Calico is a Hero in Deadlock, a former monster hunter turned hired assassin. Possessing her cat, Ava, Calico uses the shadows to her advantage to surprise her foes, slinging Gloom Bombs and attacking with a Leaping Slash for damage and healing. By Returning to the Shadows, she can turn any fight to her advantage, disappearing after a fight or engaging again when the enemy least expects her.
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| Weapon: "Sweetest Lie" | |
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BASE STATS | |
| Weapon Stats | |
| Damage Per Second: |  79.6
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| Bullet Damage: |  2.09+0.0484
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| Ammo: |  12
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| Bullets per sec: |  4.76
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| Reload Time: |  2.6s
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| Bullet Velocity: |  318m/s
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| Light Melee: |  63+1.58
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| Heavy Melee: | 116+2.91
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| Falloff Range: | 20m → 58m |
| Vitality Stats | |
| Health: |  700+37
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| Health Regen: |  2
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| Move Speed: |  7.2m/s
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| Sprint Speed: | 1.6m/s
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| Dash Speed: |  0.62s
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| Stamina: | 3
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| Stamina Cooldown: |  4.5s
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| Spirit Stats | |
| Spirit Power: |  0+1.1
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| Information | |
| Voice Actor: | Toks Olagundoye |
| Release Date: | January 17, 2025 |
| Codenames: | Nano |
“Tricksy - Slippery - Burst Damage
As a contract killer, Calico is glad to finally be earning significant money by assassinating other people. Despite the good that the Baxter Society did by slaying monsters, it simply didn't pay well enough for her.
Calico was added to Hero Labs on October 24, 2024, and officially released on January 17, 2025.
Abilities[edit]
Gloom Bombs
3m
14s
Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing 
spirit damage.
Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.
spirit damage.Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.
1-3s Cooldown
2+16.2 Damage
5+3 Bomb Count
Leaping Slash
11s
Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing melee damage.
If the ability hits at least one hero,
heal a small amount of health.
melee damage. If the ability hits at least one hero,
heal a small amount of health.
9m
Dash Range
4.5m
Slash Radius
1+25 Heal Amount
2+49.5 Damage
5On Hero Hit: 50% Cooldown Refund
Notes
- Leaping Slash's base damage is equal to light melee damage * 1.3.
Ava
45s
Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain bonus move speed and become 
hidden on the minimap, but cannot use your weapon or cast abilities.
Melee button: Pounce to break boxes.
When taking damage from an enemy hero, bonus move speed is reduced by 65% and you are unable to activate Ava for 6s.
bonus move speed and become hidden on the minimap, but cannot use your weapon or cast abilities. Melee button: Pounce to break boxes.
When taking damage from an enemy hero, bonus move speed is reduced by 65% and you are unable to activate Ava for 6s.
1+14s Buff Duration
2+45% Move Speed
5-20s Cooldown. Gain 35 Health Regen during Ava.
Return to Shadows
7.5m
90s
Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage.
After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing spirit damage again.
bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage.After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing
spirit damage again.
3s
Channel Duration
1-25s Cooldown
2+67.5 Damage. +20% Move Speed.
5Refund all cooldowns and gain 18% Damage for 6s.
Weapon[edit]
| Weapon Stats | 
80 Damage Per Second | |||
| Sweetest Lie | ||||
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Update history[edit]
- Main article: Update history
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Background[edit]
“Once a decorated member of The Baxter Society, Calico left the august order once she realized that killing monsters for free was less profitable than killing people for money.
Now an in demand contract killer, Calico is living her best life ending someone else's.
Lore[edit]
Calico has a son.[1]
Calico has knowledge about the Deep,[2][3] the Troubadour[4] and Oathkeeper.[5]
Calico has been called “the most dangerous woman on the planet”.[6]
Calico is a target of the Scotland Yard[7] and the OSIC.[8][9]
Character interactions[edit]
- Calico was the assassin hired to kill
Pocket, who survived because the bullet missed their heart.[10] Calico says she's "tying up loose ends" when she kills Pocket.[11][12]
McGinnis accuses Calico of stealing her ideas.[14]
Lady Geist says Calico "reeks of new money”.[15] She doesn't like Ava.[16]- Calico is interested in
Viscous' suit.[17] - Calico knows
Raven and likes him.[18][19] - Calico calls
Grey Talon "a relic of a bygone era",[20] but also says she will mourn his death.[21] She also comments on his health.[22] - Calico compares
Holliday's introverted personality to Grey Talon's.[23] - Calico has respect for
Paradox.[24] - Calico wants to be friends with
Wraith.[25][26]
Gallery[edit]
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Calico portrait -
Calico icon -
Calico in-game render -
Calico reference sheet -
Calico name typography -
Calico weapon - Sweetest Lie -
Calico in the January 2025 update art -
Previous Calico portrait -
Nano portrait (Neon Prime) -
Nano (Neon Prime)
Trivia[edit]
- Calico was called Nano in Neon Prime.
- At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota 2's Broodmother.
- Calico was an arms dealer in her original background.
- Ava is a Sphynx cat.
- "Playing With Ava in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Calico in the Hideout.
References[edit]
- ↑
Calico's in-game voice line - "It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Fathom) - "Ugh, creatures of the Deep."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Viscous) - "The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary."
- ↑ Holliday and Calico conversation - Holliday: "You ever hear of something called 'The Troubadour'?" Calico: "Enough to know to stay away from it."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "Only a fool would make a deal with Oathkeeper."
- ↑
Holliday's in-game voice line (killed Calico) - "'Most dangerous woman on the planet' my ass!"
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Holliday) - "A small-town sheriff couldn't accomplish what Scotland Yard has been trying to do for years. Surprise, surpise."
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Haze's in-game voice line (killed Calico) - "Calico could only evade me for so long."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Haze) - "The OSIC should stay out of my affairs."
- ↑ Pocket and Calico conversations
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Pocket) - "I love tying up loose ends."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Pocket) - "I'm sure Maximilian will have questions."
- ↑ Calico conversations
- ↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line - "Tell you what, you stop stealing my ideas and I'll stop shootin' ya."
- ↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line - "Ugh. She reeked of new money."
- ↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line - "That cat is revolting."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Viscous) - "I wonder how that suit works."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Raven) - "Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Raven) - "He was fun."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "You're a relic of a bygone era, Talon."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "The Baxter Society will mourn him, as will I."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "I see that arthritis hasn't kicked in yet."
- ↑ Calico and Holliday conversation
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "Oh, I've always wanted to go toe-to-toe with Paradox."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "And here I hoped we could be friends."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "Wraith, we could have had so much fun together."
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