Zombie


 * This article is for the undead enemy seen in Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops. For the game mode, see Nazi Zombies.

Zombies, also known as Nazi Zombies due to the fact that most zombies were Nazis when they were infected (although not always the case), are dead reanimated by Element 115.

Creation
220px|center|thumb|The radio locations and the message. Though the origin of the zombies remains unclear, various incidents leading up to the creation of the zombies can be found via radio messages found in various maps. In Shi No Numa, a radio message can be heard in the starting room by turning on three radios or by turning one radio on and pressing the use button repeatedly. The message says: "R-4808n 37 14 06 115 48 40. I hope that you are receiving this transmission Peter, if not then all is going to be lost. You must know by now that we failed to contain the Asylum and we had to move the experiment here. Location the numbers will guide you. The giant must remain (static) at all costs, repeat, Der Riese must remain (static) at all costs. The DG experiments continues. You're our only advantage now. Find Doctor Richtofen (static is in this word, but it is still audible) and Doctor Maxis, they may know what's going on. The use of 115 is dangerous at best. I'm not sure how much longer we can continue here. We've lost most of our best people. I hope you get this. I hope it hasn't happened there too but I'm almost out of hope. 60 54 06.96 101 55 44.94."

- Shi No Numa Radio Message

The numbers are the coordinates of Tunguska and Area 51, although if you copy and paste the first set of numbers and letters onto Google Maps then it will mark Area 51. Whereas, if you copy the second set of numbers you get the area in Russia where the Tunguska event happened. DG experiments is a reference to the Wunderwaffe DG-2. The asylum is the setting of the second level, Verrückt. As revealed in Black Ops, Dempsey led the Marine Unit in Verruckt to extract Group 935 scientist Peter. Peter must've escaped and headed to Shi No Numa while Dempseys team was killed, so Dempsey traveled to Shi No Numa and along with Nikolai and Takeo, had his mind wiped by Richtofen with 115, which is why it's unknown for their purpose of fighting zombies. 115 is element number 115 on the Periodic Table of Elements, Ununpentium, an element found in meteors and known to power the Wunderwaffe, and possibly the Ray Gun, as well as create the zombies. Doctor Maxis is the father of Samantha Maxis. A meteor containing 115 is shown in the map Shi No Numa outside one of the swamp areas. It is still unknown who the person giving this transmission is but Peter is the man hanging in the main hut on Shi No Numa. . It can be assumed that they are American, as the person giving the transmission has an American accent.

In Der Riese, the creation of the zombies and Hellhounds is almost completely explained. One of the theories is that Dr. Maxis was testing zombies and trying to control them. The problem was that they would always go berserk and try to kill him, resulting in him having to kill them. He was also testing teleporters by sending zombies through them, but they never reappeared at the mainframe. Another theory is that he only intended to have made the teleporters and the Wunder Waffe, and that the zombies are just a side effect of the teleporter tests going wrong and mutating his test subjects. He then saw an opportunity to conduct tests on them. Either way all of the experiments were done with his assistant, Edward Richtofen (Player 4 controllable character in Shi No Numa and Der Reise). When he used his daughter Samantha's dog, Fluffy (who was pregnant), as a teleporter test subject, he accidentally created the first Hellhound. The dog was not teleported, but inside the teleporter, there were growling noises. When Samantha came running in and started questioning her dad about her dog, Edward left the room. Edward then betrayed Dr. Maxis by locking him and his daughter in the room with the hellhound, and teleported them.

115 (Ununpentium) is the name of the element that comes from the crashed meteorite. It also is the element that powers the Wunderwaffe DG-2. In one of Doctor Richtofen's quotes, he states that the meteorite is where the element comes from. It seems that the element and possibly the meteorite are important pieces to the Zombies phenomenon because the number "115" is constantly found in Shi No Numa. In a radio message from Der Riese, Dr. Maxis says there is a large supply of 115 in "the Nevada base". The Nevada base is obviously Area 51, which is referenced in the Shi No Numa radio message. This reference is the numbers said before and after the message starts. One of those groups of numbers are the coordinates of Area 51. The American who is transmitting the message may be an "operative" as mentioned by Maxis in a Der Riese radio message.

In Black Ops, Nazi Zombies return with the appearance of a civilian, scientist, and military zombies and a new &quot;Gas&quot; Zombie. These "Gas" Zombies were failed monkey experiments, are harder to kill, and emit a deadly gas when killed. This gas is Nova 6. This means that the zombies were not destroyed at Der Riese. However, based on the videos on the main screen for Zombie Mode in Black Ops, when the zombie infestation reached the United States, there was substantial resistance. Brief clips of bombing runs and military offensive against the zombies can be seen. However, Nova 6 appears to have been dropped on the defenders and may have triggered the mutation of "Gas Zombies".

In some hidden files on the terminal in Black Ops, it is revealed that the zombies were created when weaponized 115 was discovered to reanimate dead cells.

- Background Infomation Video-

Speeds
The Zombies have varying speeds, one of which is exclusive to Verruckt, and another exclusive to Shi No Numa, another in Der Riese. They are:
 * A slow stumble with arms by their sides.
 * A normal walk with their arms waving in the air and their faces glancing upward at the sky.
 * A jog with arms straight out (like Frankenstein and in older classic Zombie films).
 * A sprint, with one arm in front of them pointing down and the other behind them in the air.
 * In Verruckt, some zombies have a sprint-like speed with their shoulders forward and arms moving as a person would while running (although to less of an extent). These are considerably faster than any other speed, and run at roughly the same speed that the player does with a pistol (without sprinting). Any other gun class requires the player to sprint in order to not get caught by them.
 * In Shi No Numa, some zombies walk in a Karate-like stance, a reference to them being Japanese.
 * In Nacht Der Untoten, Verruckt, Der Reise and Kino der Toten, some zombies walk like they are marching, an obvious reference to Hitler's troops.
 * In Kino der Toten and "Five", some zombies in the early rounds limp.
 * In Black Ops, the last zombie alive will go from a regular walker to a runner when shot.
 * In the iPhone version, after a minute or so of chasing, zombies begin to sprint.

Behavior
The zombies seem to have reverted to a primal cognitive state, as they will attempt to kill or incapacitate any human through melee attacks. They are unable, or possibly unwilling, to use any weapons, and will neither dodge bullets nor avoid grenades. Even when both legs are blown off, the zombies will continue to crawl and attempt to kill any living human. The zombies also show an odd behavioral characteristic in the sense that they will not attack a human being that is downed, yet instead go for the humans still alive. It is unknown why this is done, but it may be a thought process in what's left of their primal mind that the humans that are still healthy pose them a threat. It is also thought that since the player is on the ground, the zombie thinks that the player is dead. As shown by the Der Riese radio messages, the zombies were meant to be controlled, but they would always end up going berserk.

Characteristics
Some zombies will die from only a few rounds from an M1911, while other zombies can withstand up to or exceed two blasts from a Ray Gun. Zombies also have varying movement speeds, from a slow stumble to an outright dash. In Verruckt, the zombies seem more evolved, being able to reach through boarded windows and swipe at the character, and can hop on and off of window sills. It can also be noted that in Verruckt, some zombies march to the windows, as if marching with an army. Finally, (again in Verruckt) the Zombies seem to have evolved enough to attain the ability of speech, or at least, something that can be considered speech. The zombies are often heard shouting, "Sam!" and scream, laugh and yell more than just moan like in Nacht Der Untoten (See here for complete sounds). Zombies that are seen marching and some with brighter Nazi bands on their right arm (which sometimes is covered by a rolled up sleeve) are usually found to be carrying power-ups, such as Insta-Kill, Nuke, Carpenter, Fire sale (Black ops only), and Max Ammo. The zombies also look different from each other. Some look as if they were burned to death, some look intimidating, while some are missing arms, or even have exposed bloody rib-cages.

Trivia

 * On Kino der Toten, the last zombie in a round walks with a slow limp. However, if the player shoots it, it will break into a run.
 * In Five, when in massive groups or stuck (e.g. Barrier Glitch) Zombies seem to kill each other. This might just be the game killing Zombies that have been out of reach from the player so the game will continue instead of the player finding them, even though the Zombies are right in front of them.
 * On Verruckt, when a player is downed, a zombie may do a Moonwalk, similar to Michael Jackson's "Thriller". This is, however, simply a glitch.
 * Some Zombies are seen marching in a comedic Nazi goose step towards the windows in Verrückt, Der Riese and Kino der Toten.
 * The history of the zombies is shown in Der Riese/Radio Messages.
 * If a grenade is thrown at a zombie about to come out the ground, they will go into a crouching stance.
 * Technically, zombies are not unarmed. They are equipped with the weapon "BRAAAINS..." (see below) and it is possible to equip said weapon using the console on PC.
 * The last Zombie starting about after round 4 will run, even if it had been walking. This applies to Shi No Numa and Der Riese only.
 * Info on Die Glocke, and the mysterious experiments there, along with something that looks exactly like the Fly Trap, can be found here.
 * The website above hints that the Nazis were using Die Glocke as a teleportation and time traveling device. this could explain the existence of teleporters in Der Riese and Kino der Toten. It could also explain the 4 characters from Shi No Numa and Der Riese being teleported through time to the events of Kino Der Toten.
 * The Zombie AI is programmed to follow and attack which ever player is closest to it. This is the most apparent when their head is shot off and they still move towards the player and attempt to attack them.
 * Sometimes, a zombie or zombies can get stuck in an area and stay there. For example, it is easy for the zombies to get stuck while jumping off the ledges in Der Riese. Most of the time, they cannot hit the player or any player, but when they fall down from the glitch, they will most likely die from the fall.
 * On Verruckt, it is possible to see a Zombie jump up in the air.
 * Zombies appear, to sometimes glitch in one spot and try to hit the player. If the player stands still, they can actually hit the player, even though he is well beyond the zombie's melee range. This can often happen outside a window, when the zombie arrives as the barriers have just been built (from being completely broken down)
 * If the player noclips and flies into the air beyond the zombies' reach, they will all swarm beneath the player and begin to stack over top of each other to create a ladder to reach the player. No special animation has been made for this action, making it very comical. Within a certain distance, they will occasionally fly up towards the player.
 * The new map for "Black Ops" Zombies might take place at "Ascension Island" which German scientists conducted experiments. This might unravel more of the story then any other map.
 * When in water, the Zombies lose very little of their speed.
 * Some zombies in Der Riese will scream "MOOOOONNNNKKKEYY"
 * Occasionally, a zombie will yell "TOY!" after it has said "MONKEY!"
 * Occasionally, a zombie that has been made into a crawler by a monkey bomb may repeat the phrases: "MONKEY", "TOY, "SAM!?", "PLAYTIME!", and also a long, painful sounding version of "MOOON...KEEEY...". (Confirmed on PS3 on Der riese).
 * Zombies don't consume their victim when they down them. Instead, they just walk away to another target. It's possible that they have some intelligence to eliminate all threats before feasting.
 * You can actually tell the health of a crawling zombie on Shi No Numa and Der Riese (unknown if it works in Black Ops) 1st: The crawler's hands will shake. 2nd: The crawler will constantly have its head pointed downwards. 3rd: It will constantly fall onto its elbows. 4th: Death.
 * Kino der Toten is the first appearance of zombies on the Wii.
 * When accessing the Zombies menu in Black Ops, the interrogator will walk off screen, and a figure will appear moments later, pounding on the glass. It is speculated to be either a Zombie trying to break in, or the interrogator attempting to escape an unknown danger. The television screens will also change to various scenarios having to do with zombies.
 * In Black Ops, sometimes, after a window is broken fully on the later levels, zombies will run and jump through the window.
 * On Der Riese, if the player noclips out of the mainframe room and doesn't open any doors, the zombies strangely start congregating in one of the corners opposite the Pack-A-Punch machine and on the same platform. If left long enough, the zombies will just start dying without any apparent reason.
 * In Black Ops, the player can dive over a crawler, along with being able to jump over one.
 * When playing on Kino der Toten, some zombies' eyes will go from the regular gold color to a light blue or white color when killed.
 * It's possible to hear the zombies scream 'IT'S MINE!' when they are near a monkey bomb though it's hard to hear this probably means the zombies are fighting over the monkey bomb.
 * If zombies have no one to attack (e.g. the match is over) they will stand still and their heads will randomly explode, resulting in death. This can also happen if you left zombies behind on another floor, and they have no way to get to you. This so far only happens on "Five" when you take the elevator, other times they will maybe go back through a window and go down/up to the next floor the player(s) are on.
 * On the map "Five", if you leave a player behind on the first floor after taking the elevator and he/she gets downed, the zombies will stand next to the downed player shaking their heads and then melt into the floor and spawn outside of the barriers.
 * In Verruckt and Shi No Numa some zombies seem to be quite athletic as they can break through barriers slightly quicker and have been known to jump through windows. They have many different ways of coming through, from jumping on the window sill (or sandbags) to jumping into the room over the bottom of the barricade.
 * If you shot a zombie's head off but it is still alive, it will die after one stab or one shot (or will die anyway after a short time). This happens in any round and with any knife on any map. The headshot will give 10 points, but when the zombie dies the player will get 100 points, no matter if it was left to die or shot or stabbed after losing its head.
 * The zombie's head is, technically, still there even if it is visually walking around headless in those same instances stated above. If you shoot the area just above the severed neck (where the head used to be), you will still kill the zombie with a 100 point "headshot". This is also true in Black Ops.
 * Contrary to the above "Where they appear" box, zombies also appear on CoD: WaW Zombies and Zombies II for the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad.
 * In the roppen account in the Central Intelligence Agency Data system, there is an image entitled "engineeruntoten.pic" showing a zombie holding a wrench and dressed as an engineer. This image seems to show one of the enemies in Dead Ops Arcade.
 * Zombies sometimes smack you twice in succession, causing you to be instantly downed if you don't have Juggernaut. This attack has been called 'Windmilling' or a "Double swipe" by some players.
 * On the handle of the Engineer Untoten's wrench, the word Draeger can be seen engraved on it.
 * Sometimes the body of a zombie may glitch if it lands on top of a piece of a broken barrier. If the player repairs the barrier the body may fly into the air.(confirmed on PS3, Kino der Toten)
 * In rare cases in Black Ops, when killing a zombie with a Thundergun or any other wonder weapon, a part of their body will start stretching. This also happens with other types of zombies as well. (Confirmed on PC, Kino Der Toten, and "Five").