DBD SURVIVOR OC: GEO RODRIGUEZ
OVERVIEW
ROLE: Undeterred Smartmouth
GENDER: Non-Binary
NATIONALITY: Guatemalan-American
Geo Rodriguez is a self-taught comic artist, they push through life with unwavering determination. They’ve always found comfort in the world of superheroes and try their best to bring that same energy even during the darkest of times.
Their perks Splash Page, Grin and Bear It, and Punchline make them a persistent and durable distraction able to get the drop on Killers before they do on them.
LORE
Bored with the iron-fisted religiousness in their household and disillusioned by the relentless bullying at school, Geo immersed themself within comic book pages and Saturday morning cartoons. They particularly enjoyed superhero tales, taking their ideals of hope and perseverance to heart as they stumbled through their adolescence. When their short-lived career as a medical assistant crashed and burned-- not that they really ever wanted that by choice-- they decided to follow the path they’ve always been afraid to, creating comics. Their web comic grew slowly, but surely; however, Geo struggles with self-perception, anxiety, and deep seated anger got the best of them. Through the night’s fog, a driver passing by caught sight of their figure stepping off the edge of a bridge, but no one ever heard a splash from the waters below. When a body was never recovered, most could only assume it had been washed away...
The regret was immediate. Before Geo had leaned too far from the railing, they twisted around and held on for dear life. The Fog twisted around them and instead of their legs kicking empty air, they struck solid ground. They weren’t at the bridge anymore. Geo saw a campfire flicker in the distance and the silhouettes of people huddled around it.
That night at the bridge had taught Geo something, life was worth fighting for, and fight they do. Through the shock and fear of the impossible having come to life in a never ending nightmare, Geo keeps their head held high, chest puffed out, and grinning the grin that made them root for the hero when all seemed lost.
GEO’S PERKS
Splash Page: A high-risk escape right out of a comic book panel.
When unhooking yourself or another Survivor within 10/20/30 meters of a Killer, you and the unhooked Survivor are granted the Haste effect for 3/5/7 seconds.
“Close one, huh? Let’s get back to the campfire, this gave me a wicked sketch idea.” - Geo Rodriguez
Grin and Bear It: Your determination gets you through trying times.
Any damage that would have put the Survivor in the Dying State will instead trigger the Deep Wound status effect. Grunts of Pain are reduced by 50/75/100% percent when in the Injured State.
While in the Deep Wound effect, the Survivor has 20 seconds to Mend themselves.
Taking any damage while under the effect of Deep Wound or if its timer runs out will put the Survivor into the Dying State.
“I wanna be like the good guys, y’know? They got the crap kicked out of them, but they still got this shit-eating grin. Badass.” - Geo Rodriguez
Punchline: It’s all about the set up and knowing when to get your jabs in.
After each 20/15/10 seconds within a Killer’s Terror Radius, gain 1 Token for the maximum of 1/2/3 Tokens, consume the token to activate any of the following:
Increased Pallet Stun duration
After a difficult skill check, Stun a killer when being carried
Once the tokens are consumed, Punchline has a cool down of 30/20/10 seconds before reactivating.
Increases chances of being the Obsession
“You’re gonna have to do better than that, Shit-for-Brains!” - Geo Rodriguez
TRIVIA
Geo appears in the Realms little after Ace Visconti
While they largely go by they/them, they’re not opposed to being referred to as she/her
They have a whopping grand total of a single brain cell to their name and is hellbent on using it to be the biggest pain in the ass a Killer has the misfortune to meet
