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* KillEnemiesToOpen: Some doors have an occult seal or blood seal that will only open when all enemies are killed. In case of the final part of Chapter 2, Cathedral of Resurrection, the door is also supplemented by a green fog at the cathedral entrance even if the doors were opened.



* TheLegionsOfHell: Occasionally you'll find demons mixed in with the zombies to say the least, and [[spoiler: undead]] Hitler's plan involves opening a Hellmouth and invoking this to it's fullest extent.



* ScoreMultiplier: There is a combo counter that increases whenever a zombie is shot, which multiplies the score for each kill. This multiplier is reset on a miss, and is sustained on a non-killing hit. A multiple kill from an explosive only increases the combo by one.



* SilentProtagonist: None of the playable characters have any dialogue, in-game or in cutscenes. This adds to the game's sense of suffocating isolation, but does result in much less distinctive characters than in, say, ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', ''VideoGame/NaziZombies'', or ''VideoGame/DeadIsland''.
* SmugSnake: The Occult Generals really like smugly mouthing off at the protagonists even as the demonic forces they send to stop them are slaughtered, but their [[VillainousBreakdown composure breaks down]] when they're defeated and sent back to Hell, and on one memorable occasion where they try to kill you just after they acquire the book of souls and leave the library, they're [[ThisCannotBe left in utter disbelief]] [[OneManArmy after you proceed to carve a bloody path through every horde they send after you.]]



* TooDumbToLive: The Nazis have an artifact that can control the zombies, or at least protect whoever has it from the horde. However, the artifact was broken into 3 pieces and only works if all 3 are united. The Nazis ''had possession of all 3 pieces'', but went ahead and activated the zombies without first putting the artifact together. Hitler is rightfully enraged at this, and clubs a general to death for his stupidity shortly before the two of them get eaten by zombies.
** Although Hitler himself also counts for when his back is against the wall, [[spoiler: he switches to his ZombieApocalypse backup plan that he [[DidntThinkThisThrough ultimately didn't think through enough]]. This gets him killed, and in the end DraggedOffToHell for his troubles.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Hitler begins the game in the throes of a particularly severe one as he realises that the Allies are closing in. He's noticeably twitching, barely restraining himself from [[DrivenToSuicide deciding to end it all]]. When one of his generals tries to break it through to Hitler that surrender is their only option left, he proceeds to kill him and order the other generals to activate [[ZombieApocalypse Plan Z.]] Later, as the risen dead beat hungrily on his door, we see that he's shot another of his generals and beats the other one to death with a piece of the Relic before the dead break in and kill him gruesomely. [[spoiler: After he reanimates, we see that he's gone ''[[AxCrazy completely]]'' insane and is trying to open the Hellmouth, by now willing to damn all of humanity in the name of the Reich, and during the final boss fight against his avatar, gone is the Leader of Nazi Germany and in his place a screaming psychopath rambling all of his lines, finally culminating in a scream of terror and agony when he's defeated and thrown into the Hellmouth to burn in Hell forever.]]



* SilentProtagonist: None of the playable characters have any dialogue, in-game or in cutscenes. This adds to the game's sense of suffocating isolation, but does result in much less distinctive characters than in, say, ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', ''VideoGame/NaziZombies'', or ''VideoGame/DeadIsland''.
* SmugSnake: The Occult Generals really like smugly mouthing off at the protagonists even as the demonic forces they send to stop them are slaughtered, but their [[VillainousBreakdown composure breaks down]] when they're defeated and sent back to Hell, and on one memorable occasion where they try to kill you just after they acquire the book of souls and leave the library, they're [[ThisCannotBe left in utter disbelief]] [[OneManArmy after you proceed to carve a bloody path through every horde they send after you.]]
* TheLegionsOfHell: Occasionally you'll find demons mixed in with the zombies to say the least, and [[spoiler: undead]] Hitler's plan involves opening a Hellmouth and invoking this to it's fullest extent.
* TooDumbToLive: The Nazis have an artifact that can control the zombies, or at least protect whoever has it from the horde. However, the artifact was broken into 3 pieces and only works if all 3 are united. The Nazis ''had possession of all 3 pieces'', but went ahead and activated the zombies without first putting the artifact together. Hitler is rightfully enraged at this, and clubs a general to death for his stupidity shortly before the two of them get eaten by zombies.
** Although Hitler himself also counts for when his back is against the wall, [[spoiler: he switches to his ZombieApocalypse backup plan that he [[DidntThinkThisThrough ultimately didn't think through enough]]. This gets him killed, and in the end DraggedOffToHell for his troubles.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Hitler begins the game in the throes of a particularly severe one as he realises that the Allies are closing in. He's noticeably twitching, barely restraining himself from [[DrivenToSuicide deciding to end it all]]. When one of his generals tries to break it through to Hitler that surrender is their only option left, he proceeds to kill him and order the other generals to activate [[ZombieApocalypse Plan Z.]] Later, as the risen dead beat hungrily on his door, we see that he's shot another of his generals and beats the other one to death with a piece of the Relic before the dead break in and kill him gruesomely. [[spoiler: After he reanimates, we see that he's gone ''[[AxCrazy completely]]'' insane and is trying to open the Hellmouth, by now willing to damn all of humanity in the name of the Reich, and during the final boss fight against his avatar, gone is the Leader of Nazi Germany and in his place a screaming psychopath rambling all of his lines, finally culminating in a scream of terror and agony when he's defeated and thrown into the Hellmouth to burn in Hell forever.]]


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* ScoreMultiplier: The score multiplier works as in the previous game, but is also reset after a period of inactivity.
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''Zombie Army Trilogy'', developed by Creator/{{Rebellion}}, is an UpdatedReRelease consisting of the first two ''Nazi Zombie Army'' campaigns, along with a third, final campaign in the series. It was developed for the PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4, while the first two ''Nazi Zombie Army'' games were originally released on the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3.

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''Zombie Army Trilogy'', developed by Creator/{{Rebellion}}, is an UpdatedReRelease UpdatedRerelease consisting of the first two ''Nazi Zombie Army'' campaigns, along with a third, final campaign in the series. It was developed for the PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4, while the first two ''Nazi Zombie Army'' games were originally released on the PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3.
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* AxeCrazy: [[spoiler: Hitler quickly falls into this as his VillainousBreakdown progresses. After he CameBackWrong and by the time of the trilogy's finale he's degenerated into an OmnicidalManiac, wishing to open the Hellmouth and unleash HellOnEarth in the name of the Fatherland.]]

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* AxeCrazy: AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Hitler quickly falls into this as his VillainousBreakdown progresses. After he CameBackWrong and by the time of the trilogy's finale he's degenerated into an OmnicidalManiac, wishing to open the Hellmouth and unleash HellOnEarth in the name of the Fatherland.]]
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* AllForNothing: The entire first episode is spent escaping from Berlin. The second episode begins with the survivors being told they must go right back there to find the {{MacGuffin}} needed to save the day.

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* AllForNothing: The entire first episode is spent escaping from Berlin. The second episode begins with the survivors being told they must go right back there to find the {{MacGuffin}} needed to save the day. Three has you facing off against the Poor Old Man when he himself was brought back from the dead.



* AlternateContinuity: The trilogy is set in a universe where the Nazis invested heavily [[{{Ghostapo}} into the supernatural]] in an attempt to turn the tide of the war, instead of with [[StupidJetpackHitler wonder weapons.]] Also, instead of committing suicide in his bunker in Berlin, Hitler instead summons the undead out of desperation, is mauled to death by them, and Berlin itself ends up becoming the center of a ZombieApocalypse, with thousands of civilians and soldiers killed.

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* AlternateContinuity: The trilogy is set in a universe where the Nazis invested heavily [[{{Ghostapo}} into the supernatural]] in an attempt to turn the tide of the war, instead of with [[StupidJetpackHitler wonder weapons.]] Also, instead of committing suicide in his bunker in Berlin, Hitler instead summons the undead out of desperation, is mauled to death by them, and Berlin itself ends up becoming the center of a ZombieApocalypse, with thousands of civilians and soldiers killed. [[spoiler: The whole thing was masterminded by some Romanian trying to embrace his inner Dracula and was continued by his remaining followers and their giant computer of blood and brains. Did I forget to mention that the computer sounds like a Dalek?]]



* BadassBookworm: Dr. Schwaiger was a pacifist who managed to avoid conscription in the German army by assisting the Nazis in occult research, and would "rather be in a library". [[TheAtoner He's inadvertently responsible for the whole mess and now trying to make amends]]. When it comes down to killing zombies, he's none the worse for it.

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* BadassBookworm: Dr. Schwaiger was a pacifist who managed to avoid conscription in the German army by assisting the Nazis in occult research, and would "rather be in a library". [[TheAtoner He's inadvertently responsible for the whole mess and now trying to make amends]]. When it comes down to killing zombies, he's none the worse for it. [[spoiler: He gets tricked into freeing and empowering the games true mastermind, some nobleman from Translyvania, but ends up helping the protagonists defeat the dead army by destroying its last base in hell]]



* GiantMook: A 7-foot tall S.S. super-zombie armed with an MG 42 machinegun, referred to in-game as an Elite, appears as one of the game's mini-boss enemies. They can cut you down in seconds and can withstand an incredible amount of damage, including several headshots from the highest-damage sniper rifle. ''Zombie Army Trilogy'' adds a version wielding a chainsaw instead of an [=MG42=], along with a demon that hurls fireballs.

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* GiantMook: A 7-foot tall S.S. super-zombie armed with an MG 42 machinegun, referred to in-game as an Elite, appears as one of the game's mini-boss enemies. They can cut you down in seconds and can withstand an incredible amount of damage, including several headshots from the highest-damage sniper rifle. ''Zombie Army Trilogy'' adds a version wielding a chainsaw instead of an [=MG42=], along with a demon that hurls fireballs. They get upgrades through the usage of Shark Blood.
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* RaisingTheSteaks: Zombified sharks make an appearance during a trip around Venice's canals. And you get to fight one in the Ragnarok DLC, and a bloody zombie ''{{Megalodon}}'' at that.

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* RaisingTheSteaks: Zombified sharks make an appearance during a trip around Venice's canals. And you get to fight one in the Ragnarok DLC, and a bloody zombie ''{{Megalodon}}'' ''Megalodon'' at that.
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* BossVulnerablity: Fire demons lose their fire and hang their head for a short period after launching a fireball or summoning Fire Zombies; they have to recharge their energy, which also means they can’t defend themselves, as they visibly fall down after a headshot.

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* BossVulnerablity: BossVulnerability: Fire demons lose their fire and hang their head for a short period after launching a fireball or summoning Fire Zombies; they have to recharge their energy, which also means they can’t defend themselves, as they visibly fall down after a headshot.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: If a player dies during co-op play, their character will rise up as a slightly stronger version of the regular zombie that will attack their teammates.



* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger]] goes from a playable character to a scientist NPC who figures out why the Nazi Zombies have suddenly stirred into full activity again and finds a way to destroy Hitler (again) and his Helltowers, [[spoiler:only to make a HeroicSacrifice in the process. He's revealed to be still alive in the DLC missions, but being trapped in Hell has turned him into a superpowered raving lunatic and you're forced to stop him]].

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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger]] Schweiger]] goes from a playable character to a scientist NPC who figures out why the Nazi Zombies have suddenly stirred into full activity again and finds a way to destroy Hitler (again) and his Helltowers, [[spoiler:only to make a HeroicSacrifice in the process. He's revealed to be still alive in the DLC missions, but being trapped in Hell has turned him into a superpowered raving lunatic and you're forced to stop him]].him. He turns back to the side of good once you do]].



* HeroicSacrifice: The only way out of hell is for someone to stay behind and keep a portal open to earth. [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger offers himself.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: The only way out of hell is for someone to stay behind and keep a portal open to earth. [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger Schweiger offers himself.]]


** The [[RareGuns M30 Drilling's]] description claims that the gun underwent some modifications, providing ''some'' explanation as to why it's a triple-barreled shotgun and not the ComboRifle that it is in real life.

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** The [[RareGuns M30 Drilling's]] Drilling's description claims that the gun underwent some modifications, providing ''some'' explanation as to why it's a triple-barreled shotgun and not the ComboRifle that it is in real life.
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* RaisingTheSteaks: Zombified sharks make an appearance during a trip around Venice's canals. And you get to fight one in the Ragnarok DLC.

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* RaisingTheSteaks: Zombified sharks make an appearance during a trip around Venice's canals. And you get to fight one in the Ragnarok DLC.DLC, and a bloody zombie ''{{Megalodon}}'' at that.

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* TheCameo: In the Abbadon Asylum mission, the heroes are helped by a young woman nicknamed "The Angel", who mentions her family is from the area. Combined with her face model, it's clear this is Sofia Di Rocco from ''VideoGame/SniperElite4''.



* DownerEnding: As of the Ragnarok DLC, [[spoiler:Schweiger and the heroes defeat last remaining Nazi cultists, but are forced to drop a nuke on their Ragnarok base to stop the total destruction of Earth. But their only means of escaping the blast is to jump into the vortex the cultists created, leaving them apparently stranded in a wasteland worse than hell. And it's likely that Europe is ''still'' overrun by the undead hordes.]] All told the situation on Earth is probably worse off than it was at the start of the game.



* RaisingTheSteaks: Zombified sharks make an appearance during a trip around Venice's canals.

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* HeroiceSacrifice: The only way out of hell is for someone to stay behind and keep a portal open to earth. [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger offers himself.]]

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* HeroiceSacrifice: HeroicSacrifice: The only way out of hell is for someone to stay behind and keep a portal open to earth. [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger offers himself.]]


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* JumpScare: Pressing a button in one of the zoo segments causes [[spoiler: a shark to ram into the display case.]] Your character freaks out at this.

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* BackForTheDead: Dr. Schwaiger goes from a playable character to a scientist NPC who figures out why the Nazi Zombies have suddenly stirred into full activity again and finds a way to destroy Hitler (again) and his Helltowers, only to make a HeroicSacrifice in the process. [[spoiler:He's revealed to be still alive in the DLC missions, but being trapped in Hell has turned him into a superpowered raving lunatic and you're forced to stop him]].

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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger Schwaiger]] goes from a playable character to a scientist NPC who figures out why the Nazi Zombies have suddenly stirred into full activity again and finds a way to destroy Hitler (again) and his Helltowers, only [[spoiler:only to make a HeroicSacrifice in the process. [[spoiler:He's He's revealed to be still alive in the DLC missions, but being trapped in Hell has turned him into a superpowered raving lunatic and you're forced to stop him]].



* HealingShiv: When equipped with the CombatMedic perk, shooting at teammates with Divine bullets will heal them.

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* HealingShiv: When equipped with the CombatMedic perk, shooting at teammates with Divine bullets will heal them. In addition, there is a divine hammer, whose special attack heals the player proportional to the number of zombie struck with it.
* HeroiceSacrifice: The only way out of hell is for someone to stay behind and keep a portal open to earth. [[spoiler: Dr. Schwaiger offers himself.]]
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-->'''Hitler:''' '''[[NowYouTellMe YOU! TELL! ME! THIS!]]''' '''''[[NowYouTellMe NOW?!?!]]'''''

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-->'''Hitler:''' '''[[NowYouTellMe YOU! TELL! ME! THIS!]]''' YOU... TELL... ME... THIS...]]''' '''''[[NowYouTellMe NOW?!?!]]'''''NOW?!]]'''''
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-->'''Hitler:''' '''YOU! TELL! ME! THIS!''' '''''NOW?!?!'''''

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-->'''Hitler:''' '''YOU! '''[[NowYouTellMe YOU! TELL! ME! THIS!''' '''''NOW?!?!'''''THIS!]]''' '''''[[NowYouTellMe NOW?!?!]]'''''
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-->'''Hitler:''' '''YOU! TELL! ME! THIS! NOW?!?!'''

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-->'''Hitler:''' '''YOU! TELL! ME! THIS! NOW?!?!'''THIS!''' '''''NOW?!?!'''''
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* PunctuatedPounding: When one of Hitler's generals informs him that they didn't assemble the artifact that would have controlled the zombies before they set them on Germany, Hitler takes the piece he does have and [[BludgeonedToDeath bashes in the moron's head]], saying rather curtly:
-->'''Hitler:''' '''YOU! TELL! ME! THIS! NOW?!?!'''

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