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* BerserkButton: One of the only times you'll hear Jacob get angry is when he confronts Burt at the end of "Coast Guardian." Apparently abandonment is a problem for him.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: If you go back for a second run through the game, you'll recognize Lola as the disappearing survivor you spot in the plane crash site.]]
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A seismologist and Andrea's daughter.
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* OutOfFocus: Luciana spends most of the game working on a laptop in Emma's living room as she tries to figure out what's going on with the earthquakes in Hell.A. She doesn't so much as offer a quest until after the last story mission.
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* OutOfFocus: Luciana spends most of the game working on a laptop in Emma's living room as she tries to figure out what's going on with the earthquakes in Hell.A. She doesn't so much as offer a quest until after the last story mission.
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* AllForNothing: [[The data blackout on Los Angeles means Amanda hasn't been able to successfully upload any of her footage. Her last broadcast ends up in the Slayer's pocket, on the hope that the Slayer might find a way to get it out there.]]
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A famous horror movie actress and Sam B's ex-girlfiend.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Between Emma's dark hair, British accent, and focus on famous horror/action roles, she's highly reminiscent of Creator/KateBeckinsale.
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Emma's housekeeper of 15 years.
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Old and decayed zombies that are slowly falling apart.
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A content creator who's trying to use her platform to get the truth out about what's happening in post-outbreak LA.
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* ZombieGait: Due AffectionateNickname: Amanda calls every Slayer "bestie," because she never actually gets their names.
* AllForNothing: [[The data blackout on Los Angeles means Amanda hasn't been able tobeing successfully upload any of her footage. Her last broadcast ends up in the later stages of decomposition, they are extremely brittle Slayer's pocket, on the hope that the Slayer might find a way to get it out there.]]
* ApocalypticLog: Amanda's shifted from a career as an Internet personality to using her platform to document andmove very slowly.broadcast the LA outbreak from the inside. To go by a journal you can find in Ocean Avenue, her pre-apocalypse content was focused on jokes and pranks, including one that's gotten her banned from Burger '66.
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* HandicappedBadass: She has a prosthetic leg but can kick just as much ass as the other slayers. Before the apocalypse, she was a paralympic athlete too!
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* TheImmune: They were all bitten at some point by zombies, but did not turn. Jacob comments that his blood is "liquid gold" due to the value of whatever antibodies are making him immune.
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* ActionSurvivor: Even more so than the first game's heroes. Unlike the Banoi Survivors, who had people in their roster who benefited from having formal combat training prior to the outbreak in the form of [[OvertOperative Xian Mei]] and [[CowboyCop Purna]], the HELL-A Slayers are all comprised of civilians who just had the crap luck of being in [[RightManInTheWrongPlace the wrong place at the wrong time]]. That said, the Slayers are just as capable of [[OneManArmy kicking copious amounts of undead ass]] just like their predecessors.
* TheImmune: They were all bitten at some point by zombies, but did not turn. Jacob comments that his blood is"liquid "red gold" due to the value of whatever antibodies are making him immune.
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* JackOfAllTrades: Jacob is the most well-rounded Slayer of the bunch, boasting a [[JackOfAllStats balanced stat distribution]], the [[MadeOfIron highest peak health stat]] in the game, and innate skills that encourages players to adopt a [[AttackAttackAttack highly-aggressive playstyle]] based around hacking and slashing his opponents non-stop. While Jacob does have the lowest resilience in the game, which means he can be knocked down rather easily, this is mitigated by the [[SimpleYetAwesome sheer utility and flexibility]] of his strengths whereas other Slayers tend to suffer from some degree of CripplingOverspecialization.
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* TheLoad: As a pampered actress, Emma has practically none of the skills necessary to survive a ZombieApocalypse and spends most of the game taking shelter in her mansion.
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* {{Kevlard}}: Due to their weight, they are hard to put down, taking a lot of damage before going down.
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* {{Kevlard}}: DueManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Turns out, he was the one responsible for causing the Autophage outbreak in Los Angeles. In addition, he was lying to their weight, they are hard immune patients, promising to put down, taking a lot get them out of damage before going down.
the city when in reality he was subjecting them to inhumane experiments.]]
*ZombiePukeAttack: Like Floaters before them, they can projectile vomit acid bile.WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He started the Autophage outbreak in Los Angeles and carried out horrendous human experimentation (including on his own daughter) all in the name of finding a way to stop the Autophage, reasoning that sacrificing a few million people is worth saving billions.]]
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[[folder:Tisha Reed]]
Reuben Reed's rebellious daughter who wants to do her part in combating the outbreak.
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* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler:Reuben reveals that he had genetically modified Tisha while she was still a fetus so that she can produce the Autophage cure in her body. However, that means dooming her to be forever harvested for the cure like livestock.]]
* {{Protectorate}}: Reuben is ''heavily'' protective of Tisha to the point where he refuses to let her out of sight.
* UnwantedAssistance: She chafes under her father's attempts to protect her, as she doesn't want be held back while other people need her help.
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[[folder: Lola Konradt]]
A famous tech mogul and the creator of the OSK operating system that runs on almost every mobile network.
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* {{Expy}}: She is essentially a female version of Steve Jobs, running a tech company with many similarities to Apple Inc., down to the layout of their stores and how ubiquitous their mobile phones are.
* HiddenAgendaHero: While she does assist the Slayers, her ultimate motives for them and the Autophage in general remain a mystery, other than she is trying to foster the growth of more Numen.
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* DeadWeight: They're extremely overweight undead.
* {{Kevlard}}: Due to their weight, they are hard to put down, taking a lot of damage before going down.
* ZombiePukeAttack: Like Floaters before them, they can projectile vomit acid bile.
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* NiceGuy: Some of the Slayers are ruder or more arrogant than others, but all six are genuinely willing to help other survivors that they encounter.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time players see Amy, she jogs up to a military checkpoint and tells an amazed soldier that she's just arrived on foot from Long Beach, after giving up her spot on an evac shuttle. This was a 20-kilometer (12-mile) run through infested territory, but Amy was simply too fast for any of the zombies to catch her.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Dani gets onto the evac flight at the start of the game by smuggling herself into the cargo compartment in a big trunk covered in band logos. When she runs into Jacob, she steals his cigar.
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* TarotMotifs: Each Slayer is represented by one of the Major Arcana, representing an aspect of their respective personalities.
* AttackAttackAttack: His innate skills "Feral" and "Critical Gains" are both designed to encourage players to adopt a hyper-aggressive playstyle. The former skill grants Jacob a stackable damage buff every time he attacks an enemy in quick succession, while the latter skill ''restores'' Jacob's stamina any time he scores a crit, which ''also'' gets a damage buff.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The official reveal trailer shown at Gamescom focuses entirely on Jacob as he goes through his daily routine while ''[[Music/KoolAndTheGang "Hollywood Swinging"]]'' plays in the background. He wakes up in a trashed Hollywood villa surrounded by empty liquor bottles and cigarette stubs, shakes off the hangover to check himself out in the mirror, where he sees the veins of his eyes are ''[[BlackEyesOfEvil turning black]]'', then promptly swaggers off to embark on a grocery trip for more booze and meds while mauling every single zombie standing in his way. Jacob eventually returns home, casually deals with a zombie intruder by [[LudicrousGibs blasting it to bits]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill with an explosive round]], only to realize he forgot to pick up some batteries for his TV remote while he was out. So, he grabs a katana, waves hi to some neighbors, and steps right back into the fray of an undead-infested Los Angeles. This establishes Jacob as a fearless hard-drinking ActionSurvivor who is not only thriving quite well in the apocalypse, the man is arguably [[BloodKnight having the time of his life]].
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The official reveal trailer shown at Gamescom focuses entirely on Jacob as he goes through his daily routine while ''[[Music/KoolAndTheGang "Hollywood Swinging"]]'' plays in the background. He wakes up in a trashed Hollywood villa surrounded by empty liquor bottles and cigarette stubs, shakes off the hangover to check himself out in the mirror, where he sees the veins of his eyes are ''[[BlackEyesOfEvil turning black]]'', then promptly swaggers off to embark on a grocery trip for more booze and meds while mauling every single zombie standing in his way. Jacob eventually returns home, casually deals with a zombie intruder by [[LudicrousGibs blasting it to bits]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill with an explosive round]], only to realize he forgot to pick up some batteries for his TV remote while he was out. So, he grabs a katana, waves hi to some neighbors, and steps right back into the fray of an undead-infested Los Angeles. This establishes Jacob as a fearless hard-drinking ActionSurvivor who is not only thriving quite well in the apocalypse, the man is arguably [[BloodKnight having the time of his life]].
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* PistolWhip: In the official 2022 reveal trailer, Jacob'spreferred method slaughters dozens of killing zombies by bashing their skulls in the promotional materials has him using with the butt of his rifle, which is outfitted with spikes, to bash zombies' heads in.spikes.
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* SunglassesAtNight: Always seen rocking a pair of shades.
* TarotMotifs: Jacob is TheEmperor, the fourth card in the Major Arcana. It represents leadership, decisiveness, and taking control of one's life.
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* TarotMotifs: Amy is Strength, the eighth card in the Major Arcana. It represents self-control, strength of character, and virtue over brute force.
* TarotMotifs: Dani is the Wheel of Fortune, the tenth card in the Major Arcana. It represents the [[YouCantFightFate inevitability of fate]], for better or worse.
* TarotMotifs: Ryan is The Tower, the sixteenth card in the Major Arcana. It represents the PrideBeforeAFall, a radical shift in fortune, as well as the possibility of something [[NecessaryFail positive blossoming in its wake]].
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!!The Slayers
[[folder:In General]]
* TheImmune: They were all bitten at some point by zombies, but did not turn. Jacob comments that his blood is "liquid gold" due to the value of whatever antibodies are making him immune.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: There are six slayers in total, three male and three female.
* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: Like the previous installments, subverted. While only the character you select will appear in gameplay, it turns out the other slayers are present in cutscenes.
* TaintedVeins: The fury actions turn the slayers' veins red.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jacob]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_jacob_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Okezie Morro (English)
A British stockbroker-turned-stuntman.
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* AntiHero: His description on the ''Dead Island'' website outright calls him one.
* HiddenDepths: Underneath that devil-may-care attitude and reckless abandon, Jacob enjoys reading and quoting Shakespeare.
* InHarmsWay: He hates doing absolutely nothing and is described as having a "reckless disregard for self-preservation".
* PistolWhip: Jacob's preferred method of killing zombies in the promotional materials has him using the butt of his rifle, outfitted with spikes, to bash zombies' heads in.
* SmokingIsCool: Every trailer and promotional material he's in has him smoking. His Critical Gains skill card also portrays him with a cigarette in his mouth.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Amy]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_amy_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/SkyeBennett (English)
-> ''"Chalk one up for team living!"''
An American paralympic athlete.
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* BareYourMidriff: She's a professional athlete so her outfit is a sports bra and track pants, leaving her entire stomach exposed.
* HandicappedBadass: She has a prosthetic leg, but can kick just as much ass as the other slayers. Before the apocalypse, she was a paralympic athlete too!
* SoreLoser: Her bio has "losing" listed as something she hates.
* ThrillSeeker: Her bio states that she loves killing zombies because of the constant risks and on-the-fly thinking it brings.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Her prosthetic leg has an American flag pattern on it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dani]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_dani_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Michelle Fox (English)
-> ''"Zombie ass-kicking services at competitive prices!"''
An Irish retail worker and roller derby skater.
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* NonconformistDyedHair: Her hair is dyed green, and she's noted to love breaking rules.
* TattooAsCharacterType: She's covered in ink; full sleeves on both her arms, ink on her right leg, and a heart on her chest and is described as the most rebellious of the slayers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ryan]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_ryan_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/RonanSummers (English)
-> ''"Look, you can trust me... I'm- I'm a firefighter, right?"''
An exotic dancer that was trapped in L.A. during the outbreak.
----
* BigBrotherInstinct: His main priority is to find his little brother, still trapped in Fresno.
* {{Determinator}}: His description states that ''nothing'' will stop him from reuniting with his brother.
* FiremenAreHot: The reason he's wearing firemen's clothes is that it's one of the sexier costumes for male strippers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carla]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_carla_render_9.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Carolina Ravassa (English)
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* BraidsOfAction: Her long hair is tied back into twin braids, which keeps it out of the way while she beats the undead to a pulp.
* CriticalStatusBuff: Her "Dig Deep" innate skills gives her toughness a boost when her health falls to critical.
* ThrillSeeker: Her bio lists that she’s an adrenaline junkie who does motorcycle stunt riding and hates being bored.
* WrenchWench: Her job pre-apocalypse was a mechanic and post-apocalypse she uses those skills to DIY mod her weapons to be even more effective against the undead.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bruno]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_bruno_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Jay Rincon (English)
-> ''"Lady Luck's still on our side!"''
----
* BestServedCold: One of his tattoos indicates he prefers his revenge to be cold.
* DeviousDaggers: He's a knife specialist, and worked as a hustler most of his adult life.
* {{Hustler}}: His "career" pre-apocalypse was being a con-man, specifically targeting other scammers as he hates corruption.
* KnuckleTattoos: Sports a set of card suits on the knuckles of his left hand in addition to several Hebrew characters on the knuckles of both hands.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Is the only slayer to wear glasses and he's noted to be the one who always has a plan. Pre-apocalypse, he used his smarts to work a pretty good hustle.
[[/folder]]
!!Zombies
[[folder:Shambler]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_shambler_6.png]]
Old and decayed zombies that are slowly falling apart.
----
* ZombieGait: Due to being in the later stages of decomposition, they are extremely brittle and move very slowly.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Slobber]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_slobber_8.png]]
A very large zombie in both height and weight.
----
* DeadWeight: They're extremely overweight undead.
* {{Kevlard}}: Due to their weight, they are hard to put down, taking a lot of damage before going down.
* ZombiePukeAttack: Like Floaters before them, they can projectile vomit acid bile.
[[/folder]]
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''Characters/DeadIsland'' | ''[[Characters/DeadIslandRiptide Riptide]]'' | ''Characters/EscapeDeadIsland'' | '''Dead Island 2'''-]]]]]
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Tropes relating to the characters introduced in ''VideoGame/DeadIsland2''.
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[[foldercontrol]]
!!The Slayers
[[folder:In General]]
* TheImmune: They were all bitten at some point by zombies, but did not turn. Jacob comments that his blood is "liquid gold" due to the value of whatever antibodies are making him immune.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: There are six slayers in total, three male and three female.
* SchrodingersPlayerCharacter: Like the previous installments, subverted. While only the character you select will appear in gameplay, it turns out the other slayers are present in cutscenes.
* TaintedVeins: The fury actions turn the slayers' veins red.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jacob]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_jacob_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Okezie Morro (English)
A British stockbroker-turned-stuntman.
----
* AntiHero: His description on the ''Dead Island'' website outright calls him one.
* HiddenDepths: Underneath that devil-may-care attitude and reckless abandon, Jacob enjoys reading and quoting Shakespeare.
* InHarmsWay: He hates doing absolutely nothing and is described as having a "reckless disregard for self-preservation".
* PistolWhip: Jacob's preferred method of killing zombies in the promotional materials has him using the butt of his rifle, outfitted with spikes, to bash zombies' heads in.
* SmokingIsCool: Every trailer and promotional material he's in has him smoking. His Critical Gains skill card also portrays him with a cigarette in his mouth.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Amy]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_amy_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/SkyeBennett (English)
-> ''"Chalk one up for team living!"''
An American paralympic athlete.
----
* BareYourMidriff: She's a professional athlete so her outfit is a sports bra and track pants, leaving her entire stomach exposed.
* HandicappedBadass: She has a prosthetic leg, but can kick just as much ass as the other slayers. Before the apocalypse, she was a paralympic athlete too!
* SoreLoser: Her bio has "losing" listed as something she hates.
* ThrillSeeker: Her bio states that she loves killing zombies because of the constant risks and on-the-fly thinking it brings.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Her prosthetic leg has an American flag pattern on it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Dani]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_dani_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Michelle Fox (English)
-> ''"Zombie ass-kicking services at competitive prices!"''
An Irish retail worker and roller derby skater.
----
* NonconformistDyedHair: Her hair is dyed green, and she's noted to love breaking rules.
* TattooAsCharacterType: She's covered in ink; full sleeves on both her arms, ink on her right leg, and a heart on her chest and is described as the most rebellious of the slayers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ryan]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_ryan_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/RonanSummers (English)
-> ''"Look, you can trust me... I'm- I'm a firefighter, right?"''
An exotic dancer that was trapped in L.A. during the outbreak.
----
* BigBrotherInstinct: His main priority is to find his little brother, still trapped in Fresno.
* {{Determinator}}: His description states that ''nothing'' will stop him from reuniting with his brother.
* FiremenAreHot: The reason he's wearing firemen's clothes is that it's one of the sexier costumes for male strippers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carla]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_carla_render_9.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Carolina Ravassa (English)
----
* BraidsOfAction: Her long hair is tied back into twin braids, which keeps it out of the way while she beats the undead to a pulp.
* CriticalStatusBuff: Her "Dig Deep" innate skills gives her toughness a boost when her health falls to critical.
* ThrillSeeker: Her bio lists that she’s an adrenaline junkie who does motorcycle stunt riding and hates being bored.
* WrenchWench: Her job pre-apocalypse was a mechanic and post-apocalypse she uses those skills to DIY mod her weapons to be even more effective against the undead.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bruno]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_bruno_render.png]]
-> '''Voiced By:''' Jay Rincon (English)
-> ''"Lady Luck's still on our side!"''
----
* BestServedCold: One of his tattoos indicates he prefers his revenge to be cold.
* DeviousDaggers: He's a knife specialist, and worked as a hustler most of his adult life.
* {{Hustler}}: His "career" pre-apocalypse was being a con-man, specifically targeting other scammers as he hates corruption.
* KnuckleTattoos: Sports a set of card suits on the knuckles of his left hand in addition to several Hebrew characters on the knuckles of both hands.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Is the only slayer to wear glasses and he's noted to be the one who always has a plan. Pre-apocalypse, he used his smarts to work a pretty good hustle.
[[/folder]]
!!Zombies
[[folder:Shambler]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_shambler_6.png]]
Old and decayed zombies that are slowly falling apart.
----
* ZombieGait: Due to being in the later stages of decomposition, they are extremely brittle and move very slowly.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Slobber]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/di2_slobber_8.png]]
A very large zombie in both height and weight.
----
* DeadWeight: They're extremely overweight undead.
* {{Kevlard}}: Due to their weight, they are hard to put down, taking a lot of damage before going down.
* ZombiePukeAttack: Like Floaters before them, they can projectile vomit acid bile.
[[/folder]]
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