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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|context=(Select)|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.}} | 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|context=(Select)|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> [[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.<ref>[[wikipedia:John_Hathorne|John Hathorne]] on [[wikipedia:Main_Page|Wikipedia]]</ref> | ||
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|context=(Select)|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> | 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|context=(Select)|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> | ||
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Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Kelvin|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=It's strange returning after being gone for a year.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=Try "200".}}</ref> before returning to life during the first Maelstrom (50 years before the events of the game).<ref>{{PageRef|name=Warden}}'s background: ''"Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago."''</ref> | Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Kelvin|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=It's strange returning after being gone for a year.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=Try "200".}}</ref> before returning to life during the first Maelstrom (50 years before the events of the game).<ref>{{PageRef|name=Warden}}'s background: ''"Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago."''</ref> | ||
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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.
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".
Stake
0
40s
1.75s
x0.5
40
9m
9m
Tether Length
40%
Move Speed
125
Flight
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13s
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42s
x0.18
10
50%
125
Crow Familiar
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32s
x0.744
40
2.2%/sec
5s
0% Healing Reduction
-6%
Bullet Resist
-6%
Spirit Resist
125
Assassinate
2
2.5s
55s
x0.93
90
x2.3
90
6%
1s
Full Charge Time
50% No Charge Damage
20%
Headshot Damage
125
53 Damage Per Second
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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.
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 says she's not a witch because she isn't alive and her only goal is revenge.[3] 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.[4][5]
Vindicta says she uses her given name.[6] Puritans in the 17th Century were known to give unusual names to their children, as a way of honoring their religion.[7][8]
Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years[9] before returning to life during the first Maelstrom (50 years before the events of the game).[10]
Mo & Krill.[11]
Haze warns Vindicta to "quit while she's ahead", because murdering John Hathorne will "galvanize" the Friends of Humanity.[12] She calls Vindicta a "domestic terrorist".[13]
Grey Talon believes the Friends of Humanity are behind the murder of his family.[14][15] He and Vindicta have hunted them together and regard each other as friends.[16][17][18]
Abrams,[19] 
Kelvin,[20] 
Paige[21] and 
Warden[22] are sympathetic to Vindicta's cause.Abrams,[23] 
Billy,[24] 
Holliday,[25] 
Mina,[26] 
Wraith[27] and 
Yamato[28] point out that Vindicta doesn't wear shoes.
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."
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."
"It's strange returning after being gone for a year." - "Try "200"."
Warden's background: "Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago."
Mo & Krill's in-game voice line (Ping See Vindicta) - "I see Goody Proctor!"
Haze's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "She wasn't an avenger, she was a domestic terrorist!"
Grey Talon's in-game voice line - "Can't. There's a Friends of Humanity safehouse I need to burn down."
Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line - "Hathorne's disciples will answer for their crimes. Together, we will make them suffer in ways unimaginable!"
Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "I thought we wanted the same thing, Vindicta!"
Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "I thought she was my friend."
Abrams' in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Your anger is justified. But your methods are not."
Kelvin's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Your cause is just, Vindicta, but your methods..."
Paige's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "I don't blame her for what she's doing, but she needed to be stopped."
Warden's in-game voice line (killed Vindicta) - "Your vengeance is justified, Vindicta, but your time has long since past."
"You wanna walk in Times Square barefoot, be my guest!"
"What the hell do you do other than walk around Central Park barefoot?!"
Holliday's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Put on some shoes, for god's sake!"
Mina's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "That girl needs some shoes."
Wraith's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "Put on some damn shoes, lady."
Yamato's in-game voice line (Killed Vindicta): "[Why don't you wear shoes?]"
Evgeniy Evstrastiy Interview (1:07:30) on YouTube (in Russian)
Vindicta's in-game voice line - "humming 'Simple Gifts'"
