Zombie (George A. Romero)

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==Summary==
Zombies are human corpses reanimated by a mysterious phenomenon, and the main antagonists of George A. Romero's Living Dead series. These zombies are considered to be the archetype of what is a Zombie for most of zombie franchises that came after Night of the Living Dead, since most of these franchises base their zombie interpretation on the one of George A. Romero versions.
A human corpse becomes a zombie due to an unknown phenomenon that causes reactivation of the brain upon death. Instead of being spread from person to person, the phenomenon presents itself in any human that has recently died from any cause (except those that destroy the physical structure of the brain). Once a person dies, it will only take a matter of minutes for the corpse to reanimate. The cause for the phenomenon is unknown, but characters speculate that it is caused by a space-borne virus, divine punishment, radiation from a The Venus Space Probe satellite returning from Venus, or that there is simply "no more room in Hell."
As shown across the franchise, George A. Romero's Zombies evolve through the films and canon video games in strength, intelligence, abilities and threat level for humans.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | | At least , higher with weapons and equipment
Key: Night & Dawn of the Dead | Day of the Dead and Toe Tags | Land of the Dead (film and Video game)
Name: Ghouls (Original name), Zombies, undead, podridos, monsters
Origin: Living Dead Universe
Gender: Varies
Age: Varies
Classification: Reanimated human corpses
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman strength, Disease Manipulation (Through their bite), Limited Enhanced Senses (Zombies can identify other members of their species through their smell), great jumpers (Quadrupedal Type), Immortality (Type 2 and 7), Stealth Mastery (Zombies can move extremely silently while hunting and hiding in unexpected places), Do necrophy slower than normal corpses, Resistance to Pain and Fear (For Type 2, quadrupedal and intelligent zombies)
Attack Potency: Human level ( Night of the Living Dead (1968)) | Wall level (. At least then kill fully grown and matured lions and GorillasToe Tags Featuring George Romero (DC Comics), Issue 1) | At least Wall level (Stronger than beforeLand of the Dead (2005)), higher with weapons and equipment
Speed: Below Average Human (They can be dodged by just walking) | Average Human to Athletic Human | Average Human
Lifting Strength: Average Human | Class K | Class K (Land of the Dead (2005) which would require at least 1 million Newtons or 101-102 tons-force)
Striking Strength: Human level | Wall level (Able to bite through throats with ease and rip off limbs) | Wall level
Durability: Human level. Immortality makes them hard to kill. | Wall level. Immortality makes them hard to kill. | Wall level. Immortality makes them hard to kill.
Stamina: Superhuman (Can move for long periods without the need to rest)
Range: Standard Melee Range, up to Several Meters (5 meters by jumping [Quadrupedal Type]), Hundreds of Meters with guns
Standard Equipment: Rocks, sticks, etc. | None notable | Rocks, guns, knives, trowels, etc
Intelligence: 
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Animalistic, there have been instances of the zombies seemingly recalling memories of their past lives and performing familiar tasks.
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Average. These are notably intelligent, as they have memories and communicative skills, they developed sophisticated cognitive functions on their own, and or even humans. This type of zombies and also could teach other zombies how to use objects (including weapons) and devised crude strategies for bypassing the defenses of the living humans who had destroyed many of their fellows. The more intelligent zombies like Bub and Big Daddy retain their hunger for living human flesh, but can put off immediate gratification if doing so offers a chance for more significant reward later.
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Weaknesses: They are very slow, If their brain is damaged, they will die, they are shown to be afraid of fire | Simple-minded | None Notable
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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