Breakdown
Teachable by Jeff Johansen
After being unhooked, the Hook breaks and you see the Killer's Aura briefly.
Description
After you are unhooked by any means, Breakdown triggers its effects:
- Instantly breaks that Hook.
- Increases its Auto-Repair timer to 180 seconds.
- The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 4/5/6 seconds.
"Charge from the Belly of the Beast. Here's a sketch/painting on a piece of wood I saw by the side of this road. I felt like it got a story to tell. And it didn't waste its second chance." — Jeff, ink and oil wash on slice of wood, 12x16
Tier values
6 secondsMore from Jeff Johansen
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