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Boomer

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2000 to 2009

A bloated Special Infected from Left 4 Dead. Its bile blinds a survivor and summons a horde onto them, and it bursts when killed, covering anyone nearby. It was designed as an enemy players would not want to shoot at close range.1234

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First appeared
2008
Left 4 Dead (2008)
Source work
Left 4 Dead (2008)
Valve (Turtle Rock Studios)
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A virus
The Green Flu, a fictional pathogen. The game's manual states that the Infected are living people, not the risen dead.
How you become one
A mutation of the Green Flu.
How it moves
Shambles
Waddles slowly and is easy to outrun.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • very low health
  • keeping a distance

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2008

Left 4 Dead (2008)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Round and bloated1234

2

Spits bile that blurs a survivor's view and calls a horde1234

3

Bursts when killed and covers everyone nearby in bile1234

4

Almost harmless when alone1234

5

Designed as an enemy players would not want to shoot at close range1234

Could you outrun it?

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

Boomer 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. The Boomer - Left 4 Dead Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Left 4 Dead - Wikipedia
  3. Left 4 Dead 2 - Wikipedia
  4. Left 4 Dead - ESRB

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