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Bomber

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2010 to today

A walking bomb from Dying Light: an infected whose swollen body bursts at close range. The explosion is dangerous in itself and also works as an alarm that calls faster infected.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 it moves
Shambles
Shambling jog that speeds up, with convulsions, when the uninfected are near.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • anything thrown or shot from a distance
  • decapitation (Dying Light 2)

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2015

Dying Light (2015)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Bloated, with exposed organs123

2

Explodes when it reaches a victim, when hit, or when it sees prey it cannot reach123

3

The blast draws Virals to the spot123

4

Almost silent until the moment before it bursts123

5

The blast kills nearby Biters and staggers larger infected123

6

The wiki compares it to Left 4 Dead's Boomer and Dead Island's Suicider123

Could you outrun it?

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

Bomber 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. Bomber - 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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