Nicolas Cage soon will join Dead by Daylight as a survivor. How he got there and what his perks are, we'll tell you.
As was already announced in May 2023, Nicolas Cage will soon be a playable character in Dead by Daylight. In this multiplayer survival horror game, Cage will find himself trapped in the Fog, fighting for his life, as the other survivors do. But of course he's got some perks, that a normal human being can only dream of. Since the actor plays himself, his perks are related to acting.
Dead by Daylight Nicolas Cage Release Date
It's two weeks until Nick will be playable in the game, with the Franchise DLC releasing on July 25, 2023. But not only Cage's perks were mentioned in the latest patch notes, also his reason for joining the game has gotten an update. Coincidence?
Nicolas Cage's Lore & Perks in Dead by Daylight
After being kind of obsessed with a script he was handed, Nick Cage went off to shoot Descend Beyond, somewhere on a small, rocky island in the Pacific. The film's location is everything he dreamed of.
Not just a set in a studio, it really is a dark, crumbling temple ruin somewhere in a dense forest. Eager to start filming right after his arrival, he urged the crew to start ASAP during sunset, him performing what he had already loved in the script: painting symbols on the crumbling floor with blood (okay, red ink).
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Initially, Cage thought the effects would be added later, but somehow the crew managed to make the symbols on the temple walls glow and let thick black fog emerge from them – and hide from his eyes, silently laughing at their prank. After all, it is just a movie, isn't it? Of course, Nick will use his special perks to survive this prank of his colleagues.
Dramaturgy
Activates while you are healthy. While running, press the Active Ability Button 2 to run with knees high for 0.5 seconds and then gain 25% Haste for 2 seconds, followed by an unknown effect (one of the following).
- Exposed for 12 seconds
- Gain 25% Haste for 2 seconds
- Scream, but nothing happens
- Gain a random rare item in hand with random add-ons and drop any held item
The same effect cannot happen twice in a row. Causes exhaustion for 60/50/40. Can't be used while exhausted.
Scene Partner
Activates when you are in the Killer's Terror Radius. Whenever you look at the Killer, scream, then see the Killer's aura for 3/4/5 seconds. There is a chance you will scream again, if you do, you will see the Killer's aura for an additional 2 seconds. Scene Partner then goes on cooldown for 60 seconds.
Plot Twist
Activates when you are injured. Press the Active Ability Button 2 while crouched and motionless to silently enter the dying state. When using Plot Twist to enter the dying state, you leave no blood pools, make no noise, and you can fully recover from the dying state.
When you recover by yourself using Plot Twist, you are fully healed instantly and you gain 50% Haste for 2/3/4 seconds. This perk deactivates if you recover by yourself by any means. The perk re-activates when the exit gates are powered.
Nicolas Cage's Reason to Join Dead by Daylight
His reason to join Dead by Daylight wasn't only his love for the horror-genre and his appreciation for the team play, which survivors need to commit to in order to survive. It was, as he said his love, for one classic horror movie antagonist: Sadako.
It seems to be obvious that The Onryo in Dead by Daylight now also got some updates, as fans probably will play her as much as Cage as soon as he's available.
According to Cage, someone in his family is a real big fan of Dead by Daylight, so it wasn't a hard decision for him to agree to his appearance. Making such a different and new experience sure was a perk itself, since Nicolas Cage always seems to be eager to show us a new and different side of himself.
