Editing Lady Geist

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'''Lady Geist''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. An old-time socialite with a necromantic pact, Lady Geist is a terrifying foe that consumes her own health for her abilities while draining the life away from enemies. Sacrificing her life force to launch Essence Bombs and  blood shards of Malice, Lady Geist can make up the lost health with a Life Drain tether to a nearby opponent. After being brought low by her own abilities or enemy attacks, she can conduct a Soul Exchange and swap health with her opponent, making them vulnerable to followup attacks from her revolver.

The Toast of the Town, Lady Geist was famed by all and invited to every ball and gala in the city... until her beauty faded in her old age and left her with only memories and stories of her glory. In desperation, she formed a pact with a powerful spirit and bound it by powerful wards until she was safe and young again. All she needs to do now is feed on the life force of her fellows to maintain her beauty... and hope desperately that the [[Oathkeeper]] will stay bound.

== Abilities ==
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|-|(1) Essence Bomb=
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|-|(2) Life Drain=
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|-|(3) Malice=
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|-|(4) Soul Exchange=
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== Weapon ==
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== Update history ==
{{Main|Lady Geist/Update history|l1=Update history}}
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== Background ==
{{Quotation|'''A FATE'S TALE'''|

Once, Lady Jeanne Geist was the toast of the town. But as time passed and her beauty faded she found herself further and further from her glory days in High Society until finally she was nothing more than a frail woman in a nursing home, telling stories of a glorious past. And that’s when [[Oathkeeper]] revealed himself. A powerful spirit from another plane, Oathkeeper offered her a path to reclaim her past glories… he could restore her youth; all she had to do was drain the essence of the living to sustain herself.

Geist was torn. Obviously murder was ghoulish business, and undoubtedly Oathkeeper was not an entity that could be trusted… but still, the thought of having a second chance of reliving her youth was too good to pass up. And so she concocted a plan; after making a pact with Oathkeeper she would bind and ward him, limiting his influence and pull over her. Oathkeeper would still get fed; but on her terms, not his.

However, as years have turned to decades; the strength of the Ward has weakened, and Oathkeeper hungers more than he ever has in the past...
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=== Lore ===
''This section contains '''spoilers''' for [[The Binding of Oathkeeper]].''

Jeanne "Oma" Geist (married name) was born in France, in 1815. She married German artist<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_69.mp3|transcription=The Museum of Modern Art recently announced a special gallery showcasing the work of late German artist Johann Geist.}}</ref> [[Johann Geist]]. Jeanne and Johann had a son named [[Minor characters#Walter Geist|Walter]] in 1850, and Johann died in 1880.

[[Storyline|Circa 1899]], when Jeanne was around 84 years old, the first [[Maelstrom]] happened, bringing various supernatural forces to Earth, and the spirit [[Oathkeeper]] was one of them. Jeanne made a pact with Oathkeeper to regain her youth in exchange for draining the life of others. She was initially reluctant, but accepted the deal. However, with the help of Walter, she made a ward to keep Oathkeeper under control.

Walter had a son whom he named after his father, [[Minor characters#Johann Geist (Jr.)|Johann "Jr."]] Johann Jr. became a doctor, and after Walter died, he did the maintenance of his grandmother's ward. Jeanne and Walter had "a terrible sense of humor", according to Johann Jr. 

Now, 50 years after her initial pact and on the eve of the second Maelstrom, Geist has to decide how she'll deal with Oathkeeper, and whether she'll continue to kill others to stay young or accept her natural aging and eventual death.<ref>[[The Binding of Oathkeeper|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'']]</ref>

== Character interactions ==

*Lady Geist funded [[Kelvin|Kelvin's]] Arctic expedition.<ref>[[Lady Geist/Quotes#Conversations|Lady Geist and Kelvin conversation]] -  Kelvin: ''"I never got to say thank you for your patronage, Lady Geist." (...) "I'm serious! Obviously the expedition didn't go as planned, but we wouldn't have had the opportunity were it not for your funding."''</ref>
* Lady Geist has an old grudge against [[Paradox]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist_kill_paradox_04.mp3|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=I've waited 50 years for this.}}</ref> Paradox has stolen a painting from Geist, presumably made by Geist's husband.<ref>[[Lady Geist/Quotes#Conversations|Lady Geist and Paradox conversation]] - ''"Lady, we already robbed you. You're exactly the person to play games with. If you want the painting back, I recommend you try to find it. Good luck."''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist kill paradox 01.mp3|context=(killed Paradox)|transcription=First my husband. Now me. When will Paradox stay out of my life?}}</ref>
* In one of the visual novel's endings, [[Abrams]] moves to Lady Geist's apartment.
* Lady Geist likes [[Infernus]]' recipe of gin and tonic.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist kill infernus 01.mp3|context=(killed Infernus)|transcription=Ugh. He was the only one who knew how to make a proper gin and tonic. Pity.}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Lady Geist card.png|Portrait
File:Lady Geist MM.png|Minimap icon
File:Lady Geist Render.png|In-game render
File:Lady Geist winter.jpg|[[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Lady Geist Reference Sheet.png|Model sheet
File:Lady Geist concept art.png|Concept art
File:Lady Geist WIP models.png|"Ghost test" and "Ghost v2" work-in-progress models
File:Geist VN cover.png|''The Binding of Oathkeeper'' cover art
File:Geist VN art.png|Visual novel art
File:Geist gala dress VN.png|Visual novel art - Gala dress
File:Geist aged VN.png|Visual novel art - Aged Geist
File:Geist VN McGinnis ward.png|Visual novel art - [[McGinnis]]' ward
File:Lady Geist Weapon.png|Weapon - Johann's Gift
File:Geist temp portrait.png|Temporary portrait
File:Geist temp MM.png|Temporary minimap icon [[Update:September 12, 2024|(2024-09-12 update)]]
File:Hero neon prime Spectre.png|Spectre ([[Neon Prime]])  
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* [[wikipedia:Geist|Geist]] is a german word that can be translated as "ghost", "spirit" or "mind". Lady Geist is French, but she uses her late German husband's last name.
* Lady Geist is currently the only hero who holds her gun in the left hand, as [[Oathkeeper]] is in her right arm in-game. However, in a concept art and in ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' artwork, Oathkeeper is in her left arm.
* Lady Geist during ''Deadlock'' Pre-Alpha (''[[Neon Prime]]'') was named '''Spectre,''' and later referred to as '''Ghost'''.
* Lady Geist has the lowest health regen in the game at 1, same as [[Abrams]].
* There are two work-in-progress Lady Geist models in the game files, labeled '''Ghost_test''' and '''Ghost_v2'''. These models feature different face designs and a hairstyle closer to her portrait art.

== See also ==

* ''[[The Binding of Oathkeeper]]'' - Lady Geist's [[Visual Novels|visual novel]]
* [[Lady Geist/Quotes]]

== References ==
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