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Zombie (Terraria)

GamesUndeadShambles2010 to today

The basic night-time enemy of the sandbox game Terraria. It walks toward the player's house after dark and paws at the door, which holds unless a Blood Moon is up.1 2

Battle it

First appeared

2011

Terraria (2011)

Source work

Terraria (2011)

Re-Logic

Age rating

ESRB T

Made in

USA

What causes it

Never explained

The game gives no explanation.

How it moves

Shambles

Walks straight at the player and can jump onto platforms.

Intelligence

Mindless

Weak spots

daylight: at dawn it walks away and vanishes
a closed door, except during a Blood Moon

When did it first appear?

Ancient world Middle Ages 1500 to 1899 1900 to 1967 1968 to 1999 2000 to 2009 2010 to today

2011

Terraria (2011)

field notes

What the sources say

Appears on the surface at night1 2

Can open doors only during a Blood Moon1 2

Has many skins, among them Raincoat, Frozen, Swamp and Torch Zombies1 2

In Expert Mode some swing a severed arm as a club1 2

Rarely drops a Zombie Arm the player can use as a weapon1 2

Could you outrun it?

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

Zombie (Terraria) 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

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