The misguidedly loyal son of Archie MacMillan, a corrupt millionaire responsible for a mass murder where over a hundred men were trapped in a mine and killed by a deliberate cave-in. Known Members Evan MacMillan - The Trapper The killer may choose to instead do their Memento Mori, where they will kill the survivor themself using their signature murder method.Įach killer has a different signature power which helps them find survivors, and different perks which give them unique playstyles. As they go closer and closer, the music gradually intensifies before becoming fast-paced as the killer gives chase. Whenever a survivor goes near a killer's terror radius, ominous music will play and the killer will detect their heartbeat. Then, the killer must carry the survivor to a hook where the Entity will consume them if left there for too long, though their fellow survivors can rescue them. The killer's main goal is to hunt down and chase the survivors like a predator, with the ability to track them down with the sounds they make such as their footsteps, breathing and screaming.Īs they chase survivors, the killer must strike them with their signature weapon to wound them, then strike again to knock them down. The chosen killer is the main antagonist of each match, whose goal is to capture the survivors before they fix all the generators to unlock the exit passages to escape the game. The Nemesis' mutation rate is limited to three states, and it is able to be stunned by normal wooden pallets, despite it tanking bullets and explosions in Resident Evil games. The Nightmare's lore directly states that his powers were weakened in some ways and strengthed in others. Some killers have also had their strength and powers reduced for the trials. For example, The Trickster appears to be an unmodified human on the surface, but is still able to break apart wooden pallets and carry around survivors with ease despite his appearance. However, it seems that a sort of "blanket buff" is applied to most killers. Some killers are crossover characters from other works of horror media, suggesting that these universes are connected in the Dead by Daylight universe.Īll Killers are gifted with a specific ability when taken into the Entity. Some killers try to resist the Entity's urges, resulting in them being agonizingly tortured and disfigured until they go insane and comply, while others are so evil that they are willing to serve the Entity without question. As the ritual progresses, the Entity absorbs the participants' souls and emotions. It is the killer's job to round up the survivors so that the Entity can claim their souls. Once the Entity captures a killer, it transports them into its realm and forces them to partake in rituals where a single killer chases down four survivors as they struggle to escape. Yamaoka into one of its killers before rejecting him for his daughter Rin after she swore revenge on him as she lay dying from the hands of her father.
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It may also change its mind if it sees greater potential in another, such as when it originally wanted to turn Mr. In order for the Entity to find a new killer, it senses certain individuals and analyzes their killing potential, such as those who killed out of vengeance, trauma or sadism. 2.22 Victor & Charlotte Deshayes - The Twins.2.14 Frank, Julie, Susie, Joey - The Legion.2.9 Leatherface/Bubba Sawyer - The Cannibal.