Evil Dead: The Game characters: abilities and details

All of the Evil Dead: The Game characters

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Every one of the Evil Dead: The Game characters bring their own groovy kit of abilities to the battle against the Kandarian Demons… well, unless you’re playing as a  Kandarian Demon, which is decidedly ungroovy, but no less complex.

In your quest to recover the pages of the Necronomicon, never forget the magic words. Or if you do forget them, generally ‘boomstick’ will work just fine in most situations involving Deadites.

All the signs are there that this is the best entry in Evil Dead’s long history of video games, especially if you have friends to slay with inEvil Dead: The Game multiplayer. Be prepared to start arguing with your teammates over who gets to be which Ash, or instead, pick your Kandarian Demon and start plotting how to ruin the day for the survivors.

Either way, you’ll need to gas up your chainsaws and prepare your skeleton flutists, then get cracking to find the pages of everyone’s favorite, very evil book.

Evil Dead: The Game characters

Evil Dead: The Game characters – how to unlock characters

Most of the cast are available to play right out of the gate, but there are four you’ll have to unlock. This brings the total number of playable characters to the totally lucky and not-at-all cursed 13. Thankfully, the road to unlocking characters is as simple as completing Evil Dead: The Game’s single-player missions.

Evil Dead: The Game characters – Survivors: Leader Class

Leader characters are generalists who can hold their own anywhere and provide buffs for your nearby allies.

Ash Williams (Ash vs. Evil Dead)

The TV-version of Ash brings an incredibly useful aura with his El Jefe and El Jefe Grande abilities. He’s always a great choice for the buffs he can passively spread, and he can also throw some exposives if you need to knock around some Deadites.

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Lord Arthur

Lord Arthur is all-in on melee combat, focusing entirely on getting into the faces of the Deadites and expecting allies to do the same. If your team isn’t as keen on melee, Lord Arthur gets less attractive, so keep that in mind.

Annie Knowbury

As the opposite of Lord Arthur, Annie Knowbury may as well be Annie Oakley, as she is all about ranged damage. Fortunately, she also helps out with melee once you’ve got her leveled up, thanks to her Haymaker and Slugger abilities.

Evil Dead: The Game characters – Survivors: Warrior Class

Warrior characters are tough melee-focused choices who excel when mixing it up with Deadites up close.

Ash Williams (Army of Darkness)

The Army of Darkness version of Ash lives up to his namesake as a one-man army. His Wiseman’s Potion ability makes him a temporary superhero, and with Weapon Master: Chainsaw and Finish Strong he excels at wading into crowds and coming out covered in blood and victory.

Henry the Red

Serving as a walking tank, Henry the Red’s abilities are all about being the last man standing. Unstoppable is a perfect panic button when enemies crowd you, and you’ll have the most health and shield in the game. Henry is a powerful pick, as long as your allies can stay alive too.

Scotty

Scotty does well at keeping his fear levels down, thanks to Exposure Therapy, making him a good choice if you’re expecting a spooky time. Unfortunately, his focus on heavy attacks with his Collateral Damage ability means that he struggles without a lumberjack axe, so make sure you’re an avid looter before picking him.

Evil Dead: The Game characters – Survivors: Hunter Class

Hunter characters are focused on ranged combat, shoring up difficulties with ammo or just making your firearms hit harder.

Ash Williams (Evil Dead 2)

Functioning as a weirdly out-of-class support character, the Hunter version of Ash has the useful ability to knock the Kandarian Demon out of possessing things with his Exorcist ability. He’s also guaranteed to start with the double-barreled shotgun, but his abilities tether him to the worse of the two shotguns which is not ideal.

Amanda Fisher

Amanda hits the ground running, starting with a pistol and the ability to use it as much as she’d like thanks to her Ammo For Days ability. Hunters are often strongest early in matches, and Amanda personifies that, being at her strongest the moment the round starts, so be sure to take advantage of it.

Ed Getley

Ed is another hunter that feels a bit more like a support, with his It’s A Trap ability allowing him to find and disarm Kandarian Demon traps. He also gets a boost to item drops and crate rarity from The Collector perk. Ed’s benefits are a boost to the team, just expect him to be more of a support than a hunter.

Kelly Maxwell

Kelly is an odd character, with Weapon Master: Meat Hammer and Battle Frenzy rewarding melee combat, but Slipshot and Countershot giving you bonus bleeding damage on your ranged attacks. She’s really designed to flow back and forth between both types of combat, rewarding you for utilizing every type of damage.

Evil Dead: The Game characters – Survivors: Support Class

Playing a Support means bringing healing, shielding, and/or fear-reducing abilities to the team to help keep everyone at their best.

Ash Williams (Evil Dead)

The youngest version of Ash, with his original Evil Dead appearance, is a stellar support character. Reassuring Presence instantly lowering fear levels is extremely useful, and the fact he has multiple ways to restore health between Marked Target: Healing and Alternative Health makes him a great pick, just be sure your allies are there to help you.

Cheryl Williams

Ash’s younger sister Cheryl is extremely focused on healing. Between her Healing Touch and her Shemp’s Cola-focused abilities, she is set to keep everyone healed up, and even make some inroads on fear levels as well.

Pablo Simon Bolivar

Pablo is in a tough spot. He potentially offers unlimited shields to his team with Gift of El Brujo Especial, but he’s vulnerable each time he uses it. Plus, other than offering shields to allies, and the questionable stealth offered by Infernal Camouflage, he doesn’t bring much to the table.

Evil Dead: The Game characters – Demons

The Kandarian Demon’s are antagonists of Evil Dead: The Game, and each type has their own particular flavor of evil to take on the survivor team alone. You’ll find the Boss, Elite, and Basic enemy detailed below.

Necromancer

The Necromancer takes its cues from Army of Darkness, being led by the evil version of Ash himself. They’re a balanced option for the Kandarian Demon player with both cool powers and strong direct combat.

Evil Ash (Boss)

Skeleton Elite (Elite)

Skeleton (Basic)

Warlord

With the Warlord, it’s all about confronting your survivor problems head on. Powerful direct combat and heavy damage are the hallmarks of the most direct of Kandarian Demons.

Henrietta (Boss)

Deadite Elite (Elite)

Deadite (Basic)

Puppeteer

More of a thinking-Demons choice, the Puppeteer is the Kandarian Demon of choice for anyone that wants to make and execute clever plans against the survivors. They favor clever tricks and mind games.

Eligos (Boss)

Demi Eligos (Elite)

Deadite Berserker (Basic)

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