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{{Show card image|Doomking Balerdroch|"[[Doomking Balerdroch]]", a Zombie monster.}}
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| image name          = ZombieWorld-TF05-JP-VG-artwork.png
 
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| japanese            = アンデット
 
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| romaji              = Andetto
 
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| japanese translated = Undead
 
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| english            = Zombie
 
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| french              = Zombie
 
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| german              = Zombie
 
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| italian            = Zombie
 
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| korean              = 언데드 ''Eondedeu''
 
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| portuguese          = Zumbi
 
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| spanish            = Zombi
 
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| chinese            = 不死 ''Bùsǐ / Bat1 sei2''
 
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{{Infobox/Archetype/Yu-Gi-Oh!
 
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| list                = List of Zombie-Type monsters
 
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| support list        = List of Zombie-Type support cards
 
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| anti-support list  = List of Zombie-Type anti-support cards
 
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'''Zombie''' (Japanese: アンデット ''Andetto'', "Undead") is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card]]s.
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'''Zombie''' (Japanese: アンデット ''Andetto'', lit. "Undead") is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card]]s.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Zombies represent undead beings, including mummies, skeletons, vampires, ''yokai'', biologically-infected humans and animals, ghosts, and of course, zombies. Gameplay-wise, Zombies are heavily associated with the [[Graveyard]] and [[banish]]ing; many of their monster effects and support cards support interactions with Zombies that are banished or in the GY, most commonly through Special Summoning. Zombies are mostly either [[EARTH]] or [[DARK]]-[[Attribute]].
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Zombies represent undead beings, including mummies, skeletons, vampires, ''yokai'', biologically-infected humans and animals, ghosts, and of course, zombies.
  
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Despite encompassing a large variety of archetypes and series, there's a recurrent element in most Zombie-based decks, that being a reliance on [[Graveyard]]-related effects, particularly sending Zombie monsters from Deck to GY, and reviving them afterwards. Expanding on this, there's a subset of cards that can revive monsters from the opponent's GY, akin to spreading a zombie plague. This playstyle has been consistently supported through the years by the Field Spell [[Zombie World]], which transforms all monsters in the opponent's GY into Zombies. There's also a number of archetypes and cards based on gaining advantage and banishing Zombie monsters from the GY, with many of the Zombie cards released in ''[[Dimension Force]]'' being centered on this strategy.  
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Gameplay-wise, Zombies are heavily associated with the [[Graveyard]]; many Zombie effects and Zombie support involve sending Zombies from the Deck to the GY, summoning Zombies from the GY, or banishing Zombies from the GY for other effects. Many Zombie monsters have effects that implicitly relate them to "[[Zombie World]]", usually involving affecting the opponent's Zombie monsters on their field or in their GY, which "Zombie World" can set up; summoning monsters from the opponent's GY is also a somewhat common pattern among Zombie effects.
  
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Historically, Zombie monsters are characterized by high ATK, but low (many times zero) DEF, reflecting the animalistic nature of the undead and/or the ethereal nature of spirits. However, this is offset by their potent swarming and offensive capabilities, with most Zombie decks aiming to end the duel in the first turns of the game. The [[Shiranui]] archetype is an example of this, with all of its members having zero DEF points, while [[Vampire]] and [[Vendread]] also have a high number of [[0 DEF Monster Cards]].  
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Zombies are mostly either [[EARTH]] or [[DARK]]-[[Attribute]], and usually have low [[DEF]]. The type also has a focus on [[Synchro Summon]]ing, with many its key playmakers and boss monsters being [[Tuner]]s and Synchro monsters, respectively.
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The type also has a heavy [[Synchro Summon]]ing focus, with many of the most powerful Zombie playmakers and boss monsters being [[Tuner]] and Synchro monsters, respectively. [[Uni-Zombie]], [[Plaguespreader Zombie]] and [[Glow-Up Bloom]] are powerful Tuner monsters that are staples in most Zombie decks for this reason.
 
  
 
In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', Zombies are treated as [[Fiend]] monsters.
 
In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom]]'', Zombies are treated as [[Fiend]] monsters.
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==Themes==
 
==Themes==
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===Pure===
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===''[[TCG]]''/''[[OCG]]''===
 
* [[Burning Skull]]
 
* [[Burning Skull]]
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* [[Dark Mummy]]
 
 
* [[Eldlich]]
 
* [[Eldlich]]
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* [[Ghost Story]]
 
 
* [[Mayakashi]]
 
* [[Mayakashi]]
 
* [[Oni]]
 
* [[Oni]]
 
* [[Sarcophagus]]
 
* [[Sarcophagus]]
 
* [[Shiranui]]
 
* [[Shiranui]]
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* [[Sky Fossil]]
 
 
* [[Underworld]]
 
* [[Underworld]]
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* [[Vampire]] (except "[[Vampire Hunter]]")
 
 
* [[Vendread]]
 
* [[Vendread]]
 
* [[Wight]]
 
* [[Wight]]
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* [[Yo-kai Girl]] (except "[[Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit]]")
 
 
* [[Zombie counterpart]]
 
* [[Zombie counterpart]]
  
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===Multi-type===
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;Mixed
 
* [[Ghostrick]]
 
* [[Ghostrick]]
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* [[Vampire]]
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* [[Yo-kai Girl]]
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===''[[Rush Duel]]''===
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* [[Ghost Story]]
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===Anime/manga-only===
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* [[Dark Mummy]]
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* [[Sky Fossil]]
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; Mixed
 
* [[Necro]]
 
* [[Necro]]
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|}
  
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==Type-based Strategies==
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== Appearance in media ==
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===Zombie World deck===
 
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{{See also|Eldlich}}
 
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Zombie World deck, as its name implies, revolves around the [[Field Spell Card|Field Spell]] [[Zombie World|of the same name]] and various cards supporting it. The deck focuses on field control and stun the opponent by denying their [[Type]] synergy with "Zombie World" and utilizing their monsters to the user's advantage.
 
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There are several variants of the Zombie World decks, either using it as a lynchpin for extending plays or as a control tool. Typically, the deck aims to brings "Zombie World" on the field as soon as possible, usally involves getting "[[Necroworld Banshee]]" onto the field or GY to search it. The deck's boss monster, "[[Doomking Balerdroch]]" takes advantage of "Zombie World" with a negation and non-targeted banish effect. The deck is usually played with "[[Eldlich]]" package to search the key cards and enabling plays, which also causes some to considered the deck an "[[Eldlich]]" variant.
 
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==Appearance in media==
 
 
The following characters use Zombie monsters across the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise.
 
The following characters use Zombie monsters across the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise.
  
 
{| style="width:100%"
 
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===Anime===
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=== Manga ===
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
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;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
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* [[Ghost Kozuka (manga)|Ghost Kozuka]]
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* [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''
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* [[Skeleton Knight]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''
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* [[Tokunosuke Hyori (manga)|Tokunosuke Hyori]]
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* [[Cologne]]
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* [[Kyoji Yagumo]]
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=== Anime ===
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
 
* [[Bonz]]
 
* [[Bonz]]
 
* [[Yami Bakura]]
 
* [[Yami Bakura]]
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* [[Duke Devlin]]
 
; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
 
; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
 
* [[Camula]]
 
* [[Camula]]
 
* [[Abidos the Third]]
 
* [[Abidos the Third]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''
 
; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''
 
* [[Hunter Pace]]
 
* [[Hunter Pace]]
 
* [[Haley]]
 
* [[Haley]]
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* [[Skeleton Knight]]
 
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''
 
; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''
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* [[Flip Turner]]<ref group=Notes name="flipturner">As part of a [[Flip monster]] Deck.</ref>
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* [[Flip Turner]]
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* [[Cologne]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]''
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;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]''
 
 
* [[Tony Zomboni]]
 
* [[Tony Zomboni]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]''
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;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]''
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* [[Klarissa Turner]]
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* [[Baira|Klarissa Turner/Baira]]<ref group=Notes name="baira">As fodder for a [[Virus]] Deck.</ref>
 
 
* [[Ridley]]
 
* [[Ridley]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]''
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;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]''
 
 
* [[Toombs]]
 
* [[Toombs]]
 
* [[D.K.]]
 
* [[D.K.]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]''
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;''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]''
 
 
* [[Fisher Sukai]]
 
* [[Fisher Sukai]]
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==Icons==
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These are icons used to represent the Zombie Type in various video games. They all depict a skull or skeleton, often with one eye socket glowing red.
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Zombie.png          | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories|Forbidden Memories]]''
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Zombie-Type-DM5.png  | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1|Duel Monsters 5: Expert 1]]''
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Zombie-DOR.png      | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses|The Duelists of the Roses]]''
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TypeZombie-CMC.png  | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum|Capsule Monster Coliseum]]''
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Type-Zombie-YDT1.png | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Transer|Duel Transer]]''
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Zombie-TF06.png      | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 6|Tag Force 6]]''
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Type-Zombie-DAR.png  | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Arena|Duel Arena]]''
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Zombie-DG.png        | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation|Duel Generation]]''
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Type-Zombie-LOD2.png | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution|Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution]]''
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Type-Zombie-MADU.png | ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel|Master Duel]]''
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</gallery>
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* "[[Shiranui Samuraisaga]]" is the first Zombie [[Synchro Monster]] that can be [[Synchro Summon]]ed without "[[Plaguespreader Zombie]]", and is also not a [[Zombie counterpart]] of an already existing monster.
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* The Japanese name of the Type is misspelled (it actually approximates to "Undeat"), as "Undead" is normally transcribed as ''Anded'''do''''' 「アンデッド」. ''Andeddo'' has been inconsistently used in early ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' media, but was later standardized to ''Andetto'' for unclear reasons (possibly for the sake of consistency).
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* The Japanese name of the Zombie Type, ''Andetto'' 「アンデット」, is a non-standard transcription of the English word "undead", normally transcribed as ''Anded'''do''''' 「アンデッド」. ''Andeddo'' has been inconsistently used in earlier ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' works, but was later standardized to ''Andetto''.
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** It is unclear why ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' uses this non-standard transcription; it's speculated that ''Andetto'' was originally a typo that was maintained for the sake of consistency.
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== In other languages ==
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{{In other languages
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| fr_name  = Zombie
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| de_name  = Zombie
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| it_name  = Zombie
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| pt_name  = Zumbi
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| es_name  = Zombi
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| ja_name  = アンデット
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| ja_romaji = Andetto
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| ja_trans  = Undead
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| ko_name  = 언데드
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| ko_rr    = Eondedeu
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| zh_name  = 不死
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| zh_pinyin = Bùsǐ
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}}
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== See also ==
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* [[List of Zombie-Type monsters]]
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* [[List of Zombie-Type support cards]]
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* [[List of Zombie-Type anti-support cards]]
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* [[Zombie Deck]]
  
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==Notes==
 
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<references group=Notes />
 
 
{{Card types}}
 
{{Card types}}
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[[Category:Types]]
 
[[Category:Types]]

Latest revision as of 23:35, 19 April 2024

For the card, see Zombie (card).
Doomking Balerdroch
"Doomking Balerdroch", a Zombie monster.

Zombie (Japanese: アンデット Andetto, lit. "Undead") is a Type of Monster Cards.

Overview[edit]

Zombies represent undead beings, including mummies, skeletons, vampires, yokai, biologically-infected humans and animals, ghosts, and of course, zombies.

Gameplay-wise, Zombies are heavily associated with the Graveyard; many Zombie effects and Zombie support involve sending Zombies from the Deck to the GY, summoning Zombies from the GY, or banishing Zombies from the GY for other effects. Many Zombie monsters have effects that implicitly relate them to "Zombie World", usually involving affecting the opponent's Zombie monsters on their field or in their GY, which "Zombie World" can set up; summoning monsters from the opponent's GY is also a somewhat common pattern among Zombie effects.

Zombies are mostly either EARTH or DARK-Attribute, and usually have low DEF. The type also has a focus on Synchro Summoning, with many its key playmakers and boss monsters being Tuners and Synchro monsters, respectively.

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom, Zombies are treated as Fiend monsters.

Of particular note, the Yokai Type from the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX manga are all turned into Zombies when they were released in the OCG/TCG proper.

Themes[edit]

TCG/OCG[edit]

Mixed

Rush Duel[edit]

Anime/manga-only[edit]

Mixed

Appearance in media[edit]

The following characters use Zombie monsters across the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

Manga[edit]

Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

Anime[edit]

Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS
Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!

Icons[edit]

These are icons used to represent the Zombie Type in various video games. They all depict a skull or skeleton, often with one eye socket glowing red.

Trivia[edit]

  • The Japanese name of the Type is misspelled (it actually approximates to "Undeat"), as "Undead" is normally transcribed as Andeddo 「アンデッド」. Andeddo has been inconsistently used in early Yu-Gi-Oh! media, but was later standardized to Andetto for unclear reasons (possibly for the sake of consistency).

In other languages[edit]

"Zombie" in languages other than English
Language NameRomanizedTranslated
French Zombie
German Zombie
Italian Zombie
Portuguese Zumbi
Spanish Zombi
Japanese アンデットAndettoUndead
Korean 언데드Eondedeu
Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) 不死Bùsǐ

See also[edit]

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