- "These Division agent antagonists and ex-NYC sanitation workers solve all of their problems with one tool: fire. Cleaners specialize in area denial."
— In-game Description
The Cleaners are a faction in XDefiant.
Background
The Cleaners are former New York City sanitation workers-garbageman, public facility janitors, park custodians, street cleaners, water treatment plant operators, etc. - whose jobs in better times were devoted to keeping neighborhoods and infrastructure clean. Many commuted to work from outside the city but got trapped in the urban quarantine zones during the early days of the Dollar Flu Virus outbreak. Others were inner-city dwellers who lost loved ones during the outbreak.
Responding to what they perceived as the shameful failure of local and federal authorities to protect their health and families, a number of these blue-collar city workers banded together to take matters into their own hands, organized and armed by Manhattan's sanitation supervisor, Joe Ferro. The Cleaners aimed to eradicate the mutant smallpox virus. Their chosen method of killing is donning flamethrowers fueled by napalm. The Cleaners incinerated anything and anyone suspected of carrying the disease. This often included perfectly healthy survivors exposed to the virus.
Gameplay
Cleaners are damage-dealing specialists, packing incendiary rounds alongside hardware like a napalm-spreading drone and an old-fashioned flame thrower. This crew takes grim pride in their work—while the Cleaners may not be trained soldiers, they know how to finish a job. The announcer for the Cleaners is Joe Ferro, voiced by Tim Beckmann.
Characters
Skills
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
 The Purifier |
Ultra | A flamethrower ensures enemies are thoroughly sterilized. |
 Incinerator Drone |
Activated Ability | A napalm-delivering drone burns everything in its flight path, dealing explosion damage on impact. |
 Firebomb |
Activated Ability | Detonate a Molotov cocktail, causing explosive damage and igniting the area. |
 Incendiary Rounds |
Passive Trait | Incendiary ammo inflicts extra burn damage but decreases weapon range. |
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