User blog:Pygmy Hippo 2/Dead By Daylight Killers vs. Soul At Stake Devils

Asymmetrical horror games are popular nowadays with games like Friday the 13th:The Game, Deceit, and even Secret Neighbor getting great attention from YouTubers and streamers. But we're here to talk about two of the most similar games, Dead By Daylight with its Survivors, generators, and Killers up against Soul At Stake with its Gamblers, card holders, and Devils. In a West vs. East battle, the original trilogy of each game will try to claim victory for their ruler and put the others down until at least next match.

The Trapper, The Wraith, and The Hillbilly, the Entity's Killers who sacrifice Survivors with hooks or brutally Mori them!

The Prince, The Bride, and The Corpse, Xi'E's Devils with a connection to the card holders and seek to kill all Gamblers!

Who is Deadliest?

Dead By Daylight Killers
Icon:The Trapper

Weapon:Cleaver

This brutal blade was personally made by Evan from the metals of the mine. It can slash in rapid succession and has a long cutting edge.

Power:Bear Trap

What's a Trapper without traps? Evan can set this to trap victims in place until they struggle out but it does hinder them. He has trapped animals in the past and prefers to set his traps in grass where it's hard to see. Unfortunately, he can step in his own traps and has to free his leg along with only having his eyes on the ground while setting them.

Add-On:Trapper Sack

This bag gives Evan another trap increasing his options at the start of the match and he still has five more on the map.

Perks:Unnerving Presence and Brutal Strength

Evan's two teachable Perks make skill checks more difficult for his victims in his terror radius and enable him to break pallets faster but doesn't affect generators.

Ambusher:The Wraith

Weapon:Azarov's Skull

Whether Philip ripped this out of the crusher or his boss's skin doesn't really matter, what does is that he made it into a spiked mace with the spikes being his teeth which can easily puncture flesh and the spinal cord adds length.

Power:Wailing Bell

This is why he's called the Wraith. Philip can ring this a couple times to become almost completely invisible with only a shimmer to tell where he is. He moves faster in this state and can then reappear after a couple rings when he finds victims.

Add-On:Bone Clapper

Another part of a human skeleton that was highly polished to reduce the sound of the ringing so his victims have even less time to react.

Perks:Predator and Bloodhound

Philip's two teachable Perks enable him to see running victim’s scratch marks for longer as well as their blood stains after he hits them.

Brute:The Hillbilly

Weapon:Hammer

A weapon originally used for killing cattle that Thompson now uses to kill his victims. It's the only blunt weapon in the original Killers' arsenal.

Power:Chainsaw

Both a killing tool and mobility option, this dreaded blade is said to cut through the souls of Thompson's victims, instantly knocking them down. He can travel across the map in seconds with this and can destroy pallets as well with a single swing. He also uses it to finish off his victims.

Add-On:Vegetable Oil

Thompson uses this as a crude lubricant to decrease the time it takes to rev up his chainsaw so he can get in the action quicker.

Perks:Enduring and Lightborn

Thompson may be called the Hillbilly but he has two powerful teachable Perks. The former reduces his stun time and the second reduces flashlight's effectiveness on him.

Soul At Stake Devils
Icon:The Prince

Weapon:Knife

A regular knife that appears to be an antique or military weapon. Either way it cuts through throats like butter and is equally good at stabbing.

Power:Hold Breath

The Prince has the ability to remove his heartbeat and can still attack and teleport to card holders. Unfortunately he trades his aura reading range, the longest one at that, for finding victims, growls when using it, and turns the screen black and white along with a reduced field of view. It should also be mentioned that he appears to have some kind of telekinesis that enables him to break doors with a raised hand.

Item:Soul Bell

A single ring and whoever is stuck in the radius is paralyzed until the Prince attacks them or the effects wear off which takes a while.

Cheats:Death Breath and Soul Grasp

The Prince's unique Cheats make it harder to find victims when they're downed for their allies and he can see the wounded's auras from farther away.

Ambusher:The Bride

Weapon:Scissors

A regular all-metal pair of scissors that can be used to slash or rapidly stab victims to death. It is the shortest weapon however.

Power:From The Soul

The Bride can leave illusions that look just like her with their own heartbeat, can't be walked through, can be teleported to, and look around on their own. If the paranoia wasn't bad enough, she can scream loud enough to break a door.

Item:Bear Trap

Yeah, it's almost exactly like its opposing counterpart with the exceptions that they are bought and can't be stepped in by the Bride.

Cheats:Baleful Gaze and Remembrance

The Bride's unique Cheats increase her aura reading range for a while after teleporting to an illusion and allows her to teleport faster to card holders.

Brute:The Corpse

Weapon:Spike Hammer

The largest weapon in the game, a brutal hammer with spikes on the end of it for a deadly bash and stab combo. He uses this to break doors and windows.

Power:Charge

The Corpse can shoulder dash after his victims for short periods of time and get another hit in where others would need to use deception. It's the simplest power.

Item:Auras Radar

The Corpse can use this to compensate for the shortest aura reading range in the game by seeing where all of his victims are for a while.

Cheats:Death Thrill and Fury

The Corpse's unique Cheats make failed skill checks lock a victim in place and enable him to run through doors with his power.

X-Factors
Physicality:The Killers can break pallets and down Survivors in two hits with their weapons, are faster than Survivors without Perks like Sprint Burst, and can survive two-story falls with no injuries. The Devils can break doors and down Gamblers in two hits with their weapons, are slower than Gamblers but can teleport to card holders, and have a corporeal form despite technically being spirits.

Experience:The Killers have faced Survivors who have fought back with pallets, flashlights, and glass shards along with several notable individuals like the trained soldier Bill and slasher survivor Laurie Strode. The Devils don't have to worry about the Gamblers fighting back due to no obstacles along with none of them having training or past experience.

Mental Health:The Killers are all mentally disturbed in one way or another with the Trapper killing for his father and likely wearing his skull as a mask, the Wraith ripping his boss's spine out after realizing he was killing people in his job, and the Hillbilly being trapped behind a wall for most of his life. The Devils are somewhat interesting as the Prince has no notable mental issues in his background but the Bride and the Corpse hate the living due to being buried alive and leprosy respectively.