Dead Island 2

***Dead Island 2*** is an action role-playing survival horror video game development by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is the third main entry in the *Dead Island* series, taking place 15 years after *Dead*

*Island: Riptide*. The game was released on April 21st, 2023

## Main Plot

*Dead Island 2* takes place with most of the city of Hell-A overrun by Dead Island 2 Zombies. Increasingly intense earthquakes have caused the military to lose control of the Dead Island 2 Zombies outbreak. The Slayers make their way onto 71 Heavy, a military evacuation flight. Robert Steele has bought his way onto this flight as well. He turns out to be infected and the plane is shot down as per military protocol in order to contain the virus in Hell-A.

After surviving the crash, the Slayers meets Emma Jaunt Jaunt and some other survivors. They are invited to Emma Jaunt's Mansion and will head there after attempting to help other survivors at the plane crash. The Slayers is bit during this time and is barely able to make their way to Emma Jaunt's Mansion before passing out. After waking up, it turns out that the Slayers is immune to the Autophage virus, responsible for the Dead Island 2 Zombies outbreak. Eager to get out of LA, the Slayers want to contact the authorities about their immunity.

Emma Jaunt informs the Slayers about a military HQ stationed at the Halperin Hotel and the Slayers heads there. The military HQ has fallen to the Dead Island 2 Zombies, however Major J. S. Booker is still alive as can be heared on the hotel intercom. On their way to Major Booker, the Slayers learns that the military has been dissolving Dead Island 2 Zombies in the Halperin Hotel Pool and pumping the waste into the sewers. Before the Slayers can reach Major Booker, she is killed by Becki Russo. With the Major's master keys, the Slayers heads to the Ballroom, kills Becki and uses the radio present in the ballroom to contact Dr. Reuben Reed.

Dr. Reed claims to be part of the CDC and says that the Slayers is vital in making a vaccine against the Dead Island 2 Zombies infection. The Slayers heads back to Emma Jaunt's mansion to convince the rest to head to Dr. Reed in the Serling Hotel. Michael Anders, Emma Jaunt's PA, has gone missing, and the Slayers must first find him to convince Emma Jaunt to move out. The Slayers heads to Micheal Anders' House where they learn to seek out Jessica. Jessica directs the Slayers to Monarch Studios where Micheal is being chased down by Alesis Hernandez. The Slayers saves Micheal and receives a call from Sam B.

Sam B has his eyes on guns and the Slayers helps him retrieve these from Nikki Gutte after which they head back to Emma Jaunt's Mansion. Micheal turns out to be infected and after turning, is disposed of by the Slayers. Angered by the Slayers killing Micheal, Emma Jaunt kicks the Slayers out of her mansion. On advise from Sam B, the Slayers heads to the Serling Hotel via the Brentwood Sewer. Here they meet Patton who saves them from a Burster.

While traversing the sewer, the Slayers comes across a gigantic mass of living flesh which is the result of the military pumping the dissolved Dead Island 2 Zombies into the sewers. A bit later they find themselves on a damaged bridge above a horde of Dead Island 2 Zombies. Here they meet Lola Konradt and her group. Lola pushes the Slayers of the bridge to 'open their eyes', after which they awaken their Fury by temporarily turning into a Dead Island 2 Zombies-like state which they use to clear out the Dead Island 2 Zombies horde. They exit the sewer at Venice Beach where they rescue survivors at the Blue Crab Grill. Alex suggests the Slayers proceeds through the military zone to the Serling Hotel.

At the Serling Hotel, the Slayers meets Dr. Reed, who states that the military is in control. The military will only help if the Slayers can prove their immunity. To this end, the Slayers heads to the Santa Monica Pier where they take a blood sample in the CDC camp. After this, they head to the Lifegaurd HQ to acquire a 'blood drive', which is a laptop required to process the taken blood sample. It turns out that the blood drive is still at the end of the pier. The Slayers heads over there through the Pier Ocean Park, while being chased by Butcho the Clown. At the end of the pier, they defeat Butcho and take the Blood Drive, after which the end of the pier collapses.

Back at the Serling Hotel, the Slayers wants to deliver their blood sample to Dr. Reed, who turns out to be in a conversation with Lola. It is revealed that Lola and Dr. Reed used to work together. Then Jimmy bursts into Reed's office proclaiming that Tisha, Reed's daugther, headed out in search for food. The Slayers is tasked to bring Tisha back.

The Slayers makes a deal with Tisha. The Slayers gets a direct line to Lola, while Tisha can continue her investigation into a data transfer between The Serling Hotel, the CDC and the Randgate building. For their direct line to Lola, the Slayers heads to the OSK Store where they hear a conversation between Noah and Dr. Reed. The Slayers learns that Noah is immune and that he agreed to help Dr. Reed with his vaccine program. After this, the Slayers receives a photo of Dr. Reed's Lab and heads there.

Inside, the Slayers finds the remains of Noah. due to heinous experiments, Noah lost his immunity and appears to be dead. Noah revives due to an electrical shock and transforms into a Mutator. The Slayers defeats Noah after which they lose control in a fury-like state. Tisha comes in and defeats the Slayers, leaving them near death on the floor. When the Slayers comes by, Lola and her group are on location and they help the Slayers with their 'rebirth'. This process turns the Slayers into a so called Numen, also called 'the endpoint' by Lola. Lola also informs that 'cataclysm-level shit' is soon to happen, from which only Numens can save humanity. She also claims that there is no cure for the Dead Island 2 Zombies infection.

While heading back to the Serling Hotel, a helicopter flies away with Dr. Reed and Tisha. Inside the hotel, Jimmy informs the Slayers that Dr. Reed is headed to a lab at Hollywood Boulevard. The Slayers convinces Emma Jaunt to go with them to Hollywood Boulevard, where they can use Reed's helicopter to fly out of LA. To this end, Emma Jaunt must convince Patton to help them, who is a former military pilot. Sam B joins and the group heads through The Metro tunnels to Hollywood Boulevard.

At the helipad, it turns out that Sam B was bitten in the metro and that he is not (fully) immune to Autophage. The Slayers decides to chase Dr. Reed down to his lab. In the Eschaton Beige lab, the Slayers meets Dr. Reed and Tisha. Here Dr. Reed is producing one shot of Autophage cure by filtering the Slayers's numen blood through his own modified body. As a result, Dr. Reed turns into a mutator. Before turning, Dr. Reed reveals that he started the outbreak to find Numens as Numens are necessary for an Autophage cure. Years ago, he found a ticking timebomb in the human genome. When the clock hits zero, Autophage will erupt in every man, women and child on earth. He also reveals that he modified Tisha's unborn body with Numen blood, so that her body can be harvested to produce Autophage cure.

Dr. Reed transforms, Tisha escapes and the Slayers defeates Dr. Reed. They head back to the helipad where they give the cure to Sam B. Then Patton, Emma Jaunt and Sam B leave with the helicopter while the Slayers decides to stay and help Tisha. The story may be expanded in future DLC.