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Paradox

2026-07-07T17:35:28Z

~2026-TrooperSecretViscous586: /* Other interactions */

{{HeroTabs}}
{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_chrono
| voice_actor = Elle Newlands<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/ Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref>
| release_date = April 24, 2024
| codenames = Chrono
| pronouns = She/Her
}}{{Quotation
| 2 = They'll fight on my terms.
}}
'''Paradox''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. She wields time manipulation with potent disruption and slowing abilities. With a charged Kinetic Carbine, she can threaten her enemies at any range while damaging and slowing them with thrown Pulse Grenades and well-placed Time Walls. At just the right moment, Paradox can activate her Paradoxical Swap to change places with her target, dropping them into a dangerous situation amongst her team.

Paradox is both the name of this Hero and the name of their Thieves' Guild, specializing in stealing the untouchable and breaking into ultra-secure facilities. Their motives are unclear, except for a certain level of delight that its members seem to take in snubbing the world's biggest corporations and governments.

== Weapon ==

{{WeaponCard|key=hero_chrono}}

== Abilities ==

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 1
| notes =
* Deals 50% damage to objectives.
* "Time slow" here means [[Movement Slow]]. Dashes are not affected.
* The grenade starts pulsing if it hits an enemy mid-flight: heroes, troopers, objectives, or denizens. In that case it doesn't stick to the target but stays in the air where it made contact. It passes through allied units without hitting them.
* There is no stacks limit and no cooldown between stacks. Casting grenade twice with {{ItemIcon|Echo Shard}} allows double stacking.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 2
| notes =
* The move slow for enemies passing through lasts {{DataProp|Time Wall|AuraEffectDuration}}s.
* Projectiles from abilities and items are affected. Ally abilities that deal weapon damage get the bonus damage.
* A projectile cannot be affected by more than one wall. This means that stacking several walls (from T3) does not give extra damage.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 3
| notes =
* The charge-up happens over {{DataProp|Kinetic Carbine|MaxChargeDuration}}s.
* Like the damage, the duration of Time-Stop for the target also scales with charge time, with minimum being {{DataProp|Kinetic Carbine|MinSlowDuration}}s.
* Carbine's damage [[scaling]] is based on [[Weapon Damage]] of a full burst shot ({{DataProp|Paradox|Weapon.BulletsPerBurst}} * bullet damage = {{#expr:{{DataProp|Paradox|Weapon.BulletsPerBurst}}*{{DataProp|Paradox|Weapon.BulletDamage}}}}).
* Casting Kinetic Carbine does not break [[Stealth|stealth]]. Shooting Carbine's shot does break it.
* Despite saying "Move Speed is increased while charging", the bonus is only given after Carbine is fully charged.
* Move Speed bonus is a unique buff that applies a multiplicative modifier to all of Paradox's animations. This has several consequences:
** It works as a flat multiplicative modifier on top of all other move speed buffs and debuffs and is not part of common [[Move Speed#Calculating_Move_Speed|stacking algorithm]].
** Jump height also gets boost, both for ground and air jumps.
** Dash distance seems to be unaffected.
** Reload animation gets completed quicker, but it is only a visual/audial indicator and the actual reload time is unaffected.
* Carbine shot is immune to [[Bullet Evasion]].
* Carbine is affected by [[Disarm]].
* Shooting objectives with Carbine displays "Too far" even in close range. This is a visual bug, the damage still happens.
* Carbine has complicated interactions with many items, see more in [[Paradox#Kinetic_Carbine_Interactions|Kinetic Carbine Interactions]].
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 4
| notes =
* Paradoxical Swap does not interrupt channeled casts like {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Singularity}}.
* The position swap lasts ~1.25s. Neither Paradox nor her target(s) are able to perform any actions during this time.
* Once connected, the swap cannot be interrupted and can go through walls.
* Both Paradox and her target(s) are vulnerable to damage during the swap.
* Swap damage is applied after the swap ends. T1 barrier is activated when the swap begins.
* The T3 upgrade also unlocks an Alternate Cast that lets the player swap a single target.
* Paradoxical Swap will trigger {{ItemIcon|Indomitable}} and {{ItemIcon|Cloak of Opportunity}}, cleansing the effect, so neither Paradox nor the target will move.
** The projectile continues even if it gets cleansed and will still swap when it hits another enemy along its path.
** On T3, if the projectile hits a target that cleanses Paradoxical Swap but another enemy is within the swap area of effect, the following happens:
*** The original target of Paradoxical Swap doesn't move.
*** Any other nearby targets affected by the swap area of effect will be swapped.
*** Paradox will move to the original target's position.
}}

== Kinetic Carbine Item Interactions ==

Due to unique nature of the ability (charging a [[Weapon Damage|weapon damage]] into a single shot of [[Spirit Damage|spirit damage]]) {{AbilityIcon|Kinetic Carbine}} has many unique interactions.

=== Weapon/Spirit Items ===

'''Weapon Damage''' items provide their bonus to Carbine.

'''Conditional Weapon Damage''' items apply their bonuses to Carbine if the condition is satisfied at the moment of the shot. For example, having {{ItemIcon|Point Blank}} will make Carbine use its damage bonus if the shot target is in close range.

'''Spirit Power''' items do not affect Carbine in anyway since it scales only off weapon damage.

=== Resist Reduction Items ===

'''Bullet resist reduction''' items do '''not''' affect Carbine's damage.

'''Spirit resist reduction''' items affect Carbine's damage.

=== On-shot Items ===

* Items that apply their effects with Kinetic Carbine:
** {{ItemIcon|Restorative Shot}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Mystic Shot}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Weakening Headshot}} and {{ItemIcon|Crippling Headshot}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Hollow Point}}'s bullet resist debuff.
* Items that do '''not''' apply their effects with Kinetic Carbine:
** {{ItemIcon|Headshot Booster}} and {{ItemIcon|Headhunter}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Spirit Shredder Bullets}} and {{ItemIcon|Spirit Rend}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Point Blank}} slow.
** {{ItemIcon|Tesla Bullets}} and {{ItemIcon|Capacitor}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Armor Piercing Rounds}}' pierce.
** {{ItemIcon|Lucky Shot}}'s extra damage.
** {{ItemIcon|Ricochet}}'s ricochet.
** {{ItemIcon|Siphon Bullets}}' health steal.
** Buildup items like {{ItemIcon|Toxic Bullets}}.
* {{ItemIcon|Split Shot}} allows Paradox to fire 5 Carbine shots at once. However, it will only affect the first enemy hit.
* {{ItemIcon|Express Shot}} gives the smaller "Secondary Fire Weapon Damage" bonus to Carbine shot and immediately shoots a regular bullet with the bigger "Weapon Damage" bonus.

=== On-spirit-damage items ===

Any items that trigger on spirit damage work with Carbine. For example, a single shot of carbine can trigger {{ItemIcon|Tankbuster}}, {{ItemIcon|Spirit Burn}} and {{ItemIcon|Mystic Slow}}.

=== Other interactions ===
Kinetic Carbine move speed applies to her heavy melee distance increasing the heavy melee distance with the speed boost

Kinetic Carbine applies a unique multiplicative modifier for its move speed bonus that has several interactions with items that move the player
* {{ItemIcon|Majestic Leap}} performs the leap quicker.
* {{ItemIcon|Magic Carpet}} gets increase to its flying speed.
* {{ItemIcon|Ethereal Shift}} gets increase to its "floating" speed.

Since casting Carbine does not break stealth it creates a unique interaction with items that give Stealth:
* {{ItemIcon|Shadow Weave}}
* {{ItemIcon|Veil Walker}}

== Backstory ==

{{Fates_Tale|chrono}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Paradox card.png|Paradox portrait
File:Paradox MM.png|Paradox icon
File:Paradox Render.png|Paradox in-game render
File:Paradox select background.png|Paradox select background
File:Paradox Reference Sheet.png|Paradox reference sheet
File:Paradox name.svg|Paradox name typography
File:Paradox Weapon.png|Paradox weapon - Trade Secret
File:Paradox winter.png|Paradox 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Paradox concept art.png|Paradox concept art
File:Chrono card.png|Chrono portrait ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Paradox Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Paradox.
File:Paradox Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Paradox.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Paradox was named '''Chrono''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''.
* Paradox is voiced by Elle Newlands, who also voiced [https://apexlegends.wiki.gg/wiki/Horizon Horizon] in ''Apex Legends''. Both characters are Scottish and use technology of spacetime manipulation.
* Paradox wears a [[wikipedia:Blue_rose|blue rose]] in her lapel, which do not exist in nature, and are only possible through genetic modification. In art, blue roses are a symbol for mystery and the unattainable.
* "Scheming in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Paradox in the [[Hideout]].

== See also ==

* [[Paradox Organisation|The Paradox Organisation]]
* [[Paradox Museum|The Paradox Museum]]

== References ==
<references />

== Navigation ==
{{Hero Navbox}}
[[Category:Heroes]]

Paradox

2026-07-07T17:34:26Z

~2026-TrooperSecretViscous586: /* Other interactions */

{{HeroTabs}}
{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_chrono
| voice_actor = Elle Newlands<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/ Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref>
| release_date = April 24, 2024
| codenames = Chrono
| pronouns = She/Her
}}{{Quotation
| 2 = They'll fight on my terms.
}}
'''Paradox''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. She wields time manipulation with potent disruption and slowing abilities. With a charged Kinetic Carbine, she can threaten her enemies at any range while damaging and slowing them with thrown Pulse Grenades and well-placed Time Walls. At just the right moment, Paradox can activate her Paradoxical Swap to change places with her target, dropping them into a dangerous situation amongst her team.

Paradox is both the name of this Hero and the name of their Thieves' Guild, specializing in stealing the untouchable and breaking into ultra-secure facilities. Their motives are unclear, except for a certain level of delight that its members seem to take in snubbing the world's biggest corporations and governments.

== Weapon ==

{{WeaponCard|key=hero_chrono}}

== Abilities ==

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 1
| notes =
* Deals 50% damage to objectives.
* "Time slow" here means [[Movement Slow]]. Dashes are not affected.
* The grenade starts pulsing if it hits an enemy mid-flight: heroes, troopers, objectives, or denizens. In that case it doesn't stick to the target but stays in the air where it made contact. It passes through allied units without hitting them.
* There is no stacks limit and no cooldown between stacks. Casting grenade twice with {{ItemIcon|Echo Shard}} allows double stacking.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 2
| notes =
* The move slow for enemies passing through lasts {{DataProp|Time Wall|AuraEffectDuration}}s.
* Projectiles from abilities and items are affected. Ally abilities that deal weapon damage get the bonus damage.
* A projectile cannot be affected by more than one wall. This means that stacking several walls (from T3) does not give extra damage.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 3
| notes =
* The charge-up happens over {{DataProp|Kinetic Carbine|MaxChargeDuration}}s.
* Like the damage, the duration of Time-Stop for the target also scales with charge time, with minimum being {{DataProp|Kinetic Carbine|MinSlowDuration}}s.
* Carbine's damage [[scaling]] is based on [[Weapon Damage]] of a full burst shot ({{DataProp|Paradox|Weapon.BulletsPerBurst}} * bullet damage = {{#expr:{{DataProp|Paradox|Weapon.BulletsPerBurst}}*{{DataProp|Paradox|Weapon.BulletDamage}}}}).
* Casting Kinetic Carbine does not break [[Stealth|stealth]]. Shooting Carbine's shot does break it.
* Despite saying "Move Speed is increased while charging", the bonus is only given after Carbine is fully charged.
* Move Speed bonus is a unique buff that applies a multiplicative modifier to all of Paradox's animations. This has several consequences:
** It works as a flat multiplicative modifier on top of all other move speed buffs and debuffs and is not part of common [[Move Speed#Calculating_Move_Speed|stacking algorithm]].
** Jump height also gets boost, both for ground and air jumps.
** Dash distance seems to be unaffected.
** Reload animation gets completed quicker, but it is only a visual/audial indicator and the actual reload time is unaffected.
* Carbine shot is immune to [[Bullet Evasion]].
* Carbine is affected by [[Disarm]].
* Shooting objectives with Carbine displays "Too far" even in close range. This is a visual bug, the damage still happens.
* Carbine has complicated interactions with many items, see more in [[Paradox#Kinetic_Carbine_Interactions|Kinetic Carbine Interactions]].
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name = Paradox
| ability_num = 4
| notes =
* Paradoxical Swap does not interrupt channeled casts like {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Singularity}}.
* The position swap lasts ~1.25s. Neither Paradox nor her target(s) are able to perform any actions during this time.
* Once connected, the swap cannot be interrupted and can go through walls.
* Both Paradox and her target(s) are vulnerable to damage during the swap.
* Swap damage is applied after the swap ends. T1 barrier is activated when the swap begins.
* The T3 upgrade also unlocks an Alternate Cast that lets the player swap a single target.
* Paradoxical Swap will trigger {{ItemIcon|Indomitable}} and {{ItemIcon|Cloak of Opportunity}}, cleansing the effect, so neither Paradox nor the target will move.
** The projectile continues even if it gets cleansed and will still swap when it hits another enemy along its path.
** On T3, if the projectile hits a target that cleanses Paradoxical Swap but another enemy is within the swap area of effect, the following happens:
*** The original target of Paradoxical Swap doesn't move.
*** Any other nearby targets affected by the swap area of effect will be swapped.
*** Paradox will move to the original target's position.
}}

== Kinetic Carbine Item Interactions ==

Due to unique nature of the ability (charging a [[Weapon Damage|weapon damage]] into a single shot of [[Spirit Damage|spirit damage]]) {{AbilityIcon|Kinetic Carbine}} has many unique interactions.

=== Weapon/Spirit Items ===

'''Weapon Damage''' items provide their bonus to Carbine.

'''Conditional Weapon Damage''' items apply their bonuses to Carbine if the condition is satisfied at the moment of the shot. For example, having {{ItemIcon|Point Blank}} will make Carbine use its damage bonus if the shot target is in close range.

'''Spirit Power''' items do not affect Carbine in anyway since it scales only off weapon damage.

=== Resist Reduction Items ===

'''Bullet resist reduction''' items do '''not''' affect Carbine's damage.

'''Spirit resist reduction''' items affect Carbine's damage.

=== On-shot Items ===

* Items that apply their effects with Kinetic Carbine:
** {{ItemIcon|Restorative Shot}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Mystic Shot}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Weakening Headshot}} and {{ItemIcon|Crippling Headshot}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Hollow Point}}'s bullet resist debuff.
* Items that do '''not''' apply their effects with Kinetic Carbine:
** {{ItemIcon|Headshot Booster}} and {{ItemIcon|Headhunter}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Spirit Shredder Bullets}} and {{ItemIcon|Spirit Rend}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Point Blank}} slow.
** {{ItemIcon|Tesla Bullets}} and {{ItemIcon|Capacitor}}.
** {{ItemIcon|Armor Piercing Rounds}}' pierce.
** {{ItemIcon|Lucky Shot}}'s extra damage.
** {{ItemIcon|Ricochet}}'s ricochet.
** {{ItemIcon|Siphon Bullets}}' health steal.
** Buildup items like {{ItemIcon|Toxic Bullets}}.
* {{ItemIcon|Split Shot}} allows Paradox to fire 5 Carbine shots at once. However, it will only affect the first enemy hit.
* {{ItemIcon|Express Shot}} gives the smaller "Secondary Fire Weapon Damage" bonus to Carbine shot and immediately shoots a regular bullet with the bigger "Weapon Damage" bonus.

=== On-spirit-damage items ===

Any items that trigger on spirit damage work with Carbine. For example, a single shot of carbine can trigger {{ItemIcon|Tankbuster}}, {{ItemIcon|Spirit Burn}} and {{ItemIcon|Mystic Slow}}.

=== Other interactions ===
Kinetic Carbine move speed applies to her heavy melee distance

Kinetic Carbine applies a unique multiplicative modifier for its move speed bonus that has several interactions with items that move the player
* {{ItemIcon|Majestic Leap}} performs the leap quicker.
* {{ItemIcon|Magic Carpet}} gets increase to its flying speed.
* {{ItemIcon|Ethereal Shift}} gets increase to its "floating" speed.

Since casting Carbine does not break stealth it creates a unique interaction with items that give Stealth:
* {{ItemIcon|Shadow Weave}}
* {{ItemIcon|Veil Walker}}

== Backstory ==

{{Fates_Tale|chrono}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Paradox card.png|Paradox portrait
File:Paradox MM.png|Paradox icon
File:Paradox Render.png|Paradox in-game render
File:Paradox select background.png|Paradox select background
File:Paradox Reference Sheet.png|Paradox reference sheet
File:Paradox name.svg|Paradox name typography
File:Paradox Weapon.png|Paradox weapon - Trade Secret
File:Paradox winter.png|Paradox 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Paradox concept art.png|Paradox concept art
File:Chrono card.png|Chrono portrait ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Paradox Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Paradox.
File:Paradox Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Paradox.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Paradox was named '''Chrono''' in ''[[Neon Prime]]''.
* Paradox is voiced by Elle Newlands, who also voiced [https://apexlegends.wiki.gg/wiki/Horizon Horizon] in ''Apex Legends''. Both characters are Scottish and use technology of spacetime manipulation.
* Paradox wears a [[wikipedia:Blue_rose|blue rose]] in her lapel, which do not exist in nature, and are only possible through genetic modification. In art, blue roses are a symbol for mystery and the unattainable.
* "Scheming in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Paradox in the [[Hideout]].

== See also ==

* [[Paradox Organisation|The Paradox Organisation]]
* [[Paradox Museum|The Paradox Museum]]

== References ==
<references />

== Navigation ==
{{Hero Navbox}}
[[Category:Heroes]]