CHAPTER 23: Sadako Rising

**CHAPTER 23: Sadako Rising** is the twenty-third Chapter DLC for *Dead by Daylight*, released on 8 March 2022.

This DLC features the following content:

* **1** Killer:
	+ The Onryō
* **1** Survivor:
	+ Yoichi Asakawa
* **2** exclusive Charms:
	+ *Cursed Videotape* - **Uncommon Universal** Charm
	+ *Wrathful Well* - **Rare Universal** Charm

## Description

***Sadako Rising*** is a brand-new Chapter for Dead by Daylight. It includes a Killer, The Onryō; a Survivor, Yoichi Asakawa. Purchasing the add-on unlocks the new Killer, Survivor and an exclusive universal Charm.

Unspeakable horrors lurk beneath the water.

Spread the curse to Dead by Daylight with Sadako Rising, a new Chapter inspired by Kōji Suzuki’s novel Ringu and the original film adaptation.

### The Onryō's Info

*A powerful and lethal onryō, Sadako Yamamura was once the daughter of a famed seer from Izu-Oshima, Japan. When a journalist called her mother a fraud, Sadako’s powers surged, and the journalist collapsed on the floor, struck dead.*

*Then everything went wrong.*

*Her mother passed away and shortly after Sadako was lured to an old, crumbling well. As she leaned over the rim, a long shadow fell over her. She felt two hands pushing her over the rim. Pain exploded in her skull as she hit the cold ground. A grinding noise came from above and the well darkened, all light obscured like a midday eclipse.*

*She dug her nails into the muddy ground and slowly crawled toward the cobbled wall. Each time she clawed up a few inches, her nails slid against the wet wall and she slipped down. Her fingers gushed with blood as the coarse cobblestone tore off her nails and lacerated the flesh underneath. And yet she tried, again and again.*

*Decades later, the meadow became a resort, and a log cabin was built above the well. When a visitor rented the cabin, Sadako found an opportunity for revenge. She summoned all her nensha power and projected a terrible curse on a videotape that killed its viewer after seven days. Her wrath was like the tides of a stormy sea, violent and unforgiving.*

### The Onryō's Power

**The Onryō** starts the Trial *Demanifested*, which has the following effects:

* Grants the ***Undetectable* Status Effect**.
* **The Onryō** is intermittently visible to Survivors who are within **24 metres** of her and invisible to Survivors who are farther away.
	+ The ***Undetectable* Status Effect** lingers for **1 second** after *Manifesting* and the intermittent visibility lingers for **4 seconds**.
* **The Onryō** is unable to attack Survivors or interact with them, but can still interact with environmental objects.
* **The Onryō** cannot be stunned by Pallets.

**SPECIAL ABILITY: MANIFESTATION / DEMANIFESTATION**

**The Onryō** must *Manifest* in order to attack Survivors.

Press and hold the *Power button* at any time to *Manifest* into a material form at your current location.

**The Onryō** can *Demanifest* at any time by pressing and holding the *Power button* again.

**SPECIAL ABILITY: PROJECTION**

**The Onryō** may also *Manifest* by *Projecting* herself through a TV.
Press the *Ability button* while looking at any powered **TV** to *Project* to it, temporarily shutting off that **TV** for **45 seconds** and automatically *Manifesting* yourself while emerging from it.

* *Projection* resets the Power Gauge, which recharges over the next **10 seconds**.
	+ **The Onryō** can still *Project* while the Power Gauge is recharging, but doing so will not incur any *Condemned* on Survivors who are near powered **TVs**.

**SPECIAL AFFLICTION: CONDEMNED**

Survivors who interact with **The Onryō's** Power gain Stacks of *Condemned*, with a full **7 Stacks** putting them in mortal danger:

Whenever **The Onryō** uses *Projection* while her Power Gauge is full, all Survivors within **16 metres** of a powered **TV** gain **+1 Stack** of *Condemned*.

Hooking a Survivor partially locks in their *Condemned*, making the affected Stacks impossible to remove:

* Becoming hooked for the first time locks in up to the first **2 Stacks**.
* Becoming hooked for the second time locks in up to the first **4 Stacks**.

**SPECIAL ABILITY: INEXORABLE STARE**

A fully *Condemned* Survivor is revealed **The Onryō** for **6 seconds** through *Killer Instinct* and can be killed with the *Inexorable Stare*, as soon as they are put into the Dying State.

**SPECIAL INTERACTIONS: RETRIEVE TAPE / TURN-OFF TV**

Survivors can walk up to any running **TV** and interact with it in order to retrieve its *Cursed Tape*, which in turn temporarily shuts off that **TV** for **70 seconds**, and prevents **The Onryō** from *Projecting* to it.

Inserting the VHS Tape taken from a **TV** into a different one spreads the message of **The Onryō** and removes **-3 Stacks** of *Condemned*.

### The Onryō's Perks

You form a psychic connection with The Entity<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span> and alter the rules of the Trial.
<p>At the start of the Trial, '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">4 random Hooks</span>''' are changed into '''Scourge Hooks''':
\* The Aura|Auras<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span> of '''Scourge Hooks''' are revealed to you in '''<span class="luaClr clr clr16" style="color: #ffffff;">white</span>'''.
<p>Each time a Survivor is unhooked from a '''Scourge Hook''', the following effects apply:
\*The Auras of all other Survivors are revealed for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">5</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">6</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">7</span>''' '''seconds'''.

You form a psychic connection with The Entity and alter the rules of the Trial.
At the start of the Trial, **4 random Hooks** are changed into **Scourge Hooks**:
* The Auras of **Scourge Hooks** are revealed to you in **white**.

Each time a Survivor is unhooked from a **Scourge Hook**, the following effects apply:
* The Auras of all other Survivors are revealed for **5**/**6**/**7** **seconds**.
Your psychic abilities influence technology in devastating ways.
After performing the ''Damage Generator'' Action on a Generator<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span>, ''Call of Brine'' activates for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">60 seconds</span>'''.
\*The damaged Generator regresses at '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">115</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">120</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">125</span>''' '''&#37;''' of the normal Regression speed and its Aura<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span> is highlighted to you in '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">yellow</span>'''.
\*Receive a ''Loud Noise Notification'' each time a Survivor hits a Good Skill Check<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span> on the affected Generator.

Your psychic abilities influence technology in devastating ways.
After performing the *Damage Generator* Action on a Generator, *Call of Brine* activates for **60 seconds**.

* The damaged Generator regresses at **115**/**120**/**125** **%** of the normal Regression speed and its Aura is highlighted to you in **yellow**.
* Receive a *Loud Noise Notification* each time a Survivor hits a Good Skill Check on the affected Generator.
Your horrible trauma is felt by everyone.
\*Whenever a Generator<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span> is repaired to '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">90 %</span>''', Survivors repairing it are faced with continuous Skill Check|Skill Checks<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span>.
\*If they miss one or stop repairing, the Generator becomes blocked for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">16</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">18</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">20</span>''' '''seconds'''.
''Merciless Storm'' can only trigger once per Generator per Trial.

Your horrible trauma is felt by everyone.
* Whenever a Generator is repaired to **90 %**, Survivors repairing it are faced with continuous Skill Checks.
* If they miss one or stop repairing, the Generator becomes blocked for **16**/**18**/**20** **seconds**.

### Yoichi's Info

*As a child, Yoichi gained an interest in the supernatural from his father and mother when an inexplicable curse claimed both their lives. As an adult, Yoichi graduated with top honours in marine biology at a university in Tokyo, and, following in his father’s footsteps, became the youngest professor in the school’s history.*

*His career began to unravel when two of his students disappeared doing research in Izu Oshima. Hidden memories bubbled up from the murky, black depths of his subconscious. Blurred faces on images, twisted mouths, inexplicable deaths suddenly filled his mind. Sadako rose from the abyss to let him know the curse would never be over.*

*Thirsting for truth, he came across a story that mirrored the disappearances of his students: four vloggers had vanished near a lighthouse in Scotland. There was said to be some kind of darkness calling from the sea like an ancient siren. As Yoichi examined the research, his father suddenly appeared to let him know he was on the right path.*

*Yoichi chartered a fishing boat and headed toward a small cluster of islands. Darkness fell as they approached. The ocean began to stir violently, tossing the ship high and low. A giant wave lifted the boat and dashed it to pieces against jagged rocks. Yoichi didn’t remember much after that. He remembered staggering through thick black fog as he climbed the lighthouse stairs. He remembered the water level rising with every step until the frothing mouth of the ocean swallowed him whole.*

### Yoichi's Perks

You have inherited the ability to hear the dead — and now the dead warn you of danger.
\*After stunning the Killer by any means, ''Parental Guidance'' suppresses your Scratch Marks<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span>, Pools of Blood<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span>, and ''Grunts of Pain'' for the next '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">5</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">6</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">7</span>''' '''seconds'''.

You have inherited the ability to hear the dead — and now the dead warn you of danger.
* After stunning the Killer by any means, *Parental Guidance* suppresses your Scratch Marks, Pools of Blood, and *Grunts of Pain* for the next **5**/**6**/**7** **seconds**.
Your presence psychically projects itself to those in danger.
\*Whenever another Survivor<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 5px"><span style = "display:none; width:24px;max-height: 24px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span> is injured, they can see your Aura<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span> when within '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">32</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">64</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">96</span>''' '''metres''' of your location.
\*You heal other Survivors '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">10 %</span>''' faster.

Your presence psychically projects itself to those in danger.
* Whenever another Survivor is injured, they can see your Aura when within **32**/**64**/**96** **metres** of your location.
* You heal other Survivors **10 %** faster.
Your obsessive study of the paranormal has given you unprecedented knowledge of other Realms and planes of existence.
Press and hold the ''Active Ability button'' on a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a '''''Boon Totem<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span>'''''.
Soft chimes ring out in a radius of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">24 metres</span>'''.
<p>All Survivors benefit from the following effects when inside the ''Boon Totem's'' radius:
\*'''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">2 %</span>''' '''''Haste<span class = "iconLink" style = "vertical-align: middle; padding: 0 0 0 0"><span style = "display:none; width:32px;max-height: 32px" class = "pcView pcIconLink"><span class = "tooltip linkIncluded borderless"><span class="tooltipBaseText iconless"></span><span class = "tooltiptext"><span class="tooltipTextWrapper"></span></span></span></span><span class = "mobileView mobileIconLink"></span></span>''''' '''Status Effect'''.
\*This effect lingers for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">2</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">3</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">4</span>''' '''seconds''' after leaving the ''Boon Totem's'' range.
''Only one Totem can be blessed by your '''Boon Perks''' at a time and all of their effects are active on the same '''Boon Totem'''''.

Your obsessive study of the paranormal has given you unprecedented knowledge of other Realms and planes of existence.
Press and hold the *Active Ability button* on a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a ***Boon Totem***.
Soft chimes ring out in a radius of **24 metres**.

All Survivors benefit from the following effects when inside the *Boon Totem's* radius:
* **2 %** ***Haste*** **Status Effect**.
* This effect lingers for **2**/**3**/**4** **seconds** after leaving the *Boon Totem's* range.

## Trivia

* **CHAPTER 23: Sadako Rising** was teased by the Developers in December 2021, three months prior to its announced release month of March 2022, which was hitherto unprecedented.
* **CHAPTER 23: Sadako Rising** marks the second time the Developers announced a Chapter prior to its corresponding Public Test Build.
* At the time of its teaser, the Chapter featured a different Logo and a different name: *"CHAPTER 23: Ringu"*.
* In an interview, *Dead by Daylight*'s Creative Director Dave Richard explained that **CHAPTER 23** was going to be based on the original *Ringu* and the protagonists Reiko Asakawa and Ryūji Takayama were the team's first choices to be the Survivor. However, BHVR could not secure the likenesses of actors Nanako Matsushima or Hiroyuki Sanada, which made including their characters difficult. The team improvised by using Yoichi Asakawa instead (who was a child in *Ringu* and the sole survivor of Sadako's curse), making the chapter a sequel to *Ringu* instead of an adaptation.
* **CHAPTER 23: Sadako Rising** was the first that had more than one unique bootup-cutscenes exclusive to it, those being the trailer for the Chapter itself and the Cursed Video that would play 7 days after purchasing the DLC.

## Trailers

1. ↑ https://www.newsweek.com/dead-daylight-interview-ringu-ring-sadako-rising-kaokawa-behavior-interactive-dlc-1679327