Viscous is a Hero in Deadlock. He is a vexing opponent with versatile goo abilities, a psychic sea anemone with an ectoplasmic goo body. He can Splatter his foes with a large ball of goo and Puddle Punch both allies and enemies to knock them around, while encasing himself or allies in a Cube of goo for protection. For maximum disruption, Viscous can morph into a large Goo Ball and bounce off of walls and enemies alike.
Viscous is a psychic sea anemone that fears a dark, dangerous predator that prowls the depths under the Bermuda Triangle. He reached the surface in a body built from ectoplasmic goo; his mission to summon the Patrons to protect his home in the Deep.
Throw a ball of goo that deals damage and leaves puddles of goo behind that apply movement slow to enemies in the radius.
x0.7
55
Damage
2
Bounces
Multiple hits to the same target deal less damage.
Goo puddles linger on the ground and apply a movement slow to enemies walking on them.
You and your allies slide faster on goo puddles.
-35%
Move Speed
10s
Puddle Duration
1
+36 Damage and +2m Radius
2
-14s Cooldown
5
Bounces 1 times and improves Spirit Scaling
Notes
Splatter T3 deals 50% damage on its second and third hits.
The Cube
26m
3s
0
42s
Encase the target in a cube of restorative goo that protects from damage, and increases health regen. Target is unable to take any new actions while cubed. Can be used on self. Press Jump / mantle to escape early.
x0.3
40
Health Regen
3s
Duration
After exiting the cube, the target has increased move speed and stamina recovery for a short duration.
0m
Move Speed
0%
Stamina Recovery
8s
Buff Duration
1
Increases Move Speed and Stamina Recovery
2
+25 Health Regen and +1s Duration
5
Removes all non-ult Debuffs and -20s Cooldown
Puddle Punch
40m
4m
1
1.7s
21s
Materialize a fist in the world that punches everyone in the area, applying knockup.
Puddle Punch's base damage is equal to light melee damage * 1.1.
Puddle Punch only hits players and NPCs. It does not break crates, statues, Bridge Powerups, nor 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.
Goo Ball
11s
0
150s
Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.
x1
110
Damage
0.5s
Stun Duration
1.4m
Ball Radius
35%Spirit Resist
35%Bullet Resist
1
-25s Cooldown
2
+70 Damage and +20% Resists
5
+7s Duration and +0.3s Stun Duration
Weapon
Deep Sea Interpreter
Medium Range
Projectile
49Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 58m
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 between 28 damage (in the explosion radius) and 63 damage (direct hit).
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.
Character interactions
Seven is impressed by Viscous' mission to stop the Adversary.[3]
Viscous' current model is a modified version of Kelvin's old model from Neon Prime.
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 2024. 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.
Viscous' head was changed from black to green in the 2024-09-26 Update, because his old icon was easily confused with Dynamo.
"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.
References
↑2024-08-29 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "Yuri [Lowenthal] isn't pocket, but he is Viscous"
Splatter
5m
26s
x0.7
55
-35%
10s
1
