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Uncommon Infected

Also called: Clown Infected, Riot Infected, CEDA Worker Infected, Mud Men
GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus2000 to 2009

Variants of the Common Infected in Left 4 Dead 2, one kind per campaign, whose former work clothes give them a property: riot police are bulletproof from the front, hazmat workers are fireproof, and clowns attract small hordes with their squeaking shoes. They are living infected like the rest of the game's enemies.123

Battle it
First appeared
2009
Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
Source work
Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
Valve
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A virus
The Green Flu, a fictional pathogen. The game's manual states that the Infected are living people, not the risen dead.
How you become one
Catching the Green Flu while wearing work gear.
How it moves
Runs
Run like Common Infected; the Mud Men scurry on all fours.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • riot gear only protects the front

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2009

Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Each campaign has its own kind123

2

Infected clowns have squeaky shoes that draw small hordes123

3

Infected in hazmat suits are fireproof123

4

Infected in riot gear are bulletproof from the front123

5

Mud Men are covered in mud and move on all fours123

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

Sources

  1. Common Infected - Left 4 Dead Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Left 4 Dead 2 - Wikipedia
  3. Left 4 Dead 2 - ESRB

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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