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Banshee

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2010 to today

A leaping infected from Dying Light 2, small, fast and fragile. Official text hints that something of the woman remains inside it.123

Battle it
First appeared
2022
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Source work
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
THV, a mutated strain of the Harran Virus that escaped a GRE laboratory in 2021 and caused the pandemic known as The Fall.
How it moves
Runs
Leaps onto victims, other infected and rooftops.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • dodging the pounce
  • it is frail and staggers easily

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2022

Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Still wears scraps of an evening dress and gold jewellery123

2

Its nails have grown into talons123

3

Its only attack is a pounce that cannot be blocked123

4

Most dangerous when the player is busy with other infected123

5

The game's lore frames it as a figure of punished vanity123

Could you outrun it?

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

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)
Banshee about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Banshee - Dying Light Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dying Light 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Dying Light 2 Stay Human game review - Common Sense Media

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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