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Delivers charged attacks with finesse
Yamato uses precise strikes to decimate her rivals. However, such damaging attacks often will leave her exposed, so she needs to make every shot count.
Yamato (real name Kaori) is a close-range assassin using precise strikes and sword attacks to destroy her foes. Conducting a Flying Strike with her grapple to get close, Yamato unleashes her powerful melee attacks along with Power Slash and Crimson Slash attacks to damage, slow, and disable her enemies while healing herself. Once fully engaged, she can unleash her Shadow Transformation to become infused with a shadow soul, becoming unstoppable for a short time while ending the life of her opponents.
Kaori and her brother Yamato were crime lords of the Seventh Moon, bringing in wealth and power to the organization. However, a dispute during expansion led to the death of Kaori's brother and her escape to the United States. A miscommunication once she arrived led to Kaori adopting her brother's name, Yamato, vowing to secure her family's name once again.
Yamato's gun has an alt-fire mode.
Abilities
Power Slash
10.5s
Channel to increase damage over 1.4 seconds, then release a
fully-charged sword strike.
Press 1 or

to trigger the strike early, dealing partial damage.
x2
160
Full Charge Damage
25m
Slash Length
1
Gain +60 Bullet Resist while channeling
2
-2s Ability Cooldown and apply 40% movement slow for 3s
5
+200 Full Charge Damage
Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, damaging and slowing the target when you arrive.
x0.655
70
Damage
30%
Movement Slow
2.5s
Slow Duration
1
+25% Movement Slow
2
+20m Cast Range
5
Can Grapple to ally Heroes and +6 Weapon Damage for 10s
Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal.
x0.393
60
Damage
x1.11
70
Heal on hero hit
20%
Fire Rate Slow
4s
Debuff Duration
1
+30% Fire Rate Slow
2
+10% of Max Health Heal on hero hit
5
-5.75s Cooldown
Shadow Transformation
5s
100s
Become infused with Yamato's shadow soul. After an initial invincible transformation your abilities are refreshed and are 60% faster. You gain immunity to negative status effects and have greatly increased bullet and spirit resist.
When you get a hero kill, you heal and the duration is extended.
5s
Duration
60%
Ability Speed
15%
Max Health Heal
40%
Bullet Resist
40%
Spirit Resist
2s
Duration On Kill
1
+15% Fire Rate
2
+4m Move Speed
5
+3.0s Duration
+20% Bullet Resist
+20% Spirit Resist
Weapon
Weapon Stats
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64 DPS
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Sister's Lament
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Background
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犯罪組織のボスの家に生まれたカオリと兄のヤマトは、
父の死後、セブンスムーンの運営を引き継ぐ運命に
あることをずっと自覚していた。彼らは何年もの間、
二頭体制で組織を運営し、利益と成功をもたらし、
アメリカへの進出も計画していた。
計画は単純だった。カオリは日本に残って国内を
統制し、ヤマトはアメリカに渡り国際的な拠点を
作るはずだった。兄妹にとって不運だったのは、
カオリが日本で指揮をとるという計画を快く
思わない部下たちがいたことだった。
反逆は迅速かつ暴力的だった。ヤマトが命を犠牲に
してカオリを守ったおかげで、カオリは一握りの
部下たちと共に日本からアメリカへ逃れることができた。
アメリカに到着したカオリとその一行を迎え入れたのは、
ヤマトを出迎えるはずの人物だった。その男は
日本人の名前には馴染みがなく、カオリのことを
「ヤマト」と呼んだ。カオリは間違いを正そうかと思ったが、
兄を記憶に留める最善の方法は、自分がヤマトの
名前を受け継ぎ、彼の夢をかなえることだと決意した。
— A FATE'S TALE
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Born into a family of crime bosses, Kaori and her brother Yamato always knew they were destined to take over control of the Seventh Moon after their father's death. Together they ran the organization for years, bringing it profit and success, and even planning an expansion into America.
The plan was simple: Kaori would remain in Japan to control the country, while Yamato would travel to America to establish an international base. Unfortunately for the siblings, some of their subordinates were not happy about Kaori's plan to take command in Japan.
The rebellion was swift and violent. Yamato sacrificed his life to protect Kaori, and Kaori was saved by a handful of loyal members.
Together with her subordinates, she managed to escape from Japan to the United States. When Kaori and her group arrived in the United States, they were greeted by a man who was supposed to greet Yamato. He was not familiar with Japanese names and did not know Kaori.
"Yamato." Kaori thought about correcting his mistake, but...
She decided that the best way to remember her brother was to take on the Yamato name and make his dream come true.
— A FATE'S TALE
Update history
- Main article: Update history
Trivia
- Yamato's design in the Early Development Build of Deadlock is temporary and based on an alien model from when the game was still called Neon Prime.
- Yamato's character model has different colors for her clothes compared to her portrait.
- Yamato and Haze are currently the only heroes whose Ammo is directly affected by Spirit Power.
- Yamato is the only hero who doesn't have the default melee attack damage of 63 (light) and 116 (heavy) - instead, Yamato has 69 (light) and 128 (heavy).
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