Biker

A very strong marauder with a ranged weapon.

Nickname "**Biker**" is an infected marauder motorcyclist armed with an AK-47 and dressed in a black leather jacket, gray shirt, black pants, kneepads, and a red and blue full-face motorcycle helmet with the visor up.

He is the marauder counterpart to Gunslinger, having similar stats but a few additional resistances and a different attack pattern due to his choice of firearm. He fires his gun in 3-round bursts up to five times before performing a relatively quick reload.

As the last encountered enemy with a ranged weaponry, Biker may look unassuming due to his insignificant stats, but he has fire resistance and his gun boasts high fire rate, making him quite a threat as he can quickly destroy any weak units that lack bullet resistance in seconds. In addition, Biker also possesses very high melee resistance, and since he is likely to stand behind other marauders, he can possibly survive a few hits from fast melee units that happen to approach him.

Despite this, ways of fighting him are still not too different from that of dealing with other marauders who use ranged weapons. Builder and any other bullet-resistant units can still efficiently deal with Bikers and any other marauders even though he has a high rate of fire. Although Biker does possess very high melee resistance, it is hardly a hinderance due to his meager health, and most bullet-resistant units can swiftly kill him thanks to their good damage. However, Empty Barrel is not as effective, but Red Barrel remains highly effective as its explosion can usually kill Biker immediately. Biker is also still vulnerable to sources of ranged damage, making the use of ranged units, preferably with spread damage, recommended to not only deal with him, but also support melee units. Policeman Diaz is the best choice thanks to his high health, melee resistance, and good damage output. Farmer/Lester are also a good choice as they prepare fast, although they may be vulnerable to the other threats due to their lacking health.

As a human enemy, he will ignore any barrels and nitrogen tanks dropped in his way and move to face the closest target, while his fire resistance allows him to walk straight through them without taking damage, as well as preventing his corpse from being burned. He will shoot Generator and Turret with his ranged weapon at a distance and use a weak melee attack when placed directly on him.

### Abilities

* Ranged attack with a high rate of fire.
* Melee resistance (80% damage reduction).
* Fire resistance.
* Turns into Tipsy upon death.

## Trivia

* He shares the exact same weapon, an AK-47, as Specops. However, Biker's gun can fire three more rounds than him.
* Biker's old journal entry indicated that he wears a bulletproof helmet, even though he did not have bullet resistance whatsoever.
* Biker's fire resistance likely comes from his leather jacket as leather is a naturally fire-retardant material and treated leather can better protect against fires. It could also be a reference to fire-retardant suits worn by racers in general as fires are more common to occur and must be worn to avoid receiving significant burns and other fire-related injuries, since he does appear to sport a racing helmet to further supplememt this.
	+ His melee resistance most likely stems from his headgear since motorcycle helmets are known to help cushion impacts and prevent (or at least reduce) injuries from crashes, blows, and blunt trauma. Due to this, it is plausible for it to provide some protection against melee attacks.
* It's been stated in a QnA session that despite both being motorcyclists, Biker and the male protagonist of Dead Ahead are unrelated.

## Gallery

Journal entry.
1. ↑ https://i.ktplay.com/app/id100572/topic/21342253