Apollo
Finesse · Mobility · A Cut Above
Lore
A land of beauty, tradition and conflict; North Ixia is no stranger to brutal political violence. So when Apollo was told that it was for his own safety he was being sent to New York for school, he knew the situation was serious.
Adjusting to life at Blackmore Academy didn't come easy to Apollo. His school was supposed to be filled with The Cursed Apple's best and brightest but all he saw, with few exceptions, was a sea of aggressive mediocrity. Electing not to waste his time with frivolous things like parties and dances, he instead put his energy on the piste, where he rigorously trains as captain of the Blackmore fencing team.
However, at the end of the day Apollo does not fret too much on the tedium of life in New York. He knows that eventually the time will come when his father will call on him to come home and he will get to show that he is worthy of wielding his family's ancestral blade.
Versatile to learn · Pride of Ixia
The Oracle’s file on Apollo What fans say about Apollo
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Apollo’s abilities
Disengaging Sigil
Draw a sigil sphere in front of you and then leap backwards as it explodes, damaging and slowing enemies caught in it.
- Damage
- 85
- Move Speed
- -24%
- Slow Duration
- 4s
- Radius
- 6.5m
Upgrades
- 1 AP
Gain +25% Fire Rate and +25% Bullet Speed for 8s
- 2 AP
On Player Hit: +1 stamina restored and resets Air Jump/Dash limit
- 5 AP
Can be Recast within 4s
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Apollo
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Apollo got here.
Apollo is from North Ixia, and was sent to school in New York for his own safety because of political violence at home.
SourceApollo’s biography
In the game“North Ixia is no stranger to brutal political violence”
Apollo’s biography “for his own safety he was being sent to New York for school”
Apollo’s biography He's captain of the Blackmore Academy fencing team, and thinks little of his classmates.
SourceApollo’s biography
In the game“a sea of aggressive mediocrity”
Apollo’s biography “captain of the Blackmore fencing team”
Apollo’s biography He expects his father to call him home one day, and wants to prove worthy of the family's ancestral blade.
SourceApollo’s biography
In the game“his father will call on him to come home”
Apollo’s biography “worthy of wielding his family's ancestral blade”
Apollo’s biography
Why Apollo is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
Not for his father, he says. Kelvin points out his father sent him to New York to keep him safe.
SourceApollo
In the game“I'm not completing the ritual for my father.”
Apollo, to Kelvin, before a match “He thought it was safer for me.”
Apollo, to Kelvin, before a match “The reward is worth the risk”
Apollo, to Kelvin, before a match Both Patrons offer him the chance to surpass his father and bring glory to Ixia.
SourceThe Archmother, The Hidden King
In the game“Hear me, Apollo, you are destined to surpass your father, and bring glory to all of Ixia. But before any of that can happen… you need to complete the ritual.”
The Archmother, to Apollo, as a match begins “Hear me, child, you are destined to surpass your father, and bring glory to all of Ixia. But before any of that can happen… you need to complete the ritual.”
The Hidden King, to Apollo, as a match begins “The pride you have for your culture is inspiring. Complete the ritual so that all may see the might of Ixia.”
The Archmother, to Apollo, as a match begins
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
Ixia
He's Ixian nobility. Mirage calls him the Dauphin, and his father is what Graves calls a warlord.
SourceThe Archmother, Mirage, Graves
In the game“The Archmother is blessed to count Ixian nobility amongst her allies.”
The Archmother, to Apollo, as a match begins “You must be the Dauphin”
Mirage, to Apollo, before a match “You're dad's a warlord right?”
Graves, to Apollo, before a match Blackmore Academy
He attends it and is bored by it. Celeste and Ivy's sister aren't impressed by its students.
SourceApollo, Celeste, Ivy
In the game“After the ritual I'd love to train with you sometime… Blackmore Academy doesn’t exactly offer me a challenge.”
Apollo, to Yamato, before a match “Never mind . You're just like the other Blackmore kids.”
Celeste, to Apollo, before a match “My sister told me that Blackmore kids were stuck up jerks.”
Ivy, to Apollo, before a match The Djinn
His father knows Ambassador Nashala, and he passes on regards.
SourceApollo
In the game“Please give Nashala my father's regards.”
Apollo, to Mirage, before a match Friends of Humanity
He respects Vindicta's war on them but not the tactics, because political assassination has affected his own life.
SourceApollo
In the game“Your war on the Friends of Humanity is commendable, even if your tactics are less than honorable.”
Apollo, to Vindicta, before a match “I'm not. But as someone who's life has been affected by political assassination I have… complicated feelings.”
Apollo, to Vindicta, before a match
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Apollo's father is, in Graves' word, a warlord. Apollo says English has no word for the job. Graves disagrees.
SourceGraves, Apollo
In the game“You're dad's a warlord right?”
Graves, to Apollo, before a match “It's a cultural thing. You don't have a word in English for someone who wields the power of a governor and a general the way we do in Ixia.”
Apollo, to Graves, before a match “I mean we do. It's warlord.”
Graves, to Apollo, before a match Mirage calls Apollo the Dauphin.
SourceMirage, Apollo
In the game“You must be the Dauphin”
Mirage, to Apollo, before a match “I'm royalty. It's important to know these things.”
Apollo, to Mirage, before a match Ixia hasn't been invited to the Olympics, and even Billy thinks that's wrong.
SourceBilly, Apollo
In the game“Hey Apollo. I know we don't agree on much, but I just wanted to say that it's bullshit that Ixia hasn’t been invited to the Olympics.”
Billy, to Apollo, before a match “That's kind of you to say Billy.”
Apollo, to Billy, before a match Vyper has a plan: marry Apollo, kill Apollo's father, take the inheritance.
SourceVyper
In the game“Oh I have. We get married, I bump off your dad, you get the inheritance then you have an accident 3 years later when you're out fox hunting or whatever and them I'm living on easy street in Ixia.”
Vyper, to Apollo, before a match
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