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Original AI-made illustration based on the descriptions in the sources. Not an official design.
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Burster

GamesUndeadRuns2010 to today

The exploding zombie of Dead Island 2: it sprints at the player and detonates. It is covered in sacs of volatile gas. Dead Island 2 is set in a quarantined Los Angeles, and each district's zombies are designed to reflect the people who lived there.123

Battle it
First appeared
2023
Dead Island 2 (2023)
Source work
Dead Island 2 (2023)
Dambuster Studios
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
United Kingdom
What causes it
Other
The Autophage, described in the story as a 'clock' built into the human genome that turns people into zombies; a sound frequency called the Beat can trigger it.
How it moves
Runs
Runs at the player once alerted.
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2023

Dead Island 2 (2023)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Covered in sacs of volatile gas123

2

Explodes when it gets close123

3

Charges as soon as it notices a player123

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)
Burster 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 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Dead Island 2 game review - Common Sense Media

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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