More Unique and Boss/MiniBoss Zombies

[Moldy Bread]

I mentioned this in the Alpha 211 diary but decided to copy and paste it here, just some ideas for new zombie types. I would be interested in hearing ideas from other people.

 

1. Riot Zombie/ Armed Military zombies. (can't remember if it was Dead Rising that had something like this). Zombies with guns, though their rotted brains only have a loose idea of what they are for. They would be rare. They walk around, their gun hanging, upon spotting a survivor the sort of fire their gun by aiming with one hand and then firing, though the recoil send the gun and zombie spinning thus they are very inaccurate.

 

2. Fireman Zombies. Larger and tougher, wielding sledgehammers and fireaxes, when close they swing their axes down (strong attack) or in an arc. Both knock the player back) I imagine they would be slower than other zombies but immune to fire damage and resistant to explosives.

 

3. Drowned Zombie. (Inspired by the Walking Dead). Bloated with horrific rubbery skin, these zombies explode when killed, though not as violently as cop zombies but more instant.

 

4. Rotted/Wretched Zombies. Heavily decaying zombies that have flies visually bussing around them and a horrid stinky aura. Can't run due to decay but almost guarantee infection upon a hit. Disgusting poison aura causes slight damage to the player that get next to them or at lease blurs vision. Upon death, lets out a foul decay cloud that lingers before dissipating, causes damage or blurred vision.

 

5. Zombie Wolves (inspired by the Colmillos from Resident Evil 4) Heavily mutated, basically a stronger version of the zombie dog that would appear at higher game stages.

 

6. Necrotic Zombie. Same as a regular zombie in strength but very tough bullet sponge due to necrosis, maybe weak to some forms of attack than others.

 

7. Infected Survivors. (Inspired by virals from Dying Light ) Recently fallen to infection. Fast, savage and often wielding a melee weapon, though not as resilient as a feral.

 

8. Zombies with weapons. The rare zombie that can still remember how to hold a weapon, usually pipes, wrenches, hammers and knives. Other than that, no different from regular zombies.

 

9. Mutated Fireman Zombie. Mutated to be a disgusting, hulking mass of flesh and muscle and bone, basically the tank of the game. (Inspired by Demolisher in Dying Light)