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Aside from Leatherface and Grandpa, there is one other Family member who makes their return from the originalTexas Chain Saw Massacrefilm. Nubbins Sawyer, also known as The Hitchhiker, is just as terrifying and clever as his film counterpart. The Hitchhiker relies on his traps to ensnare Victims and claim victory for the Family.
Related:The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Sissy Character Guide
By equipping the proper perks and abilities, you’re able to turn the Hitchhiker into a lethal hunter capable of chasing down any Victim. Like Sissy, the Hitchhiker can also squeeze through tight spaces to continue pursuing Victims. Constant use of this attribute allows you to never give up the chase.
Hitchhiker Strengths And Weaknesses
The Hitchhiker’sbest stat is his Endurance at 28 points.This stat determines how big his stamina bar is and how quickly he will recover stamina once the bar is fully depleted. Luckily, this meansthe Hitchhiker can chase for a while before becoming fatigued.
His second-best stat is Blood Harvesting at 22 points. Blood Harvesting affects how much blood you can carry and how much blood you accumulate from hurting Victims or collecting blood from buckets. It’s best to leaveblood harvesting to better-suited Family members like the Cook and Sissy.
Lastly, the Hitchhiker’s worst stat is Savagery at only 15 points. Savagery dictates how much damage you’ll do to Victims. You’ll need tocarefully manage your stamina since it’ll take a lot of hits for the Hitchhiker to kill someone.
Hitchhiker Ability And Unique Perks
As an expert in the macabre,the Hitchhiker can create traps from ribs and wire.After pressing the ability button, you may choose a location for each trap.You’ll be granted three trapsto place around the map, you can retrieve a trap at any time by returning to its location and picking it up.
Victims who step into a trap will become stuckand will need to free themselves. Other debilitating effects can occur depending on how you level up the Trap ability.
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Makes breaking free from traps even more difficult.
Receive blood after resetting or collecting a trap a Victim stepped in.
Ensnared Victims take damage over a short period of time.
Progressing along the Hitchhiker’s skill tree will present you with a few of his unique perks. Theseperks further improve the Hitchhikers' trapsand his ability to move through tight spaces.
The Hitchhiker can traverse gaps and crawl spaces faster.
How To Play As Hitchhiker
As soon as the match starts, you shouldfind a nearby exit and head there.Secure the exit by turning on the car battery andplacing one of your traps nearby.
Traps should go on important locationsthat Victims need to interact with to escape. This can be near car batteries, right in front of the lock on exit gates, in front of fuses, or in front of Valve handles.This ensures that Victims will need to disable your traps before they can escape, which buys the Family more time.
Be sure toremember where you put your traps.You’ll be notified if a trap successfully ensnares someone, butyou won’t be notified of the Victim’s location.
When you do find a Victim, you’ll have the necessary means to pursue them for a long time. If a Victim with high endurance keeps running in circles to slow you down,place a trap down to lay down pressure on them.Once a Victim is trapped,let your stamina recharge before attacking.
If a trap has gone a long time without either being destroyed or capturing a Victim,you should consider moving it.If you’ve trapped an exit,it’s likely that Victims have given up on that exitand have decided to try their luck on another escape.
Best Builds For Hitchhiker
Upgrade the trap ability toobtain the ability that lets all Family members see an ensnared Victim.This ability gives your stronger Family members the opportunity to quickly eliminate a survivor. You’ll be granted more time to patrol the area and search for other Victims.
As for Perks,consider the Hitchhiker’s unique perk Wire Frame.This perk lets you end chases faster when Victims try to evade you through wall gaps and crawl spaces. While they think they’re creating distance,you’ll quickly gain on them.
Fired Up
Endurance
Decreases the time it takes for Stamina to start regenerating after running out. Lets Hitchhikerkeep chases going for even longer, wearing the Victim down with time.
Scout
Increases movement speed but reduces damage. The damage decrease isbalanced by improving Endurance with perks or skill points.
Blood Runner
Blood Harvesting
Reduces stamina consumption when holding a lot of blood.Feeding Grandpa should be left to other Family members, so always hold on to your blood with this perk.
Dinner Bell
Highlights the location of ensnared Victims and increases maximum stamina for a short amount of time.Lets a Family member near your trap take down the Victimif you’re too far
Wire Frame
Unique
Increases speed for moving through gaps and crawl spaces. Lets the Hitchhikerend chases quickly.
Don’t Have All Day
Grandpa Ability
Decreases how quickly stamina drains.Combine with other Endurance perksto keep up with quick Victims like Julie.
Swinging For The Fences
Decreases stamina consumption for melee attacks. Allows the Hitchhiker toattack Victims after long chases.
