Favorite Zombie Occupations?

[LivingDeadGuy]

Clown Zombies are freaky because human clowns are disturbing enough without being rotting flesh-eaters.

Nurse Zombies are scary because i would hate to be one of their unlucky patients in a hospital.

Bride Zombies have a kind of ghostly look with their white gowns and veils covering their faces.

Kid Zombies are disturbing because killing kids is taboo even if they are dangerous ghouls.

And last but not least naked zombies creep me out with their decaying nakedness.


Anyways those are my favorite types of zombies. Anybody care to add their own list of favorites?

[JDP]

Clown Zombies are freaky because human clowns are disturbing enough without being rotting flesh-eaters.

Nurse Zombies are scary because i would hate to be one of their unlucky patients in a hospital.

Bride Zombies have a kind of ghostly look with their white gowns and veils covering their faces.

Kid Zombies are disturbing because killing kids is taboo even if they are dangerous ghouls.

And last but not least naked zombies creep me out with their decaying nakedness.


Anyways those are my favorite types of zombies. Anybody care to add their own list of favorites?

How about a zombie proctologist? OUCH!

[LivingDeadGuy]

Lol i guess that would be painful.

[EvilNed]

Sewage draining zombies, because they'd be covered in crap and they want to spread it all over you.

[Moon Knight]

Need more hot naked chick zombies.

[LivingDeadGuy]

I bet you would find those in a strip club during a zombie outbreak. Lol

[Moon Knight]

I always found number 9 pretty damn sexy.

[LivingDeadGuy]

I always found number 9 pretty damn sexy.

I think Bub from Day of the Dead is sexy. It's not every zombie that can appreciate a classic Stephen King book. :kiss:

[bassman]

Silly, specific zombies like those above can be fun from time to time, but for the most part I prefer them to be just average people. Something like Day or TWD, where they're one big mass of muted colored death.

[JDP]

Silly, specific zombies like those above can be fun from time to time, but for the most part I prefer them to be just average people. Something like Day or TWD, where they're one big mass of muted colored death.

A lot of the zombies from Day were easily identifiable as belonging to a particular profession or at least what they were doing when they died and became zombies. Examples: the miner zombie, the clown zombie, the soldier zombies, the parade zombie, the "stereotypical tourist" zombies, the bank security guard zombies, the electrical/gas company employee zombie, the college graduate zombie, the football player zombie, the biker zombie, the injured guy zombie, etc. Most of the zombies in Night and Dawn were more difficult to guess regarding their professions or what they were doing when they died since they were dressed more like average citizens.

[LivingDeadGuy]

A lot of the zombies from Day were easily identifiable as belonging to a particular profession or at least what they were doing when they died and became zombies. Examples: the miner zombie, the clown zombie, the soldier zombies, the parade zombie, the "stereotypical tourist" zombies, the bank security guard zombies, the electrical/gas company employee zombie, the college graduate zombie, the football player zombie, the biker zombie, the injured guy zombie, etc. Most of the zombies in Night and Dawn were more difficult to guess regarding their professions or what they were doing when they died since they were dressed more like average citizens.

I agree but Dawn had some zombies that stood out too like the nurse zombie, nun zombie, baseball player zombie, and the guy with that musical instrument.

[bassman]

Of course Day had some zombies that stand out. All of the films have had them and like I said, I enjoy them being used sparingly. But my reference to Day was more about the generic group shots with the muted colors. TWD also uses the same formula.

[LivingDeadGuy]

Well I think some people like the occassional zombie that stands out in a crowd over the ones that all dress the same.

[Moon Knight]

The character zombie works great for Dawn. I've always viewed that film as a comic book come to life.

IIRC Day's zombies consisted more of soldiers and muted colored civilians. However, they did sneak in the occasional character zed for shits and giggles. Like, why would there be a clown zombie amongst the dead at that point haha.

[LivingDeadGuy]

The character zombie works great for Dawn. I've always viewed that film as a comic book come to life.

IIRC Day's zombies consisted more of soldiers and muted colored civilians. However, they did sneak in the occasional character zed for shits and giggles. Like, why would there be a clown zombie amongst the dead at that point haha.

I can think of a few good reasons like maybe there was a circus or amusement park or child's birthday party nearby. A lot of the zombies in Day of the Dead stood out like the football players and bride zombie and I always imagined that they came from whatever town was closest to the missle silo where the main characters were taking shelter.

[bassman]

Well I think some people like the occassional zombie that stands out in a crowd over the ones that all dress the same.

Of course, it's all opinion. I was only stating which I prefer, as asked at the start of the thread.


The character zombie works great for Dawn. I've always viewed that film as a comic book come to life.

IIRC Day's zombies consisted more of soldiers and muted colored civilians. However, they did sneak in the occasional character zed for shits and giggles. Like, why would there be a clown zombie amongst the dead at that point haha.

And marching band members. Did the world really fall apart so fast that they couldn't at least take off their marching hats and jackets?? :lol:

[LivingDeadGuy]

Of course, it's all opinion. I was only stating which I prefer, as asked at the start of the thread.

Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one and they all stink. :clown:

[JDP]

The character zombie works great for Dawn. I've always viewed that film as a comic book come to life.

IIRC Day's zombies consisted more of soldiers and muted colored civilians. However, they did sneak in the occasional character zed for shits and giggles. Like, why would there be a clown zombie amongst the dead at that point haha.

It was more than occasional. Day has a lot more zombies that are easily identifiable as "this or that before they died" than either Night or even Dawn. Most of the zombies in the two first films were truly "anonymous" zombies, not easy to guess what they did before they became zombies. Exceptions are the mall guard zombie, the janitor zombie, the nurse zombie, the nun zombie, the Hare Krishna zombie, and the baseball player zombie. In Day we can see: soldier zombies, security guard zombies, stereotypical Florida tourist zombies, football player zombies (there's actually two of them), parade zombie, stereotypical housewife zombie (she's even got the "rollers" on her head), clown zombie, bride zombie, biker zombie, miner zombie, utility company employee zombie, college graduate zombie, injured dude zombie, ballerina zombie, fisherman zombie (it looks like he's got a fishing rod in his hand.)

[LivingDeadGuy]

It was more than occasional. Day has a lot more zombies that are easily identifiable as "this or that before they died" than either Night or even Dawn. Most of the zombies in the two first films were truly "anonymous" zombies, not easy to guess what they did before they became zombies. Exceptions are the mall guard zombie, the janitor zombie, the nurse zombie, the nun zombie, the Hare Krishna zombie, and the baseball player zombie. In Day we can see: soldier zombies, security guard zombies, stereotypical Florida tourist zombies, football player zombies (there's actually two of them), parade zombie, stereotypical housewife zombie (she's even got the "rollers" on her head), clown zombie, bride zombie, biker zombie, miner zombie, utility company employee zombie, college graduate zombie, injured dude zombie, ballerina zombie, fisherman zombie (it looks like he's got a fishing rod in his hand.)

Yep and there was also a fat cook zombie, a surgeon zombie, two prisoner zombies in shackles, a girl zombie wearing a private school uniform, a janitor zombie, and two or three zombies in black tuxedos (possibly guests at the bride zombie's wedding). Day of the Dead probably had more zombies that stood out than any other zombie movie lol.

[JDP]

Yep and there was also a fat cook zombie, a surgeon zombie, two prisoner zombies in shackles, a girl zombie wearing a private school uniform, a janitor zombie, and two or three zombies in black tuxedos (possibly guests at the bride zombie's wedding). Day of the Dead probably had more zombies that stood out than any other zombie movie lol.

The "fat cook zombie" I assume is the chubby woman who is among the zombies that attack Steel.

I think I missed the following: two prisoner zombies in shackles, girl in private school uniform zombie, janitor zombie. Let me know in what parts of the movie can we spot them.

[LivingDeadGuy]

The "fat cook zombie" I assume is the chubby woman who is among the zombies that attack Steel.

I think I missed the following: two prisoner zombies in shackles, girl in private school uniform zombie, janitor zombie. Let me know in what parts of the movie can we spot them.

Certainly. :)

The two prisoner zombies appear in the doors of the bank next to the alligator (i think those are the ones you thought were security guards but if you look closely they have shackles on their legs and are wearing blue prison jumpsuits). The girl in the school uniform appears with the zombies who burst through the gates after Miguel opens the lock and later she is seen eating Fisher's remains (she wears a dark blue and red uniform with a white tie and some kind of hat) and the janitor zombie appears with the crowd of zombies after they get into the silo he is wearing yellow latex gloves and a dirty apron over a greenish jumpsuit.

[JDP]

Certainly. :)

The two prisoner zombies appear in the doors of the bank next to the alligator (i think those are the ones you thought were security guards but if you look closely they have shackles on their legs and are wearing blue prison jumpsuits).

Wow! I did not notice the shackles before, and I have seen this movie a load of times! I usually think of prisoners in orange uniforms, and security guards also wear blue shirts:

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That's what threw me off. But the shackles settle it: these are prisoners, not security guards. What were they doing at the bank, though? It doesn't seem like the most appropriate place to have kept two convicts!


The girl in the school uniform appears with the zombies who burst through the gates after Miguel opens the lock and later she is seen eating Fisher's remains (she wears a dark blue and red uniform with a white tie and some kind of hat)

I know who you mean now. I am not sure if it is a school uniform, though. Might be just a girl wearing some fashion of the time.


and the janitor zombie appears with the crowd of zombies after they get into the silo he is wearing yellow latex gloves and a dirty apron over a greenish jumpsuit.

I spotted him. Why is he wearing a pink apron??? :elol:

[LivingDeadGuy]

Wow! I did not notice the shackles before, and I have seen this movie a load of times! I usually think of prisoners in orange uniforms, and security guards also wear blue shirts:

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That's what threw me off. But the shackles settle it: these are prisoners, not security guards. What were they doing at the bank, though? It doesn't seem like the most appropriate place to have kept two convicts!



I know who you mean now. I am not sure if it is a school uniform, though. Might be just a girl wearing some fashion of the time.



I spotted him. Why is he wearing a pink apron??? :elol:

Lol yeah different prisons make inmates wear different colored uniforms some are orange some are blue and some are white. I can see how they could be mistaken for security guards though but I noticed the shackles the first time I ever watched this movie. As for why they appeared in a bank... Maybe they both went to prison for robbing a bank? :lol:

I guess the girl zombie could be wearing some kind of 80's fashion from when the movie was made I have seen some punk era clothing on girls that resembled school uniforms. But it also reminds me a lot of the catholic private school uniforms I saw when i was in New Orleans. I think Florida has a lot of catholic schools too which would make sense for her as a zombie if that was what Romero intended.

[halepauljeff]

I always found regular, run-of-the-mill people, to be the most interesting; as it gives a sense of realism to the fantasy and they're more relatable. I tend to sympathize more with a father-turned-zombie, than some biker-looking dead guy with a canon strapped to his bike.

[Moon Knight]

Damn, those were inmates? Really? My whole childhood was a lie. :(

[LivingDeadGuy]

Since we're discussing it I want to go ahead and add the zombies that i noticed standing out in the remake of Night of the Living Dead. :D

Waitress Zombie (Ben shoots her before she attacks Barbara)
Airplane Pilot Zombie (breaks through the front door with other zombies and is wearing a pilot's uniform)
Mourge Zombie (naked bloody guy with bodytag on his hand and gets shot by Barbara)
Naked Woman Zombie (recurring zombie from original movie possibly died while taking a bath)
Gardener/Prisoner Zombie (zombie in dark grey baggy jumpsuit)
Cop Zombie (Ben and Barbara kill him and steal his guns)
Doll's Mom Zombie (Old Lady zombie carrying a baby doll for some reason)
Funeral Zombie (the zombie in the graveyard with cuts in his suit)
Druggie Zombie (guy with a heroine needle dangling from his arm)
Anorexic Zombie (skinny shirtless zombie Barbara shoots in window)
Housewife Zombie (wears a bathrobe and pink curlers in her hair and appears next to Uncle Reege's body)
Knife Zombie (has a hunting knife stabbed in his stomach)

[MinionZombie]

Aye, 'occupation' zombies are a tricky thing depending on the tone of the movie. Something like "Zombieland", which was ruddy good fun, can handle something like that (e.g. the clown zombie), and we all grew up watching Dawn and Day with their respective 'occupation zombies' floating around (e.g. the football player in Day, the Nun in Dawn).

Some make more sense than others (e.g. the Nun in Dawn, or any military/police/medical/fire fighter zombies as some would likely die on the job during the initial fall of civilisation - look at how the beginning of Dawn unfolds, for example).

It can be fun and the right 'costume' can work well if you want to 'feature' some zombies on screen (e.g. in Land of the Dead with Big Daddy, Number 9, the butcher et al) where it gives the zombies some character - if 'zombie personality' is part of the film, as it so often is with GAR's flicks, then it works. Otherwise it's a risky proposition. It makes a lot of sense in TWD that they're generally just 'normal looking', or are only in specific gear that would make sense for the fall of civilisation (e.g. military walkers, medical walkers, cop walkers).

[LivingDeadGuy]

I think they also work in zombie video games. For example in Resident Evil 2 and 3 you had a lot of cop zombies with civilian zombies in the police station but also scientist and nude test subject zombies in the Umbrella Laboratories. Also in Left 4 Dead the zonbies always made sense wherever they appeared like the doctor, nurse, and patient zombies in the hospital and the pilot zombies in the airport.

[JDP]

Aye, 'occupation' zombies are a tricky thing depending on the tone of the movie. Something like "Zombieland", which was ruddy good fun, can handle something like that (e.g. the clown zombie), and we all grew up watching Dawn and Day with their respective 'occupation zombies' floating around (e.g. the football player in Day, the Nun in Dawn).

Some make more sense than others (e.g. the Nun in Dawn, or any military/police/medical/fire fighter zombies as some would likely die on the job during the initial fall of civilisation - look at how the beginning of Dawn unfolds, for example).

It can be fun and the right 'costume' can work well if you want to 'feature' some zombies on screen (e.g. in Land of the Dead with Big Daddy, Number 9, the butcher et al) where it gives the zombies some character - if 'zombie personality' is part of the film, as it so often is with GAR's flicks, then it works. Otherwise it's a risky proposition. It makes a lot of sense in TWD that they're generally just 'normal looking', or are only in specific gear that would make sense for the fall of civilisation (e.g. military walkers, medical walkers, cop walkers).

While most of these zombie characters still seen in their former occupation garbs are believable, as someone else pointed out earlier, some others must be for laughs. The clown zombie, for example. I mean, did this guy really not have the time to get out of his clown costume before he died??? One can easily understand soldier zombies, security guard zombies, cop zombies, prisoner zombies, firefighter zombies, nurse zombies, nun zombies, Hare Krishna zombies, etc. since these are people who could easily have been caught up in deadly situations still wearing their respective uniforms/garbs, which they would wear on a daily basis (prisoners and nuns, for example, in fact would wear nothing else but their uniforms all day long), but a friggin' CLOWN? Did he die of a pie-in-the-face overdose?? Seriously, how many people die with their clown suits still on??? I bet the number must be extremely small.

[LivingDeadGuy]

While most of these zombie characters still seen in their former occupation garbs are believable, as someone else pointed out earlier, some others must be for laughs. The clown zombie, for example. I mean, did this guy really not have the time to get out of his clown costume before he died??? One can easily understand soldier zombies, security guard zombies, cop zombies, prisoner zombies, firefighter zombies, nurse zombies, nun zombies, Hare Krishna zombies, etc. since these are people who could easily have been caught up in deadly situations still wearing their respective uniforms/garbs, which they would wear on a daily basis (prisoners and nuns, for example, in fact would wear nothing else but their uniforms all day long), but a friggin' CLOWN? Did he die of a pie-in-the-face overdose?? Seriously, how many people die with their clown suits still on??? I bet the number must be extremely small.

I always figured he died in his costume while preforming. I mean the zombie outbreak in Romero's movies spread all around the world at once and I'm sure a lot of people were caught off guard by the zombies and were killed either by the zombies themselves or by the riots of people who were shooting and destroying things. When they came back as zombies they obviously wore whatever they had on at the time of their death.

[MinionZombie]

I always figured he died in his costume while preforming. I mean the zombie outbreak in Romero's movies spread all around the world at once and I'm sure a lot of people were caught off guard by the zombies and were killed either by the zombies themselves or by the riots of people who were shooting and destroying things. When they came back as zombies they obviously wore whatever they had on at the time of their death.

Yeah. Perhaps the clown zombie was in the middle of a kid's birthday party, had a heart attack, and died - but then resurrected before his costume could be removed. Perhaps he's the only clown zombie in the entire world?

[LivingDeadGuy]

Yeah. Perhaps the clown zombie was in the middle of a kid's birthday party, had a heart attack, and died - but then resurrected before his costume could be removed. Perhaps he's the only clown zombie in the entire world?

Or he could have simply been killed by another zombie or a riot during a child's birthday or during a circus show like most of the zombies are implied to have died. And I imagine that it's possible to have more than one clown zombie in the world I mean both Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead had two different clown zombies. A lot of clowns probably died during the apocalypse just like everybody else.

I mean the zombies are implied to have been killed and transformed by other zombies while they were in the middle of doing whatever they were doing that day. Bride zombie obviously got killed on her wedding day, nurse zombie probably got killed while working at a hospital, football player zombies probably got killed during a football game, etc.

[JDP]

Or he could have simply been killed by another zombie or a riot during a child's birthday or during a circus show like most of the zombies are implied to have died. And I imagine that it's possible to have more than one clown zombie in the world I mean both Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead had two different clown zombies. A lot of clowns probably died during the apocalypse just like everybody else.

I mean the zombies are implied to have been killed and transformed by other zombies while they were in the middle of doing whatever they were doing that day. Bride zombie obviously got killed on her wedding day, nurse zombie probably got killed while working at a hospital, football player zombies probably got killed during a football game, etc.

The difference is that most of those other occupations require to wear those uniforms/garbs pretty much all day long. So the chances of someone getting killed while wearing a nun's or a soldier's garb/uniform are way higher than the sporadic guy wearing a clown suit for some children party. And once the performance is done, he gets out of the costume. I don't think anyone likes going around their daily business in full clown regalia. You just don't see as many clowns around as you see people from those other occupations. So the chances of someone dying in a clown suit seem quite slim.

Another thing: from what we can see of the clown zombie, it does not look like he was bitten by zombies, at least not in a vital area like the throat, which would have caused him to die pretty fast. So even if he was bitten, it seems like it was not in a place that would have caused him to die fast. Why didn't he get out of his clown costume, then? Do you think someone is going to go around trying to survive a zombie crisis wearing a clown costume?

[Moon Knight]

I don't think Romeo thought that deep when coming up with hero zombies. He just looked for occupations and what would stand out. This is the guy that had someone catch a zombie with a fishing pole.

TBH, though, I was always intrigued with those hero zombies and kinda made up my own reasons and stories.

[LivingDeadGuy]

I don't think Romeo thought that deep when coming up with hero zombies. He just looked for occupations and what would stand out. This is the guy that had someone catch a zombie with a fishing pole.

TBH, though, I was always intrigued with those hero zombies and kinda made up my own reasons and stories.

Same here. I always liked guessing what they were doing before they died and turned into zombies.

And honestly if a guy wants to try and survive a zombie apocalypse wearing a full clown suit who are we to judge? :clown::clown::clown:

[katholiday]

I can think of a few good reasons like maybe there was a circus or amusement park or child's birthday party nearby. A lot of the zombies in Day of the Dead stood out like the football players and bride zombie and I always imagined that they came from whatever town was closest to the missle silo where the main characters were taking shelter.

I found the postman zombie chained to a mail box rather disturbing for some reason!

[JDP]

I found the postman zombie chained to a mail box rather disturbing for some reason!

Was that in Day?

[Tricky]

I've always liked the military zombies, it makes me think of what happened during their last stand and how they were overrun
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[bassman]

Darabont had actually planned to make an episode focused on that soldier and his group. I'm assuming that was the reason he cast Sam Witwer as the tank zombie. But of course AMC shafted Darabont before it could ever happen....

[LivingDeadGuy]

I think zombie soldiers and zombie cops are useful in the way of providing free ammo and guns for the survivors who kill them.

[MinionZombie]

I think zombie soldiers and zombie cops are useful in the way of providing free ammo and guns for the survivors who kill them.

Military Zombies - the most helpful ghouls in the zombie apocalypse. :D

Least useful? Nuns and the like - they ain't packin' bugger all! :p

[LivingDeadGuy]

I think the most "harmless" zombies have to be either baby zombies with no teeth or old lady zombies with no dentures. :p

[MinionZombie]

I think the most "harmless" zombies have to be either baby zombies with no teeth or old lady zombies with no dentures. :p

I wonder if you were bit by a zombie with dentures if that would still work? ... ... I suppose so, because if the virus is transferred through a bite (e.g. in saliva) then it wouldn't matter if it was dentures or real teeth breaking the skin, just as long as the skin was broken and the virus was able to infect you.

Or imagine being gummed by a toothless zombie! Have we ever seen that in a movie before?

[bassman]

I don't specifically recall any toothless zombies, but I remember TWD having a jawless, Doctor Tongue-like walker...

[JDP]

I don't specifically recall any toothless zombies, but I remember TWD having a jawless, Doctor Tongue-like walker...

Also the zombies that Michonne and Andrea removed their jaws on purpose so they could not bite.

And, of course, Dr. Tongue himself, not just the "tribute" zombie in TWD, even though they technically still had some teeth left in the upper jaw.

[MinionZombie]

Well there's something for Nicotero and Co to get into TWD - a toothless walker gumming at one of our hero's arms getting it all slimey and gross.

[Moon Knight]

Well there's something for Nicotero and Co to get into TWD - a toothless walker gumming at one of our hero's arms getting it all slimey and gross.

If I see that disturbance on tv I know who to blame haha.

[LivingDeadGuy]

I feel like i should have picked a better title for this topic like "Favorite Types of Zombies".

Oh and I just now realized the original Night of the Living Dead had unique zombies too like the naked female zombie and the guy in the bathrobe.