| The Executioner | |
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| Name | Pyramid Head |
| Game Alias(es) | "Red Pyramid Thing" |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | None (Manifestation of Guilt) |
| 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 16: Silent Hill |
| Voice Actor | Jean-Baptiste Garnier (BHVR) |
| Breathing | |
| Menu Music | |
| Terror Radius Music | |
Pyramid Head or "The Executioner" is one of 29 Killers 
currently featured in Dead by Daylight 
.
He was introduced as the Killer of CHAPTER 16: 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
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Merciless and unforgiving, The Executioner brings his own form of twisted justice to The Fog, tormenting Survivors with hazards around the map. Hooks are an effective tool, but nothing punishes quite like a Cage of Torment. All hope will swiftly fade the moment Pyramid Head raises his mighty blade to deliver the Final Judgment. | 
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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
, allow him to aggressively defend his prey while deceiving and tracking Survivors.
Difficulty Rating: Very Hard
(These Killers require a high amount of practice and understanding, inexperienced Players are likely to find little success when using them)
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.
Load-out
Unique Perks
The Executioner comes with 3 Perks 
that are unique to him:
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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. |
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Trail of Torment | You guide your victims along a path of pain and punishment.
After damaging a Generator
Trail of Torment has a cool-down of 80/70/60 seconds. |
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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
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Prestige
Prestiging The Executioner will automatically add Tier I of his Unique Perks to the inventories of all other Killers and unlock the ability for their higher-tiered versions to spawn in their Bloodweb
.
Prestige The Executioner twice more to automatically add Tier II and Tier III respectively into the other Killers' inventories.
Weapon: Great Knife
The Great Knife is the Primary Weapon of The Executioner.
A massive chef's knife to reap affliction and misery from his victims.
Power: Rites of Judgement
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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. |
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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
Movement Speeds:
- Charging Torment Mode: 3.68 m/s
- Walking Torment Mode: 4.4 m/s
Rites of Judgement a.k.a Torment Mode:
- Activation/Cancellation time: 1 second
- This refers to how long it takes The Executioner to switch modes and put his Great Knife into the ground / pull it back out.
- Power duration: 5 seconds
- The Power Gauge will pause its Depletion process whenever The Executioner stands still or is falling from a ledge.
- Power Recharge rate: 0.25 c/s
- Power Recharge time: 20 seconds
- Killer Instinct duration: 3 seconds
Cages of Atonement:
In terms of "Hook Stage" duration, Cages of Atonement have the same basic stats as Hooks .
- Rescue Interaction time: 1 second
- Relocation Trigger radius: 5 metres
- This refers to the radius within which The Executioner must remain of a Cage of Atonment to trigger the Relocation mechanic.
- Relocation Trigger timer: 3.5 seconds
- This refers to how long The Executioner must remain within the Relocation Trigger radius for the Cage of Atonment to relocate to another part of the Trial Grounds.
- Relocation "Hook Stage" Cool-down: 10 seconds
- This refers to how long the game pauses the Entity Progression on a caged Survivor after their Cage of Atonment relocates.
Punishment of the Damned:
- Attack open time: 0.3 seconds
- Attack hitting time: 0.6 seconds
- This refers to how long the attack will apply damage for after its initiation.
- Attack cool-down time: 2.25 seconds
- This applies to successful, missed, and obstructed hits.
- Attack immunity buffer time: 1 second
- This refers to how long a Survivor is shielded from further damage of the same attack when hit, since it is a propagating Attack trail.
- 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. - Attack Trail length: 8 metres
- Attack Initiation penalty: -20 %
- This refers to by how much an attack will drain the Power Gauge for.
Torment Trail:
The Torment Trail is comprised of several individual Trail Elements that connect together to form the Torment Trail as a whole.
The Game also distinguishes between "normal" and "restricted" Trail Elements.
The latter refers to Trail Elements that were placed within restricted zones, to which special rules apply.
- Maximum number of normal Trail Elements: 100 Elements
- This refers to how many normal Trail Elements can co-exist in the Trial Grounds, before the oldest ones are recycled when a new Torment Trail is being placed.
- Maximum number of restricted Trail Elements: 25 Elements
- This refers to how many restricted Trail Elements can co-exist in the Trial Grounds, before the oldest ones are recycled when a new Torment Trail is being placed.
- Distance between individual Trail Elements: 0.8 metres
- Live time of individual normal Trail Elements: 75 seconds
- This refers to how long normal Trail Elements remain in the Trial Grounds before they despawn.
- Live time of individual restricted Trail Elements: 3 seconds
- This refers to how long restricted Trail Elements remain in the Trial Grounds before they despawn.
- Aura Reveal range of Trail Elements: 32 metres
Restriction Zones
:
- Within 4 metres of Hooks and Generators
- Within 3 metres of the Hatch
- Anywhere within the Basement
Add-ons for Rites of Judgement
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Lead Ring | Found in a refrigerator. It's engraved with a disgusting, bloated face.
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Dead Butterfly | A butterfly found on a bed at Wood Side Apartments. It's frail and nearly falls apart when touched.
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Copper Ring | Found in the basement of Brookhaven Hospital. It's engraved with a picture of a spider.
"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." |
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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.
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Wax Doll | A doll carved from wax, handcrafted by a prisoner who would soon face their judgement.
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Spearhead | The sharp, rusted tip of a spear. It's flaked with blood from its last victim.
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Leopard-Print Fabric | A shred of pink, leopard-print fabric. It's difficult to tell what it was used for.
"It doesn't matter who I am. I'm here for you, James." — Maria |
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Forgotten Videotape | A videotape of two lovers vacationing in Silent Hill. Despite its sentimental value, it was left behind in the Lakeview Hotel.
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Cinderella Music Box | A music box with a figure from the fairy tale Cinderella, found inside a suitcase adorned with stickers from multiple destinations.
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Valtiel Sect Photograph | A photograph of two figures in red hoods. Entitled Crimson and White Banquet for the Gods.
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Tablet of the Oppressor | A metal tablet engraved with Aztec figures.
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Misty Day, Remains of Judgement | A painting of an imposing figure wearing a steel pyramid atop his head. Victims are caged in the background.
"It's him..." |
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Mannequin Foot | The smooth grey foot of a mannequin, brutally torn from its leg.
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Burning Man Painting | A diagram of the Lakeview Hotel. Red flames are painted over this place of guilt.
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Scarlet Egg | A fresh egg, strikingly red in colour, about the size of a quail's egg.
"I've never been so scared in my whole life! You couldn't care less about me... could you?" — Maria |
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Rust-Coloured Egg | An old-looking egg, coloured reddish orange, about the size of a quail's egg.
"James... you made me happy." — Mary |
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Lost Memories Book | A book about the history and legends of Silent Hill and the surrounding area.
"They called this place 'The Place of the Silent Spirits'." |
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Crimson Ceremony Book | A book about an ancient god. Author unknown.
"Speak! I am the Crimson One! The lies and the mist are not they, but I!" |
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Obsidian Goblet | An ancient looking goblet carved from pure obsidian.
"Forgive me for waking you. But without you, I just can't go on." — James Sunderland |
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Iridescent Seal of Metatron | A talisman with an odd design inscribed on it. The Entity's influence seems to have altered it.
"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 2 Achievements related to The Executioner:
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Adept Executioner | Achieve a Merciless Victory with The Executioner  using only his Unique Perks: Forced Penance , Trail of Torment & Deathbound .
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Cleansed in Agony | With The Executioner , ensnare 30 Survivors in Cages of Atonement .
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Cosmetic Options
Players can choose from a variety of Cosmetic options to customise The Executioner:
Base Cosmetics
Default
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description |
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Pyramid Head | 
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Common | A manifestation of guilt, this punishing force took shape in the nightmares of the tormented. |
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Butcher's Apron | 
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Common | Born from the unhinged minds of his victims tormented by guilt. |
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Great Knife | 
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Common | A massive chief's knife to reap affliction and misery from his victims. |
Prestige
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Additional Notes |
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Blood-Soaked Pyramid Head |
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Rare | A manifestation of guilt, this punishing force took shape in Cheryl's dreams and tormented her with nightmarish visions of gore. | 6th Prestige Reward |
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Gory Butcher's Apron |
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Rare | Born from the unhinged minds of his victims that he tormented with brutal and sanguinary methods. | 5th Prestige Reward |
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Bloodthirsty Great Knife |
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Rare | A massive, bloodstained chef's knife to reap affliction and misery from his victims. | 4th 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.
| Icon | Name | Rarity | Description | Contents | Collection | Price | Release Date | |
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The Corrupted
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Very Rare | Born from a dark wish, his purpose was to find and punish the guilty. | One-piece Outfit | Dark Wish | 1080  |
16 June 2020 | |
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Forge Born
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Very Rare | Straight from the fiery forge, an inferno of cruelty and malice rages. | One-piece Outfit | Immolation | 1080 |
21 August 2020 | |
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Pyramid Blight
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Very Rare | The putrid serum took hold of the creature born from a dark wish, rotting with putrid ways to punish the guilty. | One-piece Outfit | Hallowed Curse | 1080 |
26 October 2021 | |
DLC
- Main Article: Downloadable Content
The Executioner is part of 1 DLC:
Change Log
Patch 4.0.2
- Nerf: Disables The Executioner's ability to see Survivors inside of a Cage of Atonement .
- Quality of Life: Added a system that relocates Survivors inside of a Cage of Atonement should The Executioner stand within a 5 metres radius of the Survivor.
- This system was to prevent camping a Survivor in a Cage, as hook-related Perks and their effects did not benefit Survivors being rescued from a Cage of Atonement.
- Quality of Life: Relocated Survivors will have their Sacrifice progress pause during the relocation process and for a few seconds after relocating.
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 second non-human Killer featured in Dead by Daylight , being a physical manifestation of James Sunderland's guilt.
- The Executioner was the fifth Killer to have a special chase music.
- Cages of Atonement are internally referred to as "Deathbeds".
- The Executioner is the tallest Killer to date, being just taller than both The Nemesis , The Demogorgon and The Oni .
- 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, explained that it "[s]trictly speaking [is] something like a tongue.
[He] used [the] word tongue for [the sake of] convenience.
There is no way the helmet is his actual head.
Also, the bottom left of the front plate of Pyramid Head's helmet is turned up."[1]
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, in a technical sense, was the third Killer to have two Memento Mori animations.
- The Executioner was the first Killer with two entirely different Moris.
- 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 was the first Killer to receive a Power that gave the ability for a mini-Mori.
- 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.
Voice Actor
- The Executioner is voiced by Jean-Baptiste Garnier, who at that time worked as the Senior Sound Designer on the Game.
Gallery
Official art
Edited lighting
Pyramid Head as he appears in Silent Hill 2, with tongue
Models
Side view of the tongue
3/4 view of the tongue
Close-up of the tongue
Others
Pyramid Head as he appears in Silent Hill 2, with tongue
