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

Whenever you are at full health, Dramaturgy activates.
While active, press the Active Ability button while running to run with knees high for 0.5 seconds before benefitting from the following primary effect:
- Grants a +25 Haste Status Effect for 2 seconds.
Afterwards, Dramaturgy triggers any one of the following secondary effects, but never the same one twice in a row:
- Grants a second instance of the primary Haste Status Effect.
- Inflicts the Exposed Status Effect for 12 seconds.
- Causes you to scream.
- Grants a randomly selected Rare Item pre-equipped with a random selection of Add-ons.
- This causes you to automatically drop any previously held Item.
Dramaturgy cannot be used while Exhausted.
Dramaturgy causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
"Take the part. It's a good movie, he says. What's the worst that can happen?" — Nicolas Cage

Whenever you are in the Injured State, Plot Twist activates.
While active, press the Active Ability button while crouching and stationary to trigger the following primary effects:
- Silently enter the Dying State without notifying the Killer.
- Suppresses your Grunts of Pain and the creation of Pools of Blood.
- Unlocks the Self-Recovery ability, allowing you to fully recover from the Dying State:
- Increases the Recovery speed by +25 %.
After self-recovering from the Dying State, you benefit from the following secondary effects:
- Instantly heals you to full health.
- Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 2/3/4 seconds.
Plot Twist is disabled after recovering by any means, but can be reactivated once more upon powering the Exit Gates.
"I think you'll find this shooting location... captivating." — Pauline Stamper

Whenever you are inside the Terror Radius, Scene Partner activates:
- Looking at the Killer causes you to scream, which reveals their Aura for 4/5/6 seconds.
- There is a chance of 50 % that you will scream again, extending the Aura-reveal duration by another +2 seconds.
Scene Partner has a cool-down of 40 seconds.
"This is not in the script!" — Nicolas Cage
Release & tier
- Introduced
- Nicolas Cage2023 · $9.99
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