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Wraith lore and design

Artangels
Artangels Member Posts: 23
in Lore

Is it just me or the waith design does not seem very consistent with his lore? I mean, as far as we know he probably came from Africa, much of his appearance and his add ons reflect that, and don't get me wrong, I love his looks, but I always think of how much he seens odd for his realm and everything seems very random. When we talk about someone like Herman Carter for exemple everything seems to fit very well: we have a doctor (probably some kind of psychiatrist) in a secret research institute that uses electroshocks to drive their victims insane. In the case of the wraith, its an African immigrant who worked with some kind of car junkyard headed by a psychopath, and his power is the ability to become invisible through a weird bell. Its just not the kind of creature that seens to haunt that place. Will one day we will have more details that connect things with more sense? I'd love to see the older killers with more detailed lores like that of the clown or spirit :D

Comments

  • Chi
    Chi Member Posts: 781

    I don't think all of the killers powers fit their lore, and it is fine that way.

  • White_Owl
    White_Owl Member Posts: 3,786
    edited October 2018

    You must consider Wraith is one of the first killers, so his lore is very vague and rough. His appearance and power imo are not tied to the lore, it's simply how the Entity chose him to be as a killer after it took him into its realm.

  • VolantConch1719
    VolantConch1719 Member Posts: 1,316

    You could easily say the same about Evan, the Trapper.
    His story has him blowing up a mineshaft and starving his father, yet he's walking around using bear traps.

    So yes. They need more detailed backstories (I remember them being so highly detailed, though not power accurate, on the wiki, but they changed it to the horrible vagueness it is now).

    Also, seriously. SOMEONE GET MICHAEL A BETTER BACKSTORY!!!!! IT DOESN'T EVEN MENTION HOW HE GOT TO THE FOG (if anything, it a before the movie summary, while Laurie's is in the middle of the movie)

  • AliveBySunrise
    AliveBySunrise Member Posts: 12

    I kinda see where your coming from as well, his clothes do resemble somewhat of Africa. I guess we'll never know :angry:

  • JoyfulLeader
    JoyfulLeader Member Posts: 571

    I think they should add more lore into the first 3 killer's backstory, I felt that they deserve more of a detailed story now that we are over 2 years into the Dead by Daylight world

  • Customapple0
    Customapple0 Member Posts: 629

    Wraith backstory Sucks. He killed people unknowingly and he killed his boss, who ultimately deserved it. Suddenly the Entity sees potential in Wraith after one intentional kill??

  • White_Owl
    White_Owl Member Posts: 3,786

    In the next tome there should be more lore about the Wraith.

  • MeltingPenguins
    MeltingPenguins Member Posts: 3,742

    There's hints in the cosmetics lore that he was a shaman or something (not too wellversed in african cultures and mythology) and that the entity snatched him when he was doing... something?