Astronaut Zombie

Astronaut Zombies (Also known as Cosmonauts by Nikolai Belinski) are a type of zombies that appear on the map Moon.

Overview
Astronaut Zombies violently explode upon death, sending the player flying many meters back, even in normal gravity. If there are any zombies in its close proximity when it is killed, they will die. Unlike with Crawler Zombies however, zombies killed by an explosion from an Astronaut Zombie will count as kills and award 50 points per zombie killed to whoever killed the Astronaut. The explosion that Astronaut Zombies cause has a 10-meter radius which is larger than most explosives, only rivaling the Skullcrusher's underbarrel grenade launcher.

Astronaut Zombies always have a red player name above them. The name above them is always one of the host's friends (unless playing solo, in which case it uses random names that will change every time it spawns ). Treyarch put the name above them in an attempt to trick the player into disregarding them as friendlies.

Behavior
Astronaut Zombies grab and headbutt any player that gets too close, causing them to teleport to a random point on the map. In addition to this, it will take a random perk and criticially damaging the player's health. If a player is unfortunate or unaware enough to be grabbed by this an Astronaut Zombie, they can escape by pulling back on the analog stick as long as they do it within the first few seconds of being grabbed. However, for about a second or two after being freed from its clutches, the Astronaut Zombie will behave like a typical zombie and will swipe at the player, causing normal damage typical of average zombies.

Astronaut Zombies do not react when shot, and they move very slowly, similar to a Napalm Zombie. Their health is the same as a Napalm Zombie, which is four times the regular health for a zombie on a given round, times the number of players (e.g. on round 2 with 3 players, the Astronaut Zombie has: 250 * 4 * 3 = 3,000 health). Similar to the Hellhounds, Astronaut Zombies are not affected by multipliers. As such, the best weapons to kill them are shotguns, the Python/Cobra, and most explosives. If a Q.E.D. is thrown at it and explodes in the same fashion the Astronaut would upon death, it will result in an instant kill if the Astronaut Zombie is caught in the center of the blast radius. Shooting or damaging the Astronaut will not get the player points, however, the player will earn 50 points upon killing it.

Trivia

 * Astronaut Zombies can spawn on any round, at any time, as long as the player is on the Moon.
 * Astronaut Zombies spawn via a flash of lightning, similar to George Romero and the Hellhounds.
 * Astronaut Zombies are not affected by the Gersch Device. However, there are rare occasions where he will be pulled into the device, but not destroyed while still showing animations of being pulled in (I.E.* slower movement.). Instead he will lose his low gravity effect and face away from the player before running after them at the same speed as any other zombie on the current round this occurs. This is purely a glitch.
 * Just like George A. Romero, Napalm Zombies and Shrieker Zombies, Astronaut Zombies do not count toward the regular round system.
 * The Astronaut Zombies are immune to the Wave Gun.
 * The Astronaut Zombies are the fourth type of zombie to be able to harm other zombies directly, after Crawler Zombies, Napalm Zombies and Shrieker Zombies.
 * Insta-Kill and Nuke do not affect them.
 * If an Astronaut Zombie spawns within reach of the player it will simply hit the player rather than grabbing them.
 * If Richtofen's Grand Scheme has been completed, and the player has all eight perks, the Astronaut Zombie cannot take one.
 * When an Astronaut Zombie is killed, the character's quote is the same as when receiving a positive effect from a QED.
 * The Astronaut zombie will appear to always be moving in low gravity, even in an area where artificial gravity is in effect.
 * The name of the Astronaut Zombie when playing solo are usually names of famous people, or members of the Treyarch staff.