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**David King** is one of **36** Survivors currently featured in *Dead by Daylight*.

He was introduced as the Survivor of [[**Lua error in Module:DLCs at line 118: attempt to index local 'character' (a nil value).**]], a free Chapter DLC released on 27 July 2017.

***David King** must first be unlocked as a playable Survivor by completing the Survivor Tutorial.*

## Overview

**David King** is a rugged Scrapper, rewarding high-risk play.

His personal Perks, No linked Character available, unable to display their Perks., No linked Character available, unable to display their Perks., and No linked Character available, unable to display their Perks., reward an aggressive, confrontational play style, but leave him vulnerable.

His Perks are a result of his years playing rugby and stem from his strong physique and his need for Adrenaline. But being fast isn't everything, he's - sometimes - also a team player. But that side is seldom seen.

## Lore

Additional Lore can be found in *Tome 2 - Reckoning*: Manchester Mash-Up & *Tome 11 - Devotion*: The Importance of Being King.
*The single child of a wealthy family, David King seemed destined for greatness. While growing up in Manchester, he demonstrated serious potential in both sports and academics, and with his family connections, all doors were open to him. He could have succeeded at anything, if it weren't for his combative nature. David lived for the adrenaline rush of a good fight and would go out of his way to get into one.*

*His robustness and athletic abilities led him to rugby, where he could cut loose and really cause a ruckus. King excelled and gained a reputation as a promising, if somewhat reckless, rookie. His meteoric rise came to an abrupt end when he lost his temper and assaulted a referee, earning himself a lifetime ban from the league and cutting short what most people assumed was going to be a long, successful career. King was unconcerned; money was no issue, so he took it as an early retirement and focused on other fun things to do.*

*Free from the constraints of a career and enabled by the wealth of his family, David King spent most of his time at the pub, drinking, watching games, and getting into fights. Some might say he was wasting his life away. Not many people knew that he was an occasional "debt collector" or that he fought in clandestine bare-knuckle fight clubs.*

*When David King stopped showing up at the pub, the few friends he still had were not surprised. They figured he had finally picked a fight with someone stronger than he was. In a way, they were right.*

### Observer Lore

*This section lists entries by The Observer, that are specifically about David King.*
**Tome 2**

* Arcus 9873

## Load-out

### Unique Perks

**David** comes with **3** Perks that are unique to him:
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#### Prestige

Prestiging **David** will automatically add **Tier I** of his Unique Perks to the inventories of all other Survivors and unlock the ability for their higher-tiered versions to spawn in their Bloodweb.

Prestige **David** twice more to automatically add **Tier II** and **Tier III** respectively into the other Survivors' inventories.

## Achievements

*Main article: Achievements*
There is **1** Achievement related to **David**:
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## Cosmetic Options

Players can choose from a variety of Cosmetic options to customise **David**:

### Base Cosmetics

#### Prestige

##### Perk Charms

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### Alternatives

#### Exclusive

{{**Lua error in Module:Utils at line 1208: attempt to index local 'character' (a nil value).** Exclusive Cosmetics}}

## DLC

*Main article: Downloadable Content*
**David** is part of **1** DLC:

* [[**Lua error in Module:DLCs at line 118: attempt to index local 'character' (a nil value).**]]

## Change Log

### Patch 5.1.0

* ***Rework:*** updated facial model and texture as part of The Realm Beyond - Part 6 Graphical Update.
* ***Change:*** **David** is now locked to all new Players to *Dead by Daylight*, or returning Players who did not progress him until this Patch, and must now be unlocked by completing the Survivor Tutorial first.

## トリビア

* Mathieu Côtéはインタビューで、**デイビッド**を「an asshole」と評した。　In an interview with Mathieu Côté, he described **David** as "an asshole".
* The description of the "Pugilist" outfit is a reference to the movie 'Fight Club'
* **デイビッド**は二つのタトゥーを持っており、一つが左耳の後ろのバラで、もう一つが右の前腕のライオンである。　**David** has two tattoos: one is behind his left ear of a rose and the other is on his right forearm of a lion.
	+ バラはRugby Union Jerseysからのものである。　The rose is from the Rugby Union Jerseys.
* 彼のコスチュームのファイルの名前によると、彼のニックネームは*「Smoke」*である。　According to the file names of his cosmetics, his nickname is *"Smoke"*.

### 声優

* **デイビッド**の声優はStefan Horvathであり、そのときはゲームのゲームデザイナーとして働いてた。　**David** is voiced by Stefan Horvath, who at that time worked as a Game Designer on the Game.

### 性別

* **デイビッド**は*デッドバイデイライトの*最初の公式のLGBTQIA2+のキャラクターであり、ゲイの男性と識別されている。　**David** is *Dead by Daylight's* first official LGBTQIA2+ character, identifying as a gay man.
	+ これはTome 11 - Devotionのリリースの前日に開発者のウェブサイトでのニュースの投稿で確認されている。
	投稿では**デイビッドの**性別は最新の学術書のストーリーである、The Importance of Being Kingで調査されるとティーザー予告されていた。　This was confirmed by the Developers in a news post on their website the day prior to the release of Tome 11 - Devotion.
	The post teased that **David's** sexuality would be explored in his newest Tome story, The Importance of Being King.

## References

1. ↑ https://news.deadbydaylight.com/en/news/dead-by-daylight-is-thrilled-to-confirm-first-lgbtqia2-character Dead by Daylight Confirms Its First LGBTQIA21 Character. Developer Website. Retrieved 27 April 2022

## Gallery

For more go to [[**Lua error in Module:Utils at line 1208: attempt to index local 'character' (a nil value).** Gallery]]

### In-game assets

* David King
* David King (Portrait render)
* David King (Background image)

### Old assets

* Old model's portrait
* David King's previous portrait
* Old model's background image