Tools of Torment Teaser Theory-Crafting
DBD Twitter posted this yesterday, and while we are wasting on more information and PTB stuff for the next update. I think it would be nice if people did some theory-crafting on what this teaser is suppose to be.
This year, we started with a Licensed Chapter, then went to a Original Chapter, then to a Licensed/Original Chapter, and I personally think this is going to be another Licensed/Original Chapter... Idk why, but this just really makes me think of Meet Your Maker with some of the sketch designs and the skull we see in the teaser give off this "industrial man-machine hybrid" vibe that exists for some of the MYM enemies.
Now, these are just shots in the dark, since most teasers BHVR releases are useless outside of the Ringu one but the Ringu one pretty much outright told us the next Chapter anyways. But if you think about it, it does work, since BHVR is making both games, and it would make sense to tie the two games together like what they did with Death Garden.
But what do you think the next chapter is going to be based on the teaser?
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Personally I'm going to dislike if they're just re-using things from Meet Your Maker. Crossover makes sense, just not something I'd call creative. Main thing is as long as the killer's fun, I don't really mind too much what it is.
I thought licensed but after the teaser I think it's original now
I still think it would be original stuff, just inspired by the universe if it makes sense.
Forged in Fog is based on License content, but it is an entirely original character and design. Even Ghostface did something like that. I think they might do something like that again since it seems to work for BHVR.
I too think it's a Mert Your Maker crossover. I was commenting on that yesterday. And if it is, I wouldn't mind, because I can buy with shards eh oh.
There’s no evidence of that.
Also, regarding the yearly cycles, they start at the Anniversary release. Since that was Roots of Dread, that was an original chapter. Only Project W was licensed this year.
Its probably gonna be, The Horror from the Saw Tome Midchapter.
It was a Killer made from Bone parts and machine, Literally what we see in the teaser.
https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Tome_10_-_SAW#The_Observer:_Things_in_the_Fog
There is no evidence of it, only than some of the sketch designs, but that's literally it.
Most theory-crafting with trailers are shots in the dark to begin with from low little information they give.
Remember the Pinhead Teaser? Everyone thought it was FNAF from how misleading it was. And stuff like that has happened multiple times in the past (A Binding Of Kind is a prime example).
Forged in fog was originally licensed, then that broke down; so instead of scrapping the idea so close to release and rushing, they just redesigned him and sold him as original.
I was referring to the claim Forged in Fog was quasi-licensed. That was unclear on my end--apologies there. Naturally there's no concrete evidence for teaser theories. That's kinda the point. Again, that was my bad.
Forged in Fog is still based on a Licensed IP, seeing how it was still technically apart of the For Honor universe (remember, For Honor put DBD in their game, so DBD had to do the same still).
I overall think from a marketing standpoint, it's still a really good idea to do, since you can create your own characters and develop them in ways that draws in more interest. Ghostface in DBD is not the Ghostface from the movies, but people feel more connected to the DBD Ghostface because there is more interesting stuff going on with them, and their character is more developed.
But I lean towards this heavily being a MYM-Collaboration/Inspired Chapter since BHVR normally ties their games together. DBD has references to Naughty Bear. It has masks based on Death Garden. But we have yet to see a character from their other games be put into DBD, and a game based around an apocalyptic world based on death and destruction seems like a perfect fit for DBD.
I mean, yea, there rarely is concrete evidence for most teasers anyways. I just think this is a fun thing to discuss. Plus it just helps distract from the large amount of community discourse ever since the Eruption nerf got announced.