Dead by Daylight gets its first real anime killer. And it comes from the worldwide success “Tokyo Ghoul”.
Recently, Dead by Daylight has often proven that it is not hesitant about rather peculiar collaborations. Some time ago, they had a killer named the Trickster, who received his own anime trailer – this time the developers are taking a step further and bringing a real anime into the game. Because Tokyo Ghoul and Dead by Daylight are entering into a collaboration. The new killer, Ken Kaneki, will appear at the beginning of April.
You can watch the trailer for the anime Tokyo Ghoul here:
Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul in Dead by Daylight
What can the new killer do? As is common for a ghoul from the anime, Ken Kaneki can use his powers to form new body parts – in this case, tentacles. With them, he can surge forward and cling to vertical objects and pull himself towards them. From there, he can either perform a second jump or directly attack a survivor, who is then inflicted with “Deep Wounds”.
Similar to the anime, he can also enter a “Blood Frenzy” mode – during which he can perform up to 3 jumps in a row and is significantly faster. The more survivors he wounds (and thus marks) with a jump attack beforehand, the longer this blood frenzy lasts.
What perks does the killer bring? As usual, the ghoul comes with three unique perks. Initially, they can only be used by this killer, but you can unlock them for all other characters through the Bloodweb:
- Hex: Nothing but Misery – After you have wounded 8 survivors with standard attacks, a dull totem becomes a cursed totem, cursing all survivors. If the killer then wounds a survivor with a standard attack, the survivor is slowed by 5% for 10 / 12.5 / 15 seconds.
- Forever Entwined – When a survivor takes damage, the killer gains 1 token, up to a maximum of 6 / 7 / 8. For each token, the killer is 4% faster at the actions: picking up survivors, dropping survivors, and hooking survivors.
- None are Free – When the killer hooks a survivor for the first time, he gains 1 token. When all generators have been repaired, all windows and upright pallets are blocked for 12 / 14 / 16 seconds per token.
The popular Mori animation
, that is, the targeted elimination of a survivor, also looks quite grim:
Why is Ken a killer? It may seem somewhat questionable that Ken Kaneki is actually the “hero” of the anime – a rather “good” young man who struggles against his existence as a ghoul and wishes to cause little suffering. However, in the story of Tokyo Ghoul, it is the taste of blood and flesh that sends many ghouls into a “blood frenzy” – presumably, the entity will make use of that to shape Ken Kaneki in the fog according to its wishes.
If you don’t know Tokyo Ghoul yet, you can stream the anime on various platforms such as Crunchyroll or Prime Video.
When does the new killer come out? Anyone who wants can already test the ghoul on the PTB (the test server of Dead by Daylight) and see how he plays. Those who want to wait for the live version will have to wait until April 2 – because that’s when the “Tokyo Ghoul” chapter officially goes live on all platforms.
That Dead by Daylight is already introducing a new killer may seem surprising to some. After all, the developers wanted to postpone some chapters to address the really big issues of the game. However, this collaboration was probably already scheduled, which is why we can take to the field as an anime killer from early April.
