List of Zombie types

Below is a list of all individual types of zombies encountered in the Resident Evil titles. Note that this page is not ordered by individual skins, but "types", which may consist of several skins. This page doesn't include C-Virus zombies.

Antarctic Worker Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Antarctic Worker Zombie, otherwise known as Worker Zombie (Laboratory) (作業員ゾンビ（研究所）) is a zombie type encountered at the Antarctic Base. They wear yellow uniforms to distinguish them from the white-clothed research staff. These zombies were infected by infested aircraft flying in from Rockfort Island. Antarctic Worker Zombies who are attacked by Moths will become "Parasite Zombies". Various guidebooks make sure to distinguish them from other Worker Zombies.

Bomb Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Bomb Zombie (爆弾ゾンビ) is a rare zombie type. The first appearance is in CODE:Veronica, where it has been strapped up by Wesker's operatives and is encountered by Chris Redfield on Rockfort Island. A second Bomb Zombie appears in the 2002 remake's "One Dangerous Zombie" mode. This zombie's appearance is similar to S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team member Forest Speyer. It will follow the player across the game and blow itself and the player up in an attack, forcing the player to take constant detours.

City zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil: Survivor, Resident Evil: Outbreak, Resident Evil: Outbreak File 2, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps

"City Zombie" is a label for infected civilians encountered throughout the streets of Raccoon City (or Sheena Island in case with Resident Evil: Survivor). There are a number of subtypes in the games. Resident Evil 2 features the "Woman Zombie" (女ゾンビ) and Male Zombies D, F and G (男ゾンビD, etc.).

Conductor Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero

The Conductor Zombie (車掌ゾンビ) is the result of Ecliptic Express staff being infected by leeches. There is only one in the whole game and he only appears on the train.

Cook Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero

Cook Zombies (コックゾンビ) are zombified catering staff. They appear on the Ecliptic Express and the training school's kitchens.

Cop Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil: Outbreak, Resident Evil: Outbreak File 2, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps

Cop Zombies are infected police officers still in their uniforms. In Resident Evil 2, they are known as "Male Zombie A" (男ゾンビA) and "Male Zombie C" (男ゾンビC). In lore, they are armed with standard-issue handguns and are not intelligent to use them; however, they cannot be retrieved in-game. The difference between the two is that "Male Zombie C" isn't wearing a cap. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis also features a fat variant.

Crawling Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil, Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil CODE:Veronica

While many zombies can crawl when fallen to the ground, Crawling Zombies (這いずりゾンビ) only crawl. A second type is also present in CODE:Veronica under a similar name (腹這いゾンビ).

Dam Worker Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Doctor Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Doctor Zombie (ドクターゾンビ) is a unique zombie which appears on Rockfort Island. It is the zombified form of a mentally-disturbed doctor.

Edward Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero

The Edward Zombie (エドワードゾンビ) is a unique zombie based on S.T.A.R.S. member Edward Dewey.

Executive candidate Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero

The Executive candidate Zombies (幹部候補ゾンビ) are the result of Dr. James Marcus' experimentations on his students in the 1970s, and have survived to 1998. They appear in the Laboratory and come in subtypes "A" and "B".

Father Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Father Zombie is a unique zombie type encountered on Rockfort Island. It is the infected form of Mr. Burnside, Steve Burnside's father who was infected with the t-Veronica virus as an experiment.

Forest Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles.

The Forest Zombie (フォレストゾンビ) is a unique zombie which can run at the player.

Graveyard Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Graveyard Zombies (墓場ゾンビ) are the result of infected people being mistaken for corpses and buried alive. They are encountered at the Spencer Mansion's graveyards, the graveyard in Raccoon City and the one on Rockfort Island. Their first overall appearance in the franchise was in Noboru Sugimura's BIO HAZARD DRAMA ALBUM ~the fate of Raccoon City~ VOL.3, where the concept of Raccoon graveyards being full of buried zombies was recycled for Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.

In the 2002 remake, the Graveyard Zombies come in two types - obese and skinny - and cannot transform into Crimson Heads.

Hazmat Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil: Dead Aim

The Hazmat Zombie (防護服ゾンビ) appears in the Umbrella Research Center complex. They are wearing protective clothing intended to prevent being infected by the t-Virus. They come in versions "A" and "B".

Javier Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Javier Zombies are members of Javier Hidalgo's Sacred Snakes organization who have been turned into zombies for use as weapons.

Modified Zombie



 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil: Survivor, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Modified Zombie (ゾンビ改) is a Zombie type encountered in the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory, and were subject to experimentation with the t-Virus. Visually it appears similar to the Naked Zombies, with added focus to irregular muscle orientation.

Naked Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil: Dead Aim

The Naked Zombie (はだかゾンビ) is a zombie which has been through surgery or otherwise experimented on. They always appear as castrated men with shaved heads and significant scaring. They also possess a slight yellowish hue. It is interesting to note that the Naked Zombies in the 2002 remake will not turn into Crimson Heads.

Naked Zombies appear in the Treatment Plant stage of Resident Evil Zero, and on Laboratory B3 in Resident Evil.

Parasite Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Parasite Zombies (寄生ゾンビ) are Antarctic Worker Zombies which have been used as carriers for Baby Moths. They only appear at the Antarctic Base.

Passenger Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

Passenger Zombies (乗客ゾンビ) are Ecliptic Express passengers infected by the leeches. They appear in two types - "A" and B" - and are only found in the Train stage.

Prisoner Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Prisoner Zombies (囚人ゾンビ) appear on Rockfort Island's concentration camp.

Researcher Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE: Veronica, Resident Evil: Outbreak, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Researcher Zombie (Antarctic)

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE: Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Running Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

The Running Zombie (走りゾンビ) is a zombie which can charge at the player with a burst of energy. If the player escapes out of sight, it is liable to fall down in exhaustion or return to walking.

Security Guard Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE: Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Special Forces Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

Special Forces Zombies (特殊部隊ゾンビ) are zombified members of Umbrella's investigation teams sent to the training school. They appear in the first four stages of Resident Evil Zero, but don't appear in the Factory or Treatment Plant. They come in three forms: "A", "B" and "C", with the latter not appearing in the Train stage.

Staff Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil: Survivor, Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: Zero, Resident Evil: Dead Aim, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps

Staff Zombies (職員ゾンビ) are Umbrella employees infected with the T-Virus. They appear throughout Resident Evil, Raccoon City Underground Laboratory in Resident Evil 2, Sheena Island Umbrella Facility in Resident Evil: Survivor, Research and Training Center in Resident Evil: Zero, Atlantic Facility in Resident Evil: Dead Aim, in Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, various chapters in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, some of the levels in Memories of a Lost City in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles and some of the locations in Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps.

Trainee Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Trainee Zombies (訓練生ゾンビ) are zombified security operatives who were undergoing training on Rockfort Island at the time of the HCF attack.

Villager Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Villager Zombies (村人ゾンビ) are the infected citizens of Mixcoatl and the waterside village in South America.

Wesker Subordinate Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil: CODE:Veronica, The Darkside Chronicles

Wesker Subordinate Zombies (ウェスカー部下ゾンビ) are infected members of the Host/Hive Capture Force which attacked Rockfort Island. They can be identified by their red-lighted goggles.

Whitecoat Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil: Survivor, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Whitecoat Zombies (白衣ゾンビ), also known as Male Zombie B (男ゾンビB), are the infected research staff of the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory who turned into Zombies while carrying out research tasks..

Worker Zombie

 * Appears in
 * Resident Evil Zero, Resident Evil CODE:Veronica, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

The Worker Zombies (作業員ゾンビ) are ordinary Umbrella employees infected with the t-Virus. In Resident Evil Zero, they can be found in the treatment plant, where they appear in "A" and "B" subtypes. They also appear around Rockfort Island.

Hospital Staff Zombie
Appears in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil: Oubtreak, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Doctors and nurses of the Raccoon General Hospital who became the victims of the virus.

UBCS Zombie
Appears in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Zombified Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service members.

Spencer Rain Crew Zombie
Appears in Resident Evil: Dead Aim

Zombified crew of Umbrella's luxury cruised ship Spencer Rain.

Spencer Rain Passenger Zombie
Appears in Resident Evil: Dead Aim

Zombified passengers of the Spencer Rain ship.

Mercenary Zombie
Appears in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Mercenaries hired by Javier who got infected and turned into zombies.