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— Amy Rose and Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog #15
Zombots (ゾンボット, Zonbotto?), also referred to as simply the infected, is a term that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. It refers to fauna who have been infected by the Metal Virus and had their infection reach its apogee. After Super Sonic and Super Silver managed to send every trace of the Metal Virus into the sun, all of the infected returned to normal.
According to Ian Flynn, the metal skin feature from Sonic Heroes served as the inspiration for the Zombots.
Anatomy
Zombots are made up entirely of an unknown metallic compound that completely rewrites the victim's genetic coding, transforming them on a molecular level. Their bodies are given a metallic sheen while retaining shades of their original colors; they are quite malleable, able to deform from sufficiently strong blunt impacts. They also possess dark red eyes with small, bright red pupils, but otherwise retain the general shape of their organic selves. Some Zombots may develop minor additional features, such as sharp claws, spikes, fangs, and more angular body markings.
Characteristics and culture
Zombots are silent and devoid of personalities. They do not react emotionally to the environment around them and are completely unresponsive to verbal chatter; notably, taunts from Sonic that would have sent Tumble into a fury did not even register with a Zombot version of the skunk. This has led Amy to call them "soulless" and inspired Sonic to coin the name "Zombots" as a descriptor (zombie robots); however, some Zombots can apparently react to physical stresses, flinching or appearing dizzy when struck. Sonic also noticed that Zombots do not fight as efficiently as they normally would after their transformation; he was able to overwhelm a Zombot Shadow with a move that his uninfected self would have anticipated and countered. Due to the Metal Virus, Zombots are also deprived of free will. Initially, they would instinctively obey the orders of Dr. Eggman alone. However - supposedly due to random mutations in the Metal Virus' coding created from spreading through exposure - the Zombots gradually became more disobedient and unresponsive to Eggman's commands. However, it was theorized by Starline that Zeti could control them using their electromagnetic powers. Zavok later reveals this to be true, but their powers could only control at least a dozen alone. Once empowered by the Chaos Emeralds, they can control up to thousands. Idle Zombots display aggressive tendencies towards all uninfected living organisms, relentlessly attacking them in order to spread the Metal Virus - this is the only time they will show anything resembling emotion. However, they appear to be at least docile towards their own kind; if no uninfected beings are present, Zombots behave like they are in a mindless daze.
Powers and abilities
All Zombots possess increased strength compared to their original selves; Zombot Rough was able to crack a rock wall with a single punch and regular citizens were able to smash though a thick wooden door using only their fists. They also retain some, if not all, of the abilities they had as organic beings, but their simpleminded nature prevents them from using more specialized techniques. For instance, Shadow retained his super speed after being converted into a Zombot, but was unable to use his rocket skates to accelerate himself. Similarly, Charmy, Jewel and Flickies retain their ability to fly. Due to their robotic nature, Zombots are also immune to illnesses and have no need to eat. Following their transmutation, the Zombots become much more durable; even a sharp object thrown directly into their bodies will just bounce off without a scratch. If a Zombot does take damage, it can manipulate its own liquid body composition, allowing it to instantly reconstitute and restore its body from damaging blows. This makes them virtually unstoppable opponents. Zombots are able to spread the Metal Virus to any living tissue, be it either flora or fauna, through the slightest physical touch. Once the virus has been passed onto a victim, the infection will slowly spread across the victim until it is fully converted; however, the infection rate can be accelerated by repeated or prolonged exposure to the virus. As such, Zombots will often attempt to pin down a target until they are fully transformed - or destroyed, in the case of inorganic foes.
Despite being able to spread the Metal Virus by touch, Zombots seem unable to infect Wisps. This may merely be a case of no one witnessing a Wisp succumb to infection, although it stands to reason that Wisps cannot be infected when they change into their energy forms, such as when they are equipped into Wispons.
Zombots cannot pass the virus onto processed or inorganic matter, like robots as shown with Omega, Gemerl, and Metal Sonic.
As previously stated, Zombots have no intelligence. They have no powers of reason or even any sense of self-preservation, mindlessly ambling into any hazards in their path.
Eggman later reveals that the Metal Virus becomes unsustainable as it continues to mutate; any infected eukaryote cells will eventually suffer a form of apoptosis and that autotrophic cells will endure slightly longer, but not by much. In other words, those infected by the metal virus will eventually disintegrate, but not for another 200 years. This also explains why, in Silver's future, the planet is uninhabited with metallic plants and ruins.
Infection
The first "Zombot" (though not yet named as such) to be created was a Pocky that Dr. Eggman used as a test subject. This Pocky was saturated in the Metal Virus, instantly turning it into a Zombot. Dr. Eggman then had the Zombot Pocky briefly grab a Picky, seeing that the infection had transferred to it. The next Zombot to be created was a Ricky in Eggman's captivity, who had been infected with the Metal Virus during Eggman's experiments; in an effort to circumvent the slow rate of secondary infection, Eggman used the Zombot Pocky to accelerate the virus' spread on it, quickly achieving full conversion. While fighting Sonic and Amy in Echo Mine, Rough and Tumble unwittingly released backpacks full of the Metal Virus onto themselves, turning them into Zombots. They then resumed fighting Sonic and Amy, regenerating from any damage the hedgehogs inflicted. Although Sonic ultimately got rid of the Zombot skunk brothers by knocking them into a refuse pit, he was infected with the Metal Virus in the process. Meanwhile, having heard Sonic call Rough and Tumble "Zombots" during the battle, Eggman decided to call the infected just that, considering the name to be "catchy". After checking in with Tails at his laboratory, Sonic discovered that he could keep his Zombot transformation in check with his speed, although he could not fully purge it from his body. In the meantime, Eggman used his Faceship to flood Windmill Village with his Metal Virus, transforming all of the inhabitants into Zombots either directly or by the attacks of their infected brethren. Afterwards, the Zombots followed Eggman's orders and dispersed across the countryside to create more Zombots, infecting plants and animals along the way. One Flicky in particular was transformed overnight as it slept in an infected tree; in the morning, it awoke as a fully-fledged Zombot and flew towards the nearest city.
Crisis City and Darkest Hour
A new Zombot infection broke out in Seaside City after the Faceship spilled a dose of the Metal Virus into the city. The Zombots soon reached and attacked the Chaotix's office, but the group managed to escape them; seeing the outbreak consuming the city, Vector, Espio and Charmy set to work distracting the Zombots while evacuating the uninfected residents. During the evacuation, Sonic saved Vector when a group of Zombots surrounded him, taking advantage of his infected state to keep the Zombots at bay. After a Rescue Shuttle arrived, most of the Zombots headed for the docks where the survivors were gathering. There, the Chaotix fended off the Zombots while the survivors boarded the Rescue Shuttle. Charmy flew back into the city to save a partially-infected civilian that Vector had to leave behind; however, the civilian had already become a Zombot by the time he arrived. Startled by this, Charmy was grabbed by another Zombot and overwhelmed by a horde. He would then wander around the streets for a while before moving elsewhere. Another Zombot infection broke out in Floral Forest Village when Eggman's Faceship spilled another Metal Virus dose into the village. As the Zombots began wreaking havoc and infecting more villagers, Sonic came to hold them off and evacuate as many villagers as possible. During this, the Zombots were ordered by Eggman to pile up on Sonic; however, they ignored the command. Orbot then revealed that the Zombots had become increasingly disobedient over time, which worried Starline. Eggman suspected this was due to mutations in the Metal Virus' coding brought about by spreading through exposure, however, he was certain that he would find a way to control the Zombots after Sonic was dealt with. Meanwhile, more Zombots pressed onward towards Cream's residence, but Gemerl got in their way. At first, Gemerl sought to eliminate the Zombots; however, Cream convinced Gemerl to fight the Zombots without destroying them. As such, Gemerl engaged the Zombots non-lethally, taking slight damage after they surrounded him. Meanwhile, a few Zombots managed to break into Cream's house and corner Vanilla. In an attempt to defend their family, Cheese and Chocola attacked the Zombots, but their punches only got them infected by the Metal Virus. A Zombot caught the Chao to complete the infection as Sonic came and blew away a group threatening Cream and Vanilla. When the rabbits escaped to safety, the local Zombots (now including Cheese and Chocola) turned their attention to Sonic, but they were knocked away by Gemerl. Sonic trapped the Zombot Cheese and Chocola in glass jars to keep them grounded before heading over to Sunset City after a call from Rouge; after he left, Cheese and Chocola began to break out of their jars. Later, a colossal Zombot outbreak erupted in Sunset City after the Faceship released a dose of the Metal Virus into the city; this time, Eggman seemingly did not even try to command the Zombots, leaving them to attack purely on their own. One Zombot traveled to the K-TBR 199.2 radio station as Nite the Owl and Don the Rooster attempted to fortify it and direct the remaining citizens to safety. The Zombots swarmed the streets, trying to reach civilians holed up in buildings and attacking Sonic as he passed through; while they failed to stop the hedgehog, a few managed to touch him and accelerate his infection once more. They also came under attack by E-123 Omega, who attempted to destroy them like any other Eggman robot despite Sonic's protests. Fortunately, the Zombots' durability ensured that Omega's gunfire could only keep them away as Sonic helped the civilians out of the building. The remaining Zombots between the building and the Grand Gold Flicky Hotel were quickly blown away by Sonic so the civilians could go to the extraction point. The Hotel was beset by another horde of Zombots, kept at bay by the local officers' Burst Wispons. Sonic soon arrived and repelled a large group of Zombots when they tried to catch the survivors before they could reach the hotel's safe zone. Two Zombots were then pulled away from the hotel by Sonic, who met up with Omega, who fought back against more groups of Zombots. As the Zombots started to come from two sides at once, Shadow arrived in a truck and drove straight through the Zombots. Noticing that the truck was being used to gather survivors, the Zombot hordes made it their primary target; however, they were kept at bay by Omega's gunfire. Meanwhile, Shadow engaged another Zombot horde head-on, believing that his status as the Ultimate Life Form would prevent them from infecting him; however, he was quickly proven wrong when he made the mistake of grabbing a Zombot and throwing it. Despite the Metal Virus rapidly infecting him, Shadow refused to back down and continued fighting, allowing the Zombot horde to overwhelm him and complete his transformation. When Sonic returned after his latest run to burn off the Metal Virus, he was pinned against the truck by the newly-minted Zombot Shadow. Sonic fought Shadow and kept him and the other Zombots at bay while Rouge evacuated the area with the truck full of uninfected citizens. Omega stayed behind to fight more Zombots, but ended up getting his torso ripped open by Shadow and his arms torn off by two other Zombots. Sonic found himself nearly overpowered by Shadow, but he and the other Zombots were lifted into the air by Silver's psychokinesis before they could do more damage. Sonic managed to escape and Tails removed Omega's head from his damaged body. After Silver released the Zombots, Shadow immediately attacked him. Silver narrowly dodged this attack and fled the scene with Tails.
Flock Together
The infected Charmy joined a large flock of Zombot Flickies to attack a lone Rescue Shuttle. They met opposition in the form of Vector and Espio, who planned to capture Charmy. After some quick thinking, Vector used one of Espio's smoke bombs to stun the Flickies long enough to isolate Charmy and trap him in a Containment Bubble.
— Zavok, Sonic the Hedgehog #28
•Amy Rose (implied)
•Big the Cat
•Charmy Bee
•Cheese
•Chocola
•Silver the Hedgehog
•Rouge the Bat
•Espio the Chameleon
•Jet the Hawk
•Storm the Albatross
•Wave the Swallow
•The Zombots are similar to the robians from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, anthropomorphic animals that were converted into robotic slaves who acted as the primary labor force for Dr. Ivo Robotnik.
•Cheese and Chocola look similar to Dark Chao as Zombots.
•Bracardi Curry designed Shadow's Zombot appearance, with it being loosely based off of the Shadow Androids from the Shadow the Hedgehog video game.
•Interestingly enough, the Zombots share the same name with a group of enemies from the Academy of Evil level of Crash Twinsanity.
•The name is also shared with mechs that Dr. Zomboss, the main antagonist of the Plants vs. Zombies series, rides in the original Plants vs. Zombies and its sequel, Plants vs. Zombies 2.
•The Zombots' ability to reform and instantly reconstitute their body from damaging blows is similar to Mimetic polyalloy, a shapeshifting liquid metal that T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day was made from.
1.Sonic the Hedgehog #15, "Patient Zero"
2.ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ④ インフェクション！. Sonic Channel (8 September 2021). Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved on 9 October 2022.
3.Sonic the Hedgehog #29, "All or Nothing, Part 4"
4.Ian Flynn (@IanFlynnBKC) on Twitter. Twitter (27 February 2019). Retrieved on 27 February 2019. "Ian Flynn: Catching up on STH#13-14 reactions and pleased to see some folks have already figured out the game inspiration for the Metal Virus. ...Sonic Heroes is one of my least favorite games. Why the hell am I pulling so much from it?"
5.Sonic the Hedgehog #13, "Calling Card"
6.Sonic the Hedgehog #17, "Plague"
Cream: [Tears build up in her eyes] Yes, but for someone as young as I am, the Metal Virus plague was more traumatic. I lost my home, I lost my friends, I lost you, and despite my best efforts in trying to save everyone, I got sick and turned into a Zombot. So I thought that this was the only way to make everything bad stop.
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