One of the many impassable areas of the city contaminated by the chemical bombings
Black Monday is a significant event in the global THV pandemic that took place on January 6th, 2025. This event plays a key role in Dying Light 2.
Chemical bombs, described by survivors as "yellow dust", were dropped over the city of Villedor, possibly by the GRE and upon the order of the Butcher. The intention was to vaccinate the population and slow the spread of the virus, but it failed catastrophically.
The event is referred to by numerous sources, one of them being a survivor named Sarah who can be heard telling other survivors how she came to Villedor as a refugee and how she witnessed the events of Black Monday. A Peacekeeper can be heard saying "The Butcher's our greatest enemy, he's responsible for the Black Monday bombings and the death of two million people."
An unexploded THV GenMod bomb in Trinity, Old Villedor.
Gameplay function[]
The chemicals dispersed from the bombs separate the two districts of Villedor, making it nearly impossible to from one to the other. It also acts as a barrier for going out of the map's boundaries. If Aiden steps into a part of the affected areas, the immunity meter will go down to low and critical levels immediately, causing him to cough, and slowly turn into a Viral. Step out of the area if you don't want to die, as at a low immunity level, you will only have 5 to 10 seconds depending on how much immunity you have. At night, in dark areas, or Dark Zones, encountering TVH chemicals will reduce your max immunity to a fraction of it's full duration. It's best to carry UV Shrooms or Immunity Boosters, as they serve as your only way of restoring immunity without reaching sunlight or UV lamps.
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Consequences of Black Monday[]
The chemical bombings of Black Monday are said to have killed two million people, wiped out a significant portion of vegetation growing in the area and infected most people in the city. It is believed that the chemicals' interaction with water produced this unintended reaction. The chemicals are also said to have caused the creation of crystals which are sought after for their supposed infection-delaying properties and have become a valuable item to sell at stores for a good load of Old World cash.
According to the character Adrian, a birdwatcher, chemicals have done considerable harm to the local ecosystem and so the variety of birds has decreased. In the quest Birdwatching, Aiden finds a Sparrowhawk nest, to the delight of Adrian, who says that it is evidence that nature is returning to the city because the amount of chemical particulates in the air is decreasing.
Before the bombing, it appears that Villedor was still substantially populated and relatively functional as a city, though it is unclear as to what extent. Various pieces of infrastructure such as solar panels and E-bike charging stations suggest that it was modernized before the bombings.