The+Infected

There are many types of Infected including: Special, common and uncommon(l4d2 only).

Special Infected: The Hunter is the most agile of the special infected. He attacks by pouncing and pinning his prey and continously tear at the victim's abdomen. You are helpless when The Hunter has you pinned, so the others either must shove him off or kill him, lest you die under his sharp claws. He must be in the crouching position to pounce, but is very loud, growling like he usually does. If he is standing, he is dead silent. (Left4Dead1 and 2) media type="file" key="Left 4 Dead 2 Hunter Visceral L4D2- The New Revelation -www.mrtzcmp3.net.mp3" width="240" height="20" This is the Hunter's theme song. The Smoker gets his name from the spores he gives off as he runs or dies, leaving a thick smokescreen of "smoke". The Smoker has 6 tongues in the second game, but the other 5 serve no function. In the first game he has only one. He uses his long tongue to drag the survivor he catches to him, so he may slash them to death, like the Hunter, you are helpless after 3 seconds, you do have a short time to shoot him if snared. (Left4Dead1 and 2)

The Boomer is the most grotesque of the special infected. His tumors are caused by his build up of puke (Boomer Bile) in his stomach. If he pukes on you, it'll attract the horde, of only common and uncommon infected. You must shove him away if you want to kill him, if you don't, anyone within puking range of him will get covered in boomer bile, attracting both common and special infected. (Specials are attracted to the mayhem, not the boomer bile.) (Left4Dead1 and 2) In Left4dead2 The Boomer has an alternate female form. None of the other special infected have an opposite sex counterpart.

The Spitter as her name suggests, spits burning acid that gets more and more painful the longer you stand in it. In a dark place, her green acid that dribbles from her mouth will leave a temporary trail, glowing in the dark. Her spit is long range, meaning it can hit far away survivors. The small lump she hurls, spreads out into a a decently long patch of acid. (Left4Dead2 only)

The Jockey is the most hyper active special infected. He has very jittery actions and when you are playing as him in versus mode, his hand are shaky and he gives off a series of fast grunts, even from far away. His form of attack is rather odd, he jumps on the survivors head and has some control over their movements, most commonly dragging them into Spitter Acid or off a ledge. He literally rides them. (Left4Dead 2 only)

The Charger sticks very closely to his name, he charges survivors and once he has one, he will not let go, pounding them into the ground. Other survivors must kill him, as The Charger is too large to simply shove off. His huge arm contains the muscles of both of his arms combined, the other is simply useless. He can break up a close knit group of survivors, temporary stunning them. (Left4Dead2 only)


 * Boss Infected: Infected that are strongest out of them all, though they are a rare sight. (The only exception is the Witchs' appearing in the Hard Rain campaign, as you can have up to 4 witchs in one area, spelling death to your team, unless you avoid her.)**

The Tank is a mean fighting machine that can incap a survivor in one punch if they are weak enough. His punches also send them flying, to their certain doom if on a ledge or near a source of water. (Has to be deep enough for them to drown) The Tank can also hurl chunks of rocks as big as himself at the survivors, stunning them. As long as you are at 40 health or more, you can outrun The Tank, that doesn't mean the Tank is slow in any way. You can tell he is close by if you hear his huffed growls. When he's closing in, the ground will shake and the other survivors will yell, "TANK!" (Left4Dead1 and 2)

The Witch is the strongest, in a sense that she can incap a survivor simply by chasing them and knocking them over. She will claw her victim until they die, then she will run away, not bothering any other survivors. Depending on your level of difficulty, her claws will cause more damage. In Expert, one touch from her means your death. Be carful not to disturb the witch, keep your flash lights off and don't shoot her or walk too close, or you'll startle her. A status message will pop up saying, " has startled the Witch!"(Left4Dead1 and 2)

The Horde is the average humans infected by the green flu. They are zombie like, though they only attack you, not eat you like traditional zombies. Since they are not true zombies, they are often refered to as "The Infected." Their stength, numbers and speed is determined on which difficulty you play on. The higher the difficulty, the higher the damage/numbers of them there are and how fast they can run.


 * Difficulty || Damage ||
 * Easy || 1 from common infected only ||
 * Normal || 2 from common infected only ||
 * Advanced || 5 from common infected only ||
 * Expert || 10 from common infected only ||