Minor characters
Aside from the playable characters in the game, the setting of Deadlock also features a series of minor characters, usually mentioned in headlines from The New York Oracle, the backgrounds of heroes or the visual novels.
Direct Relations
Shelly Fisher
Main article: Shelly Fisher
Shelly Fisher is Bebop's creator. She is a widowed junkyard attendant who built Bebop, thus relying on Bebop for support in paying for her treatment. Johann Geist Jr. is her doctor.[1]
The Geists
Johann Geist
Born in 1805 and dying in 1880, Johann Geist was a German painter and the husband of Jeanne Geist.[1] 50 years before the Ritual, the Paradox guild stole one of Johann's paintings.[2][3][4]
Walter Geist
The son of Johann and Jeanne Geist. Born in 1850 and died sometime in the 1900s.[1]
Johann Geist (Jr.)
The grandson of Lady Geist and the doctor of Shelly Fisher.[1]
The Arroyos
Carlos Arroyo
A Community organiser in Spanish Harlem. Possibly looking to run for mayor.[5]
Sophia Arroyo
A young woman who studies under Dynamo in Columbia University. She works with Wraith to fund her tuition.[5]
Manny Arroyo
Sophia's brother. He's a fan of Kelvin and his books.[6][7]
Marla
Marla is Professor Dynamo's wife. They have been married for 31 years.[8]
Marlowe
Marlowe is an OSIC Agent.[9][10]
The Troubadour
"The Troubador" is the name given by media for a serial killer who commited a killing spree in a town in central Illinois. He was confronted by the town's sheriff, Holliday, but he managed to escape by turning into a murder of crows and flying away, although Holliday still has been looking for him. Both she and the The New York Oracle speculate that The Troubador is flying from Champaign–Urbana to New York.[9]
Nashala Dion
Nashala Dion is a Djinn ambassador, who has employed Mirage to work as her bodyguard and companion. Mirage enjoys Nashala's company, but he also finds her "impulsive, short-sighted" decisions "frustrating".[11] She (and Mirage) are currently in New York attempting to arrange a deal so the Djinn can buy a portion of Wyoming.
Cadence and the Requiem Boys
Main article: Cadence
Cadence and the Requiem Boys are a band, with Cadence as their lead vocalist, that produced the single "Paying the Price". The song has concerned some parents over it's mention and "glorification" of human sacrifice.[12]
John Hathorne
Wikipedia article: John Hathorne
John Hathorne was a magistrate and merchant who had a key role as a judge in the Salem Witch Trials during the 1600s which persecuted people believed to be witches. One of the people sentenced to death by him was Vindicta who now holds a grudge against his descendants after she was brought back into reality from the first maelstrom.
John Hathorne (Jr.)
- Main article: Friends of Humanity
A "controversial speaker" and descendant of the original John Hathorne currently in New York.[13]
He is a member of the neo inquisition political group "Friends of Humanity" which has rallied for the US to stop sending aid to the Outer Planes.
There was an assassination attempt on his life.[14]
Edrick
Edrick is an old friend of Kelvin. Kelvin hasn't seen Edrick since he returned from his expedition. Edrick was "rather rude" and "caused a scene" at Kelvin's fundraiser, according to Lady Geist.[15]
The Adversary
The Adversary is a creature from an Outer Plane that stalks the Deep. It is described as "dark and predatory" and "a genocidal force of nature". Viscous says that if the Adversary isn't stopped, "he will come for everything".[16]
Captain Murphy
Captain Murphy is Holliday's contact in the New York Police Department. She uses his help to track down The Troubadour.[9]
Allie Kinkaid
A reporter from The New York Oracle. She's writing an interview with Seven.[9][17]
Mentioned Characters
Characters mentioned in passing by The New York Oracle.
Harry Houdini
Wikipedia article: Harry Houdini
Rumoured to still be alive and possibly evaded death itself.
Michael Assan
Wrote "A Memoir by Incubus to the Stars" which spent 3 weeks on the top of The New York Oracle's best seller list.
Madame Lapri
A relationships expert who wrote a column in The New York Oracle about love potions.
Nathan Vice
Centre for the Knickerbockers, had his legs broken by The Curiosity Shop shopkeep for one of the items.
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Wikipedia article: Rodgers and Hammerstein
A duo of theater writers who produced the musical South Pacific, which had it's tickets scalped and resold for 1/8 of a soul.[18]
Eric Clansky
A man standing trial for a botched exorcism.
Miser Heart
The person accusing Mr Clansky in court for causing the spirit inhuman pain and suffering.
George Frederick Cooke
Wikipedia article: George Frederick Cooke
Still performing on stage but as a headless ghost.
Mittens and Peppermint
A cat familiar duo running a cat café in Soho.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Binding of Oathkeeper
- ↑ Lady Geist and Paradox conversation
- ↑
Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Paradox) - "I've waited 50 years for this."
- ↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line (killed Paradox) - "First my husband. Now me. When will Paradox stay out of my life?"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ivy's visual novel
- ↑
Ivy's in-game voice line - "I bet Sophie and Manny would get a kick out of watching me win!"
- ↑ Ivy and Kelvin conversation
- ↑ Dynamo and Kelvin conversation
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Holliday's visual novel
- ↑ Dynamo and Haze conversation
- ↑ Mirage and Seven conversation
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "'Cadence and the Requiem Boys' new single 'Paying the Price' has been tearing up the charts. But should parents be concerned about lyrics that some say glorify human sacrifice?"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance."
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance."
- ↑ Kelvin and Lady Geist conversation
- ↑ Viscous and Seven conversation
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Oracle's own Allie Kincaid teases that her next interview will be... electrifying!"
- ↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "Rodgers and Hammerstein's latest musical 'South Pacific' has become the hottest ticket in town. With some would-be theater-goers selling 1/8th of their souls to scalpers for prime seating!"
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