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.
Wrapping up the Unkillables Box we come to Captain Cold. The Captain is the rare Zombie Hero who is a ranged specialist, relying on his extremely accurate freeze ray attacks until Hunger forces him to engage and Devour. With only 1 die but hitting on a 2+ do not overlook his basic attack, with a few Hunger behind it it can be a very mean Hero killer. At Blue he can rely on his cold and calculating manner to ignore target priority if needed as well. Or you could just use this to get an extra die if you like. It is very strong against Specialists though. At Orange zombie hunger and criminal greed combine in Ice and Vice his signature skill. As long as you have a Bystander in your Bystander slot or an Equipment (if you are using them) equipped he gets two permanent bonuses, move and extra zone and reroll Devour attacks. Finally at Red he calls on his experience leading the Rogues to spread extra actions across his team.
Next up, Zombies IN SPACE!
