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Amanda Gaddis, also known as the Lanternist, is an Assist/Contain Hybrid Type and Difficulty 2 Survivor that will be available for purchase after completion of the prologue. She is one of 50 playable Survivors added to Identity V.
—Amanda Gaddis (Lanternist Backstory Trailer) |
Appearance
Lanternist is a thin doll with pale skin and black shoulder length hair. She has pale blue diamond shaped buttons for eyes with red stitching going along the bottoms of them. Shadows resembling eye bags surround them as well.
Lanternist wears a black top hat with a black hatband going around it. She wears a white button up under a long black blazer with pockets and white cuffs. Her pants are baggy black dress slacks accompanied by black dress shoes. Around her waist is a black belt with a cats eye on it that connects to another belt going over her left shoulder. Connected to it is a magic lantern, an early image projector, that has a decorative cat sitting on top of it. Near the projection slot are two glass slides: one with a cats eye and the other is illegible.
Gameplay
The Lanternist is an assist/contain-type survivor who can freeze-frame survivors and objects, delaying their interactions which can then be cancelled when desired. Freezing a teammate or herself will delay any non-normal attacks and control effects until the projection ends normally or is cancelled manually. Additionally, freezing herself will cause the Lanternist to also leave her body behind, speeding her up and making her real controllable body invisible and impervious to attacks or control effects. To prevent her old body from taking any damage or strong effects, the Lanternist can bring her old body to her current position, and this can be done as many times as needed, though each time this is done a visible trail is shown as to where she's gone. If she freezes a Cipher Machine or Exit Gate, their progress is paused but interacting with them is faster, and if she freezes a Rocket Chair then the elimination progress can be delayed for a last second rescue. Additionally, any pallets the Lanternist drops will be immune to destruction for 1 second with a 10 second cooldown, lasting for 1.5 seconds instead if she does it while freeze-framed. As a downside, she has a 10% decoding speed penalty.
External Traits
Below is a list of Lanternist's intrinsic traits. For more in-depth information, please check the individual pages.
Character Statistics
Below is a list of Lanternist's statistics. To view other Survivors' gameplay data, please view this article.
| Lanternist Statistics | |||||
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| Chart | Movement | ||||
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Running Speed | 3.8 m/s | |||
| Walking Speed | 2.11 m/s | ||||
| Crouched Speed | 1.14 m/s | ||||
| Crawling Speed | 0.44 m/s | ||||
| Speed Boost after Hit | 2.0 sec. | ||||
| Footprint Duration | 4.0 sec. | ||||
| Action | Pallet | Window | |||
| Dropping | 0.73 sec. | / | |||
| Low Speed Vaulting | 2.07 sec. | 1.27 sec. | |||
| Medium Speed Vaulting | 1.63 sec. | / | |||
| High Speed Vaulting | 1.17 sec. | 0.87 sec. | |||
| Decoding | |||||
| Cipher Machine | 90.0 sec. | ||||
| Electric Shock Progress Loss | 1.0% | ||||
| Electric Shock Decoding Inability | 2.0 sec. | ||||
| Exit Gates | 18.0 sec. | ||||
| Healing | |||||
| Healing Teammate | 15.0 sec. | ||||
| Being Healed | 15.0 sec. | ||||
| Knockdown Self-Healing | 30.0 sec. | ||||
| Others | |||||
| Chest Opening | 10.0 sec. | ||||
| Ballooned Struggle | 16.0 sec. | ||||
| Rocket Chair Duration | 60.0 sec. | ||||
| Being Rescued from Chairs | 0.86 sec. | ||||
Abilities in Other Game Modes
| Lanternist Ability Changes in Other Game Modes | ||
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| Modes | Change | |
| Duo Hunters | Cannot use in this mode | |
| Blackjack | Cannot use in this mode | |
| Tarot | Normal | Cannot use in this mode |
| Crystal Ball Mode | Cannot use in this mode | |
Design Notes
Official Website[3]
Survivor Lanternist: Her backstory revolves around a "peculiar/extraordinary sleep disorder." Due to the hallucinations caused by her illness, she is addicted to illusions created by optical toys. Eventually, she was invited to the manor. What kind of connection does she have with the Hunter, Photographer?[4]
Social Media[5][6]
Chaotic sleep cuts off each day and night, but in the box of light and shadow, she will regain control of time.
Change Log
- December 25th, 2025
- Nerf: After the last cipher is finished or when the dungeon is open, Lanternist's Living Image duration is decreased by 50%.
Trivia
- She was revealed alongside "Escapologist" and "Cueist" at the Call of the Abyss VIII finals.
- She carries a magic lantern, a projection device originally invented in the 17th century that utilizes pictures on transparent plates.
Other Languages
| "Lanternist (Amanda Gaddis)" in Other Languages | |||
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| 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) |
幻灯师 (阿曼达・加蒂斯) Huàndēng shī (Āmàn dá jiā dì sī) |
Slideshow Artist (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| 繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese) |
幻燈師 (阿曼達・加蒂斯) Huàndēng shī (Āmàn dá jiā dì sī) |
Slideshow Artist (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| English | Lanternist (Amanda Gaddis) | ||
| Español (Spanish) |
Farolero (Amanda Gaddis) | Lamplighter (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Lanternist (Amanda Gaddis) | Lanternist (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| 日本語 (Japanese) |
幻灯師 (アマンダ・ゲイティス） Gentō-shi (Amanda geitisu) |
The Lantern Master (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| 한국어 (Korean) |
환등사 (아만다 가티스) hwandeungsa (amanda gatiseu) |
The Magic Lantern (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| Bahasa Melayu | Lanternist (Amanda Gaddis) | Lanternist (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| ภาษาไทย (Thai) |
ช่างโคมไฟ (อแมนดา เกติสส์) Ch̀āng khom fị (x mæn dā ke ti s̄s̄̒) |
Lamp Technician (Amanda Gaddis) | |
| Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) |
Ảo Thuật Sư (Amanda Gaddis) | Magician (Amanda Gaddis) | |
References
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Postman (Season 9)
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Grave Keeper (Season 10)
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Batter (Season 14)
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Patient (Season 17)
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"Little Girl" (Season 18)
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Weeping Clown (Season 19)
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Professor (Season 21)
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Journalist (Season 26)
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"Knight" (Season 34)
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Lanternist (Season 39)
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Gamekeeper (Season 1)
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The Ripper (Season 1)
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Wu Chang (Season 2)
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Photographer (Season 2)
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Mad Eyes (Season 3)
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Evil Reptilian (Season 6)
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Bloody Queen (Season 7)
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Guard 26 (Season 8)
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Sculptor (Season 12)
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"Undead" (Season 13)
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Breaking Wheel (Season 15)
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"Nightmare" (Season 18)
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Clerk (Season 20)
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 Lanternist Navigation
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| Lanternist | Lanternist/Lore | Lanternist/Cosmetics | Lanternist/Gallery |
| Tool | External Traits | ||
| Projection Lantern | Living Image • Static Projection • Optical Illusion • All Thumbs | ||
| Costumes | |||
| S-Tier (Gold) | Feast on This Shore | ||
| A-Tier (Purple) | Robin | ||
| B-Tier (Blue) | Dreamwalking • Paradise Drifter | ||
| C-Tier (Green) | Original • Worn Clothes | ||
| Accessories | |||
| S-Tier (Gold) | None | ||
| A-Tier (Purple) | None | ||
| B-Tier (Blue) | None | ||
| Other Customizations | |||
| Graffiti • Emotes • Standby Motions | |||