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* ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKainSoulReaver'': Prior to his [[BodyOfBodies de-evolution]], Melchiah is shown to be the most heavyset of Kain's lieutenants as a result of physical form lacking the immortality of his vampire brethren, causing his flesh to bloat as it decayed despite his constant efforts to patch himself together with new skin.

* The Boomer from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead''. His special attack is to [[{{Squick}} vomit]] a strange bile on surviving humans, which summons a sizable swarm of the speedy regular Infected to attack the afflicted humans. The vomit also [[InterfaceScrew messes up the Survivor's vision]] temporarily. When destroyed, the Boomer explodes in a shower of bile with an effect essentially the same as its vomit for anyone too close to it. Ironically, it has the least health ([[OneHitKill one shot offs them]]) of any of the special Infected as the result of being an undead goo balloon. Notably, the Boomer appears to be stretched out and inflated, implying it wasn't so obese before it got infected. Oh, and its "outie" bellybutton is really just [[{{Squick}} its guts bursting out]].

* ''Franchise/DeadSpace'' has the Pregnant, a swollen Necromorph that carries a hoard of mini-Necromorphs called Swarmers in its stomach. Shooting it in the center of mass results in the Swarmers getting loose and attacking the player.

* Bloated Butchers, the stronger of the two zombie enemies in ''Videogame/{{Blood}}''. They take a ton of damage and can attack at a range with two different attacks to drain two different armor types, but [[KillItWithFire are particularly susceptible to fire]].

Since zombies are reanimated corpses, and since there'd likely be obese people amongst the casualties in a zombie outbreak (if not for their reduced ability to outrun the zombies, then for the simple reason that there's no reason they should be any ''less'' susceptible to undeath), this is sensible. It's often used, though, to combine the disgusting factor of [[VillainousGlutton extreme corpulence]] with the hideousness of zombification. Also, from a practical film making standpoint, "fat" zombies allow the stuntman to wear padded clothing and take a beating from the heroes.

* There was an obese man in a bathing suit in the original ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978''.
* An obese undead woman in the ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'' remake.

** The Weathermay-Foxgrove twins recount their hunt for an obese BigEater animated corpse in ''Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead''.
** In ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'', Aumvor the Undying is an ancient [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]] archmage; though stocky in life, in undeath he somehow bloated into a hugely obese, slimy form rather than decay into a skeleton.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'''s Golarion setting has Zutha, the Runelord of [[SevenDeadlySins Gluttony]]: an obese [[TheHedonist Hedonist]], he maintained his undead body with secret magics so that he could continue to experience mortal pleasures.

* ''VideoGame/AnnieLastHope'' has overweight, giant zombies who can soak up plenty of bullets before falling apart.

** The Brute is an obese zombie who attacks via vomiting and has a great amount of health thanks to a [[{{Kevlard}} protective layer of fat]].

* ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'' has the Gluttonous Husk, a former member of Hallownest's upper class that became obese from a life of luxury and comfort. Notably, it is the toughest of the common enemies styled as undead aristocrats (Husk Dandies try to hit you by [[WimpFight wildly flailing its arms]] at you with very short range, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cowardly Husks]] have a random chance of just ''running away''), and it attacks by throwing it's massive body at you. In a similar fashion, some enemies are described as being "swollen with infection", and are almost always [[GiantMook larger and stronger variants of other creatures.]]

* ''VideoGame/JudgeDreddDreddVsDeath'': Some of the zombies are necrotized obese citizens.

* The Boomer from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead''. His special attack is to [[{{Squick}} vomit]] a strange bile on surviving humans, which summons a sizable swarm of the speedy regular Infected to attack the afflicted humans. The vomit also [[InterfaceScrew messes up the Survivor's vision]] temporarily. When destroyed, the Boomer explodes in a shower of bile with an effect essentially the same as its vomit for anyone too close to it. Ironically, it has the least health ([[OneHitKill one shot offs them]]) of any of the special Infected as the result of being an undead goo balloon. Notably, the Boomer appears to be stretched out and inflated, implying it wasn't so obese before it got infected. Oh, and its "outie" bellybutton is really just [[{{Squick}} its guts bursting out]].

* Big Boo from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series are giant ghosts, which could be considered to be another type of obese undead.

** Juggernauts are practically the king of this trope, being massively obese zombies weighing several hundred kilograms who shake the ground with their steps. They exhibit SuperStrength and are surprisingly fast given their massive girth. Downed survivors in the presence of a juggernaut are in considerable danger, as the juggernaut can perform a FinishingMove where they take a massive bite out of the survivor's neck before [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe tearing them in half.]]

** Only ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' contained fat zombies previously, but they weren't any tougher than the rest. ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' would have also included them, but they were cut after Capcom scrapped the ''[[WhatCouldHaveBeen RE 1.5'' build and started over.

** Only ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' contained fat zombies previously, but they weren't any tougher than the rest.