  18. Vindicta And Vyper Conversation 1
  19. Virtue name on Wikipedia
  20. From the Biblical to the Bizarre: Puritan Names on New England Historical Society
  21. Vindicta And Apollo Conversation 3
  22. Mo & Krill's in-game voice line (Ping See Vindicta) - "I see Goody Proctor!"
  23. Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "I thought we wanted the same thing, Vindicta!"
  24. Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "I thought she was my friend."
  25. VindictaVindicta's in-game voice line (killed Grey Talon): "I prayed it wouldn't come to this..."
  26. Grey Talon And Vindicta Conversation 3 - "Wesley, I just... I just wanted you to know that if I had a father like you, I don't think I would have died." - "You deserved better. I'm sorry." - "It's okay... I got to meet you."
  27. Ivy And Vindicta Conversation 3 - "The Mendoza Syndicate is gone." - "That you can see, for now. Ivy, some might mistake your naiveté for charm, but believe me when I say: it's dangerous. And if you don't smarten up soon, someone you care about is going to be hurt."
  28. Vindicta conversations
  29. HazeHaze's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "She wasn't an avenger, she was a domestic terrorist!"
  30. Apollo And Vindicta Conversation 2 - "Your war on the Friends of Humanity is commendable, even if your tactics are less than honorable..."
  31. ApolloApollo's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta): "Only a coward kills a man at a distance."
  32. GravesGraves' in-game voice line (killed Vindicta): "I wish you'd let me help you, Vindicta."
  33. GravesGraves' in-game voice line (killed Vindicta): "You didn't give me a choice, Vindicta!"
  34. AbramsAbrams' in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Your anger is justified. But your methods are not."
  35. KelvinKelvin's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Your cause is just, Vindicta, but your methods..."
  36. PaigePaige's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "I don't blame her for what she's doing, but she needed to be stopped."
  37. Warden's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "Your vengeance is justified, Vindicta, but your time has long since past."
  38. Abrams And Vindicta Conversation 1 - "You wanna walk in Times Square barefoot, be my guest!"
  39. Billy And Vindicta Conversation 1 - "What the hell do you do other than walk around Central Park barefoot?!"
  40. HollidayHolliday's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Put on some shoes, for god's sake!"
  41. MinaMina's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "That girl needs some shoes."
  42. WraithWraith's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Put on some damn shoes, lady."
  43. YamatoYamato's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "[Why don't you wear shoes?]"
  44. RemRem's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta): "I agree, Vindicta. Shoes are stupid."
  45. Evgeniy Evstrastiy Interview (1:07:30) on YouTube (in Russian)
  46. Vindicta's in-game voice line - "humming 'Simple Gifts'"


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