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Poison zombie

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA parasite2000 to 2009

The heavy zombie of Half-Life 2, a swollen host that throws venomous headcrabs at the player. It carries two or three of the parasites on its back, absorbs about three times the damage of an ordinary zombie and is first met in Ravenholm.123

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First appeared
2004
Half-Life 2 (2004)
Source work
Half-Life 2 (2004)
Valve
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A parasite
A human host carrying a poison headcrab on its head and more of them on its back.
How you become one
A poison headcrab attaches to the head.
How it moves
Shambles
Shuffles, bent under the weight of the headcrabs it carries.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • explosives
  • fire
  • waiting until it has thrown its headcrabs

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2004

Half-Life 2 (2004)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Bloated and reddish-purple, with exposed spine and ribs123

2

Carries two or three poison headcrabs and throws them123

3

Takes about three times the damage of other zombies123

4

Strained breathing and groans give it away123

5

Strong enough to break down doors123

Could you outrun it?

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

Poison zombie 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

  1. Poison Zombie - Combine OverWiki
  2. Half-Life 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Half-Life 2 - RAWG

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