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Bloater

GamesInfected, still aliveShamblesA fungus2010 to today

A late stage of the Cordyceps infection in The Last of Us, reached only after years. The Bloater is slow, armoured in fungus and strong enough to kill with one blow, and it serves as the series' heavy.123

Battle it
First appeared
2013
The Last of Us (2013)
Source work
The Last of Us (2013)
Naughty Dog
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A fungus
A mutated Cordyceps fungus (the wiki names Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) grows through the brain of a living person, destroys memory and reason, and drives the host to spread it.
How you become one
A host that has survived several years of infection.
How it moves
Shambles
Lumbers, relying on armour and thrown spore bombs.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • fire, because of the thick fungal growth

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2013

The Last of Us (2013)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Fungal growth has hardened into armour plates over a swollen body123

2

Blind, like the Clicker123

3

Rips sacs of fungus off itself and throws them as spore bombs123

4

A single punch can kill the player123

5

Absent from the Left Behind chapter123

Could you outrun it?

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

Bloater 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. Infected - The Last of Us Wiki (Fandom)
  2. The Last of Us - Wikipedia
  3. The Last of Us - 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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