Deadlock Bebop Hero Guide: Master the Battlefield with High-Damage Disruptor
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In Valve’s Deadlock, Bebop takes his place as a powerful and versatile ‘disruptor’ whose role involves repositioning the enemies and dealing considerable damage in an Area of Effect (AoE). This laser wielding cyborg is well suited for ‘battlefield’ players making him a good pick in every team. He grabs his foes with hooks and deals damage using his Hyper Beam or any such weapon – He makes sure to remain relevant in every phase of the game.
Overview of Bebop in Deadlock
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Bebop is the only hook character in Deadlock and has melee and ranged characteristics with decent crowd control as well as high damage capabilities. He was a genius engineer widow who made him work around the house. When she got sick, Bebop decided to take up work to pay for her bills. The reason behind this gives Bebop focus as he espouses a full-on offensive attitude during the fights. With powerful melee and ranged attacks at his disposal, he has the ability to single-out foes, maximize damage at almost every level, and provide space control.
Role: DPS, Disruptor Strengths: Weaknesses: Disruptor is quite low on mobility but has a great potential of being dangerous in a more closed off environment. As for her roles in teamwork, she is great initiation and support hero but sadly requires having sufficient firepower in order for her to really shine.
Strengths and Weaknesses of Bebop
Strengths:
Great Singling Out Capability: With her hook, Disruptor can hook one particular enemy and displace them out of the fight, allowing her team to either kill him or her.
Great Laning Characteristics: Due to her clip size and high hit rate she is able to put a lot of pressure on the opposing party during the laning phase.
Great Kiting Potential: Disruptor is an exceptionally good playmaker thanks to his kit that allows for map control through ganks.
Weaknesses:
Dependence on Hook: In more simple terms, Disruptor takes a powerful hit when her hook is on cooldown, greatly diminishing her threat especially when trying to engage with her team.
Issues With High Mobility Heroes: Heavily reliant on his skills, which can be dodged by higher mobility heroes making it really hard for him to deal damage during fights.
Ineffective on Open Fields: In terms of area, he has issues aiming in open fields due to being out positioned, he would really shine in more controlled areas during fights.
Bebop's Abilities in Deadlock
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Exploding Uppercut: Hooking a hero and targeting their upper torso will damage them over time while also slowing their fire rate when they land on the ground.
Cooldown: 21 seconds Range: 14 meters Areas Damage: 80
Tips for the Exploding Uppercut: This should be seen as a multi-purpose ability: offensive, defensive and combo. Offensive: Use it to scatter formations, knock bombed Troopers to enemies, or chain with Hook for targeting.
Sticky Bomb: Attach a bomb to an opponent, Bebop does AoE damage after a short fuse that increases with Spirit Power, also at higher levels he can disarm the target.
Cooldown: 18 seconds Range: 6 meters Radius: 12 meters
Tips for Sticky Bomb: When laning with a high-durability ally such as Abrams, place Sticky Bomb on him Easy as pie delivery. This is all essential in building Spirit Power, as it increases the bomb damage, and keeps it multiplying.
Hook: This enables Bebop to pull in the enemies, getting rid of their formations and dealing damage at the same time.
Cooldown: 23 seconds Range: 30 meters
Tips for Hook: Learn the angle at which to throw the opponents after hooking them and how to use your Hook defensively to assist in saving team members or starting fights. Consider the timing of Hook for effective pick use out of Bebop.
Hyper Beam: Bebop’s signature attack, Hyper Beam, fires a powerful laser that decelerates enemies and inflicts a lot of damage over time, also helping to restore health for Bebop on inflicting damage to heroes at max level.
Time: 11 seconds Time to cool down: 130 seconds Width of the beam: 2.9 meters Length of the beam: 70 meters
Advice for Hyper Beam: Use Majestic Leap to reach higher grounds with aimed shots on the battleground. With aspects that increase Spirit Power and control, Hyper Beam can stand out as one of the most impactful abilities in battles.
Optimal Build for Bebop in Deadlock
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To bring out the best in Bebop, take care of Spirit Power and fire rate at various intervals during the game.
Build For The Beginning Of The Game
During the laning stage, one should try and upgrade their Spirit Power and survival built to control the lane more efficiently.
Mystic Burst: Increases Spirit Power which is an important aspect of Bebop's area of effect skills.
Sprint Boots: Makes mobility better for positioning at the start of the game.
Infuser: Powerful when paired with Hyper Beam for jungle farming.
Continue to Build Mid Range Points
Primarily, concentrate on roaming and the whole ganking combat where the enemies inflict the most damage.
Enduring Speed: Boosts in mobility for Bebop with enhanced roaming and fighting initiation.
Majestic Leap: A main strategy for Hyper Beam to maneuver while gaining life steal for survivability.
Soul Shredder Bullets: Adds to the damage output by cutting down the enemy's bullet resistance.
Hero's Build After Reaching a Higher Level
For higher-level Bebop players, they focus on damage per second(TPS) and durability, quite clearly explained by the items they own which enhances both their offensive and defensive qualities:
Greatly Enhanced Burst: Towards the final stages of the game, doing the final attack is important and includes dealing the highest amount of damage, this monster is capable of doing that with ease.
Increasing Exposure: if one happens to get Domination in the game then the damage Jump is quite high per target elimination.
Diviner’s Kevlar: Considered as Armor, the item allows Bebop to summon Hyper Beam while not being too vulnerable.
Optional or Situational Builds For Bebop
Become familiar with the scenario or the game build, and accordingly choose your weapons to counteract equivalent vulnerabilities such that you gain an advantage over the game:
Warp Stone: While using Hyper Beam, the weapon provides a fair amount of positioning useful for bouncing bullets.
Debuff Remover: Great as a counter against spamming enemies with control attacks.
Leech: Perfect way for dealing with damage when in prolonged and messy fights where surviving is important this weapon makes it possible.
Tips for Playing Bebop Effectively
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Map Awareness and Positioning: Bebop’s Hook and Hyper Beam are powerful, but timing and positioning are critical. Roam frequently to pick off isolated enemies, and use Hook for positioning control.
Combo Mastery: Use Hook to pull an enemy in, follow up with Sticky Bomb, and then Uppercut to juggle the target, maximizing Bebop’s crowd control.
Farm Efficiently for Early Game Power: Bebop’s ability to secure last hits makes it easy to build early items. Aim to collect Souls quickly to stay ahead.
How to Counter Bebop
Dodge the Hook: Avoid Bebop’s Hook by keeping movement abilities or stamina ready.
Use Map Cover Against Hyper Beam: When Bebop activates Hyper Beam, take cover or use items like Warp Stone to mitigate its impact.
Deny Sticky Bomb Stacks: Limit Bebop’s scaling potential by avoiding hits from Sticky Bomb, forcing him to rely on other abilities.
Conclusion
Bebop is perhaps one of the most annoying offensive disruption and DPS hero in the game of Deadlock. Instead, he has strong oppressive initiation and his plethora of AS and targets in fights allows him to TP in and out while being completely dominant- which is required of a DPS. He is effective due to the good burst of a series of his abilities, largely Hook and Hyper Beam and also how a player uses them and time their attacks and positioning. If combated properly, he has counters but a well performed Bebop is able to dictate and control engagement and movements within the field which every gamer who plays for disruption and engagement control must try out. If a player manages to perfect the control of Bebop, then he is one of those characters that will truly diversify the game of deadlock.
