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Why Do So Few People Main Jeff Johansen?

Just realized I'm one of the few survivors that actually main Jeff. What's up with that?

Why is it that you guys don't fancy big daddy Jeff?

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  • GrootDude
    GrootDude Member Posts: 14,110

    He is boring imo.

  • Mushwin
    Mushwin Member Posts: 4,606

    Not sure David is hot, he looks a little like a gremlin, thinks out them all dwight is the cutie, but i would lay Jeff more if he had a jesus outfit lol

  • Mushwin
    Mushwin Member Posts: 4,606

    @JawsIsTheNextKiller you could always use bondand run to a team member to heal? unless it's me and you run to a nea player and bob up and down a lot of times for them to heal you and they don't! lol

  • Kiskashi
    Kiskashi Member Posts: 1,043

    Who knows, there’s not much more satisfying than when the killer figures they’ll single out the Jeff for an easy chase with a hard to hide character model and loud noises and you vault a window and take off at the speed of sound with lithe, priceless.

    I played Jeff a lot when the dlc first came out but then I prestiged him and now I’m still getting good perks back (all tier 1 currently) I still bring out the ol’ Jeff every now and again though, I don’t main any survivors so I love them all in cycles. I’ve already got to play Tapp and Quentin from another thread of unloved survivors, why not toss some Jeff in there too. Show the metal man some appreciation 💖

  • feechima
    feechima Member Posts: 917
    edited June 2019

    I like Jeff's perks, but not his style. He, as someone else said, is also loud as hell. I think they are making survivors louder with each release. Jane is even louder than him.

  • OMagic_ManO
    OMagic_ManO Member Posts: 3,278

    Jeff will not be getting a Jesus outfit sadly because BHVR does not express religion in their game, the Entity is the only thing close to religion, but I love my big man Jeff, strong man with a gold heart, I have him in his fancy suit with the young Jeff hair with the nose ring.

  • _LC
    _LC Member Posts: 105

    I ######### love jeff hahahah I main him since he came out. I guess people don't like the metalhead style but that's fine for me. The positive thing is that I never get a lobby with another jeff, it's always 3 identical pink hair Nea or things like that so it's nice for me.

    Downsides: LARGE AS A ######### CAR

    LOUD AS HELL

  • RatDBD
    RatDBD Member Posts: 68

    I take it you saw the video Demi made?

    I've also noticed this before, you hardly see Jeff, unless someone has a daily with him. I personally don't main Jeff because the way he feels to run around with, he feels like a pretty thicc boi. If I'm to play a male character, I much prefer someone like Dwight or Ace. To me they just feel better to move around with and their hitbox somehow feels a lot different. For me the way a character feels under my control is a really important for me, and Jeff just doesn't have that.

    I also prefer the way other male characters look in comparison to Jeff. Dwight's cute face, pajamas, and pizza delivery outfits spark my interest. Also, Ace has some pretty rad cosmetics. I really like his ugly Christmas sweater. Jeff just doesn't have much cosmetic wise, and even then, that would only help me gain interest in playing him so, so..

  • TrueKn1ghtmar3
    TrueKn1ghtmar3 Member Posts: 1,143

    @_LC if i want to main a metal head id chose doc or trapper XD

  • LordGlint
    LordGlint Member Posts: 8,684

    @ShrekIsHot you say that while the last killer we got was a priestess.

  • Chi
    Chi Member Posts: 781

    I don't like his voice, would play him a lot more if it wasn't for that.

  • OMagic_ManO
    OMagic_ManO Member Posts: 3,278

    @LordGlint

    If you watched their reveal for her, they said they were able to because it was so far back and itself was dead, they said they wouldn't implement religion but they could work with this one.

  • drunky26
    drunky26 Member Posts: 686
    edited June 2019

    It's a shame that no one ever plays the new characters that come out. I mean I rarely see Tapps, Kates, Adams (almost extinct), Jeffs and now Janes... the most recent characters, no one plays these.


    I think it's because many of us already have old characters with P3-full perks and wouldn't really play any of the new ones unless they're super interesting and unique with decent perks. I thought many would main Jane, but I almost never see them so guess not.


    As for Jeff, he's kinda huge and hard to hide with, has loud voice and is pretty ugly if you ask me, plus not to mention that female characters are way more popular.

  • Judith
    Judith Member Posts: 819

    You can always play your main until you get perks you want on others. I have 4 characters with my meta build and I play them too sometimes.

  • NeonAlien
    NeonAlien Member Posts: 328

    I would play him more often if he wasn't so gotdam loud. Same kinda goes for Jane.

  • ReikoMori
    ReikoMori Member Posts: 3,333

    When he gets injured he has some of the loudest grunts of pain. He's also not great at hiding or great to look at.

  • George_Soros
    George_Soros Member Posts: 2,270

    One, he's very loud. Two, I swear, every time I hook the guy I can smell sour sweat and stale beer. He might be a cool guy with a heart of gold, but way too oafish for my taste.

    Or maybe I'm just envious because he's taller than me...

  • ReikoMori
    ReikoMori Member Posts: 3,333

    That beard is in a terrible state. It's not shaped at all and looks like it hasn't seen a drop of proper beard oil.

  • Nikkiwhat
    Nikkiwhat Member Posts: 1,378

    One of the louder Survivors, I main Nea, Ash and soon to be Dwight.

    Nea was my first Survivor I played as, so,she has a special place in my heart, fantastic cosmetics.


    Ash while loud, I have great Perks on him, so I end up doing really well with him. His Hawaiian shirt and Ashy Slashy Puppet are the best things ever. Not to mention I'm a Die-hard Evil Dead & Ash VS Evil Dead fan.


    Pizza Delivery 🍕 Dwight is one fine ass cosmetic that I love. Plus Dwight reminds me of the DBD player Puppers.


    Finally, I intend to add Jane to my rotation of mains once I get around to it...so Jeff is jus gonna have to sit the benches

  • Plu
    Plu Member Posts: 1,456

    Because some people are just boring and don't like our lord of thicc Jeff.

    I do play him alot, i don't play immersed so him being loud doesn't bother me at all.

  • feechima
    feechima Member Posts: 917

    I play Tapp and Jane all the time. I also see a lot of Kates and a fair amount of Adams. I guess it just depends on your region, and rank. Not many Jeff's though. That is true.

  • Mister_Holdout
    Mister_Holdout Member Posts: 3,144

    I do wish the devs made him a bit quieter. Believe it or not, he was louder in the PTB.

  • Mister_Holdout
    Mister_Holdout Member Posts: 3,144

    He doesn't have to have a Jesus outfit. Just something unique and interesting. His cosmetics are a little lackluster.

  • Mister_Holdout
    Mister_Holdout Member Posts: 3,144

    Yeah, I saw the video Demi made. It was pretty funny.

    And I agree with you about certain survivors being easier to control. Jeff certainly is not as smooth as the others.

    Also, his cosmetics are a bit crappy I must admit. Wish the devs would give him something fun and interesting.

    Overall though, Jeff has style.

  • Keanuqwerty
    Keanuqwerty Member Posts: 126

    OI EVERYONE, I MAIN JEFF! Jeffy Boi, a.k.a JESUS, is a lovable sweetheart that is always ready to help, or just lay down nearby and paint/draw what he sees in front of him. i love this guy because, well, hes just like me, like ligit, he has a similar clothing style, personality, wits, charm, and body build, like literally, i swear someone secretly scanned my body and changed the details, and boom, now we have jeff. but now for the actual reason i cant stop playing him is because, i just kind of connect with him... whenever i play a game as jeff, i feel like its me running arround and saving survivors, and i just LOVE his cute chubby face, awwwwwwwwwwww, and also, who doesnt love to main jEsUS, hes literally god, and just by playing him, i can feel the divine power flowing through my fingertips, and liek #########, he can LITERALLY BREAK A HOOK IN HALF... #########!!!, anyways, me and boys ahev a saying that i feels fits quite well within the entitys realm, and that is, "jesus is love, jesus is life, and if you dont gimme my jesus back, ill d-strike you IN THE FRICKIN EYE!

  • Keanuqwerty
    Keanuqwerty Member Posts: 126

    Jeffery Johansen, a.k.a JESUS, is ma boi.. forever, wherever, and whenever, he will be there, and ill be the one to lead him to the dead.

  • Keanuqwerty
    Keanuqwerty Member Posts: 126

    the only problem is hes soooooo big, like jesus, he's huge, i have to turn my head(camera) down just so the killer cant see it behind a wooden box, but hey, everyone has their drawbacks, even jesus..... exept for claudette, xD

  • JawsIsTheNextKiller
    JawsIsTheNextKiller Member Posts: 3,367

    There is no reason not to give Jeff a Jesus outfit, as long as they don't call it that. Call it a Jedi outfit and God fans can call him Jesus. I can call him Obi-Wan.

  • Skittlesthehusky
    Skittlesthehusky Member Posts: 743

    GiveJeffLove2019!

    who doesn't like a good teddy bear? :D

  • VolantConch1719
    VolantConch1719 Member Posts: 1,248

    I think people have pretty much hit it home. He's a large target, loud as hell and doesn't have the greatest cosmetics.

    I don't think I've touched him since Adepting him myself, but I'll be getting him to Level 30 soon (from Level 11, I hate myself).

    Semi-related, I almost never see Adam either.

  • OMagic_ManO
    OMagic_ManO Member Posts: 3,278

    Is this Jesus Christ or Jeff? Who knows.

  • Mister_Holdout
    Mister_Holdout Member Posts: 3,144

    They could give him something similar, yes. Maybe a jedi or monk styled robe. Some version of a man's tunic? A Roman one piece tunic with a crown would look very cool imo.

  • Supernaut
    Supernaut Member Posts: 1,532

    Corpse-paint Christmas Jeff here!

    I've maxxed out 2 Survivors and Jeff is one of them!

    He is my go to guy for any survivor antics!

  • ChesterTheMolester
    ChesterTheMolester Member Posts: 2,771

    I main Black Metal Jeff.

    Best cosmetic set in the game no doubt.

  • Jake_Parks_prince
    Jake_Parks_prince Member Posts: 218

    Because he is fat, and ugly, and unattractive it is not okay he should not be who he is.

  • HazeHound
    HazeHound Member Posts: 814

    There is not a thing like maining survivor x. They are all the same.