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A most terrible man to behold. His physique is all twisted and disfigured as of by some awful accident. He carries a deadly and cruel chainsaw which he wields with devastating violence, seemingly imbuing him with a superhuman speed for a while. His advantage is also a weakness as the loud noise can give away his position. So I have tried to heighten my sense of sound. Honing in on any sound that is not stemming from nature. | 
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| ~ Benedict Baker's Journal, Nov. 1896 on The Hillbilly |
| The Hillbilly | |
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| Name | Max Thompson Jr. |
| Game Alias(es) | "The Crooked" |
| Gender | Man |
| Origin | American |
| Realm | Coldwind Farm |
| Power | Chainsaw |
| Power Attack Type | Special Attack
(Chainsaw Hits) |
| Weapon | The Hammer |
Movement Speed   |
115 % | 4.6 m/s |
| Alternate Movement speed | 253 % | 10.12 m/s (Chainsaw Sprint) |
Terror Radius  |
40 metres |
Height   |
Tall |
| Voice Actor | Filip Ivanovic (BHVR) |
| Breathing | |
| Menu Music | |
| Terror Radius Music | |
| CharID | K03 |
Max Thompson Jr. or "The Hillbilly" is one of 39 Killers
currently featured in Dead by Daylight
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He was introduced as a member of the original Killer Trio that released with the Game on 14 June 2016.
Overview
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The sound of a revving motor, followed by a bloodthirsty scream of rage. The Hillbilly isn’t exactly subtle, but he makes up for it in brutal efficiency. Capable of traversing great distances at a rapid pace, those in his path will be rudely introduced to one-hundred gnashing chainsaw blades. |
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The Hillbilly is a high-mobility Killer, able to cover large distances in a short amount of time and instantly down Survivors using his Chainsaw.
His personal Perks, Enduring
, Lightborn
, and Tinkerer
, allow him to enhance his Power and make him harder to lose during chases.
He is about persistence and resilience. This will make it harder for Survivors to foil him.
Difficulty Rating: Moderate
(These Killers require the Player to be comfortable with the basics of the role, though they share common mechanics with easier ones)
Lore
The son of wealthy landowners Max Thompson Sr. and Evelyn Thompson, this unnamed boy was an unwanted child born to savage parents. Hideously disfigured, he was shut away from society. So ashamed of their son, they bricked him off into a room and fed him through a hole in the wall. When the boy escaped, he took his revenge savagely and terribly, slaughtering the parents that had tortured him instead of raising him.
After the deed was done, he continued to live his life at the farm, taking out his deranged violence on the animals that were allowed to run free. As he finally broke free from his shackles he ran through the cornfields, chasing and slaughtering whatever he could find. They never found the bodies of Max and Evelyn, but they did find tortured and disembowelled animals all over the farm.
Coldwind Farm was quickly settled and the land split up and sold off. There was never a buyer for the farmhouse. Perhaps it was the sound of the chainsaw you could hear throughout those hot summer nights.
The Archives
The table below lists additional Lore about The Hillbilly from The Archives, either from Tomes that featured him or from individual Lore entries that mentioned him:
| Tome | Entry | Type |
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| Tome 2 - Reckoning | Arcus 9082 | Mentioned |
| Tome 5 - Unleashed | A Man Named Boy | Featured Character |
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Unique Perks
The Hillbilly comes with 3 Perks
that are unique to him:
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Enduring | You are resilient to pain.
Enduring has no effect while carrying a Survivor. "He stops at nothing." |
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Lightborn | Unlike other beasts of The Fog, you have adapted to light.
"These monsters... they adapt! They emerge with strange new abilities." — Vigo, Vigo's Journal |
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Tinkerer | Whenever a Generator   is repaired to 70 %, you benefit from the following effects:
Tinkerer can only trigger once per Generator per Trial. "The Hillbilly makes impressive tools out of scraps. Tools aimed at maiming us in creative ways." — Notebook |
Prestige
Prestiging The Hillbilly will automatically add Tier I of his Unique Perks to the inventories of all other Killers and unlock the ability for their higher-tiered versions to spawn in their Bloodweb
.
Prestige The Hillbilly twice more to automatically add Tier II and Tier III respectively into the other Killers' inventories.
Weapon: The Hammer
The Hammer is the Primary Weapon of The Hillbilly.
The cattle hammer deals a sharp blow to the skull as the most effective manner of slaughter.
Power: Chainsaw
"A hulking and deadly Chainsaw of terrifying strength.
Grinds through flesh, bone, and soul.
Once revved up, it sends its user into a violent frenzy."
SPECIAL WEAPON: CHAINSAW
Press and hold the Power button to charge the Chainsaw and break into a Chainsaw Sprint:
- Hitting Survivors with the Chainsaw inflicts double damage.
SPECIAL LOCOMOTION: CHAINSAW SPRINT
During a Chainsaw Sprint, The Hillbilly benefits from the following effects:
- Increases his Movement speed to 10.12 m/s.
- Reduces his manoeuvrability.
SPECIAL STATE: OVERDRIVE
Revving the Chainsaw and sprinting with it automatically charges the Overdrive Meter.
It decharges whenever the Chainsaw is not in use for a prolonged time.
Once the meter is full, the Chainsaw is enhanced and benefits from the following effects for 20 seconds:
- Increases the Movement speed of the Chainsaw Sprint to 12 m/s.
- Increases the Charge speed of the Chainsaw by +5 %.
- Reduces the Cool-down time of the Chainsaw by -10 %.
Power Trivia
Movement Speeds:
- Walking during the Chainsaw's Cool-down: 1.84 m/s
- Charging the Chainsaw: 3.68 m/s
- Walking: 4.6 m/s
- Chainsaw Sprint: 10.12 m/s
Turn rate:
- Initial Turn rate: 412 °/s
- This phase lasts for 1 second
- Eventual Turn rate: 32 °/s
Chainsaw:
- Charge time: 2.5 seconds
- Long Chainsaw Sprint duration: 2 seconds
- Attack Zone Scale factor: x0.9
- Obstruction Zone Scale factor: x0.5
Overdrive:
- Duration: 20 seconds
- Activation threshold: 20 Charges
- Accumulation rate when revving the Chainsaw: +1.5 c/s
- Accumulation rate during the Chainsaw Sprint: +1.5 c/s
- Dissipation rate when not using the Chainsaw: -1 c/s
- Decay delay: 8 seconds
- This refers to how long it takes after stopping to use the Chainsaw before the Overdrive Meter starts discharging.
- Rev Buffer time: 0.5 seconds
- This buffer prevents The Hillbilly from slowly accumulating Overdrive by repeatedly tapping the Power button without properly revving the Chainsaw.
Overdrive Bonuses:
- Chainsaw Sprint speed: 12 m/s
- Transition time: 1 second
- This refers to how long it takes the Chainsaw to change between its regular speed and the Overdrive speed, and vice versa.
- Transition time: 1 second
- General Cool-down Time reduction: -10 %
- Charge Speed bonus: +5 %
Chainsaw Cool-downs:
- Hitting Survivors: 2.7 seconds
- Hitting obstacles: 2.5 seconds
- Hitting nothing (miss): 2.7 seconds
- Breaking Breakable Walls/Pallets: 1 second
Chainsaw Noise:
- Range: 60 metres
Add-ons for Chainsaw
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Counterweight | Adds weight to the base, for stability.
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Cracked Primer Bulb | A button that clears air from the fuel lines. This machine needs to be fed.
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Discarded Air Filter | A cracked and dusty filter. It still manages to work better than the stock model.
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Steel Toe Boots | Boots with a reinforced toe that offer protection from impact.
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Clogged Intake | Modifying the airflow is key to modifying the Chainsaw's power.
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Greased Throttle | A lubricated trigger. One twitch of the finger brings the Chainsaw back to life.
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High-Speed Idler Screw | A loosened screw will bring more power to the Chainsaw
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Off-Brand Motor Oil | Affordable oil that can be used to lubricate noisy chains.
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Thermal Casing | A thicker case that allows the user to control the conservation of energy.
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Begrimed Chains | A foul yet oddly familiar chain, coated with something unpleasant.
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Dad's Boots | A pair of trusty boots, pulled from the corpse of Max Thompson Senior.
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Low Kickback Chains | A specialised chain that reduces the likelihood of kickback.
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Ragged Engine | Some would say it needs a tune-up. Max would say it is tuned-up.
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The Thompsons' Mix | A special oily substance used in the lubrication of all machinery concocted by the Thompsons themselves.
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Apex Muffler | A masterfully crafted chainsaw muffler that outperforms all others.
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Filthy Slippers | Max sometimes struggled to hear his mother's footfalls.
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LoPro Chains | Light chains that decrease the weight of the Chainsaw, allowing for greater manoeuvrability.
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Spiked Boots | Boots with strapped-on pieces of metal which burrow into mud for more stability and control with each step.
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Iridescent Engravings | Engravings found on the Chainsaw body representing the dark beast that lives in The Fog. Fills the user with determination.
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Tuned Carburettor | Despite being caked in dirt and oil, this carburettor has been well adjusted.
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Achievements
Main article: Achievements
There are 2 Achievements related to The Hillbilly:
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Adept Hillbilly | Playing as The Hillbilly, achieve a Merciless Victory using only his 3 Unique Perks: Enduring, Lightborn, and Tinkerer |
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The Grind | Playing as The Hillbilly   , hit Survivors with a Chainsaw Sprint a total of 100 times / 50 times (For consoles) .
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Cosmetic Options
Players can choose from a variety of Cosmetic options to customise The Hillbilly:
Base Cosmetics
Default
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Additional Notes |
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Farmhand's Undershirt | 
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Common | Twisted, crooked skin covered with the rags of the unwanted. | |
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Torn Jeans | 
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Common | A life imprisoned in a cage requires no fine clothing. | |
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Brutal Cattle Hammer | 
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Common | The cattle hammer deals a sharp blow to the skull as the most effective manner of slaughter. | |
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Dull Hammer |
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Common | Edged striking surface delivers an awful and violent killing blow. | Alternate customisation of the default Brutal Cattle Hammer |
Prestige
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Additional Notes |
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Slaughterhouse Casual |
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Rare | His violence-filled rage covers the body with fluids of others. | Prestige Level 6 Reward |
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Bloodstained Farmwear |
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Rare | Everyday work clothes for life in the slaughterhouse. | Prestige Level 5 Reward |
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Bloody Soaked Cattle Hammer |
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Rare | The blood of countless animals runs free with the brains of victims. | Prestige Level 4 Reward |
Perk Charms
| Prestige Level 7 Reward | Prestige Level 8 Reward | Prestige Level 9 Reward |
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| A keepsake gained upon mastery of a particular skill. | ||
Alternatives
Special
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Event |
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Marked Spike Maul |
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Common | A heavy spiking hammer with an asymmetrical elongated double faced hardened steel head. An almost imperceptible whisper echoes in the wielder's mind: "anoyk yeqkany'ye hvay'k l'gnoo eydokl'x : sekall'o ammk'ix" | 1 Year Anniversary |
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All Hallows' Eyes |
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Uncommon | Something wicked pierces the shadows of this frightful night.
"Have a fabulous Halloween 2016!" -The Dead by Daylight Team |
2016 Halloween Event |
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Frosty Eyes |
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Uncommon | Heart chilling eyes of the cold blooded.
"Have a Wonderful Winter 2017-2018!" - The Dead by Daylight Team |
Winter Solstice 2017 |
Event
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Event | Exclusive to Event Participation |
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Pro-Pain |
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Event | This spiked hammer combines rusty BBQ tools from the old Coldwind farmhouse. It offers a crafty way to tenderize even the most venous meat. Waste not, want not. | Scorching Summer BBQ | No |
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Brutal Rat Hammer |
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Event | A hefty cattle hammer with a festive rodent flair. | Scarlet Swarm | Yes |
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Crown of the Entity |
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Event | A crown emanating a festive and ominous aura created by the Entity's biggest fan. | Fourth Year Anniversary | Yes |
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5th Anniversary Crown |
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Event | A crown crafted for a very special anniversary.
"Thank you for supporting & inspiring us along the years!" - The Dead by Daylight Team |
Fifth Year Anniversary | Yes |
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Honeycomb Hammer |
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Event | This hammer was thought to be lost to a beehive out back, but a few stings later, he had a terrifying weapon. | Haunted by Daylight | Yes |
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Hillbilly’s Mask |
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Event | A mask he found himself wearing at the masquerade ball. | Twisted Masquerade 2023 | Yes |
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Twisted Tailor Pants |
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Event | Despite the quality of the work, the pants ripped with the first attack. | Twisted Masquerade 2023 | Yes |
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Golden Hammer |
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Event | A heavy hammer carved in gold. | Twisted Masquerade 2023 | Yes |
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Buckskin Hammer |
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Event | Buckskin was wrapped around the handle to prevent the hammer from slipping when striking. | Bone Chill 2023 | Yes |
DLC
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | DLC |
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The Scarecrow |
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Uncommon | When you have nothing else but to put the family's scarecrow's clothes on. | Bloodstained Sack |
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Rancher's Vest & Hat |
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Uncommon | From the Thompson's wardrobe, one of his father's preferred looks when going out to the city. | Bloodstained Sack |
Exclusives
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Event |
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Legacy Hillbilly 3 |
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Very Rare | The touch of the Entity leaves burning scars and blisters of light. Is it a gift or a curse? | Legacy Prestige Reward |
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Legacy Hillbilly 2 |
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Very Rare | The touch of the Entity leaves burning scars and blisters of light. Is it a gift or a curse? | Legacy Prestige Reward |
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Legacy Hillbilly 1 |
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Very Rare | The touch of the Entity leaves burning scars and blisters of light. Is it a gift or a curse? | Legacy Prestige Reward |
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Twisted, crooked skin covered with the badly torn remains of a victim's undershirt.
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Taking care of the farm since the landowners died. Killing is easy, farming is hard.
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Twisted, crooked skin covered with the badly torn remains of a victim's undershirt.
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Taking care of the farm since the landowners died. Killing is easy, farming is hard.
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Twisted, crooked skin covered with the badly torn remains of a victim's undershirt.
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These ruined jeans are the opposite of fine clothing.
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Taking care of the farm since the landowners died. Killing is easy, farming is hard.
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Twisted, crooked skin covered with the badly torn remains of a victim's undershirt.
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The Hillbilly couldn’t help but envy the freedom of the milkman, coming and going as he pleased.
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A beacon of American wholesomeness, right up there with apple pie.
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There’s something friendly and warm about this uniform. Surely, you can trust anyone wearing it...
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Give them something to cry about with a hammer made of milk bottles.
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A life of isolation deep in the mountains. Surviving the wilderness. Eradicating any threats that come too close.
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That's a proper mountain man beard too. It will provide much warmth through the winter months.
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Thick cotton soaks up any fat stains, while the bandolier holds whiskey and hot sauce for basting, and tasting.
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There was some kid who used to wear a jacket just like this. He went for a drive one day and never made it home.
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A tight-fitting jacket clearly made for someone of smaller stature. The inside tag has a name written in sloppy, black marker.
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Pants reinforced with added material and complimented with an eye-catching belt buckle. They held up well during a murderous chase through thorny brush.
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Any frustration over the gun's damaged barrel can be alleviated by bludgeoning the stock into a victim's head.
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If chicks dig scars, they are gonna love you!
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The Hawaiian shirt frames an impressively char-grilled figure. Mmm... something smells good.
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Cool down and show off those calves with tastefully mangled 3/4 pants.
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A hefty chunk of flesh and bone, cooked to perfection and crawling with maggots. Probably the best tasting weapon out there.
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A repugnant patchwork of human skin that strikes fear in birds and humans alike.
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Stretched skin stitched from the shreds of his victims.
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The result of chasing countless victims through thorny bushes and farmland.
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Both deals a powerful blow and peels off the skin of his victims.
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Well, howdy. You look like you could use some help. You're lucky you arrived when you did! This is the last stop for about a days' drive from here.
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The inside of the cap has the word "Buck" written in smudged, black pen.
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These filthy slacks loosely resemble part of a uniform of sorts. They appear to be covered in dark stains. Could be grease… or dried blood.
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This weapon don't shoot slugs… it makes 'em!
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It was a day like no other on Coldwind Farm, as years of rage were finally unleashed in one horrific massacre.
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Even his parents’ prize-winning pig suffered his wrath, a stinking trophy to be adorned upon his head.
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A farmboy’s attire, festooned with the stripped skin of a Coldwind Farm pig. A terrifying sight that could give pause to any sheriff’s in his way.
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Sharpened knives, strapped to the metal frame of a sheriff car’s lights. An improvised weapon that demonstrates a proclivity for violence in the maker’s brain.
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He would stare through the crack in the wall for hours, watching the creatures hopping freely around the farmhouse.
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He imagined living on his own in the wilderness, scurrying, swimming, doing as he pleased.
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His parents would be so shocked to find his room empty. He would watch from the trees as they searched for him.
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He would make sure they felt as scared as him. And then he would strike.
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Learn to live off the land, building shelters, lighting fires and eating only what you kill yourself. Luckily, there's plenty to kill. Nature provides.
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Broad-brimmed hat and a decorated shirt to scout the woodlands for new victims. Includes badges for Fire Safety, Woodland Management, and Knot Tying. FYI, a noose counts as a knot.
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A pair of comfortable jeans for searching and executing any distressed visitor.
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You can find anything you need in the woods, even a sturdy weapon, such as this. Trees harbor a lot of anger, and you can help to let it out.
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Darkness took its toll on The Hillbilly who had spent most of his days secluded in a dark, damp room. For the New Year, he sought the light that had been taken from him all those years ago.
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He gathered all kinds of tools to tinker a metallic frame for the pyre he planned to build.
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At midnight, he lit up his creation and a wall of fire engulfed him.
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He repurposed a broken firework launcher into a weapon to bludgeon sozzled partygoers at the local trailer park.
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The only friend from Max's childhood was a cartoon cat.
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Singing and smiling, the tv cat was never bothered by his appearance.
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Max kneeled in front of the screen, listening like the feline was talking to him personally.
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The credits rolled as the cat ate from its bowl in the background, not caring for Max anymore.
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A scorching look that leaves permanent injuries.
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The Hawaiian shirt frames an impressively char-grilled figure. Mmm... something smells good.
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Cool down and show off those calves with tastefully mangled 3/4 pants.
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This spiked hammer combines rusty BBQ tools from the old Coldwind farmhouse. It offers a crafty way to tenderize even the most venous meat. Waste not, want not.
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He received an old comic book from a kind-hearted farmhand.
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The hero's eyes always looked kind beneath his mask.
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He hoped that one day he could be just like the superhero.
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The hero didn’t carry a weapon, which he always found confusing.
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A particularly aggressive specimen following experimentation. Injected in multiple locations to yield faster results, which caused severe fluid-filled lumps.
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Dark pair of eyes, peering through a thick film of yellow secretions.
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Sharp, protuberant fibula, inflamed by excessive lymph.
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A wooden-handle hammer punctured by nails dipped in bile to pummel your prey to a slimy pulp.
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He didn’t like the gatherings, and he let everybody know it.
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A mask he found himself wearing at the masquerade ball.
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Despite the quality of the work, the pants ripped with the first attack.
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A heavy hammer carved in gold.
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A simple shovel. Probably dangerous when used as a weapon. Ya dig?
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A simple shovel. Probably dangerous when used as a weapon. Ya dig?
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A simple shovel. Probably dangerous when used as a weapon. Ya dig?
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This weighted pickaxe was once used for chipping away at stone. These days it is used for chipping away at bone.
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Low-frequency vibrations reverberated through the realm, distracting The Hillbilly from his destructive frenzy. He stood in the middle of the cornfield, clutching the mask of flesh that spread across his disfigured face.
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A hefty cattle hammer with a festive rodent flair.
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Buckskin was wrapped around the handle to prevent the hammer from slipping when striking.
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This hammer was thought to be lost to a beehive out back, but a few stings later, he had a terrifying weapon.
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DLC
Main article: Downloadable Content
The Hillbilly is part of 1 DLC:
History
Up to Patch 4.1.0
- The Chainsaw featured no Overheat mechanic that would penalise using it too much.
Up to Patch 7.5.0
- The Chainsaw featured the Overheat mechanic.
Using the Chainsaw (i.e. pressing the Power button for any length of time) would accumulate heat and eventually cause it to into Overheat, disabling its use until it cooled down.
Statistics:
- Overheat limit: 100 Charges
- Minimum Penalty for using the Chainsaw: +2 Charges
- Penalty for revving the Chainsaw: +3 c/s
- Penalty during the Chainsaw Sprint: +5 c/s
- Dissipation rate when not overheated: -3.5 c/s
- Dissipation rate when overheated: -6.6 c/s
Change Log
Patch 4.1.0
- Rework: reworked The Chainsaw
and the majority of its Add-ons
.
- Nerf: added an Overheat meter where various actions with the Chainsaw cause overheating.
- Nerf: disables the Chainsaw once the Overheat meter is filled and must wait for it to cool down.
- Quality of Life: Overheating during a Chainsaw Sprint will not interrupt the action and the Chainsaw will go on its cool-down after the action is complete.
- Quality of Life: downing Survivors, missing a Chainsaw attack or colliding with an obstacle do not fill the Overheat meter.
- Change: reworked add-ons so The Hillbilly no longer shares them with The Cannibal
, making them exclusive to The Hillbilly.
- Change: added an audio cue, causing The Hillbilly to roar when starting to Chainsaw Sprint.
- Change: The Hillbilly now features a unique Menu Music, Terror Radius and Chase Music.
Patch 4.1.1
- Rebalancing: several balance changes and improvements to the newly reworked Add-ons.
Patch 4.1.2
- Rebalancing: lowered the Heat dissipation from -5 c/s to -3.5 c/s.
Patch 4.7.0
- Quality of Life: the Chainsaw now continuously revs while in the Charge state.
Patch 6.7.0
- Buff: reduced the heat gain when starting the Chainsaw from 5 charges to 2 charges.
- Buff: reduced the heat gain when revving the Chainsaw from +8 c/s to +3 c/s.
- Nerf: increased the heat gain during a Chainsaw Sprint from +2 c/s to +5 c/s.
Patch 7.5.0
- Rework: reworked the Chainsaw for a second time and the majority of its Add-ons.
- Change: removed the Overheat mechanic entirely and replaced it with the Overdrive mechanic, granting new properties;
- Performing actions now fills the Overdrive Meter.
Once the meter is full, The Hillbilly gains new bonuses towards the Chainsaw:- Increases the Chainsaw Charge speed by +5 %.
- Increases the Chainsaw Sprint Movement speed to 13 m/s.
- Reduces the Cool-down duration of the Chainsaw by -10 %.
- Performing actions now fills the Overdrive Meter.
- Buff: increased the default Movement speed during a Chainsaw Sprint from 9.2 m/s to 10.12 m/s.
- Buff: reduced the Cool-down duration for successful Chainsaw Hits from 3 seconds to 2.7 seconds.
- Buff: reduced the Cool-down duration for missed Chainsaw Hits from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
- Buff: increased the default Movement speed during the Cool-down phase of the Chainsaw from 1.38 m/s to 2.3 m/s.
- Buff (undocumented): allows The Hillbilly to begin moving after colliding with obstacles.
- Quality of Life: reduced the Collision hitbox of the Chainsaw to improve navigation.
- Quality of Life: disconnected the sensitivity of the Chainsaw from the controller sensitivity for MKB users.
- Quality of Life: reduced the audio volume of the Chainsaw from The Hillbilly's Point of View.
- Nerf (undocumented): the Chainsaw Charge progress now affects the sound it gives off, allowing perceptive Survivors to gauge how close The Hillbilly is to start sprinting.
- Change: added new audio and visual cues to specify when The Hillbilly is in Overdrive.
- Change: removed the Overheat mechanic entirely and replaced it with the Overdrive mechanic, granting new properties;
Patch 7.5.2
- Buff: increased the duration of the Chainsaw transitioning from its initial to its eventual Turn rate from 0.75 seconds to 1 second.
- This allows The Hillbilly to curve more around obstacles when starting a Chainsaw Sprint.
- Quality of Life: added a new audio cue informing The Hillbilly when the Cool-down of the Chainsaw is over and it is ready to be used again.
- Nerf: reduced the default Movement speed during the Cool-down phase of the Chainsaw from 2.3 m/s to 1.84 m/s.
- Change: increased the volume of the Chainsaw for Survivors.
Patch 8.3.0
- Nerf: reduced the Overdrive Dissipation buffer from 15 seconds to 8 seconds.
- Nerf: reduced the Overdrive Chainsaw Sprint speed from 13 m/s to 12 m/s.
- Nerf: reduced the Charge rate of Overdrive while revving from +2 c/s to +1.5 c/s.
- Nerf: reduced the Charge rate of Overdrive while sprinting from +2 c/s to +1.5 c/s.
- Nerf: increased the Cool-down time after missing a Chainsaw Sprint from 2.5 seconds to 2.7 seconds.
- This makes it equal to the default Cool-down time of missed attacks.
Patch 8.6.0
- Nerf: increased the Terror Radius from 32 metres to 40 metres.
Trivia
General
- The Hillbilly is based on Leatherface, both having similarly disfigured faces and wielding Hammers and Chainsaws.
- The Developers originally wanted to have Leatherface in the game, but obtaining the licence was not an option at that point during development.
- The Hillbilly was the first Killer with an ability that allowed him to instantly put a Survivor into the Dying State
. - The Hillbilly limps when he walks and hunches over when he stands. However, when breaking a Pallet or damaging a Generator, his posture is completely straight as this interaction uses a default animation for most Killers.
- The Hillbilly's Theme music is a remix of the All Hallows' Eve Theme music from around Halloween 2017.
- The Hillbilly's version adds a new melody line on top of the otherwise same accompaniment.
- The Overheat mechanic was reworked into the Overdrive mechanic instead of being removed entirely due to development time spent on the former.
Lore
- In the original Lore with the Game's release, The Hillbilly is referred to as an unnamed child, but the official Art Book revealed it to be "Max Thompson", same as his father.
- Memory 3729 in Tome 5 - Unleashed subsequently revealed that The Hillbilly had longed to have been named the same as his father and eventually took on the name by his own volition, despite his parents never having called him any name, having just referred to him as "Boy".
- According to the Manual, The Hillbilly had killed his parents, which was confirmed by Memories 3729 and 3730 in Tome 5 - Unleashed, but the site contradicts itself on whether or not their bodies were found.
- The Coldwind Farm Lore states: "...remains were discovered in the basement, both from Mr and Mrs Adams together with livestock".
- It should be noted here that the family name "Adams" was likely a Work in Progress name for the Thompsons and that "Mr and Mrs Adams" here actually refers to Max and Evelyn Thompson.
- The Hillbilly's Lore states: "they never found the bodies of Max and Evelyn, but they did find tortured and disembowelled animals, all over the farm."
- The Coldwind Farm Lore states: "...remains were discovered in the basement, both from Mr and Mrs Adams together with livestock".
- Benedict Baker's journal entry about The Hillbilly makes little sense as the first hand-held, motorised Chainsaws weren't invented until in 1918 and thus a man that, according to Baker, was taken into the Entity's Realm in 1896 should not know about their existence, let alone how to use one.
- As per the canon Legion
comic series, it is revealed that, years after the events, Hillbilly's story has been made into several Hollywood films which are loosely based on the true story. The Coldwind horror film series includes A Man Named Boy and The Cowshed Incident.
Voice Actor
- The Hillbilly is voiced by Filip Ivanovic, who at that time worked as the Art Director on the Game.
- The Hillbilly shares his voice-actor with The Trapper
, The Wraith
, The Cannibal, The Nightmare
, The Ghost Face
, and Jeff Johansen
.
- The Hillbilly shares his voice-actor with The Trapper
Gallery
For more go to the Hillbilly's Gallery
In-game assets
The Hillbilly
The Hillbilly (Portrait render)
The Hillbilly (Background image)
Official art
The Hillbilly: Max Thompson
Old assets
The Hillbilly's previous portrait
Concept arts
'The Scarecrow' Concept Art
'Osseous Carcass' Concept Art
'Buoy on the Beach' Concept Art
'Pyromania' Concept Art
Scrapped Christmas Cosmetic
'Fictional Cat' Concept Art
'Twisted Hero' Concept Art
Screenshots
