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Zombie

Biological classification

Designation

UndeadSentient/Non-sentient

Physical characteristics

Average height

Various

Skin color

Various decaying skin

Hair color

Various decaying hair

Distinctions

Undead

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Homeworld

Various

"You know how someone seems a little less human when they lose people they love? A little more like a zombie?"

―Han Solo^[1]

Azombie, also referred to as theundead, was the corpse of asentient or non-sentient creature that had been reanimated from thedead as a mindless and violent being.

History[]

ThroughSith alchemy theSith were able to createKorriban zombies as guardians of theValley of the Dark Lords.Sith undead were also to be found guarding theDark Force Temple onDromund Kaas.

In 4645 BBY, on the ice-blanketed world ofOdacer-Faustin the Sith Lord,Darth Drear established theOdacer-Faustin Sith Academy in hopes of achievingImmortality through the use of a complex Sith alchemical formula for an elixir more akin to a virus and specific rituals. He died however soon after attempting the rituals while self-infected with his virus-like elixir aka,"the Sickness".

TheRakghoul plague was able to turn beings into mindless creatures similar to zombies.

During theCold War in 3645 BBY, Sith LordScabrous planned to use Drear's elixir and rituals to attain what his predecessor could not, eternal life. Despite using all the ingredients required including theMurakami orchid, he and the entire academy's student body, faculty and staff save for one dockhand,Pergus Frode all fell victim the Sith-created virus that turned them into cannibalistic undead.

TheZelosian people believed that zombies existed ontheir planet. That particular phenomenon was later attributed toparasitic worms infesting corpses and causing zombie-like movement.

Zombies were known to be used by theenergy vampire Rajine, who utilized their services against trespassers and as palace help. Although it is unknown whether this effect would be had upon all zombies, Rajine's minions wereturned against her usingSamuro'sJedi holocron.^[2]

Reanimated Rancor TSS by Shoemaker — A reanimatedrancor

During theSecond Battle of Geonosis, theJedi Luminara Unduli andtrooper Buzz, while in search forArchduke Poggle the Lesser, entered theProgate Temple during a sand storm and disappeared.Obi-Wan Kenobi andAnakin Skywalker were sent to investigate with a squad of clone troopers lead byCommander Cody. They foundGeonosians controlled by a hive mind that was so strong, it could resurrect dead warriors, similar to zombies. This was achieved by usingworms that controlled the bodies, whileKarina the Great was the controller.^[3]

During theClone Wars,Mother Talzin and theNightsisters kept agroup of undead individuals that helped the Nightsisters during theBattle of Dathomir.^[4]

Thedarkstaff, an ancientSith artifact, had the power to reanimate corpses and turn them intodark side-wielding zombies. In about19 BBY, theHuman Len Markus used the staff to suck the Force essences out of theForce Adepts San Herrera andNia Reston, then turn their cadavers into zombies. The two zombies attacked a group offreelance agents in the jungles of the planetCularin, and the agents were eventually able to defeat the undead pair.^[5]

Zombie trooper — A reanimated Stormtrooper

Shortly after theBattle of Yavin,Cornelius Evazan, working on theEmpire's Project Starscream, performed experiments in reanimating the dead onNecropolis. He developed a successful resurrection serum which allowed him to return to life after he was killed byBoba Fett.

Around1 BBY an Imperial biological weapons project had been tasked with engineering a virus, under the codename ofBlackwing. The virus seemed to turn almost any being, living or dead, who came in contact with it to a mindless flesh-craving undead creature. These creatures seemed to possess only primitive feral instincts after being turned, but were able to communicate and learn from each other through what seemed like unintelligible screeching. They were also capable of operating machinery and handling weapons, such asblasters, and were even able to pilot ships, such asX-Wings andTIE Fighters. The two known outbreaks that occurred during this time were on theStar Destroyer,Vector where Blackwing had been reintroduced to sentient hosts, causing the vessel and its former crew to drift in deep space. Ten weeks after the outbreak, the Imperial prison bargePurge that had experienced engine malfunction docked to theVector and sent two teams to search for engine parts to repair their ship and move on. Soon after the virus infected nearly the entire population of the barge, crew and inmates with a few survivors forced to escape onto the larger vessel. After a series of close calls and more deaths, the survivors escaped the Star Destroyer via adrop shuttle.

After theVector incident, the Blackwing project was relocated to a secretImperial Research and Prison Facility on the planetDathomir. However, after theBattle of Yavin, anaccident happened in the Imperial Research and Prison Facility and the virus escaped containment another time. The Empire created theQuarantine Zone to contain the infection.^[6]

The following section contains information from aStar Wars Tales1–20 story that was referenced in no otherStar Wars Legends source.Lucasfilm considered allTales 1–20 content that was not "completely outrageous or intentionally comic" to have some level ofcanonicity within the Legends continuity. Editor discretion is advised.

Han Solo andChewbacca once visited anuncharted planet which was haunted by dead, living skeletal figures. These zombies were once the 1,000 crew members of aGreat Interplanetary Ark that had crashed on the planet some time before. The souls would haunt the villagers every night, because they never made the land. However, Solo laid down two lines oftandgor gems to light a runway for the ghostly form of the Great Interplanetary Ark to land, finally putting the souls to rest.^[7]

Star Wars Tales 1–20 information ends here.

Deathtrooperconcept — ZombieStormtrooper concept art for theStar Wars GalaxiesDeath Troopers update.

Behind the Scenes[]

Adam Nichols created concept design artwork of a ZombieJedi for theKrome Studios port of the2008 video gameStar Wars: The Force Unleashed, depicted alongside a pair ofForce Ghost Jedi. According to him, the developers tried programming the enemy but it went unused in the final game.^[8]