Doctor

**Emily Dyer**  (formerly **Lydia Jones**), also known as the **Doctor**, is a Contain/Assist Hybrid Type and Difficulty 1 Default Survivor unlocked after finishing the prologue. She is one of **43** playable Survivors added to Identity V.

—Emily Dyer (Deduction Quest No. 10)

## Appearance

Emily is a slender, petite doll with pale skin, thin brown eyebrows, dark brown hair pulled into a bun, and brown eyes cross-stitched with white thread.

She wears a collared blue capelet fastened over a knee-length white dress, white heels, and a leather belt with a matching satchel containing rolls of bandages and a pair of metal surgical scissors. A white nurse's cap is pinned to her hair, and she wears white surgical gloves. A tear is visible in her left leg, showing cotton stuffing. She holds a blood-filled syringe in her right hand.

## Gameplay

The Doctor is a contain/assist-type Survivor with the ability to heal herself completely with her Syringe. Along with self-healing, she specializes in healing her teammates much faster than other Survivors. When there are multiple Doctors present, the time required to heal teammates will be increased. She also slightly increases the healing speed of her teammates when they are healing themselves or others. She has slightly slower vaulting speed. She gains a speed boost when taking damage less than a normal attack. As a Veteran Survivor, she also gains an additional speed boost after receiving a normal hit.

### External Traits

Below is a list of Doctor's intrinsic traits. For more in-depth information, please check the individual pages.

 Med Master | *Carries around a syringe and can heal herself when wounded. Cannot use the Syringe while in the Tide Turner status.*
***Exclusive**: The Doctor can heal fatal wounds quickly. Whenever the syringe is used to heal herself, her Fear is reduced by **25%** and the time required for self-healing is reduced by half.*
*Due to her medical trainings, syringes are not depleted when used and her self-healing speed cannot be decreased by other effects.*

### Character Statistics

Below is a list of Doctor's statistics. To view other Survivors' gameplay data, please view **this article**.

### Tips

**Please press "Expand" to see tips about playing as and against this Survivor.**
General Tips* Doctor will take a little over 5 seconds to heal 25% damage if all 3 levels of Doctor are unlocked.
* After being hit, Doctor should use her Veterans bonus to gain as much distance as possible while running to a pallet or window. If it is safe to do so, she can camp a pallet while healing or keep running to a safer area. If the hunter has ranged attacks, try to only heal when that ability is on cooldown or you have enough distance. Be wary about feeding Presence to the hunter during the first chase.
* Be careful while vaulting due to her 10% debuff from Haughty making it easier for the hunter to Terror Shock her.
* If an injured survivor is kiting near the Doctor's cipher she can take one hit for them to keep kiting, but be careful not to waste valuable decoding time. Also be careful of the hunter switching targets to you after bodyblocking.
* Doctor should generally avoid rescuing unless there isn’t a Rescuer on the team or all other teammates are injured. Body-blocking can be beneficial as she can quickly heal herself while incapacitated as the hunter is distracted with the rescued survivor.
* She is not affected by healing debuffs when healing herself. For example: Smiley Face’s modified drill, Peepers, Panic, and Impact.
* She can usually heal her teammates at maximum efficiency, unless the survivors has a healing debuff or debuffs were applied by the hunter.
* She can avoid crows by self-healing, so if she is the last survivor she can leave 25% damage on herself to heal incrementally.
* Pay attention to your teammates' pings, as they may indicate that they need assistance with body blocking or healing. After she is eliminated, she will leave her Syringe behind which teammates can pick up to heal themselves with.
* During endgame, while the hunter has Detention, Doctor is rather defenseless so it can be beneficial to open a chest before the last cipher is popped, if there is time to do so.

Against Specific Hunters* She heavily counters Photographer and Hermit as she can infinitely heal the chip damage they apply.
	+ Though, if she is being chased by the Photographer is it not recommended to heal after being hit as Photographer's 75% damage will force her to heal 3 times before she can be hit again.
* She is very useful against Dream Witch as she can quickly heal herself and teammates, preventing the game from snowballing into the Dream Witch's favor. When being chased by the Dream Witch she can take advantage of the time spent switching between leeches to heal herself. She can also take a hit from her leech and heal herself, which is faster than removing it via the Witch Mark.
* She is a counter to Mad Eyes as she can easily the chip damage applied by his walls, especially if he is placing walls on her from a distance. Though when self-healing, be careful if the Mad Eyes is still targeting you with walls, as standing still to heal makes you an easy target.
* She is weak if chased by chip damage hunters, such as Guard 26 and Sculptor, but can be very useful to heal chip damage from her teammates. Her Med Master speed boost from taking chip damage can allow her to contain these hunters better, but it is still not recommended to heal while being chased in most cases.
	+ If full health after the cipher pop she can purposefully take chip damage to gain her speed boost and avoid a normal attack with Detention.
* Against the "Undead", she can have difficulty containing him, especially at 50% Energy, but her fast self-healing speed is very useful when she is incapacitated. She can often heal herself, then heal at least 25% damage before the "Undead" can return. She can also quickly heal her teammates from being downed and sometimes to full health if the hunter is far enough away.
* When being chased by the Gamekeeper, even if she is able to heal 25% damage, she can still be instantly incapacitated if caught by his Thorny Hook, which applies 25% damage, and a normal attack immediately after.
* She can struggle against stunning hunters like "Disciple" and Wax Artist.
	+ Against "Disciple" you cannot camp pallets if her cats are available, as she can easily stun from the other side. She can also attach a cat from a distance, then use Intimidate lock your abilities, making it impossible to heal. If her cats are on cooldown though, it is possible to complete the heal before they are back.
	+ Wax Artist can quickly apply wax while she is standing still to heal and may be able to stun before it is completed.
* She is weak against The Breaking Wheel as he can instantly down a survivor with a single hit after applying two stacks of Pierce, making her unable to use her syringe during a chase.

Suggested Persona Builds* It is recommended to use a 39 build (Borrowed Time and Knee Jerk Reflex) with 3/3 Doctor, and Exit Path. Knee Jerk Reflex is very useful for Doctor to gain distance from the hunter to heal herself and can be used in combination with her Veterans bonus.
* It is not recommended to use Flywheel Effect because Doctor relies on gaining distance to heal herself.
* Tide Turner is generally not recommended as she cannot heal herself during it but it can be used there is no rescuer or no one else with Tide Turner.

Against Doctor* Doctor struggles against hunters that can apply chip damage and double-hit hunters as it makes healing difficult. Against single-hit hunters she can often take three hits before going down.
* Street Sweeper can be used to see her healing during a chase, making it easier to hit her before she can complete her heal.
* She can self-heal very quickly when incapacitated so make sure to put her on the chair quickly so she doesn't have an opportunity to do so.
* Be mindful of a Doctor in an injured state, as she may have primed her heal and can finish it just before being hit to act as bait.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Chinese Art Reference Book

Because the profession of doctor is needed, this role is first defined and then designed. Emily is set as a doctor in the 20th century. We refer to the images of doctors and nurses during the First World War, and determine the white coat and white hat that fit the background at that time. However, the recognition of this image is still insufficient, and the memory is not deep enough, so fashion features are added to the character-curly hair, small cape, and retro red lips. It should be a happier thing to be pricked by a fashionable little beauty.

### Official Website

The First World War was in full swing in 1914 and the Victorian era was nearing its end, if not already over. However, considering that the interval between the two is not long, the design of various types of clothing in World War I still retains the distinctive features of the Victorian era. Identity V revealed the persona of the doctor with white rubber gloves, wearing the signature style of the Victorian era's British cloak, as well as the wavy curls and the very characteristic white nurse's cap that were particularly popular in that period. From these representative elements it can be seen that the prototype of the role of the doctor in the game comes from the field nurses in World War I.

## Change Log

December 13th, 2018
* Buff: Adjusted the Doctor's External Trait, Med Elite. The Doctor is now able to discover slight wounds and cure them.

April 30th, 2020
* Buff: Adjusted the Doctor's External Trait, Weak. Her vaulting speed has been adjusted from a 15% decrease to a 10% decrease.

July 16th, 2020
* Buff: Adjusted the Doctor's External Trait, Med Master. When the Doctor uses the Syringe to heal herself, her Fear is now reduced by 25% instead of 50%, and the time required for self-healing is reduced by half.

September 16th, 2021
* Buff: Adjusted the Doctor's External Trait, Med Master. No longer slowed by other effects while using a Syringe to self-heal, even when knocked down.

February 17th, 2022
* Buff: Adjusted the Doctor's External Trait, Med Master. When the Doctor takes damage less than that dealt by a normal attack, movement speed is increased by 45% for 2 seconds.
* Nerf: Adjusted the Doctor's External Trait, Med Elite. When 1/2/3/4 or more Doctor(s) is/are present, the speed of healing others is increased by 60%/25%/10%/5%.

## Trivia

* Emily dons a nurse's outfit despite the fact she is a doctor.
* She appears to be based on Amelia Dyer, an English serial killer who was infamous for murdering hundreds of infants in her care from 1869 to 1896.
* Emily can be seen being carried by Leo during the game's prologue/tutorial cutscenes (when you start playing the game for the first time).
* According to the Official Identity V Museum she is 167 cm tall (5'6).
* Emily has the highest survivor usage rate as of 2022.
* She is 1 of 14 survivors that have a 'secondary role' which classifies them in two categories. (This can be seen on the paperclip when viewing Survivor Profiles.)
	+ She is classified as both a Contain and Assist role, Contain appears to be her primary role while Assist is her secondary role.
* She was previously classified as solely an Assist role.

## In Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English
 español | Español(Spanish) | Médica (Emily Dyer)
 🇮🇩 | Bahasa Indonesia
 🇲🇾 | Bahasa Melayu
 🇹🇭 | ภาษาไทย(Thai) | หมอ (เอมิลี ไดเออร์)
 🇻🇳 | Tiếng Việt(Vietnamese) | Bác Sĩ (Emily Dyer)

## References

1. ↑ Official Reference Books
2. ↑ In the Diaries and the In-Game Voice. Official Weibo Account of the Voice Actress of **Doctor**. A website that confirms the voice actress of **Doctor**.
3. ↑ In the Diaries, Manor's Stormy Night "Surprise" Game, and as Risktaker in the Season 21 Essence 2 Japanese Trailer. Official Announcement - Twitter
4. ↑ In the Diaries, Manor's Stormy Night "Surprise" Game, and as Risktaker in the Season 21 Essence 2 English Trailer. Announcements by the voice actor - Twitter, Twitter
5. ↑ She appears in all three episodes of the Identity V Stage Play as Emily Dyer.
6. ↑ Design notes obtained from the first volume of the Official Art Reference Book in Chinese.
7. ↑ Design notes obtained from the official website.
8. ↑ As seen in screenshots from the Identity V Museum - Twitter
9. ↑ Character usage statistics announced in the 4th Anniversary Broadcast - Weibo