Over those six years, Dead By Daylight has had plenty of opportunities to expand on its mechanics and content, which has resulted in a number of pop-culture crossovers over the years. From Stranger Things, to Saw, to Scream, Dead By Daylight has crossed over with just about every popular horror franchise out there, including one of the gaming industry’s most beloved horror series, Resident Evil. Released in June of last year, this expansion pack brought Resident Evil’s Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, and The Nemesis to the game, along with a new Raccoon City Police Station map. This DLC was an immediate fan-favorite on launch, and thanks to some recent leaks, fans may be seeing more Resident Evil x Dead By Daylight crossovers soon.
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Dead By Daylight’s Leaked Resident Evil Killer
Dead By Daylight is a game that’s always been prone to leaks. For whatever reason, it’s usually the case that any big DLC crossover that’s coming to the game is leaked at least a month before any form of official announcement. Well, a supposed new Resident Evil Chapter has just been leaked online, bringing two new Survivors, a new Killer, and a handful of new perks to the game. Though these were all leaked by the fairly reputably source DBDLeaks, it should obviously all still be taken with a pinch of salt.
Called “The Mastermind” in-game, the new Dead By Daylight Killer will allegedly be Albert Wesker, one of Resident Evil’s most infamous villains. In series lore, Wesker was originally one of Umbrella’s top scientists, and was one of the original test subjects for Project W, which was the prototype for the T-Virus, the cause of Resident Evil’s widespread zombie infection. With a prototype version of the infection in his blood, Wesker has superhuman abilities, some of which are detailed in his leaked Dead By Daylight perks.
According to the leak, Wesker’s Killer Power will be called “Virulent Bound.” Acting similarly to Nemesis’ in-game attack, Wesker’s move lets him leap onto a Survivor and infect them with the Uroboros Virus. During the attack, after the player has been infected, Wesker will launch the Survivor either into a surface, or onto the ground. A Survivor’s infection can continue to build if Wesker attacks them multiple times, eventually leading them to become completely defenseless. However, Survivors can heal their infection by finding the First Aid Sprays littered across the map.
Dead By Daylight’s Albert Wesker will also apparently have three teachable Killer perks, each of which reference the character’s superhuman speed and strength. The first of these, named “Superior Anatomy,” activates when a Survivor performs a fast vault within eight meters of Wesker, and gives the Killer a vault speed increase of 30-40% for three seconds. The second perk, “Awakened Awareness,” lets Wesker see the aura of any Survivors within a 16-20 meter radius if he’s currently carrying a Survivor. The last perk, “Terminus,” gives any hooked, down, or injured Survivor the Broken status effect until they’ve opened the exit gates. Once the exit gates have been opened, the Broken status effect persists for another 20-30 seconds.
Dead by Daylight is currently available on Mobile, Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
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