History VideoGame / StubbsTheZombie

** Otis Monday is already a murderer, and his paranoia has presumably only worsened in the years since to the point where he's rallied a dangerous militia. This also qualifies him as an AntiVillain in that he's a WellIntentionedExtermist who thought Stubbs was a threat to Maggie when Stubbs was alive and thinks his militia is defending the town from the zombies (too bad he punished the then-living Stubbs for something as minor as pre-marital sexual relations and he's defending a town ruled by a tyrannical NominalHero known as Andrew Monday who, because of his (Andrew Monday's) authoritarian actions, leans more on the Nominal part).

** Otis Monday is already a murderer, and his paranoia has presumably only worsened in the years since to the point where he's rallied a dangerous militia. This also qualifies him as an AntiVillain in that he's a WellIntentionedExtermist who thought Stubbs was a threat to Maggie when Stubbs was alive and thinks his militia is defending the town from the zombies (too bad he punished the then-living Stubbs for something as minor as pre-marital sexual relations and he's defending a town ruled by a NominalHero who leans more on the Nominal part).

** Otis Monday is already a murderer, and his paranoia has presumably only worsened in the years since to the point where he's rallied a dangerous militia.

** And Stubbs himself, is arguable a Vengeful AntiVillain who wants revenge on the town for being shot to death in life.

** TheDarkChick: Maggie Monday. The's the closest this band gets to a DarkChick, but only due to her associating with them solely because she's unaware of most of their corruption. However, this is combined with TokenGoodTeammate as she is the most kind-hearted character in this game until her zombification-induced FaceHeelTurn (and even then, she's still kind-hearted enough to persuade Stubbs into letting their son live).

* FiveManBand: Andrew Monday, Mr. Skegnis, Chief Masters, Dr. Wye, and Maggie Monday are a villainous variation of this trope.

''Stubbs the Zombie in: Rebel Without A Pulse'' is a 2005 ZombieApocalypse third-person action game for UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] and [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Mac]] with a twist - rather than playing as a human survivor, you are [[PatientZero the first zombie]], and the entire game basically consists of you lurching around eating brains and expanding the extent of the zombie outbreak. Was made by the same development team responsible for ''[[VideoGame/{{HaloCombatEvolved}} Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and uses the same GameEngine.

** The BigBad Andrew Monday's not exactly a villain per say, but he is heavily implied to be incredibly greedy, only seems to care about his city in the sense that being the mayor means he's the richest man in the city, treats the city like it's his play-place, and cares more about property damage than the death-toll Stubbs is causing, leaving him as a NominalHero at best.

* FiveManBand: Andrew Monday, Mr. Skegnis, Chief Masters, Dr. Wye, and Maggie Monday are a villainous variation of this trope.
** TheBigBad: Andrew Monday.
** TheDragon: Mr. Skegnis.
** TheEvilGenius: Dr. Wye. Combined with TokenEvilTeammate, as it should be noted that he's even evil than his allies, due to his AntiVillain status unlike his NominalHero allies.
** TheBrute: Chief Masters.
** TheDarkChick: Maggie Monday. The's the closest this band gets to a DarkChick, but only due to her associating with them solely because she's unaware of most of their corruption. However, this is combined with TokenGoodTeammate as she is the most kind-hearted character in this game until her zombification-induced FaceHeelTurn (and even then, she's still kind-hearted enough to persuade Stubbs into letting their son live).

* BigBad: Andrew Monday, the mayor and founder of Punchbowl City.

** TheEvilGenius/TokenEvilTeammate: Dr. Wye. It should be noted that he's even evil than his allies, due to his AntiVillain status unlike his NominalHero allies.

** TheDarkChick/TokenGoodTeammate: Maggie Monday. She's the closest this band gets to a DarkChick, but only due to her associating with them solely because she's unaware of most of their corruption. However, she is the most kind-hearted character in this game until her zombification-induced FaceHeelTurn (and even then, she's still kind-hearted enough to persuade Stubbs into letting their son live).

** TheEvilGenius/ TokenEvilTeammate: Dr. Wye. It should be noted that he's even evil than his allies, due to his AntiVillain status unlike his NominalHero allies.

** TheDarkChick/ TokenGoodTeammate: Maggie Monday. She's the closest this band gets to a DarkChick, but only due to her associating with them solely because she's unaware of most of their corruption. However, she is the most kind-hearted character in this game until her zombification-induced FaceHeelTurn (and even then, she's still kind-hearted enough to persuade Stubbs into letting their son live).

** TheEvilGenuis/TokenEvilTeammate: Dr. Wye. It should be noted that he's even evil than his allies, due to his AntiVillain status unlike his NominalHero allies.

** TheDarkChick/TokenGoodTeammate: Maggie Monday. She's the closest this band gets to a DarkChick, but only due to her associating with them solely because she's unaware of most of their corruption. However, she is the most kind-hearted character in this game until her zombification-induced FaceHeelTurn (and even then, she's still kind-hearted enough to persuade Stubbs into letting their son live).

* EvilVsEvil: Downplayed. The BigBad Andrew Monday's not exactly a villain per say, but he is heavily implied to be incredibly greedy, only seems to care about his city in the sense that being the mayor means he's the richest man in the city, treats the city like it's his play-place, and cares more about property damage than the death-toll Stubbs is causing, leaving him as a NominalHero at best. TheDragon Mr. Skegness only seems to care about getting it on with Maggie Monday, which lands him on the NominalHero category as well. EvilGenius Dr. Wye does not care that he accidentally started the zombie outbreak, and sees everyone else except for himself and his fellow scientists as expendable in the name of science, leaving him as an AntiVillain at worst. Last but not least, TheBrute Chief Masters seems to only care about protecting the citizens to keep Andrew Monday happy, and seems to be almost blindly loyal to Andrew, which qualifies him for NominalHero too. And poor Maggie Monday (the closest thing this band gets to a DarkChick) is apparently oblivious of the corruption of her five allies, aside from Skegness' perviness, which she somehow tolerates to an extent. And Stubbs himself, is arguable a Vengeful AntiVillain who wants revenge on the town for being shot to death in life.

* TheBadGuyWins: The "bad guy" here being [[VillainProtagonist Stubbs himself]], a brain-hungry superzombie who [[spoiler: ends up causing the complete annihilation of the world's most advanced city while he happily sails off with his zombified girlfriend]].

** Andrew Monday as well, considering the intro to the game comments he's America's "Favorite rags to riches story" and is the primary antagonist who rules over an authoritarian town that had messed up undertones even before Stubbs showed up.

** Andrew Monday as well, considering the intro to the game comments he's America's "Favorite rags to riches story" and is the primary atagonist who rules over an authoritarian town that had messed up undertones even before Stubbs showed up.

** Andrew Monday as well, considering the intro to the game comments he's America's "Favorite rags to riches story" and is the primary atagonist.

* NuclearOption: [[spoiler:When Punchbowl is deemed beyond saving by the United States military, a nuclear strike is ordered to obliterate the entire city and prevent the zombie plague from spreading to the rest of the world. Stubbs gets away just in time. Andrew does not.]]

''Stubbs the Zombie in: Rebel Without A Pulse'' is a 2005 ZombieApocalypse third-person action game for UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}, PC and Mac with a twist - rather than playing as a human survivor, you are [[PatientZero the first zombie]], and the entire game basically consists of you lurching around eating brains and expanding the extent of the zombie outbreak. Was made by the same development team responsible for ''[[VideoGame/{{HaloCombatEvolved}} Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and uses the same GameEngine.

* ZombiePukeAttack: Zombie Sputum and Gut Grenades, although the latter is [[StickyBomb an adhesive capsule of the former.]]

* ChekhovsGun: Stubb's [[RunningGag ugly tie]] [[spoiler:is what reveals to Maggie Monday that Stubbs is the long-dead father of her child]].

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Stubbs. In life, he was a down-on-his-luck travelling salesman who ended up being killed and buried in an unmarked grave. Now he's a brain-eating monster out to bring civilization to its knees.

* EvilVsEvil: Downplayed. The BigBad Andrew Monday's not exactly a villain per say, but he is heavily implied to be incredibly greedy, only seems to care about his city in the sense that being the mayor means he's the richest man in the city, treats the city like it's his play-place, and cares more about property damage than the death-toll Stubbs is causing, leaving him as a NominalHero at best. TheDragon Mr. Skegness only seems to care about getting it on with Maggie Monday, which lands him on the NominalHero category as well. EvilGenius Dr. Wye does not care that he accidentally started the zombie outbreak, and sees everyone else except for himself and his fellow scientists as expendable in the name of science, leaving him as an AntiVillain at worst. Last but not least, TheBrute Chief Masters seems to only care about protecting the citizens to keep Andrew Monday happy, and seems to be almost blindly loyal to Andrew, which qualifies him for NominalHero too. And poor Maggie Monday (the closest thing this band gets to a DarkChick) is apparently oblivious of the corruption of her five allies, aside from Skegness' perviness, which she somehow tolerates to an extent. And Stubbs himself, the enemy of this FiveBadBand, is arguable a Vengeful AntiVillain who wants revenge on the town for being shot to death in life.

* FiveBadBand:
** BigBad: Andrew Monday.
** TheDragon: Mr. Skegness.
** EvilGenius[=/=][[TokenEvilTeammate Token Eviler Teammate]]: Dr. Hermann Wye.
** TheBrute: Police Chief Masters.
** DarkChick[=/=]TokenGoodTeammate: Maggie Monday.

* SoundtrackDissonance: The music choice during a ZombieApocalypse is ...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAuNPj-eoyM interesting]]. It ''does'' fit the 1950s setting though.

* NostalgiaLevel: The second-to-last level ends with Punchbowl Plaza, where the second half of the first level had taken place. While initially this area had been [[GreenHillsZone bright, sunny and not very dangerous]], [[SceneryGorn now the sky is dark, the streets are in ruins, and the air is filled with gunfire and screams]].