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[[File:Kaori slork.png|thumb|149x149px|Kaori's profile picture in March 2025]]
[[File:Kaori Discord.png|thumb|245x245px|Kaori on the official Deadlock Discord]]
'''Kaori''' is a ''[[Deadlock]]'' developer. Their username in the [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 official ''Deadlock'' Discord] is ''@kaori05908''.

== Overview ==
Kaori records the character's voice lines, and as such they are a reliable source for confirming voice actors.<ref>2024-07-03 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "''we're not posting the cast list yet, since things are in flux, but I recorded the VO so I'm pretty confident"''</ref> However, they won't confirm a casting unless the dev team has "locked down" a character's voice and design, as the game is still in [[Early Development Build|development]].<ref>2024-08-01 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "''we're not quite ready to announce the actors yet since so much on heroes can change. Once we feel like a heroes visuals and voice are locked down we'll confirm who's playing them"''</ref> They have further clarified that, due to the unpredictable nature of development, some actors may still be recast even after they have been confirmed or recognized by the community.<ref>2025-03-27 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - ''"it is possible that even voices that have currently been identified could change in the future (...) it's totally possible that things that today I think are on firm footing might shift as we learn things"''</ref><ref>2025-09-05 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - ''"things are still very much in flux. An actor (or me) saying they're the voice of X is true when for the time the statement is made, but the game isnt finished yet and anything can change between now and then"''</ref>

Kaori is nicknamed after {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}'s real name.<ref>2025-01-22 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - ''"on discord im named after yamato"''</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:Valve employees]]
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