[[File:Neon Prime screenshot 01.jpg|alt=Screenshot of Neon Prime. Bebop overlooks the city of Fracture.|thumb|Neon Prime screenshot]]
'''''Neon Prime''''' was an early development version of ''[[Deadlock]].''

Many of ''Deadlock's'' current features and assets have been inherited from ''Neon Prime'', and are expected to be updated or replaced over the course of development.

== Setting ==
[[File:Neon Prime Mods.jpg|thumb|Neon Prime Mods menu]]
''Main article: [[Neon Prime lore]]''

''Neon Prime'' had a Cyberpunk sci-fi aesthetic featuring supernatural elements.<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=https://youtu.be/xqJsU0iN_UI?si=z63mEGuj305zCNBp|title=Valve's Neon Prime - All Tutorial Videos}}</ref>

The game took place in an alien world called Fracture, a former prison planet that was taken over by inmates and turned into a tourism hotspot where crime is legal. The game matches were elections in the form of organized bloodsports in the city center, in which each team represented a mayor candidate.

== Gameplay ==
The gameplay of ''Neon Prime'' was similar to ''Deadlock.'' 6 players on each side would use ziplines (then called "hyperlines") to traverse 4 lanes and fight guardians and walkers to destroy an enemy boss called the Titan. The players would unlock abilities and use money to buy items called "mods". In ''Neon Prime,'' the players had 6 item slots for each category instead of 4.

A notable difference is that ''Neon Prime'' had a 3-hit combo melee system, instead of ''Deadlock's'' light and heavy melee.

== Characters ==
A list of known ''Neon Prime'' characters and their ''Deadlock'' counterparts.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Hero Name !! Fate !! Notes
|-
| Akimbo || Removed ||
|-
| Astro || Became [[Holliday]] || Was in a relationship with '''Forge'''. Some of the in-game text and Holliday's internal name (hero_astro) refer to Holliday as Astro
|-
| Atlas || Became [[Abrams]] || Atlas wore a jetpack
|-
| Ballista || Removed || Used to be in a relationship with '''Lash'''
|-
| [[Bebop]] || Stayed || Same as current model
|-
|Butcher
|Became [[Wrecker]]
|
|-
|Chrono
|Became [[Paradox]]
|Was the leader of the Paradox organization
|-
|Digger
|Became [[Mo & Krill]]
|
|-
|Forge
|Became [[McGinnis]]
|Same as current model, was in a relationship with '''Astro'''
|-
|Gigawatt
|Became [[Seven]]
|
|-
|[[Haze]]
|Stayed
|Original design was an alien with long ears
|-
|Heavy
|Removed
|Based on [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Heavy Heavy] from [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Main_Page Team Fortress 2]
|-
|Hornet
|Became [[Vindicta]]
|Had wings
|-
|Inferno
|Became [[Infernus]]
|Was a man in an orange sci-fi uniform
|-
|[[Kali]]
|Console exclusive
|Was a retired [[Bear Pit]] fighter. Animations were reused for '''Ivy'''. '''[[Viper|Viper's]]''' model is currently based on Kali's
|-
|[[Kelvin]]
|Stayed
|Had an astronaut suit that was reworked as '''Viscous'''' current model
|-
|[[Lash]]
|Stayed
|Owned a dojo, used to be in a relationship with '''Ballista'''
|-
|Murphy
|Became [[Warden]]
|The name was reused for [[Minor characters|Captain Murphy]] in Holliday's storyline
|-
|Nano
|Became [[Calico]]
|Had grey hair
|-
|Orion
|Became [[Grey Talon]]
|Same as current model
|-
|[[Shiv]]
|Stayed
|Same as current model, but with a red shirt and metallic arm
|-
|Skymonk
|Removed
|
|-
|Spectre
|Became [[Lady Geist]]
|Was a man wearing a cape and hood
|-
|Sumo
|Became [[Dynamo]]
|Was a Japanese chef and sumo fighter
|-
|Synth
|Became [[Pocket]]
|
|-
|Tengu
|Became [[Ivy]]
|Was a person wearing a red yokai mask
|-
|[[Viscous]]
|Stayed
|Portrait was a blowfish in a green suit
|-
|[[Wraith]]
|Stayed
|Went through multiple iterations, including a woman with a purple arm and a magician with handcuffed hands and two ghost arms
|-
|[[Yamato]]
|Stayed
|Same as current model
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Neon Prime screenshot 2.jpg|Gameplay screenshot
File:Neon Prime screenshot 3.jpg|Gameplay screenshot
File:Haze v1.png|Haze
File:Gigawatt Neon Prime.png|Gigawatt
File:Viscous Neon Prime.png|Viscous
File:Forge Neon Prime.png|Forge
File:Shiv Neon Prime.png|Shiv
File:Bebop Neon Prime.png|Bebop
File:Chrono card.png|Chrono
File:Nano card.png|Nano
File:Digger hud psd.jpg|Digger
File:Yamato Neon Prime.png|Yamato
File:Kelvin Neon Prime.png|Kelvin
File:Inferno Neon Prime.jpg|Inferno
File:Lash Neon Prime.png|Lash
File:Inferno Neon Prime gameplay.jpg|Inferno screenshot
File:Hero neon prime Spectre.png|Spectre
</gallery>

== Trivia ==

* ''Neon Prime's'' portraits were drawn by former Valve artist [https://www.clairehummel.com/ Claire Hummel].<ref>Confirmed privately with [https://x.com/shoomlah Claire Hummel] on X</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Neon Prime]]
[[Category:Deadlock development history]]
<references />{{Development History}}

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