Seven
High Voltage · Merciless · Area Denial
Lore
When mystic energy awoke on Earth, the world changed... anything was possible. But just because anything WAS possible, didn't mean that anything SHOULD be possible. And so the government made rules. Laws. A means for US citizens to enjoy the benefits of the supernatural world in safety. But rules and laws are for lesser men. Men with limitations. Men who were not Seven.
There are many rumors about what Seven did to land himself in Lost Whisper, an oubliette for the most dangerous of occultists. But there is no doubt about what happened on the night of his execution.
Wards placed by the most powerful ritualists of 7 different nations... wards designed to not just prevent mystical interference with the execution, but to simultaneously obliterate Seven's soul so that it could never be contacted, resurrected, or otherwise be used by someone looking to follow in his footsteps... failed.
Onlookers viewed in horror as the strongest mentalist employed by the US Army's head popped like a grape. They screamed as Scotland Yard's premiere occult investigator, the one who allegedly captured Seven, crumbled to ash. Seven's body buckled and writhed against his restraints; his skin burning from eldritch electricity... and yet he would not die. He laughed.
He laughed as he tore himself free from his bondage.
He laughed as his captors cowered in fear.
He laughed as he massacred his tormentors.
He laughed as he tasted the fresh air that was denied to him for years.
And he laughed when he thought about what he was going to do once he reached New York City.
Approachable to learn · Cold Calculus
Seven thrives in a skirmish waiting for the time to strike. Then he rolls into the fight like a storm and batters his enemies with a cascade of lightning.
The Oracle’s file on Seven What fans say about Seven
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Seven’s abilities
Lightning Ball
Launch a damaging ball of lightning
Shoot a ball of lightning that travels in a straight line. Does damage to all targets in its radius. Slows down when damaging enemies and stops if it hits the world.
- Damage Per Second
- 75 + 0.5 × Spirit
- Radius
- 4.25m
- Lifetime
- 5s
Upgrades
- 1 AP
+1 Charges
- 2 AP
-28% move speed on hit targets and +1s Lifetime
- 5 AP
+58.5 DPS and +1.75m radius
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Seven
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Seven got here.
Seven broke the laws made for magic, and was locked in Lost Whisper, a prison for the most dangerous occultists.
SourceSeven’s biography
In the game“rules and laws are for lesser men”
Seven’s biography “Lost Whisper, an oubliette for the most dangerous of occultists”
Seven’s biography At his execution, wards from 7 nations meant to destroy his soul failed.
SourceSeven’s biography
In the game“Wards placed by the most powerful ritualists of 7 different nations”
Seven’s biography He laughed, tore free and massacred his captors. Then he headed for New York.
SourceSeven’s biography
In the game“He laughed as he massacred his tormentors.”
Seven’s biography “what he was going to do once he reached New York City”
Seven’s biography
Why Seven is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
To take what he thinks is his. The Patrons say he was denied it.
SourceThe Hidden King, The Archmother, Seven
In the game“Seven, you know what needs to be done. Complete the ritual and take what you deserve.”
The Hidden King, to Seven, as a match begins “Complete the ritual, Seven, and earn what was denied you.”
The Archmother, to Seven, as a match begins “It's not a matter of need, it's a matter of opportunity. They are a resource to be exploited.”
Seven, to Baba, before a match The Archmother says a lover also tried to steal it for themselves.
SourceThe Archmother
In the game“First your destiny was denied to you. Then your lover tried to steal it for themselves. But now with The Archmother's help, it can finally be yours.”
The Archmother, to Seven, as a match begins He won't let the government near his wish, after what it took.
SourceSeven
In the game“I "stuck it to them" when I butchered my captors in Lost Whisper. The government's taken enough from me, they don't get to claim my wish as well.”
Seven, to Billy, before a match
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
Lost Whisper
He escaped it, and everyone knows.
SourceHolliday, Seven
In the game“And you're the one who escaped Lost Whisper…”
Holliday, to Seven, before a match “I "stuck it to them" when I butchered my captors in Lost Whisper. The government's taken enough from me, they don't get to claim my wish as well.”
Seven, to Billy, before a match The OSIC
It's after him, and he'd rather kill someone than leave them to it.
SourceShiv, Seven
In the game“Of course I thought about betraying you, that's why I'm not doing it. The OSIC already has your number. I punch your ticket first then the feds think the Society is doing it to make them look bad.”
Shiv, to Seven, before a match “Better to die at my hands, then end up with the OSIC.”
Seven, on killing Rem The Baxter Society
Grey Talon says it would ask him to hunt Seven.
SourceGrey Talon, Seven
In the game“If I was still in the Baxter Society they would probably ask me to hunt you down.”
Grey Talon, to Seven, before a match “The Baxter Society will fall!”
Seven, on killing Shiv Fairfax Industries
Danny says its execution device wouldn't have failed.
SourceDeadman Danny, Seven
In the game“In terms of stability? Me. In terms of quality? You. Because if Fairfax Industries made your execution device I promise you that you would not be standing here today.”
Deadman Danny, to Seven, before a match “You're a fool to trust Fairfax.”
Seven, to Deadman Danny, before a match
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Seven was held in Lost Whisper and escaped.
SourceSilver
In the game“So should I be worried that you were sloppy enough to end up in Lost Whisper? Or glad that you're competent enough to escape?”
Silver, to Seven, before a match Seven credits Dynamo's research on the Astral Gates.
SourceSeven
In the game“Your research into the Astral Gates paved the way for my own. In my rare moments of doubt, sometimes I even wonder if I would have became the man I am were it not for you.”
Seven, to Dynamo, before a match Abrams says Seven tried to obliterate someone's soul. Seven says they offended small minds.
SourceAbrams, Seven
In the game“You don't try to obliterate someone's soul just because they offended you.”
Abrams, to Seven, before a match “I offended small minded simpleton's with fragile egos.”
Seven, to Abrams, before a match Shiv admits to having thought about betraying Seven.
SourceSeven, Shiv
In the game“Don't pretend you didn't think about betraying me.”
Seven, to Shiv, before a match “Of course I thought about betraying you, that's why I'm not doing it. The OSIC already has your number. I punch your ticket first then the feds think the Society is doing it to make them look bad.”
Shiv, to Seven, before a match
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