And the next contestants please...

[IdylHans]

So we know there will be a future expansion(s) so the question is who would you like to see as hero characters or enemies?

I like the idea of parody survivors so I have a little list of my own:
-Bare knuckle brawler based on Mr T. as B.A. Barracus of the A-Team(classic only not the reboot).
-Duel wielding gunkata expert based on Christian Bale's John Preston character from Equilibrium.
-Neighborhood karate champ based on Jim Kelly's character from Enter the Dragon.
-Aspiring vigilante based on Aaron Johnson's character from Kick-Ass.
-Grizzled hunter based on Jim Beaver's Bobby character from Supernatural.
-A revenge fueled, sword swinging biker babe based on Uma Thurman's bride character from Kill Bill.

As far as zombies go it would be nice to see some additional zombie types with new play mechanics.
-Maybe a zombie that upon receiving "fatal' damage turns into a crawler zombie who has limited range but can entangle players and trap them at a location. You could even mark the underside of the bases of random zombies so that as they are generated on the map tiles you can never be quite sure if that walker you just put down is really dead or just dead from the waist down.
-Toxic zombies that leave a puddle of goo that damages all human characters who are exposed to it. You could use a similar randomizing mechanic where you mark the underside of a zombies base and save the surprise for when a zombie is defeated.

 

[Darsc Zacal]

I think we need a Boomstick carrying survivor to take care of all these evil undead.

And an Elvis "impersonator". A fat Elvis would probably work best, both as a survivor and an alternate zombie.

For a female survivor I agree, we need someone who looks like she could Kill a zombie Bill.

 

[MattZitron]

I second the Bruce Campbell character.

In fact you could a whole expansion with the Male Characters being Campbelesque.

A LARPer (Autolycus from Xena)
Old Fat Elive (Bubba Ho-Tep)
Hawaiian shirt wearing washed out spy (Burn Notice)
Astronaut Who's returned to Zombie Invasion (Alien Apocalypse)
Guy Who plays cowboy in Theme Park (Brisco County Jr)
One Handed Shotgun totting Store clerk (Ash - Evil Dead/Army of Darkness)
High School Gym Coach (Sky High)

But I've got two words for you all. Snake. Pliskeen.

 

[imm0rtal reaper]

Kick ass, Elvis and Ash from ED are already covered by hasslefree minis.

Better to go with characters that don't already have really nice minis.

I've LOVE to see a range to zombie hunting superheroes (just different enough not to be sued of course) and then their zombie counterparts.

There are others, but I can't think of them right now :S

 

[MattZitron]

How about kids?

If Zombie kids are too taboo, how about Zombie hunting kiddies!

 

[imm0rtal reaper]

How about kids?

If Zombie kids are too taboo, how about Zombie hunting kiddies!

Yes, kids, both zombie and hunter are always good too!

 

[MattZitron]

Depending on the expansion you could have so-close-but-cant-be-sued characters

Mall - Tom Savini, Ken Foree, Romero himself (though Ned could be him)
Theme Park - Zombieland characters
Hospital - cast of House
College - Community

Under parody laws you'll be ok.

 

[ischa]

a bobby from supernatural would indeed be awesome=) would love to see the twilight cast as zombies aswell!

 

[MattZitron]

a bobby from supernatural would indeed be awesome=) would love to see the twilight cast as zombies aswell!

I'd love to see the Twilight cast eaten by Zombies.

 

[IdylHans]

-A revenge fueled, sword swinging biker babe based on Uma Thurman's bride character from Kill Bill.

And the survey says, Eva Duran as a new promo survivor for an additional $10. Complete with a zombie version if we hit the $200K stretch goal.

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[MattZitron]

And the survey says, Eva Duran as a new promo survivor for an additional $10. Complete with a zombie version if we hit the $200K stretch goal.

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YOU'RE A WITCH!!!! CALL A PRIEST!

Good call dude. A strong female character was a must.

 

[bootlegbaker]

Data from Goonies
Selene with 2 handguns from Underworld
Jack Black swinging guitar like an axe dressed from School of Rock

 

[Kaleb Daark]

A Tom Savini in Sex Machine from "From dusk till dawn" would be nice (both survivor and zombie, maybe a Cherry Darling Rose Mc Gowan from "Planet terror" too.
Maybe (but just maybe) some Resident Evil VG characters like Wesker....

And what about some Shaun of the Dead inspired characters both zombies and/or suvivors? Some wheelchair zombie, the zombie with the Batman vinyl in his head ( although it's really easy to customize), may be Shaun himself with a flower bouquet!

Definitely some new models for zombies would be great (+1 for zombie kids!!!)

JuJu
Kaleb Daark

 

[IdylHans]

A "Sex Machine" figure would help to round out the crew and be a great way to pay homage to one of the best make-up, FX artists of the zombie genre.

There have been a few suggestions over on the kickstarter comment page that are worth mentioning:
-A pimp character to complement the "pimp mobiles" in game (I recommended it be modeled after Kat William's character from the Boondocks, "a pimp named Slickback"
-A hobo with a shotgun, which could obviously be based on Rutger Hauer's character from "Hobo with a Shotgun" movie (an insane, gory, good movie if it's your forte)

Not too mention there have been various suggestions for elderly type characters. Personally I'm voting for a character based on Betty White's character from Boston Legal.

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[MattZitron]

Not too mention there have been various suggestions for elderly type characters. Personally I'm voting for a character based on Betty White's character from Boston Legal.

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I vote for all the Golden Girls. Wouldn't be too hard to turn them into Zombie figures for the expansion as well.

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[IdylHans]

The next promo figure "Martin" being Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winfield was a pleasant surprise this morning. Heck he even has "win" in his name and is a bad mofo right down to his wallet.

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Golden Girls zombies? I don't know I think Bea Arthur would have an unfair advantage because no zombie in their right mind would want to bite her.

 

[MattZitron]

Golden Girls zombies? I don't know I think Bea Arthur would have an unfair advantage because no zombie in their right mind would want to bite her.

"Thank you for being a FIEND...."

 

[cyberakuma]

I do fancy the idea of a few zombies bonded together it could cause conflict with the character until all zombies have spotted the survivor then it can be quite a painful experience it could definately force the hand of the player to take a stealthier strategy rather than all out carnage as for the bonding it could be anything from industrial accident to just getting tangled in cables

for survivors albeit not really film inspired but politician zombie fodder would add an interesting twist with a range of the most hated and reviled public figures out there (thatcher). Tied up with an eat me sign on there this could add a diversion tactic to the game although the cold blooded nature of feeding the zombies may not be family friendly fun

film inspired stuff tremors style militia/gun nut, you can't mention robert rodriquez films without mariachis. And i'd love to see a combat ready group of mariachis fighting zombies, chuck norris completely unarmed maybe blindfolded with an arm tied behind his back to give him a handicap, ron perlman in a sons of anarchy get up, machete wouldn't go amiss,

 

[freakinacage]

Man you lot are useless, a load of that stuff is out there already! (immortal knows it!)

-Aspiring vigilante based on Aaron Johnson's character from Kick-Ass.

I think we need a Boomstick carrying survivor to take care of all these evil undead.

And an Elvis "impersonator". A fat Elvis would probably work best, both as a survivor and an alternate zombie.

But I've got two words for you all. Snake. Pliskeen.

Selene with 2 handguns from Underworld

As for kids:
http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?category=miniatures~juveniles

 

[MattZitron]

Man you lot are useless, a load of that stuff is out there already! (immortal knows it!)

As for kids:
http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?category=miniatures~juveniles

Awesome!

In my world, I'm not a painter or customiser.

I'd prefer to only use figures made by CMON or Guillotine for the game. But these are incredible!