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Spitter

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2000 to 2009

A Special Infected introduced in Left 4 Dead 2. She spits acid that spreads into a pool and does increasing damage to anyone who stays in it, which forces survivors out of defensive positions.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
Shambles
Stumbles along and slows down even more after spitting.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • low health
  • stepping out of the puddle
  • slow right after spitting

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

Has a long, stretched neck123

2

Spits a ball of acid that spreads into a pool123

3

Damage increases the longer a survivor stands in the acid123

4

Leaves a small pool of acid when killed123

5

Can spit while jumping or on a ladder, which no other special Infected can do123

Could you outrun it?

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

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

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