Nestled in among a spate of exciting announcements in the Dead by Daylight anniversary broadcast, it was revealed that Ikumi Nakamura, known for her work on Bayonetta and The Evil Within, has designed three new Dead by Daylight skins for the horror game. The skins are part of the wider Artists from the Fog collection, in which four members of the DBD community were picked to design their own skins, and celebrate the key moments in Japanese horror lore.
The three characters chosen by Ikumi all resonate with the Japanese fanbase, and were specifically picked for this reason: The Oni, The Legion’s Susie, and Yui Kimura. The Oni’s skin, Blind Fury, sees the killer blinded by dripping candle wax, and is inspired by both the character’s own lore, and a mass murder that took place in Japan.
The Legion mains will no doubt be excited to hear of a new outfit for Susie, with the four Legion characters having to split cosmetics between them, leaving them with less attention than other killers. This killer’s outfit is inspired by the Sukeban, another name for girl gangs in Japanese schools, hence her schoolgirl attire. Ikumi felt as though the gang theme fitted perfectly with The Legion’s own backstory.
Finally, the only survivor skin designed by Ikumi, the Yui Kimura skin is possibly the most closely connected to the artist herself. As the game’s own motorcycle gang leader, Yui Kimura represents Ikumi’s own love of bikes, and her Dark Racer outfit features comfy and well-fitting clothes to maximise mobility both on the back of her bike and while trying to escape a killer. She also has a red scarf wrapped around her leg, which I assume comes in handy for street drag races.
The remaining Artists from the Fog outfits can be obtained
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