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{{Infobox hero | {{Infobox hero | ||
| key = hero_viscous | | key = hero_viscous | ||
| voice_actor = Yuri Lowenthal<ref>2024-08-29 - [[Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"Yuri [Lowenthal] isn't pocket, but he is Viscous"''</ref> | | voice_actor = Yuri Lowenthal<ref>2024-08-29 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"Yuri [Lowenthal] isn't pocket, but he is Viscous"''</ref> | ||
| release_date = August 1, 2024 | | release_date = August 1, 2024 | ||
| pronouns = He/Him<ref>Viscous' playstyle description - ''"Viscous vexes his opponents through clever evasion and strategic uses of healing, enabling him to withstand the most brutal of enemy attacks."''</ref><ref name=":1"/> | | pronouns = He/Him<ref>Viscous' playstyle description - ''"Viscous vexes his opponents through clever evasion and strategic uses of healing, enabling him to withstand the most brutal of enemy attacks."''</ref><ref name=":1">{{PageRef|name=Viscous}}' in-game [[Viscous/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (Unselect): ''"When you need to be trapped in a protoplasmic cube, you're going to be thinking, 'man, I wish I had Viscous' help. He seems like a nice person who would trap me in a protoplasmic cube'."''</ref> | ||
}}{{Quotation | |||
| 2 = Cubes are for healing. Balls are for murder!|4=Viscous_upgrade_power4_12.mp3 | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Viscous''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He | '''Viscous''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He's green.<ref name=":0">[[Update:August 1, 2024]]</ref> A psychic sea anemone in a protoplasmic suit, Viscous can throw '''[[Viscous#Splatter|Splatter]]''' to cover the area in green goo which slows down his victims and leaves them vulnerable to '''[[Viscous#Puddle Punch|Puddle Punches]]''', which will knock his enemies away from their friends and his friends away from their enemies. Even if they manage to catch Viscous it doesn't matter, as anything inside '''[[Viscous#The Cube|The Cube]]''' is completely invulnerable. Soon '''[[Viscous#Goo Ball|Goo Ball]]''' comes, and walls painted green will be joined by echoes of screams. | ||
Viscous | Viscous is a kind, if not childish psychic sea anemone whose home in the Bermuda Triangle has been invaded by a mysterious, dangerous predator only known as the Adversary. He reached the surface in a body built from ectoplasmic goo; his mission to summon the [[Patron]]s to protect his home in the Deep. | ||
Viscous was released on [[Update:August 1, 2024|August 1, 2024]]. | |||
== Weapon == | == Weapon == | ||
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_viscous}}Deep Sea Interpreter has an alternate fire mode, which releases a larger projectile that explodes in a small area of effect upon collision, or after flying for long enough. This alt-fire takes {{#invoke:HeroData|get_alt_fire_var|Viscous|AmmoConsumedPerShot}} ammo rounds per shot and deals {{#invoke:HeroData|get_alt_fire_var|Viscous|BulletDamage}}{{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_scalar|Viscous|Level| | {{WeaponCard|key=hero_viscous}} | ||
Deep Sea Interpreter has an alternate fire mode, which releases a larger projectile that explodes in a small area of effect upon collision, or after flying for long enough. This alt-fire takes {{#invoke:HeroData|get_alt_fire_var|Viscous|AmmoConsumedPerShot}} ammo rounds per shot and deals {{#invoke:HeroData|get_alt_fire_var|Viscous|BulletDamage}}{{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_scalar|Viscous|Level|BulletDamageAltFire}} damage on a direct hit. The alt-fire mode can be used even with fewer than 5 rounds of ammo, and still deals its full damage. | |||
== Abilities == | == Abilities == | ||
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| ability_num = 1 | | ability_num = 1 | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
* Splatter can hit once per bounce. Subsequent hits after the first deal {{#expr: {{ | * Splatter can hit once per bounce. Subsequent hits after the first deal {{#expr: {{DataProp|Splatter|SecondHitDamagePercentage}} * 100 }}% damage for the second, {{#expr: {{DataProp|Splatter|ThirdHitDamagePercentage}} * 100 }}% damage for the third, and {{#expr: {{DataProp|Splatter|FourthHitDamagePercentage}} * 100 }}% damage for the fourth. | ||
| interactions = | |||
{{AbilityInteraction | interaction = duration | state = enhanced | text = | |||
* Affects puddle duration. | |||
* Splatter has a hidden {{DataProp|Splatter|PuddleDuration.Scale}} modifier applied to all [[Ability Duration|ability duration]] bonuses. For example, {{ItemIcon|Superior Duration}} gives {{DataProp|Superior Duration|BonusAbilityDurationPercent}}% * {{DataProp|Splatter|PuddleDuration.Scale}} = '''{{#expr: {{DataProp|Superior Duration|BonusAbilityDurationPercent}} * {{DataProp|Splatter|PuddleDuration.Scale}}}}%''' bonus to puddle duration. | |||
}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
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| ability_num = 2 | | ability_num = 2 | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
* Players can still be targeted by abilities and items inside | * The Cube does not interrupt actions and channeled abilities. | ||
* The Cube has reduced friction and can be pushed by | ** If a player starts parrying before being cubed, the parry can still block enemy [[Melee Attack]]s and stun them. | ||
**You can still be sent to Baroness Hotel by {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}}'s{{AbilityIcon|Hotel Guest}} when you are encased by {{AbilityIcon|The Cube}}. | |||
**If you are still encased by{{AbilityIcon|The Cube}} when the Baroness Hotel channel ends, you will remain encased when returned to your original position, and The Cube's effect will still apply. | |||
* Players can still be targeted by abilities and items inside The Cube, but take no damage. | |||
* The Cube has reduced friction and can be pushed by melee attacks and [[Displacement]] abilities. | |||
* When casting The Cube on an ally, there is a short initial window in which they cannot leave The Cube. | * When casting The Cube on an ally, there is a short initial window in which they cannot leave The Cube. | ||
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| ability_num = 3 | | ability_num = 3 | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
* Base damage (non-melee scaling) is {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Puddle Punch|Damage.Value}}. | |||
* Puddle Punch only hits players, NPCs and [[Breakables]]. It does not break Bridge [[Powerup]]s, [[Sinner's Sacrifice]]s or the [[Rejuvenator]]. | * Puddle Punch only hits players, NPCs and [[Breakables]]. It does not break Bridge [[Powerup]]s, [[Sinner's Sacrifice]]s or the [[Rejuvenator]]. | ||
* Puddle Punch can be parried, preventing the player from being pushed and taking damage. Viscous does not get stunned if Puddle Punch is parried. | * Puddle Punch can be parried, preventing the player from being pushed and taking damage. Viscous does not get stunned if Puddle Punch is parried. | ||
** Parrying Puddle Punch procs {{ItemIcon|Rebuttal}}. | ** Parrying Puddle Punch procs {{ItemIcon|Rebuttal}}. | ||
* | * T3 upgrade results in ~60% damage increase for the ability. | ||
** T3 enables item interactions that are specific to Heavy Melee, i.e. {{ItemIcon|Melee Charge}} or {{ItemIcon|Spirit Snatch}}. | |||
** T3 allows Puddle Punch to break {{HeroIcon|Graves}}' {{AbilityIcon|Borrowed Decree}}. | |||
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| ability_num = 4 | | ability_num = 4 | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
* | * Activating Goo Ball makes Viscous drop the {{PageRef|Soul Urn}}. | ||
* Using The Cube on self during Goo Ball keeps Viscous moving in their current direction. If Viscous cancels The Cube, he immediately starts moving in the opposite direction. This does not happen if The Cube runs out of duration instead. | * Using The Cube on self during Goo Ball keeps Viscous moving in their current direction. If Viscous cancels The Cube, he immediately starts moving in the opposite direction. This does not happen if The Cube runs out of duration instead. | ||
}} | }} | ||
== | == Street Brawl == | ||
=== Ability Changes === | |||
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] --> | |||
Apart from [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Viscous does '''not''' have any special modifications for his abilities in Street Brawl. | |||
=== Item Draft === | |||
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Viscous}} | |||
== Backstory == | |||
{{Fates_Tale|viscous}} | {{Fates_Tale|viscous}} | ||
== Update history == | == Update history == | ||
{{Update history}} | {{Update history}} | ||
== 3D model == | |||
{{3D_Model|Viscous}} | |||
===Weapon=== | |||
{{3D Model|Viscous Weapon|size=240px}} | |||
===Abilities=== | |||
{{3D Model|The Cube}} | |||
{{3D Model|Puddle Punch}} | |||
{{3D Model|Goo Ball}} | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Viscous card.png|Viscous portrait | File:Viscous card.png|Viscous portrait | ||
File:Viscous Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Viscous | |||
File:Viscous Critical .png|Critical health portrait for Viscous | |||
File:Viscous MM.png|Viscous icon | File:Viscous MM.png|Viscous icon | ||
File:Viscous Render.png|Viscous in-game render | File:Viscous Render.png|Viscous in-game render | ||
File:Viscous select background.png|Viscous select background | File:Viscous select background.png|Viscous select background | ||
File:Viscous Reference Sheet.png|Viscous reference sheet | File:Viscous Reference Sheet.png|Viscous reference sheet | ||
File:Viscous name. | File:Viscous Weapon.png|Viscous weapon - ''Deep Sea Interpreter'' | ||
File:Viscous | </gallery> | ||
File:Viscous | |||
=== Typography === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Viscous name.svg|Viscous' name typography | |||
File:Viscous french.svg|Viscous' French typography | |||
File:Viscous italian.svg|Viscous' Italian typography | |||
File:Viscous polish.svg|Viscous' Polish typography | |||
File:Viscous russian.svg|Viscous' Russian typography | |||
File:Viscous schinese.svg|Viscous' Simplified Chinese typography | |||
File:Viscous spanish.svg|Viscous' typography for Brazilian, Spanish, and Spanish-Latin America | |||
File:Viscous turkish.svg|Viscous' Turkish typography | |||
File:Viscous ukrainian.svg|Viscous' Ukrainian typography | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Removed/Unused content === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Viscous card 2.png|Previous Viscous portrait | File:Viscous card 2.png|Previous Viscous portrait | ||
File:Viscous mm 2.png|Previous Viscous icon | File:Viscous mm 2.png|Previous Viscous icon | ||
File:Viscous winter.png|Viscous 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]] | |||
File:Viscous card old.png|Original Viscous portrait | File:Viscous card old.png|Original Viscous portrait | ||
File:Viscous mm old.png|Temporary Viscous icon | File:Viscous mm old.png|Temporary Viscous icon | ||
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File:Viscous leak.png|Leaked work-in-progress Viscous model | File:Viscous leak.png|Leaked work-in-progress Viscous model | ||
File:Viscous v2.png|Viscous v2 | File:Viscous v2.png|Viscous v2 | ||
</gallery> | |||
File:Viscous | |||
=== [[Neon Prime]] === | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Viscous Neon Prime.png|Neon Prime Viscous portrait | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* He's green.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* Viscous was the first new hero to be added in ''Deadlock'' after the start of the playtest. | |||
* Viscous' current model is a modified version of [[Kelvin|Kelvin's]] old model from ''[[Neon Prime]]''. | * Viscous' current model is a modified version of [[Kelvin|Kelvin's]] old model from ''[[Neon Prime]]''. | ||
** Viscous' head was changed from black to green in the [[Update:September 26, 2024|2024-09-26 Update]], because his old icon was easily confused with {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}}. | |||
** A work-in-progress alternate model can be found in the files, labeled '''Viscous v2''', in which he is a large man with a coral arm and an octopus-like creature in his head. | ** A work-in-progress alternate model can be found in the files, labeled '''Viscous v2''', in which he is a large man with a coral arm and an octopus-like creature in his head. | ||
** A new model labeled '''Viscous_tourist''', in which he wears shorts, sunglasses, an orange cap and a portable camera, has also been referenced in the files and leaked in images in June 2025. The current icon for Goo Ball shows the camera, glove and boot from this new model. | ** A new model labeled '''Viscous_tourist''', in which he wears shorts, sunglasses, an orange cap and a portable camera, has also been referenced in the files and leaked in images in June 2025. The current icon for Goo Ball shows the camera, glove and boot from this new model. | ||
* In ''Neon Prime'', Viscous was a pufferfish in a suit, instead of a sea anemone. | * In ''Neon Prime'', Viscous was a pufferfish in a suit, instead of a sea anemone. | ||
* "Wishing the Hideout was The Cube" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Viscous in the [[Hideout]]. | * "Wishing the Hideout was The Cube" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Viscous in the [[Hideout]]. | ||
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Viscous is a Hero in Deadlock. He's green.[4] A psychic sea anemone in a protoplasmic suit, Viscous can throw Splatter to cover the area in green goo which slows down his victims and leaves them vulnerable to Puddle Punches, which will knock his enemies away from their friends and his friends away from their enemies. Even if they manage to catch Viscous it doesn't matter, as anything inside The Cube is completely invulnerable. Soon Goo Ball comes, and walls painted green will be joined by echoes of screams.
Viscous is a kind, if not childish psychic sea anemone whose home in the Bermuda Triangle has been invaded by a mysterious, dangerous predator only known as the Adversary. He reached the surface in a body built from ectoplasmic goo; his mission to summon the Patrons to protect his home in the Deep.
Viscous was released on August 1, 2024.
49 Damage Per Second
Deep Sea Interpreter has an alternate fire mode, which releases a larger projectile that explodes in a small area of effect upon collision, or after flying for long enough. This alt-fire takes 5 ammo rounds per shot and deals 42
+1.6 damage on a direct hit. The alt-fire mode can be used even with fewer than 5 rounds of ammo, and still deals its full damage.
Splatter
5m
0
26s
x0.7
55
2
-35%
10s
125
Effect can be dispelled
CC effect suppressed by Unstoppable
Interacts with Ability Duration.
Superior Duration gives 28% * 1.1 = 30.8% bonus to puddle duration. Superior Duration gives 28% * 1.1 = 30.8% bonus to puddle duration.
The Cube
26m
3s
0
42s
x0.3
40
3s
0m
0%
8s
125
Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction
Healing triggers Healing Tempo's unique effect
The Doorman's
Hotel Guest when you are encased by 
The Cube. The Cube when the Baroness Hotel channel ends, you will remain encased when returned to your original position, and The Cube's effect will still apply.
Puddle Punch
40m
4m
1
1.7s
21s
knockup. 
melee damage and applies 
slow.
x0.6
57.8
x0
0
-30%
Displacement3s Slow Duration
0%
Lifesteal
125
Benefits from melee items (e.g. Melee Lifesteal)
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff ResistHealing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reductionEffect can be dispelledCC effect suppressed by Unstoppable
Rebuttal.
Melee Charge or 
Spirit Snatch.
Graves' 
Borrowed Decree.
Goo Ball
11s
0
150s
x1
110
0.5s
1.4m
35% Spirit Resist
35% Bullet Resist
125Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist
Triggers Reactive Barrier
Disable prevented by IndomitableCC effect suppressed by Unstoppable
Soul Urn.Apart from global changes, Viscous does not have any special modifications for his abilities in Street Brawl.
In Street Brawl, every hero draws items from a shared pool, but some items are weighted to appear more often for a given hero and others less often. For each tier below, that tier's items are grouped by how likely they are to be offered to Viscous: High, Average, or Low chance.
See Viscous/Lore for more story content.
“The Bermuda Triangle was never a myth, it was a shadowline nexus deep underneath the Atlantic Ocean. For the most part, the things that escaped this astral gate were benign (like Nessie), but now something dark and predatory known only as The Adversary hunts the seas... and ocean denizens are scared to death.
One of those inhabitants, a psychic sea anemone, wants to do something about it. Summoning an ectoplasmic goo body to traverse the surface, Viscous is desperately trying to summon the Patrons in order to keep The Deep safe from the horror that lurks below.
View the full update history: Viscous/Update history
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Dynamo.
Viscous' in-game voice line (Unselect): "When you need to be trapped in a protoplasmic cube, you're going to be thinking, 'man, I wish I had Viscous' help. He seems like a nice person who would trap me in a protoplasmic cube'."
