When DCeased was announced a lot of returning fans were a little disappointed to learn there would be no playable Zombie mode to match with Marvel Zombies. Now of course there are a number of reasons for this; they’ve been explained elsewhere if you’re interested. As for myself, I say there’s always reasons not to do something. I think a bunch of us want to do it anyway. So this is my effort, over the coming months, before the Kickstarter ships out I will have posted playable rules for every Zombie Hero. You can mix them with your Marvel Zombies, custom up some rules to run them in DCeased missions, or just laugh at how bad my ideas are. Lots of people have some cool ideas for how to make these characters. These are just mine.
My customs are designed to feel balanced next to existing designs. They are designed with simplicity in mind; simplicity is what makes Zombicide so fun. I also design my customs to match the sculpt of the model and the version and powers that are presented there. In designing custom playable Zombie Heroes I have developed the term “Militia” as a shorthand to mean Trooper, Guard or Specialist. All cards were made using Wuxyteo’s card creator, which is pretty great.
Starting into the Unkillable box let’s begin with a brutal hero killer; Bane. Being dead he has no chance of overdosing on Venom so he is coming to the party pretty juiced. His basic attack is good for focusing on hard targets, rolling 2 dice hitting on 3+. His Blue Skill is focused on hero breaking, letting you reroll misses when a Super Hero is in your Zone and breaking down enemy toughness. At Orange he can bring his monstrous size and strength to bear, tossing enemies out of his Zone and stomping up after them. This doesn’t cost an action, and is your best tool for dealing with crowds, since you don’t have to toss everybody into the same zone. You can use it to scatter enemies into zones all around you, then move into the zone you want to brutalize. Finally at Red The Shadows Belong To Me lets you react to sudden rushes or spawns that happen nearby, giving you a chance to reposition or make a pre-emptive strike.
