Choker
Unit
Race	Zerg
Affiliation	Special Infested
Base unit	Infestor
Role	Anti-Infantry/Anti-Structure Specialist
Armament	Spit
Movement
Speed	2.5
Protection
Hit points	350
Armor	1
Type	Biological
Armor type	Armored
Spit
Damage	15 (25 against structures)
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1.52
Range	8

The choker is a variant strain of the infestor. During the Second Great War, a number of them were spawned on Meinhoff.^[1]

Game UnitEdit

The choker appears in the map Left 2 Die as a zerg NPC unit. It is more offensive-based than the infestor, capable of engaging enemies directly. It has a tentacle attack that shoots up to 5 tentacles that drag targets towards it, doing damage over time.^[1]

The choker counters bunkers and planetary fortresses since chokers out range both and deal additional damage versus structures.

The only semi-effective counters versus chokers are barracks units stimmed with medics to focus fire them or well-placed siege tanks.

AbilitiesEdit

The choker's tentacle ability makes it highly dangerous against lone units. The units are first hooked by a tentacle similar to the Neural Parasite which drags them toward the choker whilst incapacitating and damaging them. The unit is only released if the choker or its prey are killed.

CountersEdit

While the choker's tentacle attack makes it dangerous toward lone units, and its attack out-ranges both bunkers and planetary fortresses, a simple counter is to place a marine or SCV behind a bunker with a medic or two. The choker will move to grab the unit with its tentacle, opening it up to fire from the bunker.

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TriviaEdit

As Left 2 Die is based on Left 4 Dead, so to is the choker likely based on the smoker.

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