Curing the infection, one bullet at a time - Left 4 Dead survivors support thread

[Guynamednelson]

In the middle are Coach, Nick, Ellis, and Rochelle, the survivors from 2. Between them are Louis, Zoey, Francis, and Bill, the survivors from 1.

Who are the survivors?​

The protagonists of the 4-player co-op shooter series Left 4 Dead. Having not succumbed to the Green Flu, these groups of 4 teamed up to survive the zombie apocalypse, dealing with their differences along the way. In L4D1, we have:

• Bill, the Vietnam veteran who leads their team and is glad to have another enemy to fight.
• Francis, the cocky biker who hates everything except vests and steam (He does hate steam pipes, however.)
• Louis, the optimistic office worker
• Zoey, the college girl who spent more time watching zombie movies than actually studying

L4D2 introduced us to:

• Coach, the team's father figure who is a high school football coach that loves eating
• Ellis, the childlike mechanic with a lot of stories to tell
• Nick, the ex-convict gambler who only gets along with the others because that's the only way he'll survive
• Rochelle, the news producer sent to Georgia to cover the outbreak only to get caught in it

Why the L4D Survivors?​

While Half-Life, Portal etc. are also very popular and influential Valve franchises, L4D's success is nothing to ignore either, having influenced various other co-op shooters such as Payday: The Heist, Deep Rock Galactic, and the video game adaptation of World War Z. Those who've watched 2020's Game Awards would've seen trailers for two games inspired by it: Evil Dead: The Game, and Back 4 Blood, a spiritual successor made by Turtle Rock Studios, who worked on the first L4D. L4D is also surprisingly popular in Japan due to its linear, co-op gameplay, leading to the arcade game Left 4 Dead: Survivors and plenty of Japanese content on the Steam Workshop.

What would they do?​

Alongside the various items they procure along their journeys, such as Molotov cocktails, axes, and chainsaws, they could also play in a similar manner to Jill Valentine in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, "summoning" zombies to assist them, also letting you feel like the game's AI Director. These special infected include:

• The Boomer, a fat infected who pukes on survivors to attract a horde, this puke would be changed to increase the amount of damage an enemy takes instead.
• The Hunter, an agile infected who pounces on targets before clawing them to death (The survivor would probably shoot the Hunter off before this happens)​
• The Smoker, an infected with a long tongue who uses it to pull targets close to him.​
• The Charger, an infected with one big arm and one little arm who charges towards groups of survivors, grabbing one and knocking away the others. I imagine only the latter would be shown off.​
• The Spitter, who spits acid for area denial.​

There is also the Jockey, whose riding ability would seem too much like the Smoker in a 2D space, and the Witch and Tank, whose abilities are more suitable for a Final Smash.

Spoiler: Support list

1. G Guynamednelson
2. silenthunder
3. YoshiandToad

 

[DanganZilla5]

Not my first choice for a Valve series, (I would rather have Gordon Freeman) but I do like Left 4 Dead and a stage would be really cool with the different zombie types attacking the Smash characters.

 

[silenthunder]

Coach is Iconic enough to be the first African American in smash. Add me to the list of supporters.

 

[YoshiandToad]

Oh hell, how did I miss this?

Sign me up. I absolutely adore badass grandpa and part time Dead by Daylight survivor Bill Overbeck.

Back in the day this was my favourite game bar none.

I don't think they have even a slither of a chance between their use of realistic firearms, Bill's constant smoking, the swearing or the grotesque infected, but I'd be a Bill main day one.

 

[Guynamednelson]

I don't think they have even a slither of a chance between their use of realistic firearms, Bill's constant smoking, the swearing or the grotesque infected,

To be fair, what M-rated game hasn't gotten censored in Smash?

 

[evanwoo10]

If Ellis gets on the roster, he should have the ability to tell every single fighter a different story, like Snake’s Codec and Palutena’s Guidance