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Biter

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2010 to today

The standard shambler of Techland's Dying Light games. Biters are long-term victims of the Harran Virus, slow and badly decayed, and by day they are easy to see and avoid. At night the same crowd becomes far more dangerous, which is the design idea the series is built on.123

Battle it
First appeared
2015
Dying Light (2015)
Source work
Dying Light (2015)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
The Harran Virus, a mysterious viral outbreak that turned most of the city of Harran into hyper-aggressive infected.
How you become one
A carrier of the Harran Virus who has been symptomatic for a long time and whose body has broken down.
How it moves
Shambles
Shambles and cannot run; at night some turn into running, climbing Night Walkers.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • head blows
  • fire
  • deep water (they drown)
  • falls from rooftops
  • UV light (Dying Light 2)
field notes

What the sources say

1

The most common infected in Harran123

2

Dangerous mainly in numbers, when a crowd surrounds and grabs123

3

Armed ones throw their weapons123

4

Still bites and headbutts after losing both arms123

5

Loud noise at night can trigger the change into a Night Walker123

6

In Dying Light 2, long exposure to sunlight degrades them into Degenerates123

Could you outrun it?

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

Biter about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Biter - Dying Light Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dying Light - Wikipedia
  3. Dying Light - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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