| “ | Norwegian operative Deadlock deploys an array of cutting-edge nanowire to secure the battlefield from even the most lethal assault. No one escapes her vigilant watch, nor survives her unyielding ferocity.
— Official description
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Deadlock is an Agent in VALORANT and the fifth Sentinel added to the game.
Profile[]
Biography[]
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At one point during the VALORANT Protocol's investigations into a Los Angeles-based Kingdom Corporation project called "Landfall", the organization was able to pick up on chatter about a cargo pickup happening in Norway. Viewing this to be something of interest, the Protocol sent Sova to follow the team and track down its destination. Leading him to a specialized facility known as The Vault in the far northern archipelago of Svalbard, Sova arrived to find no activity there, no signs of life, except for a faint beacon activated from within. Entering The Vault, the Russian eventually made his way to a containment room to discover the aftermath of an attack, with all the pickup team dead except for one remaining survivor - a blonde-haired woman with one of her arms completely obliterated.
The woman, named Iselin, had been one of three elite hunters from the security force Ståljeger who had been assigned to escort a Project Landfall scientist to The Vault and oversee the extraction and transport of a very special item; a radivore that had mimicked the form of a bear. Her team had also arrived at The Vault to find it empty and with hardly any power left, and on entering Containment they had discovered the radivore had broken out of its enclosure, right before it then attacked them, killing her fellow Ståljeger comrades and the Landfall scientist in quick succession. With one nearby chamber still operational, Iselin was able to lure the radivore into it. As she attempted to confine it within though whilst the chamber powered up, the bear forced its head between the closing doors, biting down onto her left arm and holding it in its jaws. From that bite, substances from the radivore's body entered Iselin's own system, causing her to become disoriented and numb, attempting to yell at the radivore to let go of her, before the sound of a gunshot broke her out of her state of delirium. The scientist, in his final living moment while dying on the ground, had fired a shot at the radivore before collapsing. With the chamber now fully powered up, Iselin activated it to produce a surge of energy that filled the chamber and burst through the gap between the doors, obliterating both the radivore and the arm trapped in its jaws. The ordeal now over, Iselin slowly made her way over the the body of the fallen scientist to mourn his passing, before picking up a dropped beacon nearby and activating it moments before finally collapsing.
After being rescued by Sova, Iselin was taken back to VALORANT HQ, where she received a new prosthetic replacement for her missing arm, and has since joined the organization as its twenty-third agent, "Deadlock". Though grateful for the Protocol's investment, her recent experience has caused her to be bitter towards Gekko's critters, who themselves are also radivores previously held by Kingdom. To her, they and the rest of Landfall's creations aren't friendly companions but creatures with dangerous potential. Now the second agent associated in some way with Landfall to be recruited into VALORANT, interest in Kingdom's project and what its end goals are is higher than ever for the Protocol, and Deadlock will be there to help them uncover its secrets.
ISELIN: Early Life[]
- Iselin works as an operative for Ståljeger's Ursa team.
- Iselin is assigned to escort a Kingdom scientist to The Vault in Svalbard for extraction and transport of a radivore bear being held there to Los Angeles.[1]
- The team instead discovers the radivore has broken out of its enclosure, killing everyone it is able to catch besides Iselin.
- She is able to lure the radivore into a chamber and activate it, but not before the radivore is able to bite down on her left arm, causing the chamber's energy surge to obliterate both the radivore and Iselin's arm along with it.
- The only remaining survivor, Iselin is able to activate a beacon before collapsing. She is eventually discovered by Sova.
DEADLOCK: VALORANT agent[]
- Recruited as its twenty-third agent.
- Deadlock receives a new prosthetic arm with a built-in nanowire accelerator.[1]
- Deadlock contacts Brimstone to update him on her progress while she adjusts to her prosthetic arm.[3]
Project Landfall[]
- Deadlock works on response project to deal with the radivores being developed by Project Landfall.[4]
- Deadlock fabricates four crates intended to hold Gekko's crew of radivores and stop them from being able to roam free.[5]
- Brimstone rejects her proposal to have Gekko's radivores detained, but Deadlock won't take no for an answer and insists that he reconsiders.
- Deadlock provides Cypher with Kingdom data that allows him to access the video surveillance systems of a Kingdom facility in Los Angeles.[6]
- Deadlock works on a custom-made Phantom with Chamber.[6]
- Deadlock is assigned as a member of the Los Angeles strike team.[7]
- Upon reaching the portal room, she is tasked with shutting down the portal, but its controls are locked down and her attempt to cover it with a GravNet fails.
- Wingman then has a plan to jump into the portal, also requiring Deadlock's nanowire accelerator. While she still remains distrustful of Wingman at first due to her own traumatic experience with radivores, Gekko's pleas and Wingman's gentle approach finally make her relent. After Wingman enters the portal and causes it to become unstable, Deadlock and the rest of the agents leave the facility.
- The portal is successfully shut down, resulting in a massive sinkhole appearing in the facility car park. A Legion strike team then arrives there on a mission for α-radianite, who Deadlock and the rest of the Protocol team are able to repel.[8]
- Deadlock meets Sage, who once again offers to restore Deadlock's arm, but Deadlock refuses to have her injury undone, in memory of her fallen Ståljeger comrades.[2]
Scions of Hourglass[]
- Deadlock meets with Omen for the handover of an Hourglass journal he had recovered, as well as Clove.[9]
- She tries to talk with Omen about his temporary departure from the Protocol but he refuses to speak about it.
- Deadlock does firearms training with Clove.[9]
- Deadlock is assigned to the Jan Mayen mission's Team 2.[10]
- She reports on the security in place at the Elder Grotto and collects samples.
- Deadlock is assigned to a strike team defending the ruins of Venice from the VALORANT Legion as part of a set of simultaneous incursions across Alpha.[11]
- Deadlock analyzes a specialized containment cell at the Elder Grotto.[12]
- Deadlock requests a leave of absence to attend an opening ceremony for a Ståljeger memorial.[13]
- Deadlock looks to replace Skye's hiking boots.[14]
Personality[]
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Deadlock has a no-nonsense personality. She takes the protocol's stance very seriously. Due to the fact that radivores have taken the lives of her fallen comrades, she seems to have a huge resentment towards them, going to extreme measures to even detain them, such as Gekko's creatures. Despite the flashbacks of radivores, she still reluctantly trusted Gekko's Wingman to complete the mission in Los Angeles by letting him use her Nanowire Accelerator.
Appearance[]
Deadlock sports a noticeably muscular, stocky build compared to other female agents. She has thick, white hair that goes to her shoulders. She wears a green shirt with a white jacket, along with rugged trousers and boots, an attire likely fit for the cold climates of Norway. Much of her left arm, which was bitten away from a radivore, has a prosthetic, gray limb in place of it which also serves as her Nanowire Accelerator. As for gear, Deadlock has a Sonic Sensor placed on her left thigh, and GravNet grenades on her right thigh.
Abilities[]
Basic[]
(Xbox X/S)
EQUIP a Barrier Mesh disc. FIRE to throw forward. Upon landing, the disc generates barriers from the origin point that block character movement.
Uses: 1 
Cost:
400
Windup: 
3 s for fortification
Duration: 
30 s
Health: 
320/680 HP, 570/1,200 HP when fortified (Outer orbs/Central orb)
(Xbox X/S)
EQUIP a Sonic Sensor. FIRE to deploy. The sensor monitors an area for enemies making sound. It concusses that area if footsteps, weapons fire, or significant noise are detected. This ability can be picked up to be REDEPLOYED.
Uses: 2 
Cost: 200
Health: 20 HP
Debuff: 
3.5 s Concuss
Signature[]
(Xbox X/S)
EQUIP a GravNet grenade. FIRE to throw. ALT FIRE to lob. The GravNet detonates upon landing, forcing any characters caught within to crouch and move slowly.
Uses: 1
Cost:Free
Windup: 0.4 s
Cooldown: 
40 s
Debuff: Forced crouch, 70% slow
Ultimate[]
+ (Xbox X/S)
EQUIP a Nanowire Accelerator. FIRE to unleash a pulse of nanowires that captures the first enemy contacted. The cocooned enemy is pulled along a nanowire path and will die unless they are freed. The nanowire cocoon is destructible.
Cost:♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 7 points
Windup: 1.1 s
Duration: 10 s
Health: 600 HP
Debuff: 7 s Cocoon
Agent Cosmetics[]
The following are cosmetics related to Deadlock from Agent Gear and from other sources (e.g. Battle Pass).
Gear[]
- More information: Gear
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| Spray: Cyber Oak |
Player Card: VALORANT Deadlock |
Player Title: Wired |
Spray: Crossed Wires |
Kingdom Credits: 2,000 |
 2,000 |
2,500 |
3,000 |
3,500 |
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| Buddy: Nanowire Cartridge |
Spray: Deadlock |
Player Title: Ståljeger |
Player Card: Into The Vault |
Weapon Skin: Resolution Classic |
| 4,500 |
5,500 |
6,500 |
7,500 |
8,000
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Other cosmetics[]
| Image | Name | Source |
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Beware the Sentinels | Battle Pass: EP 08 Act 3 |
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Deadlock ID | Battle Pass: EP 09 Act 1 Part of collection: Agent ID |
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Death Trap (teaser) |
Battle Pass: EP 06 Act 3 |
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My Table, My Rules | Unobtainable since v10.03 |
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VERSUS // Deadlock + Gekko | Miscellaenous
Part of collection: Versus |
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While It's Hot | Battle Pass: EP 08 Act 3 |
| Image | Name | Source |
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Let Me Out | Battle Pass: EP 09 Act 1 |
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No Comment | Battle Pass: EP 08 Act 2 |
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Sure You Can | Battle Pass: EP 08 Act 3 |
| Image | Edition | Skin | Weapon | Variant | Source |
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RDVR | Phantom | — | Battle Pass: EP 07 Act 2 |
Quotes[]
- Main article: Deadlock/Quotes
Update History[]
Barrier Mesh
- Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh was not playing hit audio when shooting the center node.
- Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s Barrier Mesh could be used to boost players.
- GravNet
- Fixed an issue where Deadlock’s netted VFX could show through thin walls.
- Annihilation
- Fixed an issue where hit-confirm sounds on Deadlock’s cocoon target were abnormally loud.
- Barrier Mesh
- Changed to a non-signature ability
- Cost: Free >>> 400 credits
- GravNet
- Changed to a signature ability with 40s cooldown
- Total Size decreased from 16m >>> 13m
- Radius decreased 8m >>> 6.5m
- Projectile audio loop has been updated to increase its gameplay clarity.
- When an enemy removes the net, the audio cue of the net breaking now plays for all players.
- Annihilation
- Will now always kill the target when the timer expires and they are not freed from the nanowire cocoon
- Visuals for health on the cocoon have been updated to make their health states more clear
- Barrier Mesh
- Visuals for health on the Barrier Mesh have been updated to make their health states more clear
- Annihilation
- Fixed a bug where victims would sometimes get stuck at the top of ledges
- Sonic Sensor
- Fixed an issue where Sonic Sensors could stay active if placed as Deadlock was killed.
- Sonic Sensor
- Fixed an issue where Sonic Sensor could not be placed on some map walls during the Buy Phase.
- Sonic Sensor
- Now recallable in round
- Pickup distance increased 12m >>> 27m
- Decreased time to concuss once triggered 1.0s >>> 0.5s
- Decreased time for enemies to destroy Sonic Sensor once triggered 0.65s >>> 0.5s
- Deadlock and her allies can now hear Sonic Sensor’s audio lightly when they are in its area of effect
- Barrier Mesh
- Increased the max length Barrier Mesh walls 6m >>> 10m
- GravNet
- Increased slow at AoE edge removed
- Anyone caught by GravNet will now be affected by increased gravity and a reduction in mobility
- Max duration increased 6 seconds >>> Indefinite
- Removal time increased 0.85s >>> 1.5s
- Radius increased 6m >>> 8m
- Sonic Sensor
- Fixed a bug where Deadlock’s Sonic Sensor would trigger when Gekko’s Wingman walks near it.
- Sonic Sensor
- Fixed Sonic Sensor not triggering when Wingman started defusing the Spike in its detection area under some circumstances.
- Barrier Mesh
- Fixed issues where damage-over-time area abilities were not damaging Barrier Mesh.
- Annihilation
- Fixed issue where players trapped by Annihilation were not properly killed when hit by the Spike explosion.
Added
Spotify Playlist[]
Trivia[]
Relations[]
- Deadlock does not get on well with Gekko as the owner of a crew of radivores, as a result of her own traumatic experience fighting a radivore at The Vault. Deadlock's dislike for Gekko and his creatures is so large that she built four custom cages to capture and detain Mosh, Wingman, Dizzy, and Thrash. She is also known to threaten Wingman with her Nanowire Accelerator.
- Deadlock seems to be in friendly relationship with Skye, calling her "hiking buddy."
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UNMADE cinematic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 7.06 Sage voicemail
- ↑ 7.0 Deadlock voicemail
- ↑ 7.01 Deadlock voicemail
- ↑ 7.03 Deadlock voicemail
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sunset reveal trailer teasers
- ↑ Sunset Reveal Trailer
- ↑ 7.04 KAY/O email
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 8.04 Deadlock email
- ↑ 8.11 Deadlock voicemail
- ↑ INCURSIONS
- ↑ 9.03 Deadlock email
- ↑ 9.08 Deadlock voicemail
- ↑ 9.10 Deadlock voicemail
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