New Killer: The Doppelgänger

AtomicWheeze · June 2019

This is a killer idea I hadn’t inspired from the movie Us. I hope you enjoy!

The Doppelgänger

Lore: Adelaide was 6 when that fateful night at the boardwalk occurred. She was separated from her parents and stumbled upon a house of mirrors. Going inside, the power went out halfway in.Stumbling around in the dark, the only thing Adelaide could see were her reflections. Bumping into one, she turned around. But it was not her reflection she bumped into; it was her. The reflection, her doppelgänger, dragged her down deep into a string of tunnels. Left chained up to a bed post, Adelaide wept and fell asleep. Years passed and Adelaide’s mental ability deteriorated. She was no longer the child she once was, and her name was now “Red”. She was accepted by the underground society, a strange collection of mirror images of everyone on the surface world, all twisted in unique ways. None of them knew what the surface was like, but she did. Thinking harder than any of them had ever considered before, she concocted a plan, a massive scheme, to raid the surface world and begin the “Detethering” process by killing their normal counterparts. Red almost succeeded in killing her counterpart, but she was defeated by her. With one final crack of the neck as a chain went around Red’s neck, everything went black. What felt like a lifetime later, Red awoke. She was not dead, and she was not in the tunnels nor above ground. She was in the woods, somewhere. Wherever it was it was not Santa Cruz. Red stumbled across a line shack and decided to try and live in it. It was the first time she had ever been somewhere new, and didn’t know what to make of it. Time passed, and Red came to discover that there were others living in this new place. Something inside Red made her angry; These were clearly other people, but when she looked at them from the trees she only saw Adelaide. There were new people here in this new place, and they needed detethering.

Speed: 115% (4.6 m/s)

Terror Radius: 24 meters.

Weapon: Golden Scissors. A pair of extremely sharp golden scissors given to every tethered being. Makes de-tethering easy and maybe even fun. On hit, The Doppelgänger will open and close the scissors twice then wipe the blood off the blades.

Power: One In The Same: A mere reflection of her other self, she has the ability to shafeshift and morph herself at will. One In The Same allows The Doppelgänger to select a survivor within range, similar to Dream Demon. Selecting a survivor will begin to transform The Doppelgänger into that survivor, which completely reduces her Terror Radius, though survivors extremely close by will faintly hear her whistling. While disguised;

-You look exactly like the survivor you selected.

-Attacking, picking up a survivor, checking a locker performing the break action or using the ability while the Deception bar isn’t full will reveal you from your disguise.

Being near survivors while disguised will fill your Deception meter, which increases more the more survivors are near. Once full, you gain the ability you use your ability while disguised again, which will;

-All nearby survivors appear to be The Doppelgänger to each other.

-Broken pallets appear illusionary.

This effect persists for 20 seconds.

Add-ons:

Plastic Pony: Common add-on. A toy horse meant to entertain a small child.

-Slightly increases Deception charge rate.

Thriller T-Shirt: Common add-on. A cheap T-Shirt given at a carnie game, with a well known song displayed.

-Moderately decreases the time it takes to disguise yourself.

-Slightly reduces One in the Same range.

Fingerless Leather Glove: Common add-on. A snug fitting glove that allows for less slippery holding. One of the trademark icons of the tethered.

-Slightly increases One in the Same range.

Baseball: Common add-on. A simple baseball, slightly larger than normal, used in carnivals for certain games.

-Slightly increases active time of Deception.

Handcuffs: Uncommon add-on. The cuffs that bound Adelaide to a coffee table. It fills The Doppelgänger with glee.

-There is no whistling while disguised.

Dulled Scissors: Uncommon add-on. A dull pair of scissors, sporting a faint popcorn yellow color with little gleam. One of the trademark icons of the tethered.

-Considerably decreases the time it takes to disguise yourself.

-Slightly increases time needed to use Deception.

“Magic Trick”: Uncommon add-on. A small magic trick that is supposed to create fire at the flick of a finger, though it takes time and practice to master.

-After revealing yourself, your red stain and terror radius are suppressed for 6 seconds.

Rabbit Ear: Uncommon add-on. The torn ear of a brown rabbit, a bit smaller than usual. It fills The Doppelgänger with rage.

-Moderately increases the range of One in the Same.

-Slightly decreases time it takes to disguise yourself.

Paper Doll Chain: Rare add-on. A string of paper dolls holding hands, a crude and sinister replication of the Hands Across America campaign. One of the trademark icons of the tethered.

-Moderately increases charge rate of Deception.

-Considerably increases duration of Deception.

Gabe’s Glasses: Rare add-on. A pair of glasses belonging to Gabe, the father. Unlocks hidden strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

-Moderately increases Deception duration.

-Moderately increases the charge needed to use Deception.

Deception has the following additional effects:

-Considerably thickens the Dark Mist.

-Survivors gain the Blindness status effect.

Jacob’s Mask: Rare add-on. A plastic animal mask belonging to Jacob, the son. Unlocks hidden strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

When Deception is activated:

-Survivors in a 20 meter range gain the Hindered status effect for the duration of Deception.

-Survivors in a 10 meter range have their aura revealed for 6 seconds.

Zora’s Phone: Rare add-on. A piece of technology made redundant in The Fog belonging to Zora, the daughter. Unlocks hidden strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

-Revealing yourself gives you a 164% speed boost for 1.5 seconds (If revealed via action, you gain the boost after the action is completed).

-Tremendously decreases the amount of time it takes to disguise yourself.

Abraham’s Bat: Very Rare add-on. An aluminum bat wielded by Gabe’s doppelgänger, splattered with blood. Unlocks hidden strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

-Hitting a survivor affected by Deception Considerably afflicts the Mangled and Hemorrhage status effects.

-Slightly increases Deception duration.

-Slightly increases charge needed to use Deception.

Pluto’s Mask: Very Rare add-on. A cloth mask worn to cover up an ugly and disgusting burn. Worn by Jacob’s doppelgänger, it hides the result of a terrible fire. Unlocks hidden strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

-Considerably increases One in the Same range.

-Revealing yourself suppresses your terror radius and red stain for 12 seconds.

-Revealing yourself causes you to go invisible for 2 seconds.

Frayed Tutu: Very Rare add-on. A once beautiful tutu ripped, shredded and torn. Unlocks hidden strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

-Tremendously increases charge needed to use Deception.

-Considerably increases Deception duration.

-Windows within Deception radius are blocked for all affected survivors.

-Survivors hit during Deception have inverted controls.

Red Suit: Ultra Rare add-on. A red jumpsuit tailored and uniformed to all of the tethered beings. One of the trademark icons of the tethered. Unlocks extreme strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

-Slightly decreases movement speed while not disguised.

-Moderately decreases One in the Same range.

-Tremendously increases time it takes to disguise yourself.

-Attacks made while disguised instantly put the survivor in the dying state.

Candy Apple: Ultra Rare add-on. A once delicious candy apple caked by sand and time. Now only a rotten heap and gnawed stick remain. Unlocks extreme strength in The Doppelgänger’s power.

-Slightly decreases speed.

-Start the trial with an obsession.

-You begin the trial disguised as the obsession.

-You can see the aura of your obsession when they are outside of your terror radius.

-Disguising as another survivor will make that survivor the obsession.

Teachable Perks:

Malfunction: You bring crippling destruction to machinery that worsens over time. Once a generator has regressed 20%/15%/15%, a survivor beginning to work on it will cause it to explode with no additional regression. Regression happens 15%/15%/30% faster.

Kakorrhaphiophobia: The very thought of failing The Entity fills you with such a fear that you must not fail, and will do whatever it takes to please it. You start the trial with 3 tokens. Pressing the Active Ability button will use up a token and cause you to fling yourself forward in a lunge at 207.5% speed (Or 8.3 m/s). This lunge ignores stuns and considerably affects the survivor with the Hemorrhage status effect until healed.

Flawed Opportunities: When your prey makes a mistake, you can capitalize off of it and seize the chance of catching them. When a survivor throws down a pallet that does not stun you 8 meters away they are given the Hindered status effect for 12 seconds. Flawed Opportunities has 45/35/25 seconds before it can be used again.

Realm: Santa Cruz. New map: The Boardwalk. An isle of rides, carnie games and concession stands litter the boardwalk, with obstacles littered throughout. Few of them are enterable, with some of them containing additional objects or even a generator.

Offering: Chipped Ticket: Tremendously increases the chance of being sent to the Santa Cruz Realm.

Mori: The Doppelgänger laughs and picks up the survivor by the back of their neck. Hoisting them up, she stabs them in the chest with her scissors twice. She then flips the scissors in her hand and attempts to stab the survivor in the neck. They resist and hold it back, but The Doppelgänger pulls the blade back and plunged it into their neck, as well as ripping it through. She then tosses the body to the ground.