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Drowner

GamesUndeadRunsA virus2010 to today

The swamp zombie of Dead Island: Riptide. Drowners lie in flooded ground and pull victims under the surface.123

Battle it
First appeared
2013
Dead Island: Riptide (2013)
Source work
Dead Island: Riptide (2013)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
The wiki names the agent Pathogen HK; in the game's story, researchers identify the infection as a mutation of kuru that began among the island's indigenous people.
How it moves
Runs
Rated very fast; it leaps out of the water.
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2013

Dead Island: Riptide (2013)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Common in the flooded areas of Riptide123

2

Greenish, waterlogged flesh123

3

Grabs victims and drags them under123

4

Noise such as gunfire draws it123

5

Stays close to water123

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

Sources

  1. Zombies - Dead Island Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dead Island - Wikipedia
  3. Dead Island Riptide - 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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