Snorkel Zombie (Timeless)

The Snorkel Zombie is a special aquatic zombie encountered first during Day 2 of the Big Wave Beach in Timeless. Instead of appearing directly on land or walking on the sea floor, the Snorkel Zombie will swim underwater, staying undetected until it reaches a player and emerges to attack.
If he reaches land, he will start walking albeit at a slower pace than other zombies and with much less ease.
== Description ==
Instead of shirts and standard clothing the Snorkel Zombie usually wears only short swimming trunks, seldom along a close t-shirt or tank top that reads "I Love Swimming". As headgear, he wears a snorkeling mask, with its glass broken and a bent tube, while as shoes he uses weathered foot fins, which impair his mobility while on land. Various algaes are seen caught into his equipment
== Overview ==
The Snorkel Zombie has around 185 health points, and has no armor whatsoever ; upon taking at least 92 damage, one of its arms may fall-off, and after taking a full 185 damage is followed by the zombie's head if it is still intact. He will take full damage from headshots, but has a x0.9 damage multiplier to both arms and legs.
When close to the player, it will try to attack by swinging at them its sharp claw-like fingernails, dealing around 25 damage. The damage rises up to 30 if it hits from behind, but will fall to 20 if the attack is done underwater and 15 if the hit is done by ambushing the player
== Strategies ==
While not a major threat, this zombie is not a joke either, able to stop players in their track with an ambush and often being a major deterrent for players who are tempted to stay in the water to benefit from its slowing effects on zombies. As such, a fairly simple counter to them is to just stay on dry land ; their clumsiness on such grounds makes them easy targets with only their higher health as an advantage.
But if staying in or escaping by the water becomes a necessity, then one must be aware of their presence and dispatch them before they can grab a player and slow them down. To do so, a very simple item to use is the M84 Stun Grenade ; while of a very limited purpose in most worlds due to its lack of damage, it can save a lot of time by forcing out of water all zombies in small area around an explosion if it detonates underwater, which can ensures you a few seconds of safety while crossing through an area
However, this technique is quite dangerous due to the insane damage such grenades can deal to nearby players, and so an area must be flashbanged before players attempt to cross it. If you cannot give up your grenade slot or do not want to risk this, resorting to standard small arms fire is also a possibility, in which case you would want to use mostly firearms that have a large magazine since Snorkel Zombies are quite tanky but do not swim especially fast.
== Strategies ("Hard teeth and soft brains") ==
During this side mission that takes place almost entirely in reefs, Snorkel Zombies are barely more than tankier and faster zombies. Dealing with them is not particularly hard, but they can still attempt to ambush you if you are surfacing, which can lead to embarassing moments if you are fleeing from a swarm of zombies.Simply remember to pay attention to your oxygen to avoid getting caught while breathing, and if you decide to stay on the platforms, avoid going underwater when some are nearby
==Gallery==
JPEG_20200105_203524.jpg|Early sketch representing the Snorkel Zombie, showing off its distinctive features
== Trivia ==
*The Snorkel Zombie deals lower damage while ambushing players in order to make such confrontations less punishing, especially because of its tendency to strike another hit while the player is recovering from the first one
*Original Snorkel Zombies were much tankier but that aspect was brought down to make underwater combat less of a pain
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