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Back 4 Blood's zombie-slaying bunch look cool as hell

VIDEO: The unweathered Back 4 Blood trailer. Also on YouTube .

Capsize Tilt Studios has unveiled the ragtag group of zombie slayers coming to Back 4 Blood.

Dubbed the Cleaners, there'll be a total of eight playable characters—each with their have specialities and abilities to put down the forward psyche chompers. The in vogue trailer dives into each character, bounteous us a rough approximation of their personality and role within the group.

Alice Malsenior Walker seems to exist your bog-standard Federal Protective Service dudebro, a war oldtimer and "the guy everybody bathroom depend on." Zimmer frame will derive buffs to his accuracy for precision kills, and has advantages in extra damage and team health. The support purpose goes to the capably titled Doc, a adult female whose latex paint gloves are in some way vertical strong in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Doc has a modest health heal bonus, with increased healing efficiency and team trauma resistance.

No ensemble is realised without The Edgy One, and Karlee fills that role. She "senses hazards," presumptively traps and other biological science omens, with her buffs going towards the speed of detail usage for the whole squad. Sniper Jim has better ADS speed, increased weak spot damage for the whole squad and buffed damage from precision kills.

Back 4 Blood — (Image credit: Turtle Rock Studios)

On that point's also the extremist-prepared Hoffman—someone who's a little too happy to be involved in a zombie outbreak. Malvina Hoffman increases the team's ammo capacity, has an redundant offensive item slot and tin can spawn ammunition through kills. Cleansing agent starter Evangelio can break retired of grabs, with specs in stamina regen and squad movement speed.

And then there's Mom, the grouping's maternal reckon. She gives the team an extra sprightliness, has an extra support expansion slot in her inventory and an incredibly W. C. Handy instant animate ability. Wrapping up the group is the house trailer's narrator and " the mucilage that holds the whole team together" Holly. Killing zombies will recover her staying power, with her buffs active into damage resistance and extra stamina for the team. The trailer as wel gives a glimpse at some of the puffy bad zombies encountered in the game—like the terrifyingly hench Breaker or the faithful-as-lightning Snitcher.

Information technology's a pretty strong-looking at gang, with a nice pick-and-mingle of different abilities and buffs. Information technology'll be interesting to attend how different character synergies work, especially when you throw the deckbuilding machinist into the mix.

Back 4 Pedigree releases on October 12, with an undetermined beta arriving this summer.

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