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Yep, notNot all zombies prefer meat.; Instead,'''Vegetarian someZombies''' would rather have grains instead of brains for a meal. A relative newcomer in the zombie genresgenre, these [[Undeadundead]] creatures are more at peace with plant rather than meat. The perksbenefits couldfor the zombies include the fact many targets, likeespecially humans, are often armed and can run fast, so plants are easier to catchfind and findcatch. There are few plant species that have natural defenses, but a vegetarian zombie would still try their luck. However, this can sometimes spell bad news for survivors as this could cost them their food supply and oxygen since many plants give that off after consuming carbon dioxide.
 
This is still bad news for the human survivors, though: this could cost them their food supply and, in the worst cases, their oxygen (since many plants give that off after consuming carbon dioxide).
This is a sub of [[Our Zombies Are Different]].
 
This is a subsubtrope of [[Our Zombies Are Different]].
 
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== [[Advertising]] ==
 
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
 
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== [[Film]] ==
* In the 2008 reboot of ''[[Day of the Dead]]'', a zombie is brought along with the survivingsurvivors, yet doesn't seem interested in their flesh. Private Salazar isn't thrilled at all about it, but Corporal Sarah Cross explains that the zombie they found is vegetarian. Cross theorized the zombie was likely a vegetarian beforehand.
* The main plot of 2010 movie ''[[Attack of the Vegan Zombies]]''.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''Zed the Vegetarian Zombie'' is a children's book featuring one, written by author Adam Wallace in collaboration with a primary school teacher named Nathan Jones, who came up with the idea.
 
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
 
== [[Music]] ==
* "Vance the Vegetarian Zombie" by Canadian musical comedy trio [[The Arrogant Worms]].
 
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The main plot of the ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'' series.
* In the supernatural pack of ''[[The Sims 3]]'', zombies often appear during a full-moon. If a garden is nearby, they'll likely consume that first.
 
== [[Visual Novel]]s ==
 
== [[Web Animation]] ==
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Medium.com has [https://medium.com/@justinrhouston/a-confessional-a-vegetarian-zombie-cae7359fe676 a short comedic confessional] written from the perspective of one of these.
* The United States Department of Defense Strategic Command CONOP actually uses zombies as part of the training regime. Vegetarian Zombies have listed this kind of zombie. They explain how this form can cause de-forestation and basic food supply, putting humans and animals at risk.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''Tofu the Vegan Zombie'' was created by award-winning artist William Vaughn, and debuted in an award-winning 2007 short titled "Zombie Dearest". [http://tofutheveganzombie.com/v2/ The official Tofu website] says that he was created by Professor Vost, and became vegan by accident when his brain was lost during an experiment and one of the lab monkeys replaced it with a block of tofu. This caused him to crave greens upon waking up, and as long as said block of tofu remains in his head, Tofu remains friendly and amiable. When it's removed, however...
 
== Other Media ==
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* As discovered in a declassified document [https://www.cnet.com/news/the-zombie-apocalypse-how-the-pentagon-is-ready/ covered by] [https://www.cnn.com/2014/05/16/politics/pentagon-zombie-apocalypse/ multiple] [https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/05/13/exclusive-the-pentagon-has-a-plan-to-stop-the-zombie-apocalypse-seriously/ sources], the United States Department of Defense Strategic Command CONOP uses fictional [[Zombie Apocalypse]] scenarios as part of military training. The document itself explicitly mentions "vegetarian zombies" that will consume all plant life they can reach among the potential threats, even going so far as to mention ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'' and the commonly-made "graaaaaains" joke.
 
 
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