A new killer in Dead by Daylight gets first teasers. However, the community already knows who the killer will be.
Although Dead by Daylight just released the new survivor Mikaela Reid a few weeks ago, the next DLC is already on the horizon. More and more teasers are being released on Twitter and YouTube.
A first video now reveals the title of the upcoming DLC: ‘Portrait of a Murder’.
Leak revealed much in advance: As unfortunately a sad tradition with Dead by Daylight, the content of the next update has already been leaked. Early images of the new killer – apparently a rather attractive woman with a dangerous claw-hand – are already circulating, as well as images of the new survivor.
The killer has a strong connection to crows, which also keep appearing in the teaser images. There also seems to be a connection to the organization ‘The Black Vale’. This is a secret cult in the story of Dead by Daylight that attempts to elevate humanity to the next level of being while performing occult rituals – in multiple dimensions.
The teaser was posted on Twitter with the addition “Ink dries faster than blood” – which could suggest that the chapter has something to do with images.
The title is ambiguous: For German horror fans, the ambiguity of the title may somewhat go unnoticed. Because ‘A Portrait of a Murder’ is ambiguous in the English language, especially in connection with the crow theme. It could be literally translated as ‘The Portrait of a Murder’, but also as ‘The Portrait of a Flock’ – as a ‘Murder of Crows’ is a ‘flock of crows’.
What can the new killer do? This remains unknown. Neither have the three standalone perks of the lady been leaked, nor is there clarity about her ability. Due to the whole crow theme, it is to be expected that crows will be a certain part of her capability. After all, crows are present on every map of Dead by Daylight and thus an important, albeit often overlooked, gameplay element.
Crows react to movements of killers and survivors in Dead by Daylight and then fly away. This can be seen from a distance and reveals to attentive players where other characters are located.
As soon as the killer lady is playable on the PTB (Public Test Build), we will of course report on her abilities. This should be early next week.
