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Charger

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2000 to 2009

A Special Infected introduced in Left 4 Dead 2, with one massively overgrown arm. It charges in a straight line, carries off one survivor and knocks the rest down, and it cannot be shoved back.123

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2009
Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
Source work
Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
Valve
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
Runs
Runs in a straight line and cannot stop or turn until it hits something.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • missing its charge leaves it stumbling
  • explosives

When did it first appear?

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

Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)

field notes

What the sources say

1

One arm is huge and the other is tiny and limp123

2

Grabs one survivor and carries them away from the team123

3

Knocks down every other survivor in its path123

4

Cannot be shoved back123

5

Wears overalls and a single green sneaker123

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

Sources

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

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