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By Rob Leane\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 04 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Now that Dying Light 2<\/a> has been unleashed onto the world, fans of the first game in this franchise have one major question on their collective mind \u2013 is Kyle Crane in the game?<\/p>\n

Kyle Crane was the parkour-loving double agent at the heart of the first Dying Light game, but with that game and its DLC content offering multiple endings (ranging from Kyle setting off a nuclear bomb to Kyle becoming infected himself), fans have been wondering for years whether Kyle is still alive in the official canon of the franchise.<\/p>\n

The Dying Light 2 cast<\/a> centres on a brand-new character named Aiden, who is a totally different person to Kyle and has his own motivations for jumping off rooftops and fighting zombies. Dying Light 2 is also set in a new location, Villedor, eschewing the need to visit Kyle\u2019s old Harran stomping ground altogether. It\u2019s also worth noting that Dying Light 2 is set 15 years after the first game, which means any connections between the two stories are tangential at best.<\/p>\n

But still, if you\u2019re wondering about the status of Kyle Crane in Dying Light 2, read on for everything we know at this stage.<\/p>\n

Is Kyle Crane in Dying Light 2?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No, Kyle Crane is not in Dying Light 2. There\u2019s no surprise cameo from the hero of the first Dying Light game, and you certainly don\u2019t get a chance to play as him again.<\/p>\n

Dying Light 2\u2019s new hero, Aiden, does have very similar abilities to Kyle (and they both love wearing baseball caps), but that\u2019s not because they\u2019re secretly the same person or anything like that.<\/p>\n

Aiden is a \u2018pilgrim\u2019, one of the rare explorers that is willing to travel between different cities in the post-apocalyptic world of Dying Light 2 \u2013 that\u2019s why he\u2019s such an expert at parkour!<\/p>

What about Dying Light 2 Easter eggs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But if you are hoping for nods and references towards Kyle Crane in Dying Light 2, you are in luck on that front, as there are a number of Easter eggs in Dying Light 2 that hark back to Techland\u2019s previous game in this series.<\/p>\n

Kevin Daniels reprises his role as Kyle\u2019s pal Spike in Dying Light 2, and he meets up with Aiden during the very first playable segment of the game. Serving as the connective tissue between Kyle Crane and Aiden, Spike stops to look at a beautiful vista at one point.<\/p>\n

In this moment, Spike says, \u201cWho would have though the end of the world could be so peaceful [\u2026] I wish Crane could\u2019ve seen this.\u201d Aiden asks who that is, confirming that he\u2019s not Crane\u2019s secret brother or BFF. \u201cDoesn\u2019t matter,\u201d Spike says, putting the topic to bed. You can watch the Crane reference for yourself below, if you so wish!<\/p>\n