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Stalker

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA fungus2010 to today

The second stage of infection in The Last of Us, between the sprinting Runner and the blind Clicker. Stalkers avoid open attack: they hide, flank and strike from cover, which makes them the series' ambush predator.123

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First appeared
2013
The Last of Us (2013)
Source work
The Last of Us (2013)
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
A Runner that survives from about two weeks to a year.
How it moves
Runs
Hides in the dark, waits and rushes when the prey is close.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • fire

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2013

The Last of Us (2013)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Second stage of the infection123

2

Fungus breaks through around the eyes and shoulders and the face begins to split123

3

Ambushes instead of charging123

4

Can fuse to a wall and stay alive there until prey passes123

5

Far more common in Part II123

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
Stalker 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 - Wikipedia
  3. The Last of Us - RAWG

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