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Dying Light: The Beast - In-depth Analysis of All Infected (Dying Light)
Provides a detailed analysis of all types and characteristics of infected appearing in Dying Light: The Beast, and anomalies. From common infected to chimeras and humanoid infected with special abilities, it provides useful information for gameplay by detailing the appearance changes, attack methods, and weaknesses of each monster.
1. ☣️ Dying Light: The Beast's Infected Overview and Common Infected: Biters
- ✅ In Dying Light: The Beast, the design of the infected has changed significantly due to the Vidor chemical spill.
- ✅ No new infected have been added, but the appearance of existing infected has been upgraded.
- ✅ Biters are the most common infected, with various variants, and are divided into different levels depending on their durability.
- ✅ There are over 110 biter variants, which are weak but can attack in hordes.
| Biter Type | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Degenerate | Weaker than normal Biters |
| Military Biter | Has higher durability |
| Armored Biter | Wearing armor |
| Gas Tank Biter | Can explode |
00:00 - 01:26
1. ☣️ Dying Light: The Beast's Infected Overview and Common Infected: Biters
- ✅ In Dying Light: The Beast, the design of the infected has changed significantly due to the Vidor chemical spill.
- ✅ No new infected have been added, but the appearance of existing infected has been upgraded.
- ✅ Biters are the most common infected, with various variants, and are divided into different levels depending on their durability.
- ✅ There are over 110 biter variants, which are weak but can attack in hordes.
| Biter Type | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Degenerate | Weaker than normal Biters |
| Military Biter | Has higher durability |
| Armored Biter | Wearing armor |
| Gas Tank Biter | Can explode |
01:27 - 01:57
2. 🦫 Special Infected: Bober the Beaver
- ✅ Bober the Beaver is not strictly a zombie variant, but is introduced as a special entity.
- ✅ Introduced during game marketing, you can fix the dam and find a hideout.
- ✅ You can check the ending of Bober the Beaver in the hideout, and he appears infected.
01:58 - 02:17
3. 🏃♂️ Virals: Humans in the early stages of infection
- ✅ Virals are recently infected humans who retain most of their physical abilities.
- ✅ They are aggressive and have basic combat abilities, and are fast and ferocious.
- ✅ They retain some humanity, begging for mercy or to be killed if they take enough damage.
- ✅ They are sensitive to loud noises and flock to them.
02:18 - 02:56
4. 💅 Banshees and Hags: Characteristics of female infected
- ✅ Banshees are female infected introduced in Dying Light 2, characterized by overgrown fingernails.
- ✅ They use their nails to hang on to other infected and move around, and are very agile.
- ✅ Hags are a variant of Banshees, only found at night, and are more powerful and durable.
- ✅ Hags may be the predecessor to Chimeras.
02:57 - 03:26
5. 💣 Bomber: Deadly suicide infected
- ✅ Bombers have a fat physique and approach with a panting sound.
- ✅ They chase victims and commit suicide, causing great damage upon explosion.
- ✅ Bombers often appear in groups.
03:27 - 03:58
6. 🛡️ Charger: Infected specialized in charge attacks
- ✅ Chargers were covered in hard armor, but in The Beast they wear outfits similar to bomb suits or riot gear.
- ✅ They knock down victims with powerful charge attacks, and their weak point is the large hump on their back.
- ✅ It is one of the infected whose design has changed significantly.
03:59 - 04:21
7. Spitter: Ranged attack infected
- ✅ Spitters are mainly located in high places and attack by spitting acidic liquid.
- ✅ They have very low durability and are often surrounded by other infected.
- ✅ They are a very annoying type of infected because they attack from a distance.
04:22 - 04:52
8. 🔨 Goon: Cement Club Infected
- ✅ Goons are armed with long rebar and chunks of cement and are very durable.
- ✅ They swing their clubs or slam them into the ground, damaging nearby infected as well.
- ✅ Slow but powerful, and one of my favorite infected.
- ✅ It's a shame there is no Chimera evolution.
04:53 - 05:24
9. 💪 Demolisher: Gigantic Infected
- ✅ Demolishers are one of the most durable infected.
- ✅ They do not wear armor, and bones protrude from their bodies.
- ✅ They can tear off concrete and throw it, or make charge attacks.
05:25 - 05:57
10. 👻 Revenant: Resurrection Ability Infected
- ✅ Revenants appear in a hallucinatory state along with infected similar to Kyle.
- ✅ It is uncertain whether they have the ability to revive dead infected, but they can spit.
- ✅ May not be found in Caster Woods.
05:58 - 06:31
11. 😱 Screamer: Screaming Infected
- ✅ Screamers have been greatly redesigned and look similar to Volatiles.
- ✅ They are dressed as psychopaths and cause damage by screaming ear-splittingly when approached.
- ✅ The screams attract Virals and other infected.
- ✅ Durability is very low.
06:32 - 07:22
12. 😈 Volatile: Night's Top Predator
- ✅ Volatiles are the top predators of the night, and it is best to avoid them.
- ✅ They can perform various attacks such as spitting, parkour, and pouncing, and have very high durability and attack power.
- ✅ They are weak to UV light and can start a chase and summon other Volatiles.
- ✅ The first stage of Volatiles is a form fused with a flesh pit, found in Volatile nests.
07:23 - 07:44
13. Bolter: Rare Infected?
- ✅ It is not certain whether Bolters have been found in the game, and I have not found them yet.
07:45 - 08:22
14. 🧪 Chimera: Baron's Experiment
- ✅ Chimeras are experiments created by Baron, and there are various types.
- ✅ Reapers are the first Chimeras created by Baron and have the characteristics of Chargers and Goons.
- ✅ They wear gas masks and their backs are their weak points.
- ✅ They can summon other infected.
- ✅ All Chimeras have no skin.
08:23 - 08:44
15. 💔 Defect: Failed Chimera
- ✅ Defects are Chimeras that failed to create Behemoths, are smaller, weaker, and have some skin left.
- ✅ They can only charge and jump.
- ✅ They have the body of a Demolisher and the face of a Volatile.
08:45 - 09:08
16. 🌫️ Mist: Fog Generating Chimera
- ✅ Mists create fog wherever they go.
- ✅ Similar to Banshees or Hags, they can make charge attacks.
- ✅ When preparing to attack, they summon a cloud of dust to hide themselves.
- ✅ They look weak and have sunken eyes.
09:09 - 09:40
17. 👹 Behemoth: Powerful Chimera
- ✅ Behemoths are the completed version of Defects and are the most common Chimeras in the game.
- ✅ They have muscular bodies with protruding bones and are very ferocious and powerful.
- ✅ They can push train cars and throw cars.
- ✅ They have very high durability.
09:41 - 10:02
18. 🐸 Toxin: Throwing Chimera
- ✅ Toxins are toad-like infected with the body of a Revenant.
- ✅ They attack by tearing off pus pockets from their bodies and throwing them.
- ✅ They jump using their agile bodies and can make headbutt attacks.
10:03 - 10:28
19. 😢 Matriarch: Chimera that feels sadness
- ✅ Matriarchs are similar to Mists, but have no fog, wear clothes, and have hair left.
- ✅ They deal great damage with their fast and sharp claws.
- ✅ They stop fighting and start crying, reminding us that they were once human.
10:29 - 11:05
20. 👻 Phantom: Transparent Chimera
- ✅ Phantoms are similar to transparent Volatiles.
- ✅ They move quietly and look for opportunities to attack.
- ✅ If they take enough damage, they give up their transparency and attack like normal Volatiles.
- ✅ They emit blue electricity and can be located using UV light, water, or flamethrowers.
11:06 - 11:30
21. Brute: Enhanced Reaper Chimera
- ✅ Brutes are similar to Reapers enhanced like Behemoths.
- ✅ They have muscular bodies with some skin left.
- ✅ They make charge attacks, but lack individuality.
- ✅ They wear masks and torn clothes.
- ✅ They can be easily defeated by inducing them to charge towards chemical boxes.
11:31 - 12:11
22. 🧠 Sentient Volatile: Human Power
- ✅ Baron used serum to transform into a monstrous Volatile.
- ✅ He gained strength and durability with his muscular body and can perform powerful combo attacks.
- ✅ He can slam the floor with his fists to create shockwaves.
- ✅ He can inflict fatal attacks if he takes great damage.
- ✅ Has the most effective combat style.
12:12 - 12:42
23. 🦸 Kyle Crane: The Power of Blue Serum
- ✅ Kyle Crane became a sentient Volatile after being infected with blue serum.
- ✅ He was captured by Baron and returned to human form.
- ✅ He has become able to use the power gained through experimentation.
- ✅ You can use GSB samples to enhance your power.
12:43 - 13:07
24. 👥 Exiles: Blue Serum Test Subjects
- ✅ The Exiles were experimented on with the same blue serum that Mother and Crane were exposed to.
- ✅ Their bodies turn pale and their eyes turn blue before the virus consumes them.
- ✅ They gained the same telepathic abilities that Mother had.
- ✅ Lydia can control the infected.
13:08 - 13:30
25. 🐺 Aiden: Hero Turned Beast
- ✅ Aiden's body was transformed through experimentation after being captured by Baron.
- ✅ Some of his consciousness remained when he transformed into a beast state, but he mostly acted like a wild animal.
- ✅ He could not fully control his power.
13:31 - 14:14
26. 🌳 Tree of Madness: Evolution of the Virus
- ✅ The virus is evolving and moving to other species.
- ✅ You can find the Tree of Madness in the Star Child's side quest.
- ✅ It appears that the infected are going to the tree to die.
- ✅ The area around the tree is covered in biomatter and cockroaches.
- ✅ Stabbing the tree causes blood to pour out and screams, attracting nearby infected.
- ✅ The bark of the tree looks like wooden flesh.
14:15 - 14:57
27. 🤝 Integration, Swarm: New Form of Awareness
- ✅ Star Child provides a second side quest.
- ✅ If you go to the tunnel to find Rick, it is covered in biomatter and infected.
- ✅ A voice is heard, saying that the infected will not attack.
- ✅ Rick has become part of the biomatter.
- ✅ They say they are integration, a swarm.
- ✅ The virus is evolving to create a new form of awareness, like a collective.
- ✅ They took Rick's power and gained telepathy.
14:58 - 15:36
28. Finishing
- ✅ I hope Chimeras will appear in the next game as well.
- ✅ Viruses and GRE will be the real threat in future games.