| This may not be the page you're looking for. Please see Infected (disambiguation) for other pages about a character or group known as Infected. |
In the Outbreak OVA of the anime Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, in June, 1983, the village of Hinamizawa, Japan is exposed to a more virulent variant of the Hinamizawa Syndrome, the mental illness-causing virus that is central to the plot of the overall Higurashi series. The village is quickly quarantined by the Japan Self-Defense Forces, blocking all roads into Hinamizawa with armored vehicles. The quarantine and rumors of a deadly virus lead the highly superstitious residents of the village many of the believe that the disease is a manifestation of a curse of the deity of the local shrine, Oyashiro-sama against Satoko Houjou, the last surviving member of family that supported the construction of dam that would have inundated Hinamizawa several years previously. Others believe outsiders who lacked the generations-old immunity to the virus, allowed the new strain to build up in their bodies. In both cases, the residents become extremely hostile towards both Houjou and the outsiders and begin arming themselves with hunting rifles and improvised weapons. These factions kidnap Satoko, with the intent of ritually drowning her in the Onigafuchi Swamp in three days, believing it will end the curse. During one night, these factions become affected by the virus and attempt to murder the families of outsiders, including major characters Keiichi Maebara and Rena Ryuguu, who attempt to rescue Satoko after she was kidnapped. It is later revealed that the more virulent strain is actually a bioweapon secretly engineered by a secret conspiracy in the Japanese military, which was accidentally released from a research facility in Hinamizawa. Meanwhile, Keiichi and Rena managed to rescue Satoko from a group of about 200 infected by causing a friendly fire incident between two groups of infected as a distraction and ambushing the remaining guards. In spite of this success, it is implied that the virus spreads beyond Hinamizawa, devastating at least Japan, if not the world.
Battle VS Influenced (by SPARTAN 119[]
Infected: 
x12
Influenced 
x12
A group of Influenced armed with various weapons, including both firearms and improvised weapons walked through the streets of an abandoned town at night, smashing windows and starting fires, and attacking anyone unfortunate enough to be caught in their way. As their rampage neared the edge of the town, the saw flashlights in the distance along the dimly-lit road leading into the woods.
A couple hundred meters away stood a group of Hinamizawa villagers, all of them infected with a deadly new strain of the local Hinamizawa Syndrome, and all of them armed. The infected villagers advanced slowly, convinced that their target, the girl they intended to ritually sacrifice, was somewhere in the town up ahead.
Spotting the group of people in the distance, one of the Infected asks, "Did we send anyone ahead of us?"
"No", the leader of the infected Hinamizawans replied, "They're probably want the girl for theselves. Ready your weapons".
Little did they know, in the ruined town, the Influenced had the same idea. One of the influenced, armed with Ruger Mini 14 opened fire with a shout of "I'll kill all you sons of bitches!". The man fired three shots, two of them striking the chest of one of the Hinamizawan infected, causing him to collapse to the ground.
Immediately, the Hinamizawa infected returned fire. An infected JSDF soldier, the lone survivor of the incident at the Irie clinic where the JSDF and Yamainu personnel were infected and turned on each other, fired his MP5SD submachine gun. In the dark of the night, the suppressor made him practically invisible. In was near the maximum range of the weapon, but with a three-round burst, he managed to get one bullet into an Influenced who position was betrayed when fired a shotgun. A second burst score two more hits, putting down the wounded man At the same time, a Hinamizawan hunter who was among the infected fired his scoped Remington 700, shooting and killing the Influenced with the rifle that started the fight.
Infected: x11
Influenced x10
As the Influenced with the Ruger fell, another influenced tossed aside his fire axe and picked up the rifle and began firing. The night was lit up by flashes of fire as both side opened fire. While the Hinamizawans were distracted exchanging fire with the Influenced who were carrying guns, the rest of the Influenced advanced into the night with furious shouts.
Hearing the sounds of shouting from the woods at the side of the road, an infected member of the Hinamizawa hunting club lowered his Murata shotgun at an Influenced charging at him through the woods with a sledgehammer. The Hinamizawa fired his Murata, catching the Influenced in the face with a blast of shot, causing him to fall face down, dead. At the same time, two more of the charging Influenced were shot by the Hinamizawa infected, , however, in so doing, they revealed their position, and one of them was shot by a burst of fire from an Influenced with an Uzi and second hit by a shotgun blast .
Infected: x9
Influenced x7
Four of the melee-armed Influenced, got into close quarters of the Hinamizawa infected, not being detected until it was too late in the darkness. As one of the Hinamizawans with a Murata shotgun pulled back the bolt to reload his single-shot weapon, the figure of an Influenced, possibly a steroid abuser given his inhumanly large physique came out of the darkness. The was on top of the man with the shotgun before he could reload, and brought down a sledgehammer onto his forehead, killing him instantly. A second Hinamizawan, armed only with a rice hoe attempted to block a strike from the sledgehammer-wielding Influenced. The blow cracked the handle of the tool, the only thing that saved the wielder as it gave way was his suddenly falling backwards from the force of the impact. But it was enough to save his life. as the Influenced attempted a second blow with the hammer, he was struck in the side of the head by a shotgun blast at point-blank range by a blast from Remington 870 shotgun, killing him instantly.
Infected: x8
Influenced x6
At the same time, the Hinamizawan with the scoped rifle fired again, shooting the Influenced that took the Mini 14 after the its first owner was killed in the firefight. Unfortunately for him, looking down the scope, he failed to notice an Influenced armed with an Uzi, who fired a three-round burst from the weapon at close range, scoring a chest shot and then a headshot, killing him before he hit the ground. As the Uzi wielder died, two Influenced near the rear of the group of rioters noticed. One of them through away his improvised weapon and attempted to grab it, however, an a second influenced with a sawed-off double-barrel shotgun that had expended all its two shells came up behind, wielding the gun like a club, and yelled, "Fuck off, that's mine, asshole!" The influenced that had grabbed the Uzi, however, dropped simply turned the newly acquired weapon on his fellow and shot him. The sound of the gunshot alerting him to the altercation, the Infected ex-member of the JSDF turned his MP5SD on the Influenced and fired three shots, killing him instantly.
Infected: x7
Influenced x3
Even with only three of their number remaining, the Influenced, having long since been driven mad by the sonic emitters of the Oro, continued their attack. As a Hinamizawan grabbed the rifle from his downed fellow in what he thought was a lull in the fighting, a man armed with a fire poker charged at him. The Hinamizawa infected only barely managed to block the strike with the rifle. As the two struggled, a second Hinamizawan hooked a kama scythe around the infected's neck and cut his throat, causing him to collapses to the ground. . Second later, the man with the scythe was hit in the back with a blast of buckshot from an Influenced with a Winchester M12 shotgun. The body of both the infected and the previously killed influenced, however, were enough to shield the second Hinamizawa infected from the blast. The Hinamizawan fired his recently acquired his rifle and shot the influenced in the chest, killing him instantly. At the same time, an Influenced that lunged at the ex-JSDF Infected was easily picked off by a burst of SMG fire,
Infected: x6
Influenced x0
Expert's Opinon[]
While the Influenced, for the most part, had slightly better weapons, the experts believed the slightly superior teamwork of of the Infected would allow them to win the battle. While both sides were mentally ill and would attack outsiders at the slightest provocation, the Influenced were far more likely to fight amongst themselves, a potentially fatal weakness that lost them the battle.