Dead by Daylight - The Boys Chapter CONCEPT
I've spent the last few weeks designing a concept for a possible future The Boys Chapter. I tried my best to follow BHVR's current design philosophy while creating this, including a fully designed power, perks and perk descriptions for killer and survivor, possible cosmetics, flavor texts and the 20 Add-Ons at the end for the ones that wanna read them. So there's quite a lot to read.
However I'd appreciate it if you take your time to have a look and share your feedback, especially regarding balance and gameplay. Any criticism, suggestions or questions are welcome! 😊
⚠️ Concept contains Spoilers for The Boys
New Killer: The Homelander
The Homerlander is a terrifying Killer, who overwhelms his victims with superhuman abilities, granted by the Compound V.
His personal Perks Superiority, Scorched Earth and Hex: Love of Fear allow him to dominate survivors in many unexpected ways.
Difficulty: Hard
Height: Tall
Terror Radius: 40m
Basic Attack: Elbow Strike
POWER: Compound V
The Compound V is a chemical substance that mutates a subject's DNA, granting them unpredictable, superhuman abilities.
SWITCH MODES:
Press and hold the active ability button and then tap the Power button to switch between Ground-Walker Mode and Supe Mode.
GROUND-WALKER MODE
The Homelander walks on the ground at a speed of 4,6m/s and can use X-Ray Vision.
SUPE MODE
The Homelander floats above the ground and moves at a speed of 4,4m/s, he can use Laser-Eye Attack but cannot use his basic attack.
While Supe Mode is active, Celestial Descent charges over time.
SPECIAL ABILITY: X-Ray Vision
While Ground-Walker Mode is active, press and hold the Power button to use X-Ray Vision. The Homelander gains Undetectable and sees through walls and objects 7 meters in front of him.
SPECIAL ATTACK: Laser-Eye Attack
While Supe Mode is active, press and hold the Power Button to charge up, and press the attack button to fire Lasers. Lasers from Laser-Eye Attack take one health state from survivors and either injures them or strikes them down.
If you focus your lasers on one focal point on a wall or an object, the lasers can melt through and hit survivors behind it. Lasers can only melt through one object at a time.
SPECIAL ABILITY: Celestial Descent
When you spend at least 70 seconds in Supe-Mode, Celestial Descent can be activated.
Press and hold the Power Button while Supe-Mode is active to charge up, and press the Attack Button to perform Celestial Descent.
The Homelander ascends into the sky with immense speed, and temporarily disappears from the trial. From above, select your landing point by pressing the Attack Button.
The Homelander crashes down and creates a shockwave 7 meters around his impact point. Every nearby survivor gets struck down immediately.
MORI:
Homelander walks up to the survivor from behind. The survivor turns to look up at him, Homelander grabs them by the neck and lifts them into the air. He punches right through their torso with one devastating punch. He withdraws again, watching staring into the survivors eyes as they cough up blood, his eyes beginning to glow red before shooting two clean holes into the back of their skull. Then he drops them, and walks right over the corpse.
PERKS:
Superiority:
Once in a trial, following effects will activate for 40/45/50 seconds if a randomly chosen trigger is met.
- Gain 20% Haste
- Become immune to stuns
- Break things 50% faster
- See survivors aura in your terror radius
Triggers can be:
- Break a pallet
- Destroy a generator
- Hook one Survivor
- Hook all four survivors once
- Put a survivor into dying state
“I'm stronger, I'm smarter, I'm better! I am better!” - The Homelander
Scorched Earth
Once all generators are completed, your terror radius is heard all across the map. Survivors 7 meters near exit gates get exposed and reveal their aura for 3/4/5 seconds.
"Something a little more... Scorched Earth. Shock and Awe. Blood and Bone. In the end, only one of us left standing. Isn't that what you want?” - The Homelander
Hex: Love of Fear
As long as the hex totem is active:
- Survivors that repair a generator in your terror radius suffer from incapacitated, and haemorrhage if injured, for 25/30/35 seconds.
- Survivors 5 meters near a generator see your aura.
"I'd prefer to be loved. I really would. But if you take that away from me... well, being feared is A-1 okey doke by me.” - The Homelander
Cosmetics:
Outfit - The Homelander [Default Cosmetic]
Homelander's classic suit with slicked back hair
Headpiece - Heroic Side Part
Wanting to appear genuine and heroic, Homelander wore a stylish and boyish side part, before embracing the world's fear of him.
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New Survivor: Hughie Campbell
Hughie Campbell is a reliable and brave but insecure Survivor, who as part of ‘The Boys’ got dragged into a dark world of vigilantes and corrupt superheroes.
With his personal Perks “Second Wind”, “Witness of Horror” and “Renewed Strength” he can save himself while at the same time supporting his team.
PERKS:
Second Wind:
Getting unhooked by another survivor grants you both Elusive for 20/25/30 seconds. This perk deactivates once all generators are completed.
"Hey, uh, Annie, it's me again. I was just wondering, have you ever seen the music video for that Billy Joel song 'You're Only Human'? There's this kid and he's climbing up a bridge... and thank God I found my second wind because it's you. You're my second wind.” - Hughie Campbell"
Witness of Horror:
Whenever a survivor loses a health state while you're in the killer's terror radius you gain 3% Haste for 5 seconds.
If a survivor gets struck down by the killer, all survivors within the killers terror radius gain 3% Haste for 5/6/7 seconds.
"You know, I managed to go my whole life without seeing someone die horribly, and now I'm up to about a half dozen, so I think I'm good.” - Hughie Campbell
Renewed Strength:
For every time the killer puts you into dying state, you gain a permanent 5%/6%/7% healing charge, up to a maximum of 25%/30%/35%.
"Just cause you fall on your ass doesn't mean you have to stay there.” - Hughie Campbell
Cosmetics:
Outfit - William 'Billy' Butcher [LEGENDARY]
After Homelander murdered his wife, William had only one more goal in life, eliminate all Supes.
1,485 Auric Cells
Outfit - Webweavers Suit [VERY RARE]
To find out what Tek Knight and Neuman were plotting, The Boys needed someone to infiltrate the highly secured estate.
1,080 Auric Cells
Outfit - Hughie Campbell [Default Cosmetic]
Hughie's Season 1 Episode 1 Outfit
ADD-ONS FOR "Compound V"
Iridescent Add-On - V-1:
The most advanced and strongest variant of Compound V ever created.
- Laser-Eye Attack instantly puts survivors into dying state
- While using Laser-Eye Attack, The Homelander can not move.
Iridescent Add-On - Butcher's Crowbar:
The crowbar used by Billy Butcher to neutralise many Supes.
- Celestial Descent is silent and takes only 35 seconds to charge
- Celestial Descent only takes one health state
“No… No you ain't nothing!” - William ‘Billy’ Butcher
Very Rare Add-On - Warm Milk:
A bottle of Milk, carefully preserved and heated up, ready to drink.
- When the Homelander uses X-Ray Vision for more than 5 seconds, the range increases every second by 1 meter, up to 15 Meters.
“Yummers~” - The Homelander
Very Rare Add-On - Blindspot’s Fighting stick:
A fighting stick used by Blindspot which he used during his casting that ended tragically.
- Celestial Descent fills up by 33% when you get blinded by a flashlight or flashgrenade
"Aaand now you're just another useless ######### blind guy..." - The Homelander
Very Rare Add-On - A-Train’s glasses:
Glasses worn by A-Train to protect him from high-speed debris and air pressure.
- The Homelander crashes down 20% faster when using Celestial Descent.
- The Homelander moves 20% faster during X-Ray Vision and Laser-Eye Attack
Very Rare Add-On - Soldier Boy's Shield:
A shield, carried by one of the strongest and most legendary Supes of all time.
- Celestial Descent’s impact point grows by 3 meters.
"Buddy, you think you look strong? You're wearing a cape. You're just a cheap ######### knockoff!” - Soldier Boy
Rare Add-On - A-Train’s Milkshake:
A milkshake from Shake Shack which overexceeded A-Train’s calorie intake.
- Survivors barely missed by Laser-Eye Attack get revealed by killer instinct for 3 seconds.
“######### you, man…” - A-Train
Rare Add-On - Family photo:
A picture of a happy family, which Homelander claimed to be his in a documentary.
- After Laser-Eye Attack, The Homelander gains 3% Haste for 3 seconds.
Rare Add-On - V-24:
A weaker variant of Compound V, giving people temporary superpowers for 24 hours.
- After Homelander used Celestial Descent, for 24 seconds, Laser-Eye Attack melts through objects 50% faster
- Survivors injured by lasers have their aura revealed for 4 seconds
Rare Add-On - Butcher's Coat:
A black, worn-out leather jacket, worn by William ‘Billy’ Butcher.
- Survivors detected by X-Ray Vision will have their aura revealed for 5 seconds after it ends.
Rare Add-On - Vikor's Hammer:
A hammer featuring a golden rim and a single spike at one end, belonging to Vikor The Viking.
- Celestial Descent causes Exhaustion and Broken 7 meters around the impact point for 15 seconds
“Run along, Sweetie. Things are about to get messy.” - Vikor The Viking
Uncommon Add-On - Abandoned Luggage:
Luggage, carried by Flight 37, that was left abandoned after the plane crashed.
- Laser-Eye Attack instantly melts through objects
- Direct contact of Laser-Eye Attack no longer takes a health state
"You stay the ######### back, or I'll laser you, goddammit! I'll laser every ######### one of you!" - The Homerlander
Uncommon Add-On - Queen Maeves Sword:
A double edged sword used by Queen Maeve, to fight more efficiently in melee combat.
- The Homelander can perform basic attacks in Supe-Mode with a 20% longer recovery time
Uncommon Add-On - Homelander Diapers:
Homelander Diapers is a brand of diapers that uses Homelander's image as advertisement, made by Vought International.
- The Homelander crashes down 50% faster when using Celestial Descent
Uncommon Add-On - Black Noir Shaving Kit:
A shaving Kit produced by Vought International, using Black Noir’s image for advertising.
- Gain undetectable for 7 seconds after melting through an Object with Laser-Eye Attack
- Gain undetectable for 7 seconds after performing Celestial Descent
Uncommon Add-On - Godolkin Virus:
The Godolkin Virus is a synthetic pathogen designed to selectively target and eliminate Supes.
- Lasers of Laser-Eye Attack are thicker and have a larger area of impact
- Laser-Eye Attack takes 20% longer to charge
Common Add-On - Starlight Action Figure:
An action figure of Starlight from the Toyline of ‘The Seven’, manufactured by Vought International.
- Visualises the area of impact of the Lasers from Laser-Eye Attack
Common Add-On - The Deep Action Figure:
An action figure of The Deep from the Toyline of ‘The Seven’, manufactured by Vought International.
- The Homelander gains 3% Haste when switching Modes.
Common Add-On - Translucent Action Figure:
An action figure of Translucent from the Toyline of ‘The Seven’, manufactured by Vought International.
- Survivors healing a survivor in the dying state that was struck down by Laser-Eye Attack reveals their aura for 7 seconds.
“You stupid ######### #########. I'm invincible! You stupid #########. I'm ######### Translucent! I'm indestructible. It's only a matter of time before they come for me. You're ######### dead!” - Translucent
Common Add-On - Homelander Action Figure:
An action figure of Homelander from the Toyline of ‘The Seven’, manufactured by Vought International.
- Homelander starts the match in Supe-Mode
- The Cooldown between switching modes is 20% shorter
"You boys okay?" - The Homelander
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