A landmark survival horror game, Dead By Daylight lets one player take up the role of a brutal Killer who targets the other players, in the online multiplayer mode of this game. The Killer is on a quest to sacrifice the others around them to the so-called 'Entity'. There are diverse options to choose from as a Killer, each with their own specific stealth skills and terrifying appearances.
Characters like the Nurse, Clown, and Ghostface serve as tributes to classic slasher horror films like Halloween and Scream and also cult games like the Silent Hill franchise. Then, special Killers like the Stranger Things' Demogorgon add to the fear and frenzy of the asymmetric multiplayer game.
10 The Shape
Nicknamed The Shape, this Killer is the cold-blooded stalker Michael Meyers from the Halloween franchise. In fact, Meyers prefers stalking the Survivors at his own pace rather than going all-out for a kill. The stalking doesn't only helps him monitor Survivors but also increases his speed and powers.
The expressionless Boogeyman mask, the kitchen overalls, and the blood-stained kitchen knife are all classic pop-culture symbols that contribute to The Shape's silent and chilling presence.
9 The Hag
Lisa Sherwood (The Hag) can place several Phantasm Traps to her advantage and one of her overgrown arms (also known as The Claw) can slash through all flesh and bone.
Even though her speed is quite slow, she can trigger sudden attacks if a player gets near one of her traps. Left alone to die after a storm in her village, her body decomposed to rot and now oozes with pus. Furthermore, her high-pitched gurgling screams make The Hag all the more terrorizing.
8 Deathslinger
Deathslinger stalks his prey with a chained harpoon in his hand. If any Survivors are in his way, the western-themed Deathslinger can easily demolish them with his spear or reel them closer through his Redeemer Power.
Caleb Quinn is pure evil, and he devises weapons like his gun-like spear called Death to Bayshore and a mask that can gouge out the wearer's eyes.
7 Ghostface
Wearing the iconic mask popularized by the Scream films, Ghostface's strength lies in his ability to become invisible for a few moments, thanks to his Night Shroud Ability.
He has had a pretty straightforward modus operandi: stalk and kill. As for his weapons, he just relies on a tactical knife but it's his skills at silently sneaking up on his victims that delivers several jump scares. Further, he's also one of the few Dead By Daylight Killers who doesn't need any Perks or Add-Ons to instantly kill the Survivors.
6 The Clown
A nightmare for those who are especially scared of killer clowns, Jeffrey Hawk, or The Clown, relies on strategy rather than outrightly running after his victims. Initially, he throws bottles of a certain tonic that releases toxic gases. These gases not only blind players and slow down their movement but also make them cough loudly, revealing their location.
He often uses a large butterfly knife called Madame Butterfly that he uses to dismember players.
5 The Huntress
Wearing a bloodied hare mask, Anna is a 'huntress' who can inflict great harm upon foes from a distance, throwing her Broad Axe (in a move known as Hunting Hatchets) at them. With considerable hunting experience in the woods, she is a skilled tracker, and Personal Perks like Beast of Prey bear testimony to this.
One of the most brutal Killers in the game, she also hums a lullaby that she picked up from her late mother. Her lullaby is an actual Russian lullaby warning children to not sleep too close to the edge of their bed, and it adds a haunting aspect to her personality.
4 The Nightmare
Even Nightmare At Elm Street's Freddy Krueger features in Dead By Daylight as The Nightmare. Similar to his cinematic avatar, the character pulls Survivors to the Dream World and fills them with existential dread. Escaping the Hunting Ground becomes quite a Herculean task in front of The Nightmare's dream projection abilities.
As expected, he sports the quintessential homemade clawed gloves that he uses to inflict torture. Jackie Earl Haley's take on Freddy Krueger drew in some genuine scares. The Nightmare also seems to be directly inspired by this version rather than Robert Englund's original.
3 The Executioner
If the pyramid on this Silent Hill character's head doesn't seem creepy enough, his blood-stained Great Knife increases the fear among players. The size of his blade makes it difficult to dodge his attacks. The health of the Survivors can also be drastically affected with The Executioner's perk, Forced Penance.
He can also send players to the Cage of Atonement, also referred to as the Deathbeds. Compared to other Killers, Pyramid Head boasts of a plethora of ways to kill Survivors. He can perform a Mori or kill them in the Cage or sacrifice them to the Entity, and so on.
2 The Nurse
Sally Smithson, the so-called Nurse, can warp through long distances and has skills that would be quite hard initially for the players to master. Additionally, her bone saw makes for a visceral tool with which she can mercilessly cut through her victims.
Smithson was originally an optimistic nurse who wished to serve. However, years in a cruel setting altered her perception on life and now she is a cruel and terrifying killer.
1 The Plague
The Plague is a creature that can pop out of nowhere and release Exorcist-like projectile vomit on the Survivors. The blood-filled vomit is heavily injurious and infects the Survivors as well as the objects around them.
Born as Adiris, this Killer is, in fact, a High Priestess from Ancient Babylon. Once revered highly for her powers, Adiris' glory faded when a plague infected her and her followers. Resurrected in the same timeline as the game, she continues spreading the disease that ruined her appearance and caused her to cough out phlegm and blood.
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April 05, 2021 at 05:30AM
