William "Bill" Overbeck

Bill Overbeck

Gender	Male
Role	Old Soldier
Nationality	American
DLC	Left Behind
Voice Actor	Ricardo Gomez

Bill Overbeck is one of 27 Survivors currently featured in Dead by Daylight .

He was introduced with PARAGRAPH I: Left Behind, an originally PC-exclusive Paragraph DLC released on 8 March 2017.

Bill is a Character from the popular 2008 Zombie Game, Left 4 Dead.

Overview

Bill Overbeck is an old Soldier, accustomed to dealing with critical situations.

His personal Perks, Left Behind , Borrowed Time , and Unbreakable , make him more powerful in dire moments.

He is tough as nails and knows how to survive just about anything. He'll do whatever it takes to help others live to see another day and he's not afraid to take one for the team.

Difficulty rating: Hard
(based on only using his Unique Perks)

Lore

Additional Lore can be found in Tome VII - Forsaken: The Long Way Home.

It took two tours in Vietnam, a handful of medals, a knee full of shrapnel, and an honourable discharge to get William "Bill" Overbeck to stop fighting and try to live a peaceful life. He hated it. After decades spent drifting aimlessly through dead end jobs, Bill went in for a routine surgery and woke up to find the world he knew was gone. A plague was turning normal people into mindless killing machines. Naturally, the first thing he did was fight his way home and put on his uniform. Making his way through rural ghost towns and pitch-black forests, he found other Survivors, and together they fled from the infected hordes. In the end, Bill sacrificed himself to ensure their safety. His body was never found. Bill was left for dead. No one knows that he still has the only thing he ever wanted: an enemy to fight.

Bill's Perks

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

Left Behind - Level 30
Borrowed Time - Level 35
Unbreakable - Level 40

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

	Left Behind	You will get the job done... no matter the cost. When you are the last Survivor remaining in the Trial, the Aura of the Hatch is revealed to you when you are within 24/28/32 metres. "I'm not horse-shittin' around. I'm doing this alone!" — Bill Overbeck
	Borrowed Time	You are fuelled with an unexpected energy when saving an Ally from a Hook. For 8/10/12 seconds after unhooking a Survivor, the unhooked Survivor is protected by the Endurance Status Effect. Any damage taken that would put the Survivor into the Dying State will instead trigger the Deep Wound Status Effect, after which the Survivor has 20 seconds to Mend themselves. Taking any damage while under the effect of Deep Wound or if its timer runs out will put the Survivor into the Dying State. "Probably stings like hell, but it ain't gonna kill ya. Up and at 'em soldier. Time to move!" — Bill Overbeck
	Unbreakable	Past battles have taught you a thing or two about survival. Once per Trial, you can completely recover from the Dying State . Your Recovery speed is permanently increased by 25/30/35 %. "Goddammit, I am seriously FUBAR!" — Bill Overbeck

Achievements

Main article: Achievements

There is currently 1 Achievement which is related to Bill.

Icon	Name	Description
	Adept Bill	Escape with Bill Overbeck using only his Unique Perks: Left Behind , Borrowed Time & Unbreakable .

Customisation

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

Bill's attire includes:

Base Cosmetics

Default

Name	Rarity	Description	Additional Notes
Bill	Common	Bill's army beret with the yellow shield insignia of the 1st Special Forces Group. "Even being in a war doesn't prepare you for this." — Bill Overbeck	Base Head Design of Bill Overbeck.
Combat Jacket	Common	Battle-scarred military jacket identified to Overbeck. "The honest to God military!" — Bill Overbeck	Base Torso Design of Bill Overbeck.
Military Trousers	Common	Mud-stained tactical trousers, combat boots and a sad, empty holster. "We're on our own, kid. It's high time you start actin' like it." — Bill Overbeck	Base Leg Design of Bill Overbeck.

Prestige

Name	Rarity	Description	Additional Notes
Veteran Bill	Rare	The face and apparel of an experienced soldier you can trust. "Back on your feet, soldier! You're not getting out of this fight that easily." — Bill Overbeck	3rd Prestige Reward
Veteran's Jacket	Rare	A bloody combat jacket that shows just how many challenges Bill has faced. "Watch my back! I was too old for this shit fifteen years ago..." — Bill Overbeck	1st Prestige Reward
Veteran's Trousers	Rare	Blood-stained tactical trousers, combat boots and a holster that is still very sad and very empty. "Bull Frickin Horse Shit! " — Bill Overbeck	2nd Prestige Reward

Alternatives

Special

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Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description	Collection	Event
	Merry Sacrifice		Rare	Playing hero had a cost. Wearing this ugly sweater was part of it.	Ugly Sweaters	Winter Event

DLC

Main article: Downloadable Content

Bill is currently part of 1 DLC package:

Available DLC

Left Behind

Trivia

The full name of Bill Overbeck is "William 'Bill' Overbeck".
Bill received a remodel for his head in Patch 3.7.0, although his portrait and render remain unchanged.
Although Bill did not originally appear as a playable Survivor in the Console version of Dead by Daylight, his Perks were available as general Survivor Perks, albeit with all references to him in the icon artwork and flavour texts removed.
- For instance, Unbreakable featured a random man's face in a similar pose to that of Bill on the PC version.
On 5 July 2019, the Developers officially confirmed through Twitter that Bill would come to the Console versions via the 3.1.0 Mid-Chapter Update.
Although Bill was voiced by Jim French in the Left 4 Dead franchise, he did not return to reprise the role in Dead by Daylight, nor was archive footage of his lines reused for Dead by Daylight. Instead, new lines were recorded for Bill by Ricardo Gomez.
Bill was the third licensed Character to be introduced to Dead by Daylight .
- He was the second licensed Survivor.
In addition to Bill as a playable Survivor, the four original Survivors received Left 4 Dead cosmetics:
- Dwight received clothes based on Ellis.
- Meg received clothes based on Zoey.
- Claudette received clothes based on Rochelle.
- Jake received clothes based on Francis.
Bill's first name and nickname might be a reference to a character from George A. Romero's Days of the Dead film which the character was named William "Bill" McDermott.
Bill was the first blue-eyed male Survivor.

Gallery

For more go to Bill's Gallery

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 - 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

Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description	Outfit	Collection	Tome	Tier
	Shades Up		Very Rare	The future wasn't looking so bright, so the sunglasses were optional.	Heart of Valor	Forsaken	7	7
	Gut Topper		Very Rare	It was a well-made uniform, but it would never be the same again after this battle.	Heart of Valor	Forsaken	7	70
	Bust Ups		Very Rare	Long past the expiry date and still kicking ass.	Heart of Valor	Forsaken	7	47
Completed Outfits
Icon	Name	Body	Rarity	Description	Collection		Tome	Tiers
	Heart of Valor		Very Rare	There's always that one moment where “I've dealt with worse” no longer applies.	Forsaken		7	7,47,70

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