In addition to Layla’s psychic abilities that include being able to block projectiles with her umbrella and giving friends and foe a lift (literally) to launch them in the air. Unfortunately for her ex-boyfriend, he ends up being turned into a vampire in the ensuing mess. Fortunately for Layla, thanks to Aevum, she ended up receiving intense telekinetic abilities. The backstory for Layla sees her being in Redfall right from the start before it all went south. IGN has first dibs with a new character trailer introducing players to Layla, a biomedical engineering student who interned at the Aevum research facility in Redfall. Hopefully this open-world FPS will be as good as the song, and we’ll see if that’s the case when Redfall comes out on May 2 for XSX and PC.It’s a little under a month to go before Arkane unleashes their co-op shooter Redfall, which seems like the opportune time to delve into the first character that players will have the option to play as in the game.

And it is appropriate to use “Black Hole Sun,” especially given the psychedelic feel of the lyrics, sound, and music video, which ties in quite well with the imagery of a quaint Massachusets island town that sees reality flushed down the drain by a plague of vampires who have blocked out the sun, leaving a group of four people with extraordinary skills to try and combat them. Granted, the original song itself is pretty moody as well, so it’s not like there’s a massive injustice being done here. As seen below, the vampire-slaying action is accompanied by a cover of Soundgarden’s classic song “Black Hole Sun.” But it can still be effective at times, and considering the gave that popularized this trend, it only seems fitting that the launch trailer for the next big upcoming Xbox game, Redfall, features such a cover song as well.

Ever since Gears of War launched with Gary Jules’ now-famous cover of “Mad World,” the moody song cover has been a bit of a go-to staple for video game trailers, to the point of mockery at times.

Redfall trailer song