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Would a Lovecraftian monster be a good addition to dbd

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  • terumisan terumisan

    Which one and why

  • Momentosis Momentosis

    maybe a Bloodborne DLC

  • Raccaine Raccaine

    Sorta depends? Lovecraftian in design would probably be fine, but in power level in-lore it'd probably be jarring, since the Entity kinda serves as the eldritch horror of the game and having something actively rival it would be difficult to write and a very, very noticeable outlier in the Killer roster.

  • Seiko300 Seiko300

    DUDE

    I had a dream last night. That CTHULHU was in the game


    As a legendary skin :(

    But it was still super cool, he was a legendary skin for the Doctor. Because the Doctor is all about madness and plunging survivors into insanity, similar shtick with Cthulhu, the legendary skin was super cool because it changed the character model completely, the theme was completely different, and the animations were so vastly different. My dream gets quite hazy after this but a lot to do with water and tentacles, Cthulhu would appear as a hallucination to survivors all over the map, fake pallets, it was crazy man.

  • handfulofrain handfulofrain

    Yes, but nothing cosmic/godly like Cthulhu or Dagon. Logically, they're eternal interdimensional beings who are most likely more powerful than the entity itself.

    However, I can't remember who it was but someone on the forums recommended a Fishperson from the Innsmouth story and I think that would be awesome. They could maybe even do a Creature of the Black Lagoon legedary for him (in my dreams).

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @handfulofrain said:

    Yes, but nothing cosmic/godly like Cthulhu or Dagon. Logically, they're eternal interdimensional beings who are most likely more powerful than the entity itself.

    However, I can't remember who it was but someone on the forums recommended a Fishperson from the Innsmouth story and I think that would be awesome. They could maybe even do a Creature of the Black Lagoon legedary for him (in my dreams).

    Yeah, nothing godly. Its the same reason Pennywise can't be a killer.

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @Raccaine said:

    Sorta depends? Lovecraftian in design would probably be fine, but in power level in-lore it'd probably be jarring, since the Entity kinda serves as the eldritch horror of the game and having something actively rival it would be difficult to write and a very, very noticeable outlier in the Killer roster.

    I think it would be interesting if a cultist who believed in the Cthulhu Mythos was added.

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @terumisan said:

    Which one and why

    Not of the godly ones, like Dagon or Cthulhu, but someone who has to do with them. In the stories their were Cthulhu Cults, so a priest from one of those would be nice. Or the fishperson from some of the stories.

  • Raven014 Raven014

    Maybe in a similar role to Nyharlotehp. You know, a servant of the already lovecraftian Entity we all know so well. : )

  • Emelyne Emelyne

    Yes!!

    im not sure if werewolves are part of Lovecraft, but werewolves, a witch (classic), oh damn a vampire too but it might be a bit too much, they would have to balance things.

    I just got an idea for a stage, of course an underwater stage wouldnt really be possible(unless they would ignore the watere physics), but i really think that they could create some kind of underwater looking like stage with some special effects.

    Ideas for new Killers: werewolves, witch, vampire, land mermaid (lol, dead mermaid ghost hunting wtv boat wreckage, something like that), etc.

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @Raven014 said:

    Maybe in a similar role to Nyharlotehp. You know, a servant of the already lovecraftian Entity we all know so well. : )

    I see what you mean, but I hope you don't literally mean Nyharlotehp, due to his near unlimited power.

  • sulaiman sulaiman

    I don´t think so. DBD just isn´t that kind of game. Eldritch horror is a lot more about psychological horror, while DBD is more the classic Slasher-Genre.

  • TKTK TKTK

    Pretty sure the entity serves as the eldrich horror of the game unfathomable, unbeatable and inescapable. Uses people as playthings or as food.

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @sulaiman said:

    I don´t think so. DBD just isn´t that kind of game. Eldritch horror is a lot more about psychological horror, while DBD is more the classic Slasher-Genre.

    I see your point, but as some people have said it could be one of his lesser Demogorgon like creatures.

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @TKTK said:

    Pretty sure the entity serves as the eldrich horror of the game unfathomable, unbeatable and inescapable. Uses people as playthings or as food.

    We could get a Entity Cultist from Vigo's dimension!

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    This is a example of how a Lovecraftian killer could work.

    @Chromeskull said:

    Backstory: Dr Joseph Wake was not a bad person. He was a unlucky one. Obsessed with H.P Lovecraft and his creatures, he would draw sketches of them, see them in his dream, and saw them as our dark saviour. One day on his drive home from the university, he was caught in a car accident inflicting him with bipolar. Left with nothing but his dark gods, he turned to them, and his dark gods told him to kill, to inflict their pain on those that imprisoned him. He became a serial killer, leaving his mark on everybody he killed. With each kill, with each sacrifice, a bit of his humanity was snipped away, until he was nothing but a vessel of pain and judgement. He died in a police shootout, praying to the Great Old Ones for guidance, and the Entity answered. As blood left his body, the fog reached for him, and the hard concrete of the ground and the squeals and roars of sirens and gunshots was replaced with dust and screeching crows. Rising from the ground, his flesh erupted, becoming dark green and scaly, tentacles ripping from his flesh and his eyes glowing a deep red. He was covered with a cloak, and then silence fell.

    Whip claw: The Waker's main weapon is his mesh of tentacles in his right arm.

    Eyes of Cthulhu: The Waker has a series of portals placed around the map for him to transport through. These work very similar to Demogorgon portals, yet with the twist they can be dismantled easily with special totems. These portals can only be used once, before they teleport to another part of the map after 30 seconds. Survivors that walk over these portals suffer from Madness and oblivious until they snap out of it.

    Sebek's Wrath: The Waker can temporarily be possessed by the crocodile god Sebek to fly into a feral rage, lunging forward as his arms unravel into dozens of tendrils, each tipped with a single spine, all spinning like a wheel. With his arms spinning nests of sharp tendrils, he will dash forward, in a combination of Oni's demon dash and the Demogorgon's shred. Hitting survivors also inflicts them with madness.

    Shagtanagotha: The Waker can pick up the shards of destroyed pallets and have them float around him. When these float around him, Sebek's Wrath is replaced with the ability to launch these shard in a powerful fan of blades.

    Appearance: The Waker had extremely dark and rough blue/green skin, and wears a black robe around his body. His left arm has long, sharp talons on it, while his right is bundle of navy blue tendrils, loosely formed to make an arm. A hood obscures most of his face, but dozens of tendrils make up his lower face, while his upper face is completely hidden in shadow.


  • Sonzaishinai Sonzaishinai

    Like a cult member that has underwent an eldritch transformation sounds amazing

    Something like wilbur whateley or something

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @Sonzaishinai said:

    Like a cult member that has underwent an eldritch transformation sounds amazing

    Something like wilbur whateley or something

    Yes Exactly!

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @ClancyTheHuman said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/176711/would-a-lovecraftian-monster-be-a-good-addition-to-dbd

    Really, I think some sort of all-powerfulesque..creature, could be in the game. Hell, I think if Pennywise was in the game it would be like him showing up as a vacation away from all those kids at dairy, just like "Yo what's up? Got some nice Scared Meat too spare?" It would also explain why he/IT would be slightly weaker, less of choice more of just not in his domain.

    Interesting take

  • Schmierbach Schmierbach

    A Lovecraftian character could work. A Cult Leader who had fully given himself over to his Gods, thus being transformed in their image. Upon being snatched up by the Entity he finds A new God to worship and serve. The Survivor could be a lost Sailor on the edge of madness from his experiences with Lovecraftian horrors, but still anchored firmly in reality to prevent him from succumbing.

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @Schmierbach said:

    A Lovecraftian character could work. A Cult Leader who had fully given himself over to his Gods, thus being transformed in their image. Upon being snatched up by the Entity he finds A new God to worship and serve. The Survivor could be a lost Sailor on the edge of madness from his experiences with Lovecraftian horrors, but still anchored firmly in reality to prevent him from succumbing.

    I love the survivor idea!

  • MadLordJack MadLordJack

    The Entity is a lovecraftian monster. Just saying.

  • Raven014 Raven014

    @Chromeskull said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1489793#Comment_1489793

    I see what you mean, but I hope you don't literally mean Nyharlotehp, due to his near unlimited power.

    I mean more to his capacity as a servant of another being. I use him as an example.

  • Raven014 Raven014

    @sulaiman said:

    I don´t think so. DBD just isn´t that kind of game. Eldritch horror is a lot more about psychological horror, while DBD is more the classic Slasher-Genre.

    Lovecraftian Horror is already in the game because the Entity.

  • sulaiman sulaiman

    Yes. And the entity is not a killer. Thats my point.

  • Walker_of_the_fog_96 Walker_of_the_fog_96

    but we had a lovecraftian creature already, the entity!

  • teamdehn teamdehn

    @Chromeskull said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1488706#Comment_1488706

    I think it would be interesting if a cultist who believed in the Cthulhu Mythos was added.

    Yeah I was thinking cultist too. Maybe their power could be an special alter on the map and the more survivors they place on the alter the more power they get

  • Malkhrim Malkhrim

    The way the Entity is described already makes a refference to the Cthulhu Mythos in a way, since she is described in the archives as "an old one" (at other point, "original one"). And if you think about it, it has everything to do with Lovecraft's cosmic horror. I don't see why a non-godly lovecraftian killer would be a problem, then.

    Also, one of Lovecraft's stories mentions the myth of the ghoul. The ghoul is not a lovecraftian creature, but a mythical creature that would for sure make a great outfit for the Hag.

  • Paces007 Paces007

    @Chromeskull said:

    I'm just curious.

    Depends, is it a Great Old One or is it just some random creature? A Great Old One would definetely resist the Entity and wouldn't fit into the game as most of them have world-ending powers.

  • Chromeskull Chromeskull

    @Paces007 said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/176711/would-a-lovecraftian-monster-be-a-good-addition-to-dbd

    Depends, is it a Great Old One or is it just some random creature? A Great Old One would definetely resist the Entity and wouldn't fit into the game as most of them have world-ending powers.

    A random creature, still freaky looking and Lovecraftian though.

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