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Licker

GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus1968 to 1999

A blind, flayed predator that grows out of a zombie in Resident Evil 2. It tracks prey by sound and kills with claws and a long barbed tongue. The Licker is the series' best-known 'evolved zombie' and has returned in spin-offs, Resident Evil 5 and the 2019 remake.123

Battle it
First appeared
1998
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Source work
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Capcom
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Japan
What causes it
A virus
A rare secondary mutation of t-Virus zombies, usually ones that have eaten a great deal of biomass.
How you become one
A zombie infected with a particular t-Virus variant mutates a second time.
How it moves
Runs
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today1998

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Skinless and eyeless, with an exposed, enlarged brain and large talons123

2

Hunts by sound, to which it is extremely sensitive123

3

Its barbed tongue can pierce flesh and take a head off123

4

In the lore the name was coined by survivors in the Raccoon City police station123

5

Umbrella researchers first took it for a wild form of Tyrant123

6

A mass-produced Licker beta appears in Resident Evil 5123

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

Sources

  1. Licker - Resident Evil Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Resident Evil 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Resident Evil 2 (1998) - 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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