This menacing Zombie Militia fighter features a hulking, muscular frame with a horrifyingly exposed spine and ribcage visible from every angle. Clutching a jagged, serrated cleaver and wearing a tattered hood, this highly detailed sculpt is the perfect addition to any grimdark or horror-themed tabletop encounter.
A reanimated soldier stalking forward with a heavy blade, ready to strike from the shadows of a battlefield or crypt.
A low-level encounter where players face a group of resurrected town guards or a small horde of aggressive, semi-intelligent undead guarding a graveyard or necromancer's workshop.
Artist: TEMPLE
Type: MONSTER, HERO
Pose: Crouched, forward-leaning combat stance
Action: Running/Sneaking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Movement
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Grimdark
Suitable Locations: fog-filled graveyard, ruined castle courtyard, defiled temple, cursed forest path, plague-stricken village, ancient catacombs, battlefield at night, necromancer's lair, underground dungeon, abandoned barracks
Encounter Scenarios: undead sentry guarding a doorway, member of a roaming zombie horde, minion raised by a mid-level necromancer, reanimated town guard in a ghost town
Power Level: Easy (score 20/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): ; Pathfinder (perfect): ; Mork Borg (perfect): ; Frostgrave (good): ; Warhammer Fantasy / Age of Sigmar (good): ; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): ; Mordheim (good):
Race: Undead, Sex: Male, Build: Muscular, Size: Medium, Age: Undead, Style: Realistic / Gritty
Also suitable as: Zombie, Ghoul, Reborn
Distinguishing Features: exposed spine, visible ribs, sunken eyes with pupils, claws on left hand, open mouth showing teeth
Weapons: Serrated Cleaver / Falchion: A heavy, notched blade with a single cutting edge and a blocky, utilitarian hilt.
Armor: Hooded Coif (Padded cloth or Chainmail, Head and Shoulders); Vambrace (Leather or Metal, Right Forearm)
Clothing: Trousers, Arm bands
Character Classes: Undead Warrior (high%), Barbarian (medium%), Zombie Soldier (high%)
NPC Role: Adversary / Minion
Creature: Zombie (Undead), Size: Medium
Body: A muscular humanoid with rotting grey flesh, exposed spine and ribs on the back, and a skeletal face with staring eyes.
Also known as: Undead Militia, Ghoul, Draugr
Related creatures: Skeletons, Ghouls, Wights
Distinctive Features: Deeply recessed eye sockets, Spine protruding through the back muscles, Exposed ribcage
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Claws, description: Sharp, curled fingers on the left hand., position: Left hand, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 左手の鋭く曲がった指。, position_ja: 左手, type: Bite, description: The open mouth and exposed teeth suggest a biting attack., position: Head, type_ja: 噛みつき, description_ja: 開いた口と露出した歯は、噛みつき攻撃を示唆している。, position_ja: 頭部, type: Serrated Sword, description: A large notched blade for hacking., position: Right hand
Defensive Features: Undead resilience (inferred from type), Spiked bracer on right arm
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Cool / Badass, Savage / Feral, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: Hooded (hair hidden)
Similar to characters: Dark Souls Hollow Warrior, Elden Ring Commoner Ghoul, Dying Light Volatile, World of Warcraft Ghoul, Left 4 Dead Tank (miniature version), Conan-style undead brute
Miniature Dimensions: 29.7mm H x 34.3mm W x 27.5mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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