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Volatile

Also called: Nightmare
GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2010 to today

The night predator of Dying Light and the main danger of its nights. A Volatile outruns and outclimbs almost anything, and ultraviolet light is the main defence. It anchors the series' day-and-night structure, which Techland described as two games in one box.123

Battle it
First appeared
2015
Dying Light (2015)
Source work
Dying Light (2015)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
The Harran Virus, a mysterious viral outbreak that turned most of the city of Harran into hyper-aggressive infected.
How you become one
In Dying Light 2, a Viral that stays in darkness long enough mutates into one.
How it moves
Runs
Matches the player's parkour: sprints, climbs buildings and pounces; in The Following it keeps pace with a buggy.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • UV light and flares
  • sunlight
  • electric shock
  • diving into water

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2015

Dying Light (2015)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Appears only at night in the first game and flees to dark zones at dawn123

2

Naked, with exposed muscle and a jaw that splits like mandibles123

3

Hunts mainly by sight, patrolling streets and rooftops123

4

Pins victims with a pounce and spits at those it cannot reach123

5

Nests in hives guarded by other infected123

6

Survivors in the first game call them 'Nightmares'123

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

Sources

  1. Volatile - Dying Light Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dying Light - Wikipedia
  3. Dying Light - 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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