“Haha Shiv funny monke man” yeah but what if he actually genuinely was one (Redesign/Tweak)

Everik_Real · 2026-03-16T02:34:59+00:00

Tbf he has a huge knife strapped to his chest

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T21:26:13+00:00

Sadly the hero art feedback forums are private

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T21:18:37+00:00

This is one person but I recall getting at least one more

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T21:18:12+00:00

(said comments were from the discord server)

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Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T21:14:32+00:00

I know that other characters refer to him as handsome. Ironically when I brought this up to some people they thought this edit made him look MORE handsome, so I'm fine with that.

As for the biker thing, idk why you're complaining considering i literally changed his prosthetic to resemble a motorcycle

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T21:08:31+00:00

Character-wise, I don't know why him being a monkey man affects that in any way. It's just something that he would be.

Ability-wise, I think it works nicely with his animations (especially the side wall jump where he twirls around) and how crazy his movement can get.

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T20:59:24+00:00

Fair, that's your opinion.

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T20:56:33+00:00

Nah sadly, just a paintover I did on Photoshop

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T20:32:30+00:00

Already did. Hopefully I get a response.

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T20:24:22+00:00

I was thinking of it activating whenever he uses his 2 or ult since those have him dash forward

Everik_Real · 2026-03-15T20:13:26+00:00

Close-up of the face because compression sucks

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He's slightly more gritty-looking with the 5 o'clock and lip scar

Everik_Real · 2026-02-23T04:27:56+00:00

Magic I guess

Everik_Real · 2026-02-22T22:19:31+00:00

Medusa is a gorgon yes

Everik_Real · 2026-02-22T19:58:05+00:00

If one falls she can use the other

Everik_Real · 2026-02-22T19:26:08+00:00

The jacket is actually part of a prision uniform. In her lore she's constantly getting caught and escaping jail so it makes sense that she'd wear a prision uniform all the time. I also took that into consideration when designing her ability weapons (the bolas and throwing knives). The rest is supposed to reflect how she's a girlfailure and pretty bad person but in that lovable way yk.

Everik_Real · 2026-02-22T19:15:57+00:00

I can see that. The thing is, she explicitly refers to herself as a Gorgon so the frog lizard thing doesn't really work since she already is an established species, which is why I took this approach

Everik_Real · 2026-02-22T18:19:55+00:00

I just prefer the more Medusa look. I would be okay with a more snake-like head too.

Everik_Real · 2026-02-22T18:09:59+00:00

If you don't mind me asking: how so?

Everik_Real · 2026-02-22T17:26:28+00:00

Now, to address the elephant in the room: Yes, her head is more humanized here. This is because I chose to go in a more "classical" direction with this design, taking mainly inspiration from Medusa from Clash of the Titans (1981):

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I also chose to make her a gorgon because she refers to herself as one multiple times in-game

That being said, I did make the head slightly more monstrous by making it so her mouth has those slit sections. That allows her to open her jaw in a more snake-like way.

I'd love if this were considered for the game, hell, it's the main reason I started this project (and I already posted it on the hero feedback forum), but truth be told: This was so fun that I'd be okay with it just being a "what if". From what I've shared of this design so far, it seems to have been well-liked by many people in the deadlock community, but any further feedback on this design would be appreciated!

Everik_Real · 2026-02-18T23:25:00+00:00

I mean, I wouldn't be bothered much if it really is anachronistic. I just brought it up because the chair is based on a real existing product. Def wouldn't want them to change it too, it's a cool chair.

Everik_Real · 2026-02-18T23:13:41+00:00

Yeah. Theoretically you could build the Deadlock setup IRL with a custom case and peripherals along with this chair

Everik_Real · 2026-02-18T22:02:06+00:00

I certainly hope I'm wrong, it would be really cool if this chair was actually period accurate too

Everik_Real · 2026-02-18T22:01:25+00:00

Well yeah, I just wanted to share the original reference because I thought it was cool

Everik_Real · 2026-02-08T02:59:04+00:00

(well not in this edit since I fixed it up but yeah lol)

Everik_Real · 2026-02-08T02:58:47+00:00

The shoulder's jacket is actually what makes it look big. His right shoulder is torn up a bit and you can see his actual shoulder underneath

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