Michael Myers

"Something, or rather someone, is here now. I've never seen this... Shape before. A man hiding behind a mask. He comes with a determination. But more worrying, he comes with an apparent grasp of the hunt. He does not strike me as someone who even went unwillingly to this place. Is there more to this being than I can fathom?"

- Unknown (Potentially Benedict Baker)

"I met him, fifteen years ago; I was told there was nothing left; no reason, no conscience, no understanding; and even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, of good or evil, right or wrong. I met this six-year-old child, with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and the blackest eyes... the devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realised that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply... evil."

- Dr. Sam Loomis

' or "The Shape" is one of ' currently featured in .

He was introduced as the Killer of CHAPTER II: The HALLOWEEN® Chapter, a Chapter DLC released on 25 October 2016.

He originates from the 1978 Horror Movie franchise with the same name, Halloween.

Overview
The Shape is a haunting Killer, intent on monitoring Survivors from a distance to feed his Power. The more he stalks, the stronger and faster he becomes.

His personal Perks,, , and , select one Survivor to become his Obsession and will trigger deadly effects based on the Obsession Status.

His Perks are focused around Obsessions, just like Michael Myers is obsessed with killing, the Killer picks a Survivor, and tags them as his Obsession.

Difficulty rating:  (based on the amount of time and effort that is required to properly learn to play him and use his Power effectively)

Lore
''Some humans are simply bad seeds. Seeds infused with a distilled and pure form of evil.''

''Michael Myers is one of those seeds. He had no issues with causing the pain of others. Instead, it was exactly what he sought. But even life can be tough on those with minds filled with terror. The difference is just how one goes about to solve those problems. For Michael, he had to kill to find some inner peace. As he took his sister’s life, the police found a silent boy dressed as a clown at the scene.''

''When one stumbles upon a growing fire, one does not pour gasoline on it. But this was an action taken by officials that had no idea how it would shape this demon in the boy's body. Sending Michael to a mental institution was a feeble attempt to save the child. Unsuccessful therapy and nightly screams just made him even more introverted and deranged.''

''People hoped that Michael Myers would end up a parenthesis, soon to be forgotten and buried, a failure that soon were to rot away. But then...he escaped.''

The Shape's Perks
These are Perks which start off only appearing in The Shape's . After achieving Level 30, Teachable versions of these Perks can be found: Once obtained, other Killers will be able to find The Shape's Perks in their respective Bloodwebs from that point onwards
 * Save the Best for Last - Level 30
 * Play with Your Food - Level 35
 * Dying Light - Level 40

Weapon: Kitchen Knife
The Kitchen Knife is The Shape's primary weapon: an oversized blade with devastatingly sharp edges.

Power Trivia
Evil Within
 * Once The Shape tiers-up past Evil Within I, he is unable tier-down back to Evil Within I.

Stalk Points / Evil
 * Stalk Points per Evil Within Tier: 
 * Stalk Points are obtained by stalking Survivors who are in The Shape's Field of View, draining them of their "Evil".
 * Despite all Survivors being highlighted when stalking, Evil is only drained from the one closest to The Shape at a time. He cannot stalk multiple Survivors at once anymore (see Change Log).
 * Stalk-Point Reservoir per Trial: 
 * This reservoir is evenly distributed across all Survivors loading into a Trial (relevant for Custom Games). In a regular Trial, this results in each Survivor having  The Shape can obtain from them.

Stalking
 * Stalk range: ' to '.
 * Outside of this range, no Evil will be drained from Survivors.
 * Stalk rate: 
 * The Stalk rate is affected by a distance penalty, reducing its efficiency the farther away a Survivor is from The Shape, ranging from ' at closest range to just ' at farthest range.
 * The Stalk-efficiency-to-distance ratio appears to be linear, meaning that at a distance of ', the Stalk efficiency will be ' as well.
 * Stalk time: 
 * The Stalk time is coupled to the Stalk rate, ranging from ' to '.
 * Unlike the Stalk-efficiency-to-distance ratio, the Stalk time increases exponentially with distance. A graph detailing this can be found in the Gallery section.

Outline Colours
 * The amount of Stalk Points or Evil a Survivor has left is indicated to The Shape via the colour of their outline when being stalked.
 * The colour ranges from ' to '.

Power Audio
 This audio cue used to warn Survivors actively being stalked by The Shape that his next Tier-up was imminent (Power gauge at ~85 %). It was disabled after a couple of Patches as the Developers considered it too much information for the Survivors.

Stances
Observant Players may notice that The Shape changes his stance when progressing through his Evil Within Tiers or when he has specific Add-ons equipped. However, contrary to the popular belief, these stance-changes are not tied to those, but rather directly to The Shape's momentary Movement speed, which happens to often correlate with his Tiers and Add-ons.

This behaviour allows Players using a controller to fake a different stance or even the use of specific Add-ons by purposefully walking slower than his maximum speed.

The Shape has :

Add-ons for Evil Within

 * Add-ons support  (desktop version only): hovering over the modifier words with your cursor will reveal the values behind them. On mobile browsers, the values are displayed in small text after the modifier words. Desktop users experiencing issues with the mouse-over may temporarily switch to mobile view at the bottom of an Article page.

Achievements

 * Main article: Achievements

There are currently  Achievements related to The Shape.

Customisation
Players can customise their Character by choosing one outfit style from each category. Blood-stained attire is obtained after The Shape reaches Level 50 and prestiges.

The Shape's attire includes:

DLC

 * Main article: Downloadable Content

The Shape is currently part of  DLC:
 * CHAPTER II: The HALLOWEEN® Chapter

Hotfix 1.2.1e

 * : removed the ability to stalk multiple Survivors at once to greatly progress Evil Within.

Patch 2.1.0

 * : increased The Shape's Movement speed in Evil Within I from ' to '.
 * : adjusted The Shape's Carrying speed to be  across all Tiers (used to be slower in Evil Within I).

Patch 2.3.0

 * : reduced the footstep audio.

Patch 3.3.1

 * : updated The Shape's Power with the Undetectable Status Effect.
 * The Shape's Terror Radius in Evil Within I is now reduced to ' from formerly '.
 * Evil Within I no longer grants immunity from detection Perks, meaning that and, which previously would not detect him in Evil Within I, will now announce his approach.

Patch 4.1.2

 * : removed the ability to stalk on Evil Within III.

Trivia

 * The full name of Michael Myers is "Michael Audrey Myers".
 * The Shape was the first Killer to be introduced as a paid DLC.
 * The Shape was also the first licensed Character to be released, alongside Laurie Strode.
 * The Shape's in-game name is a reference to the original 1978 Movie: during the credits, the character is credited as "The Shape".
 * The music that plays when The Shape reaches Evil Within III is from the movie Halloween.
 * Originally, when The Shape was about to reach the next Evil Within Tier, the stalked Survivor would hear a remade version of The Hedge, which incidentally plays in the film whilst the protagonist Laurie Strode is being stalked.
 * Whenever The Shape changes Evil Within Tiers, a small tune following the Halloween main theme plays throughout the Trial Grounds.
 * The Shape's Terror Radius audio is a remake of the original Halloween track, The Hanger.
 * The Shape has a small animated trail behind his knife when he swings.
 * In Evil Within III, The Shape's knife is in the way of the Red Stain and occasionally reflects its red light.
 * The Shape's breathing is slightly different from how it is heard in the original film.
 * The Shape's Memento Mori is possibly a reference to how he kills people in the original film, as he often grabs people by the neck and either stabs them or simply suffocates them.
 * The Shape, in terms of appearance, is the cleanliest of the Killers, apart from a small blood stain on his left shoulder and one on his knife.
 * The Shape was the second Killer to wear a face mask.
 * The Shape is the only Killer to date to have Add-ons that grant him the ability to kill Survivors.
 * The Shape is one of the most human-looking Killers in the game, as he doesn't have any unnatural alterations to his appearance like most of the other Killers.
 * The Shape was the first Killer to have a Power gauge.
 * The Shape features standard boots in Dead by Daylight, whereas in the film, he can be seen wearing Green Vietnam Combat Jungle Boots.
 * The Shape shares his voice-actor with.

Gallery
For more go to the Shape's Gallery

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