Elliot Spencer alias Pinhead

The Cenobite

Name	Elliot Spencer (formerly) / Pinhead (now)
Game Alias(es)	"Lead Cenobite" / "Hell Priest"
Gender	Male
Nationality/Ethnicity	English
Realm	None
Power	Summons of Pain
Weapon	Hook & Chain
Movement speed	115 % \| 4.6 m/s
Terror Radius	32 metres
Height	Tall
DLC	CHAPTER XXI: Hellraiser
Voice Actor	Undisclosed Voice Actor
Breathing
Menu Music
Terror Radius Music

Elliot Spencer or "The Cenobite", also known as "Pinhead", is one of 25 Killers currently featured in Dead by Daylight .

He was introduced as the Killer of CHAPTER XXI: Hellraiser, a Chapter DLC released on 7 September 2021.

He originates from the 1987 Horror Movie franchise, Hellraiser.

Overview

The Cenobite is a summoning Killer, able to possess Chain Projectiles and use the Lament Configuration to torture every Survivor at once.

His personal Perks, Deadlock , Hex: Plaything , and Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain , allow him to slow Generator Progression and continue to torment Survivor who have experienced his sweet suffering.

Difficulty rating: Hard

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

Lore

A demon to some, an angel to others. Pinhead is an explorer in the further regions of experience, indulging in the limitless thrill of pleasure and pain. When the puzzle box known as the Lament Configuration — a key to another dimension — was found in The Entity's Realm, it was only a matter of time before it fell into curious hands. Once opened, he arrived. What came next was sweet suffering that spilled over the Realm.

The Cenobite's Perks

These are Perks which start off only appearing in The Cenobite's Bloodweb . After achieving Level 30, Teachable versions of these Perks can be found:

Deadlock - Level 30
Hex: Plaything - Level 35
Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain - Level 40

Once obtained, other Killers will be able to find The Cenobite's Perks in their respective Bloodwebs from that point onwards.

	Deadlock	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 20/25/30 seconds. The Aura of the blocked Generator is revealed to you in white during this time. "Nobody escapes us." — Pinhead
	Hex: Plaything	A Hex that toys with a victim's suffering. If there is at least one Dull Totem remaining in the Trial Grounds, Hex: Plaything activates on a random Totem each time a Survivor is hooked for the first time: The Survivors suffers from the Cursed and Oblivious Status Effects until Hex: Plaything is cleansed. For the first 90 seconds, only the Cursed Survivor is able to cleanse the Hex Totem. The Aura of Hex: Plaything's Hex Totem is revealed to the Cursed Survivor within 24/20/16 metres. The Hex effects persist as long as the related Hex Totem is standing. "We came. Now you must come with us. Taste our pleasure." — Pinhead
	Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain	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. When a Survivor is unhooked from a Scourge Hook they suffer from the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects. Both Status Effects are removed upon being healed. Upon being healed, the Survivor suffers from a 7/8/9 % Healing and Repairing Action Speed penalty until they are injured again. "We'll tear your soul apart." — Pinhead

Load-out

Weapon: Hook & Chain

The cruel Hook & Chain he wields with thrill.

Power: Summons of Pain

An extradimensional gateway that leads to pleasure and pain so great it will tear your soul apart.

SUMMONS OF PAIN
Press the Power button to create a gateway and release the button to open it.
Once opened, tap the Ability button to summon forth a possessed Chain under your control.
Direct the Chain into a Survivor to bind them.

A Survivor bound to a Chain is unable to sprint, suffers from the Incapacitated Status Effect, and cannot leave through the Exit Gate .
Their Movement speed will decrease further as they are hit with a second and a third Chain.

Breaking Chains:
Survivors can perform the Break Free action to escape.
If The Cenobite walks through Chains, they will break immediately.
Any solid object (including Characters) between the Gateway and the chained Survivor will immediately break the Chain.

Lament Configuration:
If left alone, the Lament Configuration eventually initiates a Chain Hunt by summoning Chains to pursue Survivors.
The Chain Hunt ends when a Survivor picks up the Lament Configuration.

Survivors can see the Aura of the Lament Configuration, which is either white (idle) or yellow (Chain Hunt)

A Survivor carrying the Lament Configuration suffers from the Oblivious Status Effect and Chains will occasionally be summoned to attack them.
The Survivor must solve the Lament Configuration to remove it from their possession.
While doing this, The Cenobite will see their location and be able to teleport to it.

When The Cenobite picks up the Lament Configuration, a Chain Hunt is activated.
Additionally, all Survivors are instantly bound by Chains, causing them to scream and reveal their locations.

The Lament Configuration will spawn in a new location after The Cenobite or a Survivor has used it.

Power Audio

Lament Configuration Tune


Lament Configuration Spawn Indication


Survivor Escaped with Lament Configuration

Power Trivia

Gateway:

The Gateway works the same as The Nurse's Blink indicator when using Plaid Flannel

Minimum Placement distance: 1.5 metres
Maximum Placement distance: 16 metres
Placement speed: 8 m/s
- This refers to the speed at which the Gateway is moving away from The Cenobite during the Placement phase.
Placement Cancellation cool-down time: 1.5 seconds

Gateway Possession:

Camera Pan time: 0.5 seconds
Field of View Change time: 0.75 seconds
Possession Cancellation cool-down time: 3 seconds
Killer Repossession Fade-in time: 0.25 seconds
Maximum Possession duration: 6 seconds
- After this time elapses, control will revert back to The Cenobite.

Gateway Pitch Angles:

Maximum/Minimum Pitch Angle: ±45 °
- This refers to how high/low The Cenobite can look while possessing the Gateway from an imagined horizon.

Lament Configuration (Chain Hunt):

Chain Hunt Charge time: 90 seconds
- After spawning the Lament Configuration.
Minimum Chain Hunt Attack delay: 9 seconds
Maximum Chain Hunt Attack delay: 12 seconds
Chain Targeting Cool-down: 4 seconds
- This applies to the Survivor holding the Lament Configuration-
Number of Chains targeting Survivors after Cenobite pick-up: 3 Chains
Loud Noise Notification duration: 3 seconds
Escape Grasp charge time: 2 seconds

Lament Configuration (Spawn Times):

Respawn after Cenobite pick-up: 10 seconds
Respawn after Survivor solving: 45 seconds
Respawn after Survivor escaped grasp: 45 seconds
Respawn after Survivor escaped grasp through Killer attack: 30 seconds

Lament Configuration (Spawn Location):
The Lament Configuration has the following behaviour in regards to choosing its spawn and respawn location:

When running the Spawn Routine, the Lament Configuration first maps all possible Spawn locations in the Trial Grounds and checks their distance to Survivors and The Cenobite:
- if a spawn location is within 16 metres of any Survivor, its chances decrease by -5,000 points.
- if a spawn location is within 40 metres of The Cenobite, its chances decrease by -15,000 points.
- any spawn locations outside of these radii have an equal chance to be picked as the Lament Configuration's spawn location.

Lament Configuration (Solving):

Interaction time: 6 seconds
Interaction cool-down: 1 second
Skill Check:
- Penalty time: 1 second
- Duration: 1.1 seconds
- Trigger chance: 100 %
- Good Success Zone length: 15 %
- Good Success bonus: 0 %
- Great Success Zone length: 2.5 %
- Great Success bonus: 2 %

Teleportation:

Charge time: 3.25 seconds
Slow-down duration post-teleport: 1.25 seconds
Minimum Teleportation distance: to within 10 metres of the Survivor
Maximum Teleportation distance: to within 12 metres of the Survivor

Chains:

Exit Blocker Linger time: 5 seconds
- This refers to how long after freeing themselves from the Chains, Survivors will remain unable to leave through the Exit Gates-
Removal duration for Survivors: 1 second per Chain
Maximum number of attached Chains: 3 Chains
Maximum Length before breaking off: 18 metres
Post-Unhook Immunity duration: 3 seconds
- This is so Survivors are not immediately targeted by Chains after being unhooked.
While chained; Survivors are unable to run and each additional Chain further reduces their Movement speed:
- 1 Chain: 2.26 m/s
- 2 Chains: 1.695 m/s
- 3 Chains: 1.13 m/s

Chain Projectiles (General):

Field of View Change time: 0.75 seconds
Shot Cool-down time: 5 seconds
Reel-Back speed: 20 m/s

Chain Projectiles (Controlled):

Initial Projectile speed: 10 m/s
Maximum Yaw Turn rate: 125 ° per Server Tick
Maximum Pitch Turn Rate: 100 ° per Server Tick
Maximum Travel distance: 24 metres
Roll Angle speed: 3.5 °
Roll Angle Reset speed: 10 °
Maximum Roll Angle: 25 °
Bonus Chains on Hit: +2 Chains
- Additional Chains that will instantly grab the Survivor hit by a controlled Chain.

Chain Projectiles (Uncontrolled):

Launch delay: 1.5 seconds
- This refers to how long the Game waits before launching an uncontrolled Chain after its spawn location is revealed.
Spawn buffer: 3 seconds
- This refers to how long the Game waits before launching another uncontrolled Chain.
Minimum Spawn distance to Survivor: 2.5 metres
Maximum Spawn distance to Survivor: 6 metres
Projectile Speed: 10 m/s
Maximum Travel distance: 16 metres
Reel-Back Speed: 20 m/s
- Only applies to Chains that did not hit a Survivor.
Maximum length until Break-off: 18 metres.

Add-ons for Summons of Pain

Add-ons support Mouse-over functionality (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.

Icon	Name	Description
	Leather Strip	Leather strips torn from a Cenobite's uniform, allowing for the mutilation of exposed flesh. Slightly reduces (-0.15 seconds) Summons of Pain cool-down.
	Lively Crickets	Insects which scarcely avoided being eaten by a mysterious drifter. Slightly increases (+10 ° (Pitch/Yaw Turn rate)) Possessed Chain Turn rate.
	Burning Candle	A candle lit by Frank Cotton during a fatal summoning ceremony. Moderately reduces (-5 seconds) Chain Hunt Activation time.
	Bent Nail	A simple nail that cut deep into Larry Cotton's hand. Though the damage was superficial, it set into motion a horrifying set of events. Grants 100 % bonus Bloodpoints for Chain Bound Score Event in the Deviousness Category. Hits with Possessed Chains only spawn 1 additional Chain.
	Wriggling Maggots	Larvae that poured from the mouth of a corpse hidden in the Cotton household. Moderately increases (+15 ° (Pitch/Yaw Turn rate)) Possessed Chains Turn rate.
	Spoiled Meal	A pile of mould, feasted on by a cockroach. Perhaps a sign of Frank Cotton's mysterious disappearance... Slightly increases (+2 metres) maximum Possessed Chains Travel distance.
	Skewered Rat	A crude solution for the Cotton home's rat problem. Moderately reduces (-0.45 seconds) Summons of Pain cool-down.
	Liquified Gore	The result of summoning the Cenobites. There is no telling what part of the human body this belonged to. Moderately increases (+2 seconds) Lament Configuration Solving time.
	Flickering Television	A television that acted strangely upon the arrival of the Cenobites. Moderately increases (+4 metres) maximum Gateway Casting distance.
	Torture Pillar	A dangling slab covered in the gore of past victims. Considerably reduces (-10 seconds) Chain Hunt Activation time.
	Slice of Frank	A slab of Frank's face after his torture at the hand of the Cenobites. Survivors carrying the Lament Configuration suffer from the Exhausted Status Effect.
	Larry's Remains	The skeletal remains of Larry Cotton, covered in a thick, sticky layer of blood. Considerably increases (+4 seconds) Lament Configuration Solving time.
	Larry's Blood	The blood of Larry Cotton, which partially resurrected his brother Frank. Moderately increases (+4 metres) maximum Possessed Chains Travel distance.
	Frank's Heart	The beating heart of Frank, given life from his brother's blood. Considerably increases (+8 metres) maximum Gateway Casting distance.
	Original Pain	The first pin pushed into Pinhead's skull. Such pleasure and pain. Survivors who break free of Possessed Chains suffer from the Deep Wound Status Effect
	Impaling Wire	A wire that pierces the cheeks of a Cenobite, while revealing the gaping wound on her neck. Summons 1 additional Chain if a Survivor uses the environment to break a Chain.
	Greasy Black Lens	A lens from the sunglasses of an obese Cenobite whose fleshy rolls droop down his face and neck. Reveals Survivors hit by Possessed Chains for 6 seconds
	Chatterer's Tooth	A fragment from a Cenobite whose mouth chatters endlessly. This tooth, having broken from his jaw, is finally silent. Reveals the Lament Configuration to The Cenobite. Picking up the Lament Configuration has the following effects: Deactivates an on-going Chain Hunt. Gain the Undetectable Status Effect for 12 seconds.
	Iridescent Lament Configuration	A glass-like puzzle box moulded from The Fog itself. This replica differs from the original, providing altogether new powers. While a Chain Hunt is inactive, Survivors beyond 16 metres of the Lament Configuration cannot see its Aura . "You opened it. We came." — Pinhead
	Engineer's Fang	A sharp tooth from the maw of a fleshy, scorpion-like creature, known to accompany Cenobites on their grim undertakings. Possessed Chains injure Healthy Survivors, but do not bind them or spawn additional Chains. Slightly increases (+0.25 seconds) Gateway Closing time after hitting a healthy Survivor with a Possessed Chain. "We have such sights to show you." — Pinhead

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

There are currently 2 Achievements related to The Cenobite.

Icon	Name	Description
	Adept Cenobite	Achieve a Merciless Victory with The Cenobite using only his Unique Perks: Deadlock , Hex: Plaything & Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain .
	Tear Their Soul Apart	With The Cenobite , bind Survivors with Possessed Chains 50 times.

Customisation

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

The Cenobite's attire includes:

Base Cosmetics

Default

Name	Rarity	Description
Pinhead	Common	The leader of demonic creatures devoted to experimental torture and ruler of Hell, an extra-dimensional realm.
Hell Harness	Common	Leather suit displaying his extreme body modification and ritual scarification.
Hook & Chain	Common	The cruel hook & chain he wields with thrill.

Prestige

Name	Rarity	Description	Additional Notes
Bloody Pinhead	Rare	Bloodthirsty leader of demonic creatures devoted to experimental torture and ruler of Hell, an extra-dimensional realm.	3rd Prestige Reward
Bloodstained Harness	Rare	Leather suit displaying his extreme body modification and ritual scarification.	2nd Prestige Reward
Bloodied Hook & Chain	Rare	Bloodthirsty leader of demonic creatures devoted to experimental torture and ruler of Hell, an extra-dimensional realm.	1st Prestige Reward

In-Game Store

Outfits

Linked Cosmetics : click on the icon in the table below to see the individual parts of a Cosmetic Set and their descriptions.

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Contents	Collection	Price
	The Hell Priest	Very Rare	Explorer in the further regions of experience. Demons to some, angels to others.	Garment of Torment Grappling Hook & Chain	Hellraiser	720
	Chatterer	Legendary	An avid servant of Pinhead, dedicated to exploring the limits of human sensations.	One-piece Outfit	Hellraiser	1485

Body

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Contents	Collection	Price
	Garment of Torment	Very Rare	Garment displaying intricate forms of body scarification to experiment with the limits of human sensations.	The Hell Priest	Hellraiser	400

Weapons

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Contents	Collection	Price
	Grappling Hook & Chain	Very Rare	The perverse hook & chain he wields with cruelty and satisfaction.	The Hell Priest	Hellraiser	400

Alternate Character Models

The Cenobite has 1 alternate Character model available in the in-game Store:

The Chatterer

DLC

Main Article: Downloadable Content

The Cenobite is currently part of 1 DLC:

CHAPTER XXI: Hellraiser

Trivia

With the release of Chapter 21, all of The Cenobite voice lines have been removed from the game.
- Official stance on their removal is - "The Cenobite's voice over lines have been removed due to complications with the audio files."
- The Chatterer, however, has audio lines of his teeth clicks.
His animations and gestures are nods to his stature in the Hellraiser movies as he held himself with a graceful attitude.
He is the second Killer to interact with Breakables through telekinetic powers.
The Cenobite's "The box" quotes are straight recreations of his introducing quote from the 1987 Film. "The box. You opened it, we came".
The Cenobite is the first and only Killer whose Mori removes the Survivors' body from the Trial Grounds, as the corpse of the Survivors remain after being killed by any other Killer.

PTB Trivia

The Cenobite was the fourth Killer in the Game to speak:
- When teleporting to a Survivor solving the Lament Configuration, he said either of four lines:
  - "You opened the Box, I came!" (twice in different tones of voice and emphasis)
  - "The Box, you opened it! I came!"
  - "The Box, you opened it! And I came!"
- Performing his Memento Mori, he utters the following line:
  - "I shall tear your soul apart!"
- All of these are slightly altered versions of voice lines from the first Hellraiser movie.
- He was the second Killer to speak English.

THE SURVIVORS
BASE GAME + CHAPTER I	Dwight Fairfield	Meg Thomas	Claudette Morel	Jake Park	Nea Karlsson
CHAPTERS II - V	Laurie Strode	Ace Visconti	Bill Overbeck	Feng Min	David King
CHAPTERS VI - X	Quentin Smith	David Tapp	Kate Denson	Adam Francis	Jeff Johansen
CHAPTERS XI - XIV	Jane Romero	Ash Williams	Nancy Wheeler	Steve Harrington	Yui Kimura
CHAPTERS XV - XIX	Zarina Kassir	Cheryl Mason	Felix Richter	Élodie Rakoto	Yun-Jin Lee
CHAPTERS XX - XXI	Jill Valentine	Leon Scott Kennedy	Mikaela Reid
THE KILLERS
BASE GAME + CHAPTERS I - II	Evan MacMillan - The Trapper	Philip Ojomo - The Wraith	Max Thompson Jr. - The Hillbilly	Sally Smithson - The Nurse	Michael Myers - The Shape
CHAPTERS III - VI	Lisa Sherwood - The Hag	Herman Carter - The Doctor	Anna - The Huntress	Bubba Sawyer - The Cannibal	Freddy Krueger - The Nightmare
CHAPTERS VII - XI	Amanda Young - The Pig	Jeffrey Hawk - The Clown	Rin Yamaoka - The Spirit	Frank, Julie, Susie, Joey - The Legion	Adiris - The Plague
CHAPTERS XII - XV	Danny Johnson - The Ghost Face	The Demogorgon	Kazan Yamaoka - The Oni	Caleb Quinn - The Deathslinger	Pyramid Head - The Executioner
CHAPTERS XVI - XXI	Talbot Grimes - The Blight	Victor & Charlotte Deshayes - The Twins	Ji-Woon Hak - The Trickster	Nemesis T-Type - The Nemesis	Elliot Spencer - The Cenobite
LEGENDARY CHARACTERS
The Chatterer	Chris Redfield	Claire Redfield	Cybil Bennett	Jonathan Byers	Lisa Garland
The Look-See	The Mordeo
ULTRA RARE CHARACTERS
The Ferryman	The Krampus	The Minotaur
COSTUME CHARACTERS
Alessa Gillespie	The Birch
LORE CHARACTERS
Alex	Benedict Baker	The Entity	The Observer	Vigo	and many more...
UNUSED CHARACTERS
The Smasher	The Teacher