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| “ | You have no idea what I have planned for you. It'll be in the news for weeks. I'll make sure of that. | „ |
| ~ Danny Johnson. |
| “ | You don't laugh at legends. | „ |
| ~ Danny trying to calm himself down after seeing parodies serial killers. |
Daniel "Danny" Johnson, also known as Jed Olsen, and The Ghost Face, is one of the playable Killers in Dead by Daylight. A charming journalist by day, and a wicked killer by night, he took on the identity of Ghostface to become famous and be in the newspapers.
Biography[]
Danny's fascination with murder dated back when his father, a serial killer and war veteran, trained Danny on how to hunt and stalk people in the woods. Johnson's first victim (or as he calls it, his "first design") was his own father. He murdered his dad during a camping trip in a bloody and emotional way, which he regrets, not because he killed his father but because it was a spur of the moment murder and not a meticulously planned assassination. He also has a very sinister philosophy on humanity. In college, he took a class in anthropology where he argued that humanity was intrinsically a race of killers masking its true "bloody face of horror" with facades to take advantage of civilization and achievement.
Eventually, under the pseudonym of Jed Olsen, he became a freelance journalist specializing in crime articles. To become famous, he started committing murders as the Ghost Face, a killer shrouded in mystery. Many of his victims were young and old, confusing authorities by carrying out premeditated murders with the violence of a crime of passion. Johnson enjoyed being the mystery behind the killings, and continued stalking some of his victims for days. He traveled from state to state including Utah and Pennsylvania.
He also had an experience with a parody newspaper which mocked him and other serial killers. After meticulously planning a break-in and murder of the most ordinary person he could find (in order to terrify all the other 'normal' people in the area), he was distracted and enraged by seeing the parody papers of his persona on a table. This almost caused him to get caught, so he was unable to carry out his murder. Afterwards, he tracked down and stalked the three people who created the parody.
Finding out that they use a laser tag building to hang out in and print their parodies, he plots another break in and murder. He plans to kill them one by one as they play laser tag with each other. Once he breaks in, he sees a massive wall filled with parodies. Attempting to calm himself down, he repeats the phrase "You don't laugh at legends." Eventually Danny blacks out, and when he came to realize that he has attacked the three men. One of them is dead off to the side, and another has been mutilated beyond recognition. Standing over the last man, who was attempting to crawl away, Danny rants about his parodies and then talks about how he is going to write a paper about this incident and pin the blame on one of them for murdering the other men. Danny realizes that he was not wearing his mask during this attack, but then reasons with himself that it was a more personal matter, since the Ghost Face doesn't kill like this.
In 1993, upon traveling to the town of Roseville, Florida, Danny produced footage of the Ghost Face breaking into a house and committing murder, effectively making a newspaper about himself. He swiftly left Roseville when evidence began pointing to him, but not before leaving a mocking note confirming he was the one behind the killings. He was hiding out somewhere during a hot summer day, where he reminisced about past murders and wondered when the heat was going to stop. He seemed to be having memory issues, not knowing when he last ate. Then, a mysterious cold fog appeared in the room, and he suited up and stepped inside.
Quotes[]
| “ | There is no need to worry. I've been preparing my whole life for this. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | The night assists me and it's endless here. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | Don't mind me. That's it, keep going. Perfect. That's the image I'll keep of you. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | Gotta love Philly: keeps giving and giving and I don't wanna forget any of it. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | I've been watching you for a while. I wanted this to be special; the kind of headlines that people don't forget. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | Gotta get ready like a scout — without the stupid patches. What I get is much better. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | They all want to know who Ghost Face is. But what they should ask is, who's next. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | An image is worth a thousand words. | „ |
| ~ The Ghost Face. |
| “ | In this footage, a dark figure is seen entering a house late at night in Northern Roseville, Florida. The police were called the next morning to report a murder in the area. Lock your doors: a Killer is in our midst, roaming freely, like a ghost in the night. | „ |
| ~ The Roseville Gazette about the Ghost Face. |
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Trivia[]
- The Ghostface identity originated from the 1996 film Scream, where the killer was actually two people wearing the mask with different motives.
- Due to copyright conflicts over the Ghostface character, Behaviour Interactive had to create a completely new and original killer separate from the Scream franchise, keeping only the original mask. However, they were later given the rights to use the original Ghostface costume and it was added as a skin.
- The floating cloth traps on most of Ghost Face's skins represent a connection with the Entity.
- Compared to the Ghostface(s) from Scream, who were very impulsive and get caught easily, Dead by Daylight's Ghost Face is a far more sinister and cunning killer than his original counterparts as he greatly understands the risks of murder, only giving in to his bloodthirst when he knows he can actually get away with it.
- Danny Johnson is potentially inspired by two serial killers.
- His identity and killing sprees in Roseville seem to be inspired by Danny Rolling (The Gainesville Ripper) who killed college students within 4 days in Gainesville, Florida in hopes of becoming a "superstar" like Ted Bundy.
- Rolling was Wes Craven's inspiration when creating the Scream films.
- Johnson's Viper Ghost cosmetic strengthens possible proof with the outfit description stating he attended a costume party thrown by students in Roseville University.
- While not revealed yet, Johnson's modus operandi as a serial killer writing freelance articles on his own murders is an even bigger proof he's based on the real-life killings of Yugoslavian reporter Vlado Taneski, who murdered 3 women and published their deaths in his articles.
- Taneski's father, like Danny's, was also a war veteran.
- His identity and killing sprees in Roseville seem to be inspired by Danny Rolling (The Gainesville Ripper) who killed college students within 4 days in Gainesville, Florida in hopes of becoming a "superstar" like Ted Bundy.
- The "Scorched Ghost Face" outfit, which was designed by BHVR for their regular Halloween event, was eventually made into a full official costume by the company which makes the Ghostface outfits and masks.
- Despite the fact that Danny hates parody to the point of berserk rage, he was given the "Wassup" Ghostface mask, which was popularized by the Scream parody Scary Movie. So, it could be considered a form of punishment that he has to wear it.
- Danny once chose to murder a man due to his name, which he considered exceptionally average due to both his first and last name being boring English first names. This is ironic, considering his real name "Danny Johnson" also fits the criteria. His fake name, Jed Olsen, is much more unique by comparison.
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