Editing Lash (section)

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

Jacob Lash is an asshole.
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=== Lore ===
Lash is a champion of the [[Bear Pit]], an underground arena of blood sport where spectators gamble on matches. [[Bebop]] is another known pit fighter and Lash’s titular rival. Lash mocks [[Wraith]] for betting on Bebop, and Wraith teases Lash because he lost to Bebop "one time".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Lash|file=Lash kill wraith 02.mp3|transcription=Backed the wrong horse, Wraith... Like always.}}</ref><ref>[[Lash/Quotes#Conversations|Lash and Wraith conversation]]</ref> Wraith heard from [[The Mendoza Syndicate|Mendoza]] that Lash was going to "take a dive" in a fight. Instead, Lash won the fight, resulting in Wraith losing "a lot" of money.<ref>[[:File:Discord @Kaori- Lash and Wraith convo audio.wav|Lash and Wraith conversation]]</ref><ref>2024-09-02 - [[Kaori]]; [[:File:Discord @Kaori- Lash and Wraith convo.png|Deadlock Discord]] - ''"In honor of lore channel being born here's lash giving wraith some words of widom"''</ref>   

Lash is speculated to have a sailor background, given his anchor and the various ornaments that he wears. However, instead of a traditional nautical sailor, he more likely was an aeronaut, a sailor of the skies. Air travel is commonly done by airships that use zephyrs, or wind spirits, for air travel.<ref>2024-08-31 - [[Yoshi]]; [[:File:Yoshi Lore Hint from Discord.jpg|Deadlock Discord]] - ''"a random lore thing is that airplanes aren't a thing in this world, they use airships instead powered by wind spirits (zephyrs)"''</ref> On Lash’s left arm, he adorns a ship’s anchor tattoo surrounded by a cloud-like emblem, or possibly a zephyr.<ref>[[:File:Discord @Willkels- Connection Between Lash Tattoo and Zephyr.jpg|@willkels's Discord message]] about the connection between Lash's shoulder tattoo and Zephyrs.</ref> Additionally, Lash’s aptitude of air mobility and the ship’s horn sound on his ultimate ability “Death Slam” further imply an aeronaut background. [[Mo & Krill]] call Lash a “stevedore”,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Mo & Krill|file=krill_ping_see_lash_02.mp3|transcription=Oh, look. A stevedore!}}</ref> a worker that unloads cargo from ships, suggesting that Lash could be a dockworker or a ship rigger that helps in the smuggling business.