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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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| 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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| list                = List of Zombie-Type monsters
 
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| support list        = List of Zombie-Type support cards
 
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'''Zombie''' (Japanese: アンデット ''Andetto'' "Undead"), is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card|monster]] representing undead beings, mostly mummies, skeletons or apparitions. They are perhaps the best type at [[swarm]]ing the field. Zombie monsters are known for having many cards that revive other zombies, most notable "[[Zombie Master]]", "[[Il Blud]]", "[[Plaguespreader Zombie]]", "[[Mezuki]]" and "[[Book of Life]]". They are usually [[DARK]] monsters, although a noticeable number are [[EARTH]]. Zombie monsters often have low [[DEF]], a factor that works in their favor, since "[[Pyramid Turtle]]" and "[[Goblin Zombie]]" can search out high-[[Level]] monsters with low DEF quickly. Although they have the ability to be Summoned or revived quickly, most zombie monsters have difficulty getting over 2500 [[ATK]], besides the cards "[[Skull Flame]]" (which can be searched using "[[Pyramid Turtle]]"), "[[Red Ogre]]", "[[Despair from the Dark]]", "[[Endless Decay]]", "[[Berserk Dragon]]", "[[Vampire Genesis]]" and "[[Number 22]]". The best way to overcome this weakness is by adding a "[[Gorz the Emissary of Darkness]]" for the sudden beatstick or a "[[Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter]]" to blow up 1 card on the field, then mill the top 3 cards from your Deck and chance of putting Zombies in the Graveyard.
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'''Zombie''' (Japanese: アンデット ''Andetto'', lit. "Undead") is a [[Type]] of [[Monster Card]]s.
  
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Zombies also have two of their own [[Structure Deck]]s, ''[[Structure Deck 2: Zombie Madness]]'' and ''[[Structure Deck 15: Zombie World]]''.
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==Overview==
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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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Zombie archetypes and series include "[[Burning Skull]]", "[[Pharaoh card]]", "[[Vampire]]", "[[Wight]]" and "[[Ghostrick]]".
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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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There are also several [[Zombie counterpart]]s, notably "[[Revived King Ha Des]]", "[[Doomkaiser Dragon]]" and "[[Archfiend Zombie-Skull]]". A common theme among Zombie counterparts is that they would be statistically identical to the monster (in the case of "Dark Ruler", even having a similar effect tailored to suit the monster's new Type). So far, all Zombie-Type [[Synchro Monster]]s need "[[Plaguespreader Zombie]]" as their [[Tuner monster]]. With the release of ''[[Generation Force]]'', "[[Pain Painter]]" can be used as a substitute for "[[Plaguespreader Zombie]]", and can sometimes be more powerful than "Plaguespreader Zombie".
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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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Also released in ''Generation Force'' was "[[Blue-Blooded Oni]]", which goes hand in hand with "[[Red-Blooded Oni]]", released in ''[[Galactic Overlord]]''. These two monsters work with [[Xyz Monster]]s, detaching Xyz material from Xyz monsters both you and your opponent controls when they are Summoned. Based on their own effects, they could be run as a pair in any deck by themselves if the focus is Xyz Monsters.
 
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"[[Number 22: Zombiestein]]" is the first Zombie-Type Xyz Monster to be released in the ''OCG''. It packs a large ATK, 4500, the largest [[Original ATK and DEF|original ATK]] of all Zombies, and currently the strongest member of the "[[Number]]" archetype in terms of ATK value. It is also a [[Nomi]] monster, unable to be Summoned other ways aside from its original Xyz Summon, so it cannot be easily revived like all the other Zombies.
 
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In the ''OCG'', Zombies are ''Undead'', although close examination shows that it is actually ''Undeat''. This probably resulted from staff from [[Konami]] mistakenly printing 「アンデッ'''ト'''」 instead of 「アンデッ'''ド'''」 on every Zombie card in [[Vol.1]], and came into the spotlight when "[[Zombie Warrior|Undea'''t''' Warrior]]" was released in [[Vol.2]].
 
  
 
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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Zombie monsters are used by [[Bonz]] in [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'']], [[Camula]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', [[Hunter Pace]] and [[Haley]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' and [[Flip Turner]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''. The Zombies Flip uses focus on [[Flip Monster Effect|Flip Effects]].
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Of particular note, the [[Yokai]] Type from the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' manga are all turned into Zombies when they were released in the ''OCG''/''TCG'' proper.
  
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== Archetypes ==
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==Themes==
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* [[Burning Skull]]
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* [[Eldlich]]
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* [[Mayakashi]]
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* [[Oni]]
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* [[Sarcophagus]]
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* [[Shiranui]]
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* [[Underworld]]
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* [[Vendread]]
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* [[Wight]]
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* [[Zombie counterpart]]
  
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=== Pure ===
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;Mixed
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* [[Ghostrick]]
 
* [[Vampire]]
 
* [[Vampire]]
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* [[Yo-kai Girl]]
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* [[Ghost Story]]
  
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* [[/Assault Mode]]
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* [[Dark Mummy]]
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* [[Archfiend]]
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* [[Sky Fossil]]
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* [[Goblin]]
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; Mixed
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* [[Necro]]
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* [[Ghostrick]]
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* [[Ice Barrier]]
 
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==Striker Zombies==
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== Appearance in media ==
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Striker Zombies, while not too notable, have enjoyed some recent success in Japan. Being one of the only Zombie decks to not run a mill engine, they rely greatly on their search power to make plays, The deck was first seen at top 32 YCS Orlando 2011 and was ran by Blake Brown.
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The following characters use Zombie monsters across the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise.
  
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{{Decklist|Striker Zombies
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* [[Ghost Kozuka (manga)|Ghost Kozuka]]
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* [[Mezuki]]
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* [[Dark Bakura (manga)|Dark Bakura]]
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* [[Plaguespreader Zombie]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''
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* [[Goblin Zombie]]
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* [[Skeleton Knight]]
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* [[Zombie Master]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''
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* [[Pyramid Turtle]]
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* [[Tokunosuke Hyori (manga)|Tokunosuke Hyori]]
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* [[Dark Armed Dragon]]
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* [[Cologne]]
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* [[One for One]]
 
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* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
 
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* [[Allure of Darkness]]
 
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* [[Book of Life]]
 
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==Additional Zombie Decks==
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* [[Bonz]]
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* [[Yami Bakura]]
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* [[Duke Devlin]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
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* [[Camula]]
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* [[Abidos the Third]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''
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* [[Hunter Pace]]
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* [[Haley]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]''
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* [[Flip Turner]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V]]''
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* [[Tony Zomboni]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]''
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* [[Klarissa Turner]]
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* [[Ridley]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]''
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* [[Toombs]]
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* [[D.K.]]
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; ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]''
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* [[Fisher Sukai]]
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==Icons==
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Depending on the type of Deck its strength can vary, but the overall power of a '''Zombie Deck''' remains: its ability to quickly swarm the field with monsters (it is not uncommon to clog up one's entire Monster Cards zone in one turn) and gaining quite powerful draw power through "[[Allure of Darkness]]" and/or "[[Shutendoji]]".
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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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Excluding the Zombie Mill variant, however, a Zombie Deck has some weaknesses. The most notable weakness of the Deck is its dependence on the Graveyard. While the extreme swarming capabilities of the Deck can overcome the aforementioned lack of sheer power, cards like "[[Macro Cosmos]]", "[[Dimensional Fissure]]", "[[D.D. Crow]]", and nearly every other card that can [[banish]] monsters or lock the Graveyard can effectively put a Zombie player at a severe disadvantage, if not outright disrupt one's strategy and cause the loss of a duel. "[[Burial from a Different Dimension]]" and "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]" can help to partially solve the problem (though the latter keeps "[[Plaguespreader Zombie]]" in the game, it makes "[[Mezuki]]" and "[[Book of Life]]" completely useless). In other words, the banish Deck can be the worst enemy for zombies because the cards that target the Graveyard are totally useless. But the Zombie Deck has another weakness in cards like "[[The End of Anubis]]" that disable your [[Graveyard]], or cards like "[[Vanity's Fiend]]" that don't allow you to perform [[Special Summon]]s.
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<gallery>
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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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"[[Banish]]" oriented decks and "[[Gravekeeper's]]" decks stand as direct opposition of what Zombie decks stand for. "[[Necrovalley]]" is an extremely devastating card that can put any deck at a disadvantage, but none more so than Zombies; it essentially puts the Graveyard off limits (as well as making "Mezuki" useless in the Graveyard).
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==Trivia==
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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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Another weakness is the fact that Zombies tend to have low [[ATK]] power for their level, compared to other [[Type]]s (Examples include "[[Il Blud]]" and "[[Vampire Lord]]"). This can severely hamper a Zombie Deck player if his/her opponent uses high [[DEF]] monsters to stall the game. There are a few cards that can help counteract this problem, most notably "[[Burden of the Mighty]]", "[[Solidarity]]" and "[[Pyramid of Wonders]]". The final, "[[Temple of the Sun]]", is a slightly more situational card that still would sit rather well in a Deck focused on Graveyard power.
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The [[March 2011 Lists|March 2011 Banlist]] crippled the Deck even further by moving "[[Mezuki]]" back to [[Limited]] and keeping the ban for "[[Card of Safe Return]]", which continues to take away a major draw force in Zombie Decks. However,  the release of the [[Structure Deck: Zombie World|Zombie World Deck]] provides opportunities for the player to gain field, Graveyard, and swarming advantage over his opponent, making Zombies an extremely powerful and effective [[Type]].
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Zombie Decks got a boost from the release of the [[Xyz Monster]]s in the ''[[TCG]]'', this is because of the great number of level four Zombies such as "[[Goblin Zombie]]" and "[[Zombie Master]]". However, the effect of "Goblin Zombie" will not activate when it is detached, because Xyz Material are not considered as being in play. Along with new support such as "[[Blue-Blooded Oni]]" and the like, players can pull off some good combos for the [[Type]].
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| it_name  = Zombie
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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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[[File:ZombieMaster-GLD5-EN-C-LE.png|center]]
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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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[[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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