David King
Survivor • 3 unique perks • All survivors · Survivor tier list
Unique perks — 3
Teachable on any survivor once unlocked

Dead Hard
"You can take a beating.
Tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage."
Dead Hard cannot be used while Exhausted.
Dead Hard causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage."
After being unhooked by any means, Dead Hard activates:While injured and running, press the Active Ability button to trigger the following effect:
- Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 0.5 seconds.
Dead Hard cannot be used while Exhausted.
Dead Hard causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
"We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another.
I thought to myself "Gonna 'ave some fun 'ere lads, let's get stuck in!".
It were a right dust up, I swear down!" — David King

No Mither
"Go on out, kid, it is just a scratch.
Your thick blood coagulates practically instantly."
"I lost it. Just lamped him one. They went and banned me didn't they. Went t'pub afterwards, had a few pints and moved on to the next chapter. I couldn't be mithered with it all anyway, you know what I mean? Can't be arsed." — David King
Your thick blood coagulates practically instantly."
You suffer permanently from the Broken Status Effect in exchange for the following benefits:
- Suppresses the creation of Pools of Blood.
- Suppresses your Grunts of Pain while in the Injured State or in the Dying State.
- Unlocks the Self-Recovery ability, allowing you to fully recover from the Dying State:
- Increases the Recovery speed by 15/20/25 %.
"I lost it. Just lamped him one. They went and banned me didn't they. Went t'pub afterwards, had a few pints and moved on to the next chapter. I couldn't be mithered with it all anyway, you know what I mean? Can't be arsed." — David King

We're Gonna Live Forever
Your few friends deserve the best protection.
Any dying Survivor you heal back to the Injured State benefits from the following effect:
"Come on then, let's ave' it! I don't give a shit pal." — David King
You benefit from the following effect when healing a dying Survivor:
- Increases your Healing speed by +100 %.
Any dying Survivor you heal back to the Injured State benefits from the following effect:
- Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 6/8/10 seconds.
- This effect can only be triggered once every 30 seconds.
"Come on then, let's ave' it! I don't give a shit pal." — David King
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- A Lullaby for the Dark2017 · Free
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David King teaches Dead Hard, No Mither, We're Gonna Live Forever. Open them together in the Build Creator with David King perks pre-filled or compare all perks.