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The Cannibal

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The Cannibal (Bubba Sawyer)
Lore Overview

Whether killers act out of madness or are shaped by the cruelty of their surroundings is a question without a simple answer. For one man, however, there was never a choice—his nature and his family’s nurture were one and the same.

Leatherface, known as The Cannibal, does not kill to dominate, or to indulge some sinister fantasy. He kills because he is afraid. Afraid of strangers who threaten his world, afraid of disappointing the only people who matter to him—his family. Their approval is everything, and their dark traditions are law. Outsiders are danger, and danger must be cut down.

He wears many faces, each a role he has been taught to play. Cook. Caretaker. Performer. Executioner. His family once guided him, but as they withered with age and loss, the burden fell to him to keep their way of life alive. And so he obeyed, clinging to the fragile comfort of their love.

But when outsiders trespassed on their home, everything unraveled. His brother was struck down, killed before his eyes by a faceless trucker. Rage and grief collided with the gnawing terror that he had failed. He spun in fury, chainsaw roaring against the weight of a world crumbling around him.

It was then that something greater reached for him. A presence beyond sight, seeping into his bones like the familiar dread of failing his family. It promised purpose. Security. Obedience. In the Entity’s Realm, Leatherface was given what he could not lose again—a place, a duty, and the assurance that his skills would never be wasted.

Now, when the Fog parts and outsiders come, he knows what must be done. Fear guides his hands, loyalty drives his strikes, and the chainsaw sings its violent hymn until silence reigns once more.

Let them come. He will not fail this family.

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A deep bond with The Entity unlocks potential in one’s Aura-reading ability.

  • After hooking a Survivor, all Survivors who are at least 60/50/40 metres away from that Hook have their Aura revealed to you for 5 seconds.

 

“I just can’t take no pleasure in killing. There’s just some things you gotta do. Don’t mean you have to like it.” — Drayton Sawyer

Barbecue & Chilli

Franklin's Demise

Your vicious Basic Attacks make Survivors drop their Items on impact:

  • Causes dropped Items to slowly lose their Charges over 150/120/90 seconds.
  • The Auras of dropped Items are revealed to you within 32 metres.
    • The level of depletion is indicated by the colour of the Aura, ranging from white to red as the timer elapses.

 

“Sally, I hear something. Stop! Stop!” — Franklin Hardesty

The trauma caused by your brutal attacks makes crying for help painfully difficult.

Putting a Survivor into the Dying State with your Basic Attack blocks their Aura from being revealed to any Survivor, who is farther than 32/24/16 metres away from them.

For the next 15 seconds, the following effects apply to the dying Survivor:

  • Reduces their Field of View and causes them to be deafened.
  • Suffers from the Blindness Status Effect.
  • Reduces the Crawling speed by -50 %.
  • Reduces the Recovery speed by -25 %.

 

“Oh, that gun’s no good. The old way… with a sledge! You see, that way’s better. They die better that way.” — Nubbins Sawyer

Knock Out

Cannibal Builds

Aggressive Chase & Pressure
"Chainsaw Carnage"

Plague Perk

Your prayers invoke a dark power that meddles with the Survivors’ chances of survival.

  • At the start of the Trial, the 3 Generators located farthest from you are blocked by The Entity for 80/100/120 seconds.

Corrupt Intervention deactivates prematurely once the first Survivor is put into the Dying State.

 

“It shall be known across the land that the Gods curse the unfaithful.” — (The Tablet of Adiris, 3.7)

Cannibal Perk

A deep bond with The Entity unlocks potential in one’s Aura-reading ability. After hooking a Survivor, all Survivors who are farther 60/50/40 metres away from that Hook have their Aura revealed for 5 seconds.

Clown Perk

After vaulting a Window, Bamboozle calls upon The Entity to block that Window for the next 8/12/16 seconds.

  • Blocked Windows cannot be vaulted by Survivors.
  • Increases your general Vaulting speed by 5/10/15 %.

 

Bamboozle only blocks one Window at a time and does not apply either of its effects to vaulting Pallets.

Artist Perk

Your act of servitude to The Entity has not gone unnoticed.

Each time a Survivor is hooked for the first time, Grim Embrace gains +1 Token and activates once you are at least 16 metres away from the Hook:

  • 1-3 Tokens: Blocks all Generators for 6/8/10 seconds.
  • 4 Tokens: Blocks all Generators for 40 seconds and the Aura of the Obsession is revealed to you for 6 seconds.

 

“Are we nothing but prisoners to our sorrow?” — Carmina Mora

Add-ons

Pumps more gas in the ignition system to ensure a quick and powerful start.

  • Reduces the Power Recharge time by -1 second.

A big bowl of steaming Chilli to keep you fresh and strong.

  • Increases the duration of the Chainsaw Dash by +0.15 seconds per consumed Token.
  • Increases the duration of the Chainsaw Dash Window by +0.15 seconds.

 

“I got some good barbecue here!” — Drayton Sawyer

Totem & Mind Game Strategy
"Hexed Butcher"

Hag Perk

A Hex that affects the Generator Repair progress of all Survivors.

  • Whenever a Generator is not being repaired by a Survivor, it will immediately and automatically regress its Repair progress at 50/75/100 % of the normal Regression speed.

All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.

Blight Perk

A Hex that gains the favour of The Entity when blood is spilt.

  • Whenever a Survivor loses a Health State by any means and thus enters the Injured State or the Dying State, Hex: Blood Favour calls upon The Entity to block all Pallets within 24/28/32 metres of that Survivor’s location from being pulled down for the next 15 seconds.

All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.

 

“It would be no leap of the imagination to suggest that the Trials are a biological response of sorts.” — Journal of Talbot Grimes

Blight Perk

A Hex which maintains the vile powers that flow throughout the Trial.

The Auras of Survivors within 2/3/4 metres of any Dull Totem are revealed to you.

  • When another Perk’s Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed, its Hex is transferred to the Hex: Undying Totem, including any accumulated Tokens, disabling Hex: Undying instead.

All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.

General Perk

You know where to hit to make them bleed.

  • Wounds inflicted by Basic Attacks cause Survivors to suffer from the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects for 70/80/90 seconds.
    • Increases the Bleeding frequency of injured Survivors by 50/75/100 % for the same duration.
  • Increases the Regression rate at which partial Healing Progression is lost because of Haemorrhage by +25 %.

“It is in its sadistic nature. There is no swift kill as it delights in the obscene spectacle of our agonising suffering.”

Add-ons

A thin slice of smooth, young flesh.
The veins shimmer with luminescent glow, as if life still flows within.

  • Instantly recharges all Power Tokens after hitting a Survivor with Bubba’s Chainsaw.
  • Reduces the maximum duration of a Tantrum to 3 seconds.

 

“There are moments when we cannot believe that what is happening is really true.
Pinch yourself and you may find out that it is.” — Pam Jones

A tool that increases the angle of the depth gauge, making the chain eat more “wood”.

  • Increases the Power Tokens by +1.
  • Reduces the Power Charge speed by -18 %.
  • Reduces the Movement speed during a Chainsaw Dash by -2 %.

Hook Denial + Pressure
"Meat Locker Menace"

Trapper Perk

You get excited in anticipation of hooking your prey.

When carrying a Survivor, you benefit from the following effects:

  • Increases your Movement speed by 6/12/18 %.
  • Increases your Terror Radius by +12 metres.

 

“At some point, the excitement of hooking one of us becomes more important than the desire to kill us.”

Artist Perk

Overwhelming pain reverberates outwards.

At the start of the Trial, 4 random Hooks are changed into Scourge Hooks:

  • The Auras of Scourge Hooks are revealed to you in white.

You start the Trial with 4 Tokens on Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance.

Each time a Survivor is hooked on a Scourge Hook for the first time, 1 Token is consumed and the following effects apply:

  • The Generator with the most Progression explodes and instantly regresses by 10/15/20 % of its total Progression.
  • Normal Generator Regression applies afterwards.
  • All Survivors repairing that Generator will scream, but not reveal their location.

Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance is disabled for the remainder of the Trial once all Tokens are consumed.

 

“The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon.” — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora

Doctor Perk

Your distressing presence drains and weakens your prey.

All Survivors repairing a Generator suffer from the following afflictions:

  • Incurs the Blindness and Exhausted Status Effects for the duration of the Repair action.
    • If a Survivor was already suffering from Exhausted prior to Mindbreaker affecting them, the Status Effect’s timer will be paused and not recover for the duration of the Repair action.
    • Both Status Effects linger for another 3/4/5 seconds after a Survivor stops repairing.

“The specimen’s apparent telepathic ability can evoke feelings of dread and fatigue in nearby individuals.” — Hawkins National Laboratory

Cenobite (General) Perk

You induce mental suffering by crushing any hope of escape.

Whenever a Generator is completed, The Entity blocks the Generator with the most progression for 15/20/25 seconds.

  • The Aura of the blocked Generator is revealed to you in white during this time.

Add-ons

A crudely drawn guide to properly adjust and tune a Chainsaw carburettor.

Starting a Chainsaw Dash automatically consumes all available Power Tokens, combining their durations:

  • Increases the duration of the Chainsaw Dash by +0.5 seconds per Token.
  • Reduces the Movement speed during the Chainsaw Dash by -2 %.

This chain is stained with a foul substance that debilitates anyone it touches.

  • Causes Survivors hit by Bubba’s Chainsaw to drop any carried Item.

Chase Suppression & Sloppy Pressure
"Blood Frenzy"

General Perk

You know where to hit to make them bleed.

  • Wounds inflicted by Basic Attacks cause Survivors to suffer from the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects for 70/80/90 seconds.
    • Increases the Bleeding frequency of injured Survivors by 50/75/100 % for the same duration.
  • Increases the Regression rate at which partial Healing Progression is lost because of Haemorrhage by +25 %.

 

“It is in its sadistic nature. There is no swift kill as it delights in the obscene spectacle of our agonising suffering.”

Skull Merchant Perk

Your prey is terrified by your relentless pursuit.

Start the Trial with 3 Tokens.
Whenever you break a Breakable Wall or a dropped Pallet, THWACK! consumes -1 Token and applies the following effect:

  • Causes all Survivors within 24 metres of your location to scream and reveal their location for 3/4/5 seconds.

Whenever you hook a Survivor, THWACK! is granted +1 Token.

“All those who stood in her path feared her mighty THWACK!” — Sonhadores Sombrios, Issue #3

Hillbilly Perk

You are resilient to pain.

  • Reduces the duration of Pallet Stuns by 40/45/50 %.

Enduring has no effect while carrying a Survivor.

“He stops at nothing.”

Plague Perk

Your prayers invoke a dark power that meddles with the Survivors’ chances of survival.

  • At the start of the Trial, the 3 Generators located farthest from you are blocked by The Entity for 80/100/120 seconds.

Corrupt Intervention deactivates prematurely once the first Survivor is put into the Dying State.

“It shall be known across the land that the Gods curse the unfaithful.” — (The Tablet of Adiris, 3.7)

Add-ons

This chain is stained with a foul substance that debilitates anyone it touches.

  • Causes Survivors hit by Bubba’s Chainsaw to drop any carried Item.

A thin slice of smooth, young flesh.
The veins shimmer with luminescent glow, as if life still flows within.

  • Instantly recharges all Power Tokens after hitting a Survivor with Bubba’s Chainsaw.
  • Reduces the maximum duration of a Tantrum to 3 seconds.

 

“There are moments when we cannot believe that what is happening is really true.
Pinch yourself and you may find out that it is.” — Pam Jones

Aura Reading & Snowballing
“The BBQ Butcher”

Cannibal Perk

A deep bond with The Entity unlocks potential in one’s Aura-reading ability. After hooking a Survivor, all Survivors who are farther 60/50/40 metres away from that Hook have their Aura revealed for 5 seconds.

Nemesis Perk

You have been designed to track down and eliminate targets.

At the start of the Trial, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds.

  • Extends the duration of all instances of a Survivor Aura being revealed to you by +2 seconds.

Lethal Pursuer benefits from its own effect.

 

“…it knows what it wants and won’t stop till it gets it.” — Carlos Oliveira

Cenobite (General) Perk

You are the bringer of sweet pain.

At the start of the Trial, 4 random Hooks are changed into Scourge Hooks:

  • The Auras of Scourge Hooks are revealed to you in white.

Each time a Survivor is unhooked from a Scourge Hook, the following effects apply:

  • The Survivor suffers from the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects for 90 seconds.
  • Upon being healed, the Survivor suffers from a 10/13/16 % Action Speed penalty to Healing and Repairing until they are injured again.

Trickster Perk

You are not going to let just anyone into the VIP room.

For each Survivor you hook for the first time, No Way Out gains 1 Token.
Once the Exit Gates have been powered, No Way Out activates:

  • When a Survivor interacts with an Exit Gate Switch, you receive a Loud Noise Notification and The Entity blocks both Exit Gate Switches for 12 seconds and an additional 6/9/12 seconds per Token in your possession, up to a combined maximum of 36/48/60 seconds.

“That sound when you bleed… let me hear it again.” — Ji-Woon Hak

Add-ons

A clean spark plug fitted for a Chainsaw.

  • Reduces the Power Recharge time by -0.5 seconds.

A crudely drawn guide to properly adjust and tune a Chainsaw carburettor.

Starting a Chainsaw Dash automatically consumes all available Power Tokens, combining their durations:

  • Increases the duration of the Chainsaw Dash by +0.5 seconds per Token.
  • Reduces the Movement speed during the Chainsaw Dash by -2 %.

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