Since then, the Clickers have continued to be an especially intimidating threat for the characters.

This explains their different appearance from the much more human-like runners.

The fungal growth that differentiates Clickers also acts as a sort of armor.

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Runners are much easier to kill, often dying with a clean shot or a hit to the brain.

While Clickers predominantly use sound to locate their prey, it has its limitations.

While Clickers predominantly use sound to locate their prey, it has its limitations.

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As well as locating prey, the Clickers' echolocation is used to navigate their surroundings.

Without it, Clickers would likely wander aimlessly into walls and objects.

However, Clickers can navigate dense, confined areas seamlessly through the clicking sounds they make.

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The first Clicker encountered by the trio is initially shot by Joel with multiple bullets.

This same Clicker is then shown grappling with Joel and having the strength to disarm him.

Later in the scene, a Clicker pins Joel down which Joel shoots two more times.

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However,even the Clickers are not the most powerful of the infected inThe Last of Usuniverse.

Season 1, episode 5 introduced the first Bloater of the series.

These infected develop in certain environments where the majority of the infected’s body is covered with fungus.

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After a few weeks, the infection turns the hosts into Stalkers, much stealthier versions of Runners.

This coats them in almost impenetrable fungal armor, making them much more difficult to defeat.

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In the game, Bloaters can also emit fungal spores, which can damage non-infected humans.

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This could set up the Stalkers to become the real threat going forward.

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