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Drowner

GamesUndeadRunsA virus2010 to today

The swamp zombie of Dead Island: Riptide. Drowners lie in flooded ground and pull victims under the surface.123

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First appeared
2013
Dead Island: Riptide (2013)
Source work
Dead Island: Riptide (2013)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
The wiki names the agent Pathogen HK; in the game's story, researchers identify the infection as a mutation of kuru that began among the island's indigenous people.
How it moves
Runs
Rated very fast; it leaps out of the water.
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2013

Dead Island: Riptide (2013)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Common in the flooded areas of Riptide123

2

Greenish, waterlogged flesh123

3

Grabs victims and drags them under123

4

Noise such as gunfire draws it123

5

Stays close to water123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
Drowner about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Zombies - Dead Island Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dead Island - Wikipedia
  3. Dead Island Riptide - RAWG

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