The Demogorgon

The Demogorgon
Game Alias(es)	"The Monster" "The Beast"
Gender	Not applicable (not human)
Nationality	None (extradimensional)
Realm	Hawkins National Laboratory
Power	Of the Abyss
Power Attack Type	Special Attack (Shred)
Weapon	Barbarous Claw
Movement Speed	115 % | 4.6 m/s
Alternate Movement speed	96.5 % | 3.86 m/s (Of the Abyss) 460 % | 18.4 m/s (Shred)
Terror Radius	32 metres
Height	Tall
DLC	Stranger Things
Voice Actor	None (various digitally processed sounds)
Breathing
Menu Music
Terror Radius Music

The Demogorgon was one of 26 Killers featured in Dead by Daylight .

It was introduced as the Killer of CHAPTER XIII: Stranger Things, a Chapter DLC released on 17 September 2019, which remained available until the Chapter's departure from Dead by Daylight on 17 November 2021.

It originated from the 2016 Sci-Fi-Horror Web Television series Stranger Things.

It remains a playable Character for all Players, who had purchased The Demogorgon prior to 17 November 2021.

Overview

The Demogorgon is an unidentified Killer, able to open multiple Portals and traverse between them to cover large distances. Using its Power, Of the Abyss, it can detect any Survivors within a close proximity to the Portals then unleash a leaping attack to inflict damage from a distance.

Its personal Perks, Surge , Mindbreaker , and Cruel Limits , impact the environment close to Generators and affect nearby Survivors in unexpected ways.

With the Chapter's departure from Dead by Daylight, these Perks have been replaced with a generic variant each: Jolt , Fearmonger , and Claustrophobia .

Difficulty rating Intermediate

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

Lore

A blooming mouth full of needle-like teeth for a face, large, curved, razor-sharp claws, and powerful legs to pounce on victims, make The Demogorgon a frightening monster to face in any dimension. It is a nightmare of unrestrained, feral rage as it hunts down its prey and rips it to pieces, devouring every last morsel of flesh and gore, leaving nothing for scavengers. The creature is untouched by any sense of compassion or restraint. Looming over its victim, it shows no doubt or mercy, just the pure instinct of its insatiable blood lust as it delivers the deathblow. A perfect hunter, The Demogorgon is a macabre testament to the horrors lurking in the Upside Down and why it was choice pickings for The Entity.

Load-out

Unique Perks

The Demogorgon came with 3 Perks that were unique to it until the departure of the Chapter from Dead by Daylight:

	Surge	'''<span class="luaClr clr clr8" style="color: #d41c1c;">THIS PERK HAS BEEN RETIRED.</span>'''<p>Your eerie presence charges the air and interferes with technology. When you put a Survivor into the Dying State with your ''Basic Attack'', all Generators within '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">32 metres</span>''' of you instantly explode and start regressing. * Applies an immediate '''<span class="luaClr clr clr6" style="color: #ff8800;">8 %</span>''' Progression penalty. <p>''Surge'' has a cool-down of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">60</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">50</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">40</span> seconds'''. THIS PERK HAS BEEN RETIRED. Your eerie presence charges the air and interferes with technology. When you put a Survivor into the Dying State with your Basic Attack, all Generators within 32 metres of you instantly explode and start regressing. Applies an immediate 8 % Progression penalty. Surge has a cool-down of 60/50/40 seconds. "The creature appears to have some unknown influence over electricity and nearby electronics." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Cruel Limits	'''<span class="luaClr clr clr8" style="color: #d41c1c;">THIS PERK HAS BEEN RETIRED.</span>'''<p>Your ties to the otherworldly manifest when your prey attempts to get away. Whenever a Generator is completed, all Windows and Vault locations within '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">32 metres</span>''' of it become blocked for all Survivors for the next '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">20</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">25</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">30</span> seconds'''. * The Auras of the blocked Vault locations are revealed to you for the duration. THIS PERK HAS BEEN RETIRED. Your ties to the otherworldly manifest when your prey attempts to get away. Whenever a Generator is completed, all Windows and Vault locations within 32 metres of it become blocked for all Survivors for the next 20/25/30 seconds. The Auras of the blocked Vault locations are revealed to you for the duration. "The specimen seems to be able to affect the state of nearby objects, as if they existed in some other form within a dimension alternate to our own." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Mindbreaker	'''<span class="luaClr clr clr8" style="color: #d41c1c;">THIS PERK HAS BEEN RETIRED.</span>'''<p>Your distressing presence drains and weakens your prey. Whenever a Survivor is repairing a Generator, they suffer from the '''''Exhausted''''' '''Status Effect'''. * If the Survivor is already '''''Exhausted''''', their '''Status Effect''''s timer will be paused. * The '''Status Effect''' lingers for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">3</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">4</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">5</span> seconds''' after the Survivor stops repairing. THIS PERK HAS BEEN RETIRED. Your distressing presence drains and weakens your prey. Whenever a Survivor is repairing a Generator, they suffer from the Exhausted Status Effect. If the Survivor is already Exhausted, their Status Effect's timer will be paused. The Status Effect lingers for 3/4/5 seconds after the Survivor stops repairing. "The specimen's apparent telepathic ability can evoke feelings of dread and fatigue in nearby individuals." — Hawkins National Laboratory

Teachable Perks

Progressing through The Demogorgon's Bloodweb would spawn their Teachable Variant at specific Levels:

• Level 30: Surge
• Level 35: Mindbreaker
• Level 40: Cruel Limits

Obtaining the Teachable Perks would unlock them to spawn in the Bloodwebs of all other Killers.

Weapon: Barbarous Claw

The Barbarous Claw is the Primary Weapon of The Demogorgon.
A gargantuan hand of immense strength.
Its long fingers can brutalise prey.

Power: Of the Abyss

An unknown and otherworldly power surged through its body. Suddenly the ground ripped open, swallowing The Demogorgon whole.

OF THE ABYSS:
Press and hold the Power button to fully charge and activate Of the Abyss.

• All Survivors within a close proximity to any activated Portals will be indicated by Killer Instinct.

SPECIAL ATTACK: Shred
Press the Attack button while charging or holding Of the Abyss to dive forwards and unleash a vicious slash.

• Shredding into Breakable Walls or Pallets will destroy them.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Portals
Press the Active Ability button to place an inactive Portal on the ground in front of you.

• Inactive Portals are invisible to Survivors and cannot be sealed by them.

Traversing the Upside Down
When standing on a placed Portal while viewing a highlighted Portal, press the Active Ability button to travel through the Upside Down, emerging from the highlighted Portal.

• After emerging from a Portal, The Demogorgon is cloaked by the Undetectable Status Effect for 3 seconds.

Activated Portals
Portals become activated when they are first traversed to or from.

• Activated Portals are visible to Survivors and can be sealed by them.
  • Survivors walking atop or sealing an activated Portal suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect.

Power Trivia

Movement Speeds:

• Channelling Of the Abyss: 3.86 m/s
• Shred: 18.4 m/s
• Traversing the Upside Down: 20 m/s

Shred:

• Charge time: 1 second
  • Shred must be charged to at least 65 %, otherwise The Demogorgon will perform a normal Lunge instead.
  • Cancelling a fully charged Shred results in a cool-down of 0.45 seconds, during this time The Demogorgon cannot interact or attack.
• Field of View bonus angle: +15 °

Attack Cool-downs:

• Shredding a Pallet or a Breakable Wall : 2 seconds
• Missed Shred Attack: 2.25 seconds
• Successful Shred Attack: 3 seconds

Portals:

• Capacity: 6 Portals
• Setting time: 1 second
• Entering time: 1.5 seconds
• Area of Effect radius: 4 metres
• Noise radius: 8 metres
• Sealing times:
  • 1 Survivor: 12 seconds (1 c/s each; no efficiency penalty)
  • 2 Survivors: ~9 seconds (0.67 c/s each; 33 % efficiency penalty)
  • 3 Survivors: 8 seconds (0.5 c/s each, 50 % efficiency penalty)
  • 4 Survivors: 6 seconds (0.5 c/s each, 50 % efficiency penalty)
• Sealing a Portal will reveal its Aura to all other Survivors, so that they may come help.
• Sealing a Portal will occasionally spawn Skill Checks , but without a Great Success zone.

Undetectable:

• Status Effect timer: 3 seconds

Of the Abyss:

• Power Recovery time: 10 seconds

Seal:

Restrictions:

• It is impossible to place a Portal within a specific radius of the following Props:
  • Within 2.5 metres of a Pallet .
  • Within 4 metres of an Exit Gate or a Hook .
  • Within 8 metres of another Portal.

Add-ons for Of the Abyss

Icon	Name	Description
	Rotten Pumpkin	Pumpkin flesh infected by the rotten soil in Hawkins. Traversing the Upside Down destroys the Portal entered by The Demogorgon. Grants 200 bonus Bloodpoints for traversing the Upside Down.
	Black Heart	A black fermented heart ripped from the chest of a tentacled creature in the Upside Down. Decreases the Attack cool-down of successful Shred Attacks by -15 %.
	Rat Liver	A soggy pile of salty, soft liver. Increases Movement speed while charging Of the Abyss by +3.5 %.
	Rat Tail	A chewy rat tail for The Demogorgon to consume. Increases the Opening speed of Portals by +35 %.
	Sticky Lining	A fetid, viscous layer that covers and expands the inter-dimensional tunnels. Increases the Killer Instinct's Detection range by +2.5 metres.
	Viscous Webbing	Wet, elastic webs that broaden the inter-dimensional tunnels. Increases the Sealing time of Portals by +16 %.
	Rotten Green Tripe	Rotten tripe that fuels The Demogorgon. Increases the Traversing speed between Portals by +15 %.
	Mews' Guts	The tasty guts of an unfortunate victim. Increases available Portals by +1 Portal. Decreases the Attack Cool-down of missed Shred Attacks by -11 %.
	Barb's Glasses	A broken pair of glasses that travelled to the Upside Down. Decreases the Pallet Break cool-down of Shred by -15 %.
	Eleven's Soda	A soda can charged with psychic energy. Shows the Auras of Generators being repaired in yellow while traversing the Upside Down.
	Thorny Vines	Thick, thorny vines that stretch and reinforce the inter-dimensional tunnels. Increases the Killer Instinct's Detection range by +1 metre. Increases the time Survivors require to seal Portals by +11 %.
	Brass Case Lighter	A lighter used to ignite trouble. Survivors under the effect of an activated Portal suffer from the Blindness Status Effect. This effect lingers for 30 seconds. "Emits a strong electromagnetic field: it must have come into contact with the Upside Down." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Violet Waxcap	A dark fleshed mushroom from the Upside Down that allows The Demogorgon to telepathically distort the senses in its prey. Increases the duration of the Undetectable Status Effect by +0.5 seconds.
	Deer Lung	A raw, rubbery lung that reinvigorates The Demogorgon. Increases the Traversing speed between Portals by +30 %. Reduces available Portals by -2 Portals.
	Lifeguard Whistle	A rusty, metal whistle that once ruled the Hawkins public pool. Survivors near activated Portals are indicated by Killer Instinct without having to charge Of the Abyss. Reduces the Killer Instinct's Detection range by -1 metre. "Emits a strong electromagnetic field: it must have come into contact with the Upside Down." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Vermilion Webcap	A bright red poisonous mushroom from the Upside Down. Increases the duration of the Undetectable Status Effect by +3 seconds. "Still experimenting with this specimen, so far our results are inconsistent." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Upside Down Resin	A sticky, flammable sap that fortifies the gateway to the inter-dimensional tunnels. Increases the time Survivors require to seal Portals by +40 %. "A sample taken from the bark of the tree once used as a gate. So far our conclusion as to its effect are inconclusive." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Unknown Egg	A large, warm egg coated in gruesome webbing. Increases Power Recovery time by -1.5 seconds. "A large egg was sighted in the Upside Down, but no sample survived the trip to the lab for proper examination." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Leprose Lichen	A potent lichen that grows like dust on the rocks in the Upside Down. Reveals the Aura of all Survivors while traversing the Upside Down and for 3 seconds after emerging from a Portal. "One small dose can cause severe hallucinations." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Red Moss	A psychedelic moss that grows on tree barks in the Upside Down. Increases the duration of the Undetectable Status Effect by +8 seconds. Suppresses all noises The Demogorgon usually makes while emerging from a Portal. Increases the Portal Emerging time by +15 %. "Consuming its leaf enhances athletic performance and causes euphoria." — Hawkins National Laboratory

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

With the Chapter's departure from Dead by Daylight, there are no Achievements related to The Demogorgon anymore.

Cosmetic Options

Players could choose from a variety of Cosmetic options to customise Unknown Killer:

Base Cosmetics

Default

Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description
	Split Jaw		Common	A face that blooms into five thick, fleshy strips to reveal a gaping mouth with needle-like teeth. How such a beast evolved is unknown.
	Terror from the Upside Down		Common	An adult Demogorgon. It emerged through a rift and now wreaks terror in Hawkins, Indiana.
	Barbarous Claw		Common	A gargantuan hand of immense strength. Its long fingers can brutalize prey.

Prestige

Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description	Additional Notes
	Gore-soaked Jaw		Rare	Blood and gore drips from the stretched jaws of The Demogorgon. What became of its victim is better left unsaid.	3rd Prestige Reward
	Splattered Demogorgon		Rare	Is that deer blood or human blood? Probably both.	2nd Prestige Reward
	Crimson Claw		Rare	Blood trickles along the slick creases of The Demogorgon's hand. The Hawkins Police may have another missing persons case on their hands.	1st Prestige Reward

Alternatives

Previous Store Options

Before The Demogorgon's departure, the following In-Game Store options were available:

Outfits

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Contents	Collection	Release Date
	Escaped Specimen	Very Rare	A live subject was necessary to continue the research... except something went very wrong.	Collared Death Shackled Monster Cuffed Claws	Upside Down	17 September 2019
	Twisted Demogorgon	Very Rare	The creature was altered by the dark Fog as it hunted and fed, becoming part Demogorgon, part something else.	Hungry Maxilla Crustacean Appendages Spiny Claw	Altered State	5 February 2020
	Geo Mutation	Very Rare	An unusual mutation formed in The Entity’s realm, causing rock-like chitin to grow from the creature’s flesh.	Rock Jaw Armored Plate Crag Claw	Days of Growth	9 February 2021

Heads

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Release Date
	Collared Death	Very Rare	The metal collar is pressed tightly around the creature's neck, much to its irritation. Three men were lost in the process of fitting it.	Escaped Specimen	Upside Down	17 September 2019
	Hungry Maxilla	Very Rare	A crustacean mouthpart with rows of razor-sharp teeth, dripping with foul saliva. Ideal to pierce, shred, and chew through thick layers of flesh.	Twisted Demogorgon	Altered State	5 February 2020
	Rock Jaw	Very Rare	A stony outcropping surrounding the terrifying split-mandible.	Geo Mutation	Days of Growth	9 February 2021

Body

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Release Date
	Shackled Monster	Very Rare	There were a number of security measures in place, the chains being one of many fail-safes that ultimately failed.	Escaped Specimen	Upside Down	17 September 2019
	Crustacean Appendages	Very Rare	Its slick body was covered with a glistening, chitinous carapace. Its thorax swelled with gruesome, clutching appendages.	Twisted Demogorgon	Altered State	5 February 2020
	Armored Plate	Very Rare	Rocky blemishes protrude from its body, covered in sticky strings of membrane.	Geo Mutation	Days of Growth	9 February 2021

Weapons

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Release Date
	Cuffed Claws	Very Rare	The metal cuffs were, in hindsight, a bad idea, having done nothing but enrage the beast with even more fury than before.	Escaped Specimen	Upside Down	17 September 2019
	Spiny Claw	Very Rare	As its claw dug into human flesh, warm blood curled under its sharp nails. Hawkins Police would never find this body.	Twisted Demogorgon	Altered State	5 February 2020
	Crag Claw	Very Rare	Hardened chitin grows unnaturally from its murderous claws.	Geo Mutation	Days of Growth	9 February 2021

DLC

Main article: Downloadable Content

The Demogorgon was part of 1 DLC:

• CHAPTER XIII: Stranger Things

Change Log

Patch 3.2.1

• Buff: added the ability to destroy Pallets and Breakable Walls to The Demogorgon's base-kit by using Shred.

Patch 4.7.0

• Rework: reworked Of the Abyss and the majority of its Add-ons .
• Buff: reduced the cool-down after traversing the Upside Down from 14 seconds to 10 seconds.
• Buff: increased the velocity when traversing the Upside Down from 17 m/s to 20 m/s.
• Buff: increased the duration of the Undetectable Status Effect after traversing the Upside Down from 2 seconds to 3 seconds.
• Buff: increased Channelling Of the Abyss Movement speed from 3.68 m/s or 92 % to 3.86 m/s or 96.5 %.
• Quality of Life: removed the audio from inactive Portals for Survivors, which had allowed them to determine their location despite being invisible.

Trivia

• The Demogorgon was the first non-human Killer featured in Dead by Daylight , as all previous Killers were human in their previous life.
• The Demogorgon was the second Killer to have a unique Terror Radius and Chase Music.
• The Demogorgon was the second Killer to not attack with an actual weapon, but instead using its claws.
• The Demogorgon was the third Killer to break Generators and Pallets with its hands, albeit using both of them.
• The Demogorgon was the fourth Killer to be able to teleport.
• The Demogorgon was the tenth licensed Character to be introduced to Dead by Daylight .
• The Demogorgon, unlike other tall Killers, does not step over vaults, but rather crawls through them.
• The Demogorgon features a unique Hatch-closing animation.
• The Demogorgon's footsteps can be heard within a radius of 16 metres.

Development Trivia

• The Demogorgon featured in Dead by Daylight was modelled after the Demogorgon seen in a post-credit scene of the last episode of Stranger Things' Season 3, with Netflix providing the Developers with their model.
• The name Of the Abyss could be a reference to Dungeons and Dragons - 5th Edition, since its Demogorgon appears as an enemy in an adventure titled "Out of the Abyss".

Gallery

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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 - XXII	Jill Valentine	Leon Scott Kennedy	Mikaela Reid	Jonah Vasquez
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
CHAPTER XXII	Carmina Mora - The Artist
LEGENDARY CHARACTERS
The Chatterer	Chris Redfield	Claire Redfield	Cybil Bennett	James Sunderland	Jonathan Byers
Lisa Garland	The Look-See	The Mordeo
ULTRA RARE CHARACTERS
The Baba Yaga	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