Violet
Ambitious · Nimble · Creative
Lore
Violet immigrated to The Cursed Apple when she was 12, and while there was a certain amount of culture shock to adapting to New York, she quickly fell in love with the vibrance of the city. Dedicating herself to the pursuit of the arts, Violet's passion lead her to successes far beyond most of her peers.
First, a full ride to art school.
Then in her junior year, inclusion in MOMA'S prestigious celebration of student artists: "The Upstart Gallery".
By any measure she's doing phenomenal for her age, however Violet has not been able shake her existential dread of dying a failure. She knows that commercial success as a fine artist isn't about being good enough. It's not even about being great. It's about being seen by the right person at the right time. And so she has set her sights on The Ritual... not to embellish on her own talent, but just to have a chance to show the world what she can do.
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The Oracle’s file on Violet What fans say about Violet
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Violet’s abilities
Living Ink
Passive: Casting any other ability refreshes the cooldown of Flow State. Empower (the first ability key): Your next 3 bullets come to life, allowing you to steer them as they travel. The bullets deal increased bullet damage and splash spirit damage in a small area. Each successful hit against a hero reduces all ability cooldowns, and half for all item cooldowns. Draw (secondary fire): Paint a solid stroke of ink instead that blocks projectiles and characters from passing through. The stroke can be destroyed with a heavy melee, but deals spirit damage to the attacker.
- Damage
- 35
- Cooldown Reduction per Hit
- 1.5s
- Bullet Damage
- 120%
- Max Drawing Size
- 25m + 0.12 × Spirit
- Drawing Duration
- 20s
Upgrades
- 1 AP
-4s Cooldown +15m Max Drawing Distance
- 2 AP
On Empower: Gain +10% Fire Rate for 10s, stacking 5 times
- 5 AP
+1s Cooldown Reduction Per Hit Improve scaling
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Violet
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Violet got here.
Violet came to New York at 12 and fell in love with the city.
SourceViolet’s biography
In the game“Violet immigrated to The Cursed Apple when she was 12”
Violet’s biography She won a full ride to art school and a place in a MOMA show for student artists.
SourceViolet’s biography
In the game“a full ride to art school”
Violet’s biography “inclusion in MOMA'S prestigious celebration of student artists”
Violet’s biography Her parents don't seem to be around much, and she tells someone family isn't worth it.
SourceViolet
In the game“Let's see my parents forget I exist now…”
Violet, on a killing streak “Dude, family's not worth it - trust me”
Violet, on killing Paige
Why Violet is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
To be seen. She dreads dying a failure, and thinks success is about the right person seeing your work.
SourceViolet’s biography
In the game“existential dread of dying a failure”
Violet’s biography “being seen by the right person at the right time”
Violet’s biography “just to have a chance to show the world what she can do”
Violet’s biography The Patrons promise to open doors that were shut to her.
SourceThe Archmother
In the game“Violet... soon The Archmother will usher you into halls from which you were previously barred. Your life is finally about to begin... but first you must complete the ritual.”
The Archmother, to Violet, as a match begins
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
Fairfax Industries
She tells it to go to hell, and also asks about its stain remover.
SourceViolet
In the game“Fairfax Industries can go to hell”
Violet, on killing McGinnis “I'd be interested”
Violet, to Deadman Danny, before a match Blackmore Academy
She thinks its students have it easy.
SourceViolet
In the game“One day you're gonna realize how easy you have it at Blackmore”
Violet, on killing Graves Paradox
She asks how it chooses what to keep.
SourceViolet
In the game“When you're stealing art, how do you decide what to keep for yourself and what to donate to the Paradox museum?”
Violet, to Paradox, before a match
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Kelvin wants Violet to do the cover of his next book.
SourceKelvin, Violet
In the game“Assuming we survive, I'll need to write about what transpired today… and every book needs a cover”
Kelvin, to Violet, before a match “I'd be honored.”
Violet, to Kelvin, before a match Violet's friend Nick Tsai was a patient of Nurse Harrow's.
SourceViolet
In the game“We haven't, my friend was a patient of yours when he was kid.”
Violet, to Nurse Harrow, before a match “Nick Tsai.”
Violet, to Nurse Harrow, before a match Violet went to Jamie West, and had a professor just like Nurse Harrow.
SourceViolet
In the game“You remind me of one of my professors at Jamie West.”
Violet, to Nurse Harrow, before a match Violet can't afford a jetpack, but would like Fairfax's oil paint stain remover.
SourceViolet
In the game“I can't afford a jetpack.”
Violet, to Deadman Danny, before a match “I'd be interested”
Violet, to Deadman Danny, before a match
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