Crawler

An interesting attempt to cross a human with arachnids. The result is obvious — these little freaks can crawl out from the most unexpected places.

Description

Crawler is agile and sneaky, but weak. It appears on every wave except the first. Its high movement speed lets it easily catch fleeing players. When it gets close, you’re forced to aim downward to kill it, which distracts you from other threats.

Behavior

• Moves quickly
• Jumps at targets and attacks with claws (with good timing you can dodge the jump)
• Keeps scratching when close to the target

Combat tactics

If you play Berserker, a good approach is to use a backup firearm against Crawlers. Killing a Crawler with melee is harder — when it jumps at you, step back and strike when it lands.

Other perks can kill it with any weapon.

Background

Crawler was the result of a cross-species breeding experiment — in this case, a human and an arachnid. Just like Clots, Crawlers are among the few that bravely protect the Patriarch on the final wave. Sometimes, in their indistinct speech, you can make out the words: “We love our father!”