40 Fun Facts About Identity V

Identity V's first Hunter, Hell Ember, took inspiration from the Trapper in which rival horror game?

Dead by Daylight shaped the early design so closely that the factory map tied to Hell Ember mirrors the Trapper's MacMillan Estate.

In Identity V, which device does a Hunter use to eliminate a downed Survivor from the match?

A rocket chair launches its captive into the sky when the countdown ends. The chairs replaced the gallows of the beta tests, a change made to tone down the game's more gruesome elements.

Identity V's Copycat mode, a ten-player battle of wits, takes inspiration from Mafia and which hit video game?

Among Us and Mafia inspired Copycat, which splits its players into Detectives, Copycats and Mystery Guests, each faction with its own way to win.

Identity V's "Prisoner", Luca Balsa, who stuns Hunters with electricity, is based on which real inventor?

Nikola Tesla is the model for Luca Balsa, who shares the inventor's Serbian roots and carries a Transmission Box into every match.

Which classic novel does Identity V's Explorer, Kurt Frank, carry as the book that lets him shrink?

Gulliver's Travels replaced a planned survival guide once the designers gave the book its shrinking power. While tiny, the Explorer sees how many metres away the Hunter is.

Which games company developed and published Identity V, releasing it for iOS, Android and Windows?

NetEase both makes the game and runs its esports scene, hosting official Identity V tournaments since the launch year of 2018.

Identity V's Bloody Queen, Mary, who strikes through a mirror, is which beheaded queen from history?

Marie Antoinette is the Bloody Queen's true identity, and the Hunter's design remembers the guillotine: red stitches circle her neck where the head was sewn back on.

In Identity V, what must Survivors finish five of before the exit gates can be opened?

Cipher machines resemble typewriters perched on grey crates. Every map holds seven of them, and a mistimed calibration makes a noise that tells the Hunter where to look.

Identity V's Forward, William Ellis, shares his name with the alleged inventor of which sport?

Rugby defines the Forward's whole kit: he charges with the ball in hand, and a Hunter he slams into an obstacle is stunned and drops any teammate being carried.

In which country did Identity V launch first, three months before its global release on iOS?

China got the game on April 2, 2018, while players elsewhere waited until July 5 on iOS and July 11 on Android.

Which Identity V location, owned by a mysterious host, is the main setting where the deadly games are held?

Oletus Manor carries a curse in the story: built in the 16th century by a naval officer whose glory came from slaughter, it is said to have cost every owner or their family their lives.

Identity V's story opens with which amnesiac detective, once a crime novelist, chasing a missing-child case?

Orpheus lost his memories after being rescued from a fire and then founded a detective agency. In the story he relives past games by reading the diaries the participants left behind.

Ashes of Memory, Identity V's Update 2.0, handed the lead role to Alice DeRoss, who works as what?

A journalist whose investigations lead her to the estate, Alice DeRoss replaced the original detective as main character and is playable as a Survivor who rescues teammates with a camera.

Which Identity V currency is the premium one, bought with real money instead of earned by playing?

Echoes are the paid currency, while Clues earned in matches unlock new characters. None of the game's currencies directly affects how competitive matches turn out.

Under Identity V's standard rules, what is the result when two Survivors escape and two are eliminated?

A draw is declared on an even split, because the Hunter needs at least three eliminations to win and the Survivors need three or more escapes.

Which Identity V Hunter wore the Edward Scissorhands crossover costume, a match for his own hand of blades?

The Ripper has a claw of curved surgical blades in place of his left hand, so the 2019 crossover simply restyled him as the Tim Burton character, wild black hair and all.

Which animal companion does Identity V's Seer, Eli Clark, send out to block a Hunter's attack?

An owl shields the Seer or a teammate from a single hit of any kind. Eli Clark was the first character released with an animal at his side.

Hell Ember, Identity V's burned factory owner Leo Beck, is the father of which Survivor?

Gardener Emma Woods was born Lisa Beck. Her debt-ridden father placed her in an orphanage before his factory burned down with him inside.

Identity V's Female Dancer, Margaretha Zelle, is inspired by which real dancer convicted of wartime spying?

Mata Hari was born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, and the Dancer borrows the name. In matches her music boxes speed up teammates or slow the Hunter down.

Which Identity V Survivor, Aesop Carl, rescues teammates from afar by summoning a coffin?

Embalmer Aesop Carl can pull a downed or captured teammate, or himself, back to the coffin, and whoever arrives there is briefly immune to the Hunter's damage.

Which Identity V Survivor, Fiona Gilman, carries a key that opens portals through walls and floors?

Priestess Fiona Gilman needs a teammate to pick up each portal before it forms. At her release, the developers jokingly compared the portal to a manhole cover.

Which animal carries the letters of Identity V's Postman, Victor Grantz, to his teammates during a match?

A dog named Wick makes the deliveries, a puppy Victor rescued from a fire. Each letter hands its reader a short boost to moving, decoding, rescuing or vaulting.

Which object do the White Guard and Black Guard of Identity V's Wu Chang throw, then teleport to?

An umbrella is the pair's weapon, and without it they move faster but cannot attack. The Hunter is based on Heibai Wuchang, folk deities who serve the god of death.

Identity V's Geisha, Michiko, closes in on Survivors by dashing toward which creatures that she places nearby?

Butterflies let the Geisha dash straight past obstacles, and one clinging to a Survivor stays a target unless that player turns to look straight at her.

Which Identity V Hunter is Hastur, a Great Old One who attacks Survivors with tentacles placed on the ground?

The Feaster's name Hastur comes from an 1891 Ambrose Bierce story about a benevolent god of shepherds, though the game follows August Derleth's later version of the character.

Which Identity V Hunter is Joker, a circus clown with a metal prosthetic leg and a round red nose?

Smiley Face carried a chainsaw in early test versions, a weapon dropped when the game moved in a less violent direction. He wields it once more in the climax cutscene of Closing Night.

Which single-shot item does Identity V's Coordinator, Martha Behamfil, fire straight at a Hunter to stun them?

A flare gun gives the Coordinator one stunning shot per match. The former cavalry captain also speeds up as she nears pallets and windows, which she vaults faster than most.

Identity V's Mercenary, Naib Subedar, is a former Gurkha soldier from which country?

Nepal is home to Naib Subedar, who once fought for the East India Company. Damage reaches him on a delay, so he can absorb up to three attacks before going down.

In Identity V, which escape route, nicknamed the hatch, opens once only one Survivor is left alive?

The dungeon opens for the last Survivor standing and then relocates every three minutes, a rule that stops a Hunter from simply camping on top of it.

Identity V's Violinist, Antonio, famed for a solo on a single string, is most likely based on which Italian virtuoso?

Niccolò Paganini played so flawlessly that rumour said he had sold his soul to the devil, and the Hunter went by the virtuoso's surname before release.

Identity V's Photographer, Joseph, with one youthful form and one aged, is inspired by which literary character?

Dorian Gray stays young while his portrait withers in his place, and the Hunter's two forms echo that split. His design also borrows from Nicéphore Niépce, the French inventor credited with creating photography.

Which Identity V map arrived with the Junji Ito Collection crossover and has a tram that can hit Hunters?

Eversleeping Town is themed on a Japanese town, with tram tracks ringing its two central streets. Anyone the tram runs over is stunned, Hunter or Survivor, and both sides can ride it.

Which Identity V Hunter talent turns the eyes red and powers up attacks once the exit gates are activated?

Detention lasts 120 seconds, and its boosted attacks let a Hunter incapacitate most Survivors immediately, just as they scramble for the way out.

In Identity V, what is it called when a Hunter hits a Survivor who is vaulting, healing or decoding?

Terror Shock doubles the damage of the blow, enough to floor a healthy Survivor with one hit, and the words flash up in bright red for both players.

Which Identity V Hunter active trait lets them flash a short distance, even past pallets and windows?

Blink announces itself with a loud noise that every Survivor on the map can hear, and a Hunter can normally equip only one active trait per match.

Identity V's Frenzy Rhapsody mode splits six Survivors into two teams and borrows from which playground sport?

Dodgeball is the twist in Frenzy Rhapsody, which joined the Violent Struggle menu of entertainment modes that run to their own rules at fixed hours of the day.

Which card game names an Identity V mode where a different player becomes the Hunter in each round?

Blackjack mode keeps the casino rule that matters most: any player whose cards total more than 21 at the end of a round is eliminated.

In Identity V's Tarot mode, which role on the opposing team must be eliminated to win the match?

The King is protected by two Squires, both Survivors, and by a Hunter playing the team's Knight, while a rival team of the same shape races to strike first.

What is the name of Identity V's annual global esports tournament?

Call of the Abyss is open to any player who joins a team. Top finishers win cash prizes, and every participant can earn Abyss Treasures that exist only during the tournament.

Identity V's Sculptor, a Hunter in a wheelchair, takes her first name from which living statue of Greek myth?

Galatea was the ivory statue Pygmalion carved and saw come alive. The Hunter turns the idea around, summoning marble sculptures that damage Survivors pushed against an obstacle.