Pyramid Head

The Executioner
Name	Pyramid Head
Game Alias(es)	"Red Pyramid Thing"
Gender	Male
Nationality/Ethnicity	Unknown
Realm	Silent Hill
Power	Rites of Judgement
Power Attack Type	Special Attack (PotD Attack)
Weapon	Great Knife
Movement speed	115 % | 4.6 m/s
Alternate Movement speed	92 % | 3.68 m/s (Charging Torment Mode) 110 % | 4.4 m/s (Torment Mode)
Terror Radius	32 metres
Height	Tall
DLC	CHAPTER XVI: Silent Hill
Voice Actor	Jean-Baptiste Garnier
Breathing
Menu Music
Terror Radius Music

Pyramid Head or "The Executioner" is one of 25 Killers currently featured in Dead by Daylight .

He was introduced as the Killer of CHAPTER XVI: Silent Hill, a Chapter DLC released on 16 June of 2020.

He originates from the video game franchise Silent Hill, specifically Silent Hill 2 (2001).

Overview

The Executioner is a map-manipulation Killer, able to torment Survivors with the hazards he creates. Affected Survivors will be vulnerable to his special Hook, the Cage of Atonement and his special mori, Final Judgement.

His personal Perks, Forced Penance , Trail of Torment , and Deathbound allows him to aggressively defend his prey while deceiving and tracking Survivors.

Difficulty rating: Intermediate

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

Lore

A sadistic and merciless executioner, Pyramid Head is fixated on dispensing punishment through pain.

Encumbered by the steel frame upon his head and with a hulking great blade in tow, he stalked the hellish corridors of Silent Hill, committed to a duty that no one truly understood. Where he trod, even monsters fled for the shadows, and those who crossed his path fell victim to unrestrained acts of aggression.

When his duty was complete and his presence no longer needed, he prepared for the long rest — and yet, his skills were required elsewhere. The Fog that streamed over him was somehow different than that he was accustomed to in Silent Hill, as if each wisp contained the nerves of a creature, writhing, seeking him out.

There was an unspoken agreement in that moment. The billowing cloud was an invitation to duty and sadism, and Pyramid Head, taking a step into The Fog, accepted his obligation once more.

The Executioner's Perks

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

• Forced Penance - Level 30
• Trail of Torment - Level 35
• Deathbound - Level 40

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

	Forced Penance	Those who stand in the way of duty will suffer harsh judgement. Survivors who take a Protection Hit suffer from the Broken Status Effect for the next 60/70/80 seconds.
	Trail of Torment	You guide your victims along a path of pain and punishment. After kicking a Generator , you are granted the Undetectable Status Effect until that Generator stops regressing or you damage a Survivor by any means. The Aura of that Generator is revealed to all Survivors in yellow. Trail of Torment has a cool-down of 80/70/60 seconds.
	Deathbound	Those whose lives are intertwined in darkness are destined to suffer together. When a Survivor heals another Survivor for the equivalent of 1 Health State at least 32 metres away from you, that Survivor will scream, revealing their location and activating Deathbound: For the next 60 seconds, that Survivor suffers from the Oblivious Status Effect when farther than 16/12/8 metres away from the healed Survivor.

Load-out

Weapon: Great Knife

A massive chef's knife to reap affliction and misery from his victims.

• His knife is big and long which makes it difficult to dodge his attacks.

Power: Rites of Judgement

Open the Gates of Suffering and be judged! The Great Knife splits the ground, giving rise to an infernal construct and spreading agony to all who approach.

RITES OF JUDGEMENT:
Hold the Power button to activate, then move forwards in any direction to carve a Torment Trail into the ground.

Survivors who walk or run on the Torment Trail will trigger Killer Instinct, as well as become afflicted with Torment.
Survivors afflicted with Torment may be sent to a Cage of Atonement when they are in the Dying State .
Being rescued or rescuing another Survivor from a Cage of Atonement will remove Torment.

SPECIAL ATTACK: Punishment of the Damned
Press the Attack button while Rites of Judgement is active to perform Punishment of the Damned.
This unleashes a wave of force in the form of an Attack Trail, damaging any Survivors in its path.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Cage of Atonement
Press the Active Ability button while standing over a dying Survivor afflicted with Torment to send them to a Cage of Atonement .
Survivors in a Cage of Atonement undergo the regular Sacrifice process as if they were on a Hook .

SPECIAL ABILITY: Final Judgement
Press the Active Ability button while standing over a dying Survivor afflicted with Torment and who has reached the second Hook Stage either on a Hook or in a Cage of Atonement to execute them using a Mini-Mori.

Power Trivia

Rites of Judgement:

• Rites of Judgement takes 1 second to both activate and cancel.
  • The Executioner is slowed down to 92 % or 3.68 m/s during this time and may not attack.
• Rites of Judgement lasts for 5 seconds and requires to recharge 5 Charges.
  • The fixed Recharge rate is set to 0.25 c/s.
  • It therefore takes 20 seconds to recharge by default.
  • Remaining stationary while using Rites of Judgement will pause the Power gauge depletion until movement is re-initiated.
    This also applies to falling from a ledge.
• Killer Instinct will last for 3 seconds by default.
• Rescuing Survivors from Cages of Atonement takes 1 second.
• Cages of Atonement will relocate if The Executioner stands within a 5-metre radius for 3.5 seconds.
  • Cages that relocate apply a cool-down of 10 seconds to the Entity-progression.

Punishment of the Damned:

• Punishment of the Damned applies damage during 0.6 seconds.
  • Survivors hit by the attack will become shielded from additional damage for 1 second.
• Punishment of the Damned has a default cool-down time of 2.25 seconds.
  This applies to successful, missed and obstructed hits.
• The Punishment of the Damned Attack Trail will spawn with a delay of 0.267 seconds.
  The individual Attack Trail Elements will spawn with a time offset of 0.033 seconds between each element to simulate a propagating attack wave.
• The Punishment of the Damned Attack Trail has a default length of 8 metres.
• Punishment of the Damned costs 20 % of the maximum Rites of Judgement charges per attack.

Torment Trail:

• The Torment Trail is comprised of individual Trail Elements that make up the Trail as a whole.
  • 100 Trail Elements can co-exist at any given time on the Map, at which point they will start to replace the oldest ones in chronological order.
  • Restricted Trail Elements mark a special exception as they are elements placed in too close proximity to certain Props:
    only 25 Restricted Trail Elements may co-exist at any given time.
    • Trail Elements remain for 75 seconds by default.
    • Restricted Trail Elements only remain for 3 seconds by default.
  • Restricted Trail Elements are spawned at the following distances to Props:
    • within 4 metres of Hooks and Generators
    • within 3 metres of Exit Gate Switches and of the Hatch
• The Torment Trail is revealed to The Executioner within a range of 32 metres.
• Torment Trails cannot be placed in the Basement.

Add-ons for Rites of Judgement

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
	Lead Ring	Found in a refrigerator. It's engraved with a disgusting, bloated face. Slightly increases (+10 seconds) the duration Rites of Judgement trails remain in the environment.
	Dead Butterfly	A butterfly found on a bed at Wood Side Apartments. It's frail and nearly falls apart when touched. Slightly reduces (-2 seconds) Rites of Judgement Recharge time.
	Copper Ring	Found in the basement of Brookhaven Hospital. It's engraved with a picture of a spider. Slightly increases (+1 second) Rites of Judgement Power duration. "I was locked up inside the basement's basement. It was so small and dark, and I was so afraid. I dropped my precious ring. But I'll never ever go back there."
	Black Strap	A nylon strap that was used to restrain a victim to a metal frame. The colour makes it difficult to see the blood-soaked into it. Slightly increases (+0.5 metres) Punishment of the Damned Attack range.
	Wax Doll	A doll carved from wax, handcrafted by a prisoner who would soon face their judgement. Moderately increases (+1 metre) Punishment of the Damned Attack range.
	Spearhead	The sharp, rusted tip of a spear. It's flaked with blood from its last victim. Moderately increases (+1.5 seconds) Rites of Judgement Power duration.
	Leopard-Print Fabric	A shred of pink, leopard-print fabric. It's difficult to tell what it was used for. Slightly increases (+0.5 seconds) Killer Instinct duration when triggered by Rites of Judgement. "It doesn't matter who I am. I'm here for you, James." — Maria
	Forgotten Videotape	A videotape of two lovers vacationing in Silent Hill. Despite its sentimental value, it was left behind in the Lakeview Hotel. Moderately reduces (-3 seconds) Rites of Judgement Recharge time.
	Cinderella Music Box	A music box with a figure from the fairy tale Cinderella, found inside a suitcase adorned with stickers from multiple destinations. Moderately increases (+15 seconds) the duration Rites of Judgement trails remain in the environment.
	Valtiel Sect Photograph	A photograph of two figures in red hoods. Entitled Crimson and White Banquet for the Gods. Considerably reduces (-4 seconds) Rites of Judgement Recharge time.
	Tablet of the Oppressor	A metal tablet engraved with Aztec figures. Considerably increases (+2 seconds) Rites of Judgement Power duration.
	Misty Day, Remains of Judgement	A painting of an imposing figure wearing a steel pyramid atop his head. Victims are caged in the background. Moderately increases (+1 second) Killer Instinct duration when triggered by Rites of Judgement. "It's him..."
	Mannequin Foot	The smooth grey foot of a mannequin, brutally torn from its leg. Considerably increases (+20 seconds) the duration Rites of Judgement trails remain in the environment.
	Burning Man Painting	A diagram of the Lakeview Hotel. Red flames are painted over this place of guilt. Considerably increases (+1.5 metres) Punishment of the Damned Attack range.
	Scarlet Egg	A fresh egg, strikingly red in colour, about the size of a quail's egg. Considerably increases (+1.5 seconds) Killer Instinct duration when triggered by Rites of Judgement "I've never been so scared in my whole life! You couldn't care less about me... could you?" — Maria
	Rust-Coloured Egg	An old-looking egg, coloured reddish orange, about the size of a quail's egg. Survivors affected by Rites of Judgement suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds. "James... you made me happy." — Mary
	Lost Memories Book	A book about the history and legends of Silent Hill and the surrounding area. Survivors affected by Rites of Judgement suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect for 15 seconds. "They called this place 'The Place of the Silent Spirits'."
	Crimson Ceremony Book	A book about an ancient god. Author unknown. Injured Survivors affected by Torment suffer from the Haemorrhage Status Effect. "Speak! I am the Crimson One! The lies and the mist are not they, but I!"
	Obsidian Goblet	An ancient looking goblet carved from pure obsidian. The Executioner gains the Undetectable Status Effect when standing on a Rites of Judgement trail. "Forgive me for waking you. But without you, I just can't go on." — James Sunderland
	Iridescent Seal of Metatron	A talisman with an odd design inscribed on it. The Entity's influence seems to have altered it. When sending a Survivor to a Cage of Atonement, the Auras of all Survivors suffering from Torment are revealed for 6 seconds. "This magic square, with strong protective and dispelling properties, is called the 'Virun VII Crest' or the 'Seal of Metatron'."

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

There are currently 2 Achievements related to The Executioner.

Icon	Name	Description
	Adept Executioner	Achieve a Merciless Victory with The Executioner using only his Unique Perks: Forced Penance , Trail of Torment & Deathbound .
	Cleansed in Agony	With The Executioner , ensnare 30 Survivors in Cages of Atonement .

Customisation

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

The Executioner's attire includes:

Base Cosmetics

Default

Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description
	Pyramid Head		Common	A manifestation of guilt, this punishing force took shape in the nightmares of the tormented.
	Butcher's Apron		Common	Born from the unhinged minds of his victims tormented by guilt.
	Great Knife		Common	A massive chief's knife to reap affliction and misery from his victims.

Prestige

Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description	Additional Notes
	Blood-Soaked Pyramid Head		Rare	A manifestation of guilt, this punishing force took shape in Cheryl's dreams and tormented her with nightmarish visions of gore.	3rd Prestige Reward
	Gory Butcher's Apron		Rare	Born from the unhinged minds of his victims that he tormented with brutal and sanguinary methods.	2nd Prestige Reward
	Bloodthirsty Great Knife		Rare	A massive, bloodstained chef's knife to reap affliction and misery from his victims.	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 Corrupted	Very Rare	Born from a dark wish, his purpose was to find and punish the guilty.	One-piece Outfit	Dark Wish	1080
	Forge Born	Very Rare	Straight from the fiery forge, an inferno of cruelty and malice rages.	One-piece Outfit	Immolation	1080

DLC

Main Article: Downloadable Content

The Executioner is currently part of 1 DLC package:

• CHAPTER XVI: Silent Hill

Change Log

Patch 4.3.0

• Nerf: cancelling Rites of Judgement now applies the same slow-down for the same duration as activating it (3.68 m/s for 1 second).
  • During this time, The Executioner is also prevented from initiating a Basic Attack.
• Buff: reduced the cool-down after using Punishment of the Damned to 2.25 seconds from 2.75 seconds.

Trivia

• The Executioner was the thirteenth licensed Character to be introduced to Dead by Daylight .
  • He is also the first videogame licensed killer.
• The Executioner was the fifth Killer to have a special chase music.
• Cages of Atonement are internally referred to as "Deathbeds".
• The Executioner shares his voice-actor with The Oni , The Twins (Victor), and partially with The Blight .
• The Executioner is the tallest Killer to date, being just taller than both The Nemesis and The Demogorgon .
• The Executioner possesses an unused model of a tongue in the Game Files.
  • The Executioner's tongue originally appears in Silent Hill 2, when he grabs James Sunderland by the throat in a boss fight.
  • The Executioner's creator Masahiro Ito explains "Strictly speaking, it's a something like a tongue. I used that word "tongue" for convenience. There's no way the helmet is his actual head. Also the bottom left of the front plate of Pyramid Head's helmet "is turned up"."
• It is unknown how The Executioner can be blinded by the survivors as he doesn't posses physical eyes, nor are there any holes in his helmet.

Mori Trivia

• The Executioner has the most ways of killing the Survivors than any Killer;
  • Sacrificing the Survivors to The Entity.
  • Performing a Mori on a Survivor.
  • Letting a Survivor bleed out.
  • A Survivor being killed by The Entity during the Endgame Collapse.
  • A Survivor being killed while inside a Cage of Atonement.
  • Performing The Final Judgment on a Survivor.
• The Executioner was the third Killer to have two Memento Mori animations.
  • The Executioner's default Mori features him lifting a Survivor up with his right hand, then wrapping them in barbed wire and twisted steel and then finally piercing them with his Great Knife.
  • The Executioner's Final Judgement features him simply cutting the Survivor in half lengthwise with his Great Knife.
• The Executioner is the third Killer with a unique way to kill Survivors.
• The Executioner's default Mori appears to be partially inspired by a kill animation in Silent Hill 2, where he grabs James Sunderland by the throat in a boss fight.

Gallery

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  Side view of the tongue

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  3/4 view of the tongue

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  Close-up of the tongue

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  Pyramid Head as he appears in Silent Hill 2, with tongue

References

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