The Until Dawn remake has made improvements to the gameplay, as well as some changes to the environment to create a slightly different experience from the original 2015 title. Although it's garnered mixed reviews from Until Dawn fans, they're also enjoying some of the new details that add more context to the story, and a possible teaser for the rumored sequel.
Amid all the changes in the Until Dawn remake, many fans are confused about one particular thing: a supposed "new" character that's been showing up on YouTube thumbnails. The unnamed character, who appears to be a blonde woman wearing winter clothes, is not part of the cast of the remake, confusing Until Dawn fans even more.
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Who is the Viral "New" Character in the Until Dawn Remake?
Just like the original game, many content creators hopped on the Until Dawn remake to do full playthroughs. A quick search on YouTube will pull up several videos covering it, both gaming creators' full gameplay and video essays, including ones featuring the viral "new" female character as the thumbnail. An Until Dawn fan called porcelainbrown compiled some YouTube thumbnails featuring the character in one Reddit post, which highlighted creators like GamingWithKev, CKid, and DansGaming.
In the comment section under the Reddit post, many Until Dawn fans were equally confused as to where the character came from, especially since some have credited Supermassive Games for the image. Many pointed out that the female character looks like a combination of Sam, Jessica, and Ashley because of her blonde hair, facial features, and some parts of her winter outfit. The consensus seems to be that she was allegedly made with AI to combine some of Until Dawn's female characters, and many creators could have simply used the image for their thumbnails. It's also possible that fans could tell that it's AI-generated because her features don't look as realistic as the rest of the cast, whose features were created based on their respective voice actors.
The Original Cast of Until Dawn
- Sam: Hayden Panettiere
- Josh: Rami Malek
- Mike: Brett Dalton
- Jessica: Meaghan Martin
- Ashley: Galadriel Stineman
- Chris: Noah Fleiss
- Emily: Nichole Bloom
- Matt: Jordan Fisher
- Hannah and Beth: Ella Lentini
Generative AI in games has been a controversial topic among developers and consumers alike due to potential quality issues and the risk of designers losing their livelihood. In the case of the Until Dawn remake's nonexistent female character, it seems like this is just a case of people spreading her photo through YouTube thumbnails, and not Ballistic Moon introducing an AI-generated character in the remake.
Why Until Dawn Fans Named the Character "Sarah Harris"
Aside from claims that the female character was AI-generated, many Until Dawn fans are also saying that she's a character named Sarah Harris. Unfortunately, this caused even more confusion among fans because there's no one named Sarah in the cast, nor was she mentioned in the game. The quick explanation is that Sarah is also not a real character, just an ongoing meme within the Until Dawn community.
The Sarah Harris meme has many possible origins. Many Redditors claim that it was a name that Until Dawn fans gave to one of the Wendigos, while others claim that it was an autocorrect mistake in a social media post years ago. Since then, many fans started making up interesting stories about Sarah and how she allegedly interacted with the Until Dawn characters. It also came to the point that some people think that Sarah could be an unreleased character from Until Dawn's beta version, which isn't confirmed. Now, the meme has culminated into people claiming that the "new" character in the Until Dawn remake is actually Sarah in the flesh.
Until Dawn
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 69 /100 Critics Rec: 36%
- Released
- October 4, 2024
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language
- Developer(s)
- Ballistic Moon
- Publisher(s)
- PlayStation PC LLC
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
WHERE TO PLAY
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- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5
- Genre(s)
- Horror
