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Tank (Left 4 Dead)

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2000 to 2009

The heaviest Special Infected of Left 4 Dead, an enormous mass of muscle that throws slabs of concrete and punches cars at the survivors. It usually takes the concentrated fire of the whole team to bring down, and the game announces it with its own music.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
Runs
Knuckle-walks like a gorilla and keeps up with a running survivor; it can climb buildings.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • fire
  • the whole team working together
  • explosions make it stumble

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

Enormous arm and chest muscles1234

2

Rips up chunks of ground and throws them1234

3

Punches cars at survivors1234

4

Special music starts when it spots the team1234

5

Gives up if it cannot reach anybody for too long1234

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)
Tank (Left 4 Dead) about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. The Tank - 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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