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== Trivia ==

* Various ''Deadlock'' voice actors have played roles in previous Valve games, most notably John Patrick Lowrie, who voiced [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper Sniper] in ''Team Fortress 2,'' [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Voice_Actors#John_Patrick_Lowrie Pudge and other heroes] in ''Dota 2,'' and [https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Odessa_Cubbage Odessa Cubbage] in ''Half-Life 2.''
* Various ''Deadlock'' voice actors have played roles in the [[wikipedia:Saints_Row|''Saints Row'']] series, which writer [[Steve Jaros]] has previously worked on.
* The Hidden King announcer's voice actor was recast with the new model in the [[Old Gods, New Blood]] update. The current voice is speculated to be either Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs in ''Spongebob Squarepants'') or Darin De Paul (Reinhardt in ''Overwatch''). Developer [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]] has so far chosen not to reveal the name of either the current or previous voice actor to not "spoil the fun".<ref>2026-01-26 - ''@nookem'' and [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - nookem: ''"kaori before you go can you answer if The Hidden King is darin de paul?"'' Kaori: ''"i mean i could, but why spoil the fun?"''</ref> They have also said that the previous Amber Hand actor can still be heard in the game in a different role.<ref>2026-01-23 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; Deadlock Discord - ''"The actor who played the voice of the OG amber hand is still heard in the game"''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Lash}} calls {{HeroIcon|Drifter}} a "[[wikt:murderhobo|murder hobo]]",<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lash|hero2=Drifter|number=1|hero_quote1=Lash|quote1=So, what are you supposed to be, some kind of murder hobo?}}</ref> a term commonly used to describe RPG players who kill NPCs indiscriminately. Drifter's voice actor Matt Mercer is well-known as the Dungeon Master of the ''[[wikipedia:Dungeons_&_Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' webseries [[wikipedia:Critical_Role|''Critical Role'']].
* {{HeroIcon|Yamato}} was recast in the [[Update:October 10, 2024|2024-10-10 Update]] because her original voice actress was not a native Japanese speaker.
* The [[Generic Female/Voice lines|Generic Female]] temp character has a voice line joking that they're "not Matt Mercer", referencing common fan speculation that various characters were voiced by Matt Mercer (most notably {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill|l1=Krill}}).<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Generic Female|alt_link=Generic Female/Voice lines|file=Temp_female_select_03.mp3|transcription=This character is not voiced by Matt Mercer. Probably. I mean, that guy is really talented. Hey, maybe I'm Matt Mercer!|no_pageref_file=true}}</ref>