Pooch

Pooch
A weak, but very dangerous zombie.
Main Stats
Health 10 Melee Damage 13
Crit. Chance	0%
Speed	40
Rage Drop	1
Behavior Stats
Agility	100
Aggression	18
Morale Stats
Charisma	-48
Charisma Radius	50

Pooch is an infected canine. Patches of its skin and fur have rotted off, exposing its rib cage.

Overview

Pooch is a runner type enemy that has very low health, but compensates for that with extremely high speed. It runs in a zig-zag pattern, having a chance to run past human units on the battlefield. Pooches usually come in packs, arriving one by one.

Pooch is one of the few enemies with universal targetting priority: every unit in the game will prioritize attacking the nearest Pooch to them, should there be any present on the field.

Strategy

The best way to deal with Pooch is by spamming fighters like Redneck, as they are likely to block them in time. Farmer can be used in hope that his shotgun will hit several Pooches at once. Dropping an Empty Barrel is also effective, but requires precise timing and accounting for the zig-zag movement. Mechanic might act as a counter against Pooches, considering that his sledgehammer attack also grants him a slight speed boost, and has extra reach.

Given their speed and unique movement pattern, fighting against Pooch may simply come down to luck, making several retries a possibility in order to get a 3-star rating in missions where it appears in.

Trivia

• Currently, Pooch is the only known zombified animal in the game.
• According to a Q&A answer that addresses the presence of canine units (which are often for searching), Pooch was presumably used by emergency services to locate victims but succumbed to the infection. This echoes with the common presence of Aidman and Paramedic in earlier locations.
• In one of promotional arts for the game, a missing pet poster shows a Pooch, who is named "Princess".

Gallery

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  Journal entry.

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  Pooch as seen in a Facebook advertisement, alongside Robber (notice the different pose Pooch is in).

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  Ditto. (Recreation)

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  Missing pet poster, shows a Pooch with the name "Princess"