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Night Hunter

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2010 to today

The player-controlled monster of Dying Light's asymmetric 'Be the Zombie' mode. One player takes the role of a powerful infected and hunts the others at night.12

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2015
Dying Light (2015)
Source work
Dying Light (2015)
Techland
Age 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 it moves
Runs
Intelligence
Clever
Weak spots
  • UV light

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2015

Dying Light (2015)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Controlled by a human player in the 'Be the Zombie' mode12

2

Exists only in multiplayer, as the opponent of the human survivors12

3

Described as a strong, fast infected mutant12

4

Ultraviolet light is the survivors' main defence against the infected at night12

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
Night Hunter about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Dying Light - Wikipedia
  2. Dying Light - RAWG

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