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A figure clad in the head of a hare. A most disturbing sight. This new foe holds something human within her. Some shards of ordinary life. She seems to be a hunter. I have met many different beings in this place, but this is the first one with a natural skill of hunting. In any other place one could deem it a talent. But her knack for tracking, capturing and killing is something else here. There is something else in her too, she seems to seek something.
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The Huntress
Anna or"The Huntress" is one of 4 Killers in Dead by Daylight.
She was featured as a part of the "A Lullaby For The Dark" Chapter.
Background
As soon as Anna was able to walk, her mother started teaching her how to survive a harsh, solitary life in the northern woods. Living in such an extremely remote and dangerous area required skill and resilience. When sunlight became too dim for productive activities, they would take refuge in their house, a sturdy old cabin constructed to resist the toughest winters. Close to the hearth’s warmth, Anna would rest in her mother’s arms, surrounded by the few wooden toys and masks she had crafted for her. Drifting off to sleep with stories and lullabies, she dreamt happy dreams, ignorant of the events that would soon change everything.
Anna and her mother were stalking a great elk through the woods. They knew it was dangerous prey, but it had been a particularly difficult winter and they were almost out of food. The specter of starvation frightened them more than any forest creature. Without warning, the elk reared, bellowed and charged at Anna. She was paralyzed with fear as the whole world seemed to shake under the immense beast’s pounding hooves. The elk was close enough for Anna to see the murderous fury in its eyes when her mother threw herself in its path, axe in hand. A bloodcurdling scream escaped from her lips as the elk impaled her upon its antlers and hoisted her into the air. With all her strength, she brought her axe down on its head again and again while it tried to shake her loose. With a sickening crack, the antlers snapped and Anna’s mother was free. The beast collapsed.
Anna was too small to move her mother’s broken body, so she sat with her in the clearing where she had fallen. To distract her from the dying elk’s cries, Anna’s mother held her and hummed her favorite lullaby. They stayed like that, the huntress and the elk getting quieter and colder, until Anna was alone in the silent forest. Eventually she stood up and started the long walk back home.
Still a child, she knew just enough about life in the frozen forest to survive. She followed her instincts and became one with the wild. She got older and stronger and practiced her hunt. As she grew into a dangerous predator, her humanity became a half-remembered dream.
She widened her territory and lived off her hunts. She worked her way up through squirrels and hares and mink and foxes. Eventually she grew tired of them and hunted more dangerous animals like wolves and bears. When unsuspecting travelers came through her woods, she discovered her new favorite prey: humans. Unlucky souls who strayed into her territory were slaughtered like any other animal. She liked to collect their tools and colorful garments and especially toys when there were little ones. But she could never bring herself to kill the little girls.
Girls she would take back to her house, deep in the woods. They were precious, and looking at them woke up something deep in her heart. She craved the closeness of a loved one, a child of her own. Among the pillaged wooden toys, dolls and story books she couldn’t read, the girls would be tied by the neck with a rough and chafing rope fastened firmly to the wall. She couldn’t let them wander off, or they would surely die outside.
Every time, the girls would waste away and die of cold or starvation or sickness. Every time, it plunged Anna deeper into pain and sorrow and madness. She was compelled to try again, and started raiding the nearest villages to slaughter families and kidnap their daughters. She wore one of the animal masks her mother crafted for her so many years earlier to try to calm the frightened children. Villagers spread the legend of a half-beast lurking in Red Forest: The Huntress, who killed men and ate little girls.
War eventually came to the forest. German soldiers began to pass through, on the march to attack the collapsing Russian Empire. During these dark times, there were no more travelers. The villagers had abandoned their homes, and no more little ones to be found; only soldiers. Many of them were found with violent axe wounds. Whole groups disappeared mysteriously. Once the war was over, the rumors of The Huntress disappeared with it, engulfed by the Red Forest.
Huntress' Perks
These are perks which start off only appearing in the Huntress' Bloodweb. After achieving level 30, teachable versions of these perks can be found:
- Beast Of Prey - level 30
- Territorial Imperative - level 35
- Hex: Huntress Lullaby - level 40
If obtained other Killers are able to find the Huntress' Perks in their Bloodwebs from that point on.
The Huntress' Perks revolve around the hunt of the prey, to track and find so that she can get close enough to make the kill.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Beast Of Prey | Template:Perk desc |
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Territorial Imperative | Template:Perk desc |
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Hex: Huntress Lullaby | Template:Perk desc |
Load-out
Broad Axe
The Broad Axe is a Primary weapon for the Huntress. A traditional axe with a large and heavy head, suitable for squaring logs and planks.
- Like the Doctor in Punishment mode, she holds her weapon with both hands.
- She also swings with both hands.
- When she hits a Survivor, she wipes the blood off the axe with her arm. This is similar to the Trapper, only that he wipes his weapon over his arm and the Huntress wipes it under.
Hunting Hatchets
A skill taught by her mother and mastered in the wild. The Huntress can throw Hatchets with deadly precision.
- Start the trial with 5 Hatchets.
- Charge throw for maximum throwing speed.
- Can cancel Hatchet throw.
- Hatchets are consumed on use.
- Refill Hatchets at Lockers.
- The Huntress hums from 45m to 20m, Terror Radius starts from 20m.
- Slightly decreased movement speed.
Hunting Hatchets Add-ons
Template:Huntress Addons
Achievements
- Main article: Achievements
There are currently 3 achievements related to the Huntress.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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| File:ACH Adept Huntress.jpg | Adept Huntress | Achieve a merciless victory with The Huntress using only her 3 unique perks. |
| File:ACH Swirling Death.jpg | Swirling Death | Throw 1000 Hatchets. |
| File:ACH Skilled Huntress.jpg | Skilled Huntress | Down Survivors 20 times with The Huntress' Hatchets further than 24 meters. |
Customisation
Players may customise their character by choosing one outfit style from each category. Blood-stained attire is obtained after the Huntress reaches level 50 and prestiges.
The Huntress attire includes:
| Head | Torso | Weapon |
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DLC
- Main article: Downloadable Content
The Huntress is currently part of 2 DLC package:
Available DLC
- A Lullaby For The Dark
- Charity Case
Trivia
- The Huntress is the first and currently only Killer to have a ranged attack.
- The Huntress is the third female Killer.
- The Lullaby sung by The Huntress is a Russian lullaby called "баюшки баю" (Bayushki Bayu).
- It warns children to not sleep at the edge of the bed or else a wolf will come and drag them into the woods.
- The Huntress is the only playable character who has an unknown surname.
- The Huntress is the third Killer to wear face masks.
- The Huntress is only Killer that involves the Lockers because of her power.
- She's also the only Killer that has a different animation for checking a Locker for Survivors, as it's the same she uses to replenish her Hatchets.
- The Huntress is voiced by Emily who also sung the Lullaby.
- The Huntress is currently the only killer to swing her primary weapon with both hands.
- The Huntress is one of 0 Killers without glowing eyes, the others being the Trapper, the Nurse, the Shape and the Hag.
- Insidious does not affect her humming as it is independent from the Terror Radius and unaffected by any Perks that change it.
- The Huntress is the tallest female killer.^
- The Huntress' sings her Lullaby deeper and more menacingly when she's not in a chase for an extended period of time.
- The Huntress' Hare mask might be inspired from similar masks worn by the Spider Splicers in games of the BioShock Franchise.
Tips
- Try winding up a hatchet when you think a survivor will drop a Pallet. If they drop it, you have a semi-guaranteed hit with your hatchet.
- Try using the sound of a fully charged Hatchet to throw nearby survivors off of your exact location.
Gallery
For more go to Huntress' Gallery
