Dead by Daylight's licensed killers are broke, but the original cast is bespoke

Dead by Daylight has had a truly comical amount of crossovers over the years, to the point where the game is perhaps most notable for having a Smash Bros.-esque library of licensed characters. The game isn’t quite at Fortnite levels, but the roster includes horror legends like Pyramid Head, Albert Wesker, Ghost Face, the Xenomorph, Chucky, Dracula, Ken Kaneki, and Dracula. This is just scratching the surface: you can also find Lara Croft, a Five Night’s at Freddy’s animatronic, and Nicolas Cage -- like, just the actor, not a guy he played.

But I, a genius with impeccable taste and a keen eye, am here to explain that all of these characters are a snore next to some of the original Killers that Behaviour has designed over the years. I don’t want any more characters pilfered from other properties. I want more of Behaviour’s bespoke, original weirdos. Check out the most recent Killer that Behaviour revealed, for instance. 

That’s right, her whole-ass skeleton and guts come out of her body! This works as a second form that can roam the battlefield, floating over obstacles and snaring survivors, until the time once again comes to stuff all of that back into her meat shell. The Krasue comes from Thai folklore, and Behaviour have done a great job translating that in-game.

I’m not particularly interested in the Survivors, design-wise, because I chose my main immediately: Ace Visconti, a middle-aged card shark and chronic fuck-up who maintains a goofy grin despite his circumstances. Most of the Survivors are designed to look small and mortal compared to the unstoppable Killer who stalks them through each trial. Boy howdy, do I like the Killers – or at least the ones that come from the collective minds of Behaviour.