Leech

Leech
Distinctions	No armor, extremely fast (R2) Frail, necrotic skin condition (R3)
Primary Attack	Suicide explosion (R2) Poisonous, explosive pus (R3)
Games featured	Resistance 2 Resistance 3

Leeches are a strain of Chimera that serve as suicide bombers. The term has been used to describe both a unique strain only seen in Resistance 2 and a malformed subspecies of the Grim in Resistance 3.

Description

An evolutionary offshoot of the Grim, Leeches are disposable, biological suicide bombers designed to kill their prey. Pulse with highly toxic and explosive blood, Leeches rush their targets in a suicidal run and self-exploding on contact. Their thin hides make them easy to take down with any standard firearm; however, they can sprint across great distances at a rapid pace, which makes shooting them at close range a deadly proposition.

Resistance 2

The Leech strain first appears in Chicago during SRPA's assault on Michigan Avenue. They later made some minor appearances in Holar Tower. Leeches appear with a hunchback like body, eyeless and with dark skin.

Strategy

• It's best to keep a long distance from Leeches as they will explode in close proximity to their enemy. After exploding, it will create some amount of smoke which could blind the player for a moment.
• Long-range weapons, such as the Marksman or the M5A2 Folsom Carbine, is best recommend in killing Leeches, as few long-range shots will cause a Leech to detonate.
• Once a Leech detonates it will create a large fog around it, giving enemies the chance to move in closer to the player. Once you notice a Leech it is advisable to kill it immediately because if it gets too close and explodes you will be hurt and unable to see enemies allowing them to finish you off easily.
• The Leech can become a living grenade if the player is able to kill it while it is around other Chimeran strains. An example of this being useful is during the Holar Tower mission; just before Warner reports that he has found Daedalus, the player will be ambushed by Ravagers , Advanced Hybrids and Leeches. Shooting a Leech when it is near its Chimeran allies will kill many of the Advanced Hybrids and possibly a Ravager.

Resistance 3

Leeches first appear in the chapter Savior, shortly after Fyodor Malikov and Jean Rose sent Joseph Capelli into the ruins of Mount Pleasant to search for Jonathan Rose. They are functionally the same as they appear in Resistance 2, but instead they are diseased Grims that have reddish skins and green cysts covering their upper body, and their explosion seems to have a smaller blast radius.

When Leeches spot and charge at their enemy, their cysts begins to pulsate and grow in size before exploding on contact with their target. If a Leech is damaged enough its cysts will detonate prematurely, killing it and damaging anything in close proximity to it. But if shot in the legs it will collapse to the ground, the cysts, rather than to explode, will grow and transform the Leech into a giant pustule, essentially becoming a biological landmine. After the Leech detonates, a toxic cloud of gas is temporarily produced from the explosion which can infect nearby enemies, killing and then turning them into biological landmines.

Strategy

Two Leeches, one of which is injured and covered in cysts.

• Try to pick off Leeches from a distance, as the explosion they cause can be deadly.
• When a Leech dies, take the opportunity to shoot the final cyst it produces to kill any other enemies around it. This method can save ammo and health.
• Because the Mutator's ammo is made with tissue samples from Leeches, it has no effect on them, making the weapon useless against these creatures. However, the Mutator's projectiles inflict limited damage.
• If they get close, the Rossmore or Magnum are ideal in quickly killing Leeches.
• The Atomizer, Cryogun and Wildfire are also recommended.
• Curiously, melee attacking a charging Leech will cause it to step backwards, before exploding a safe distance from the player. Use this to your advantage, though it isn't recommended due to the close proximity the Leech has to be to you for you to hit it.
• Leeches almost always attack in groups, so try not to let them get very close, or else you will get swarmed.
• Melee is not very effective against Leeches, but a well timed Sledgehammer swing can kill a Leech without detonating it, however this is difficult to do and ill advised against large numbers of them.
• Using the Bullseye or carbine on the Leech's legs to make it grow into cyst and shoot it until it explodes. 25 Leeches that are killed only in this way grant the Death Coach trophy.
• Just before a Leech starts its suicide dash, it will start shrieking. This can allow the player to react in time and save himself/herself, if they are unaware of a Leech's presence.
• Like Grims, sleeping Leeches can sometimes be encountered. They will become hostile when either approached or attacked.

Enemy Journal

“	A Leech is a malformed, diseased Grim. These crazed, feral organisms will attempt to rush their targets and explodes on contact. When it is mortally wounded from a distance, it will fall to the ground and grow one final death pustule. Shooting its final death pustule will cause a small explosion, damaging anything in the vicinity. Primary Attack Survival Tip: Kill it from a distance, then wait for other enemies to walk near it before detonating it.	”

Frost Leeches

Frost Leeches only appear in Survival mode from the Resistance 3 Brutality Pack DLC. They have a white misty haze emitted from their cysts and when detonated they freeze nearby enemies.

Gallery

Resistance 2

Concept art from Resistance 2.

Leech model from Garry's Mod "Resistance 2: Characters Ragdolls".

R2 - Multiplayer (skin)

Resistance 3

Leech sculpt by Ricky Zhang.

Enemy journal.

Trivia

• The Boilers and Hags from Resistance: Retribution shares the same functions as Leeches.
• The Leech skin in Competitive Mode in Resistance 2 and Resistance 3 is the rarest skin, as it is the last unlockable skin in the games.
  • The Leech Resistance 2 multiplayer skin can be unlocked by reaching level 30 in Competitive Mode, albeit without its explosive volatility, unless players decide to use the Overload berserk, which has the same effect.
• Detonating 25 Leeches on the ground in Resistance 3 will unlock the "Corpse Wagon" trophy.