Editing Warden

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| key = hero_warden
| weapon_name = Freedom's Cost
| art = Warden full.png
| card = Warden card.png
| release_date = April 16, 2024
| no_bullet_resist=true 
| no_spirit_resist=true 
| no_sprint=true
| no_voice_actor = true
| bullets_per_sec = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|hero_warden|RoundsPerSecond|3}}{{ss|0.012}}

|max_health = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|MaxHealth|3}}{{PI|45}}
|bullet_damage= {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|BulletDamage|3}}{{PI|0.94}}
|light_melee=  {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|LightMeleeDamage|3}}{{PI|2.67}}
|heavy_melee=  {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|HeavyMeleeDamage|3}}{{PI|4.91}}

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'''Warden''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He is a tough, tenacious brawler with a technique for alchemy and fighting the supernatural. Opening fights with either a Binding Word or a disrupting Alchemical Flask, Warden dashes into the fight to brawl at close range and utilizing his Willpower for protection and staying power. In desperate situations, Warden can trigger his Last Stand, damaging and stealing life from all foes in front of him.

A militant alchemist from a long line of the same, Warden is a superstitious member of a family that has trained for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse. Now with the supernatural all around them, Warden was raised to be a supernatural killing machine dedicated to stopping the [[Patron]]s from ever entering our world.

== Abilities ==
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|-|(1) Alchemical Flask=
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|-|(2) Willpower=
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|-|(3) Binding Word=
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|-|(4) Last Stand=
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== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_warden}}

== Update history ==
{{Main|Warden/Update history|l1=Update history}}
{{Update history}}

== Background ==
{{Quotation|'''A FATE'S TALE'''|

Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago. They’re wrong. Its presence shaped folklore for generations... and as long as there have been people afraid of the shadows, there have been those who dedicated their lives to fighting in them.

Coming from a lineage of militant alchemists, Warden’s family always trained for the day they would have to stave off a mystic apocalypse... but as time passed the importance of the lessons seemed less and less important. What once was viewed as a sincere warning slowly morphed into being perceived as amusing anecdotes told by their superstitious grandparents.

When the portal opened in Central Park, Warden’s parents realized not only was everything they were told true, but they were also unprepared. Refusing to let the next generation fall asleep on the job, Warden was trained since birth to be a supernatural killing machine with one purpose: stopping the Patrons from ever entering our world.
}}

=== Lore ===
Warden hides his true motives from the [[Patron|Patrons]], despite their telepathic abilities.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Amber Hand|file=patron_male_ally_warden_start_01.mp3|transcription=Warden, you are inscrutable.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Amber Hand|file=patron_male_ally_warden_start_03.mp3|transcription=Warden, how long do you think you can hide your heart from me?}}</ref> As such, the Patrons probably don't know that Warden is working against their goals.

A concept sketch for Warden's upcoming redesign can be seen in one of [[Yamato|Yamato's]] concept artwork released by [[Yoshi]].<ref>2024-08-11 - [[Yoshi]], Deadlock Discord - ''"[That sketch is] one of a few experimental concepts for warden."''[https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825/1231286447131328544/1272231665275768862]</ref> The [[Shopkeep |Shopkeeper]] may ask Warden if he would be interested in selling his cape, despite Warden's current model not having one.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Shopkeeper_hotdog_t4_warden_04.mp3|transcription=You ever wanna pawn that cape or gun of yours, you let me know.}}</ref> The [[Newscaster]] voice line for Warden's [[Seasonal events|Winter]] skin challenge also makes a reference to his upcoming redesign, asking "What will he look like next?"<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=Newscaster seasonal warden unlock 01 alt 01.mp3|transcription=Once, Warden was dressed as a cop. Now he's dressed as a cop with a Santa hat. What will he look like next? The New York Oracle digs into this ever-evolving and seemingly unending mystery!}}</ref> 

== Character interactions ==

* Despite being driven by a single-minded goal of protecting humanity from supernatural forces, Warden is sympathetic to some supernatural beings like [[Ivy]] and [[Vindicta]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Warden|file=Warden kill tengu 01.mp3|context=(killed Ivy)|transcription=She was a noble creature.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Warden|file=Warden kill hornet 02.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=Your vengeance is justified, Vindicta, but your time has long since past.}}</ref>
* [[Abrams]] is scared by Warden's cape (in his upcoming redesign).<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Abrams|file=Abrams kill warden 05.mp3|transcription=That cape kinda freaks me out.}}</ref>
* [[Holliday]] says that Warden looks like he's wearing a Halloween costume and calls him a "creepy homeschooled kid".<ref>[[Warden/Quotes#Conversations|Warden conversations]] </ref>
* [[Lash]] refers to Warden as "creepy" and "vomitus".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash ping ignore warden 02.mp3|transcription=Ignore creepy!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lash|file=Lash ping ignore warden.mp3|transcription=Ignore vomitus!}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Warden card.png|Portrait
File:Warden MM.png|Minimap icon
File:Warden Render.png|In-game render
File:Warden winter.jpg|[[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Warden Reference Sheet.png|Model sheet
File:Warden Weapon.png|Weapon - Freedom's Cost
File:Warden concept.jpg|Concept art
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Warden used to be called '''Murphy''' in Neon Prime. This name was reused for the new character of [[Minor characters|Captain Murphy]] in Holliday's [[Visual novels|visual novel]].
* Warden's current model uses a modified version of [[Lash|Lash's]] head model. This is referenced in a [[:File:Warden kill bebop 03.mp3|line]] where Warden asks "Do I look like Lash?"
* Warden is currently the only hero whose Bullets per sec is directly affected by Spirit Power.

== See also ==

* [[Warden/Quotes]]

== References ==
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