"Dead by Daylight" - The Deathslinger Quiz

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1. The Deathslinger made an ingenious modification to his firearm, implementing a melee weapon underbarrel to be used for basic attacks. What weapon is this?

Answer: Bayonet

Upon hitting a Survivor, the Deathslinger will chuckle ominously whilst in cooldown.

2. The Deathslinger's power is simply named after his rifle: The Redeemer. A modified rifle armed with a spear instead of typical gun ammunition, Survivors shot with this will be hurting pretty good. As it's a rifle, it also has some decent range as well. What is the maximum range on the Redeemer?

Answer: 18 meters

This range is good enough for the Deathslinger to make window vaulting very dangerous, as well as cut off certain pallet loops which don't have large structures within them. This makes him very efficient in chase.

3. Once struck by the Redeemer, the spear can be used to reel Survivors in and get them within range of a basic attack. However, Survivors can fight back and can potentially free themselves should the Deathslinger take too long reeling them in close. This is still good for The Deathslinger, however, as doing this causes the Survivor breaking free to be afflicted with a nasty status effect. What effect is this?

Answer: Deep Wound

They will also have been injured as well, needing to mend before being able to do much else if they end up escaping the chase. If using the perk Save The Best For Last, intentionally allowing your obsession to break free is a worthwhile idea; if they are injured in this way, it will not cause the Deathslinger to lose tokens of that perk which would typically be lost for striking the obsession.

4. Like any firearm, the Deathslinger will reach a point where he must reload the Redeemer before it can be fired again. How many shots is he able to fire before needing to reload?

Answer: One

The Redeemer is break action, as there is only one spear attached to it which is the one fired every single time. As such, the player must place their shots carefully.

5. Every Killer gets three teachable perks that, when acquired, can be given to other Killers. The Deathslinger's first teachable perk can potentially be used to help monitor generator progress after landing a couple of basic attacks. What perk is it?

Answer: Gearhead

Gearhead is possibly the most bizarre, enigmatic perk in the game. It can be a bit mind boggling how it works, so let's sum it up quickly: after landing two basic attacks, the perk will activate for 30 seconds. Within that timeframe, if a Survivor records a Good skill check repairing a generator, that generator will light up bright yellow for as long as they remain actively repairing it.

Getting Gearhead to actually work can be a little daunting. For one thing, it will only activate with basic attacks, so it won't work off of a Killer's power. For another, if Survivors only hit Great skill checks or get no skill checks at all, Gearhead will not inform the Killer that they are on a generator. This also means that the Killer will not be informed of whether or not anyone is even on a generator, naturally meaning that the perk suffers issues with inconsistent performance.

6. The Deathslinger's second teachable perk is an obsession based perk; whenever the Obsession is hooked, Survivors which stop repairing a generator will have that generator become blocked by the Entity for a moderate period of time. What perk is this?

Answer: Dead Man's Switch

The Killer using this perk will be able to notice generators blocked off by the white aura that they will exude, similarly to perks such as Corrupt Intervention or Thrilling Tremors which also block off generators. This perk can put a little bit of pressure on Survivors who don't want to have a generator get blocked off for a noteworthy period of time, but also don't want to leave their teammate to risk getting to second phase or death on hook.

The perk's only real problem, however, is that generators cannot regress while the Entity is blocking them, nor can Killers damage them.

This makes Dead Man's Switch an awkward pairing with Hex: Ruin, Pop Goes The Weasel, or other traditional Killer slowdown perks.

7. The Deathslinger's final teachable perk is a Hex based perk, and a trap Hex at that. Survivors who cleanse a hex totem whilst this one is still in play, including this very hex totem, will cause the entire team's aura to be shown to the Killer for a sizable period of time. Whilst this hex perk is in play, cleansing dull totems will afflict Survivors with the Oblivious status effect. What hex perk is this?

Answer: Hex: Retribution

Retribution is an interesting pick for high mobility Killers such as The Nurse, Blight and Hillbilly, as they can identify Survivor auras and quickly arrive to them with their respective powers. Hillbilly and Blight can situationally capitalize on the Oblivious status effect as well, using the lack of Terror Radius to get up close to a Survivor before they have the chance to react properly.

8. This add-on, an ultra rare, can function as somewhat of a retexturized Infectious Fright of sorts; while the Deathslinger has a Survivor speared, he will see the auras of all Survivors within his Terror Radius. What add on is this?

Answer: Hellshire Iron

Unfortunately, the Deathslinger's ability to turn is greatly restricted while he is reeling a Survivor in, so the player won't get the opportunity to actually see any auras behind them or too far off to the side. Still, it can situationally protect the Deathslinger from flashlight or pallet saves, as it has the potential to reveal the aura of someone preparing to achieve one of these.

9. This ultra rare add-on handsomely pays off if a player is a sharpshooter: if a Survivor is speared 15 or more meters away, they will be afflicted with the Exposed status effect while being reeled in, and can be downed in one hit. What add-on is this?

Answer: Iridescent Coin

Unfortunately, making use of this add-on is extremely difficult; Survivors will either be indoors and can use walls to block or dodge shots, or they'll be outdoors and can use the environment to help break free of the spear before the Deathslinger can reel them in.

As the Redeemer's maximum range is 18 meters, the Deathslinger will have trouble actually landing a hit on a Survivor who is far enough away for this add-on to activate. Still, if the stars do align, it can make him even more lethal in chase, which counts for something.

10. Most Killers in this game possess a 115% movement speed advantage juxtaposed to the Survivors' run speed. Is the Deathslinger a 115% movement speed Killer?

Answer: No

Most ranged Killers tend to be slower than Killers who need to get up close to do damage. Much like the Deathslinger, the Trickster and Huntress, who are both mainly projectile oriented, move at 110% speed compared to the Survivors.

Source: Author cavalier87

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"Dead by Daylight" - The Deathslinger Quiz

The leader of the Hellshire Gang, it's the rootin' tootin' cowboy of "Dead by Daylight", The Deathslinger, appearing on the PS4/5, XBox One/Series X, PC and Nintendo Switch!

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