Fast Zombies

"Is it weird that a Zombie has haste ? Aren’t they supposed to be slow? Some people in house found it weird, but modern pop-culture zombie storytelling has opened the door to non-plodding zombies, some of which are terrifyingly quick!"

- Aaron Forsythe, a card designer of

A type zombie that is fast. If these zombies are alive, it should count as a Technically Living Zombie. If you spend most of your first encounter standing there staring at one thinking it's Not a Zombie your chances for survival are pretty grim. Deadly Lunge is a common middle ground between this and Zombie Gait, in which a zombie becomes fast once its prey is quite close.

Film

 * Zombies in Zombieland, which is why staying in shape is important.

Tabletop Games

 * In Magic: The Gathering there are some creatures with the zombie subtype that have at least one ability associated with speed (such as haste). The page quote comes from a card designer bringing up the trope on the card discussion of |Blackcleave Goblin.

Video Games

 * Half-Life 2 has fast zombies, which are not only fast, but quite agile and capable of jumping and climbing.