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Degenerate

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA virus2010 to today

The final, rotting stage of infection in Dying Light 2. A Degenerate is a Biter that has spent too long in the sun, the end of a life cycle the sequel spells out more clearly than the first game.123

Battle it
First appeared
2022
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Source work
Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)
Techland
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Poland
What causes it
A virus
THV, a mutated strain of the Harran Virus that escaped a GRE laboratory in 2021 and caused the pandemic known as The Fall.
How you become one
A Biter exposed to UV light or sunlight for a long time.
How it moves
Shambles
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2022

Dying Light 2 Stay Human (2022)

field notes

What the sources say

1

The last stage of the infected life cycle in Dying Light 2123

2

Its flesh is falling off123

3

Life cycle: Viral, then Biter, then Degenerate123

4

Shows that UV light, the survivors' protection, also wears the infected down123

Could you outrun it?

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

Degenerate 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. Biter - Dying Light Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Dying Light 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Dying Light 2 Stay Human 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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