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

The Shape

Name	Michael Myers
Game Alias(es)	"Boogeyman" / "Stalker"
Gender	Male
Nationality/Ethnicity	American
Realm	Haddonfield
Power	Evil Within
Power Attack Type	Basic Attack
Weapon	Kitchen Knife
Movement speed	105 % \| 4.2 m/s (Evil Within I)
Alternate Movement speed	115 % \| 4.6 m/s (Evil Within II & III)
Terror Radius	6/16/32 metres (Evil Within I/II/III)*
Height	Tall
DLC	CHAPTER II: The HALLOWEEN® Chapter
Voice Actor	Frédéric Poirier (Senior Sound Designer)
Breathing
Menu Music
Terror Radius Music

Michael Myers or "The Shape" is one of 24 Killers currently featured in Dead by Daylight .

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, Save the Best for Last , Play with Your Food , and Dying Light , 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: Hard
(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 Bloodweb . After achieving Level 30, Teachable versions of these Perks can be found:

Save the Best for Last - Level 30
Play with Your Food - Level 35
Dying Light - Level 40

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	You become obsessed with one Survivor. Each time you hit a Survivor other than your Obsession with a Basic Attack, Save the Best for Last gains 1 Token, up to a maximum of 8 Tokens: Gain a stack-able 5 % Cool-down reduction on successful attacks per Token, up to a maximum of 40 %. Each time you hit your Obsession with a Basic Attack, Save the Best for Last loses 4/3/2 Tokens. When the Obsession is sacrificed or killed, you can neither gain nor lose any more Tokens. You can only be obsessed* with one Survivor at a time.* "Death has come to your little town, Sheriff." — Dr Sam Loomis
	Play with Your Food	You become obsessed with one Survivor. Each time you chase your Obsession and let them escape, Play with Your Food receives 1 Token, up to a maximum of 3 Tokens: Each Token applies a stack-able 3/4/5 % Haste Status Effect, up to a maximum of 9/12/15 %. Performing Basic Attacks, or Special Attacks that can damage Survivors, consumes 1 Token. Play with Your Food has a cool-down of 10 seconds on Token-accumulation. You can only be obsessed* with one Survivor at a time.* "You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me." — Dr Sam Loomis
	Dying Light	You become obsessed with one Survivor. Each time you hook a Survivor other than your Obsession , you gain 1 Token: For as long as the Obsession is alive, all other Survivors suffer from a stack-able 2/2.5/3 % penalty to Repairing, Healing, and Sabotaging speeds per Token, up to a maximum of 22/27.5/33 % or 11 Tokens. The Obsession is unaffected by this penalty and instead granted a permanent 33 % Action Speed bonus to Unhooking and Healing other Survivors. You can only be obsessed* with one Survivor at a time.* "This isn't a man..." — Dr Sam Loomis

Load-out

Weapon: Kitchen Knife

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

Power: Evil Within

The darkness inside feeds his determination to take the life of his prey.

EVIL WITHIN:
Activating Evil Within allows The Shape to see his prey clearly and build up more evil power by stalking them:

Evil Within I:

Grants the Undetectable Status Effect.
Slightly decreased Movement speed.
Slightly decreased Lunge range.
Regular Vaulting speed.

Evil Within II:

Reduced Terror Radius.
Regular Movement speed.
Regular Lunge range.
Slightly increased Vaulting speed.

Evil Within III:

Survivors suffer from the Exposed Status Effect.
Lasts for 60 seconds, after which The Shape regresses to Evil Within II.
Regular Terror Radius.
Regular Movement speed.
Slightly increased Lunge range.
Moderately increased Vaulting speed.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Stalk
Press and hold the Power button to stalk all visible Survivors. Stalking Survivors builds up your progress through Evil Within Tiers.

"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

Power Trivia

Evil Within

Once The Shape tiers-up past Evil Within I, he is unable tier-down back to Evil Within I.
The Shape's Terror Radius in Evil Within I is still defined in code as 6 metres, hence why his Character Info still lists a Terror-Radius range of 6/16/32 metres.
However, since he is granted a permanent Undetectable Status Effect, he effectively has a Terror Radius of 0 metres in that Tier.
Both claims (6 metres vs. 0 metres) are technically correct, given the proper context.

Stalk Points / Evil

Stalk Points per Evil Within Tier: 5 Stalk points
- 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: 40.4 Stalk points
- 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 10.1 Stalk Points The Shape can obtain from them.

Stalking

Stalk range: 2.5 metres to 39.85 metres.
- Outside of this range, no Evil will be drained from Survivors.
Stalk rate: 0.8333 Stalk Points per second
- The Stalk rate is affected by a distance penalty, reducing its efficiency the farther away a Survivor is from The Shape, ranging from 100 % at closest range to just 10 % at farthest range.
- The Stalk-efficiency-to-distance ratio appears to be linear, meaning that at a distance of 50 % (~21 metres), the Stalk efficiency will be 50 % as well.
Stalk time: 6 seconds per Tier
- The Stalk time is coupled to the Stalk rate, ranging from 6 seconds @ 100 % efficiency to 60 seconds @ 10 % efficiency.
- 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 white (10.1 points) to red (0 points).

Power Audio

Tier-up to Evil Within II	Tier-up to Evil Within III

Tier-down from Evil Within III	Tier-up Imminent warning (no longer used*)

* 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 2 distinct Stances:

Slow Stance	Fast Stance
Left Hand is open Knife tip points outwards and swings freely Stiff, deliberate movement	Left Hand is closed in a fist Knife tip points straight ahead Freer movement

Add-ons for Evil Within

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
	Tacky Earrings	A very cheap piece of jewellery made from plastic. Painted to resemble precious material. Slightly increases Stalking Movement speed.
	Boyfriend's Memo	A "romantic", if slightly sleazy, note left around to draw the attention of a female lover. Slightly increases The Shape's Lunge range in Evil Within I . "The note is signed: D."
	Blond Hair	A single slightly wavy blond hair. Slightly increases Evil Within III duration. Slightly increases the amount of Evil required to reach Evil Within III for the first time.
	Reflective Fragment	A tiny piece of a highly reflective material most probably from a broken mirror. Stalking a Survivor for 1 second with Evil Within II reveals their Aura for 2 seconds.
	Memorial Flower	A partially faded and dried pink larkspur picked up from a gravestone. Slightly increases Evil Gain rate when Stalking.
	Jewellery	A large necklace made of beads an inexpensive metals. One of Judith's favourites. Moderately increases Stalking Movement speed.
	Hair Brush	A nylon bristle brush used to add body and softness to hair. Moderately increases Evil Within III duration. Slightly increases the amount of Evil required to reach Evil Within III for the first time.
	Glass Fragment	A tiny piece of tinted glass, probably from a broken object. It is impossible to determine its origin. Stalking a Survivor for 1 second with Evil Within I reveals their Aura for 3 seconds.
	Dead Rabbit	A grey rabbit which has been opened from neck to tail. Moderately decreases The Shape's Terror Radius in Evil Within II . Moderately increases The Shape's Terror Radius in Evil Within III .
	Mirror Shard	A large and sharp piece of a broken mirror. Stalking a Survivor for 1 second with Evil Within II reveals their Aura for 5 seconds.
	Judith's Journal	A journal identified as owned by Judith M. Myers. Most of the pages are defaced with frightening and disturbing drawings. You become obsessed with one Survivor. Considerably increases the amount of Evil gained when Stalking your Obsession . You can only be obsessed* with one Survivor at a time.*
	Jewellery Box	A barren wooden box in which vanity items were once stored. Considerably increases Stalking Movement speed.
	J. Myers Memorial	A glossy page ripped from the 1965 Haddonfield High School yearbook, one dedicated to the memory of Judith Myers. Moderately increases Evil Gain rate when Stalking.
	Hair Bow	A blue tartan ribbon used to tie hair. Considerably increases Evil Within III duration. Slightly increases the amount of Evil required to reach Evil Within III for the first time.
	Vanity Mirror	A standing portable vanity mirror in perfect condition except for a fine layer of dust and face powder covering it. When Stalking, Evil Within II reveals the Aura of Survivors within 16 metres. Evil Within cannot progress past Evil Within II. Each Hit Score Event grants 100 % Bonus Bloodpoints in the Brutality Category and additional 150 % Bonus Bloodpoints in the Deviousness Category. Slightly decreases The Shape's Movement speed.
	Tombstone Piece	A fist-sized granite piece taken from a broken tombstone. Kill healthy or injured Survivors with Evil Within III . Disables the ability to Stalk with Evil Within III. Considerably drains the Power Gauge after killing a Survivor. Considerably increases the amount of Evil required to reach Evil Within III for the first time.
	Scratched Mirror	A standing portable vanity mirror which has been violently scratched with a sharp metallic object. When Stalking, Evil Within I reveals the Aura of Survivors within 32 metres. Evil Within cannot progress past Evil Within I. Each Hit Score Event grants 100 % Bonus Bloodpoints in the Brutality Category and additional 200 % Bonus Bloodpoints in the Deviousness Category.
	Lock of Hair	A cut lock of blond hair bunched with a black elastic. Tremendously increases Evil Within III duration. Moderately increases the amount of Evil required to reach Evil Within III for the first time.
	Judith's Tombstone	A large and heavy granite tombstone stolen from Mt. Sinclair cemetery, belonging to Judith Myers. Kill healthy or injured Survivors with Evil Within III . Disables the ability to Stalk with Evil Within III. Tremendously increases the amount of Evil required to reach Evil Within III for the first time. Moderately decreases The Shape's Movement speed. "Here lies our beloved daughter."
	Fragrant Tuft of Hair	A tuft of blond hair which was forcefully torn off someone's scalp. Releases hints of feminine floral fragrance. Unlimited Evil Within III duration. Tremendously increases the amount of Evil required to reach Evil Within III.

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

There are currently 3 Achievements related to The Shape.

Icon	Name	Description
	Adept Shape	Achieve a Merciless Victory with The Shape using only his Unique Perks: Save the Best for Last , Play with Your Food & Dying Light .
	Evil Incarnate	With The Shape , kill all Survivors with Evil Within III in a single Trial. Requires the Judith's Tombstone Add-on in order to be obtained and is best combined with Fragrant Tuft of Hair and Play with Your Food to counter-act the movement speed de-buff of Judith's Tombstone. Killing a Survivor with Evil Within III requires walking up very close to a Survivor and performing a successful Quick Attack (a Lunge Attack will put the Survivor into the Dying State instead), which will trigger the Memento Mori animation. Killing a Survivor does not count as an offensive action and thus does not deplete Tokens from Play with Your Food.
	The Man Behind the Bush	With The Shape , stalk Survivors for 300 / 100 Evil Within Tier-ups.

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:

Default

Name	Rarity	Description
Boogeyman Mask	Common	An expressionless, white latex Halloween mask.
Overalls	Common	Everyday workman overalls.
Kitchen Knife	Common	An oversized blade with devastatingly sharp edges.

Prestige

Name	Rarity	Description	Additional Notes
Red On White Mask	Rare	Inhale the stench of blood over the stink of latex.	3rd Prestige Reward
Disgusting Overalls	Rare	It's hard to keep the fabric clean at such close quarters.	2nd Prestige Reward
Gore Blade	Rare	The blood of victims seems to pulse within the blade itself.	1st Prestige Reward

In-Game Store

Outfits

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Contents	Collection	Price
	Escaped Patient	Very Rare	Death has come to your little town.	Boogeyman's Robes First Cut	Haddonfield Nights	810

Body

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Price
	Boogeyman's Robes	Very Rare	The uniform of patients' of Smith's Grove Sanitarium, this one has been torn during a successful escape.	Escaped Patient	Haddonfield Nights	500

Weapons

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Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Price
First Cut	Very Rare	The knife used during the 1963 murder of Judith Myers by her six-year-old brother, Michael Myers. The blade is still stained with blood.	Escaped Patient	Haddonfield Nights	400
Unbreakable Pipe	Very Rare	An old metal pipe that's as solid as the day it was made. With a strong arm it could cause significant blunt trauma.	No Outfit	No Collection	400
Flathead Skullpiercer	Very Rare	Not a typical weapon, but with enough force it could gouge and eye socket or split through a skull.	No Outfit	No Collection	400

DLC

Main article: Downloadable Content

The Shape is currently part of 1 DLC:

CHAPTER II: The HALLOWEEN® Chapter

Change Log

Hotfix 1.2.1e

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

Patch 2.1.0

Buff: increased The Shape's Movement speed in Evil Within I from 4.14 m/s to 4.2 m/s.
Quality of Life: adjusted The Shape's Carrying speed to be 3.68 m/s across all Tiers (used to be slower in Evil Within I).

Patch 2.3.0

Quality of Life: reduced the footstep audio.

Patch 3.3.1

Buff: updated The Shape's Power with the Undetectable Status Effect.
- The Shape's Terror Radius in Evil Within I is now reduced to 0 metres from formerly 6 metres.
- Evil Within I no longer grants immunity from detection Perks, meaning that Premonition and Spine Chill , which previously would not detect him in Evil Within I, will now announce his approach.

Patch 4.1.2

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

Trivia

The Shape was the first Killer to be introduced as a paid DLC and as a licensed Character.
The Shape's in-game name is a reference to the original 1978 movie: during the credits, his character is credited as "The Shape".
The Shape was the first, and for a long time only Killer, to feature a unique Terror Radius and Chase Music.
- The Terror Radius, as well as the Tier-up music, is a version of the original Halloween OST, specifically "The Hanger".
- The Tier-up Warning sound cue (no longer in use) is a version of "The Hedge".
The Shape was the first Killer to feature a Power gauge.
The Shape was the second Killer to wear a face mask.
The Shape has a small animated trail behind his knife when he swings.
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 Felix Richter .
The Shape's Memento Mori is likely a reference to how he kills people in the original film, as he grabs, then either stabs or strangles them.
The Shape is one of few Killers featuring 2 Memento Mori animations.
In his case, it depends on his load-out, which one he will use:
- Killing Survivors using his Add-ons , The Shape grabs them from behind, turns them around, and lifts them up before stabbing them.
- Killing Survivors using Perks or Offerings , The Shape lifts the downed Survivor by their neck up from the ground before stabbing them.

Gallery

For more go to the Shape's Gallery

The Shape's Fan Art (Made By Anin00tLikesThings)
A graph detailing the Tier-up Time increase of Evil Within at various Stalk efficiencies

THE SURVIVORS
BASE GAME + CHAPTER I	Dwight Fairfield	Meg Thomas	Claudette Morel	Jake Park	Nea Karlsson
CHAPTERS II - V + PARAGRAPH I	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 + PARAGRAPH III	Jane Romero	Ash Williams	Nancy Wheeler	Steve Harrington	Yui Kimura
CHAPTERS XV - XIX	Zarina Kassir	Cheryl Mason	Felix Richter	Élodie Rakoto	Yun-Jin Lee
CHAPTER XX	Jill Valentine	Leon Scott Kennedy
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 + PARAGRAPH II	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 - XX	Talbot Grimes - The Blight	Victor & Charlotte Deshayes - The Twins	Ji-Woon Hak - The Trickster	Nemesis T-Type - The Nemesis
LEGENDARY CHARACTERS
Chris Redfield	Claire Redfield	Cybil Bennett	Jonathan Byers	Lisa Garland	The Look-See
The Mordeo
ULTRA RARE CHARACTERS
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