Excavator Type Melee Durability 25 hits Strength Great Attack Speed Slow Found Crislip's Home Saloon, North Plaza Dead Rising Weapon

The excavator is a heavy but powerful weapon in Willamette Parkview Mall; as a large weapon, it cannot be stored in the inventory. It is used in construction projects to break through concrete or the ground. It is found in Crislip's Home Saloon and one is found on one of the scaffoldings in the North Plaza, outside the store.

AttacksEdit

• Start: Tap and Frank will start the Excavator.
• Primary Attack: Tap after starting the Excavator and Frank will thrust it forward, impaling any zombie on the drill.
• Secondary Attack: Frank will lift the Excavator, pulling the impaled zombie off the ground and spinning it wildly, bludgeoning other nearby zombies. Over time, the force of the spinning will forcibly remove appendages off the zombie until only the torso remains.

The secondary attack can be used to go through crowds of zombies very easily. Its durability is increased with the Engineering book, and it can be thrown by holding and pressing .

TriviaEdit

• Dead Rising 2 has a combo weapon based on the excavator.

AppearancesEdit

The excavator appears only in Dead Rising.