About zombie types names
Labels like "Boomer", "Spitter", and "Leaper" name the behavior first, one word that tells a survivor what is about to happen. That makes the results useful for horde shooters, infection campaigns, and bestiary pages where players need shorthand mid-fight. Build a roster with one mobility type, one ranged type, and one that punishes noise.
How zombie types names are built
Zombie types are invented monster names pulled whole from one 326-deep bank. Most are single coined words (Thorvor, Gaglod, Chamflam), with occasional two-word forms like Togble Frenrir; they read as creature names rather than plain English behaviour labels. There is no synthesis: every entry is a ready-made name.
Thorvor
Thorvor (type-label bank)
blunt coined syllables suit a hulking variant
Togble Frenrir
Togble Frenrir (type-label bank)
a two-word form for a named infected
Chamflam
Chamflam (type-label bank)
Naming notes
The bank leans on harsh coined syllables that sound shambling and wrong: Ghutren, Zorlerpieber, Bruibim Rengaw. These name the creature itself rather than describing its gimmick in plain English, so the menace comes from sound, not meaning. Use for survival-horror enemy rosters, outbreak bestiaries, and tabletop infected tables; pick a name whose sound matches the creature's threat.
Questions about zombie types names
- Are zombie types names or categories?
- Names. Each entry (Thorvor, Chamflam) is a coined monster name for a zombie variant, not a plain English category word like a behaviour label.
- What gives the names their sound?
- The bank favours harsh invented syllables (Ghutren, Gaglod), sometimes doubled into two-word forms like Bruibim Rengaw, so a variant sounds alien and wrong at a glance.
- How do I pick a type for an enemy?
- Match the sound to the creature. A blunt one-worder like Gaglod fits a common shambler; a two-word form like Togble Frenrir suits a named boss variant players will remember.