Zombies are very tenacious, they can continue to attack even when dismembered. A zombie will attach the lost limbs, including heads, of other humanoid creatures it encounters[[File:ZombieFull.png]]''"Need brain but you too stoopid!"''

Zombies may also wield some weapons are lumbering reanimated [[corpse]]s who are very prevalent throughout the dungeons and other equipmentcan be encountered as early as in the [[Underwater Tunnels]]. They are extremely tenacious and will continue to attack until slain (again), even when dismembered. Furthermore, they can reattach any lost limb, increasing including their potencyhead, and will happily continue their unlife until either their torso or groin are destroyed. Any humanoid body part lying on the ground is eligible for a zombie to use as a substitute for its own lost limb, leading to such monstrosities as kobold zombie with an [[orc]]ish arm and the head of a [[Mistress]]. However, they cannot make any use of [[Cheats and Exploits#Artificial Limbs|inorganic limbs]].

Zombie flesh is spoiledZombies may sometimes equip [[weapon]]s or [[armor]] they find around the dungeon, you should not consume it or any of slightly increasing their severed limbspotency.

Zombies can be generated via necromancy. The necromancers are the root cause a kind of these zombies[[derived undead]] - that means their [[attribute]]s are not given, and to stop their spawning you will need to dispatch they rather inherit them from the necromancer himself[[Monsters|monster]] they were in life. These necromancers prove to be a problem in large areas where they may be difficult Thus, [[kobold]] zombies are nearly harmless while [[orc]] officer zombie will tear weaker characters to findshreds.

Level 6 of == Making Friends with the Gloomy Cave focuses on undead, and there are a prodgious amount of them here. This is a large, one room floor where undead and necromancers will attack you from all sides. The necromancers will often create zombies, and it may do so from humanoid pets you carried into the floor with you.Dead ==

Furthermore, you Zombies can create zombies with a wand of be created via necromancy. Use [[Necromancer]]s can raise dead and if they are present on any floor, you will likelz have to kill the wand on a corpse necromancer first to stop eternal reanimation of zombies. These necromancers prove to be a fallen humanoid creature and it will raise problem in large areas where they may be difficult to find, such as a zombiethe special Zombie Level on the [[Gloomy Caves|GC 6]] which focuses on undead. This There is a method prodgious amount of gaining both zombies as petsand necromancers here. If you want to truly revive It is a fallen creature, however, single big room where you will need to use a wand of resurrectionbe attacked from all sides with necromancers reanimating the zombies and summoning [[Skeleton]]s.

One of the biggest threats associated with zombies in IVAN There is that another roundabout way of necromancy - [[leprosyPets|tame]]a proper necromancer. Zombies raised by friendly necromancers will automatically be friendly to you. But beware! While having a horde of undead warriors on your side can be useful in some circumstances, it can also be a royal pain. A newly-raised zombie does not know most orders and cannot be given any if it lacks a head. If So unless you go around playing Drill Sergeant to every single friendly zombie, they'll wear and wield whatever they come across, follow you in crowds and generally make nuisances of themselves.  == Stats ==Statistics are given for the standard zombies ("feeling very illZombie" during or following ) rather than derived zombies. Zombies created as a fight result of necromancy will have wildly varying stats.<br>Zombies are also spawned with a variety of missing limbs and their body parts will slowly rot away. Therefore the following stats only apply to a zombiewith all available limbs. {{Monster-pic|img=ZombieFull.png|name=Zombie|type=|astr=12|lstr=12|dex=3|agi=4|end=10|per=12|int=3|wis=3|cha=3|size=100|hp=Variable|random=75|equipment=* None.|able= [[Eating]], you've likely caught the disease.[[Kicking]], Can reattach heads |state= [[Leprosy]]}}