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Banshee

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2010 to today

A leaping infected from Dying Light 2, small, fast and fragile. Official text hints that something of the woman remains inside it.123

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2022
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Source work
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
THV, a mutated strain of the Harran Virus that escaped a GRE laboratory in 2021 and caused the pandemic known as The Fall.
How it moves
Runs
Leaps onto victims, other infected and rooftops.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • dodging the pounce
  • it is frail and staggers easily

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2022

Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Still wears scraps of an evening dress and gold jewellery123

2

Its nails have grown into talons123

3

Its only attack is a pounce that cannot be blocked123

4

Most dangerous when the player is busy with other infected123

5

The game's lore frames it as a figure of punished vanity123

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
Banshee about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Banshee - Dying Light Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dying Light 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Dying Light 2 Stay Human game review - Common Sense Media

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