- For the infected enemies in Dying Light, see Infected.
The Monsters of Dying Light 2 Stay Human are humans who have been infected with THV, a new variant of Harran Virus, having survived its highly lethal effects and turned into cannibalistic creatures.[1] In Dying Light 2, set decades after the events of Dying Light, most survivors in The City are infected and run the risk of turning into a monster if they don't stave off the infection with UV Light.
Overview[]
Senior game designer Tymon Smektala revealed that in Dying Light 2 Stay Human, they have added the concept of "infected life cycle", which basically adds stages of infection to the monsters.[2]
Infected Life Cycle[]
Viral[]
The Viral is someone who has recently succumbed to THV. Virals are mainly attracted by loud noises, stopping at virtually nothing to find and kill their prey. They are fast, agile, and dangerous, but weak to UV Light. Notably, a Viral can show brief glimpses of humanity when being attacked.
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Biter[]
After a while in the sunlight as a Viral, they become Biters, who are basically regular zombies. Slow and weak, they attempt to grab prey and, much like the name suggests, bite and consume flesh. Biters are very easy to kill alone, but in groups they can be dangerous.
Interestingly, some Biters do not wear a Biomarker, this could mean that these Biters turned before Biomarkers were in production, or simply could not obtain one before they succumbed to THV.
Degenerate[]
The Degenerate is a final stage of 'evolution' for the Viral; Decaying zombies that are very weak with pieces of meat that fall off them. The more sunlight the Biters received, the weaker they will become. In other words, the longer they live with the infection, the weaker they will become, unless they can avoid the sun's UV rays. They really aren't that dangerous for you, but you still have to be alert because Dying Light 2 Stay Human is a systemic game, many things happen in an emergent way.
Goon[]
Mutations caused by the chemicals can cause infected to transform into Goons ,fusing whatever was nearby into the Infected's arm and increasing muscle growth massively along with size
Banshee[]
Mutations caused by the chemicals can cause infected to transform into Banshees.
Demolisher[]
Between at the point right before a Viral evolving into a Volatile[3] chemicals caused a mass muscle change to cause a Demolisher to form
Volatile[]
When a Viral avoids the sun for enough time, they transform into the most dangerous type of Infected, a Volatile.
Volatiles are only found at night or Dark Zones. They possess enough strength to rip a human being in two, with insane durability, speed, and agility to boot. Not only that; if a Volatile spots Aiden, they will roar and alert other Infected (including other Volatiles) to Aiden's location, initiating a Hunt. Due to this, It is highly advised to sneak around them. However, they are very vulnerable to UV Light.
Volatiles can also mutate further into even more dangerous Infected, Volatile Tyrants.
Types[]
Common Monster[]
- Biter
- Degenerate
- Viral
- Hazmat
- Drowner (Sunken City only)
Uncommon Monster[]
Rare Monster[]
- Demolisher
- Charger
- Revenant
- Volatile
- Volatile Tyrants (a special form of Volatile)
- The Hag (a Special form of Banshee)
- Elemental Goons
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Despite being primarily referred to as monsters, in universe it appears that the world, or at the very least Villedor still call the monsters zombies, as shown by Marco when he calls the tainted water he gave to Julian as 'zombie water' rather than 'monster water'.
References[]
- ↑ Dying Light 2 Stay Human - Dying 2 Know: Episode 1 Adrian "Pyza" Ciszewski, Chief Creative Officer, talks about how everyone is infected and can turn into a monster.
- ↑ Gamesradar article Tymon Smektała, Lead Game Designer, talks about different stages of infection.
- ↑ https://whichmonster.dyinglightgame.com/monster/demolisher/ Viral to demolisher path mentioned