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Zombie (Doom 3)

GamesUndeadShamblesDemons or evil spirits2000 to 2009

The possessed base personnel of Doom 3 (2004). Scientists, maintenance workers and civilians shuffle toward the player, and bodies on the floor cannot be trusted to stay there.12

Battle it
First appeared
2004
Doom 3 (2004)
Source work
Doom 3 (2004)
id Software
Made in
USA
What causes it
Demons or evil spirits
UAC staff on Mars possessed by evil spirits when experiments open a gateway to Hell; the dead are reanimated as well.
How you become one
Possession during the invasion, or death followed by reanimation.
How it moves
Shambles
Most shuffle slowly; a few variants run.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • headshots, which do double damage

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2004

Doom 3 (2004)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Described by the Doom Wiki as a reinterpretation of the classic 'former human'12

2

Attack only at close range, some with wrenches or flashlights12

3

Some lie among the corpses and get up when a flashlight hits them12

4

A rare variant carries a chainsaw12

5

One burns as it walks12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (shambles), not a measurement.

Zombie (Doom 3) about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Zombie (Doom 3) - The Doom Wiki
  2. Doom 3 - The Doom Wiki

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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