Editing Dynamo

{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_dynamo
| weapon_name = The Vonnegun
| art = Dynamo full.png
| card = Dynamo card.png
| voice_actor = John Patrick Lowrie
| release_date = April 16, 2024
| no_spirit_resist = true
| no_sprint = true
| max_health = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|MaxHealth|3}}{{PI|44}}
| bullet_damage = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|BulletDamage|3}}{{PI|0.70}}
| 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}}
| bullet_resist = {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|{{#var:hero_key_or_en}}|BulletResist|3}}{{PI|1.0}}
}}

Professor '''Dynamo''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. He is a man of wit, using his brawns and abilities to provide support to his teammates by healing them, teleporting them with him which grants his allies (and himself) a boost to their firing rate, knocking oponents infront of him into the air or, when the time comes, unleashing a Singularity which damages and pulls in enemies.

Once just a mere professor for Columbia College, this would change when, letting his excitement get the best of him, he approached a rift in time which reduced his physical body to a small dying star. Although his body may be gone, his spirit and curiosity live on, with the situation only further fueling his desire for knowledge.

== Abilities ==
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|-|(1) Kinetic Pulse=
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| hero_name=Dynamo
| ability_num=1
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|-|(2) Quantum Entanglement=
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| hero_name=Dynamo
| ability_num=2
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|-|(3) Rejuvenating Aurora=
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| hero_name=Dynamo
| ability_num=3
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|-|(4) Singularity=
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| ability_num=4
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</tabber>

== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_dynamo}}

== Update history ==
{{Main|Dynamo/Update history|l1=Update history}}
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== Background ==
{{Quotation|'''A FATE'S TALE'''|As a Scientist, Professor Dynamo always had an inquisitive mind. So when [[Astral Gate|a rift in space and time]] opened up in central park he was first on the scene to investigate – and while he expected such a majestic sight to be life changing, he was thinking more in a metaphorical way as opposed to having his body atomized and reduced to a tiny dying star.

But while his body is gone, his spirit and lust for knowledge lives on. A tenured professor at [[wikipedia:Columbia_University| Columbia College]], Dynamo looks to learn more about his condition while maintaining his class load, after all; he has future minds to inspire.
}}

=== Lore ===
Dynamo is married to a woman named Marlowe.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof kill hornet 01.mp3|transcription=For a minute there, I thought Marlowe was going to be a widow!}}</ref> She is an acquaintance of [[Haze]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Haze|file=Haze match start dynamo haze convo01_01.mp3|context=(to Dynamo)|transcription=Marlowe wanted me to tell you that the offer still stands.}}</ref>

Dynamo was an acquaintance of [[Maximilian Fairfax]]. They had a group of friends called "the Squid Boys".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof monologue 04.mp3|transcription=And that's Jake, me, Ixiv (?) and Fairfax. We called ourselves 'The Squid Boys', which made little sense, since only one of us had a squid head.}}</ref>

In a [[Seasonal events|Winter season]] voice line, Dynamo says he didn't sleep the night before the [[Maelstrom]] because he was "afraid of death".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=prof_select_seasonal_01.mp3|transcription=T'was the night before the Maelstrom, and all through the house, a Columbia professor got no sleep because he was afraid of death.}}</ref>

== Character interactions ==

* Dynamo plays in [[Wraith]]'s weekly poker game.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Dynamo|file=Prof kill wraith 04.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=Probably won't be invited to the poker game this week.}}</ref>
* [[Ivy|Ivy's]] sister, [[Sophia Arroyo]], is studying at university under Dynamo.<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=tengu_kill_dynamo_03.mp3|context=(killed Dynamo)|transcription=I think I just beat up Sophie's professor.}}</ref> Ivy worries her fighting Dynamo during the ritual would preconceive him against Sophia.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Ivy|file=tengu_kill_dynamo_04.mp3|context=(killed Dynamo)|transcription=Please don't take that out on Sophie, professor!}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Dynamo card.png|Portrait
File:Dynamo MM.png|Minimap icon
File:Dynamo Render.png|In-game render
File:Dynamo winter.png|[[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Dynamo Reference Sheet.png|Model sheet
File:Dynamo concept art.png|Concept art
File:Dynamo VN.png|Visual novel art
File:Dynamo tuxedo VN.png|Visual novel art - Tuxedo
File:Dynamo Weapon.png|Weapon - The Vonnegun
File:Lil Dynamo.png|Concept art - "Lil' Dynamo"
File:Hero neon prime Sumo.png|Sumo ([[Neon Prime]])
File:Sumo Black Hole.png|Sumo using Black Hole (Neon Prime)
File:QuantumSunCrest.png|A crest of the sun used to show Quantum Entanglement's destination
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* Dynamo is also referred to as '''prof''' (Professor) in the game files.
* Dynamo in ''[[Neon Prime]]'' was called '''Sumo''', and later known as '''Jeong'''.
* Dynamo is voiced by [[wikipedia:John Patrick Lowrie|John Patrick Lowrie]],<ref>2024-11-29 - [https://x.com/johnpatricklowr/status/1862535570838495730 @johnpatricklowr] on X - ''"Glad to be the voice of Dynamo in the new Valve game Deadlock!"''</ref> who is known for voicework in other popular Valve titles (e.g. Sniper in ''Team Fortress 2,''Pudge in ''Dota 2.)''
** In ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'', Dynamo seems to be voiced by a different actor, speculated to be [[wikipedia:Fred_Tatasciore|Fred Tatasciore]].
* The name of Dynamo's weapon, ''the Vonnegun,'' is a homage to American author [[wikipedia:Kurt_Vonnegut|Kurt Vonnegut]].
* When casting Quantum Entanglement, a crest of the sun with a planetary body orbiting around it appears as a destination marker. The crest is styled after Renaissance depictions of the sun, as it sports a hatched style and a serene face.
* In a concept artwork and in ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'', Dynamo has a different design. He has concentric circles around his belly, symbols drawn in his body, wears gloves, and has a different head shape that's attached to his neck instead of floating magnetically.
* One of Dynamo's early concept designs was a paranormal pizza delivery guy called '''Lil' Dynamo'''.<ref>2024-08-10 - [[Yoshi]], Deadlock Discord - ''"Reminds me of a pizza delivery concept we didn't go with" (...) "That was a version of dynamo yeah, he had a diff ability then"''</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Dynamo/Quotes]]

== References ==
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