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In 2016, Behaviour Interactive launched the asymmetricalhorror gameDead By Daylight.
At the time, no one could have imagined the game’s success.
The four players work to escape before they’re decapitated.
While most horror/shooter games use this premise,Dead by Daylightnails it better.
The game manages to carve its niche with an impressive roster of characters who play as the killer.
Some characters are the studio’s creation, while others stem from popular horror shows.
If you’re dying to get your slash on, here’s a breakdown of allDead by Daylightkillers.
Oddly enough, this uncanny trait is his strength in the game.
With a small terror radius, you might stalk your victims up close without being detected.
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You get this when playing The Twins, an original character created by Behavior Interactive.
The duo is quite powerful and displays a moderate level of difficulty.
The drawback is when controlling Victor, Charlotte is immobilized, making her an easy target for the survivors.
Notwithstanding, the Wraith is an incredible hunter.
His perk, Showstopper, allows him to fling multiple sharp blades at the players.
This he easily achieves from a distance, even with obstacles such as windows in the way.
Moreover, every on-target hit he gets raises his Event Meter.
Once the meter fills up, the Trickster can launch a barrage of deadly blade attacks.
While this can do severe damage, his perk slows him down.
You’ll need to have good aim to get the most out of this killer.
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The Knight’s unique mechanism plays more or less like the Twins, with a few additions.
His perks help reveal the survivor’s locations.
In the right hands, the knight is an invincible medieval killer.
He exhibits a similar terrifying pattern of entrapping victims in a horrifying looped nightmare after a basic attack.
This affects their movement, which allows the glove-wearing Killer to locate them.
Moreover, the Nightmare can transport between generators, which frustrates the players.
Also, he displays excellent strength in the dream world, along with impressive stealth abilities.
However, blood spurts could alert the players to his location.
The Ghost Face is the infamous serial Killer from the popular Halloween-dubbed movie, Scream.
The Onryo
The Onryo, aka Sadako Yamamura, is a nightmare to reckon with.
The famous icon from the Japanese horror franchise, Ring, features as a terrifying killer onDBD.
Her ingenious prowess and her ability to transport herself between television sets significantly improve her mobility.
A player that succumbs to complete condemnation is easily eliminated by Onryo using her ranged attacks.
The Legion
The Legion is a trio of killers comprising Julie Kostenko, Susie Lavoie, and Joey.
Playing as survivors, the Legion put up a heavy fight that may be challenging to overcome.
The ruthless killers can plunge the survivors with their Feral Frenzy power.
However, the Legion is weak against a knowledgeable survivor.
Survivors can escape the Legion’s ensnaring death trap if they react fast enough.
Survivors within his hit range progressively get crazier, with occasional screams and hallucinations revealing their location.
While this trait is challenging to master, it helps track down survivors.
However, that’s just about it.
The Doctor’s ability lies more in ensnaring the survivors in an insanity trance than dealing damage.
Moreover, you’re able to activate Lethal Rush by bumping into a wall or an obstacle.
This charges up his speed, allowing you to close in on a survivor.
Once a survivor falls captive, audio and visual alerts inform you of their location.
The survivors will attempt to escape; however, it may take a couple of attempts before any success.
Moreover, you’re gonna wanna be conspicuous when laying traps.
Placing the traps in a prominent location will alert the survivors, who can easily avoid them.
The dire crows can track down survivors and also inflict damage.
By summoning a few avian members, they’ll fly ahead of you and attack anyone on their path.
As this ensues, you’re able to summon another flock to locate survivors.
After finding the survivors, the crows will surround the players and notify you of their location.
The Deathslinger
The Wild Wild West has an incredible lineup of gunslingers.
And the Deathslinger, AKA Caleb Quinn, is no exception.
However, the rope can break when dealing with a strong player.
This Killer can place reverse bear traps on the survivors she takes down.
Moreover, her terror radius is not noticeable owing to her crouching technique.
However, she has her fair share of drawbacks.
Returning to a normal stance after crouching is a noisy process that alerts the survivors of her position.
Additionally, players can wiggle themselves out of the bear traps and escape before the time runs out.
But the probability of this happening is relatively low.
The Clown
Nothing screams horror and terror like a murderous clown hell-bent on killing you.
The Clown, AKA Jeffery Hawk, uses his power of The Afterpiece Tonic to bamboozle the survivors.
This involves hurling potion bottles at the players, which releases toxic gas.
The gas impairs the survivors' vision and slows them down.
Like other killers on the list, The Clown has his drawbacks.
With two portions in your possession, throwing the wrong one may cure their survivor, increasing their speed.
Also, it would help if you had an impeccable aim, or your efforts will be futile.
Using her power, she vomits on the ground, infecting survivors and objects.
Moreover, as the Huntres, you could equip yourself with more hatchets by searching in lockers.
You may find a survivor hiding in one of the lockers.
The Spirit’s biggest drawback is her lack of lethality and anti-loop powers.
As a result, it’s challenging for her to kill survivors.
Regardless, her Katana allows her to get more hits than some of the killers on this list.
Think of the blood orbs as a power-up that unleashes this killer’s full potential.
You may find controlling this character challenging as a big guy.
Moreover, she can link the Blinks to cover more ground faster.
As a hard-rated character, it’s best to master her skill set to attract a seamless victory.
The Cannibal
Bubba Swayer, or Leatherface, is the infamous chainsaw-wielding Killer from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Although mighty power comes with a set of challenges, survivors can spot an incoming attack and flee.
Notwithstanding, the Cannibal is still a powerful force.
The Cenobite
Like the Nurse, the Cenobite from the horror movie Hellraiser can transport across the map.
This power allows him to reach survivors in haste and chain them up using his Summons of Pain power.
However, players can break free from the chains by completing the Lament Configuration box.
But if you purchased the character earlier, you might still access this beast’s unfathomable power.
The Demogorgon can teleport around the map using his power, Of the Abyss.
However, survivors can close these portals.
Moreover, the Stranger Things protagonist can dash forward, clearing anything all obstacles on its path.
Her prowess is setting traps across the map and giving occasional jumpscares with her intimidating appearance.
If a survivor gets trapped, she can swiftly locate them.
Nemesis
In contrast, no killer inDead by Daylightcomes close to the Nemesis' menacing look.
His great power, the T virus, lets you infect survivors, slowing them down.
A successful cure by the survivors grants you a power-up.
Moreover, he has two zombie buddies who hunt the survivors on your behalf.
The Mastermind
Arguably, the Mastermind is an invincible force with his impeccable set of perks.
His Chainsaw power allows him to dash through the map and close in on survivors faster.
Moreover, a single strike from his chainsaw renders even the healthiest survivor in a frail condition.
The Dredge
The Dredge is the top-ranking Killer for his special abilities.
His particular power, Nightfall or The Gloaming, lets him teleport between Lockers.
Combine this with his Darkness Revealed perks, and you’re able to spot survivors within your vicinity.
If you play your cards right, you’ll find it easy to hunt down survivors in the game.
Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.
When not writing, he can be found playing video games or watching F1.
