Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has revealed the game’s first new killer of 2021, and they’re taking a somewhat different approach with this one. Rather than the gruesome, masked slashers that have dominated the game to date, the new killer, The Trickster, is a rather stylish fellow inspired by the K-pop scene and the Joker. Of course, K-pop fans are an intense bunch, so Behaviour are making sure they get things right by getting input from Kevin Woo of the K-pop band U-Kiss and DJ Swivel, who’s produced songs for K-pop mega group BTS.
A full trailer for the Day by Daylight chapter featuring The Trickster, entitled “All-Kill,” has not been released yet, but a Public Test Build version of the update is available to try now. Get a quick peek the new killer, below.
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Here’s the Trickster’s backstory, courtesy of IGN.
And here are his perks…
Becoming addicted to murder (and taking some inspiration from the Joker), Ji-Woon began kidnapping victims and weaving in their screams into his music in secret. When the executives of Mightee One caught on, they restricted his creative control over his music, an insult he repaid by kidnapping the board members in an elaborate murder plot. Just as he was about to kill his producer Yun-Jin, however, The Fog called to Ji-Woon to become its next killer.
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Of course, we also have a new survivor, Yu-Jin Lee. Here are the details, once again courtesy of IGN.
And here are her perks…
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Dead by Daylight is available now on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Switch, Stadia, and mobile devices. As mentioned, the All-Kill chapter is available now via the PTB and a full launch should follow within a couple weeks.
