Dead by Daylight’s new killer is basically just Alien
Dead by Daylight chapter 28 has been confirmed as another original story, and the unlicensed new killer, survivor, and map are sure to upset some fans of the horror game. Historically, the anniversary chapter, falling in June every year, sees the release of a licensed collaboration, such as Silent Hill’s Pyramid Head or Resident Evil’s legendary Nemesis, who both fare well in our DBD killer tier list, and fans were hoping for something similar going into year eight. One leak did suggest that the new Dead by Daylight killer would be Alien, and, to be honest, it’s not far wrong.
The new original chapter instead takes Dead by Daylight into a realm never explored before, as we land on an alien planet and experience sci-fi horror for the first time in DBD. Some of the earlier leaks and suggestions that that anniversary would feature Alien weren’t entirely wrong, as the new killer is a sort of bio-mech creature with a superior intelligence that has turned on the human race. Called The Singularity, this new killer has the ability to launch fleshy pods which can stick to any surface – even survivors. The Singularity can project its consciousness into these bio-pods to survey the map and spy on survivors, giving it valuable information. For better context, we imagine this mechanic to play out similarly to Charlotte and Victor.
The new survivor is called Gabriel Soma, and was the last remaining human on this planet (until, of course, the Entity lured him into the Fog). As the first survivor with voice lines in his trailer, Gabriel hints at even more potential changes coming to the game, as only licensed characters up until this point have had dialogue. We already know that Nicolas Cage himself has recorded voice lines – as well as
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