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Biter
The standard shambler of Techland's Dying Light games. Biters are long-term victims of the Harran Virus, slow and badly decayed, and by day they are easy to see and avoid. At night the same crowd becomes far more dangerous, which is the design idea the series is built on.123
First appeared
2015
Dying Light (2015)Source work
Dying Light (2015)
TechlandAge rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
The Harran Virus, a mysterious viral outbreak that turned most of the city of Harran into hyper-aggressive infected.How you become one
A carrier of the Harran Virus who has been symptomatic for a long time and whose body has broken down.
How it moves
Shambles
Shambles and cannot run; at night some turn into running, climbing Night Walkers.Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
- head blows
- fire
- deep water (they drown)
- falls from rooftops
- UV light (Dying Light 2)
When did it first appear?
Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2015Dying Light (2015)
field notes
What the sources say
Could you outrun it?
Speed class from how the sources describe it (shambles), not a measurement.
Biter about 3 km/h
You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h
Sources
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Viral
Volatile
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Demolisher
Goon
Howler
Night Hunter
Toad
Clicker
Baby Zombie (Minecraft)
Bloater
Chicken Jockey
Drowned
Hollow