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The Deep

The Deep is an underwater location within the depths of the Bermuda Triangle. It is connected to Outer Planes via an Astral Gate.

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  1. 1Summary
  2. 2The Adversary
  3. 3Trivia
  4. 4Removed Lore
  5. 5References

I’ll never pretend to understand The Deep!

The Deep is an underwater location within the depths of the Bermuda Triangle. It is connected to Outer Planes via an Astral Gate.

Summary

Described as a shadowline nexus deep below the Atlantic Ocean, the Deep is an underwater habitat where an Astral Gate resides.[1] As the Deep is deep underwater, the surface world doesn’t interact with it much, making its culture significantly different from the surface.[2]

Viscous is a denizen of the Deep.[1] The Loch Ness Monster also came from the Deep’s Astral Gate.[1]

The Deep is being threatened by a "genocidal force of nature" known as The Adversary, who came through the Deep’s Astral Gate. The denizens of the Deep are terrified of the Adversary, as they are currently getting "massacred" by the monster.[3]

Viscous says the other denizens find legs "unnerving", but he enjoys having them.[4]

Calico has knowledge about the Deep.[5][6]

The OSIC seems to worry about the creatures of the Deep.[7]

The Adversary

The Adversary is a powerful and dangerous being who came through the Deep’s Astral Gate. Currently, the Adversary is massacring the denizens of the Deep, and Viscous believes that, if he can’t stop the Adversary, it’s only a matter of time before the Adversary starts killing everything on the surface.[8][9]

Viscous has entered the ritual to stop the Adversary, hoping to get rid of it to save the Deep.[1]

Most playable characters are unaware of what’s happening in the Deep, and don’t take the threat of the Adversary seriously.[10] Billy Billy refuses to believe in the Adversary unless he sees it with his own eyes.[11] It’s implied that the surface often ignores the troubles of the Deep.[12][13]

Viscous asks Grey Talon Grey Talon if the Baxter Society could help stop the Adversary if he fails to summon the Patrons.[14]

Haze Haze is aware of the Adversary and takes the situation seriously as she knows it’s only a matter of time until the Adversary becomes a problem on the surface.[15] She asks Viscous to tell her everything about the Adversary so the OSIC can be prepared in case more creatures like it come through the Deep’s Astral Gate.[16]

Trivia

Removed Lore

Unused hero Fathom was also a denizen of the deep.[18] Before the Adversary came along, Fathom was the apex predator of the Deep.[18]

Some denizens of the Deep used to worship Fathom, begging him to save their lives from The Adversary.[19] The denizens of the Deep know Fathom’s "true name".[20]

Fathom’s motivation in the ritual was to stop the Adversary to regain his status as the apex predator.[18]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Viscous Viscous‘ background
  2. ↑ Viscous Viscous‘ in-game voice line (post-game ping): "You’re all welcome in the Deep, but you’d probably drown."
  3. ↑ Viscous And Abrams Conversation 3 – "I love mysteries. (…) "Who is the Adversary and why are they massacring the denizens of the Deep?""
  4. ↑ Viscous‘ in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (select) – "Most of my kind find legs to be unnerving, but I rather enjoy them."
  5. ↑ Calico‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (killed Fathom) – "Ugh, creatures of the Deep."
  6. ↑ Calico‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (killed Viscous) – "The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary."
  7. ↑ Haze Haze‘s in-game voice line (killed Viscous): "To think the OSIC was worried about your kind."
  8. ↑ Viscous And Seven Conversation 3 – "And why are you here?" – "The Adversary. He comes for the Deep. And if I don’t stop him, he’ll come for everything."
  9. ↑ Viscous And Dynamo Conversation 3 – "So, this Adversary…" – "Is dangerous. And it’s only a matter of time before he tires of the Deep and comes for you on land."
  10. ↑ Viscous Viscous‘ enemy hero interactions
  11. ↑ Billy Billy‘s in-game voice line (killed Viscous): "I’ll believe the Adversary exists when I see it with my own eyes."
  12. ↑ Viscous Viscous‘ in-game voice line (unselect): "Once again, the needs of the Deep are ignored."
  13. ↑ The Doorman The Doorman‘s in-game voice line (taunt Viscous): "Humans don’t understand the problems of the Deep because they don’t care about the problems of the Deep."
  14. ↑ Viscous And Grey Talon Conversation 2
  15. ↑ Viscous And Haze Conversation 3 – "Thanks for your help, Haze. Not everyone takes the problems of the Deep seriously." – "We don’t live in a vacuum. If there’s a problem in the Deep, it’s only a matter of time before it’s a problem on land."
  16. ↑ Viscous And Haze Conversation 1 – "Viscous, after the ritual, I need you to tell me about the Adversary." – "But after the ritual, the Adversary will be gone!" – "Yes, but there may be others, and the OSIC needs to be prepared."
  17. ↑ Holliday and Viscous conversation
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 FathomFathom‘s background
  19. ↑ Fathom‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (select) – "My devotees call my name, begging me to step from the Deep, to save their pathetic lives."
  20. ↑ Fathom‘s in-game Voice archivevoice line0:00--:-- (select) – "The sailors called me Fathom, but the denizens of the Deep know me by my true name."