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DEATH TOTEMS
Until Dawn

DEATH TOTEMS

Discover the locations and meanings of all 6 Death Totems in Until Dawn. Learn about the visions and how they foretell character deaths, including Beth, Matt, Mike, Chris, Emily, and Sam.

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Discover the locations and meanings of all 6 Death Totems in Until Dawn. Learn about the visions and how they foretell character deaths, including Beth, Matt, Mike, Chris, Emily, and Sam.

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  1. 1
    DEATH TOTEM #1
    Found by: Beth
    Chapter: Prologue
    Location: On the mountain.
    Vision: Beth falling spine-first onto a rock, with blood splattering from her mouth as she continues to fall and hits the ground next to Hannah.
    Meaning: This is an unavoidable death that shapes the story, warning that Beth will fatally fall off a cliff.
  2. 2
    DEATH TOTEM #2
    Found by: Matt
    Chapter: 5 - DREAD/PREY
    Location: In the picnic area outside the upper cable car station.
    Vision: Matt falling off a cliff, his head smashing against a rock with a fatal impact that crushes half his face, spilling blood onto the snow.
    Meaning: If Matt attacks the enraged deer in Chapter 6, he may fall off a cliff. Failing the subsequent Quick Time Event results in his death.
  3. 3
    DEATH TOTEM #3
    Found by: Mike
    Chapter: 5 - DREAD/PREY
    Location: In the Sanatorium, in a room with a huge window and stairs, on the left side of the window at the back.
    Vision: Mike flinches as he flicks on a lighter, causing a gas explosion that engulfs him in fire.
    Meaning: In Chapter 10, if Sam dies and Mike is too injured to reach the lodge door, flicking his lighter will cause a gas explosion, killing himself and anyone else left inside.
  4. 4
    DEATH TOTEM #4
    Found by: Chris
    Chapter: 4 - MALEVOLENCE/LOYALTY
    Location: On the mountain, at a fork in the path when searching for Ashley. Go left; the totem is behind a mannequin.
    Vision: Chris being lifted into the air by something, struggling as something shrieks.
    Meaning: In Chapter 9, if Ashley is killed by opening a trapdoor (player's choice), Chris will be unable to avoid death regardless of his movement. This vision depicts one possible death. The lesson is not to open that door.
  5. 5
    DEATH TOTEM #5
    Found by: Emily
    Chapter: 7 - LOSS
    Location: In the mines, in the room with the surface elevator. Cling to the right until a ladder is reached. Go right past the ladder to a dead end.
    Vision: Emily being shot through the eyeball, dying instantly.
    Meaning: In Chapter 8, if Emily survives the mines but is bitten, the other teens debate if the bite is infectious. If the player chooses to shoot Emily, this is the result.
  6. 6
    DEATH TOTEM #6
    Found by: Sam
    Chapter: 9 - DESPAIR/KARMA
    Location: In the mines, after climbing the rock wall. Take the stairs on the right, walk along a wooden walkway, go straight ahead up more steps. The totem is on the left in a small cavern.
    Vision: A Wendigo clutches Sam's face with one claw, lifting her into the air as blood spurts from her mouth.

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