Who is the BEST zombie SURVIVOR!? (Zombie Survivor Tier List)

[@zaydenperkins250]

we all know that Crazy Dave is the obvious best, he has an entire garden of military grade weapons, he can just grow his defenses like cob cannon.

[@csmrookie9600]

Fair point.

[@mimmain2673]

Except Bungie Zombies. They the only type that actually was able to get him.

[@idk-uy4fk]

​@@mimmain2673that's because he was distracted trying to tell you dr zomboss weakness

[@mimmain2673]

@@idk-uy4fk we all got jumped by the Bungie Zombies, no shame to admit it

[@darrylbonner7208]

@@mimmain2673 yay, it took me a decade to realize that the umbrella plant could be used against them.

[@bobbilly3606]

Man, I cant believe Ellis' friend Kieth wasnt on this list. Yaknow one time, his friend Kieth, got bit by a zombie. After a few hours, Kieth turned into a zombie. By the time we started shooting, we realized he was joking. Man, removing those bullets took hours.

[@marcellusharris9619]

We ain’t got time for this Ellis

[@MrAeral]

Lmao!

[@whichDude]

Bullet wounds on over 90% of his body

[@abluerat7087]

Keith is straight up insane

[@lucifermagne7458]

Doom Slayer isn't a zombie survivor. The zombies are a Doom Slayer survivor (until they aren't)

[@t-rex1019]

Normally yes, until they are found. The zombies. Also technically, Doom slayer is a survivor because he isn't struggling he still survives what everyone didn't. So he's a survivor by technicality.

[@lucifermagne7458]

@@t-rex1019 ok

[@doomslayer2098]

YES FINALLY

[@t-rex1019]

Why did I sound rude? Did I sound rude? I think I was rude. Sorry

[@advancedmelon]

@@t-rex1019u chillin goom

[@Danger_Tanker]

dude... seeing Joel, lee, clementine and all my favorite survivors brought back such good memories.

[@danielramos6325]

Same here

[@mr.t-rex3113]

I miss Lee 😢

[@emvisian]

same here also edit: i forgot left 4 dead 2 and cod

[@AJadedLizard]

Fun fact: The best ending you can get in The Walking Dead doesn't have Clementine die at the end; AJ can amputate her leg instead, and the final cutscene is them returning to the school together.

[@Cyberplays10]

as a big fan its bullshit she was already bout to turn i hate it even though clem is one of my favorite zombie survivors

[@AJadedLizard]

@@Cyberplays10 I dunno, I liked that if you were smart and didn't give up you could actually earn a happy ending.

[@lozzabeano]

@@AJadedLizard You earn the happy ending no matter what you pick. Even if you ask AJ to kill Clem he still cuts the leg

[@Cyberplays10]

still is just plot armor she shouldve died and for some reason cutting off clems leg magically saves her we found out in seasons 1 and 2 you have to cut off the infected limp immediately she was infected for so long it dosent make sense she surived

[@lozzabeano]

@@Cyberplays10 Yeah, I agree. She was on deaths door when AJ cut the leg. She should have died.

[@rowanweaver3241]

I'll forever argue that Clementine is a top tier survivor, growing up in the apocalypse, was often more competent than the adults around her, after being taught by a good man, and taking care of a child before even being an adult herself, doing whatever she needed to survive, killing hundreds of zombies again, before even being a full grown adult, a true apocalypse made survivor. The reason I say this is because she being a teen/young woman being a point against her as a survivor, is odd imo, just means she was truly the best

[@ilariomichelini4616]

lol take a second look at who's in tier Z and change your mind

[@Monkforilla]

Eh I don’t think so

[@ilariomichelini4616]

@@Monkforilla ok respect ur pov

[@Monkforilla]

@@ilariomichelini4616 I wasn’t responding to your comment

[@LegendStormcrow]

I'd put her in high A. She's been taught by a lot of good people. Make her a few years older and still able bodied, she'd be Z+

[@drsauce3768]

Shawn is the best example of an actual everyday joe in a zombie apocalypse

[@Limbbiscuit]

He's british you bellend

[@spectarviana220]

In the UK anyway

[@Doctor_Victor_Von_Doom]

And Frank west

[@Monkforilla]

Can’t forget Tank west

[@jackcouch8322]

@@Doctor_Victor_Von_Doomfrank is a normal guy in personality at least in the first game.The American Everyman equivalent to Shaun’s English Everyman. But Shaun is as close to a standard human as you can get while frank as he levels up quickly becomes nearly superhuman.

[@Robo5apien]

If Rick is Z tier Roberta Warren is definitely Z tier she went across the entire continental us with a variety of mutations happening to zombies along the way while her mission is actively trying to escape a majority of the time... Twice I believe.

[@Perceptionreflection]

She's legit the savior of humanity, I was SHOCKED by her placement. The show isn't that great but that doesn't mean she isn't a major survival queen.

[@LegendStormcrow]

I never watched her show, but from what was said, she might be low Z tier.

[@xen8097]

@@LegendStormcrow before the show, she fought in a war against the zombies and was one of the few survivors.

[@DLibera]

OMG, this. I really hope he watches the show and talks about it. Or at least just Roberta. She deserves some attention.

[@fightsforever2223]

That’s what I’m saying she’s basically a female version of Rick

[@rustyshackleford5288]

Tallahassee while suffering from twinkie withdrawls is damn-near unstoppable. We know this.

[@tylerainsworth4542]

100% Z tier, other people would be more likely to get him killed where as other people keep Rick alive.

[@tunnelsnakesrule7541]

Literally, he took out an entire Horde with only 48 bullets. Meaning he definitely had 48 perfect headshots.

[@jdottdeestv8149]

@@tunnelsnakesrule7541 48? Horde? Nah, we all know he lined a few sukas up. Try 104

[@SenatorAri]

I agree, He doesn't die, he doesn't get anyone killed. He survived by himself, he is in more of a grounded zombie apocalypse so all this should net him extra points.

[@Xxstoner27xX]

Fr having Joel at Z tier is cringe

[@iancripps3317]

Roberta from z nation is absolutely z tier plus. She is a total bagasse and has been shown to be more than capable at survival in many different scenarios with many different zombie variants. You just need to watch the first few episodes before you decide that she deserves way better than a b rating.

[@SchadenFloyd]

I came here to say this.

[@dazing827]

Exactly! She’s complete badass and not only did a great job surviving all kinds of zombies and hostage situations she protected her own too.

[@cinespov]

@@dazing827no literally when I seen him put Joel and Rick and not warren I was confused very confused cause she’s definitely z tier 😭

[@TheYungTrixx]

Like him I haven’t watched the show, but from his explanation I felt like she definitely sounded z tier I was confused on that one

[@hotchocolategirl1der]

My thing is he shouldn't have rated it if he didn't watch it.

[@lisarogers4715]

Kyle Crane was done dirty here lol. He did all the normal survival stuff while also doing parkour! Deserved Z tier for sure

[@KincaidCalder-vn6bo]

I haven’t seen it yet, but Im guessing it’s because he got bit near instantly.

[@lisarogers4715]

@@KincaidCalder-vn6bo yeah, I guess. He's just so badass though

[@KincaidCalder-vn6bo]

I know, he even was able to get back to a safe zone while experiencing severe symptoms and not able to run.

[@bigurethra]

The fact that hes alive in dl2s 2nd dlc is proof of this.(over 25 years after he was infected) and he can apparently control the virus

[@KincaidCalder-vn6bo]

@@bigurethra wait you find confirmation of crane alive? I can’t play dl2 because I don’t have a good computer

[@Nadia-ef8if]

with Train to Busan being my second favourite movie of all time I was so happy to see Sang-Ha on this list and I agree as you said that he would be in the Z tier if not for his early death. His noble sacrifice will be remembered by us all

[@SessionSakic]

everyone I know that has seen T2B, loves the character, Donny Lee made Sang-Hwa a true hero badass.

[@melodyeverheart2219]

Would be interesting to do a similar video for "villains" during a zombie apocalypse; Albert Wesker, Neegan, Rais, etc

[@MasterHall117]

Oh you know Negan would have a field day in such

[@danielloewen2857]

​@@MasterHall117 yeah but a whole load of zombie story villains are demon-level mutants making my favorite Negan look nerfed😢

[@MasterHall117]

@@danielloewen2857 Negan will still play the psychological game with them, you gotta remember He’s got a leather jacket He’s got Lucille And his balls are made of steel

[@Spetsnaz690]

Governor, Alpha, Beta and Pope too

[@MasterHall117]

@extraz577 oh I know, but Negan would try and make it entertaining for the few minutes he’ll survive

[@ArlanKels]

Imagine putting someone immune to zombification who murders super-zombie mutations like it's nothing...below some guy who can't even hear regular zombies walking up behind him. Bill > Rick, especially since Rick's zombies were shambling slow zombies that would be exceedingly easy to take care of. Also would take Bill over him just in terms of mental stability and tactical decisions.

[@nani4249]

In the walking dead the survivors were s**ting themselves when the walkers began disarming people and start climbing. Rick if he replaced bill (let's say he's immune for fairness) would perform just overall worse, while bill (let's say he isn't immune out of fairness) would perform league above any infected scenario (don't know about the human conflicts though, but the video purely based on zombie survivor)

[@spiralgodking9877]

Bill would be more of an instigator against other humans.

[@nextgenkilla7645]

@@nani4249 Bill would do way worse than Rick, its not all about handling zombies in TWD but also people. Rick is much better at that

[@nani4249]

@nextgenkilla7645 also considering bill is older than Rick and time skips would impact bills performance much more than Rick, when Rick is steadily increasing bill would be decreasing his fighting capability every season, I would still say bill has greater strength speed and durability than Rick but bill is also not bullet proof. Rick would still though be very bad in the left 4 dead universe even if he was immune like bill, and would die way earlier than bill.

[@Emot10ns]

Lmao bill is dead and Rick isn't

[@WiseArkAngel]

I feel like Ash would have a lot better survivability than most survivors, considering that he has a chainsaw prosthetic for an arm, thus giving any zombies one less option for an extremity to bite onto. Not to mention having a chainsaw for a hand is super badass, just like that one henchwoman from the first Kingsman movie with the prosthetic blade leg things.

[@reaper.-._.-._.-._.-.]

Not to mention he's the chosen one which means the evil dead can't kill him. A little op lol Edit: I wrote this before I seen him say basically what I said in the video lol

[@darthsurya88]

And Bruce Campbell's chin

[@LegendStormcrow]

Yes, but that same arm would put his stealth at an F

[@JakeyT1391]

@@LegendStormcrowconsidering the chainsaw arm doesn’t rev or turn on without him pulling the chain and doing it willingly.. no it doesn’t

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@JakeyT1391 You can't do sneak attacks with it, so it still lowers his stealth.

[@moviebuff1941]

Ash definitely has the most plot armor, and also finds humor in his dark situation. Both physically and mentally healthy.

[@MoreEvilThanYahweh]

For sure. Ash's style would've gotten him turned had he been up against an infection rather than demons and possessed.

[@BIGGIANTSGUY]

​@@MoreEvilThanYahwehhe's prophesied to destroy all evil. Evil cannot kill him. I think this makes him probably not only the strongest zombie character but the strongest horror character too

[@aidreinhorn1534]

Kyle is definitely z tier. you can beat a demolisher to death with your bare hands.

[@baconterrorist945]

That's videogame logic much can be said of alot of the other survivors, cuts eyes are where you want to look for feats because they're canon

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@baconterrorist945 And what does Leon do in canon that's so much more impressive than what Crane or Marston or Deacon do? Nothing. This list is a dumb popularity contest, not an actual measurement.

[@sirwaterproof3273]

​@@baconterrorist945 he still took down a damn demolisher! I'd like to see Rick( who for some ungodly reason is above crane and several others way better than him) take on a demolisher when his only expertise is slow moving zombies and humans. Shit, crane fights everything Rick fights while having to deal with much more dangerous mutations.

[@tahmkench118]

​@@baconterrorist945 Imagine defending this dumb video when Rick grimes, who deals with slow shambles against people like Bill and crane who deal with roided up mutants 😂

[@crowbarmandst8067]

I disagree, Kyle crane would b z tier if it was all about physicality but his decision making is what drags him down. Kyle essentially would've died seconds after landing if he wasn't saved he was plot armored. Then after alot of his decisions got himself and others hurt and killed. Honestly I'd say Kyle crane should go lower into b tier.

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

Frank's plot armor is so strong, he's recruited to fight the Marvel Zombies alongside Mr. Fantastic. Not to mention that he's been infected twice, turned once, and came back from zombification.

[@angelphoenix7784]

Frank should have been a d, while Kenith should have been a c.

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

@@angelphoenix7784 Personally, I'd put Frank at Z, since he's been responsible for saving many Survivors and defeating many Psychopaths, as well as being capable of defeating a soldier in hand-to-hand combat. It's not necessarily realistic, but the universe he inhabits isn't either.

[@markmagician2471]

Frank definitely has some of the biggest plot armor

[@spiralgodking9877]

Nick from Dead Rising 3 would be a Z. He's actually immune completely, and his blood is the cure. His experience as a mechanic gives him extra survival ability with his creativity.

[@spiralgodking9877]

@@markmagician2471 Frank didn't really have plot armor; in overtime mode Isabella explains that Frank had some mild resistance to the virus, so he didn't turn as fast as most people did. Because of that Isabella created zombrex.

[@Captain_Redfield]

I think Crane and Decan should 100% be in Z, but damn this video slapped man, ive been waiting for it and it didn't disappoint

[@piefly4558]

Crane definitely deserves Z

[@rovercat1067]

Can you order a barbecue bacon burger and orange soda with no ice and a slice of hot apple pie, on factors website?

[@thetacticalpuertorican]

I agree. They're both miles ahead of anyone else on A tier. I wouldn't say they're Leon Kennedy Z tier. But definitely on par as video games Joel.

[@dogocraker]

id say crane was too gullible and trusting of people which led him to get into some crappy situations

[@Captain_Redfield]

@@thetacticalpuertorican facts

[@maclainsmith8937]

Great list. I feel Tank Dempsey should have been in A tier since he’s shown to be easily one of the best fighters in cod zombies. I get that Ultimis Dempsey is easy to manipulate, but I think that is due to the fact that he was experimented on with element 115 and not a lack of intelligence (Although you are right, he is not very book smart). He is shown to be extremely distrusting of Richthofen dispite the brainwashing and he does turn against Richthofen on the Moon when Richthofen enters the MPD and swaps bodies with Samantha.

[@LegendStormcrow]

Definite A tier. He couldn't get higher without some ingenuity though. I'm pretty sure he would have decent stealth however.

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

​@@LegendStormcrowStealth isn't Tank's style. Both because it's not an option, and because Tank loves to fight. Unless he's borrowing Takeo's Path Of Sorrows.

[@corbinhill3565]

Ide even say s tier since he is literally a reincarnation of an ancient warrior who fought magic aliens on his own

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

@@corbinhill3565 Reincarnation? Wasn't that just Tank from the end of BO3 after being sent back in time by Dr. Monty to create a timeloop?

[@Actiontime70]

K to the I to the A, zom-BITCH

[@elijahpotbelly3500]

KEEP IN MIND Bill is not only a survivor in Left For Dead but also in Dead By Daylight, so who's the real alpha survivor?

[@gringles]

Nicolas Cage.

[@repidessioncheeselord5601]

Don’t forget he in dying light

[@somerandomguy9891]

There's a theory that says that Bill wasn't really snatched by the Entity to its realm. Going there was a reward for him, granted by some positive force. His life was to fight for his survival and the survival of others in a hell like zone, and so would be his afterlife.

[@nillabeany]

If we wanna talk about crossovers, Chris & Jill are above everyone in Super Z tier or some shit cuz they're in Marvel vs. Capcom lol.

[@rover_libra]

I'd like to see how Juliet Starling (From Lollipop Chainsaw) would fair against the other survivors. And maybe Sebastian from The Evil Within.

[@silverfoxdelta290]

personally, i believe joel would not have fucked up like he did in a realistic scenario. even three years in a civilized community after the first game, i highly doubt a guy with his experiences would be so quick to trust a random outsider like he did in tlou 2, and his death was simply plot necessary.

[@I_Play_Vic20]

He trusted Henry. Twice. Even after Henry left him for dead at Pittsburgh. It not out of character for Joel to trust and help strangers.

[@yisus4681]

@@I_Play_Vic20But he didn’t trust Henry at all tho. Ellie was the one that stopped him from shooting Henry from the start. Twice.

[@I_Play_Vic20]

@@yisus4681 If Joel didn’t trust Henry deep down he would have killed him then and there. No matter what Ellie could have said to him. Joel knew he needed Henry’s help to get out of Pittsburgh just like he knew he needed Abby’s and her friends’ help to get away from the hoard of infected. Only he didn’t count on them being a part of a terrorist group he thought he had wiped out years ago.

[@yisus4681]

@@I_Play_Vic20 Not really. He only “trusted” henry because Ellie kept vouching for him. His first encounter with Henry was him trying to kill him, his second encounter is the same, he almost kills him and just lets him go because Ellie vouches for him saying they did save their lives. Only after Sam getting infected do they somewhat bond. He didn’t trust Henry immediately, however he trusted this random group of people where (in Joel’s words) find bandits all the time. It’s just bad writing like all of TLOU2

[@I_Play_Vic20]

@@yisus4681 Joel trusted Henry enough to work with him to get out of Pittsburgh and the sewers. If Joel seriously distrusted Henry like you say he did then he would have killed him. Alas, he did not. If you think the sole reason why he didn’t kill Henry was because Ellie said so, then you sir, are a plank, sir. He clearly trusted Henry. In one of the first scenes together Joel falls asleep in front of him in the safe house. Now, would a hardened survivor who trusts absolutely no one fall asleep next to a dangerous threat? No. Joel did, however, because he trusted him.

[@NeblintheGnome]

Coach is obviously the best he has the power of the cheeseburger apocalypse on his side. Any foe he would face would instantly crumble away before his pure might, power and beauty.

[@user-n0-711]

coach is god

[@LegendStormcrow]

Coach is so powerful that during his football games 300 foot tall Texan engineers would show up to dance outside the stadium. Even Russian literature Professors would stop in their tracks

[@rancorious7785]

@@LegendStormcrow He told Demo how to charge from his football tackling.

[@KnightSlasher]

I was pretty excited for this video, there is a lot of good survivors in zombie media and their skills deserve to be compared to see who is the best one

[@SUPERFunStick]

I'm so late on this but i always seem to forget how much Lee and Clem weigh on my heart every time i see them. That game made me feel things no other game could until i played the last of us 1 and 2. And still reminds me of it every time i see one of them. Masterful emotionally charged storytelling at it's absolute best.

[@PsychoticPeace]

Frank definitely deserves higher props just from crafting ingenuity alone. Dude is resourcefulness personified, being able to not just survive with what's on hand, but being able to improve upon his materials creatively and efficiently. Not to mention he saved at least 50 people in Willamette so he has leadership skills, has access to a significant hand-to-hand arsenal, and is shown to be capable of handling the survivors who succumb to madness well enough to save their hostages. Dude is a beast.

[@LENNOXofficialmusic]

Franks done dirty there

[@MistahJay7]

Frank is easy Z tier Especially his Level 50 version which is basically a Demi God Zombie Killer lol hell he is literally known in that universe as the Most Famous Zombie Killer

[@misslittlepumkin9886]

Im a massive fan of Z-Nation. Personally, i would have placed roberta higher on the list!. She's been through a helluva lot, even semi-dying and going into a coma for a while. But once she was back up, the girl kicked major ass. Along with living after having so many around her, die, betray her or turn out to be plain evil. I really do think people should watch it, even if its just something silly to turn your brain off!. While we all ignore 'black summer' was a thing.

[@FookMi69]

Alice from the RE movies at the top of the tier list is so accurate. She’s literally the biggest Mary Sue to ever be put to cinema, besides Rey in the Star Wars sequels lmao

[@owaine-changaming]

Her character is like that because she’s married to the director

[@RyuusanFT86]

Live action movies* There's an anime series

[@FookMi69]

@@RyuusanFT86 Does she even make an appearance in those?

[@FookMi69]

@@owaine-changaming Of course. He wanted his wife to be the ultimate badass in all of cinema

[@RyuusanFT86]

@@FookMi69 No, the anime is Canonical to the Capcom Game universe- hence the distinction and opportunity to talk about some lore

[@BarbaraBuschLight]

The fact that Clementine does everything that adults would do, as a KID, instantly gets her Z Tier!

[@lilligenix]

right like she was at MAX 13 stitching her own wounds, and then manages to kill a zombie just after too. like idk any other kid at that age who can do anything like that.

[@jlooks95]

Lol no, she was solely based off “girl power” and if you named any teenage girl and said she could do the same I’d absolutely laugh because no the fuck no teenage girl is gonna whoop on grown men Lmaooo

[@Lunar3011]

zoey from left 4 dead says otherwise, you can look it up too, shes a college student and can be seen for example in the sacrifice trailer taking HUUUUUUUUUUGEEEEEEEEEEE hordes of zombies with 2 pistols@@jlooks95

[@derekhandson351]

It's because she's a kid she's not A Tier...YET

[@TheBombasticFatRat]

​@derekhandson351 did you finish the series..?

[@dtay8913]

Clem will always be at the top of any survivor list in my book.

[@symbio626]

I always find Hunk good at surviving in RE series. Dude can survive horde of zombies without wasting a single bullet.

[@pelarikota8103]

But Hunk is a badguy😂

[@FiFiTheFeline]

​@@pelarikota8103 Hunk isn't Necessarily a Bad guy, He's just a Mercenary who Gets paid to do a Job or Task, If Something (Or someone) gets in the Way Hunk will Try not to Cause Lethal Damage but if They do Assault Hunk He will Take Them out, I'm also pretty Sure you could Classify Him as a Anti-Hero due to Umbrella Dropping Him along with Hunk's (Surviving) Team

[@pelarikota8103]

@@FiFiTheFeline killing 2 of the main protagonist is pretty much a villain to me.

[@kel-lee8621]

You forgot the camera man. He only dies in a few zombie movies but for the most part he is untouchable.

[@Zorg_Picklehelm]

Yeah and they make zombies concerned about their dental care after eating them

[@arex1072]

@@Zorg_Picklehelmas a zombieland fanatic I love that reference 😂

[@kramerfortuna7228]

Excellent video as always, but Kyle Crane DEFINITELY qualifies as a top tier survivor. Yes, he got bit initially, but he didn't know about the zombies, the zombies he faced in that instance could run and climb, and he was already dazed and injured from getting attacked by Rais's goons. Given his parkour efficiency and resourcefulness from the crafting system, he's already arguably top tier. But factoring in his training... that man was able to dodge, outmaneuver, and take down multiple gunmen at point blank range! And that was in a CUTSCENE, so it can't be hand-waved away as simple gameplay stuff (like dodging all of the gunfire in the escape from the arena sequence arguably could be). I think Crane is very deserving of Z tier. (But yeah. Sang Hwa for the WIN. Might not be the BEST but easily one of my favorites of all time. So happy he made it into this video!)

[@reelgesh51]

but he was indeed easily manipulated and very emotional to the point of getting ambushed several times SO I agree he has the power and ability to be A his morality is what holds him back if he was even the tiniest bit amoral / not so trusting he'd be Z in my eyes

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Crane's 75IQ and extremely slow reaction time and gullible nature puts him at B to A. He'd be Z if it was just his skill.

[@kramerfortuna7228]

@@TheStraightestWhitest I'd 100% AGREE on him being gullible. XD The low IQ and reaction time are inconsistent, though. Crane can craft all kinds of weapons and equipment- some of which are complex enough that he'd have to be pretty smart to build them. And in some instances, his reaction times are nearly instantaneous, like reacting to Rais's gunmen at point blank range. I still think his best feats and the fact that his weaknesses are mostly inconsistent are enough to make him top tier, but now that you mention it, I didn't realize just HOW inconsistent he can be! XD

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@kramerfortuna7228 Yeah the part where he spinning back kicks a gun out of his face and slices Rais' hand off was easily his best showcase in skill. But at other times, he gets duped like a child like when Rais throws him the data and then the knife into his shoulder, or when he damn near gets tackled off the building by Rais because he literally just left him conscious on the floor. Sure he had a gut wound, but people survive that all the time. Takes days to kill you. Shit like that heavily detracts from your survival rating because survival isn't just skills, it's longevity. It's planning and awareness. It's having a sixth sense. Whereas I don't believe Crane even has his normal five senses 😂

[@kramerfortuna7228]

@@TheStraightestWhitest Sixth sense like the "Survivor Sense?" XD Jokes aside, I see your point. I just think that his weaknesses have been so inconsistent that they can't *reliably* be taken advantage of by other hostile survivors. And in terms of survivability/longevity, he can walk away from falls that should be fatal (which I guess is canon and not just a gameplay thing, since they DO talk about it). And even though people often survive for hours to a couple of days from a stab wound like that (and I can't remember EXACTLY where he got stabbed), but even with immediate medical attention, a major puncture wound to the abdominal wall still has a nearly 50% mortality rate. So even though that's a PERFECT example of him falling for a simple trick, that still ends up being a pretty impressive show of his resilience at the same time. And normally I'd 100% agree with him getting duped and tackled off the rooftop, but dealing with a near fatal stab wound could have played a role in distracting him, so I could kinda see that one going either way. It's at the very least more understandable than his slip up with the knife throw. XD Gullible? Yes, absolutely. But he's quick, deadly, and resourceful enough that the zombies don't really pose any threat to him. And as for any other hostile survivors, he's so ridiculously durable that it's going to be difficult for anyone to take advantage of his lapse in judgement in a meaningful/decisive way. Maybe they'd manage to mortally wound him, but chances are they'd also die in the process. Just my take on things, though. He's not even close to my favorite character on this list, but he seems like he would outlast almost all of the others.

[@APerson-ws4cw]

it'd be amazing if you did this again, with more notable survivors, like Kenny or Michonne

[@LegendStormcrow]

I like both of them, but I can't see Kenny beating Bill.

[@johndodo2062]

How is michonne more "notable" exactly? Is it the inclusion? Probably is

[@piatandacactus5140]

​@@johndodo2062lmao what? Inclusion? There have been black characters since the start of the show. She's one of THE main characters later on

[@radicaldradcliffe4201]

​@@johndodo2062Show us on the doll where woke touched you

[@GenericStatue]

Z Nation is probably my favorite zombie show cause it did a lot of things most zombie shows don't and despite it being mostly parody that didn't take itself seriously, it had some really good characters that had good development and alot of good moments of different dimensions to their characters and adapting to different scenarios. Hell, doc was getting zombies high blowing smoke in their face 😆 the show was great fun.

[@srm158]

I loved Z Nation until the final season. It went way too political and the humor took a massive back seat.

[@danielramos6325]

Same here it used to on Syfy

[@tahmkench118]

How's it feel to have such shit taste?

[@bazookajoe6133]

No doubt Ash is the greatest zombie slayer in television and cinematic history.

[@efreitorsroul9332]

Hail to the King!

[@dukedevlan5457]

Groovy

[@BIGGIANTSGUY]

100%

[@zer0_iz_d34d]

I’m glad Tank Dempsey ended up here getting a high rank, people overlook CoD a lot when it comes to zombie movies and video games, the storyline plus the characters and atmosphere CoD Zombies sets up is insane

[@Xxstoner27xX]

Should’ve been Z rank tbh I don’t think anyone else has a higher body count than the COD zombies cast

[@dillzilla4454]

something the video still overlooks is that the 4 main characters in codz are effectively immortal. when they die the cycle resets so they get as many do overs at surviving as they want. now only one of them are ever completely aware of that but it does mean that when it comes to tank vs anyone else, tank will always win unless it is another member of the main 4 cast and even then it is a long drawn out process to pull it off. essentially the entire BO$ storyline was them doing the process needed to end their time loop.

[@aaronmcclellan12345]

Ahh I figure Rick would've been in A or B since he always had to rely on help, you also said in your video "why you would probably survive the walking dead outbreak", that Clementine was more of bad*** than Rick Grimes ever was, so why is Rick in Z and Clementine in A?

[@isaiahjoseph7352]

Call it my rationalization but it could be due to the fact that Rick has been able to lead large groups of survivors from the brink of death to moderate/major success in the show. Then again clementine did something similar but each chapter basically ended similarly to one another w/the group dying out (Season 3 and 4 not included)

[@abyssalnightmare551]

"I'll give you three reasons! One, she's a female, two, she's not a boy, and three and most importantly, SHE'S A GIRL!!!" ~ Sheen from Jimmy Neutron

[@LegendStormcrow]

Clem is awesome.

[@aaronmcclellan12345]

@@isaiahjoseph7352 well I was just saying what he said.

[@tiff5981]

You should definitely watch Z Nation, the show is way too cheesy at times and some episodes may have you thinking "wtf was that? What was the point?" But its absolutely great overall, Roberta should definitely be on a low Z tier along with Rick (in my opinion shes the female version of him) she's basically the saviour of humanity because without her the z nation world wouldn't have Murphys blood for a cure. She was constantly putting herself before others making sure to try her hardest to keep everyone alive. There was times when she could have just left Murphy or handed him over to the people that were hunting him down, but she kept him safe and never left his side. Hell she even went out of her way to track him down at one point to his "kingdom" to convince him to go with her - she didn't have to but she did. The love she has for her friends is definitely one of the things that keeps her going. She's got plot armour for days so obviously she survives everything, but she's still a strong survivor who will stop at nothing to save anyone who needs help, she'll stop at nothing to get a cure no matter what struggles she will eventually face. She's the correct choice for the leader of her group in the show, no one could ever take her place. Maybe I'm just biased because of how much I love the show and Roberta but she deserves to at least be a high A or low Z on the tier list - even if the show is goofy at times and has plots that sometimes make no sense or just make you laugh at the show itself, but that's just SyFy for you, they love their weird shows.

[@yeedog6145]

It's a shame we didn't get too see any of characters from Kingdom like Prince Lee Change or Kim Sang-ho; But I guess there wasn't enough room in this graveyard of zombie slayers.

[@WowSuchGaming]

Good picks. Maybe the next one ;)

[@Cameron-g2o]

I can defend Shawn a LITTLE on his choice. He decided to go to the Winchester due to the presence of a firearm, a rare thing in the UK. They did attempt to barricade the bar (I think), but Ed hopped on that loud as hell pinball machine and attracted all of the Zeds to them.

[@GenDrag1]

Good thing to notice about Bill in Vietnam: him and his comrades are all wearing long sleeves or cold weather gear, the weather is clear, and his beard is more rugged in the second comic. He is also carrying a wounded comrade over his shoulder, with his usual nicotine fix with him. Presuming this is the “later” version of Bill during the war, there is an ever increasing chance that Bill Overbeck served sometime between November 1967 and April 1968, when the weather is cold and clear. This means that Bill could’ve been a part of the Tet Offensive. Bill wearing a beret instead of a helmet also helps this theory, as it would be much easier to aim and shoot *faster and more comfortably* than a helmet. When shooting the enemy first matters, this would be invaluable to Bill. Furthermore, a Vietnam-era helmet also has a strap. With the strong rumors of “wearing the strap during an explosion will cause your neck to snap” circulating during the war, Bill would also be against helmets. A helmet with straps is also a place where an enemy can grab you in a hand-to-hand fight, which reminds me of Bill’s specific phrasing in game when it comes to someone getting ridden by a Jockey: “That’s why I wear a *HAT* !” It’s not just because of the Jockey’s crotch rubbing on your head, it’s because a helmet was the reason one of his comrades was injured/killed after someone/something caught on it

[@dumahdrummer654]

The thing that still confuses me about abby is how on earth did she know it was joel that killed her dad when he wiped the whole base out.

[@WowSuchGaming]

Probably radio communications to remote firefly members

[@DoomedKnight]

I believe some of the nurses survived to tell the tale, and in the show I feel like season 2 will make one of the nurses Abby.

[@yaJA._.]

Bs Plot she just happened to run into Joel near her camp during a herd so he had to go with her

[@skylarmercykilled1986]

Maybe someone somehow survived

[@LeaderOfTheLostSouls]

@@WowSuchGamingWhere’s the link to the tier list in the description? I don’t see it, am I just blind?

[@onieyoh9478]

Z Nation was surprisingly good. The Asylum has never made a good movie so maybe TV series are what they were always supposed to make.

[@derekhandson351]

I hear the cast are jerks though

[@mateoreyes5309]

love how Master Chief, Isaac, and Doom Slayer were all immediately placed in Z Tier without any further elaboration

[@ZecTheZombie]

Not sure why John isn’t Z tier, with dead eye, his ability to take horses that kill anything it touches or is touched by (besides him apparently) and just being an overall badass it seems like a no brainer. Especially with his resurrection

[@LunarEntity]

John deserved Z tier. He can actually utilize survival skills, and not just his gun skills. A lot of the characters on the list would survive poorly but fight well.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

John and Deacon are both Z+++++, easily. Them and Alice crush anyone else from this list with incredible ease.

[@vukrusalic9037]

​@@TheStraightestWhitest Crane??☠️☠️

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@vukrusalic9037 Canon Crane is extremely weak. Canonically he never kills a single Volatile, and he gets clapped by basically every human he fights. Only impressive feat he has is in the pit.

[@sigmaritearchlector5869]

You're also forgetting that John Marston ended the apocalypse, a feat none of these survivors could even close to doing except for Leon Kennedy who stopped the Plagas outbreak in Spain.

[@joelando9485]

Sang Hwa, what a Chad. He is the Kamina of his movie, the strong character that show the protagonist how to be a man by sacrifice.

[@ResidentGool]

What’s crazy is that bill and Kyle are leagues ahead of Rick and Joel

[@Z3AL316]

Where….the fuck…. Is Peter from Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, this is MADNESS

[@gorge1365]

Frank West was heavly underestimated and lowball here. He is Z Tier, due not only surviving the Apocalypse multiple times while facing and killing other evil survivors + using anything as a weapon and creating new insane weapons at it as well. Hell, Frank fought a Vietnam Vet who was bloodlusted while using two machetes and bombs + military tactics on Frank who defeated him and sadly killed him. Frank also fought that Mercenary guy in the end of DR1 and won, bare handed. Frank fought also a Super Zombie using a mech suit, Frank not only defeated it but killed it as well. Yea, the guy (Frank West) is Z Tier, he is not Leon tier, but close enough due not being a trained Goverment agent like Leon, but Frank have shown he can handle himself with trained oponents and similar situations like the ones Leon have faced in Resident Evil, If Frank was trained....oh boy. PS. The Zombies in Dead Rising are very similar to Resident Evil Zombies, they are not normal ones and will be mutated into a dangerous variant of itself (DR1 at Night, DR2 Biohazard Gas & DR4 which combine both things from DR1 and 2.)

[@lilvenom7876]

Rick is definitely S tier. The way he comes out of the hospital and just takes over is incredibly insane

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

A point I will give to the COD Zombies survivors.. Not including solely their WaW and BO1 incarnations, but also their ones that are playable in BO4. They deal with some CRAZY shit. Not only outrunning Hellhounds, zombified flaming dogs that explode.. Gas Zombies that crawl on ceilings and walls. Standard Zombies can tear down barricades and dig through the ground to infiltrate buildings. Teleporting Gas Zombies, the Astronaut. Zombies that can shriek so loud it blurs your vision, exploding fire zombies so hot that being with 20ft of them causes pain. Zombified monkeys. Easily dealing with some of the strongest Zombie hordes in Zombie media. Especially considering these zombies come from... Space and alternatate dimensions and... time? It's confusing.

[@dillzilla4454]

not to mention that space and time literally bends to their will. its insane to me that this was overlooked. they cannot die without breaking the time loop. every time they die the mission just resets itself until they win. that fact alone makes any of the 4 cod characters the most dangerous characters that could be on this list because they have infinite do overs.

[@flamebrindger3984]

This was a pretty solid tier list. I'd be down for a Part 2.

[@Voided1122]

Frank West should have been Z tier, he’s fought people like the Hulk and Thanos in Mavel vs Capcom

[@leongonzalez4404]

If you haven’t seen Z Nation you’re missing out on a top tier show first 3 Seasons were amazing 🔥🔥

[@pyromaniac000000]

Frank West is not the #1 survivor from the Dead Rising series. That definitely has to go to Nick from DR3, who is (spoiler) a bioengineered badass, completely immune to the zombie virus. Not only is a complete immunity easily enough to make him practically unstoppable, his ability to makeshift new weapons is completely unmatched in the series! He can make entirely new consumables, insane vehicles of unmatched destruction, but one of the craftable superweapons is LITERALLY a nuclear bomb, and he can stand directly next to it and be completely fine, with the only consequence being his clothes being evaporated (except for his underwear for ratings reasons)

[@Falkuzrules]

Didn't know if I'd care about this but I ended up watching the entire thing, love how easy it is to be entertained by your videos.

[@Cheesesrandomcrap]

A more obscure "survivor" for z tier would be the beheaded from dead cells. They're immune to the malaise (due to them technically being undead) is proficient in so many types of weaponry (swords, Shields, bows, crossbows, whips, spears, firearms, etc.) is strong enough to reduce enemies to a bloody pulp, can fight indefinitely, And also is practically immortal if they have a body they can possess. Those zombies don't stand a chance.

[@karoshiplays326]

my opinion not taking 10K for Z-Nation is a tragedy!

[@thatsolidliquid3873]

This was such an entertaining video. I absolutely adore zombie media, so this was such an easy video to binge in a single sitting. Please keep up the great work!

[@skullpanda]

Not putting Frank West Z tier is ludicrous. The bites he takes are just for gameplay, as he doesn't get canonically infected until the end of the first game. Even after that, he helped synthesize a vaccine to continue living. He takes on literal hordes of undead single handedly, killing then with anything and everything he get get his hands on including barehanded. He eventually had the engineering skills to create even deadlier version of weapons, turning him into an even more lethal one man army. And to top it off, he gains access to power armor. Which he can then modify further to make it even more powerful. Turning the one man army into a walking fucking tank.

[@DaNationKingGaming]

As a zombie fan, it’d be interesting to see a zombie variant tier list from different games

[@Chrisyork1989]

Z-Nation is such a fever dream of a series! It’s so stupid and extremely hammy but man alive if Murphy didn’t carry that whole show on his back like a champ.

[@stegoshark5116]

Kyle crane should get bonus points for actively battling his own infection while surviving

[@darksars3622]

Skip da airline food ad 2:10

[@mrcheesemunch]

I feel like Jim deserves a Z tier, it's true that his kill count isn't very high but in the 28 Days universe I think killing zombies is probably one of the stupidest things you can do, by the end of the film he practically becomes the ultimate survivor and I think he'd do just fine in other universes where you can reasonably fight without too much risk of infection. Like it's actually crazy that he manages to take down all these military dudes in a stronghold they've survived in for weeks when there's no way he could know the layout of the building, his ingenuity and quick thinking ability are pretty crazy. There's no way to know if it was all just adrenaline and that he'd not be so great afterwards of course but his peak performance is incredible. And he does it all half naked too.

[@xavierrenegadeangel1356]

I like that you mentioned Deacon St John. Days gone is a brilliant game that doesn't get enough attention.

[@ratking1608]

I know he was disqualified, but honourable mention to Isaac Clarke. Dude stomps necromorphs into jam on the reg

[@rogue8507]

Tank Dempsey should be the top of Z tier. Considering he had to fight an onslaught of Infinite zombie waves, which is nobody would survive let's be honest, and still has the will to fight, also he's not entirely an idiot, if you're going to count gameplay mechanics, he builds ANICENT ARTIFACTS in seconds, that's easy to do, and similar to Ash Williams, also had to fight off god like beings that could fuck up reality with the snap of their fingers (Shadow Man and the Apothecon's) which is an incredible feat. The Cod Zombies Apocalypse also couldn't be stop and they had to DESTROY EARTH and that didn't stop them either. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Dempsey and the rest of the crew became gods at the end of Bo3 Zombies? if so than he's kicking everyone's ass on this list. He definitely goes in Z Tier above the others.

[@NoName_4200]

Great tier list. Love your content! I am a little sad that Frank West was only B tier though 😢

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

Probably because Plot Armor is a point against him, and because Frank is technically an "average joe" in a zombie outbreak.

[@NoName_4200]

@@MegaManXPoweredUp he's covered wars you know

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

@@NoName_4200 A line so legendary, it's a statement of fact, proof of experience, a warning to enemies, and even a pickup line.

[@sketh20]

Man, just hearing Telltale's TWD soundtrack and seeing all those scenes made me feel things again. Definitely one of my favourite stories out there.

[@LordBucketsMK2]

Wonder how far they would get if you put them together in a zombie apocalypse

[@gonzar09]

Leon S. Kennedy is the Batman of RE. Ada is his Catwoman, Chris is Superman, and Jill is Wonder Woman. Also, yeah, what was up with that CRS crap? I was in the middle of the video, had to work, then came back to it to find out it was taken down. Like, what a fucking letdown.

[@DLibera]

Ok, I love your videos but there's no way you cover zombies without watching Z-Nation. I know it seems like the silliness is over the top there, but it touches really deep topics and it can be a very realistic show. I personally love the fact that they always keep count on daily day stuff like toilet paper, lodging, food, hygiene, clothing, etc, which can ground the show a lot. I also love the fact that (unlike shows like The Walking Dead) regular people in the show seem to have/try to gotten over the original shock of the apocalypse and are simply trying to establish some normalcy to their lives. I love this approach because the human brain is not capable of being on edge 24/7 for years on end. It just wouldn't happen. They got used to the gore and the killing, which is why they call them "puppies and kittens"... In summary, It's a pretty good show, please watch it and talk about it! 💕💕

[@Spurs2192]

That scene at the start of 28 days later inside the church when the zombies pop up have always scared the shit out of me 😳

[@owaine-changaming]

Roberta was done dirty she deserved higher than B

[@mikenelson6939]

Leon was straight out of the academy in re2, he never had any real police officer experience. Just a badass

[@josiahu]

I feel like Frank West should honestly be Z tier or high S. His ingenuity of crafting weapons out of anything while some of these other survivors need to resort to stealth when their guns are out of ammo that are ranked higher. He is the most resourceful and I get the plot armor point and him eating food to heal is much less realistic, but if he can suffer mortal wounds and heal them with drinking some OJ, that makes him almost invincible in the zombie apocalype lol. Other survivors need medicine and med kits, he just needs to find a vending machine to survive getting shot and bitten

[@gringles]

Agreed. Frank is Shawn on steroids, walking around snapping pictures while uncovering secrets, battling psychopaths, saving groups of people and crafting weapons on the fly.

[@MistahJay7]

Also don't forget his Level 50 version is basically a Demi god Zombie Killing machine that can kill horde of zombies with just his bare hands and Move sets

[@watermelonjesus1547]

There was absolutely no reason to rub in that Days Gone isn’t getting a sequel

[@TheIrishCrusader]

I'd honestly put up frank west high up in the Z rank as in the first game he got 50 survivors out of the mall, took down 10 psychopaths and went up against a special operation military unit, killed their leader and escaped spreading the truth to the whole world about the events that transpired not only willamette but also in santa cabeza

[@TheManofThings777]

Personally, I'd put John in Z-tier. Dead Eye, the ability to take a full mag's worth of shots and have each and every one be a guaranteed headshot, is a straight-up superpower. He would be able to clear entire towns single-handedly with that ability. It's worth remembering the only way (spoiler alert) he was even able to be killed at the end of Red Dead Redemption 1 was because: 1. He chose to die to act as a decoy for his family's sake. 2. There were too many armed enemies to take down alone, and EVEN THEN, he still takes a handful down with him. Neither of these would be factors if you just dropped him into a modern-day zombie apocalypse.

[@chrisdupuis2523]

My own head cannon is that Ash's strength and durability are a direct result of him being possessed and turned into a deadite, he may actually still BE a deadite. We know that deadites possess superhuman strength and durability, we also know that they can still choose to look human if they want. My theory is that while he won control over his body he was still possessed and turned and he looks like his normal self because that's how he sees himself.

[@Arctic921]

Frank west turned into a zombie and technically wasnt even turned and turned back to human man lived through 3 outbreaks

[@rcovers8542]

We all know that Chris Redfield's boulder punching skills would get him his own tier

[@MistahJay7]

All I know is Frank West from Off The Record is the GOAT Easy Z Tier for me not even a debate by the time Off the Record comes he is no longer a regular guy. Hell even in the first game he has a full set of moves by Level 50 where he basically is a Demi god and you don't even need a weapon to kill hundreds and thousands of zombies. Also Frank is already infected and has to take Zombrex every 24 hours so the shrugging off bites actually makes sense.

[@shisho_sos8093]

All these lists makes me wanna have a dream team of Zombie Apocalypse survivors, and have tjem interact with each other while fighting zombies Leon:"You sure you can handle a gun Pal?" Frank West:"Of course, I've covered wars you know." Bill:"Oh yeah? and what kind of wars you covered? have you even truly experienced what War can brought to you damn life?" Frank West:"Oh I've fought a Vietnam War veteran before, so I know."

[@alexpayne6753]

Would love to see jill valentine and michonne in a follow up and as a silly addition troy barnes

[@ItalicMan420]

Kyle Crane in A and not Z tier is crazy

[@Hero1922]

This was an excellent list, respect, and thanks for including some resident evil as well i know your feelings about the series and i respect bringing them into this list if you want to do a part 2 i'll gladly watch it

[@ReinBelmont]

Hasn't Ash also faced actual zombies in Marvel's Marvel Zombies crossover event Marvel Zombies VS Army of Darkness?

[@MoreEvilThanYahweh]

Yeah, but that's pretty iffy to factor in given how wonky all those crossovers are.

[@tri-sapien6487]

I know you don't like Call of Duty Zombies, but I'd like to talk more about Dempsey. While I'm not entirely sure the differences between Imperial Japanese and Vietcong that Bill Overbeck would have faced, I do know that he escaped a cage using only his dogtags and then set fire to the ENTIRE Japanese base, which I think would carry him far. And while he does go down in 2-3-4 hits without jugg, that seems more due to how strong the zombies are as they can break down half a dozen nailed boards in about 8 seconds. I'd also like to address his plot armor. For one, his soul his permanently tied to the souls of Richtofen, Takeo, and Nikolai, which could be seen as plot armor since he'll always be with a team he works well with, however the Primis Crew is confirmed to have gone through the same locations over and over again in a Live Die Repeat scenario, showing that he doesn't have much plot armor.

[@Nullmeo]

I wonder if anyone can survive the Infestation from Warframe. I’ve seen countless forums trying to pick out a winner between Halo’s Flood and the Infested, so it’ll be interesting to see Zack cover that one of these days.

[@reescano9994]

Warframe's Infestation is in a WHOLE different level than these normal zombie apocalypses. No one in this list (I think) would be able to survive a day- dare i say even hours- against the Infested. Giving them their own Warframes, though, is a different story.

[@LegendStormcrow]

​​@@reescano9994It depends. I don't know when you started, but the Infestation used to be more of a threat than it is now. Back before parkour 2.0 you couldn't really outrun them, and your body was still at risk, even if few of us suspected a separate body. I was the first one I knew to conject on the plot, which is funny because I don't know a lot of the post Parkour 2.0 lore. Either way, your frames seem to be able to be infested too, and I know for a fact the other infestation has been used to modify them. Even my ancient Rhino Prime has infestation in him.

[@reescano9994]

@@LegendStormcrow dang, that's terrifying. movement now against Infested seems so trivial i haven't rly thought abt it. just started last year around November so i only know *some* of the Infestation's capabilities plotwise. would like to be enlightened though.

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@reescano9994 You psionically control the frames, so you HAVE to be somewhere, and you definitely are not as capable as they are. Meanwhile the infested can corrupt flesh, robotics, and even minerals. A couple of years ago I came back to Warframe and went to Deimos. It's controlled by 2 giant critters that could eat a battle cruiser.

[@Nullmeo]

@@reescano9994best case scenario is if people have kind enough fates like that of the Entrati family. They’re mutated, but we don’t really see them wasting away and they just chill in the Necralisk. Worst case, people end up like countless Corpus crew ships consumed by the Infestation.

[@CarinaAramaya]

Honestly, i would have put warren in high a tier. It may be a silly show, but her feats are WAY more impressive than honestlu rick grimes. She deals with mutations in zombies that rick and the walking dead group are only touching on in the new spinoffs

[@thetacticalpuertorican]

Oh man. This is the tier list I didnt know i needed.

[@kaylacheyenne9911]

yess more zombie survivor tier lists!

[@Getahelmet1]

Deacon kils 100s of zombies alone A tier rick kills a zombie at a time struggles to keep friends and family alive S tier yeah aight

[@runawaysiren9409]

I'm telling you, Znation grows on you and it's silly sure, but also has a really good plot that peaks in season three. I feel like you'd genuinely enjoy it. Roberta would definitely be in A-tier.

[@equinoxGU]

This is a really cool video Zach hope you're doin well man

[@Spooderman-sq5uj]

Feel like Franks creativity was REALLY understated here lol. I mean, the dude made a lightsaber by attaching a crystal and a flashlight.