Elemental

Summary

The Elemental is one of the special infected in R2D. All Elementals appear in ice or fire-form. The Elemental can be purchased for 145$ and the kill reward is 30$.

Notes

This note was found nearly carbonized next to a barrel. It has since been partially rewritten through conjecture.

Proof that mutation can be fascinating, if not detrimental. Translucent beings of hellfire spawned around areas once lit ablaze by the panicked masses, they seem to prefer floatation as their main mode of transportation—lacking legs entirely which contributes to their rather gruesome appearance. Almost as if they are enraged, their crackling flames grow brighter around those who wish them harm and their energy seems to be diverted to the ground as they spew around a great ball of fire to wreak havoc on those nearby. What an absolutely fascinating creature.

This note was found tucked neatly inside a duffel bag.

Its flaming vessel began to shake wildly and unpredictably as my brother and I sought cover behind a wooden crate. We had taken it down with a bucket of water from our bathtub inside just an hour before and were excited to have protected our home from one of these dangerous beasts. Unbeknownst to us, however, this was just the beginning.

As quickly as we celebrated, it began to convulse on the floor before we sought cover as I stated before. It finished its.. "transformation" just minutes after we ran for that wooden crate. At first we believed it was an automatic neural response.. until I felt my hand touching something cold. I turned to my sibling only to find him encased in a solid block of ice. I tried to get my hand unstuck, but it wouldn't budge. I had to use an old pocket knife in order to free myself as that "thing" came closer and closer.

I miss my brother, I really do, but at least he went out easy. I can't say the same for the rest of them who failed to put out the beast before it changed.

Background Story

Theorized to be burn victims rising from their graves, the Elemental is a terrifying beast to behold in all its flaming splendor.

After the apocalypse hit, many lootings took place throughout small businesses across the country - and during these lootings, stores would unfortunately be torched to the ground; resulting in the deaths of many innocent store owners. This, combined with hatred for the apocalypse and humanity for performing such vile acts, was enough to awaken the souls of these burn victims who now traverse the planet seeking revenge.

Recently, it seems they've mutated even further to adapt to frigid temperatures. The resilience on this beast is astounding!

Walkthrough

The Elemental is a beast that has two different forms: one being an ice-form, and the other being a fire-form. While in ice-form, your primary ability is to freeze players for a long time, hence making players very vulnerable to zombies, such as the Hunter, Cavebat and Tank. Ice-form Elementals can also be used to effectively to fling players off the map by doing an Ice Drop. Upon touch by the ice-form, you are instantly frozen. While in fire-form, your primary ability is to deal damage. Although not being able to freeze players, you can deal a heck load of damage to unsuspecting survivors by shooting a Fire Spit at them, and better yet, with a well placed Fire Drop, you can get amount your kills... That is if the survivors aren't wearing Fireproof Vests. Upon touch players are afflicted a burn status. You can also do devastating combos by freezing a player, then transforming into the fire-form to constantly burn the frozen player until death. Overall, this zombie is a beast. Do not mess around with one...

Controls

Left Mouse Button	Fire/Ice Spit	Shoots out fire/ice. Consumes 30 energy.
F	Fire/Ice Drop	Creates a ring of fire or ice spikes. Consumes 70 energy.
Humanoid Touch	Fire/Ice Touch	Deals the status effect upon touch.
E	Tranform	Turns into the opposite variant. Consumes 70 energy.

Disadvantages and Advantages

Disadvantages

Difficult to hit survivors with Fire/Ice Spit.
Light reveals where you are if you are around a corner or nearby.
When in ice-form, you can't deal damage to survivors.
When in fire-form, you are useless against Fireproof Vests.
When in ice-form, you are useless against Iceproof Vests.
The stamina consumption is very high and energy regenerates slowly so constant spamming is not possible.

Advantages

When in ice-form, you can freeze survivors for a long time, making them vulnerable to nearby zombies.
When in fire-form, you can deal a lot of damage that continues burning survivors.
Near transparent body and bright light makes you harder to see if moving around.
You can heal yourself with natural or artificial fires.
- With a well placed Fire Drop you can heal yourself and you can camp around it and spam another Fire Drop.
Ice Drop can fling survivors.
Long range Ice/Fire Spit.

Trivia

The Elemental is the first special infected that can transform into another form.
The Elemental replaced the Firebreather.
When the Elemental was first introduced in Version 45 it could take damage from any fire but this was fixed in Version 50.
The Elemental made a return in R2DA.