Dead by Daylight’s fresh Tokyo Ghoul engagement criminal launches April 2

Followers of Tokyo Ghoul rejoice–Ken Kaneki is Dead by Daylight’s latest Killer and comes to PS5 and PS4 on April 2. For someone new to the world of Tokyo Ghoul, the story takes place in a world where people and Ghouls live. After a bad accident, the intellectual and form Ken Kaneki receives a life-saving organ transplantation – from a Ghoul.
The process spared him from dying but at great expense. Awakening as a half-human, half-Ghoul cross, Kaneki struggled to take his Macabre character while fighting to maintain the society he therefore cherished.

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In Dead by Daylight’s retelling of the figure, Kaneki’s violent pain at the hands of the gargoyle, Jason, pushed his head to its splitting point. Though he emerged victorious from his struggle with Jason, Kaneki found himself quickly engulfed in an unearthly black Cloud, swept into The Entity’s World to participate in an endless loop of Tests.
The mankind he fought so hard to keep is gone, replaced by a ghastly wish for cruelty. His Kagune powers, which manifest as dangerous tentacles erupting from his up honed him into a supernatural instrument of death. Needless to say, Victims have their work cut out for them– provided he doesn’t reduce out their souls second.

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Why alter Kaneki?
Given his value to the world of Tokyo Ghoul, it was important to ensure Ken Kaneki remained the centrepiece of our Book. More than making him a Survivor, as his spiritual map in the collection may advise, we felt it would be more fascinating to actually move into the horror and provide an alternative reality where Kaneki became precisely what he feared.
While such a drastic change to Ken Kaneki’s personality was necessary to suit his role as a Killer, it allowed the team to delve into a Ghoul’s powers and take them to their darkest possible conclusion. Luckily, the Tokyo Ghoul Production Committee was on board for the story we wanted to tell, sharing our excitement to see this terrifying take on their protagonist.
” The Ghoul is a fast, agile, and brutal predator, and the incredible physical attributes given by the Kagune gave us a lot to play with”, reflects Dave Richard, Dead by Daylight’s creative director. ” We’ve seen him use his Powers before, but never quite so maliciously. I think fans of the series, new and old, will love being able to use the Kagune to rip Survivors apart”.

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Fear the Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul’s unique approach draws on gruesome imagery, visceral moments of tension, and stylized ultraviolence. Before the design process started, it was important to identify those key elements of Tokyo Ghoul and really lean into them.
” Certain Ghouls are known for using tactics of deceit and manipulation, negative traits that fit the horror genre”, continues Richard. ” Remember, this is a Ken Kaneki operating on his most primal ghoul instincts, who takes an almost gleeful joy in hurting others. It’s a far cry from the kind-hearted boy he used to be, but The Entity is known to sink its claws into people at the most unfortunate times”.
With that in mind, the team leaned into the fantasy of embracing one’s inner Ghoul. Players can use Kaneki’s Killer Power to propel around the map with Kagune tentacles, chaining your lunges together to strike Survivors with a deadly attack. Landing a successful attack will send you into Enraged Mode – amplifying your strength and ferocity – allowing you to chain an additional lunge.
His unique character Perks – Hex: Nothing But Misery, Forever Entwined, and None Are Free – incentivize players to keep up the pressure and inflict damage on Survivors. Kaneki is not one to wait around and bide his time – he’s everywhere at once, bearing down on a Survivor before redirecting to his next victim.
Vicious and quick, there’s no stopping Kaneki once he gets a taste of blood. His cannibalistic tendencies are front and centre in his delightfully disturbing Mori, which gives a macabre meaning to the old idiom eat your heart out.

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With original voice lines from actor Natsuki Hanae, who portrays Ken Kaneki in the anime series, this new Chapter will be an absolute feast for Tokyo Ghoul fans – and horror fans in general.
Experience the power of Ken Kaneki in Dead by Daylight: Tokyo Ghoul, hitting PS5 and PS4 on April 2. 

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