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Thug

GamesUndeadShamblesA virus2010 to today

A huge, slow special zombie from Dead Island that hits hard enough to floor the player. The usual method is to cripple its arms first.123

Battle it
First appeared
2011
Dead Island (2011)
Source work
Dead Island (2011)
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
Shambles
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • breaking its arms
  • thrown explosives and molotovs
  • attacks while it roars

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2011

Dead Island (2011)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Very large and broad123

2

One blow knocks the player off their feet123

3

Usually has Walkers around it123

4

Stops to roar, which leaves an opening123

5

With both arms broken it can only bite and headbutt123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (shambles), not a measurement.

Thug about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
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)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

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