Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead 2 takes place three weeks after the initial viral outbreak that has spread across the southern United States, infecting the territories between Georgia and Louisiana. The infection has already claimed the lives of millions, and extraordinary mutations continue to appear. The Emergency and Civil Defense Agency (better known as the CEDA) has increased strict quarantine measures to prevent the virus from spreading to the rest of the country and, at the same time, to help the few remaining survivors in the area to be evacuated out of the country or to areas where the infection has not yet reached.

Survivors:

Ellis Nick Coach Rochelle

Ellis

Preferred weapon: Hunting rifle Gender: Male Age: 23 years old Origin: Savannah, Georgia Occupation: Mechanic Hair color: Brown Eye color: Green Height: 1.68 meters "Kill the sons of bitches, those are my instructions." He loves life, believes he's immortal, and can treat any setback as a joke to impress his friends. He divides his time between his mechanic's job, hanging out with friends, and spending Sundays at his mother's house for lunch. Why live anywhere else when this place is perfect? And then the infected arrived to ruin his perfect life. So now he spends his time trying to impress his new friends and having fun with the new experiences that the current world situation brings. Ellis is the youngest and most enthusiastic member of his survivor group, hailing from Savannah like Coach. He is quite optimistic and friendly with his companions, as demonstrated by his in-game voice lines. His most characteristic trait is the stories he tells during the campaigns about his friend Keith, in an attempt to please his new friends. He is also a fan of the Midnight Riders band and race car driver Jimmy Gibbs Jr., whom he considers an American idol. He wears his work overalls tied around his waist, a yellow t-shirt with a black logo, and the cap from the workshop where he worked. Curiosities: It is frequently the most attacked by common infected and is more prone to falling victim to attacks by special infected. If Nick dies during the campaign, Ellis won't say a word... He's a fan of the "Midnight Riders," a rock band.

Nick

Preferred weapon: M16 and frying pan Gender: Male Age: 35 Origin: Unknown Occupation: Con man, Gambler Hair color: Brown Eye color: Gray Height: 1.70 meters "No... I've come... so far... to die now..." Nick is a fair-skinned man, wearing a $3000 white suit and an electric blue shirt; he also wears several rings on his fingers. He's a compulsive gambler (game addict) who was detained, arrested for fraud. His life has taught him a great lesson: to trust no one, because that's how he was caught. He arrives in Savannah for his trial but finds piles of infected corpses; his first instinct is to enter a store and steal the most expensive suit (a $3000 white one, preferably). After dressing, he realizes he's not alone and encounters three other survivors, leading him to forge a fragile alliance with them, making him increasingly trust what remains of humanity. Curiosities: When he finds a Witch, he sometimes says, "I think the one crying is my ex-wife." Sometimes he can be a little sarcastic with Ellis, although he probably cares for him deep down; for example, if Nick heals Ellis, Nick will say things like, "Don't tell anyone, but I'm doing this for you." He also makes fun of Coach, although he never questions his leadership and never hesitates to congratulate him when he does something well. You'll probably like Rochelle, because in Dead Center, he'll say things like "little angel," "sweetheart," etc. Also, if he heals her, he'll say the same thing he might say to Ellis: "Don't tell anyone, but I'm only doing this for you." His preferred weapon, like Rochelle's, is the magnum pistol.

Coach

Preferred weapon: Automatic Shotgun Gender: Male Age: 44 years Origin: Savannah, Georgia Occupation: American football coach Hair color: Bald Eye color: Brown Height: 1.65 meters "Report strange behavior... Fortify your home... Avoid contact with the infected... Wait for instructions... And bullshit." He's a man with a big heart and an even bigger appetite who began a career as a defender on his university team, but a knee injury forced him to abandon that future and he ended up as a physical education teacher at a high school in his hometown. After seeing his beloved city devastated by the infection, he has no choice but to use his knowledge to guide the survivors along the winding paths to New Orleans. Coach is an African-American man in his forties, tall and heavy. He's wearing an American football team polo shirt, black gloves, and beige trousers with a belt. Curiosities: Coach loves cheeseburgers; his love for them is surpassed only by his enormous fondness for chocolate. Both Ellis and Jimmy Gibbs Jr. adore the Midnight Riders, and they are both from Savannah. His preferred weapon is the SPAS 12 shotgun.

Rochelle

Preferred weapon: AK-47, Magnum Gender: Female Age: 28 years Origin: Cleveland Occupation: News Assistant Hair color: Black Eye color: Brown Height: 1.58 meters "We've gotten ourselves into a real mess..." She is a production assistant at a television station; she is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Her job consisted of carrying technical equipment and preparing coffee until the channel's management informed her that she had to go to Savannah to collaborate on a report about the evacuation taking place in that city. While preparing the cameras, she finds herself caught in a struggle for survival. Even amidst the infection, the zombies won't stop her dreams, and now she will put all her intelligence and her desire to live to the test to lead a group of strangers, and herself, out of this hell. Rochelle is a 28-year-old African American woman. She's wearing a pink Depeche Mode t-shirt, tight jeans, and boots with ankle buckles. Curiosities: Rochelle has a good sense of humor with her colleagues. She and Ellis will celebrate when she finds an axe and will say these two phrases, "Ask me, I'm an axe" and "I've got an axe," in a joyful tone.

Infected

These are the people who were infected by the Green Flu virus, being the main enemy of the survivors during the campaign. They are sometimes called zombies, although this term is incorrect as they are patients who are still alive, rather than reanimated dead. Also generally called "the horde," they represent the vast majority of the infected population and are those who did not mutate due to the virus. Their changes include the loss of reasoning and superhuman agility, making them rabid and dangerous beings. While a few can be easily dealt with using a gun, their power lies in their presence throughout the cities of the East Coast, and they will not hesitate to attack those who are not infected or are carriers. Common infected are attracted to sound, so activating an alarm, explosions, and any loud noise will draw a horde. Normal infected individuals present a variety of appearances of both sexes, such as civilians, patients, nurses, workers, military and airport personnel, etc. The differences are purely cosmetic, provided the subjects are not characteristic infected individuals.

Special Infected:

These infected are not very numerous; there are usually 1 to 4 per wave of infected. However, the individual danger they represent is greater than that of a common infected, as they are a small sector of the infected population that mutated as a result of the virus and received special abilities. When these attack together with a horde or with other mutations, good cooperation from the four survivors will be needed to defeat them (especially the Witch and Tank). These are the special infected that we control in Versus mode, and there are 8 types: Boomer: An obese infected who can vomit bile on survivors. This substance acts as a pheromone that attracts a large number of infected towards the affected individual. When it dies, the boomer explodes and expels bile around it; however, it cannot infect any other infected. Smoker: A tall, thin individual who uses his long tongue to ensnare his victims, pulling them away from the group and potentially suffocating them. Upon death, he leaves behind a thick cloud of smoke that distorts vision and causes survivors to cough, hence his name. Hunter: Quite fast and agile. It jumps great heights to impact its prey and begin attacking it on the ground, leaving it unable to defend itself. It is the only infected that makes no noise while standing, so you can't hear its growls until it's ready to attack.

Special Infected Part 2

Witch: One of the most dangerous in the game and exclusively female. She is easily noticed by her loud crying and, unlike other infected, she doesn't attack survivors unless they approach her, attack her, or shine a flashlight on her. She usually stays in a fixed place in the dark, although outdoors she tends to wander aimlessly. With just one blow from her long claws, she incapacitates the survivor who disturbed her and scratches them to death, being able to eliminate them instantly. Tank: A being of great muscular mass and resistance. It is a nearly unstoppable beast whose mere presence makes the ground tremble as it moves like a hominid. It can grab and push heavy objects as part of its attacks and knock down a survivor with a few blows. The force of its fists sends anyone it hits flying, so it should never be confronted alone. Charger: Its right arm is robust and gigantic, the other is small and useless. It is capable of running at high speed to ram its prey like a bull, then impacting a structure or simply stopping and beginning to crush it against the ground. Apart from the Tank, it is the only infected that is not affected by pushes, so doing this to free a teammate is useless. Spitter: Another of the two special infected that only exist in a female version, which according to Valve is the jockey's wife. Her long neck allows her to spit a ball of acid from her stomach that expands upon landing and can be spat a great distance. Contact with the liquid damages survivors, causing more damage the longer they are on it. It's easy to know when a spitter is nearby thanks to the acid trails she leaves when walking.

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Jockey: It looks like a giant louse that laughs like a hyena while making small jumps. Its attack consists of jumping on survivors and moving them at will while hitting and scratching them, being able to take them out of reach of their companions. Freeing someone from a jockey with gunfire is complicated, as it never stops moving and the bullets can accidentally hit the victim.

Aim

The main objective is to take shelter. When the main plan of a helicopter rescue failed, the four decided to go to the shopping mall, where they hope there will be another rescue (clearly there won't be), but there's also an exhibition of Jimmy Gib's Junior's car, but it needs gas. Their goal now is to reach New Orleans and request a rescue before the day arrives when the Jets bomb it.

Around

Around the whole place, there are few weapons and little ammunition. There are Molotov cocktails, homemade bombs, and jars of Boomer bile (Boomer bile attracts the infected). There are axes, baseball bats, chainsaws, machetes, and katanas. Along the way, there will be signs indicating where shelters are (safe places to rest, heal, and find some ammunition). There are first-aid kits, painkillers, and adrenaline.