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Alphas

Also called: Zeus
FilmUndead2010 to today

Alphas are the intelligent zombies of Zack Snyder's heist film, set in a quarantined Las Vegas that is about to be destroyed by a nuclear strike. They have an organised society led by Zeus and his queen. Snyder's first feature was the 2004 Dawn of the Dead.12

Battle it
First appeared
2021
Released 2021
Source work
Army of the Dead (2021)
Zack Snyder
Age rating
R
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
The outbreak begins when a zombie escapes from a military convoy leaving Area 51.
Intelligence
Clever

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2021

Released 2021

field notes

What the sources say

1

Alphas are intelligent zombies with an organised society, ruled by a king, Zeus, and a queen12

2

Zeus is played by Richard Cetrone12

3

The Alpha queen is carrying a zombie foetus12

4

Snyder has said an animated series would explain hints that some zombies are robots12

5

A zombie tiger, Valentine, was created with reference to a white tiger at the sanctuary Big Cat Rescue12

6

Normal zombies exist alongside them12

Sources

  1. Army of the Dead - Wikipedia
  2. Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) - Wikipedia

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