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Mo & Krill Lore

Mo and Krill are members of The Tunnel Rats, a group that help facilitate illicit trade and commerce between the boroughs thanks to a network of underground tunnels. But while most denizens of the New York underworld respect the work…

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  1. 1Overview
  2. 2Biography
  3. 3Personality
  4. 4Appearance
  5. 5Character Relationships
  6. 6Pocket
  7. 7Wraith
  8. 8Infernus
  9. 9Abrams
  10. 10Celeste
  11. 11Bebop
  12. 12Silver
  13. 13Mendoza
  14. 14Paige
  15. 15Vyper
  16. 16Character Interactions
  17. 17Holliday’s Visual Novel
  18. 18Removed Lore
  19. 19Removed character interactions
  20. 20Neon Prime – Digger
  21. 21References

I am Krill. This is Maurice. Please don’t confuse us, it’s fairly rude.

Overview

Mo & Krill’s motivation in the ritual is to achieve the respect and glory they believe is owed to them.[1][2]

Biography

Mo & Krill have been forced to live in the margins of society.[3] It’s unknown how the two met, but Krill mentions that their friendship was forged from "respect and certain death".[4] They live in a hovel.[5]

Mo is a mole man.[6][7] His full name is Maurice,[8] although Krill and Pocket also call him "Momo".[9][10] Mo is learning pottery and wants to audit pottery classes at Columbia College,[11][12] although it’s implied that he doesn’t know to use a pottery wheel.[13] Mo stinks.[14][15]

Krill’s species is unknown, although he does have fur.[16] Krill himself is an author and is writing a memoir about his and Mo’s adventures, which currently has 31 chapters.[17][11] Krill has bathed in sewer sludge.[18] Krill is also the one who casts Scorn in-game,[19] and he immobilizes enemies with his gun during Combo.[20]

Not much is known about The Tunnel Rats group. Some characters call Mo and Krill the Tunnel Rats themselves.[21][22] As members of The Tunnel Rats, Mo and Krill have smuggled a wide variety of objects in the New York tunnels, such as jewels, fine art and Ixian trinkets.[23] They also offer information for a "reasonable price",[24] and accept money to dig new underground tunnels.[25] Notable items of value they’ve sold include trinkets from Kelvin‘s Ixia expedition and knock-offs of Mina‘s dresses.[26][27] Krill knows someone looking to sell a first edition copy of "Don Quixote".[28]

Mo & Krill don’t pay taxes.[29] As criminals, they’re implied to be wanted by the law.[30]

Personality

Krill is polite and quick-witted. He treats people with respect and is often quick to propose deals to his allies in case they need something or are willing to sell something.[28][31][32] Krill doesn’t get shook when threatened by people like Yamato,[33] and is quick to defend himself and Mo if they get disrespected.[34][35] Despite being nice to people, Krill still values money and is willing to do business with horrible people like Mendoza to get it.[36][5]

Mo is silent. He knows how to speak, but doesn’t speak around people he’s unfamiliar with.[37][38]

Mo & Krill value their independence.[33] They have many connections in the criminal underground of New York, and maintain relationships with people like Wraith.[39][40] Most enemy heroes like Mo & Krill and are apologetic when fighting them.[41]

Mo & Krill don’t like the Friends of Humanity.[42] They also don’t like it when their names get mixed up.[43] Krill has visited the Baroness Hotel before and believes they have the best mimosas in Manhattan.[44]

Appearance

Mo & Krill’s models are mostly inherited from Neon Prime, minus Mo’s clothes. Krill’s clothes seem to have been mostly unchanged.

Mo is a giant white mole creature. He wears a dirty white tank top, fingerless gloves, and violet dungarees, which he chooses to tie around his waist instead of wearing properly. Mo has a large metal chain around his neck and wears a baker boy cap on his head, which obscures his eyes. He also has a bag attached to his dungaree on his back, which has a shovel tied to it.

Krill is a small bipedal creature with human-like hair, and rides on Mo’s back. Krill’s face resembles a gibbon. He wears a violet jumpsuit and small boots, as well as a bulletproof vest and a bandolier.

Character Relationships

Pocket

Mo & Krill protected Pocket after Pocket’s assassination attempt, and they regard each other as family.[45][46][47] They love each other.[48]

Wraith

Mo & Krill are in Wraith’s weekly poker game and owe money to her.[49] If they’re on the same team, Wraith may say she called a favor to have them fighting on her side.[40] They regard each other as friends.[39][50]

Infernus

Infernus is friends with Mo & Krill.[51]

Mo & Krill are regular patrons at Jezebel’s, and offer to help Infernus prevent Jezebel’s from closing.[52]

Abrams

Mo & Krill are friends with Abrams, and play at Wraith’s weekly poker games together.[53] Abrams has worked with Mo & Krill in the past.[54]

Abrams owes Mo & Krill $50 from their last card game together.[49]

Celeste

Celeste is close friends with Mo & Krill.[55]

While on opposing teams, Celeste says people like her and Mo were supposed to stick together.[56] Also, Mo wants to cry if he kills Celeste.[57]

Krill tells Celeste that she doesn’t need to spend her life hiding in a circus, likely meaning that they knew she was secretly a unicorn before the ritual.[58]

Bebop

Mo & Krill watch and bet on Bebop’s fights in the Bear Pit.[59] They know Ms. Shelly and have tried to help her.[60]

Silver

Mo & Krill have worked with Silver in the past and have a good working relationship with her.[61]

While on the other team, Krill expresses concern over "how desperate" Silver had gotten and wishes they could’ve helped her.[62]

Mendoza

Mendoza was a "good" client of Mo & Krill before Ivy ran him out of town.[36]

Paige

Paige likes Mo & Krill and wants to be their friend.[63] Krill mentions that they once planned to start a book club together.[64]

Vyper

Vyper really likes Mo & Krill.[65] They don’t like her.[66]

Character Interactions

Holliday’s Visual Novel

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"The hell are you staring at, buddy?"

This page contains game content that is unfinished, work in progress, or unavailable in standard gameplay.

: Main article: Holliday’s visual novel (Note: Holliday’s visual novel is currently inaccessible to the main game, instead being something planned for release in the future. As such, everything in the current visual novel is prone to change, as it is still undergoing development.)

While they currently do not make an appearance in Holliday‘s visual novel, Mo & Krill do have a conversation with Holliday in the files that’s codenamed to match her visual novel, teasing that they may make an appearance. In the conversation, Krill teases Holliday about the rumor that she’s sleeping with Captain Murphy, a rumor that was spread by the NYPD’s receptionist in Chapter 2a.[89]

Removed Lore

Digger (Neon Prime)

Removed character interactions

  • In a removed voice line, McGinnis referred to Krill as a rat.[90]

Neon Prime – Digger

In Neon Prime, Mo & Krill were originally called "Digger" before getting changed to Mo & Krill. Their lore was mostly unchanged in the shift to Deadlock.

Krill still uses his Neon Prime model.

References

  1. Hidden King‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (M&K start) – "Gentlemen. Society may not appreciate your contributions, but the Hidden King does. Complete the ritual and New York will know your worth."
  2. Sapphire FlameSapphire Flame‘s in-game voice line (M&K start): "Power, respect, glory. All this and more await you both if you complete the ritual."
  3. Hidden King‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (M&K start) – "Maurice. Krill. You’ve been forced to live in the margins for too long. But the Hidden King sees you and values you. Summon him!"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mo & Krill And Kelvin Conversation 2 "Your friendship is inspiring to behold."Mo & Krill Krill: "Respect and certain death have a way of binding people together, don’t they?"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mo & Krill And Ivy Conversation 2
  6. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (upgrade Combo): "Everyone has a plan until they’re grabbed by a mole man."
  7. ArchmotherArchmother‘s in-game voice line (enemy M&K killstreak): "The mole man and his stooge must die."
  8. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (select): "I am Krill, this is Maurice, and we are at your service."
  9. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (use Burrow low health): "Let’s go, Momo!"
  10. Pocket Pocket‘s in-game voice line (ally M&K killed): "Momo!"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mo & Krill And Infernus Conversation 2
  12. Mo & Krill And Dynamo Conversation 1
  13. Rem Rem‘s in-game voice line (taunt M&K): "Careful, Mo. I don’t think you know how to use a pottery wheel…"
  14. Lady Geist Lady Geist‘s in-game voice line (pass M&K on zipline): "Ugh! I can still smell the mole."
  15. Mina Mina‘s in-game voice line (pass M&K on zipline): "That mole reeks."
  16. Mo & Krill Krills in-game voice line (killed Infernus): "I like my fur unburned, thank you very much."
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Mo & Krill and Kelvin conversation 1Mo & Krill Krill: "Your adventures were inspiring to read about, Kelvin."Kelvin Kelvin: "It’s nice to meet someone who actually read them."Mo & Krill Krill: "They were riveting! I’m a, hrm, bit of an author myself, actually."
  18. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (clutch Cube): "This is the best sewer sludge I’ve ever bathed in."
  19. Mo & Krill‘s in-game voice line (upgrade Scorn) – "Don’t worry, Mo, I’ll keep you healthy."
  20. Mo & Krill‘s in-game voice line (upgrade Combo) – "Alright, Maurice, here’s the plan: I hold them down, you maul them."
  21. Warden‘s in-game voice line (kill M&K) – "The Tunnel Rats have been dealt with."
  22. Hidden King‘s in-game voice line (enemy M&K killstreak) – "The Tunnel Rats need to be stopped!"
  23. Mo & Krill And Dynamo Conversation 3 "My anniversary is coming up, and I was really hoping to get Marla something special."Mo & Krill Krill: "What are you thinking? Jewels? Fine art? Ixian trinkets?"
  24. Mo & Krill and Holliday Conversation 2Mo & Krill Krill: "Sheriff, I know that you’re new to our great city. But if you ever find yourself in need of information, Mo and I are happy to avail ourselves to you."Holliday Holliday: "I bet you are. How much you charge?"Mo & Krill Krill: "I think you’ll find our rates to be… reasonable."
  25. Mo & Krill And Seven Conversation 2
  26. Mo & Krill and Kelvin conversation 3Mo & Krill Krill: "I actually moved quite a few pieces from your Ixian expedition."Kelvin Kelvin: "Wait. The ones that were stolen?"Mo & Krill Krill: "Certainly not the ones that are still in the Met… Yet."
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Mina Mina‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "I’m pretty sure those were the guys selling knock-offs of my dresses."
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Mo & Krill And Dynamo Conversation 3
  29. Mo & Krill and Haze Conversation 1Mo & Krill Krill: "How impressed will I be when I see my tax dollars at work?"Haze Haze: "Neither of you pay taxes."Mo & Krill Krill: "That is very true."
  30. Mo & Krill And Haze Conversation 3 "Today doesn’t end with us getting arrested, right?"
  31. Mo & Krill And Holliday Conversation 2
  32. Mo & Krill And Holliday Conversation 1 "Your revolver is a thing to behold. (…) I don’t suppose it’s for sale…" "You’re damn right it’s not." "I wouldn’t respect myself if I didn’t ask!"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Mo & Krill And Yamato Conversation 1
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Mo & Krill And Lady Geist Conversation 3 "It’s nice to meet you, Lady Geist!" "Ugh. It talks." "’It’ does. ‘It’ also plays a critical role in your survival, so perhaps we should try that again: It’s nice to meet you, Lady Geist!"
  35. Mo & Krill And Lady Geist Conversation 1 "Lady Geist, for now our purposes are aligned. But if you wish for that pretty arm of yours to remain attached after the ritual, I suggest you be kinder to Maurice."
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Mo & Krill And Ivy Conversation 1
  37. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (select): "Don’t mind Maurice, he’s not chatty around new people."
  38. Mo & Krill And Apollo Conversation 1
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Mo & Krill and Wraith Conversation 3Mo & Krill Krill: "Friends come rarely in our line of work, and it’s an honour to be counted amongst yours."
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Mo & Krill And Wraith Conversation 1 "Thanks for comin’ along, boys."Mo & Krill Krill: "How could we say no to forced conscription?Wraith Wraith: "Hey! Of all the people I could call markers on I chose you, and that should count for something."
  41. Mo & Krill‘s enemy hero interactions
  42. Mo & Krill and Grey Talon conversation 1Mo & Krill Krill: "You’re the man making life hell for the Friends of Humanity, yes?"Grey Talon Grey Talon: "I am."Mo & Krill Krill: "Thank you."
  43. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (pre-game ping): "I am Krill. This is Maurice. Please don’t confuse us, it’s fairly rude."
  44. Mo & Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed The Doorman) – "Murderous doorman or no, the Baroness still has the best mimosas on Manhattan."
  45. Mo & Krill‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (killed Pocket) – "We protected you, Pocket, and you betrayed us!"
  46. Mo & Krill and Pocket conversation 1Mo & Krill Krill: "We weren’t going to let you do this alone. (…) I know. That’s why we’re facing it as a family."
  47. Pocket‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (killed Mo & Krill) – "I thought we were friends."
  48. Mo & Krill and Pocket conversation 2Mo & Krill Krill: "We love you too."
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 Abrams And Mo & Krill Conversation 3 "Abrams, I know this isn’t exactly the most ideal time to bring it up but, do you remember last week’s card game?" "We’re about to summon the Patron, and you’re worried about 50 bucks?" "We owe Wraith money."
  50. Wraith‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (killed M&K) – "I still love you, Mo."
  51. Infernus‘ in-game voice line (killed M&K): "Hopefully, tomorrow we can all laugh about this."
  52. Infernus And Mo & Krill Conversation 3
  53. Abrams Abrams‘ in-game voice line (Killed Mo & Krill): "See you at the game Sunday, Krill!"
  54. Mo & Krill And Abrams Conversation 3 "Didn’t expect to be working with you two today."Mo & Krill Krill: "A delight for us as well! Our enemies will likely be… less enthused."
  55. Celeste Celeste‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "I still love you guys. Sorry."
  56. Celeste Celeste‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "People like us were supposed to stick together, Mo."
  57. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Celeste): "Don’t cry. We did what we had to, Momo."
  58. Celeste And Mo & Krill Conversation 1 "You don’t have to spend your life hiding in a circus."
  59. Mo & Krill And Bebop Conversation 2
  60. Mo & Krill And Bebop Conversation 3
  61. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Silver): "And here I thought we had a good working relationship with her!"
  62. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Silver): "I didn’t realise how desperate Silver had gotten… I wish we could’ve helped her."
  63. Paige Paige in-game voice line (Killed Mo & Krill): "I wanna be their friend!"
  64. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Paige): "A shame we never started that book club, Paige."
  65. Vyper‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K) – "Love you guys, but not enough to like, let you win."
  66. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Vyper): "I’ll say this about Vyper… actually, there’s nothing nice to say about Vyper, she’s just kind of a terrible person."
  67. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Apollo): "And now I feel like I’ve seen what Lash acted like as a teenager."
  68. Mo & Krill And Lady Geist Conversation 2
  69. Mo & Krill And Holliday Conversation 1
  70. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Sinclair): "Listen, they really did have an incredible stage show. It’s a shame what’s become of them."
  71. Mo & Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Venator) – "Why do I get the feeling he’d turn us into a rug if he had the chance?"
  72. Venator‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K) – "They’re decent fellas… just have a terrible choice of friends."
  73. Venator‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K) – "A shame we can’t be working together, boys."
  74. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed Mina): "Personally, I find her fashion line to be overwrought, but, ah, who am I to judge?"
  75. Lady Geist Lady Geist‘s in-game voice line (killed Mo & Krill): "Wretched little creature."
  76. Yamato‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (translated) – "I’ll turn the big one into a coat and the the small one into a hat"
  77. Mo & Krill And Seven Conversation 1
  78. The Doorman The Doorman‘s in-game voice line (taunt M&K)
  79. Seven Seven‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "I told you Maurice, Krill is holding you back."
  80. Mo & Krill Krill‘s in-game voice line (killed The Doorman): "Don’t listen to him, Momo. I would never betray you."
  81. Paige Paige‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "Yeah, you’re losing, but at least you have each other. And that counts for something."
  82. Vindicta Vindicta‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "Theirs was a charming friendship."
  83. Dynamo Dynamo‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "So which one was Krill?"
  84. Mo & Krill And Holliday Conversation 3
  85. Ivy Ivy‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "Don’t know which is Mo and which is Krill, but they’re dead."
  86. Lash Lash‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "Alright, which one is Mo and which one is Krill? Just kidding, I don’t care."
  87. ShopkeeperShopkeeper‘s in-game voice line (M&K buys T4 item): "Mo, you beautiful mole bastard, give me a hug!"
  88. Rem Rem‘s in-game voice line (killed M&K): "We hug later."
  89. Mo & Krill And Holliday Conversation 4
  90. McGinnis‘ in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:--"Mole man and his rat friend are down."