Dead by Daylight has secured the license for a prominent character. Soon, you will be able to play as Ash from “Ash VS. The Evil Dead”!
The horror game Dead by Daylight occasionally lands licenses to publish particularly famous or scary characters in the game. For example, there are Michael Myers and Laurie Strode from the “Halloween” series, as well as Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street. Next up is Ash Williams – the hero from the classic Evil Dead and the series Ash VS. Evil Dead.
Ash will not be able to use weapons for the first time: This was announced with a small teaser on YouTube, in which the actor portraying Ash is seen. He seems to be speaking with someone on the phone about his role in Dead by Daylight and announces it directly to the camera. After fulfilling his job, he receives not tequila but a flashlight – the only weapon Ash can carry in Dead by Daylight. Because survivors there do not have real weapons.
The Perks of Ash Williams: Although Ash’s Perks were meant to be a secret, they were leaked a few days ago. A bug in the PS4 version of Dead by Daylight allowed players to view the Perks in the “Kill Your Friends” mode.
However, keep in mind that the Perks may still change at the last minute and are therefore only provisional:
- Flip-Flop: While in the dying state (lying on the ground), 50% of your recovery progress is converted into wiggle progress, if you are picked up, up to a maximum of 50% of the wiggle bar.
- Buckle Up: Unleashes the potential of aura reading. The recovery progress of dying survivors can be read based on the intensity of their aura from a distance of up to 48 meters. When you heal a survivor from “Dying” to “Injured”, both the healed survivor and you can see the killer’s aura for 6 seconds.
- Mettle of Man: After being hit by the killer with a normal attack three times, the perk is activated. Once activated, the next attack that would down you is ignored. If you are then fully healed, your aura is shown to the killer when you are more than 16 meters away from them. The perk is deactivated the next time you go down. Increases the chance of becoming the killer’s obsession.
Is there a new killer? As of now, there is no associated killer, only the survivor Ash. Therefore, the update is not considered a full chapter, and it is assumed that it will not cost the full chapter price. Whether Ash can also be unlocked through in-game currency remains to be seen.
Are you excited for Ash Williams? What do you think of his perks? Is it cool to have a somewhat “silly” character included? Or does that not fit with Dead by Daylight?
