Classic Zombie
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Parasitized human |
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- "What the hell are these things? And why are they wearing science team uniforms?"
- ― Black Mesa security guard[src]
The Classic Zombie,[5] also known as Mawman[6] and most commonly referred to simply as a Zombie, is the most common Zombie form seen in the Half-Life series. It is the manifestation of a Classic Headcrab attaching itself to a victim's cranium and taking over their nervous system.
Overview[edit]
Once a Headcrab successfully attaches to a host, the Headcrab will assume control of all their motor functions and become able to walk and attack with the host's arms and legs. Through some unknown biological process, the host's hands turn into long, skeletal claws, and a massive hole appears in its chest lined with the hosts' ribs, becoming a makeshift "mouth", with their ribs serving as teeth. Zombies have been observed to feed by ripping chunks of flesh off of corpses and stuffing them into this maw. Removal of the Headcrab reveals that the host's head is bent abnormally upwards, their hair is matted with blood, and their face is pale, with their eyes shut and mouths open in a frozen scream. In Half-Life 2, the muffled pleas and screams coming from the Zombies indicate that the victim may be somewhat aware of their zombified state. This is made more prominent in Half-Life: Alyx where zombies can be heard begging for help.
Occasionally, Classic Zombies may survive after losing both legs and their lower torso, and continue to crawl using their arms. In most cases, a Headcrab remains attached to its host until the Zombie is killed. Although, in Half-Life 2, they will occasionally detach from the host if it is rendered immobile by their injuries.
Half-Life: Alyx introduces a new characteristic to Zombies in that some have Xen growths protruding from their limbs. A form of the Bloater,[7] these glowing green growths are highly volatile and act as weak points as they explode upon being shot, instantly killing the Zombie. This is an effective technique against Zombies controlled by Armored Headcrabs as the Headcrab's bullet-proof shell prevents headshots. The zombies in this game have a great number of clothing variations, ranging from normal citizen outfits, Combine Hazmat Worker suits, zoo workers, security guards, and even Combine Ordinals.
Related Achievements[edit]
| Half-Life 2: Episode One | |
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Zombie-que (5G) |
| Use flares to light 15 Zombies on fire. | |
Trivia[edit]
- Several of the Classic Zombie's sound effects in Half-Life 2 appear to be stock sound effects of leopards.
- Playing parts of the Half-Life 2 sound files backward produces extremely disturbing yells of pain. The reversed cries have been interpreted as "Oh, god help! help me!" and "get it off me". If set on fire, the victims may say things that might be interpreted as "Why, why, why!?", "God help, help me!"
moan_loop2played in reverse), "Gaaah!", "Gaaaah, I'm on fire! Gaaaaah!", "My life's fading!", "My eyes sting! Gaaah!", "Put it out!" and even heard as "YABBA PUT IT OUT PLEASE! GRAAAAGH!". Similarly, raising the pitch of the sound file produces the words in a normal man's voice. - "
moan_loop2", often heard as "Yabba my icing" by the community, is referenced in SteamVR Home's Candy Emporium, where bottles and a poster of a cake icing of the brand Yabba can be found. - In Half-Life, zombies are seen "feeding" from dead scientists and soldiers by taking flesh from corpses and stuffing it into their chest "mouth."
- In the non-HD variant of Half-Life and its expansions, a zombie's Headcrab appears to be "fastened" tighter to the victim's face, revealing the eerie outline of a human skull.
- In the WC map pack can be found a map named
boxing. It consists of a small dark room with a boxing ring in the middle, lit by a single lamp. There two Zombies start fighting each other once a bell rings. When the first one is killed, the bell rings again and the remaining Zombie remains still. - In Half-Life 2, the zombie model possesses an animation of the headcrab tearing itself from the head of the host. This is linked to an unused behavior where Headcrabs release themselves from the host when the zombie's health drops below a certain level. This behavior's remnants can be seen and re-added through alterations to the zombie source code in the Source SDK.
- In Half-Life 2: Survivor, the Classic Zombie's model was censored, the hole in its chest getting removed and the blood on the texture changed to yellow. It is also no longer possible to cut off zombie's legs, however, zombie torsos are still encountered in the game.
Gallery[edit]
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Half-Life and its expansions[edit]
Pre-release[edit]
Concept art.
Half-Life Alpha-era model.
Alpha model, censored version.
Model render.
Ditto.
An early zombie render, with an early scientist and gonarch model.
Scanned early zombie render.
Model of the first zombie.
Zombies in an early Apprehension.
Ditto.
Zombies in an early Office Complex.
Ditto.
A dying Zombie in an unknown location.
A Zombie, presumably in Apprehension.
Early Zombie and a dying scientist.
Another variant.
Ditto, in Black Mesa.
Early high-res model render.
Ditto.
Retail[edit]
Zombie scientist.
Dreamcast version.
High Definition version.
PlayStation 2 version.
Decay version.
Zombie security guard.
Zombie soldier.
Zombie, multiplayer model.
The first zombie encountered in Half-Life.
A zombie found feasting on a scientist's corpse after the incident.
Dead Zombie soldier.
Zombie soldier after killing a scientist.
Zombie security guards.
Half-Life 2 and its Episodes[edit]
Pre-release[edit]
Concept art.
Ditto.
Fan-made restoration of the earliest known Half-Life 2 Classic Zombie model, whose textures are found in
materials/Models/Zombie/in the Half-Life 2 leak.
Ditto, without Headcrab.
Fan-made version of the earliest known Zombie (nicknamed "Fat Zombie" by the community), using the original textures, the proper Headrab and the separate torso and legs models.
Fat Zombie torso. As it is the torso used in the leak, it uses the latest, whiter Headcrab.
Fat Zombie torso, without Headcrab.
Fat Zombie legs.
The second early Zombie.
The second early Zombie, without Headcrab and only the jaw left. While the retail zombie has a complete head, the exposed jaw was recycled for the Zombine.
Fat Zombie in the E3 2002 Half-Life 2 trailer, reused for the leak torso model.
Fat Zombie in the Borealis.
Fat Zombies in early Ravenholm.
Burning Fat Zombie in Ravenholm.
Zombies in Ravenholm.
Ditto.
Attacking Zombies.
Zombies about to fight in the WC map pack map
boxing.
Zombies fighting in the same map.
Ditto.
Defeated Zombie in the same map.
Retail[edit]
Models[edit]
Zombie without Headcrab, showcasing the use of the Male 09 Citizen, Erdin facemap.
Zombie "on fire" animation, with arms raised.
Zombie torso.
Zombie torso, without Headcrab.
Ditto, closeup.
Zombie legs.
Idle Zombie.
Screenshots[edit]
The remains of a Zombie pinned to a tree.
A bonfire of crisping Zombie corpses.
Loose Zombies in the main street of Ravenholm.
A Zombie leaning on a car.
In the tunnels.
Zombies roaming the upper floor of the building.
A group of Zombies in the City 17 Underground.
Alyx encounters a Zombie.
Ditto.
A Zombie trying to break a fence.
Zombie near a Headcrab Shell.
A group of Zombies in The Outlands.
Half-Life: Alyx[edit]
Pre-release[edit]
Concept for heads, based on the original Half-Life 2 zombie.
Ditto.
Ditto, based on the Fast Zombie.
Ditto, featuring a zombified Metrocop.
Ditto.
Concepts for arms.
Retail[edit]
Models[edit]
Citizen zombie.
Ditto, shirtless variation.
Sweats citizen zombie.
Ditto, alternate variation.
Security guard zombie.
Zoo worker zombie.
Male Combine Hazmat Worker zombie.
Female Combine Hazmat Worker zombie.
Combine Worker zombie.
Ditto, alternate variation.
Combine Ordinal zombie.
Screenshots[edit]
Zombified Combine Hazmat Workers.
Zombified Combine Workers.
Worker zombified by an Armored Headcrab with a Bloater growth on its arm.
A dead zombie clinging onto a Shotgun.
A zombified security guard in a control room.
A zombified citizen inside the Northern Star.
A Zombie dangling from the ceiling tiles.
A Zombie in a bath.
A Zombie swallowed by Xen flora.
Ditto, on a couch.
Zombies in a barricaded hotel room.
A Zombie hanging from the ceiling with a hammer still on its head.
A Zombie carrying a tiger skull.
Other[edit]
A Gaming Heads Headcrab Zombie statue at Valve headquarters.
Unused Steam Half-Life trading card artwork.
The censored version seen in Half-Life 2: Survivor.
Ditto, without Headcrab.
Bottle of Yabba icing in SteamVR Home's Candy Emporium.
Yabba poster in Candy Emporium.
List of appearances[edit]
Main games[edit]
- Half-Life
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
- Half-Life: Decay
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Half-Life: Alyx
Other[edit]
- Half-Life: Day One (First appearance)
- Half-Life: Uplink (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Half-Life 2 Prima Guide
- ↑ Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, page 73
- ↑ Derek Jenson's portfolio
- ↑ Marc Laidlaw on his level design work (March 7, 2016)
- ↑ Half-Life 2 texture and model file names
- ↑ Half-Life Prima Guide
- ↑ Half-Life: Alyx Game Definition File (
hlvr.fgd), "Position of the xen bloater on this zombie, if any."
