Herman Carter

	I have difficulty keeping my sanity. Each day, this altering world provides me with new trials. A man wearing the robes of a doctor crossed my path. From afar, I witness him walking around, searching.. But he was not...normal. Eyes and mouth pried open, in a painful and disturbing way. Where do these fiends stem from? I do not trust him, he looks like he wants to bring pain, not healing? I will stay away, it is the wisest thing to do.
	~ Unknown (Potentially Benedict Baker)

The Doctor

Name	Herman Carter
Game Alias(es)	"Mu Yi"
Gender	Male
Nationality/Ethnicity	African American*
Realm	Léry's Memorial Institute
Power	Carter's Spark
Power Attack Type	Special Attack (Shock Therapy/ Static Blast)
Weapon	The Stick
Movement speed	115 % \| 4.6 m/s
Terror Radius	32 metres
Height	Tall
DLC	CHAPTER IV: Spark of Madness
Voice Actor	Alex Lin, Product Manager
Breathing
Menu Music
Terror Radius Music

Herman Carter or "The Doctor" is one of 24 Killers currently featured in Dead by Daylight .

He was introduced as the Killer of CHAPTER IV: Spark of Madness, a Chapter DLC released on 11 May 2017.

Overview

The Doctor is a madness-inducing Killer, able to use his Power - Static Blast, incapacitating Survivors and causing them to hallucinate and scream in terror, revealing their position.

His personal Perks, Overwhelming Presence , Monitor & Abuse , and Overcharge , encourage chases, impact Survivors' ability to repair effectively and make him harder to detect when not in a Chase.

His Perks are about hindering and creating problems for the Survivors. The sheer stature of The Doctor infuses fear and terror in those around him.

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

Additional Lore can be found in Tome II - Reckoning: Ascendance.

Original Lore

This is the original Lore for Herman Carter as it was presented on Dead by Daylight's now archived Website.

From an early age, Herman Carter understood the human psyche. To analyse and de-construct something as powerful as the brain intrigued him. He was an apt pupil and gained the attention of his teachers. He excelled in high-school and was published in "Partisan" — a psychology gazette. Within a year, Carter was fast-tracked into Yale's advanced neuroscience programme, really a front for the CIA. Brainpower is a must if you're about to conquer the world and demolish foes across the pond. The CIA understood this, so interrogation and intelligence became their number one priority. All they needed were brilliant people — like Carter.

Carter and other top-tier recruits were transferred off-campus and into a secret black site facility in Illinois known as Léry's Memorial Institute. A protégé craves a mentor, and that's where Dr Otto Stamper stepped in, who taught Carter that information is everything and knowledge is power. He was given all instruments needed, a guiding hand, and more or less everything he asked for. He never realised that sunlight had started to become so scarce, that he too was kept in the dark. Because knowledge doesn't only give you power, it also transforms you into a threat.

To extract information was his mission. Dr Stamper encouraged Carter to go further and not to consider this a normal medical facility — no eyes were watching them, there were no rules to abide. The agency just pointed Carter in the right direction, then he started to take a few steps back as he saw how Carter could walk on his own. Docile test subjects were exchanged for real, live spies. People that played a role in the troubles outside the facility. Carter shouldered this new role — Project Awakening took form, and on paper Carter described it as "experimental interrogation". It was approved and over a few months, nobody knocked on his door. Screams and moans filled the corridor outside his lab, but wars skew people and what they accept — as long as the enemy is kept at bay. The fluorescent lights flickered more and more often. Electro-convulsive Treatment became a standard dish on the menu. Prisoners held at the facility begged the guards to take them to any other lab but Carter's. Rumours were disregarded in the beginning.

Over the years, Carter became known as The Doctor and no one ever questioned if he had even held a medical certificate or even what happened to the prisoners after they had given up their information. It was only after the Léry's Memorial Institute went silent for a week that they finally uncovered the true horror of what had happened there.

Carter's experimental information extraction had turned to horrific and bizarre torture. Patients and prisoners were found dead or in vegetative states with all types of head trauma. In his office, they found the most terrible discovery of all. Dr Stamper himself, his head peeled open and an array of electrodes and sensors inserted into his still working, but annihilated brain. There was no sign of Herman "The Doctor" Carter, but his research papers suggested that he had been using the prisoners as part of awful ECT experiments as he searched for the panacea of mind control.

The government didn't want to know. The black site was condemned and all knowledge of the Léry's Memorial Institute redacted forever.

Current Lore

This is the Lore as it is present in Dead by Daylight itself.

Showing exceptional aptitude in psychology, Herman was handpicked for special training in an advanced neuroscience program located in a secret black site facility in Illinois known as Léry's Memorial Institute, really a front for the CIA.

This is where Herman met Dr Otto Stamper, where under his guidance, Herman began to use strange and ever increasingly vicious methods to extract information from prisoners sent to the institute, which was also a covert prison and re-education cenre for whoever was the USA's current nemesis. His liberal use of violent electroshock therapy revealed dramatic results and several threats to national security were uncovered.

Over the years, Herman became known as The Doctor and no one ever questioned if he had even held a medical certificate or even what happened to the prisoners after they had given up their information. It was only after Léry's Memorial Institute went silent for a week that the true horror was finally discovered. The personnel, patients, and prisoners were all found dead with all types of head trauma. All personnel and prisoners' bodies were accounted for, including Dr Stamper, but no sign of Herman “The Doctor” Carter.

The Doctor's Perks

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

Overwhelming Presence - Level 30
Monitor & Abuse - Level 35
Overcharge - Level 40

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

	Overwhelming Presence	Your presence alone instils great fear. Survivors within your Terror Radius suffer from inefficiency: When using an Item , its Depletion rate is increased by 80/90/100 %. "Shit!! I dropped the gauze!"
	Monitor & Abuse	Meticulous in your approach, terrifying in your application. Your base Terror Radius is increased by 8 metres. Whenever you are outside of a Chase, your Terror Radius is reduced by 16 metres while your Field of View is increased by 3/5/10 °. Field of View gains do not stack. "It's time for your treatment!." — Herman Carter, The Doctor
	Overcharge	You are fuelled by your hate for progress. Damaging a Generator overcharges it: The next Survivor interacting with it will be faced with a difficult Skill Check . Failing the Skill Check results in an additional Progression loss of 3/4/5 %. Succeeding the Skill Check does not grant any bonus Progression. "It is a trap. But a trap one must step in..."

Load-out

Weapon: The Stick

The Stick is the primary weapon for The Doctor. An instrument of punishment when all other treatments failed.

The Doctor puts his Weapon away on his belt when he's about to perform his Memento Mori .

Power: Carter's Spark

Is it a gift, or a curse?
The Entity has ignited a corrupted and inexhaustible spark in The Doctor's heart which allows him to generate electroconvulsive power at will.
His insidious treatment corrupts the minds of those it touches.
Victims shocked by the corrupt spark begin to lose their grip on reality and, with repeated exposure, inevitably succumb to madness.

CARTER'S SPARK:
Successfully striking Survivors with The Doctor's special abilities, Shock Therapy and Static Blast, increases the Survivors' Madness, eventually afflicting them with the Madness Status Effect and triggering increasingly potent effects:

Madness I:

Causes Survivors to scream once, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Slight chance to trigger Madness Skill Checks (33 %).

Madness II:

Causes Survivors to scream once, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Causes Survivors to experience hallucinations in the form of an Illusionary Doctor.
Moderate chance to trigger Madness Skill Checks (66 %).

Madness III:

Causes Survivors to scream intermittently, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Causes Survivors to experience hallucinations in the form of an Illusionary Doctor.
Disables Survivors' ability to perform any Repairing, Healing, Sabotaging, Searching, or Cleansing interactions until they successfully Snap Out of It.
Tremendous chance to trigger Madness Skill Checks (100 %) during Snap Out of It.
Succeeding Snap Out of It will return Survivors back to Madness I.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Shock Therapy
Press and hold the Power button to perform a Shock Therapy Attack, unleashing a ranged shock attack on the ground in front of The Doctor.
Survivors struck by Shock Therapy gain increased Madness and any interactions they are performing are immediately cancelled and put on a cool-down of 2.5 seconds.

Shock Therapy immediately negates the Oblivious Status Effect.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Static Blast
Press and hold the Active Ability button to perform a Static Blast, causing all Survivors within The Doctor's Terror Radius to scream.
Survivors struck by Static Blast gain one Madness Tier and any interactions they are performing are immediately cancelled.

Static Blast can only be activated when not on cool-down (60 seconds).

Static Blast immediately negates the Oblivious Status Effect.

Power Trivia

Additional information can be found in the Madness Article.

The Shock Therapy attack has a default range of 10 metres.
The Shock Therapy attack has a default charge time of 1 second.
The Static Blast attack range is directly tied to The Doctor's Terror Radius and can be increased and decreased accordingly.
The Static Blast attack has a default charge time of 2 seconds.
The Doctor is slowed to 3.08 m/s while charging the Shock Therapy attack.
The Shock Therapy attack has a so-called Detonation Delay of 1 second in between spawning the visual effects of the shock wave propagating outwards from The Doctor and it shocking any Survivors within its Area of Effect.
After a successful Shock Therapy attack, there is a Power and Attack cool-down of 1.5 seconds.
NOTE: despite the in-game Tooltips stating otherwise, the interaction penalty of 2.5 seconds Survivors experience only applies to Shock Therapy, not Static Blast.

Add-ons for Carter's Spark

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Icon	Name	Description
	Mouldy Electrode	A mouldy electrode which can nevertheless conduct a weak electrical current. Slightly increases Shock Therapy Attack range.
	Maple Knight	A white knight chess piece made of maple. This gift from an old man brings back distant memories and imbues The Doctor with devastating focus. Reveals the Shock Therapy Area of Effect.
	"Order" - Class I	A conventional ECT procedure, part of a patient's daily routine at the Léry's Memorial Institute. Can cause a state of mild confusion in the patient. Slightly decreases Static Blast cool-down. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Order: Broken Pallets may appear to be replaced with Illusionary Pallets that persist until approached. A new Illusionary Pallet is generated at the location of a random Broken Pallet every 20 seconds. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness to read the Auras of Illusionary Pallets.
	"Calm" - Class I	An ECT procedure using a deep wavelength that soothes various mental illnesses. With Carter's Spark as its source, this procedure can cause mild anxiety in the patient. Slightly increases Terror Radius while Static Blast is ready. Slightly decreases Terror Radius while Static Blast is on cool-down. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Calm: Madness II: Intermittently causes Survivors to hear a distant Illusionary Terror Radius. Madness III: Constantly causes Survivors to hear a distant Illusionary Terror Radius.
	Polished Electrode	A like-new standard electrode equipment to conduct electro-convulsive treatments. Moderately increases Shock Therapy Attack range.
	"Restraint" - Class II	An experimental ECT procedure developed within the Fog. Uses a wavelength that links the patient's and Doctor's minds. This procedure is known to cause mild cases of hallucination in the patient. Reveals Survivors' Auras for 1 second when their Madness Tier increases. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Restraint: Moderately increased Illusionary Doctor duration. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness in order to read the Auras of Illusionary Doctors.
	"Order" - Class II	A high stimulus ECT procedure, part of a patient's daily routine at the Léry's Memorial Institute. Can cause a state of moderate confusion in the patient. Moderately decreases Static Blast cool-down. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Order: Broken Pallets may appear to be replaced with Illusionary Pallets that persist until approached. A new Illusionary Pallet is generated at the location of a random Broken Pallet every 20 seconds. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness to read the Auras of Illusionary Pallets. "Side effects are very rare." — Léry's Memorial Institute
	"Discipline" - Class II	Project Awakening ECT procedure for disciplinary action which uses a fixed dose at high voltage. Can cause a state of moderate paranoia in the patient. Slightly decreases the Shock Detonation Delay of Shock Therapy. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Discipline: Madness II: While in a Chase, Survivors perceive an Illusionary Red Stain and Terror Radius as though The Doctor were right behind them. This effect persists for 6 seconds after the Chase ends. Madness III: Illusionary Red Stain and Terror Radius are constantly active. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness in order to see the Illusionary Red Stain. "We re-educate our patients with the greatest care." — Léry's Memorial Institute
	"Calm" - Class II	A risky ECT procedure using a deep wavelength that soothes various mental illnesses. With Carter's Spark as its source, this procedure can cause moderate anxiety in the patient. Moderately increases Terror Radius while Static Blast is ready. Moderately decreases Terror Radius while Static Blast is on cool-down. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Calm: Madness II: Intermittently causes Survivors to hear a distant Illusionary Terror Radius. Madness III: Constantly causes Survivors to hear a distant Illusionary Terror Radius. "Electro-convulsive therapy is one of the safest medical procedures." — Léry's Memorial Institute
	Scrapped Tape	A compact cassette from Project Awakening containing mostly white noise. Opens The Doctor's mind to alternate treatment methods. Shock Therapy's Area of Effect becomes a ring, placed 8 metres in front of The Doctor, with an outer radius of 4.2 metres and an inner radius of 3 metres.
	Interview Tape	A compact cassette from Project Awakening containing an unedited interview of a victim. Opens The Doctor's mind to alternate treatment methods. Shock Therapy's Area of Effect becomes a beam 24 metres long and 2 metres wide.
	High Stimulus Electrode	An experimental electrode that can withstand very high charges for a longer period of time. Considerably increases Shock Therapy Attack range.
	"Restraint" - Class III	An experimental ECT procedure developed within the Fog. Uses a high stimulus wavelength to link the patient's and Doctor's minds. This procedure is known to cause serious cases of hallucinations in the patient. Reveals Survivors' Auras for 2 second when their Madness Tier increases. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Restraint: Moderately increased Illusionary Doctor duration. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness in order to read the Auras of Illusionary Doctors.
	"Discipline" - Class III	Project Awakening ECT procedure for disciplinary action which uses a fixed dose at very high voltage. Can cause a state of serious paranoia in the patient. Moderately decreases the Shock Detonation Delay of Shock Therapy. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Discipline: Madness II: While in a Chase, Survivors perceive an Illusionary Red Stain and Terror Radius as though The Doctor were right behind them. This effect persists for 6 seconds after the Chase ends. Madness III: Illusionary Red Stain and Terror Radius are constantly active. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness in order to see the Illusionary Red Stain. "Respect of our patients is at the core of our principles." — Léry's Memorial Institute
	"Restraint" - Carter's Notes	An experimental ECT procedure developed within the Fog, crudely annotated. Uses an unbearable stimulus wavelength to link the patient's and Doctor's minds. This procedure is known to cause severe cases of hallucinations in the patient. Reveals Survivors' Auras for 3 seconds when Madness increases. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Restraint: Moderately increased Illusionary Doctor duration. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness in order to read the Auras of Illusionary Doctors. "I CAN SEE THEIR DISGUSTING ILLNESSES ." — Unsigned Notes (potentially Herman Carter)
	"Order" - Carter's Notes	An experimental version of the ECT procedure, annotated by Doctor Herman Carter himself. The long, constant stimulus leaves the patient in a state of severe confusion. Considerably decreases Static Blast cool-down. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Order: Broken Pallets may appear to be replaced with Illusionary Pallets that persist until approached. A new Illusionary Pallet is generated at the location of a random Broken Pallet every 20 seconds. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness to read the Auras of Illusionary Pallets. "The stimulus must be kept active at a convulsive level." — Herman Carter
	"Discipline" - Carter's Notes	Project Awakening ECT procedure for disciplinary action, annotated by Doctor Herman Carter himself. The intolerably high voltage leaves the patient in a severe state of paranoia. Considerably decreases the Shock Detonation Delay of Shock Therapy. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Discipline: Madness II: While in a Chase, Survivors perceive an Illusionary Red Stain and Terror Radius as though The Doctor were right behind them. This effect persists for 6 seconds after the Chase ends. Madness III: Illusionary Red Stain and Terror Radius are constantly active. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness in order to see the Illusionary Red Stain. "To avoid relapse from our most tenacious subjects, use maximum levels when proceeding with disciplinary actions." — Herman Carter
	"Calm" - Carter's Notes	An experimental version of the ECT procedure annotated by Doctor Herman Carter himself. Uses a deep wavelength that soothes various mental illnesses. With Carter's Spark as its source, this procedure causes uncontrollable fear and anxiety in the patient. Considerably increases Terror Radius while Static Blast is ready. Considerably decreases Terror Radius while Static Blast is on cool-down. Survivors with Madness suffer from the Affliction of Calm: Madness II: Intermittently causes Survivors to hear a distant Illusionary Terror Radius. Madness III: Constantly causes Survivors to hear a distant Illusionary Terror Radius. "Higher quality seizures trigger catatonia. At least it gives me peace for the time it lasts." — Herman Carter
	Iridescent Queen	A glass-like queen chess piece moulded from The Fog itself. It can't be touched without receiving a considerable jolt of electricity. Any Survivor struck by the Shock Therapy or Static Blast special abilities acquires a lingering Static Charge. The Static Charge remains with the Survivor until discharge. Multiple Survivors struck by the same Shock Therapy or Static Blast special ability, that are within 4 metres of each other, do not acquire a Static Charge. Any time a Survivor is within 4 metres of another Survivor carrying a Static Charge, the Survivor receives a shock identical to a Shock Therapy Attack and the Static Charge is discharged immediately. "Once we have established an effective method of treatment, we can focus on its efficient means of delivery." — Herman Carter
	Iridescent King	A glass-like king chess piece moulded from The Fog itself. The Entity's trace reverberating within can break the most powerful minds. Survivors with Madness suffer from the following Afflictions: Calm, Discipline, Order, and Restraint. Intermittently causes Survivors to hear a distant Illusionary Terror Radius. While in a Chase, Survivors perceive an Illusionary Red Stain and Terror Radius as though The Doctor were directly behind them. This effect persists for 6 seconds after the Chase ends in Madness II and is constantly active in Madness III. Broken Pallets may appear to be replaced with Illusionary Pallets that persist until approached. A new Illusionary Pallet is generated at the location of a random Broken Pallet every 20 seconds. Moderately increases Illusionary Doctor duration. The Doctor shares in his patients' Madness in order to see the Illusionary Red Stain as well as the Auras of Illusionary Doctors and Illusionary Pallets. "Gazing in the iridescent glass is plunging oneself into madness."

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

There are currently 3 Achievements related to The Doctor.

Icon	Name	Description
	Adept Doctor	Achieve a Merciless Victory with The Doctor using only his Unique Perks: Overwhelming Presence , Monitor & Abuse & Overcharge .
	Mad House	With The Doctor , bring all Survivors to Madness Tier III at least once in a single Trial.
	Shocking Treatment	With The Doctor , land 500 Shock Therapy Attacks.

Customisation

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

The Doctor's attire includes:

Default

Name	Rarity	Description
Herman Carter	Common	Strapped in his electroconvulsive gear, The Doctor is forever forced in a maniacal grin
Doctor's Coat	Common	A sleeveless doctor's coat that has seen better days. Herman always appreciated the dramatic look of a doctor's garment.
The Stick	Common	An instrument of punishment when all other treatments failed.

Prestige

Name	Rarity	Description	Additional Notes
Bloody Herman Carter	Rare	Strapped in his electroconvulsive gear, The Doctor has no choice but to get blood all over.... eyes and mouth included.	3rd Prestige Reward
Bloody Doctor's Coat	Rare	A sleeveless doctor's coat. The Doctor appreciates the dramatic look of blood on his coat.	2nd Prestige Reward
The Bloody Stick	Rare	An instrument of punishment when all other treatments failed. They often do.	1st Prestige Reward

DLC

Name	Rarity	Description	DLC
Overcharged Herman Carter	Common	A furious Doctor, overcharged with his maddening electroconvulsive power.	CHAPTER IV: Spark of Madness
Project Awakening Coat	Common	Official garments of the management staff at Léry's Memorial Institute	CHAPTER IV: Spark of Madness
Project Awakening Stick	Common	The Stick, crackling furiously with the power of Carter's Spark	CHAPTER IV: Spark of Madness

Special

Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description	Event
	Frosty Eyes		Uncommon	Heart chilling eyes of the cold blooded. "Have a Wonderful Winter 2017-2018!" - The Dead by Daylight Team	Winter Solstice 2017

Event

Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description	Event	Exclusive to Event Participation
	Crown of the Entity		Event	A crown emanating a festive and ominous aura created by the Entity's biggest fan.	Fourth Year Anniversary	Yes

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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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Name	Rarity	Description	Contents	Collection	Price
Neuroscienctist	Common	The brain is the new frontier to conquer. In your able hands, this uncharted territory becomes a force to be reckoned with.	Rehabilitation Face (Unhinged) Medical Coat (Unhinged)	Doctor Aberrations	90	1800
Neuroscienctist	Common	The brain is the new frontier to conquer. In your able hands, this uncharted territory becomes a force to be reckoned with.	Rehabilitation Face (Stunned) Medical Coat (Stunned)	Doctor Aberrations	90	1800
Neuroscienctist	Common	The brain is the new frontier to conquer. In your able hands, this uncharted territory becomes a force to be reckoned with.	Rehabilitation Face (Probed) Medical Coat (Probed)	Doctor Aberrations	90	1800
Neuroscienctist	Common	The brain is the new frontier to conquer. In your able hands, this uncharted territory becomes a force to be reckoned with.	Rehabilitation Face (Dissected) Medical Coat (Dissected)	Doctor Aberrations	90	1800
Neuroscienctist	Common	The brain is the new frontier to conquer. In your able hands, this uncharted territory becomes a force to be reckoned with.	Rehabilitation Face (Demented) Medical Coat (Demented)	Doctor Aberrations	90	1800
Neuroscienctist	Common	The brain is the new frontier to conquer. In your able hands, this uncharted territory becomes a force to be reckoned with.	Rehabilitation Face (Analyzed) Medical Coat (Analyzed)	Doctor Aberrations	90	1800
Reformed Ally	Uncommon	Inspire front line trauma in your patients.	Propaganda Fixation Straps Sleeveless U.S Camo Trench Coat	Combat Medic	180	3600
Secret Weapon	Uncommon	Inspire front line trauma in your patients.	Brainwash Fixation Straps Sleeveless Leather Trench Coat	Combat Medic	180	3600
Spirit Crusher	Rare	Why don't you take a seat over there and explain exactly what the problem is? Oh, don't mind that... it is simply a therapy tool to help reach a desirable resolution.	Wrapped Pincushion Crumpled Business Suit Metal Therapy Bat	Physical Therapist	675	13500
Anger Management	Rare	Why don't you take a seat over there and explain exactly what the problem is? Oh, don't mind that... it is simply a therapy tool to help reach a desirable resolution.	Burnt Pincushion Violent Business Suit Bad Temper Therapy Bat	Physical Therapist	675	13500
Strictly Business	Rare	Why don't you take a seat over there and explain exactly what the problem is? Oh, don't mind that... it is simply a therapy tool to help reach a desirable resolution. It's not personal. It's strictly business.	Bandaged Pincusion Bloody Business Suit Spiked Therapy Bat	Physical Therapist	810
MKAwakening	Rare	His techniques were brutal, yet thoughtful and deliberate. This was a man who was going places.	Adreno-Head Blood Test Voltaic Ray	Company Man	675	13500
Lord Chloroform	Very Rare	Prey on the flooded slums reeking of sewage and rot to conduct your experiments.	Corroded Eyepieces Ladykiller Frock Coat Tainted Inoclutation	Vicious Victorian	1080	21600
Wild Asylum	Very Rare	Sometimes, one must experience the treatment in order to be able to administer it effectively. Now that is over, it's time to start the session...	Auto-Lobotomizer Broken Straight Jacket Spiked Brain Thumper	Mental Patient	1080
Pestilence Physician	Very Rare	Infections can be figurative as well as literal. Free will is an infection and The Doctor has just the cure.	Beaked Mask Modified Suit Conductive Caduceus	Gold & Silk	1080
Test Subject 1	Very Rare	He conducted the first wave of experiements. His aim was to transmit information from his brain to his test subject despite the pain it would inflict.	Copper Synapses Leather Lab Coat Copper Cable Tube	Founded Experiments	1080
Surgeon of Slaughter	Very Rare	There's so much to learn from live human bodies, including your own.	Experimental Measures Dr. Vivisection Surgeon Buddy	Familiar Foes	1080	21600
Foul Bile	Event	A relentless specimen with acute aggressive responses to experimentation. Physical restraints were used on both ankles.	Mind's Eye Bloody Intestine Serous Stick	Hallowed Blight	1080
The Look-See	Legendary	He tore apart those haunted by grief and remorse.	One-piece Outfit	The Crypt TV	1485	29700

Heads

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Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Price
Rehabilitation Face (Unhinged)	Common	Strap in to some electroconvulsive gear. Force out a maniacal grin. Make those crazy eyes pop! It's rehabilitation time!	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Rehabilitation Face (Stunned)	Common	Strap in to some electroconvulsive gear. Force out a maniacal grin. Make those crazy eyes pop! It's rehabilitation time!	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Rehabilitation Face (Probed)	Common	Strap in to some electroconvulsive gear. Force out a maniacal grin. Make those crazy eyes pop! It's rehabilitation time!	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Rehabilitation Face (Dissected)	Common	Strap in to some electroconvulsive gear. Force out a maniacal grin. Make those crazy eyes pop! It's rehabilitation time!	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Rehabilitation Face (Demented)	Common	Strap in to some electroconvulsive gear. Force out a maniacal grin. Make those crazy eyes pop! It's rehabilitation time!	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Rehabilitation Face (Analyzed)	Common	Strap in to some electroconvulsive gear. Force out a maniacal grin. Make those crazy eyes pop! It's rehabilitation time!	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Propaganda Fixation Straps	Uncommon	For absolute restraint when bedtime arrives.	Reformed Ally	Combat Medic	100	1800
Brainwash Fixation Straps	Uncommon	For absolute restraint when bedtime arrives.	Secret Weapon	Combat Medic	100	1800
Wrapped Pincushion	Rare	A new form of physical therapy intended to stimulate the central nervous system by applying direct and intense pain. Do not try this at home.	Spirit Crusher	Physical Therapist	250	4500
Burnt Pincushion	Rare	A new form of physical therapy intended to stimulate the central nervous system by applying direct and intense pain. Do not try this at home.	Anger Management	Physical Therapist	250	4500
Bandaged Pincusion	Rare	A new form of physical therapy intended to stimulate the central nervous system by applying direct and intense pain. Do not try this at home.	Strictly Business	Physical Therapist	300
Adreno-Head	Rare	The Doctor's experiments started with simple questions. For example, what if someone was sleep deprived, eyes pried open, and injected with steady streams of adrenaline? The results were fascinating.	MKAwakening	Company Man	250	4500
Corroded Eyepieces	Very Rare	Ocular apparatus with focus gears and lenses that transmit the physiological responses of a variety of pain stimuli.	Lord Chloroform	Vicious Victorian	400	7200
Auto-Lobotomizer	Very Rare	There is nothing like a small, electrical jolt directly to the cerebral cortex to start the day. Bzzzzzzzzzt!	Wild Asylum	Mental Patient	400
Beaked Mask	Very Rare	Electricity surges across the mask's terminals, ridding the mind of unwanted thoughts.	Pestilence Physician	Gold & Silk	400
Copper Synapses	Very Rare	He designed a brass helmet that made test subjects run, turn, and stop via remote control.	Test Subject 1	Founded Experiments	400
Experimental Measures	Very Rare	There's no laughing gas coming through the mask and yet he cant help but smile. It might have to do with the dangerous amount of electrodes he's streamed into his limbic cortex.	Surgeon of Slaughter	Familiar Foes	400	7200
Mind's Eye	Event	The scathed flesh reveals rotting canines and a third, malignant eye.	Foul Bile	Hallowed Blight	400

Bodies

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Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Price
Medical Coat (Unhinged)	Common	A sleeveless medical coat that has seen better days. For those that appreciate the dramatic look of a doctor's garment.	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Medical Coat (Stunned)	Common	A sleeveless medical coat that has seen better days. For those that appreciate the dramatic look of a doctor's garment.	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Medical Coat (Probed)	Common	A sleeveless medical coat that has seen better days. For those that appreciate the dramatic look of a doctor's garment.	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Medical Coat (Dissected)	Common	A sleeveless medical coat that has seen better days. For those that appreciate the dramatic look of a doctor's garment.	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Medical Coat (Demented)	Common	A sleeveless medical coat that has seen better days. For those that appreciate the dramatic look of a doctor's garment.	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Medical Coat (Analyzed)	Common	A sleeveless medical coat that has seen better days. For those that appreciate the dramatic look of a doctor's garment.	Neuroscienctist	Doctor Aberrations	50	900
Sleeveless U.S Camo Trench Coat	Uncommon	A slick trench coat to command dismay in your fleshly arrived patients.	Reformed Ally	Combat Medic	100	1800
Sleeveless Leather Trench Coat	Uncommon	For absolute restraint when bedtime arrives.	Secret Weapon	Combat Medic	100	1800
Crumpled Business Suit	Rare	It's time to get down to business with this vest, collared shirt and tie combo.	Spirit Crusher	Physical Therapist	250	4500
Violent Business Suit	Rare	It's time to get down to business with this vest, collared shirt and tie combo.	Anger Management	Physical Therapist	250	4500
Bloody Business Suit	Rare	It's time to get down to business with this vest, collared shirt and tie combo.	Strictly Business	Physical Therapist	300
Blood Test	Rare	If you're going to expand your mind-and someone's ribcage-you have to be willing to get dirty.	MKAwakening	Company Man	250	4500
Ladykiller Frock Coat	Very Rare	A long coat projecting an enigmatic silhouette for the discrete debauchee. The pockets are lined with chloroform to swiftly stifle your prey into narcosis.	Lord Chloroform	Vicious Victorian	400	7200
Broken Straight Jacket	Very Rare	Now that the straps are broken, it's time to roll up those long sleeves and show them who the crazy ones are. Well, you've got some real nuts here.	Wild Asylum	Mental Patient	400
Modified Suit	Very Rare	Formally an elegant evening ensemble , The Doctor has customised it to his needs, weaving high-tension wires through the fabric.	Pestilence Physician	Gold & Silk	400
Leather Lab Coat	Very Rare	Reinforced with leather, this coat can be subjected to any ill treatment in the lab without leaving a trace. Ideal for project undisclosed to the public.	Test Subject 1	Founded Experiments	400
Dr. Vivisection	Very Rare	An abundance of bloody malpractices are stabbed, twisted, and cut into his body. He wanted to feel what his last patient did before he opened them up.	Surgeon of Slaughter	Familiar Foes	400	7200
Bloody Intestine	Event	A gut seeping with the festering secretions of pierced bowels.	Foul Bile	Hallowed Blight	400

Weapons

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Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Price
Metal Therapy Bat	Rare	This is an instrument of death used for the sole purpose of therapy and rehabilitation.	Spirit Crusher	Physical Therapist	250	4500
Bad Temper Therapy Bat	Rare	This is an instrument of death used for the sole purpose of therapy and rehabilitation.	Anger Management	Physical Therapist	250	4500
Spiked Therapy Bat	Rare	This is an instrument of death used for the sole purpose of therapy and rehabilitation. The nails have been included to help speed up the rehabilitation process.	Strictly Business	Physical Therapist	300
Voltaic Ray	Rare	One of the Doctor's first torture devices, made before the CIA money came flooding in. Holds a sentimental place in his heart.	MKAwakening	Company Man	250	4500
Tainted Inoclutation	Very Rare	A silvery spike crowned with a crimson ruby, which is set in the mouth of a hungry beast thirsting for blood. An elegant way to administer your lethal dose.	Lord Chloroform	Vicious Victorian	400	7200
Spiked Brain Thumper	Very Rare	A large, heavy rod that has been fashioned into an effective weapon used for applying moral clarity and punishment. The addition of spikes helps to apply multiple puncture wounds.	Wild Asylum	Mental Patient	400
Charged Brain Thumper	Very Rare	A large, heavy rod that has been fashioned into an effective weapon used for applying moral clarity and punishment.	No Outfit	Mental Patient	400
Conductive Caduceus	Very Rare	Healing energies crackle along this staff, ready to purge you of all kinds of impurities, sinful thoughts, and life	Pestilence Physician	Gold & Silk	400
Copper Cable Tube	Very Rare	High bandwidth tube with electrical pulses that can inflict and transmit a high amount of pain per second.	Test Subject 1	Founded Experiments	400
Surgeon Buddy	Very Rare	The arm of a surgical robotic tool. Though it once effectively drilled into human skulls, The Doctor tore it from its pedestal-possibly out of jealousy. That'll teach it to take jobs away from humans.	Surgeon of Slaughter	Familiar Foes	400	7200
Serous Stick	Event	A soiled instrument to apply pain of a terrible kind.	Foul Bile	Hallowed Blight	400

DLC

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CHAPTER IV: Spark of Madness

History

Original Power

CARTER'S SPARK:
Successfully striking Survivors with The Doctor's special abilities, Shock Therapy and Static Field, increases the Survivors' Madness, eventually afflicting them with the Madness Status Effect and triggering increasingly potent effects:

Madness I:

Causes Survivors to scream once, revealing their location to The Doctor.

Madness II:

Causes Survivors to scream once, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Causes Survivors to experience hallucinations in the form of an Illusionary Doctor.

Madness III:

Causes Survivors to scream intermittently, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Causes Survivors to experience hallucinations in the form of an Illusionary Doctor.
Disables Survivors' ability to perform any Repairing, Healing, Sabotaging, Searching, or Cleansing interactions until they successfully Snap Out of It.
Succeeding Snap Out of It will return Survivors back to Madness II.

SWITCHING STANCE:
Punishment Mode is used to injured Survivors.
Treatment Mode grants the special abilities Static Field and Shock Therapy:

SPECIAL ABILITY: Static Field
While in Treatment Mode, The Doctor generates a Static Field within his Terror Radius, which passively increases Survivors' Madness based on their proximity to The Doctor.

The Doctor's Movement speed is slightly decreased while in Treatment Mode (4.3 m/s).

SPECIAL ABILITY: Shock Therapy
While in Treatment Mode, press and hold the Attack button to charge and release a Shock Therapy Area-of-Effect attack that greatly increases Survivors' Madness.

Pre-Rework Power

CARTER'S SPARK:
Successfully striking Survivors with The Doctor's special abilities, Shock Therapy and Static Blast, increases the Survivors' Madness, eventually afflicting them with the Madness Status Effect and triggering increasingly potent effects:

Madness I:

Causes Survivors to scream once, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Slight chance to trigger Madness Skill Checks (33 %).

Madness II:

Causes Survivors to scream once, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Causes Survivors to experience hallucinations in the form of an Illusionary Doctor.
Moderate chance to trigger Madness Skill Checks (66 %).

Madness III:

Causes Survivors to scream intermittently, revealing their location to The Doctor.
Causes Survivors to experience hallucinations in the form of an Illusionary Doctor.
Disables Survivors' ability to perform any Repairing, Healing, Sabotaging, Searching, or Cleansing interactions until they successfully Snap Out of It.
Tremendous chance to trigger Madness Skill Checks (100 %) during Snap Out of It.
Succeeding Snap Out of It will return Survivors back to Madness II.

SWITCHING STANCE:
Punishment Mode is used to injured Survivors.
Treatment Mode grants the special abilities Static Field and Shock Therapy:

SPECIAL ABILITY: Static Field
While in Treatment Mode, The Doctor generates a Static Field within his Terror Radius, which passively increases Survivors' Madness based on their proximity to The Doctor.

The Doctor's Movement speed is slightly decreased while in Treatment Mode (4.4 m/s).

SPECIAL ABILITY: Shock Therapy
While in Treatment Mode, press and hold the Attack button to charge and release a Shock Therapy Area-of-Effect attack that greatly increases Survivors' Madness.
Any interactions struck Survivors are performing are immediately cancelled and put on a cool-down of 2.5 seconds.

Shock Therapy immediately negates the Oblivious Status Effect.

Static Field Statistics

Madness Tier thresholds were at 5, 55, and 105 points respectively.
Madness was passively gained whenever Survivors were within The Doctor's Terror Radius and he was in Treatment mode, indicated by spark VFX at the Survivors' feet.
- The closer they were to a Treatment mode Doctor, the faster the passive Madness-gain.
Madness passively decayed at a rate of -0.5 points per second when outside of The Doctor's Terror Radius.

Change Log

Hotfix 1.5.1a

Nerf: removed the (unintentional) ability to automatically shock injured Survivors anywhere within The Doctor's Terror Radius when performing a Shock Therapy attack.

Hotfix 1.5.1b

Buff: increased Treatment Mode Movement speed from 4.3 m/s to 4.4 m/s.
Buff: increased Shock Therapy Attack range by 20 % to 9 metres.
Buff: adjusted the Shock Therapy Area of Effect to also hit Survivors who, in terms of elevation, are slightly above or below The Doctor.
Buff: increased Snap Out of It duration by 4 seconds to 12 seconds.
Quality of Life: added the ability to read the Aura of Illusionary Doctors when the afflicted Survivor has Tier III Madness to The Doctor's base-kit.
Changed Hallucination Aura colour from "Notice Me!" Hot Pink to "I Indicate An Ally" Yellow.

Patch 1.6.2

For additional information about this special update, see Doctor Cube.

Quality of Life: Snap Out of It is now considered a Healing action and can be revealed by A Nurse's Calling .
Buff: Snap Out of It now has a chance to trigger Skill Checks.
- Failing those Skill Checks will interrupt the action and cause the Survivor to scream, revealing their location.
Buff: added Madness Skill Checks to The Doctor's base-kit (were formerly exclusive to the "Order" Add-ons).
Buff: removed the Movement Speed penalty when switching Stances; The Doctor now already moves at Treatment mode speed.
Buff: added an interaction cool-down of 2.5 seconds to Survivors hit by the Shock Therapy attack.
Buff: added the ability for Tier III Madness to prevent Survivors from using Med-Kits and Toolboxes, as well as healing themselves, other Survivors, or repairing Generators.

Patch 1.9.2

Buff: extended the ability for Tier III Madness to prevent Survivor interactions to include Sabotage actions as well as the use of any Item.

Patch 2.0.0

Quality of Life: changed Illusionary Doctors to always wear the same Outfit as The Doctor himself, instead of his default one.

Patch 2.4.0

Nerf: Snap Out of It is no longer considered a Healing action and remains unaffected by Perks such as A Nurse's Calling or Coulrophobia .

Patch 3.5.0

Rework: extensive Doctor Rework.
- Buff: increased Shock Therapy Attack range to 10 metres.
- Buff: removed the need to switch Stances in order to use Shock Therapy.
- Buff: replaced Static Field with Static Blast.
- Quality of Life: Illusionary Doctors now use The Doctor's idle stance instead of his menu stance.

Patch 3.6.0

Buff: removed the ability for Madness to decay passively over time.
Buff: added Reverse Skill Checks to his base-kit.
Quality of Life: standardised the Madness Tiers, with Shock Therapy filling 50 % and Static Blast 100 % of a Tier.

Patch 4.7.0

Quality of Life: Madness' Tiers now each possess a distinct visual on the HUD.
Quality of Life: improved The Doctor's visual effects to improve performance.
- Reduced the intensity of the "Glitch" and "Madness" screen effects.
- Updated and increased level-of-detail of his character model and various cosmetics.

Trivia

The Doctor introduced Madness , a new Game Mechanic/Status Effect unique to him.
The Doctor was the first Killer to have had two different stances, Punishment Mode for regular attacks and Treatment Mode to use his Power.
- Treatment Mode allowed The Doctor to perform grabs, but prohibited any attacks with his primary weapon.
  - Since so-called Treatment grabs were virtually guaranteed to succeed, it made it extremely dangerous to go for an unhook against a Treatment mode Doctor in attack range.
The Doctor's Memento Mori animation was the first one in which Survivors saw part of the animation from the Killer's perspective.
Due to technical limitations, Illusionary Doctors originally used to wear the default customisation option of The Doctor, making them easily distinguishable from Doctors wearing either the Prestige or Project Awakening outfits.
- This was changed with Patch 2.0.0: Illusionary Doctors now wear the same customisation options as The Doctor.
After receiving a rework with Patch 3.5.0, The Doctor received his own Main Menu Theme and unique Chase Music.

Lore Trivia

The Doctor's' facial equipment is a reference to the 1971 Movie A Clockwork Orange where the protagonist undergoes brutal psychotherapy treatment in an attempt to cure his mania and bloodlust.
The Doctor's' background story may be a reference to MKULTRA, a CIA research project that officially ran from 1951 to 1973 and experimented with unethical methods of interrogation and mind control.
"Herman" was a widely popular name in the US in the 19th century and remained so throughout the first half of the 20th.
"Carter" is a surname common among African Americans capable of tracing their roots back to the southern United States or Caribbean from the early 20th century onward.
Some file names reveal that during development, The Doctor was originally called "Mu Yi", a name that sees The Doctor's likely original nationality as either Chinese or Korean.
- The terms "Mu" (無 in Japanese; 무 in Korean) or "Wú" (无 in Chinese) mean "not have; without" and are a key word in Buddhism, especially in Zen traditions.
- The term "Yi" (義 in Confucianism) means "justice, righteousness, meaning", a moral disposition to do good.
- When combined, Carter's original name literally translates to either "without justice" or "without meaning".
Other file and WIP names of his Add-ons ("Jade Charm", "Nanmu Catapult", "Tiger Fang Charm") also reveal that The Doctor was generally supposed to be more Chinese-themed at an early point in development.
- This was later changed to his current name and ancestral descent.

Cosmetic Trivia

The Doctor as "The Look-See"

The Doctor's Legendary Outfit, "The Look-See", is a character from the Crypt TV series of the same name.
- "The Look-See" is an evil entity who haunts those unable to let go of their grief.
  After leaving a cryptic note as a warning of its imminent appearance, "The Look-See" murders its victim and takes a body part symbolic of the reason for the victim's grief.

Gallery

For more, go to The Doctor's Gallery.

The Doctor's updated model as of Patch 4.7.0
Teaser of The Doctor
Herman Carter before his transformation.

THE SURVIVORS
BASE GAME	CHAPTERS I-III (1-3) + PARAGRAPH I (1)	CHAPTERS IV-VII (4-7)	CHAPTERS VIII-XI (8-11)	PARAGRAPH III (3) + CHAPTERS XIII+XIV (13+14)
Dwight Fairfield	Nea Karlsson	Feng Min	Kate Denson	Ash Williams
Meg Thomas	Laurie Strode	David King	Adam Francis	Nancy Wheeler
Claudette Morel	Ace Visconti	Quentin Smith	Jeff Johansen	Steve Harrington
Jake Park	Bill Overbeck	David Tapp	Jane Romero	Yui Kimura
CHAPTERS XV-XVIII (15-18)	CHAPTERS XIX+XX (19+20)
Zarina Kassir	Yun-Jin Lee
Cheryl Mason	Jill Valentine
Felix Richter	Leon Scott Kennedy
Élodie Rakoto
THE KILLERS
BASE GAME	CHAPTERS I-III (1-3)	CHAPTERS IV+V (4+5) + PARAGRAPH II (2)	CHAPTERS VI-VIII (6-8)	CHAPTERS IX-XI (9-11)
The Trapper - Evan MacMillan	The Nurse - Sally Smithson	The Doctor - Herman Carter	The Nightmare - Freddy Krueger	The Spirit - Rin Yamaoka
The Wraith - Philip Ojomo	The Shape - Michael Myers	The Huntress - Anna	The Pig - Amanda Young	The Legion - Frank, Julie, Susie, Joey
The Hillbilly - Max Thompson Jr.	The Hag - Lisa Sherwood	The Cannibal - Bubba Sawyer	The Clown - Jeffrey Hawk	The Plague - Adiris
CHAPTERS XII-XIV (12-14)	CHAPTERS XV-XVII (15-17)	CHAPTERS XVIII-XX (18-20)
The Ghost Face - Danny Johnson	The Deathslinger - Caleb Quinn	The Twins - Victor & Charlotte Deshayes
The Demogorgon - Demogorgon	The Executioner - Pyramid Head	The Trickster - Ji-Woon Hak
The Oni - Kazan Yamaoka	The Blight - Talbot Grimes	The Nemesis - Nemesis T-Type
LORE CHARACTERS
Benedict Baker	The Entity	The Observer	Vigo	and many more...
LEGENDARY SURVIVOR CHARACTERS
Alessa Gillespie	Cybil Bennett	Jonathan Byers	Lisa Garland
LEGENDARY KILLER CHARACTERS
The Birch	The Look-See	The Mordeo
UNUSED CHARACTERS
The Smasher	The Teacher

Herman Carter

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