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'''The Observer''' is a Character of ''{{#Invoke:Utils|IconLink|Dead by Daylight}}.


== Overview ==
'''The Observer''' lives in a Sub-Realm that is shielded from The {{#Invoke:Utils|IconLink|Entity}}.

He is the narrator of all Tome entries found in [[The Archives]].

He could originally be seen sitting in an armchair in the library when entering [[The Archives]], facing away from the Player and playing with the Auris up until Tome 12, when he disappeared.


== Arcus ==
The Arcus Lore entries tell the story of '''The Observer''' and the memories he discovers on his journeys through the Fog.


== Lore ==
'''The Observer''' appears to be held prisoner in a mysterious Tower located somewhere in the Realm of The Entity.<br>In [[Tome 6 - Divergence#Arcus 02|Arcus 02]], he mentions that he was not the first to have been imprisoned in said Tower and most of the previous occupants have left journals and noted down their observations, which '''The Observer''' now peruses.

In [[Tome 2 - Reckoning#Arcus 08|Arcus 08]], '''The Observer''' reveals the three key reasons for his ending up in the Realms of The Entity:
# He had an interest in Celestials, which ultimately led him to discover '''The Entity'''
# He witnessed the destruction of an entire world, which prompted him to discover more about this cosmic Titan.
# He went against ''"The Council"'', which ultimately led to his banishment within the very thing he had tried to destroy.

'''The Observer''' possesses a device called ''"The Auris"'', with which he can probe the Black Fog and find memories and stories within its Realms.<br>The device is capable of peering into the memories of those who have entered The Fog.

=== Tome Lore ===
'''The Observer''' is the sole character to always come with new Lore in a given [[Tome]].<br>The Lore either reveals new information about himself or about other characters, whose memories he pulls from The Fog using the Auris:
* Tome 1 - Awakening: [[The Entity (I)]] & [[Revelations (I)]]
* Tome 2 - Reckoning: [[Observations (I)]], [[Revelations (II)]] & [[The Entity (II)]] (unreleased)
* Tome 3 - Escalation: [[Observations (II)]] & [[Revelations (III)]]
* Tome 4 - Conviction: [[Through the Looking Glass]]
* Tome 5 - Unleashed: [[Sanitus Alionis]]
* Tome 6 - Divergence: [[In Search of Things Lost]]
* Tome 7 - Forsaken: [[Universus Alveo]]
* Tome 8 - Deliverance: [[Midnight in the Garden of Infinity]]
* Tome 9 - Crescendo: [[Web of the Abyss]]
* Tome 10 - SAW: [[Things in the Fog]]
* Tome 11 - Devotion: [[The House of Arkham (I)]]
* Tome 12 - Discordance: [[The House of Arkham (II)]]
* Tome 13 - Malevolence: [[The House of Arkham (III)]]
* Tome 14 - Betrayal: [[The House of Arkham (IV)]]
* Tome 15 - Ascension: [[The House of Arkham (V)]]
* Tome 16 - Existence: [[The House of Arkham (VI)]]
* Tome 17 - Commitment: [[The House of Arkham (VII)]]
* Tome 18 - Revision: [[The House of Arkham (VIII)]]
* Tome 19 - Splendor: [[The House of Arkham (IX)]]
* Tome 20 - Mythic: [[The House of Arkham (X)]]


== Narrations ==
:''See: [[Tomes]] and [[The Archives]]''
'''The Observer''' narrated all Tome entries in [[The Archives]] up to and including [[Tome 11]], when something yet unknown happened to him.<br>Since [[Tome 12]], '''The Observer''' has been missing from his Tower and the Tower itself was left in disarray.

Since then, the entries for '''The House of Arkham''' are narrated by an unknown woman, likely a fellow explorer of the Fog, who seems to be searching for disciples of a cult named '''The Black Serpent'''.


== Cinematics ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Tome I - The Entity (featuring the Observer) {{#ev:youtube|cyPhj0BRu60|autoplay=false}}
! Behind the Scenes {{#ev:youtube|ZAU3S73OycE|autoplay=false}}
|}


== Trivia ==
* On the [[3 Year Anniversary]] Livestream, '''The Observer''' was announced to have been called ''"The Archivist"'' during his development.
* Attentive Players of the [[Public Test Build]] for [[Patch 5.7.0]] noticed that there appears to have been a fight in the library: the armchair is thrown to the ground and there are scratches and footprints on the floor.<br>The Observer is missing and only the Auris remains floating in the middle of the room.
** Some time after The Observer is missing, the Tomes' cover have been changed to be the same, instead of uniquely colored like when The Observer was present.


== Gallery ==
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File:theObserver.png|'''The Observer''''s Character model rendered in Unity
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