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Zombie is a status in Final Fantasy V, inflicted by several enemy attacks and unable to be used on enemies. The player loses control of zombified party members who automatically attack any random target. The game ends if all party members are zombies. Zombified character's will still gain EXP and AP at the end of battle. In the discontinued 2014 version, party members afflicted with zombie can have their equipment modified outside of battle. Characters inflicted with the zombie status have green skin, solid white eyes, and zero HP.

Zombie is not to be mistaken for the "undead" status, which can be obtained by using certain equipment or using the Necromancer job.

Mechanics[]

Zombies are immune to most damage, and equipping a zombified character with the Healing Staff will make them randomly heal party members.

If the status is inflicted to a hidden character, it will result in the Hidden zombies bug in the SNES and PS versions of Final Fantasy V. If zombie is inflicted on a singing character, they will continue to sing. A zombified party member with Cover will not protect allies.

Zombie characters are immune to the darkness, poison, float, mini, toad, petrify, and sudden death statuses.

Zombie persists after battle but is not removed with Tent or Cottage; the player should use a Holy Water to be rid of it.

Abilities[]

The player does not have access to any abilities that inflict zombie.

Enemy abilities[]

Ability Description Enemy
Danse Macabre Inflicts Zombie to one target. Cherie, Cursed Being, Mummy, Sword Dancer, Enuo
Grand Cross Inflicts Death, Petrify, Toad, Mini, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Old, Sleep, Paralyze, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Doom, and Sap to the entire party. Enuo, Neo Exdeath
Paraclete Revives one KO'd party member as a Zombie. Fairy Orc, Grand Aevis
Zombie Breath Inflicts non-elemental damage and Zombie to anyone whose HP hits 0. Archeosaur, Bahamut, Neo Shinryu, Shield Dragon, Shinryu, Grand Aevis
Zombie Powder Inflicts Zombie to one target. Dragon Flower, Exoray, Grand Aevis, Necromancer, Rukh, Neo Shinryu

Protection[]

Accessory Angel Ring

Healing[]

Mix Holy Water, Remedy
Item Holy Water

Though zombie status persists outside of battle, it is not removed with using a Tent or Cottage. The player needs to use an inn or other full-heal service, instead.

Enemies[]

The following enemies have immunity to zombie despite the player having no access to abilities that inflict the status:

All bosses are immune to zombie except Adamantoise, Alte Roite, Archeodemon, Byblos, Calofisteri, Carbuncle (Healing), Chimera Brain, Cray Claw, Dragon Flower, Forza, Gargoyle, Golem, Guardian, Grand Aevis, Ifrit, Ice Commander, Iron Claw, Jura Aevis, Launcher (Guardian), Magissa, Nereid, Neo Exdeath (Back), Pantera, Phobos, Purobolos, Shiva, Siren, Triton, Wave Cannon, and Wing Raptor.

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