Trickster · Burst Damage · Frogs
Lore
Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday. Arin doesn't know who is trying to keep them from taking control of their parent's company... but in the avarice fueled viper's nest that is Fairfax Industries it could be anyone.
Taking on the name "Pocket", Arin desperately wants to keep their true identity a secret... not only for their own protection; but because they want to forge their own identity separate from their parents.
Versatile to learn · The Black Sheep
With a powerful shotgun and a thin frame, Pocket relies on their ability to briefly escape into a mystic suitcase and teleport via a flying cloak in order to survive close encounters.
The Oracle’s file on Pocket What fans say about Pocket
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Pocket’s abilities
Barrage
Air glide while firing multiple projectiles
Channel to start launching projectiles that deal spirit damage and apply slow around their impact point. Projectiles that hit a hero grant Pocket increased damage that stacks. Casting while airborne will cause Pocket to float. Casting AirDash or Flying Cloak will not cancel Barrage.
- Amp Per Stack
- 6%
- Damage Per Projectile
- 32 + 0.47 × Spirit
- Move Speed
- -24%
- Projectile Amount
- 4
- Slow Duration
- 1.5s
- Amp Duration
- 15s
Upgrades
- 1 AP
+16 Damage Per Projectile
- 2 AP
-16s Cooldown
- 5 AP
+4% Amp Per Stack and 3m Radius
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Pocket
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Pocket got here.
Pocket is Arin Fairfax, heir to Fairfax Industries, shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday.
SourcePocket’s biography
In the game“the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries”
Pocket’s biography “shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday”
Pocket’s biography They've been hiding for five years and don't know who wanted them gone. Later they tell Mina it was their father.
SourcePocket’s biography, Pocket
In the game“living in hiding for the past 5 years”
Pocket’s biography “doesn't know who is trying to keep them from taking control”
Pocket’s biography “I ruined your life? Mina, my father tried to kill me.”
Pocket, to Mina, before a match They took the name Pocket to build an identity apart from their parents.
SourcePocket’s biography
In the game“they want to forge their own identity separate from their parents”
Pocket’s biography
Why Pocket is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
To stop their father. Both Patrons say so, and Pocket tells Celeste they're ready to face him.
SourceThe Archmother, The Hidden King, Pocket
In the game“You wish to stop your Father, Pocket… the world is full of craven yes men who wouldn't dare to help you. But The Archmother can and will. Summon her.”
The Archmother, to Pocket, as a match begins “You've overcome much, Pocket… but to stop your father you'll need more power than you could imagine. Summon The Hidden King and let him help you.”
The Hidden King, to Pocket, as a match begins “I'm ready to face my father.”
Pocket, to Celeste, before a match To change the company, or take it. The Hidden King says only Pocket can fix it, and Pocket claims it as theirs.
SourceThe Hidden King, Pocket
In the game“Only you can change Fairfax Industries for the better, Pocket. Complete the ritual and make the world a safer pace.”
The Hidden King, to Pocket, as a match begins “I am the rightful heir of Fairfax Industries and it will be mine.”
Pocket, on a killing streak
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
Fairfax Industries
They're its heir, and say it needs to die.
SourcePocket
In the game“Fairfax Industries needs to die.”
Pocket, on killing McGinnis “The government was never going to stop Fairfax Industries, but I can.”
Pocket, on killing Haze The Tunnel Rats
Mo & Krill looked after them, and Pocket loves them for it.
SourceCeleste, Pocket
In the game“You had it good with Mo and Krill.”
Celeste, to Pocket, before a match “I love you both.”
Pocket, to Mo & Krill, before a match The OSIC
They're glad it isn't after the case.
SourcePocket, Haze
In the game“Glad the OSIC isn't after the case…”
Pocket, alongside Haze “I'm a Sandman, not a Curator. I'm not expected to recognize what you're holding and I can't report what I don't know. Now what were you about to tell me?”
Haze, to Pocket, before a match Blackmore Academy
They went there. Their feelings are mixed.
SourcePocket
In the game“Feels like a lifetime ago.”
Pocket, to Apollo, before a match “I don't miss Blackmore Academy.”
Pocket, on killing Apollo
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Pocket is Arin Fairfax, heir to Fairfax Industries, who went into hiding and has been living in the sewers.
SourceDynamo, Celeste, Pocket
In the game“You should have told me you were alive, Arin.”
Dynamo, to Pocket, before a match “Finally coming out of the sewer, I see?”
Celeste, to Pocket, before a match “I'm ready to face my father.”
Pocket, to Celeste, before a match Pocket was engaged to Mina.
SourceMina
In the game“I don't know: how awkward is working with your fiancé that you thought was dead but it just turns out they faked their death because they suck and hate the free market and anything that vaguely looks like responsibility?”
Mina, to Pocket, before a match Pocket went to Blackmore Academy.
SourceApollo, Pocket
In the game“You went to Blackmore?”
Apollo, to Pocket, before a match “Feels like a lifetime ago.”
Pocket, to Apollo, before a match Haze chooses not to recognize what's in Pocket's case.
SourceHaze
In the game“I'm a Sandman, not a Curator. I'm not expected to recognize what you're holding and I can't report what I don't know. Now what were you about to tell me?”
Haze, to Pocket, before a match
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