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Rem

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Rem lore and story

An editorial guide to Rem's background, motive for entering the Ritual, and possible wish from a Patron.

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Who is Rem?

An accidental stowaway from the world of dreams, Rem has found himself stranded in the city that never sleeps. Driven by his curious nature, Rem and his helpful friends have been seen wandering across the five boroughs in search of a way back home. So if you ever find yourself dozing off while taking the Blue line home from work, maybe you’ve just had an encounter with one of the Cursed Apple’s newest denizens.

Rem enters a Ritual in which six heroes aid a Patron against its rival. Victory matters beyond the match: the successful Patron can offer each ally a wish, turning every combatant's private motive into part of the city's larger occult crisis.

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What would Rem wish for?

The available in-game biography does not yet state Rem's intended wish clearly. Lock Lab will keep this section marked as unresolved until dialogue or official material gives a reliable answer.

Not yet confirmed. Deadlock remains in development, so Lock Lab separates explicit canon from dialogue-based implication and editorial interpretation.
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Lock Lab reading

Rem's story connects a personal problem to the larger struggle over the Amber Hand and Sapphire Flame. Defensive support with protective utility is the gameplay expression; the lore asks what someone with that temperament would risk for a single supernatural bargain.

The Patron bargain makes this motive important: a wish is not simply a reward, but a test of what Rem values and what price they may accept when an elder power controls the terms.

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Rem's relationships

Character dialogue reveals alliances, suspicions, and personal history that biographies leave unstated. These dossiers summarize the clearest interactions currently supported by voice lines.

Relationship evidence is still being catalogued.

Lock Lab has not found enough reliable, character-specific dialogue to publish a relationship dossier for Rem yet. We will add connections only when the underlying exchange can be reviewed.

EDITORIAL NOTE

This guide is written by Lock Lab from currently available in-game biographies, character dialogue, and established Patron lore. Interpretive passages are labeled and will be revised as Valve updates the game.