Licensed Killer Suggestion: Griffith / Femto (Berserk Chapter Suggestion - Part 2)

raidebaron

Hello! A few months back, I posted this post where I suggested adding Berserk into Dead by Daylight as a licensed chapter (https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/382978/licensed-chapter-suggestion-berserk)

Today, I will share with you a new, and much better Killer concept called: The Godhand (Griffith/Femto)

I've designed him to be as true to his character as possible. I've also designed him to have two unique Mori animations depending if he is Griffith, or Femto.

When facing him as the survivors, the goal will be to find the Behelit to be granted a wish that will help them survive, or escape the trial entirely at the cost of bringing down the another survivors.

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New Killer: The Godhand (Griffith/Femto)

Lore:

"Ever since he received the Crimson Behelit from that old woman in that back-alley, Griffith was destined for greatness in exchange for his flesh and blood.

As a child of common descent, Griffith was always comtempling the great castle that was basking in light that stood so far away from him, always out of reach. As a adult, Griffith created a group of mercenaries called The Band of the Hawk to help him achieve his dream of obtaining and ruling over his own kingdom. But the path ahead was one where he would need to pile up corpses. Thousands upond tens of thousands of corpses. That of men, women and child. Ally and foe alike who all have died in the sake of his dream.

His path would meet that of a sellsword called Guts, and after winning a duel against him, Griffith claimed Guts to be his propriety, Guts' life was now his, and Griffith would be the own to choose where Guts will die. Eventually, his service and that of his Band of the Hawk was called upon by the King of Midland to help him defeat Tudor and end the Hundred-Year War. To their enemies, the Band of the Hawk would come to be known by the name of the Grim Reapers of the Battlefield. For three years, Griffith and his Band of the Hawk would battle against Tudor, earning victory, one after another. All of these victories would lead them to the impregnable Fortress of Doldrey.

During these three years of grueling battles, Griffith met many people in high places in the court of Midland. Some of them fell to his charisma and devoted to him like Princess Charlotte. Others like the King's brother, Julius, and the Queen of Midland saw Griffith as a disgrace to the court of Midland and wanted to see him dead. But no matter what dirty trick they tried to end him, Griffith always came back to make sure they'd regret opposing him.

But after the end of the Hundred-Year War, Guts, the man Griffith saw like a brother, decided to leave the Band of the Hawk to pursue his own dream, but Griffith owned Guts, he would never let him go. A duel ensued, and Guts won his freedom back, leaving behind a distraught Griffith.

Needing to feel like he was in control, Griffith broke into the private quarter of Princess Charlotte and kissed her, she replicated and gave themselves to one another but deep inside, Griffith felt nothing, he still couldn't shake this dreadful feeling that he lost his influence over Guts, to the point tearing into his own skin with his nails. As he made it out of her quarter in the morning, Griffith was apprehended by the King's guards and was immediately arrested. What followed would be a fate worst than death. Griffith was tortured for a year straight. Beaten, flayed, burned with a hot iron and more cruel and twisted punishments. Griffith saw his tongue being cut out and his tendons being severed through the cuts of a grotesque recreation of the helmet he used to wear on the battlefield that now hides his unrecognisable visage. But during that time, the trinker that once saved his life was ripped from him by his torturer and after the Behelit open its eyes to look at the one who was holding onto it, the torturer was scarred and dropped it, the Behelit fell onto a stream of water that was running below and was carried somewhere else. Griffith had lost everything that day.

Griffith didn't knew how much time he spent in that cell. A day? Months? Maybe even years? But that didn't mattered anymore, he would be dead sooner or later. That's when he saw a small sort of almagamation, a monster pushing through a weak fondation of his deprecated cell and bowed infront of Griffith. But beyond the hole on the wall, Griffith saw something that refered to him as one of their kinsman, the King of Longing. And that they would meet again. In that time. In that place. Was it an allucination? A vision? He couldn't be sure.

Eventually. Guts returned to what was left of the Band of the Hawk to help save Griffith. He, alongside Casca, Pippin and Judeau, led by Princess Charlotte, went down to his underground cell to free him. But none of them expected to see him in such a desolate state. They knew he would never be able to ever wield a sword, let alone pursue his dream. Griffith was broken.

As they broke him out of his cell, the soldiers of Midland tried to stop them, but they were no match for Guts and his sword. No soldier could stop them. Neither the Bakiraka assassins could stop them, and the group made their way out of the city. The King sent his fearsome Black Dogs Knights after them. But through all of this, they made it near the borders of the kingdom of Midland, where they rested to change Griffith's bandages.

Griffith overheard Guts and Casca talking about him, and how he will no longer be the man he used to be. This betrayal sent him over the edge as he found the strenght to take control of the charriot that was transporting him, and have the horses running, but he is knocked off the carriage, and found himself on water. Seeing that he factured his left arm, he bursts out in a desperate laughter, he knew that his dream had crumbled, and tried to end his own life by impaling himself through the neck with a large, wooden spike. But not even that works. He crumbled in tears and... something touched his right hand. He raised it out of the water and saw that his Behelit made its way back to him.

The sun darkend as Guts ran towards his friend. "Stay away... STAY AWAY!" Griffith pleaded, but he can only mutter the word through his tongueless mouth. "If you touch me now. I will never..." Guts put his hand on Griffith's shoulder as the face of the Behelit forms, then suddenly cried blood as it howlered and transported them to a new plane of existence. The Astral World.

The time of the Eclipse, the festival that happens every 216 years had arrived at last to bring about a new Guardian Angel of Desire. A new Godhand. Slan, Ubik, Conrad and Void each appeared to greet their fellow kinsman and the sacrifical lambs that accompanied him. Unable, or unwilling to understand them. Guts challenged their notion of who Griffith is and that they will not be used to make a Demon out of Griffith, but Slan clarified that this sacrifice will be of Griffith's own will, that he alone will be one to offer them to demonkind.

This revelation shocked them all as Conrad rises Griffith above a giant open fist where the four Godhand stands above four ends of the hand. Griffith is afraid, not by the creatures that stands in front of him, but rather of what fate awaits him. Ubik shows to Griffith a vision of his own conscience, and Void tells him that the Band of the Hawk, his friends, are the last bodies Griffith needs to pile up to be able to reach his dream, to recieve raven black wings to soar above the heavens. All he needed to do is utter the word "I sacrifice".

As Griffith finally understands the implications of his choice, Guts managed to climb up this altar and stands behind Griffith. He turns around and faces Guts with a smile on his face.

"Yes. Of the thousands of comrades and the tens of thousands of enemies. You were the only one who made me forget my dream."

His eyes lock on that of Guts.

"I sacrifice."

The hand closed in on Griffith as Void branded every member of the Band of the Hawk for sacrifice, starting with Guts. They had been offered to demonkind. Their flesh, down to the very last drop of blood was now theirs to consume. One by one they died in more gruesome and horrible death than the last as Guts was fighting for his life.

Meanwhile, Griffith's wounded body was no more. And was reformed into his vision of his perfect self. And what he wanted was to have wings.

"The birth!"

"The fifth Blessed King!"

"A new Demon-King!"

"Our new kinsman to wear the mantle of Evil. The Wings of Darkness, Femto."

Out of his egg-shaped Behelit, his face forms to resemble his former helmet as he opened his crimson red eyes. Femto was born. He spread his wings to come down to face Guts. He brought down Casca as he began to assault her without ever leaving his eyes away from Guts.

This was too much for Guts. He cutted down his trapped, right arm to be able to reach for Femto, to try and stab him, but to no avail as Femto sends Guts flying back without ever touching touching him. Guts was now laying on the floor as one of the demon stabs his left eye with one of his claw to leave this traumatic scene as the last thing he would every see with this eye. Both Casca and Guts would have joined the rest of the Hawks in death if it weren't for a knight who wore a sinister armor with a helmet shaped up like a skull, and rode a similarly sinister steed. This was proof that now matter how mighty they actually are, the Godhand are not gods and cannot foresee every event. This Eclipse would be the catalyst of what would be known as the Age of Darkness.

This torrent of Madness and Death attracted the attention of the Entity, but knew that for all of its power, it could not simply bring the Godhand to its realm by force, the Entity needed to be clever in its approach. So he helped orchestrate the events that would lead to the prophecy of the Hawk of Light that would pierce the darkness of the world to be realized. This ensured that the people would make the same wish as one. To make sure that Griffith would be able to be reincarnated onto his world in a new physical body, and pursue his dream of obtaining his kingdom: Falconia.

In Falconia, a cloaked figure requested an audience with Griffith. And Griffith required to be left alone with this individual. He gazed in the figure's eyes, and Griffith saw a realm covered with fog.

"I know what you are. Show your true self at once." Griffith said.

It undid its cloak and revealed itself to be the Entity as it bowed in reverence before the fifth Guardian Angel of Desire. The Entity told him about the prophecy of the Hawk of Light, that the Entity helped set the pieces into motion of his reincarnation to come true. It didn't take long for Griffith to see that it was telling the truth.

"I've seen what you want from me as a reward for contributing in my reincarnation. And I shall grant it to you." Griffith raised his hand towards the Entity. It saw Femto in all of his terrifying glory as he undid this manifestation of the Entity, leaving behind a gateway to its realm. The Entity invited Griffith to go to his domain.

Wherever he goes, be it the Physical World, the Astral World, or the Realm of the Entity. Griffith only answers to one commandment:

"Do as thou wilt".

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The Godhand's Power is: Branded for Sacrifice

At the beginning of the Trial, 3 Behelits spawns on the Trial Ground and are hidden. These Behelits can be grabbed by a survivor but they cannot activate it until they reach a certain level of "Despair". A survivor can only activate their Behelit if they've either been put in the Dying State twice, in the Injured State (after being hooked twice) or if they're hooked (during the Struggle Phase).

When a player activates their Behelit, every players are sent to the Astral World. Griffith transforms into Femto, is summoned alongside the other Godhand as they appear infront of that survivor to grant their wish in exchange for a sacrifice. This wish ranges between healing them, resetting their hook count to zero or to escape the Trial entirely (The heal cost 1 non-sacrificed survivor / The hook reset costs 2 non-sacrificed survivors / Escaping the Trial costs 3 non-sacrificed survivors. Each survivor can be branded only once). The more important the wish is, the more survivors are "Branded" for sacrifice for the remainder of the Trial and the longer the survivors stay within the Astral Realm (a minute for each "Branded" survivor), the player who sacrified another survivor will not be hunted down by the other demons for the remaining duration of that phase in the Astral World. If that survivor doesn't make a wish, they will see themselves be "Branded" for sacrifice instead. The sacrificed survivors are then hunted down by demons (they are mechanically similar to the zombies that roam the Trial Ground when playing against the Nemesis and the Knight's guards). After a certain period of time, the survivors and Griffith are teleported back on the regular Trial Ground (at random locations. Griffith is never close to a survivor when they return to the regular Trial Ground). At that moment, demons will now roam the Trial Ground until they find a "Branded" survivor to hunt down.

On the regular Trial Ground, a "Branded" survivor will scream in pain if they're too close to Griffith while in the Injured or Dying State. And on the Astral World, a "Branded" survivor will scream in pain if they're too close to Femto, no matter in they're in the Healthy State, Injured State, or in the Dying State. When in a chase, the pain of being too close to a Godhand is so immense for a "Branded" survivor that they suffer from the "Deep Wounds" Status Effect, the "Deep Wounds" Status Effect goes away when not in a chase.

Special Interaction: Wings of Darkness

When on the Astral World, Griffith turns into Femto and gains great power. After appearing infront of the survivor who activated their Behelit, Femto and the other Godhand will grant that survivor a wish if they sacrifice another survivor. After that, Femto soars above the terrain and can choose where he'll land. In that phase, Femto gains greatly increased attack range and movement speed.

Femto can hold the M1 button to charge his attack, when fully charged, Femto clenches his fist and tears the fabric of time and space to crush a select location (this location is represented by a sphere that Femto can see), if a survivor is struck, they're directly put in the Dying State. This attack can hit multiple survivors at the same time.

Femto can hold the M2 button to charge a new ability, when fully charged, Femto can select a area to create a hole of void, when selected, Femto kneels down on the ground and undo the terrain by his own will, causing a massive hole to appear. If a survivor stands near the hole, they'll be sucked into the hole and teleported infront of Femto.

When leaving the Astral World, Femto turns back into Griffith.

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The Godhand comes with three new perks:

You have been destined for greatness. Ascend to it with: "Blessed Kinsman".

When a generator is completed by a survivor, you gain 3 stacks of "Blessed Kinsman". At the start of a chase, up to three closest palettes are turned into fake palettes. If a fake palette is dropped, the remaining fake palettes are reverted to normal palettes and consume three stacks of "Blessed Kinsman". "Blessed Kinsman" can be stacked up to 6 times.

"We shall meet again. In that time. In that place. We are kinsmen, O blessed King of Longing." - Void

You have severed all connections to your past, human self. Sever what remains of it with: "Mantle of Evil".

When a survivor completes the first Exit Gate switch, it explodes, resetting its progression to zero and becoming unusable. The explosion reveals the aura of all survivors near that Exit Gate for a short duration.

"Our new kinsman to wear the mantle of Evil. The Wings of Darkness, Femto." - Void

The people dreamed of a Hawk of Light that will pierce the Darkness. Rule over your Kingdom with: "Desired One".

When a survivor sees you from a short distance, the auras of the other survivors, starting by the furthest one, are revealed to you for a short duration. When their aura has been revealed to you due to this perk, the affected survivors sees your aura as well for a short duration.

"People saw it in their sleep. Villages wiped out by plagues... Kingdoms destroyed by armies... Corpses of their relatives, corpses of their neighbors... It was different for each, yet it all held the same meaning. Living their separate lives, they all lived in the same world enveloped by true darkness. Then, amidst such chaos, they caught a sight of it. A single shining hawk, sundering the thick darkness, alighting upon the bloodstained land. And all believed instantly that this was their "Desired One".

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Mori (Griffith): Griffith, armed with his saber, stands ready as the survivor gets up, holds onto an object and tries to attack him but Griffith slashes their tendon, causing them to drop their weapon. He then slashes at their left and right knee in a elegant move, causing the survivor to fall on their knees before Griffith stabs them through the eye. He pulls his saber out of their eye socket as they fall dead on the ground.

Mori (Femto): Femto fixates the survivor on the floor, he extends one his arm towards the survivor, who now levivates above the ground, powerless. Femto turns his wrist and slowly clenches his fist, causing the survivor to be slowly crushed as they scream in pain. He then fastly closes his fist, crushing them to a bloody pulp that grows smaller and smaller before completely disappearing.