How do you guys feel about 3 original killers in a row?

I much prefer original content. They have more creative freedom, they can actually add cosmetics, and they have much more interesting lore.

Medieval ash for the win.

They're really missing out on the big bucks when it comes to evil dead cosmetics--though I verrrrry much dig the handpuppet and S-mart ones. And his christmas sweater is ######### supreme.

Y'know... actually I guess they could also do Mia from the Evil Dead remake as a decent killer.

She sorta works as a Deadite iconic enough (whose not Ash) given she wasn't the normal body invasion thing, and actually this central antagonist of the film in both the original demon possession and ends up the protagonist by the end as this Nu-Ash role as the last one left fighting off her Demons at the end. Literal demon sure, but y'know figurative too, with the battle costing her an arm (that movie is freaking layered yo)

And her add-ons can be syringes, spoons, lighters, so on. Because her power is heroin.

(I kinda used your comment as a springboard to go into my own thoughts in depth here. Didn't mean to intimidate you with idea of this monumental post over couple sentences you posted, hah.)

I don't really like the "look" exactly either, but whether you think Twins actually ended up fun/balanced killers to play as or against isn't very relevant a point when it comes to the question of Iconic vs Original. That could swing either direction whether doing a licensed character or another rip-off a horror icon instead ...uh, I mean another "original" design. The (arguable) failed implementation of a brilliant take doesn't make the idea any less brilliant.

Design-wise, it's obviously a ripoff of Basket Case (and that idea to differentiate by making Victor a baby instead of a blob like Beliel sure bit them in the butt, lol) but I still don't know how anyone could call the concept and idea anything less than truly inspired. They're totally different than what we've had before, and go down a very bold path that's extremely refreshing and just cool as hell by finally trying out some switching mechanic and a unconventional killer size (plus a mechanic that somewhat lets survivors "fight back" while giving new threats to the existing loop game and such). It's refreshing.

Conceptually, the TWINS are simply ######### gold. I don't understand how anyone could argue against that sort of creativity in favor of, say, "lets add Twisty from AHS!" when--like most recognizable icons to chose from--their implementation requires yet another base M1 design while stretching hard to come up with any sort of gimmick that hopefully might set them apart.

Another example with 2 of the most iconic representations left out there: people want Alien or Predator. And--these incredibly cool concepts in their own media--are overwhelmingly bleh conceptual translations to this game where it's basically another M1 with Alien (or Demo lunge anyhow) while Predator means yet another projectile killer. Thematically, both are terrible ######### choices too. Aliens are more insectoid, and--while very intellegent and good at strategy/trapping--they are purpose driven rather than emotional or cruel in drawing out suffering for pleasure as with the killers we require. Meanwhile ######### is a Predator doing in this game anyhow hunting down a bunch of unarmed weaklings. That's not hunt.

Fact is, the "original" characters provide waaaay more room for interesting design. Even though I harp on them for ripping off Basketcase (mostly for never once acknowledging it) their "inspired by" design for the Twins rather than Duane/Beliel provides the wiggle room to do more. It's a far better fit thematically and integrated better where their "Duane" is a killer too providing the m1 attack and lifting stuff, while meaning they could do the "Beliel" part as something unique without having to reshape every base mechanic around a killer that's 1 foot tall.