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Chapter 21: Is it springtrap?
I’m gonna get right to the point. It’s hands down either candy man or springtrap, but I’d assume it’s springtrap honestly. Not to bash Candyman of course, but it seems more like springtrap will be new killer. Here’s why I think this way:
-In some livestream (I can’t remember which one, please forgive me) it was stated that the new killer would have a unique pallet and breakable wall animation. Springtrap is a corpse-robot hybrid. He won’t be able to break pallets with two kicks like most other killers, and the same can be said for breakable walls. (Also Candyman would be able to break walls/pallets easily with his feet.)
-He’s one of the most requested killers for DBD! While yes apparently the more people ask for something in DBD, the less likely it is to be added, but come on, the signs that that may not be the case is brighter than the lights on tricksters stage!
-Scott is a troll sometimes. He said that there was no FnaF collabs this year, he also stated fall guys and another game, so he may have been telling the truth. The truth being there’s no collabs with fall guys or among us I think it was.
All in all, both killers are welcomed by me! I’d love to see either of them in the game. (As long as there arn't any game breaking bugs 😜)
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Reaching a bit much there
Besides with Scott dropping idk if Springtrap would come any time soon
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Copium it's gotta be Springtrap this time
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Have fun dreaming, it's likely not going to happen. Any and everyone who wants to get their hopes up gets immediately shutdown by majority of the community.
Honestly, with the amount of unreasonable hate FNAF gets within our community, I can't see a FNAF Chapter ever being added to Dead by Daylight. Just waiting for the usual "FNAF is a kids game, so it won't fit in DBD"
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Seems to be a topic that a lot of people don’t like to see? Meh, I’m not saying it’s springtrap, I know as well as everyone that there’s a 90% chance it’s Candyman, but it’s fun to speculate. Also if it does defy all odds and end up being springtrap I’ll get the satisfaction of knowing my blind speculation for fun was on the nose.
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pls n o
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People really think its a kids game? sure it isnt super violent or anything, but its lore and all is definitely not for kids, and some of the animatronics do have some unnerving designs, for me it was mainly Withered Bonnie, idk him lacking the face made him a lot scarier for me, same goes when he doesnt have his eyes and its just empty black holes.
Theres also the 4th game which is probably the most scary of the games since its heavily centered around sound rather than visual gameplay.
Anyway if anything it would rate FNAF a "T" at the very least, cause its definitely not for kids.
I could see a chapter fitting though, Springtrap would fit decently well due to his design being so... unnerving, and also that he is basically the main antagonist of the series, making him the best candidate out of all the animatronics, besides Trickster broke the standards already for what fits and what doesnt, with his colorful design.
One thing though would be how he would attack, since he doesnt really have a weapon and punching wouldnt really work, theres that concept of him using an axe and based on his lore of a animatronic possessed by a serial killer, i guess it would fit.
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I wouldn't be surprised if the company that now takes care of FNAF (Steel Wool Studios?) were to be cool with adding FNAF to DBD.
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I think this analysis makes sense. Scott's a pretty mischievous guy. However, I can already feel it. People aren't going to be happy in the comments cause FNAF is a "kids game" and "cringe."
I'm honestly fine with anything that fits in DBD, I personally think FNAF's pretty cool as well as Candyman, and both of them could fit in DBD.
Also, if you dislike FNAF because of the games themselves, that's completely fine!
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Can we take a minute to appreciate I’ve already gotten both those comments 😂. But hey, at the end of the day, it’s good to know that some people see where I’m coming from!
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Gross.
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Thats the point its an animatronic with a literal corpse inside of it, cant image the smell....
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Yeah lol, this is only the beginning though.
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Honestly would be pretty boring if you ask me but if people enjoy it
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I’d much rather something much more interesting than a robot with a corpse in it, no joke an internet series inspired by fnaf is better than fnaf solely because it used real horror instead of “scream at you”
Anyways the unique kick and break animations can also fit literally anyone else, silent hill creatures, creatures who are stronger when it comes to upper body strength, and so much more, they could also use a weapon to break it (kinda like spirit)
Fnaf may be suggested alot but most of the time people don’t usually agree with it as FNAF really isn’t considered horror as, and I cannot believe people are desensitized to this,
HORROR.ISN’T.ALL.JUMPSCARES
Silent Hill doesn’t use jumpscares, it uses unsettling imagery to leave the player uneasy for example, fnaf literally is just “dead body in robots that yell at you” and thinking about that sounds bad already, can we PLEASE just leave the idea of fnaf in dbd alone for a while cause everytime this topic is brought up, I basically have to extend my response to tell the person that its not a good idea
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While also being burned a couple of times.......I don't know if the fire made him smell less or just increase the ungodly smell.
In all seriousness would be fine with Springtrap since he is an actual killer but just trapped in a mechanical suit which ironically he worse to kill his victims. Fnaf chapter would be cool as long Springtrap is the killer and no one else since Springtrap aka William is the only killer in the franchise.
His weapon would be his hands because how badly the suit is damaged would not surprise me if there is jagged metal on his hands or a Fire axe like you said. I just hope he has some sort of Jumpscare mechanic or something that will scare people even if it's just leaning from walls like Ghostface. Heck if he gets a Map if could be Fazbear frights and when End game happens the entire map would just burn down instead of the normal mechanic.
I am more in favor of Slenderman but I did like Fnaf in middle school. Mostly just the lore and figuring out what the authentic story is.
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Alright holy, this comment section is becoming super nasty, so let’s all agree to disagree and pretend like this post didn’t exist 😃 (can you delete posts on here? Idk I don’t use this website enough)
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Left 4 Dead and Stranger Things are both in the game, and I doubt many people would consider them horror (or at least horror as their primary genre).
FNaF would fit about as well as they do.
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Eh.. not exactly, Funtime Freddy (later Molten Freddy) is just as bad, unlike the other animatronics who are largely tragic souls twisted by the faulty programing and misguided, he actually enjoys torturing and killing people, hell in the non-canon novels he is portrayed as extremely sadistic.
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Yeah I kinda forgot that part lol, lot of the animatronics are just confused on whats happening or their own thoughts but yeah William is just plain evil. Just think Entity would have more ideas on persuading William to walk into the fog rather than some Animatronic that is probably possessed by a kid.
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I mean FNAF sure centers a lot on Jumpscares but that isnt all, theres also the atmosphere the franchise has, this is specially true for FNAF4, the whole paranoia feeling you get from the animatronics just staring at you from the cameras and trying to get closer to you when youre not looking.
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Hey, I just wanted to say I'm sorry that it became nasty super quickly, the forums are... something. You have to contact a mod to close down a thread, Can't delete them on your own.
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Its literally the exact same thing over and over again with a different gimmick, how does it not get old?
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Not really, each games changes the formula to some extend.
FNAF was mainly centered around the door and lights, plus the thing with Foxy.
2 removed the doors and added the mask, also had greater emphasis on the lights and also added the music box
3 made it a single animatronic that you constantly have to search for and lure him away with noise, while dealing with ghost messing with your equipment.
4 was a full redesign being centered entirely on sound cues to know what to do, having to hear the breathing at the doors to close them or flashlights them if you dont hear it, and with Freadbear being even harder since you REALLY need to know each sound he makes to beat him.
SL was a bunch of different minigames and later added a proper FNAF classic style more with the custom night, which had a lot of different mechanics.
Pizza Simulator was also heavily different than the usual.
Anyway, the game does changes from each entry to the next one.
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Jumpscares do get boring and only thing I find creepy is just the cameras and sometimes the rare illusions that pop up.
The one thing that I do like is looking at hints and clues around the games trying to figure out what the actual story is and the When, Where, and Why steps.
The gimmicks do get old as time goes on but still find the story fascinating to piece together.
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this actually just sounds like the game just made it more stressful to the player to play it instead of better….
anyways even if bhvr would try to put fnaf into the game it physically wouldn’t work as it does not convert over at all, dbd is a game about having a killer chase you around, fnaf is a stationary game where you have to defend yourself in a single space
And I swear if you try to use the concept for a fnaf chapter that someone made that whole concept was botched and was littered with bad game design, and using the “pyramid head” argument won’t work either as his abilities still use things featured in Silent Hill (Cage of Atonement is what 2 of the bosses are in)
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I mean would it really matter? they can easily just put Springtrap in it, probably has a stealth type killer due to the nature of the games, as for the abilities they could definitely figure something out for a paranormal mechanical monster that has even become a virtual virus.
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I say the RE chapter is the best argument against anything FNAF:
RCPD is the map closest to any fnaf or spinoff map, and even Nemesis who was created for it and HAG and stealth killers have trouble on there.
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It'd be really nice because I would love to see a FNAF chapter. But my hopes for one are dead.
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Eh... i highly doubt the devs take into account the related killer when designing a map.
Also i highly doubt the pizzeria (if that was the map) would be even close to the same size RPD is.
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Although that's true, seeing how far in advance these chapters are started, Scott would have been involved at some point during development if it's the next dlc. It wouldn't be a couple more chapters before Scott wouldn't have been involved at all with it.
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Yea, if the pizzeria or something was added for a map, it wouldn’t be close to RCPD. RCPD is two floors, multiple tiny room, and all around confusing. The pizzeria has… what, ~7ish rooms? All fairly large for like a single loop. It’d be easy to navigate.
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Think would be half the size of Bedham Preschool since the building is small when looking at the security cams and map. Then there is also the possibility of it being in a small fair ground since the building is also a haunted house, basically.
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They could also just create an OG map, they already did something like that with Ghostface being an original character and even having a completely new design not seen in the movies.
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True but would be kinda weird not to see a map that's not as recognizable as the killer though.
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On the contrary. Most maps are designed around their killer (it's just often not as noticeable as many play the exact same way, so the slight bonus they'd get from their hometurf is... wasted (?)
EG:
Yamaoka Family estate (spirit): on paper spirit's counter is stealth. there's lots of nooks and crannies and bushes on that map. (unfortunately no one took Stridor etc into account. I'd love to see some fogwhisperer try and play spirit the way she seems intended on that map (custom match) and see how that goes))
Sanctum of Wrath (oni): big map, lots of straight lines, but also lots of spots that allow to evade a rush etc
Ormond (legion) lots of straight lines and open space, but also enough spots to make them miss a frenzy
Glenvale: small map, lots of tricky drop-points and areas that can be shot over/through but lotsa elements to stealth for survivors.
etc.
Licensed maps are similar:
Midwich: straight long hallways with little space to move away from PH's ranged attack, but also decently well spots to evade and outrun
Hawkins: Big, confusing map on top, but fairly easy to navigate if you can jump between key intersections like demo
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wait for it to be neither of them and then were all wrong again. I Try not to speculate, BHVR always has an ace up their sleeve. (Unless they leak an entire dev build, looking at you ghostie.)
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Technically, Nemesis has this unique pallet break that you are tallking about, smashing it with both his fists. All others use feet or their weapon. Although the fists are nemesis weapon. His breakable wall animation is also unique, using just one fist bump.
The point about Scott surely sound like cherry picking.
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I doubt the devs would bring it to the game due to not only the controversy around Scott, but also the controversy among the community.
With most chapters, you get a few people with very strong opinions on the chapter, then most having minor opinions.
With FNAF, you get a ton of people who have an extremely strong opinion on the subject on both sides (alot of people saying theyd do anything for it while alot saying they would practically quit if it was added).
Additionally, although I acknowledge that the lore isnt for kids, that doesnt change the fact that the game has a younger audience. Unfortunately it doesn't matter if the lore is amazing because a younger audience plays the game (I am a fan of FNAFs lore btw). It's like any of the COD games or GTA V, the game isn't made for the younger audiences, but the younger audiences make up a lot of its community.
Personally, I would slightly dislike a FNAF chapter, although I wouldnt be against it if the killer was fun and both sides brought good perks to the table. I do however believe there are much better options out there.
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They rumours are that the next chapter is licenced paragraph, with an original survivor being the next paragraph.
I'm making an extremely bold prediction.
I'm going to say we aren't done with the resident evil franchise just yet because I believe we're getting Lady D as the next killer.
Here's my reasons:
- Everyone loves Lady D. I think once people saw the original trailer with her in it the devs agreed to create her.
- Ethan can't be a survivor since we never see his face.
- Gives them the opportunity to create a massive indoor map people will hate to play on.
- Licences like Candyman have survivors I believe. Not sure who would be the survivor for the Springtrap idea but I don't think it's him.
Honestly I need more Lady D in my life.
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i don't think that people will leave because the next killer is springtrap. Also adding him would bring more people to the game. I would prefer alien as the killer but there's no survivor this time so idk, maybe pennywise? Who knows.
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'He’s one of the most requested killers for DBD!'
No he's not. I don't get where this idea comes from. One DBD streamer who likes FNAF and his followers is not the majority of the player base.
FNAF is cheap jumpscares, and jumpscares are lazy. Pass.
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Scott, the creator of FNaF, said that there won't be ANY collabs happening THIS year.
Scott also said that he is retiring and giving the license to someone else.
A FNaF chapter won't happen until after this year and he found a new license holder. If a FNaF chapter ever happened would also depend on the new holder.
That aside, Scott Cawthon will also make no money with the chapter because of his retirement and him giving away the license to someone else, people don't have to worry that the money will go to him.
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"FNAF is a kids game, so it won't fit DBD"
This is just one of many things players say to make sure any idea of a FNAF Chapter gets shutdown. Another one is, "FNAF is so cringe, let's not ruin DBD please." And there's plenty more reasons players use to immediately shutdown FNAF ideas.
I really want a FNAF Chapter, more than anything, but I can't see it happening when the majority of the community shutdown players who suggest a FNAF Chapter.
Honestly, the developers could make a scary FNAF Chapter. If we gave a FNAF Chapter a chance, I don't think the developers would disappoint and players will be proven wrong about how good FNAF would be in DBD.
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Idk jason has opened up again as an option now that the lawsute is over
But it's looking more to candy man with the movie coming out soon
But I can't deny the possibility of rabbit man coming into the game
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Remember how it HAD to be Springtrap when the glitch teaser released? Remember how it's HAD to be Candyman for over a year now?
Don't say it has to be something because it doesn't have to be it. You're only setting yourself up for disappointment if you expect a certain licence.
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Pretty much, just cause you dont like FNAF doesnt mean it isnt a popular choice for a chapter.
If anything Springtrap is among the killers i see the most requested alongside the likes of Jason or Candyman
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If it did happen i wouldn't complain but i imagine the forums would be really funny to look at for at least a month after it's release
personally, i'm still saving the popcorn, however unlikely i will to actually have a chance to eat it
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I don't like FNAF, to me that game marked the biggest decline in the horror game genre in a long while.
Now instead of having games with good story, unnerving environments and tense encounters we now have streamer horror. AKA jump scare hell. I feel like FNAF is a major contributer to that trend.
Sure for the audience watching your favorite personality get startled in an easy to absorb context is fun, but as someone who doesn't watch streamers at all I want is a game that can make me distressed and uncomfortable, a game that makes me want to turn the lights on in my house or feel an itch on the back of my head as if someone were watching me. I enjoy horror as a media to feel scared. All these jumpscare games do is startle you.
A child hiding behind a door saying "boo!' can startle you. It doesn't make it scary. So for me I have more disdain for FNAF than I rightfully should because most horror games that come out now are jump scare hell with none of the effort of making something genuinely scary. So if FNAF comes to DBD I'm just hoping they don't make his power jump scare based, but they probably will because I mean... What else does that game even have?
Tldr; angry old woman screams at the sky wishing to return to a better time that never existed.
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Honestly with trickster in the game I think cringe is allowed
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What about the disturbing audio design and unsettling locations used in the first 3 games?
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