I’ll by no means stop to be amazed, impressed, and terrified by the sorts of sudden hotties that come out of the gaming group—earlier this 12 months it was Bakool Ja Ja in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, and now Deadlock’s received its personal fan favorite, the gargoyle Ivy.
Ivy is, beneath no affordable metrics, designed to be worshipped in the way in which she’s being idolised—she’s a direct midpoint between a type of hunchbacks of Notre Dame gargoyles and Audrey Rocio Ramirez from Atlantis. Visually talking, she is a scrambly little goblin monster with the proportions of Gollum.
You are studying this text as a result of that hasn’t stopped folks.
Go onto the Deadlock subreddit or the Discord’s fanart channel and you will see dozens of (genuinely very proficient) artists rendering her in both cutesy or (lore-accurate) scary methods. Here’s a few examples that are, and I can not stress this sufficient, genuinely nice bits of character artwork (courtesy of idea artist Russel Jones and Kujalla on Twitter).
Ivy fanart sketch, Deadlock is admittedly enjoyable pic.twitter.com/Ckv1sqr40fSeptember 3, 2024
That Ivy from Deadlock pic.twitter.com/c7U8TyZPIRJune 7, 2024
There can be the, ahem, astute remark that Ivy seems to be a preferred character to attract smut of by an enormous margin. This is not just a few arms-length aesthetic appreciation—there’s a significant slice of the general public who wish to get stoned, in the event you catch my drift.
This could be the half the place you anticipate me to level and chortle, however I’m not a coward. I’m going to proceed to make a real effort to know why Ivy Deadlock is the present sweetheart of the sport’s group by such a large margin, in the identical method I made arguments for Bakool Ja Ja again when that was taking place. I’ll look into the Medusa’s eyes with out worry or regret, for I’m past judgement. So—why is Ivy a sweetie? Let’s check out her backstory, actual fast:
Ivy is an precise gargoyle who sprang to life to guard two members of The Arroyo’s, a household in Spanish Harlem: “The household have been referred to as The Arroyo’s. The toddler, Sophia. Mofongo is what they referred to as a plate of deliciousness. But most significantly, she discovered that the folks attacking them have been referred to as ‘The Mendoza Syndicate’, and so they have been hurting folks…good folks like The Arroyo’s.”
Ivy then spent 18 years (thank god) tearing by the Syndicate and, in a uncommon accident, dismantled a criminal offense household whereas remaining fully intact. They did not even kill her canine for a John Wick vengeance arc or something, she simply… did it. Gargoyle gang stays successful.
So by way of this gremlin’s persona, she’s genuinely a protecting and cute little creature. If we’re her from a romantic perspective, she would in all probability be a supportive associate. Also, she has a rapid-fire crossbow, and she will be able to flip herself into an “impervious stone type and smash into the bottom, beautiful and damaging enemies close by”, which is a inexperienced flag I search for with each date I’m going on.
It helps that her design can be a ton of enjoyable. She’s received an outlined silhouette, a enjoyable set of animations (she hangs from the zipline through her tail) and a cool outfit. Fun truth: there is a kind of flat cap referred to as an “Ivy Cap”. It does not seem to line up precisely with what she’s sporting, however nonetheless—it is a wonderful visible gag for hat specialists or furiously googling cosplayers.
Her voice can be fairly charming too—it is peppy, enthusiastic, and assured. I can not discover any affirmation of who the voice actor in query is (since that is an early improvement construct, there is no credit display screen, and I can not discover indicators of the expertise behind her stepping as much as declare that crown), however they do a stellar job.
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The feedback on mentioned video, offered courtesy of YouTube channel Darknessuu, are uh—they’re illuminating: “First seeing that goblin, then listening to her voice strains. Now drawing la cruerta,” one participant writes, whereas one other yells in all caps: “I AM GARGOYLEPILLED.”
Either method, regardless of having a large roster of exceptionally well-designed potential romance choices to fawn over—Ivy’s the highest contender for promenade queen, and she or he’s genuinely sufficient of a sweetheart to deserve it. Nobody’s paid precise cash to rename themselves to “Ivy’s babygirl” in an MMORPG but, so she’s on the entire had a extra healthful reception so long as you do not go on sure web sites—and even then, it is 2024. People like monsters, and I’m not right here to argue with them, principally as a result of the furry (scalie, on this case? I imply, she’s a gargoyle, so—I can not sustain) group is to not be trifled with.
