The Spitter

The Spitter is a new Special Infected to appear in Left 4 Dead 2.

It makes a hacking sound before spitting out what appears to be a ball of mutated phlegm, which upon hitting the ground spreads out similar to a Mortar round and changes from a sickish green gas like subtance to blood red. Any survivors within the area recieve small quantities of damage over time. This makes it exceedingly difficult to camp in one place too long, otherwise the Survivors health will slowly wittle away. It can be assumed the phlegm it shoots from it's mouth has somewhat acidic properties, although it appears unable to pass through obstructions, even boucing off hard surfaces such as walls. This brings to mind the question of wether or not the Infected could effectively spit at a wall from an angle an divert the phlegm to camping group around a corner.

The spitter was designed to split up tightly packed groups of survivors to make them easier to pick off by the other special infected.

Not much else is known about the Spitter, however, if the original Left 4 Dead campaigns are included in the sequel, it is questionable if they will be updated to include the Spitter, as it seems to be created specifically for the theme of the new campaigns.

Trivia

 * According to GameSpy, its graphics and design is still being worked on.
 * The Spitter's lower jaw and lips seem to have been rotten away. This could be a mutation caused by the infection, or (more likely) they have been burned away by her acidic phlegm.