At the outset of Dead Island 2, players must select from among six playable characters known as Slayers to personalize their experience. This decision can have significant ramifications.
Each character boasts unique stats and Innate Skills that enable them to dispatch zombie hordes with great effectiveness. Review each character individually to determine which might work best with your playstyle: Jacob, Ryan, Carla, Dani, or Amy.
Jacob
Jacob is the optimal character in Dead Island 2 due to his powerful attacks and high survivability. Additionally, his versatility allows him to slam zombies with his hammer to increase damage and knockback; its massive damage capabilities allow for one-shot kills. Furthermore, Jacob can serve as an ideal tank due to his passive health regen skill and natural crit innate feature; plus, he makes for an efficient melee character thanks to his attack speed and combos.
Dambuster Studios was successful in revitalizing this long-dormant franchise with Dead Island 2. While enjoyable and bloody, with eccentric characters and an eye-popping environment, this sequel lacks originality and stands too closely in line with previous installments in its genre. Improved combat does help address some of the game’s more obvious flaws. Still, shallow progression mechanics and an uninspiring story remain significant obstacles that prevent it from being an authentic return to form for the series. Still, Dead Space 3 is an entertaining romp through zombie-filled LA, making it well worth checking out for fans of the genre. I only wish that more could have been offered beyond hyperactive zombie slaying. You can buy it on Epic Games Summer Sale for 42EUR, including fees, or from any key seller; it is well worth its cost as long as your PC can handle all the blood.
Ryan
Ryan is an extraordinary young boy with superhuman strength, speed, and endurance. His favorite hobby is stop-motion Lego animations of movies; academically speaking, he excels. Ryan was raised separately from Homelander and Stormfront to ensure he did not turn into his father’s monster form, thus creating solid values of right and wrong and an instinct for leadership that are inherent traits within Ryan himself.
Ryan has inherited his father’s superhuman senses and can see heat even through clouds and hear things more clearly than most humans but can become overwhelmed by loud noises. Furthermore, Ryan can fly like his father does.
Homelander visits Ryan in an attempt to build rapport. Citing Becca’s emphasis on learning new things and emphasizing his role as his father figure despite Ryan still feeling anxious in crowds, Homelander tells him about using heat vision on an action figure but is unsuccessful.
Ryan is a courageous and kind hero, often leading his team into battle despite only being a child. Additionally, his incredible durability allowed him to survive a 20-foot drop off his roof and an attempted car crash caused by Stormfront; plus, his flying skills gave him an edge over everyone else on set – genuinely making him a role model for younger audiences.
Carla
Carla is a Latina no stranger to dangerous situations, having spent years performing motorcycle stunts such as mid-air flips and leaping over ravines as part of her livelihood. Carla’s beauty and intelligence make her an appealing character; however, her cold manipulation makes for an uncomfortable persona. In addition, Carla may exhibit slight sociopathy traits through excessive hostility and manipulation.
Carla falls deeply in love with Samuel but cannot reconcile because her tyrannical father would kill him if he saw them together. Instead, Carla begins an unhappy romance with Yeray to save their family winery business – even though Carla still longs for Samuel and regularly exchanges glances with him.
Carla gradually realizes that Polo is responsible for Marina’s murder, so she assists in covering it up to spare his freedom and save her family’s wealth. Carla attempts to use Christian to deceive himself into believing she doesn’t know, but Christian remains unimpressed and ends their relationship permanently. Although Carla may appear cold initially, Ester Exposito plays Carla perfectly as Cayetana Aldama from Someone Has to Die.
Dani
Dani is one of the female characters you can play, as in Dead Island 2. She’s a slut with a dark sense of humor and an offensive mouth; don’t be fooled by her sweet rockabilly appearance – her authoritarian brawling style will plow through zombies just like she used to oppose roller derby teams before the zombie outbreak.
She spends her free time sipping orange juice and snacking on avocado toast, enjoying social media influencer status with over 452,000 followers on Instagram, and posting videos to YouTube with fashion trends and healthy recipes to share.
She has extensive acting experience, appearing in several movies and TV shows. One of her more memorable roles was Heckle; however, she also featured prominently in Run for Your Life, Doghouse, and Vendetta, among many other horror flicks.
Dani is an avid horror genre enthusiast, boasting extensive experience in this field. She has become an established figure within the entertainment industry and made numerous public appearances over time; additionally, she acted in popular television series like Love on the Spectrum and The Other Half, in addition to holding various endorsement deals.
Bruno
Though Bruno may not be as prominently featured as other members of the Encanto family, he still makes an impression throughout the film. He stands tall and thin with unruly dark hair and an hourglass beard; his eyes are green with prominent eyebags; he wears an hourglass-printed green ruana and brown pants, and black sandals – each representing part of his persona.
He’s a good-hearted individual with strong affection for his family, even though they feel excluded and distant from him. While feeling disconnected and excluded from their lives is difficult for him, he doesn’t intend any harm with his gift; he doesn’t wish to risk hurting them by sharing it.
Precognitive powers were not always beneficial to the Madrigal family. He predicted many tragedies that never materialized and blamed himself, leading to great strife between himself and Pepa – she became jealous of his relationship with Dolores as she didn’t want him to have access to her power.
While away from his family, he developed a form of ritual which combined superstition and sensory stimming. For example, he would knock on wood and avoid walking over cracks – similar to how autistic people may try to regulate sensory input. Furthermore, he kept several rats as companions within their house walls for company.
Amy
Dead Island 2 offers players multiple characters to suit any playstyle. Jacob is your ideal candidate for defensive, safe gameplay, as his Peak Health score and combination of other attributes make him perfect. However, Carla stands out with its tank-like build that helps them survive zombie apocalypses more safely while boasting high Agility ratings so they can move away from danger more swiftly while staying away from enemies.
Dani is one of the strongest female characters in Dead Island 2, and she stands out as a hard-hitting brawler with an offbeat sense of humor. She possesses many innate abilities, such as Bloodlust (regains health when killing multiple zombies quickly) and Thunderstruck (sets off a forceful explosion when she hits one with heavy attacks).
Amy is another popular option and an outstanding paralympic athlete built on speed. Her innate skills include Relief Pitcher (which restores stamina when throwing weapons at enemies) and Divide and Conquer (which increases damage when attacking isolated foes). Amy can dish out lots of limb-crit damage with her weapons compared to Jacob and Ryan but has the lowest toughness rating – meaning you must take extra caution in battles. Nonetheless, starting with Dodge, she provides one of the most flexible characters as you can avoid enemy attacks even when the timing is off – a perfect choice for beginners!