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Zombieman

Also called: Former Human, Former Soldier, Trooper
GamesUndeadShamblesDemons or evil spirits1968 to 1999

The weakest enemy of Doom (1993): a possessed trooper still carrying his rifle. Doom's 'former humans' are soldiers turned by an invasion from Hell, set loose by teleportation experiments on the moons of Mars. Wikipedia describes them as possessed undead humans.12

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
1993
Doom (1993)
Source work
Doom (1993)
id Software
Age rating
ESRB M (32X version, 1994)
Made in
USA
What causes it
Demons or evil spirits
Humans at the Mars bases possessed during the invasion from Hell; id's design document calls them demon-possessed.
How you become one
Possession during the demonic invasion.
How it moves
Shambles
The slowest monster in the game; it stops, aims and fires one shot before walking on.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • any weapon: it has 20 hit points

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
1993

Doom (1993)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Called 'Former Human' in the manual and 'Zombieman' in the end credits sequence12

2

A soldier in a bloodied tan uniform with a rifle12

3

The weakest enemy in Doom12

4

Usually appears in groups and often ends up fighting other monsters12

5

Drops a clip of bullets when killed12

Could you outrun it?

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

Zombieman about 3 km/h
You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Zombieman - The Doom Wiki
  2. Doom (1993 video game) - Wikipedia

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