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Rat King

GamesInfected, still aliveVariesA fungus2010 to today

The boss of the hospital basement in The Last of Us Part II: many infected bodies grown together into one creature since the first days of the outbreak. It is the oldest and largest form of the infection shown in the games.123

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2020
The Last of Us Part II (2020)
Source work
The Last of Us Part II (2020)
Naughty Dog
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A fungus
A mutated Cordyceps fungus (the wiki names Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) grows through the brain of a living person, destroys memory and reason, and drives the host to spread it.
How you become one
Several infected fused into one mass over more than twenty years in a Seattle hospital.
How it moves
Varies
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2020

The Last of Us Part II (2020)

field notes

What the sources say

1

A single colossal body made of many hosts123

2

Pieces break off and go on attacking123

3

Kills by tearing off limbs, breaking necks or burning skin with mycotoxin123

4

Shrugs off fire, bombs and gunfire123

5

Appears only in Part II123

Could you outrun it?

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

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
Rat King about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Infected - The Last of Us Wiki (Fandom)
  2. The Last of Us Part II - Wikipedia
  3. The Last of Us Part II - RAWG

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