Who John is
The Exterminator is a large man in an orange work uniform, gloves and a cap, with a flashlight and a name tag that reads JOHN. He is not a monster or a boss — he is the human pest controller whose job is to throw your gang behind bars.
Official description: “Cause enough chaos and the Exterminator will hunt you down. Outsmart his traps, escape capture, and rescue your friends before your gang ends up behind bars.”
How he finds you
Chaos is the trigger. The store page says causing enough chaos brings him down on you. The demo’s loud objectives — knocking over trash cans, smashing garden gnomes, setting off the fire sprinklers, using the airhorn — are the obvious ways to raise your profile.
The demo does not show a visible chaos meter, so treat noise as the signal: the more destruction and noise, the sooner John arrives. That is a read of the demo, not a confirmed meter.
His tools
| Tool | What it does | How to beat it |
|---|---|---|
| Flashlight | Sweeps the area and spots raccoons | Stay out of the beam; use cover and vertical routes |
| Traps | Placed on the floor and around objectives | Watch the floor; jump or go around |
| Cage | Holds captured raccoons | Rescue the teammate before extracting |
| Chase | Runs at you when spotted | Break line of sight, climb, use vents |
How to escape
- Break line of sight first. Do not run in a straight line; put a wall, a fence or a hedge between you and John.
- Go up. Raccoons climb walls and reach rooftops. John has to use stairs and doors.
- Use vents. Vents connect rooms and let you disappear from his route.
- Split up. In co-op, one raccoon can bait John while the others finish the objective.
- Rescue, then run. If a teammate is caged, free them before you extract; a captured raccoon cannot help with the loot.
What is not confirmed
- Whether John can be knocked out or defeated
- Whether there is a capture timer or a fixed number of cages
- Whether John appears on every map or only after a chaos threshold
- Whether he has different tools on the farm, school and forest maps
Those details are likely to be added or changed in the full game. We will update this page after December 3.