Jamal Martin, labeled in the game as Jamal?, is a named Riot Gear Walker found near the Halperin Hotel in Dead Island 2, and is encountered during the Missing: Jamal lost & found quest from Ocean Avenue.
Overview[]
Jamal was a security guard working at the Halperin Hotel and was best friends with a man named Ethan. He owned a red pickup truck with the license plate 8TGPCV7. When the zombie outbreak began in Los Angeles and the hotel was commandeered by the US Army, Jamal and the rest of the security team was called into work to provide assistance with the evacuation efforts.
Over the following days, Jamal became increasingly paranoid about both the outbreak at large, as well as the activities the soldiers were carrying out at the hotel. He was so worried to the point that other hotel employees secretly made fun of him. He had also been planning to pick up Ethan and escape the city together.
However, while Jamal was on a lunch break one day, he was attacked by a zombie and bitten on the leg. In his panic, he stole a set of police riot gear, packed up his belongings and drove out of the hotel in his truck, all while experiencing initial symptoms of the Autophage such as headaches and vivid hallucinations. It appears that his escape coincided with one of the earthquakes caused by the Biomass in the city's sewers, and he crashed his truck when the intersection just outside of the hotel caved in.
Too injured to move, Jamal spent the remaining time he had taking some painkillers he grabbed from the hotel and writing a note saying goodbye to Ethan and apologizing for being unable to get to him, wishing that he would get out of LA on his own. He eventually succumbed to the Autophage and reanimated, wandering around the area around his truck. He is eventually located by the Slayers, who were tracking him down based on a missing person notice from a concerned Ethan, and is put to rest. The key to his personal stash, found next to his truck, is taken off him and used to open the box.
Appearance[]
Jamal appears as a typical Riot Gear Walker, wearing a full suit of LAPD riot gear which he stole out of desperation and insanity while leaving the Halperin Hotel.
Behavior[]
Jamal acts just like any other Walker, stumbling around and growling and swiping after the Slayers when he spots them.
Strategy[]
- Jamal has increased health and damage due to being a named zombie.
- Jamal is usually accompanied by several other zombies, including the Sunbather, a named Putrified Slobber. The Sunbather's exploding bile globs can be used to damage the other zombies.
- There is a crashed fuel truck next to Jamal's truck in the collapsed section of the street. It can be blown up to clear out the zombies, and possibly Jamal himself.
- Jamal is resistant to fire, shock and caustic damage while he is wearing his armor, so resort to other forms of damage until some of his armor is knocked off.
Notes[]
- The journal Our Fellow Security Guard reveals that Amber, another hotel employee, had a crush on Jamal. However, she had problems with remembering his name.