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Boomer

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2000 to 2009

A bloated Special Infected from Left 4 Dead. Its bile blinds a survivor and summons a horde onto them, and it bursts when killed, covering anyone nearby. It was designed as an enemy players would not want to shoot at close range.1234

Battle it
First appeared
2008
Left 4 Dead (2008)
Source work
Left 4 Dead (2008)
Valve (Turtle Rock Studios)
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A virus
The Green Flu, a fictional pathogen. The game's manual states that the Infected are living people, not the risen dead.
How you become one
A mutation of the Green Flu.
How it moves
Shambles
Waddles slowly and is easy to outrun.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • very low health
  • keeping a distance

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2008

Left 4 Dead (2008)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Round and bloated1234

2

Spits bile that blurs a survivor's view and calls a horde1234

3

Bursts when killed and covers everyone nearby in bile1234

4

Almost harmless when alone1234

5

Designed as an enemy players would not want to shoot at close range1234

Could you outrun it?

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

Boomer 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. The Boomer - Left 4 Dead Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Left 4 Dead - Wikipedia
  3. Left 4 Dead 2 - Wikipedia
  4. Left 4 Dead - ESRB

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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