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A list of every license holder so far who has come out in support of having their IP featured in DBD
The following is a compiled list of as many license holders i could find who have publically come out in support of having the character(s) from the IPs they own featured in Dead by Daylight, if i've missed any then feel free to tell in the comments below so i can add it in.
Edit: Just to be clear, the purpose of this entire thread is just to objectively catalogue as many of these kinds of post as possible regardless of their popularity/obscurity or chances of coming into dbd itself, nothing more and nothing less.
HACK/SLASH (comic series)
DARK DECEPTION (Video Game)
TERRIFIER (Movie)
CRY OF FEAR (Video Game)
BENDY & THE INK MACHINE (Video Game)
ELVIRA (Celebrity)
M3GAN (Movie)
OUTLAST (Video game)
DEAD MEAT (Youtuber)
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I've heard of two of these.
One I didn't know was even horror, I thought it was a kids game.
The other rubs me the absolute wrong way and it just seemed like a bad movie on top of it.
The others I've not heard of, so I'm not opposed.
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Terrifier, while cool, feels like we'd just be reinventing the wheel with Clown.
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Could just make it a Legendary outfit.
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You guys must not know art the clown if y’all think he can just be a clown skin/clone
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what even are these lol.
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Phantasm also. While not directly, Don Coscarelli did mention that he is interested in a Phantasm video game and for game developers to contact him, so we phans went all in tweeting at them to get together.
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This just appears to be a list of super obscure properties who'd want to be in DbD for the attention.
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The problem is we already have a Clown. We don't need two clowns, no matter how different he is. While yes, Billy and Leatherface are similar, the reason for that is because they wanted Leatherface but couldn't get the license at first, so they made Billy. Then later they got the license for Leatherface. Had they gotten the license for Leatherface in the first place, they'd never have made Billy. Today, I just don't see them doing another clown especially not for a movie as violent as that one is.
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I'm aware of that one, i intentionally left it out as it was more ''I'm open for a Phantasm video game'' than a ''i wanna see Phantasm in dbd'' type of post.
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I still say they need to get Chucky from the 'Child's Play' films. I'm not going to stop saying it, either. :)
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I wouldn't mind. Bhvr is going to run out of big name licenses eventually. About time they get interested in acquiring obscure and modern horror licenses. Granted I don't care for bindy.
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Apparently the license holder said that he would not be satisfied with that
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i could see them adding the joker and batman... i play with clowns every day. and i'm not talking about the killer.
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chucky. annabelle. the new megan robot person.
all the same concept really.
at least with chucky they could go all in and make bride of chucky. imagine the fans that would be into paying money to dress up as tilly.
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Well I don't think Annabelle is really the same concept. Like she and Chucky are both haunted dolls, but that's pretty much where similarities end. M3GAN and Chucky are more similar though, I agree with that part.
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at least we agree on something then.
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Cute, but the only one that I think would happen is Art, from Terrifier.
The others...I love Cry of Fear to pieces, but I don't think it's known enough - and the other two even I've never heard of.
Chucky, Candyman and probably the Xenomorph are all but inevitable though.
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I'd expect this list to be way longer. Kinda sounds like this is just your personal wishlist. I've also never heard of the first one.
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I'd become a Bendy main in a heartbeat. No questions asked.
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Sadly Chucky and other small horror villains are not going to work due to the physics of DBD. How would they hook survivors?
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Supernatural power. Use your imagination.
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I mean, that would require them getting a license from Warner Bros. and I honestly don't see that happen, even if they wanted to (which I doubt.)
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oh, rip
maybe the license holder can recommend what the killer's power should be then lol
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Elvira
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what, you've never seen the hook animation of sadako? I think Nurse uses magic powers too, and Pinhead, if I remember correctly.
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Out of all of these I've only heard of Bendy, who wouldn't really 'fit' in DBD. The others, well I guess they're just not well-known enough franchises.
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It's not, i wanted the list to include as many as possible, the ones listed here were the ones i was able to find and what people have posted in the comments.
If i find more of them or someone posts it in the comments here, then it'll be added to the list.
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Adding it to the list, thanks.
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have you seen onryu and legion?
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But once they run out of big licenses, what reason do they have to go after really niche ones?
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the fact that dead by daylight 2 would be a hard sell and network funding costs canadian pennies. lots of canadian pennies.
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you can tell a lot about the age groups for those who do/don’t know Elvira.
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The thing is, the niche licenses would have to bring in more than original characters (excluding associated costs with said licenses) and enough to keep the game profitable.
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Because they're cool and this game being a dedicated horror hall of Fame doesn't mean they should only care about the big name blockbusters. My Bloody valentine, Pumpkin head, etc deserve their name in the hall too.
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that's why ip's that are obscure shouldn't take as much in terms of royalties 🤷🏻♂️ more money for behavior as a way to keep the game afloat and more exposure for unknown horror lightweights.
If it were me and I had a small name horror icon no one has ever heard of I'd be begging to have it featured in something as a publicity stunt.
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Same could be said for Spirit and Sadako, or Legion and Ghost Face, and hopefully at some point Trapper and Jason.
Just because they look similar doesn't mean they have to play similarly
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or trickster and huntress. or dwight and dredge. or nemesis and oni. or wesker and nea. or the entity and claudette. or yui, feng, and shirui.
trust me. if you've seen one tapp youve seen double tapp.
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What exactly are you trying to get at?
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that what the world needs now is dbd swimsuit edition to commemorate the new haunted hot springs map getting released in april.
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Really? What reason do they have to go after niche licenses once they run out of big ones? Ummmm... lemme think for a second... maybe they want to continue releasing licensed chapters?
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nah, the world just needs updog
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I support that. I myself will never stop saying that we need a Bioshock chapter with an awesome Big Daddy brawler as the killer, a broken down Rapture as the map and Elizabeth as the survivor. One of her perks would be "Dimensional Fiddling" with which she could re-roll a tile via her psychic ability. I so want this :V
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That would be ridiculously OP.
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this map has a killer shack? bzzzt. Nope. you're camping pallet? that's what you thought. bzzzt. now youre by a locker. good luck!
such a bad idea for a perk, but a hilarious one for a mod/machinima
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I mean, as long as it was not able to be done often, like maybe once or twice per match, or maybe she has to unhook another survivor to get a charge and can only have one? I think they could make it work as long as she has to earn it.
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as much as we like to joke about what could or couldn't work - i think the loading errors it would cause would by far outweigh the benefits
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Literally who characters. But i would like to see them getting added as some minor DLC Content, just a small Survivor DLC like Ash was, or a Charm, Cosmetic etc.
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That's true.
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Terrifier should absolutely be in this game, and BHVR should jump on the license now. If/when Terrifier 3 comes out down the road, it's going to be pretty huge.
Art the Clown is a great killer, Sienna's angel cosplay outfit would sell dump trucks worth of auric cells, and the black skeleton skirt from the first movie would also be a big deal as a skin.
Even the Terrifier chase music is awesome.
This game could do so much more when it comes to licenses. Imagine a map based on the hotel from the Shining. The Bates Motel and the house from Psycho.
Imagine Grace from Ready or Not, Trash from Return of the Living Dead, or as mentioned above ELVIRA as a survivor!
Horror films and shows have gotten extremely popular in the last 5 years. This game should capitalize on it more.
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Same way Sadako does: magic bullhuey
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