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Smoker

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2000 to 2009

A Special Infected from Left 4 Dead that attacks from a distance. It snares a survivor with a very long tongue and drags them away from the group, and it leaves a cloud of smoke when killed. Its coughing gives its position away.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
Shambles awkwardly, leaning to one side.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • a single well-aimed shot
  • cutting the tongue
  • it must stand still while holding someone

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

The tallest Infected, even taller than the Tank1234

2

Shoots out a very long tongue to grab a survivor and drag them away1234

3

Coughs and wheezes, which gives away where it is hiding1234

4

Leaves a cloud of green smoke when killed1234

5

A cut tongue grows back in about 30 seconds1234

Could you outrun it?

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

Smoker 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 Smoker - 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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