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- "Slam this onto a zombie and open fire from a distance. The carnage is worth the extra effort!"
- —Combo card description
The I.E.D. (Improvised Explosive Device) is a combo weapon in Dead Rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. It is created by combining a box of nails with a propane tank.
The I.E.D. is unique as an explosive combo weapon for two things: It can be used as a melee weapon and it can be detonated, but only by shooting it with a firearm. The latter means that at least two weapons are needed to use the weapon: the I.E.D. itself and another firearm.
The I.E.D. can be either thrown into a crowd or impaled onto a zombie's back via its heavy attack (unlocked after obtaining the combo card). From there, it can be shot with any firearm to detonate it. The explosion will kill any surrounding zombies for 300 prestige points each. The explosion has a large radius, so players must make sure to get far away from the I.E.D. (or the zombie with the I.E.D. lodged into it) before shooting or they will take damage from the blast.
Attacks and combo card[]
I.E.D. combo card | ||
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Prestige points | Main: 100 PP Alternate: 50 PP 300 PP (zombies killed by explosion) |
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Main attack (press /) | Swing the nail-covered tank, capable of bashing several zombies at once. Combo: Swing the I.E.D. over the shoulder and down. Combo 2: Perform a spin attack with the I.E.D. |
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Alternate attack (hold /) | Bring the tank down on a zombie with both hands. The I.E.D. will impale itself on the back of the victim's neck, causing the still-living zombie to carry the hazardous explosive around on its back, turning it into a "turtle-bomber." If an impaled zombie is killed by a means other than detonating the tank, the I.E.D. will be left on the ground, and is still capable of being used. |
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Description | Slam this onto a zombie and open fire from a distance. The carnage is worth the extra effort! | |
–All prestige points listed here are halved when the weapon’s combo card is not owned and the player only has a scratch card. |
Combo card location[]
In Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record, the combo card for the I.E.D. is unlocked by leveling up. In Dead Rising 2, it is the 2nd card out of 34 total cards awarded by leveling, and is generally unlocked at levels 4 or 5.
Weapon component locations[]
Dead Rising 2 and Case Zero general locations of weapons needed to make the I.E.D.:
Trivia[]
- In the Tape it or Die blog, Wallace first comes up with the idea for the I.E.D. alongside the concept of combo cards.[1]
- The I.E.D. is the most powerful explosive weapon in the game. It has enough power and range to clear out an entire area of zombies between the Blood Round 4 poster and the entrance to the Americana Casino at Royal Flush Plaza when detonated in the middle, as well as damaging any usable weapon caught in the blast.
- Its blast radius is also the second largest in the game, just behind the Freezer Bomb. Unlike the Freezer Bomb, the explosion kills zombies instead of freezing them.
- In the PC game file items.txt, this weapon is referred to as "Combo_PropaneTankNails".
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References[]
- ↑ Hertzog, Wallace (August 25, 2010). "Turning Trajedy to Profit (Co-Written With LHL)". Tape it or Die.