Deadlock is coming to VALORANT imminently, and she’s already made waves with one of the game’s smallest characters.
On June 25, Riot unveiled Deadlock, and shared her origin story with a video. After being recruited by the other agents and brought to their headquarters, Deadlock meets one of Gekko’s companions, Wingman, but her reaction is not what many would expect. Upon meeting Wingman, Deadlock pulls her weapon ready to annihilate the little buddy, but she stops as Killjoy urges her and the little yellow friend to “get along.”
Deadlock’s distrust of the little radianite-transmuted animal is understandable given the story of how she lost her left arm. But for many fans, the interaction sparked tenderness and curiosity towards the possible friendship that might emerge between the two VALORANT characters.
Following the release of Deadlock’s video, various fan arts have started circulating online which depict amusing made-up situations in which the latest agent and Wingman interact.
While some believe the two to be secretly friends, others played on the fun side of their competitive and adversarial relationship. But it was evident from the trailer that Deadlock has some unresolved trauma from her encounter with the deadly radianite-transmuted bear who took her arm, and is unsure of Gekko’s Wingman—despite him showing how affectionate the little animal can be.
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Fans have considered Deadlock’s issues with Gekko’s buddy and even imagined exposure therapy featuring Wingman, but for now the community can only wonder what the future holds for the duo. Deadlock will be added to VALORANT on June 27, with Episode Seven’s launch.
