
When charging, a Charger will run quickly forward towards the Survivors and will grab the first one he charges into, carrying him beyond the rest of the group. He will also screech upon spotting Survivors or when beginning a charge. Its main purpose is to separate the group of Survivors by grabbing one and scattering the rest.Īs with other special infected, the Charger emits a distinctive, loud bark-and-howl almost like a canine. If the Tank is the wrecking ball of the special infected contingent, the Charger is the battering ram. The explosion will also deliver a knock-back effect to those caught in the blast radius. Primary attacks from Boomettes are the same as those from Boomers – a jet of bile which temporarily blinds Survivors, while also attracting a horde of common infected.īoomettes also have a secondary claw attack which deals a small amount of damage, while shooting a Boomette will cause her to explode and shower the surrounding area in bile much like the primary attack. The Boomette emits a higher-pitched gurgling noise than the male and sounds more swine-like.


The Boomette is, in essence, the female equivalent of the Boomer and so to all intents and purposes possesses the same attributes as the male Boomer. While the original – if slightly altered in appearance – Boomer reappears in Left 4 Dead 2, Valve also introduced the Boomette. This article provides a brief guide to each of the special infected which Valve introduced into Left 4 Dead 2 and The Passing campaign. A further special infected zombie was introduced with The Passing DLC issued by Valve. Left 4 Dead 2 bosses – those special infected zombies players will come across – include tweaked versions of those five special infected zombies found in the original game, but in addition to these Valve also created three new bosses for the survivors to deal with, with each of the new special infected displaying original mutations and abilities.

Perhaps one of the most significant was the increased number of boss zombies that would seek to bring down the new cast of survivors. When Valve released Left 4 Dead 2, the company added several new features to the game.
