Behaviour Interactive Reveals First LGBTQIA2+ Character In Dead By Daylight

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Dead By Daylight’s 11th Tome in its Archives: Devotion series includes more lore for David King, which Behaviour Interactive says will be revealed as the asymmetrical multiplayer title’s first LGBTQIA2+ character. 

Named David King, this Survivor is already playable in the game and the studio says King is a fan favorite, “occupying a comfortable top ten position as one of the realm’s most-played” characters. However, tomorrow’s new Tome will allow fans to uncover memories of David King, which will shed light on their identity, revealing them to be the game’s first LGBTQIA2+ character. 

“Now boasting more than 50 million players globally, Dead by Daylight’s undeniable success is due in large part to its active and dedicated community, including its lively LGBTQIA2+ players,” Behaviour Interactive writes in a press release. “Many fans have longed for more representation within the game and expressed the need to identify with their favorite characters and they will be thrilled to dig through the 11th Tome of the game’s Archives: Devotion. Available on Arpil 28, the new Tome will uncover memories of The Twins as well as Survivor David King, revealing his struggle to come to terms with his homosexualtiy.”

Behaviour Interactive says David King is a hot-tempered ruffian with a penchant for a good scrap, whose time as a debt collector brought pain both internal and external. 

“While a fragment of his pre-Fog life was previously revealed, there remained much to uncover,” a press release reads. “Throughout Devotion, fans will discover that part of his personal struggles revolve around accepting his own identity and sexuality. David’s memories will take players in a pub, where a conversation about romantic relationships leads him