Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 is a 2009 multiplayer survival horror first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. As a sequel to Left 4 Dead developed by Valve South aka Turtle Rock Studios and published by Valve

## Plot

### Left 4 Dead 1 Plot

Left 4 Dead begins in Pennsylvania, following an outbreak of the so-called Green Flu, a highly contagious virus whose symptoms include significantly increased aggression and the loss of many higher brain functions within its victim.

Two weeks after the start of the epidemic, four immune individuals; Bill (Jim French), Zoey (Jen Taylor), Francis (Vince Valenzuela), and Louis (Earl Alexander) are in Fairfield, where Bill discovers the remains of an unusual infected, signifying that they are evolving. Bill and Zoey soon hear crying and head to investigate the source, while Francis and Louis stand guard. Bill and Zoey discover a new infected, which is immediately startled by Louis when he flashes his light at her, but they are able to kill her in time before she breaks the door down. They manage to take down the incoming horde, which also included three new infected strains just as a helicopter passed over the roof of the building they were in, informing any Survivors to make their way to Mercy Hospital for evacuation.

The Group fought their way through Fairfield and reached the hospital, which was overrun with Infected. Despite the opposition, they managed to reach the rooftop and contacted the pilot (Dennis Bateman), who immediately made his way to the hospital rooftop and evacuated them as a Horde was attacking them.

Unfortunately, the pilot soon became infected, forcing Zoey to shoot him, causing the helicopter to crash in an industrial district outside the city. Finding a delivery truck that has been armored by other Survivors, the group decides to use it to make their way to the town of Riverside.

Before arriving in the town, however, they find the road blocked, and are forced to travel to the rest of the way on foot. Following an encounter with an infected madman (Nathan Vetterlein) in the local church, they discover that the town is overrun, and decide to head to a nearby boathouse for possible rescue. Contacting a small fishing vessel owned by a married couple, they are thrown off board in the city of Newburg on the other side of the river, only to find much of it in flames.

Seeking cover in a large greenhouse, their rest is interrupted when a military plane passes overhead, leading the Survivors to travel through the city's business district towards Metro International Airport, Upon arrival, the group is shocked to see that in an attempt to contain the Infection, the military had bombed the airport. The runway, however, is largely intact, allowing the Survivors to fuel up and escape in the waiting C-130, its pilot (Gary Schwartz) too scared to leave the plane to refuel.

Despite this apparent rescue, the Survivors once again find themselves alone on the outskirts of Allegheny National Forest. Following a series of train tracks through the area, the group find themselves at a functioning but abandoned military outpost. After answering a radio transmission, the Survivors make a stand in a farmhouse against hordes of Infected, before a military APC arrives to transport them to Northeast Safe Zone, supposedly the only location in the area yet to be overrun.

Instead of being taken to the Echo Safe Zone however, the Survivors are taken to a military base at Millhaven with orders to capture and test "Tango Mikes" as the military refers to them. Bill and Zoey are taken away for examination, while Louis and Francis are quarantined into a padded cell. Millhaven's commanding officer, Major Everly, refuses to believe Lt. Mora's report's of the Special Infected, prompting the lieutenant to stage a rebellion in secret. Bill and Zoey encounter a doctor, who informs them that they are Carriers, people immune to the infection, but are capable of spreading it to others. Meanwhile, Louis and Francis are guarded by two soldiers, with Francis attempting to goad one inside to fight but failing, while the other decides to ask Louis what is going on outside. The two soldiers introduce themselves as Jeff and Annie, and learn how dangerous the Special Infected are.

Lt. Mora completes his rebellion and sets off the alarm, unaware that the Infected are attracted to sound, which causes a massive horde to bear down on the facility and overwhelm the unprepared soldiers. After a Wandering Witch passes through the hallway where Jeff and Annie are guarding Louis and Francis, the two decide to release them due to their knowledge on the Special Infected, and lead them into an armory to resupply. Bill also had the same idea, and find the four inside the armory. They learn from Jeff and Annie that there is a train depot on the other side leading out of the base, and the Survivors decide to use it as their means of getting out. They arrive at a depot after killing a Tank, where Jeff and Annie voluntarily leave the group, unwilling to become infected as they themselves do not know if they are Carriers or not, opting to fight the horde at a choke point despite being informed it is certain death. The doctor remains with the group, but he struggles to catch up with the train just as a smaller horde arrives to attack, and is left for dead as Bill refuses to compromise the group's safety for someone they barely knew, much to Zoey's anger.

The tracks stop at Rayford, Georgia, a city located not too far away from Atlanta. Their disputes put aside for now, the group begins looking for a sailboat to take them to the Florida Keys, as Bill believes that the Infection will not be able to reach the islands. While searching for a suitable transportation Louis is wounded by multiple Witches and has the yacht burnt down. They soon come upon another yacht filled with supplies and decide to take it with them to the Florida Keys, but soon find out that they need to raise the bridge to get the yacht across. They find several generators to power the bridge, just as a massive horde with four Tanks appear as the bridge malfunctions halfway. Bill heads down to restart the generator, and believes that he will be able to make it back, before a Tank surprises and mortally wounds him. Zoey, Francis and Louis soon realize Bill hasn't returned and realize he had died protecting them as the bridge finally raises high enough to prevent most of the Infected from reaching them.

A week later, the three encounter another group of Survivors who escaped Liberty Mall and are seeking passage across the river with their car. Either Zoey or Francis informs them they must go across the river to restart the generator, and the group manages to make it across. The new group asks the three if they would like to join them on their trip to New Orleans as the military is still active there, but the three kindly refuse, having been sick of the military. The new Survivors refuel the generator and resume their trip to New Orleans. After finalizing their preparations, Zoey, Francis and Louis take their yacht and set sail to the Florida Keys.

### Left 4 Dead 2 Plot

The story starts around noon in Savannah, Georgia. As the last rescue helicopter leaves the building, the four unlucky Survivors climb up the hotel to find out that they are just a couple of seconds too late, watching their chances of escape fly away. With this newfound predicament, the group decide to go to a mall where it is said that another evacuation center is still in operation. While leaving the hotel, they learn about each others' names; Ellis (eric Ladin), Coach (Chad Coleman), Rochelle (Rochelle Aytes) and Nick (Hugh Dillon). They fight their way through the run-down streets of Savannah by obtaining equipment at Whitaker's Gun Shop, and strike a deal with Whitaker (Dayton Callie) to quickly access the mall, only to find it abandoned and full of Infected. In desperation, they decide to pierce deeper into the building in the hopes that the evacuation center was simply deeper inside. It turns out that the center is decimated and all of the CEDA agents are either dead or infected. In despair, the group enters the mall's atrium and discover a local legend named Jimmy Gibbs Jr.'s stock car. Ellis suddenly comes up with the idea to find gas cans to fill the car's fuel tank. They manage to find sufficient gas and escape from Savannah in the car.

The four then arrive at Rayford and find a raised bridge that they can not cross as it has been raised by the original Survivors of *Left 4 Dead*. Bill sacrifices his life to raise the bridge, while Louis is wounded by a Witch as the group explores Rayford. Either Francis or Zoey meet the Survivors and inform them that they can not lower the bridge for the group because the generator that is used to lower the bridge is out of fuel and they must tend to one of their own who is wounded. After battling through a wedding with the Witch (Ellen McLain) bride, the streets and a "historical sewer," the Survivors meet up with the other three again. After the three original Survivors agree to help by defending them from higher ground, the Savannah group is able to fend most of the Infected off, find the gas cans, fill the generator up, cross the lowered bridge and drive off while exchanging farewells as they continue to New Orleans.

The escape car works well until the Survivors arrive at Griffin County and discover a massive pile-up of the abandoned vehicles, forcing them to disembark from their car and proceed on foot where they discover that people were stuck in their cars when the Infected came and killed them. When they go below the overpass, they see that the searchlights are still lit up in the distance. The group decide to head for the lights as they believe that there could be fellow Survivors holding out at the park. The lights are revealed to come from Whispering Oaks Amusement Park (And the Midnight Riders were going to play there) and the Survivors discover that the park is overrun with Infected. They fight their way through the Infected masses and as they leave the Tunnel of Love, they discover a helicopter flying overhead, apparently trying to search for the Survivors. As they fight their way through, the helicopter returns again and Coach comes up with an idea to use the Midnight Riders' equipment in The Peach Pit to start a concert to attract the helicopter pilot's attention. This gambit pays off and the Survivors manage to evacuate in the helicopter as the masses of Infected swarm the stadium.

But once again, luck is not on their side as the helicopter pilot becomes infected, prompting Nick to shoot him and cause the helicopter to crash. The Survivors exit the wrecked helicopter to find that they have landed in a bayou. They discover a small village where its inhabitants decided to fend for themselves, but ultimately failed as they were overrun. They come across an alligator farm (Though no alligators are seen) and continue forward, eventually discovering the wreckage of a plane. They are forced to activate the plane's emergency exit, unleashing a horde of Infected alerted by the emergency exit's sound, but manage to fend them off and arrive at another village which appears to be intact. Unfortunately, they discover that this village was also overrun, but its survivors had informed any passerby to head to the Plantation House, where they discover a radio. Upon interacting with the radio, they find another survivor, Virgil (Randall Newsome) and inform him that they are at the plantation house. Virgil recognizes the location and blasts the gate open after the Survivors fend a horde of Infected off and escape on his boat before they could overwhelm them.

As the group makes their way down to New Orleans, Virgil's boat runs low on gas and he sends them on a fuel run to replenish his supply. The Survivors believe that the task would be easy, but realize that they forgot their gun bag which also contains a flare to inform Virgil that they obtained the gas. They discover that the local gas station ran out of gas and are forced to go to the next gas station two miles away, passing through an abandoned sugar mill infested with Witches. The weather also shows signs that the survivors are headed for the worst, as a storm squall appears and hinder the Survivors' sight. They manage to make their way back to the nearby Burger Tank where Coach comes up with the idea to use the Burger Tank's sign as a substitute for their flares. This gambit is a success as Virgil arrives to pick them up before the Survivors are overwhelmed by the Infected.

Virgil sends the the group to New Orleans and the Survivors bid him farewell as he goes off to look for more Survivors. Coach is immediately reinvigorated as they see fighter jets in the sky, as he knew that the military had not abandoned the city yet, though Nick was skeptical about their presence. They determine that the bridge in the distance is the best chance of survival and discover the corpses of non-infected people on the way. The survivors correctly deduce that the military took over CEDA's pitiful attempts to contain the situation as they find themselves in an area being bombed by the military, and quicken their pace to the bridge. Nick is wary about the military as they might not have the best intentions at heart, but the others are optimistic that they would be rescued and interrupt a transmission between the two military personnel: Papa Gator and Rescue 7. The two learn that the Survivors encountered the Infected and assume that they are Carriers. Papa Gator asks Rescue 7 if they are equipped for the Carriers to which he affirms. Papa Gator informs the Survivors that they are lucky as they had just pulled out of the area, and that they have ten minutes to reach the other side of the bridge to their transport. The Survivors fight through the Infected amassed on the bridge and reach Rescue 7. As Rescue 7 leaves, the fighter jets bomb the bridge to prevent the Infected from leaving the city and the pilot takes them out to a military cruise ship at sea.

## Episodes

* The Gang Yell at Algernon in Left 4 Dead 2
* The Gang Fucking Die in Left 4 Dead 2
* The Gang Call Clutch or Kick in Left 4 Dead 2
* The Gang Fly In a Plane in Left 4 Dead 2
* The Gang Get Uber Eats in Left 4 Dead 2
* The Gang Use Golden Crowbars in Left 4 Dead 2

## Trivia

* Left 4 Dead 2 is the twelfth game to be played on the channel
* On January 30th, 2021, Left 4 Dead 2 went on hiatus due to it being too hard to get enough people to play at one time.
* the hosts are Algernon, GhostinGhostout, MegaPanda25, Poznan, Psychic Soup Can
	+ while the game only allows for four players, the cast has been shown to rotate through the five multiple times.
* Left 4 Dead 2 is used as background footage and filler videos whenever the bois are on break. There have currently been three Left 4 Dead 2 modded videos on the channel.