Express Shot

2026-01-19T06:27:03Z

24.12.205.189: corrected description to match Dec 3 stats update (8 second passive)

{{Infobox item
| item_name = Express Shot
| has_active1 =
| has_components = true
| has_components2 =
| has_iscomponentof =
| has_passive1 = true
| has_passive2 =
| item_stat1 = +{{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|BonusBulletSpeedPercent}} [[Bullet Velocity]]
| item_stat2 = +{{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|BonusFireRate}} [[Fire Rate]]
| passive1_cooldown = {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|AbilityCooldown}}s
| passive1_description = After not attacking for {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|AbilityCooldown}}s, your next attack will '''fire twice''' in quick succession with '''increased damage''' and velocity. This attack consumes extra ammo.
| passive1_stat1 = +{{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|ProcBaseAttackDamagePercent}} Weapon Damage (Conditional)
| passive1_stat2 = +{{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|ProcBaseAttackDamagePercentAltFire}} Secondary Fire Weapon Damage (Conditional)
| passive1_stat3 = +{{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|ProcBulletVelocity}}% Bullet Velocity
| passive1_stat4 = {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|ProcAmmoConsumed}}% Extra Ammo Consumed
| has_iscomponentof2 =
| has_iscomponentof3 =
| component1_name = High-Velocity Rounds
| sound1 = Express Shot Ready.mp3
| sound2 = express shot sweetener 01.mp3
}}

'''Express Shot''' is a Tier {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}|Tier}} {{#invoke:ItemData|get_type|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}}} [[Items|Item]] that provides increased [[Bullet Velocity]] and [[Fire Rate]]. Its passive effect causes your next attack after 8 seconds without attacking to fire twice in rapid succession, dealing bonus damage and using extra ammo.

It can be purchased from the [[The Curiosity Shop|Shop]] for {{Souls|{{#invoke:ItemData|get_cost|{{#var:item_key_or_en}}}}}}.

== Notable Interactions ==
Heroes with slow, heavy-hitting weapons can make good usage of Express Shot:
* {{HeroIcon|Paradox}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Kinetic Carbine}}
* {{HeroIcon|Shiv}}'s alternative fire
* {{HeroIcon|Viscous}}' alternative fire
* {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}'s alternative fire
== Update history ==
{{Main|Express Shot/Update history|l1=Update history}}
{{Update history}}

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2025-12-15T22:22:08Z

24.12.205.189: /* Historical references */ Anachronous existence of the EPA, who also deal with supernatural pollution in this timeline.

[[File:Geist Tombstone.png|alt=A tombstone that says "HIER RUHT FAMILIE GEIST", showing the birth and death dates of Johann, Walter, and Jeanne Geist.|thumb|The Geist family tombstone|270x270px]]
[[File:1934 box.png|thumb|268x268px|Box in Yellow Lane dated 1934]]
[[File:Rescue Beam 1939.png|thumb|[[Rescue Beam]] billboard dated 1939|269x269px]]
''For the timeline of Deadlock's development, see [[Deadlock#Development]].''{{Quotation|[[Warden]]'s background|Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong.}}
The following is a list of known dated events in the ''[[Deadlock]]'' timeline.

== Timeline ==
The Deadlock timeline is mostly kept ambiguous, as the game is still in development and story aspects are subject to change. However, based on context clues such as references to the 1949 musical [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific]]<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_39.mp3|transcription=Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=Tengu unselect 03.mp3|context=(in Spanish and English)|transcription=Talvez deberia comprar tickets for South Pacific. (Maybe I should buy tickets for South Pacific.)}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Viscous|file=Viscous_unselect_06.mp3|transcription=The Patrons can wait. I want to see South Pacific.}}</ref> by various characters, it can be inferred that the game takes place around the 1940s (see ''Historical References'' below). Even so, there are elements that could be considered anachronic: [[Shiv]]'s design is reminiscent of a 1950s [[wikipedia:Greaser_(subculture)|Greaser]], while [[Billy]] is inspired by 1970s [[wikipedia:Punk_subculture|Punks]].

The timeline below is based on mentioned in-game events and the [[The Binding of Oathkeeper|Lady Geist visual novel]], while estimated dates using 1949 as the "current day" reference point are marked with an asterisk.

{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Event
|-
| colspan="2" |'''17th Century'''
|-
|Undated (1624-1664)
|{{HeroIcon|Drifter|l1=The Drifter}} visits [[wikipedia:New_Amsterdam|New Amsterdam]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Drifter|file=Drifter select 06.mp3|transcription=The elders of New Amsterdam are soft, clinging to archaic titles like they grant them real power.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Amber Hand|file=Patron male ally drifter start 04.mp3|transcription=Welcome back to New York, Drifter. Oh, how we missed you.}}</ref>
|-
|1692
|The Salem Witch Trials take place, leading to the killing of {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}}<ref name=":4">{{BackgroundCite|name=Vindicta|quote=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).}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" |'''19th Century'''
|-
|1805
|[[Minor characters|Johann Geist]] is born<ref name=":2">[[The Binding of Oathkeeper|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'']] - [https://youtu.be/nn_C9nQ_Ri0?si=AHesE7-c8IwTX-Jd&t=1921 Chapter 5H]</ref>
|-
|1815
|{{HeroIcon|Lady Geist|l1=Jeanne (Lady Geist)}} is born<ref name=":2" />
|-
|1850
|[[Minor characters|Walter Geist]] is born<ref name=":2" />
|-
|1880
|[[Minor characters|Johann Geist]] dies<ref name=":2" />
|-
|1899*
|The first [[Maelstrom]] occours. The existence of the supernatural is revealed to humanity.<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Warden|quote=Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago.}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}} is brought back to Earth as a ghost, {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} loses his body and becomes a dying star, and {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} makes a deal with [[Oathkeeper]] in exchange for eternal youth.
|-
| colspan="2" |'''20th Century'''
|-
|1918*
|{{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} and [[Minor characters#Marla|Marla]] get married<ref>[[Dynamo/Quotes#Conversations|Dynamo and Kelvin conversation]]</ref>
|-
|1929*
|{{HeroIcon|Ivy}} comes to life<ref>[[Ivy#Background|Ivy's background]] says it was 18 years ago, but in the [[Ivy's visual novel|visual novel]] she says it has been 20 years</ref>
|-
|1939*
|{{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} retires<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Grey Talon|quote=Wesley Grey Talon spent close to 40 years hunting monsters that preyed on man before finally deciding to find a replacement and lay down his bow.}}</ref>
|-
|1944*
|[[Ixia|South Ixia]] joins the US<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_63.mp3|transcription=Next week will mark the 5 year anniversary of South Ixia officially joining the United States as its 52nd state.}}</ref>
|-
|1944*
|An assassination attempt occurs on {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}'s 18th birthday and they are thought to have been killed<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Pocket|quote=Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday.}}</ref>
|-
|1947*
|{{HeroIcon|Ivy}} defeats the [[The Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza Syndicate]], freeing Spanish Harlem<ref>{{PageRef|name=Ivy}}'s background - ''"18 years have passed since the day the Arroyo's took Ivy home... and during that time she made it her mission to dismantle the Mendoza Syndicate and free Spanish Harlem from its grasp."''</ref>
|-
|1948*
|[[Minor characters|The Troubadour]] murders multiple people in Illinois and disappears<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Holliday|quote=When she confronted him he exploded into a murder of crows and flew away. That was 6 months ago}}</ref>
|-
|Current Day 1949*
|Celestial Alignment, the second [[Maelstrom]] and the ritual take place
|}

== Historical references ==
List of references to real-world historical events, groups and individuals in ''Deadlock'' and their real-world dates.

* [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials]]<ref name=":4" /> - 1692-1693
* [[wikipedia:Catherine_the_Great|Catherine the Great]]<ref name=":5">{{BackgroundCite|name=Raven|quote=Led by the specter of Catherine the Great, the Soviet Empire has flourished in a brave new world of mysticism.}}</ref> - Died in 1796
* [[wikipedia:George_Frederick_Cooke|George Frederick Cooke]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_52.mp3|transcription=George Frederick Cooke is primed to take the stage once more. But are audiences ready to see a headless ghost as a leading man?}}</ref> - Died in 1812
* [[wikipedia:Grigori_Rasputin|Grigori Rasputin]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 08.mp3|transcription=Rasputin has best not meddle in my plans.}}</ref> - Died in 1916
* [[wikipedia:House_of_Romanov|Romanov family]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Raven|file=Operative select 09.mp3|transcription=The Romanovs don't take kindly to failure.}}</ref> - Executed in 1918
* [[wikipedia:Soviet_Union|Soviet Union]] ("Soviet Empire")<ref name=":5" /> - Created in 1922
* [[wikipedia:Harry_Houdini|Harry Houdini's]] death<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_05.mp3|transcription=Is Harry Houdini really dead? Recent reports suggest that the legendary magician's final trick was to escape death itself!}}</ref> - 1926
* [[wikipedia:Coney_Island_Cyclone|Coney Island Cyclone]] roller coaster<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster_headline_46.mp3|transcription=A necromancer harvesting fear from the Coney Island cyclone was arrested today. Coney Island officials could not be reached for comment.}}</ref> - Opened in 1927
* [[wikipedia:The_Rockettes|Radio City Rockettes]] dance company<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_13.mp3|transcription=The tree is lit, the Rockettes are kicking, and magic is in the air. It's holiday time in New York!}}</ref> - Moved to New York in 1932
* [[wikipedia:Boston_Celtics|Boston Celtics]] team<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|file=Shopkeeper_hotdog_t4_lash_01.mp3|transcription=Wow, if it isn't the poster boy for the Celtics!}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Trapper|file=trapper_select_03.mp3|transcription=First I summon a god, then I watch the Knickerbockers destroy the Celtics!}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_seasonal_headline_09_alt_01.mp3|transcription=The Knickerbockers' losing streak continues, after a humiliating defeat to the Celtics. In unrelated news, no one likes the Celtics.}}</ref> - Founded in 1946

* Knickerbockers team ([[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|New York Knicks]])<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> - Founded in 1947
* The [[wikipedia:Central_Intelligence_Agency|CIA]]<ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Haze|quote=The Occult Security and Investigation Commission is a black box government organization that makes the CIA look transparent.}}</ref><ref>{{BackgroundCite|name=Wrecker|quote=From CIA-employed seers identifying threats decades before they rise to power to occult pacts made in smoky backrooms}}</ref> - Formed in 1947
* [[wikipedia:South_Pacific_(musical)|South Pacific (Broadway Musical)]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> - Opened in April 1949
* [[wikipedia:The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (book)]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Paige|quotes=Paige/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(ping Billy)|transcription=Let's take out Mr. Tumnus!}}</ref> - Published in 1950
* [[wikipedia:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency|The United States Environmental Protection agency]]<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|quotes=The_New_York_Oracle#Headlines|context=newscaster_headline_77|transcription=The EPA has issued another sanction to Fairfax Industries. Citing their improper disposal of spiritual waste was not just an affront to nature, but a threat to it!}}</ref> - Formed in 1970

== Branching Timelines ==
Due to the multiple choice aspect of the ''Deadlock'' [[Visual Novels|visual novels]], there are multiple potential timelines of events that happened shortly before and after the ritual.

== Trivia ==

* A poster used to advertise a Jazz Festival in 1927. It has since been edited to remove the date.

== References ==
[[Category:Lore]]
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