Dynamo

Dynamo
Weapon:; "The Vonnegun" ; BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
DPS:	47
Bullet Damage:	11.7+0.70
Ammo:	18
Bullets per sec:	4
Reload Time:	2.35s
Bullet Velocity:	320m/s
Light Melee:	63+2.67
Heavy Melee:	116+4.91
Falloff Range:	20m → 58m
Vitality Stats
Health:	650+44
Health Regen:	2
Bullet Resist:	0+1.0%
Move Speed:	6.8m/s
Stamina:	3
	; INFORMATION
Voice Actor:	John Patrick Lowrie
Release Date:	April 16, 2024
Voice Lines:	Dynamo/Quotes

“

Locks down the enemy team

Dynamo keeps himself and his allies healthy while waiting for his moment. Few things can warp a team fight more than a well-coordinated use of Singularity.

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

Kinetic Pulse

1

5s

26s

Release an energy pulse that knocks enemies up into the air.

x1.8

100

Damage

x0.275

15m

Stomp Range

5m Ability Width

1

Hit enemies are fire rate and movement slowed by 35% for 4s.

2

Dynamo deals 30% more Weapon Damage to hit enemies for 8s

5

+125 Damage and +1 Charge

Quantum Entanglement

9m

16s

Dynamo briefly disappears into the void and then reappears a short distance away. On reappearing, your weapon is reloaded and has a fire rate bonus for the next clip (Max 8s). Can be Alt-Cast to also bring nearby allies and give them half fire rate bonus.

1.4s

Void Time

10m

Ally Distance

25%

Fire Rate Bonus

1

+4m Cast Range

2

+25% Fire Rate Bonus

5

-5s Ability Cooldown and +120% Base Ammo when reappearing

Rejuvenating Aurora

48s

While channelling, restore health over time to you and any allies nearby.
You can dash and melee without breaking the channel.

x0.45

30/s

Health Restored

5s

Channel Duration

8m Friendly Heal Radius

1

Gain +4m/s movespeed bonus for 8s if Aurora is fully channeled. Gain instantly with 5AP Upgrade.

2

-14s Cooldown

5

Full move and ability use and additionaly heals +3.4% of Max Health per second

Singularity

215s

Create a singularity in your hands that pulls in nearby enemies and damages them.

2.75s

Channel Duration

x0.21

45

DPS

7m Singularity Radius

1

+2m Singularity Radius

2

+0.75s Channel Duration

5

Singularity takes 4% of the enemies' max health each second.

Weapon

Weapon Stats

Falloff Range
20m - 58m

47 DPS

The Vonnegun

Medium Range

Heavy Hitter

Projectile

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
January 27, 2025	Kinetic Pulse damage spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.8 Kinetic Pulse T3 now also adds +1 Charge
December 6, 2024	Fixed Quantum Entanglement not deselecting if you get silenced while targeting Kinetic Pulse T2 now affects melee damage too Fixed Magic Carpet + Dynamo heal interation Singularity cooldown increased from 191s to 215s Singularity now deals half damage to objectives Singularity fixed tooltip referencing knock-up that it doesn't do
November 21, 2024	Rejuvenating Aurora regen reduced from 32 to 30 Rejuvenating Aurora Spirit Power scaling reduced from 0.5 to 0.45 Rejuvenating Aurora T3 reduced from 3.8% to 3.4% Rejuvenating Aurora now allows you to reload during it (currently only allows you to continue reloading if cast before) Rejuvenating Aurora now allows you to use melee before T3 upgrade Quantum Entanglement pulling allies no longer cancels their channel Quantum Entanglement now has a visual indicator for allies that will teleport Quantum Entanglement ally range increased from 9m to 10m Quantum Entanglement cooldown increased from 15s to 16s Quantum Entanglement T3 cooldown reduction improved from -4s to -5s Kinetic Pulse now slides around geometry when it hits an obstruction

Background

“

As a Scientist, Professor Dynamo always had an inquisitive mind. So when 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 Columbia College, Dynamo looks to learn more about his condition while maintaining his class load, after all; he has future minds to inspire.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Dynamo is married to a woman named Marlowe.^[1] She is an acquaintance of Haze.^[2]

Dynamo was an acquaintance of Maximilian Fairfax. They had a group of friends called "the Squid Boys".^[3]

In a Winter season voice line, Dynamo says he didn't sleep the night before the Maelstrom because he was "afraid of death".^[4]

Character interactions

Dynamo plays in Wraith's weekly poker game.^[5]
Ivy's sister, Sophia Arroyo, is studying at university under Dynamo.^[6] Ivy worries her fighting Dynamo during the ritual would preconceive him against Sophia.^[7]

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Winter skin
Model sheet
Concept art
Visual novel art
Visual novel art - Tuxedo
Weapon - The Vonnegun
Concept art - "Lil' Dynamo"
Sumo (Neon Prime)
Sumo using Black Hole (Neon Prime)

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 John Patrick Lowrie,^[8] 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 Fred Tatasciore.
The name of Dynamo's weapon, the Vonnegun, is a homage to American author Kurt Vonnegut.
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.^[9]

References

↑ Dynamo's in-game voice line - "For a minute there, I thought Marlowe was going to be a widow!"
↑ Haze's in-game voice line (to Dynamo) - "Marlowe wanted me to tell you that the offer still stands."
↑ Dynamo's in-game voice line - "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."
↑ Dynamo's in-game voice line - "T'was the night before the Maelstrom, and all through the house, a Columbia professor got no sleep because he was afraid of death."
↑ Dynamo's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "Probably won't be invited to the poker game this week."
↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (killed Dynamo) - "I think I just beat up Sophie's professor."
↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (killed Dynamo) - "Please don't take that out on Sophie, professor!"
↑ 2024-11-29 - @johnpatricklowr on X - "Glad to be the voice of Dynamo in the new Valve game Deadlock!"
↑ 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"