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IDW20CoverBColors — Sonic surrounded by Zombots, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #20.

They're not responding! It's like they're completely soulless!
Eggman somehow turned them into zombie robots. So... "Zombots"? Yep! I'm going with "Zombots"!

— Amy Rose and Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog #15

Zombots,^[1] also referred to as the infected,^[1] is a term that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing. It refers to animals who have been infected by the Metal Virus and had their infection reach its apogee.

Concept and creation

According to Ian Flynn, the metal skin feature from Sonic Heroes served as the inspiration for the Zombots.^[2]

Description

Anatomy

TheZombotRough — A Zombot Rough, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #15.

Zombots are made up entirely of an unknown metallic compound that completely rewrite the victim's genetic coding, transforming them on a molecular level. Their bodies are given a metallic sheen while retaining shades of their original colors; they are highly malleable, easily deforming from blunt impacts.^[1] They also possess dark red eyes with small, bright red pupils, but otherwise retain the general shape of their organic selves. Some Zombots may develop minor additional features, such as sharp claws, spikes, and more angular body markings.^[3]^[4]

Characteristics and culture

Zombot Infection — Zombots aggressively spreading the Metal Virus, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #16.

Described as "robot zombies" by Sonic, the Zombots are completely silent, emotionless and without personalities. They do not react emotionally to the environment around them and are completely unresponsive to verbal chatter; noticeably, taunts from Sonic that would have sent Tumble into a fury did not even register with a Zombot version of the skunk. This has led Amy to call them "soulless";^[1] however, some Zombots can apparently react to physical stresses, flinching or appearing dizzy when struck.^[4] It has also been noticed by Sonic that Zombots do not fight as efficiently as they normally would after their transformation; he was able to overwhelm a Zombot Shadow with a move that a healthy Shadow would have seen coming and countered.^[5]

Due to the Metal Virus, Zombots are also deprived of free will. Initially, they would instinctively obey the orders of Dr. Eggman alone.^[3]^[6] However, supposedly due to random mutations in the Metal Virus's coding created from spreading through exposure, the Zombots have begun becoming more disobedient and unresponsive to Eggman's commands.^[7] However it theorized by Starline that the Zetis could control them using their electromagnetic powers.^[5]

If left idle, the Zombots display aggressive tendencies towards all uninfected living organisms,^[3] relentlessly attacking them in order to spread the Metal Virus. However, they appear to be at least docile towards their own kind.^[8] If no uninfected beings are present, Zombots behave like they are in a mindless daze.^[6]

Powers and abilities

TumbleGrowBack — A Zombot Tumble recovering from Sonic's assault, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #15.

All Zombots possess increased strength; Zombot Rough was able to make a crack a rock wall with a single punch^[1] and regular citizens were able to smash though a thick wooden door using only their fists.^[6] They also retain some, if not all, of the abilities they had as organic beings, but their simpleminded nature prevents them from using more specialized techniques. For instance, Shadow retained his super speed after being converted into a Zombot, but was unable to use his Hover Shoes to accelerate himself.^[9] Due to their robotic nature, Zombots are also immune to illnesses and have no need to eat.^[6]

Following their transmutation, the Zombots become much more durable; even a sharp object thrown directly into their bodies will just bounce off without a scratch.^[4] If a Zombot does take damage, it can manipulate its own liquid body composition, allowing it to instantly reconstitute and restore its body from damaging blows. This makes them virtually unstoppable opponents.^[1]

Zombots are able to spread the Metal Virus to any living tissue, be it either flora or fauna, through the slightest physical touch; however, they cannot pass the virus onto processed or inorganic matter.^[3] Once the virus has been passed onto a victim, the infection will slowly spread across the victim until it is fully converted; however, the infection rate can be accelerated by repeated or prolonged exposure to the virus.^[8] As such, Zombots will often attempt to pin down a target until they are fully transformed - or destroyed, in the case of inorganic foes.

History

Infection

The first "Zombot" (not yet named as such) to be created was a Pocky that Dr. Eggman used as a test subject. This Pocky was saturated in the Metal Virus, instantly turning it into a Zombot. Dr. Eggman then had the Zombot Pocky briefly grab a Picky, seeing that the infection had transferred to it.^[3] The next Zombot to be created was a Ricky in Eggman's captivity, who had been infected with the Metal Virus during Eggman's experiments; in an effort to circumvent the slow rate of secondary infection, Eggman used the Zombot Pocky to accelerate the virus's spread on it, quickly achieving full conversion.^[8]

While fighting Sonic and Amy in Echo Mine, Rough and Tumble unintentionally released backpacks full of the Metal Virus onto themselves, turning them into Zombots. They then resumed fighting Sonic and Amy, regenerating from any damage the hedgehogs inflicted. Although Sonic ultimately got rid of Zombot Rough and Tumble by knocking them into a refuse pit, he got infected with the Metal Virus in the process. Meanwhile, having heard Sonic call Rough and Tumble "Zombots", Eggman decided to call the infected just that, considering the name to be "catchy".^[1]

ScruffyZombot — Elder Scruffy and a child turned into Zombots, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #16.

After checking in at Tails, Sonic discovered that he could keep his Zombot transformation in check with his speed, although he could not cure himself. In the meantime, Eggman used his Faceship to flood Windmill Village with his Metal Virus, transforming all of the inhabitants into Zombots either directly or by the attacks of their infected brethren. Afterwards, the Zombots followed Eggman's orders and dispersed across the countryside to create more Zombots, infecting plants and animals along the way. One Flicky in particular was transformed overnight as it slept in an infected tree; in the morning, it awoke as a fully-fledged Zombot and flew towards the nearest city.^[6]

Crisis City

A new Zombot infection broke out in Seaside City after the Faceship spilled a dose of the Metal Virus into the city. The Zombots soon reached and attacked the Chaotix's office, but the group managed to escape them; seeing the outbreak consuming the city, Vector, Espio and Charmy set to work distracting the Zombots while evacuating the uninfected residents. During the evacuation, Sonic saved Vector when a group of Zombots surrounded him, taking advantage of his infected state to keep the Zombots at bay. After a Rescue Shuttle arrived, most of the Zombots headed for the docks where the survivors were gathering. There, the Chaotix fended off the Zombots while the survivors boarded the Rescue Shuttle. Charmy flew back into the city to save a partially-infected civilian that Vector had to leave behind; however, the civilian had already become a Zombot by the time he arrived. Startled by this, Charmy was grabbed by another Zombot and overwhelmed by a horde.^[4]

ZombotChaos — Zombot Cheese and Chocola, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #18.

Another Zombot infection broke out in Floral Forest Village when Eggman's Faceship spilled another Metal Virus dose into the village. As the Zombots began wreaking havoc and infecting more villagers, Sonic came to hold them off and evacuate as many villagers as possible. During this, the Zombots were ordered by Eggman to pile up on Sonic; however, they ignored the command. Orbot then revealed that the Zombots had become increasingly disobedient over time, which worried Starline. Eggman suspected this was due to mutations in the Metal Virus's coding brought about by spreading through exposure, however, he was certain that he would find a way to control the Zombots after Sonic was dealt with. Meanwhile, more Zombots pressed onward towards Cream's residence, but Gemerl got in their way. At first, Gemerl sought to eliminate the Zombots; however, Cream convinced Gemerl to fight the Zombots without destroying them. As such, Gemerl engaged the Zombots non-lethally, taking slight damage after they surrounded him. Meanwhile, a few Zombots managed to break into Cream's house and corner Vanilla. In an attempt to defend their family, Cheese and Chocola attacked the Zombots, but their punches only got them infected by the Metal Virus. A Zombot caught the Chao to complete the infection as Sonic came and blew away a group threatening Cream and Vanilla. When the rabbits escaped to safety, the local Zombots (now including Cheese and Chocola) turned their attention to Sonic, but they were knocked away by Gemerl. Sonic trapped the Zombot Cheese and Chocola in glass jars to keep them grounded before heading over to Sunset City after a call from Rouge; after he left, Cheese and Chocola began to break out of their jars.^[7]

SonicWhirlwindIDW — Sonic fights Sunset City Zombots, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #19.

Later, a colossal Zombot outbreak erupted in Sunset City after the Faceship released a dose of the Metal Virus into the city; this time, Eggman seemingly did not even try to command the Zombots, leaving them to attack purely on their own. The Zombots swarmed the streets, trying to reach civilians holed up in buildings and attacking Sonic as he passed through; while they failed to stop the hedgehog, a few managed to touch him and accelerate his infection once more. They also came under attack by E-123 Omega, who attempted to destroy them like any other Eggman robot despite Sonic's protests. Fortunately, the Zombots' durability ensured that Omega's gunfire could only keep them away as Sonic helped the civilians out of the building. The remaining Zombots between the building and the Grand Gold Flicky Hotel were soon after blown away by Sonic so the civilians could go to the hotel. At the hotel, another horde of Zombots tried to get the hotel, but the local officers kept them at bay with Burst Wispons. Sonic soon after repelled a large group of Zombots when they tried to catch the survivors before they could reach the hotel's safe zone. Two Zombots were then pulled away from the hotel by Sonic, who met up with Omega, who fought back against more groups of Zombots. As the Zombots started to come from two sides at once, Shadow arrived in a truck and drove straight through the Zombots. Noticing that the truck was being used to gather survivors, the Zombot hordes made it their primary target; however, they were kept at bay by Omega's gunfire. Meanwhile, Shadow engaged another Zombot horde head-on, believing that his status as the Ultimate Life Form would prevent them from infecting him; however, he was quickly proven wrong when he made the mistake of grabbing a Zombot and throwing it. Despite the Metal Virus rapidly infecting him, Shadow refused to back down and continued fighting, allowing the Zombot horde to overwhelm him and complete his transformation. When Sonic returned after his latest run to burn off the Metal Virus, he was pinned against the truck by the newly-minted Zombot Shadow.^[9]

Sonic fought Shadow and kept him at bay with the other Zombots while Rouge evacuated the area with a truck full of uninfected citizens. Omega stayed behind to fight more Zombots. Neither him nor Sonic wanted to retreat, which resulted in Omega getting his torso ripped open by Shadow and his arms torn off by two other Zombots. Sonic found himself nearly overpowered by Shadow but he and the other Zombots were lifted into the air by Silver's psychokinesis before they could do more damage. Sonic managed to escape and Tails removed Omega's head from his damaged body. After Silver released the Zombots, Shadow immediately attacked him. Silver narrowly dodged this attack and fled the scene with Tails.^[5]

The Last Minute

Another Zombot outbreak occurred at Central City after Dr. Eggman used the Faceship to distribute a batch of Metal Virus there. One hour later, Zombots began to roam the streets of the city. One Zombot knocked over some trash cans near Tails' lab, while several more were fended off by Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf as they helped uninfected citizens evacuate the city. At some point, Whisper helped knock away some Zombots that surrounded Tangle when she was on a street light. Meanwhile, quite a number of Zombots were fighting Silver at Ice Paradise.^[10]

IDWAmy22 — Amy fighting a horde of Zombots, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #22.

A flock of Zombot Flickies flew over Tails on his lab rooftop, but they did not notice him, allowing the fox cub to retrieve a sample of the Metal Virus and return to his lab. Unbeknownst to him, he was being watched by the transformed Cheese and Chocola. Meanwhile, Vector and Espio returned to Restoration HQ from a mission in Pine Grove Village after it had suffered a random Zombot outbreak. With several refugees, the pair also managed to find the Zombot Charmy and imprisoned him in a Containment Bubble. At the HQ, one of the refugees from Pine Grove Village revealed that he had actually been infected and swiftly turned into a Zombot. This caused a panic among the refugees and the tumult caused Charmy to break out of his Containment Bubble. The virus quickly spread among the refugees, including Vanilla. Just before Vector attempted to close the gates to the HQ's launch bay, Charmy flew out, targeting the one Rescue Shuttle the Restoration planned to use. Vector lunged at Charmy and pinned him down, getting infected in the process. Knowing he was lost to the virus, Vector had Gemerl close the gates behind him as he kept the Zombots back so that everyone else could escape.^[10]^[11]

Before Tails could finish his cure for the Metal Virus, the Zombot Chao cut off the main power supply for the lab. Tails tried to retrieve his computer's server blades to use later at Restoration HQ but he was interrupted by a Zombot who tore through the lab's entrance. The Zombot destroyed Tails' server blades and was followed by several other Zombots. This forced Tails to use his Cyclone to ram his way out of the lab. Cheese and Chocola attempted to follow Tails but the fox cub performed enough evasive maneuvers to leave them behind in the dust. Tails soon came to the aid of Tangle and Whisper to fend off Zombots while they guarded the uninfected citizens at the city's dock. A Rescue Shuttle soon arrived and while the citizens boarded, Tangle and Whisper drove the Zombots away from the ship. Tails' Cyclone was slowly being ripped apart by the Zombots attacking him, which forced the fox cub to leave his mech before it exploded.^[10]

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 [[File:IDW20CoverBColors.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Sonic surrounded by Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #20]].]]
 {{Quote left|They're not responding! It's like they're completely soulless! [[File:Quotation2.png|20px]]<br>[[File:Quotation1.png|20px]] [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Eggman]] somehow turned them into zombie robots. So... "Zombots"? Yep! [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|I'm]] going with "Zombots"!|[[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy Rose]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #15]]}}
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 ===Anatomy===
 [[File:TheZombotRough.jpg|thumb|150px|A Zombot Rough, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #15]].]]
-Zombots are made up entirely of an unknown metallic compound, giving their bodies a metallic sheen while retaining shades of their original colors. Their bodies are highly malleable, easily deforming from blunt impacts.<ref name="StH15"/> They also possess dark red eyes with small, bright red pupils, but otherwise retain the general shape of their organic selves. Some Zombots may develop minor additional features, such as sharp claws, spikes, and more angular body markings.<ref name="StH13">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 13|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #13]], "Calling Card"</ref><ref name="StH17">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]], "Plague"</ref>
+Zombots are made up entirely of an unknown metallic compound that completely rewrite the victim's genetic coding, transforming them on a molecular level. Their bodies are given a metallic sheen while retaining shades of their original colors; they are highly malleable, easily deforming from blunt impacts.<ref name="StH15"/> They also possess dark red eyes with small, bright red pupils, but otherwise retain the general shape of their organic selves. Some Zombots may develop minor additional features, such as sharp claws, spikes, and more angular body markings.<ref name="StH13">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 13|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #13]], "Calling Card"</ref><ref name="StH17">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]], "Plague"</ref>
 ===Characteristics and culture===
 [[File:Zombot Infection.jpg|thumb|left|Zombots aggressively spreading the Metal Virus, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 16|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #16]].]]
-Described as "robot zombies" by [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]], the Zombots are completely silent, emotionless and without personalities. They do not react emotionally to the environment around them and are completely unresponsive to verbal chatter; noticeably, a Zombot [[Tumble the Skunk|Tumble]] was unresponsive to taunts from Sonic that would have sent the old Tumble into a fury. This has led [[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] to call them "soulless".<ref name="StH15"/> However, some Zombots can apparently react to physical stresses, flinching or appearing dizzy when struck.<ref name="StH17">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]], "Plague"</ref>
+Described as "robot zombies" by [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]], the Zombots are completely silent, emotionless and without personalities. They do not react emotionally to the environment around them and are completely unresponsive to verbal chatter; noticeably, taunts from Sonic that would have sent Tumble into a fury did not even register with a Zombot version of the skunk. This has led [[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] to call them "soulless";<ref name="StH15"/> however, some Zombots can apparently react to physical stresses, flinching or appearing dizzy when struck.<ref name="StH17">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]], "Plague"</ref> It has also been noticed by Sonic that Zombots do not fight as efficiently as they normally would after their transformation; he was able to overwhelm a Zombot [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]] with a move that a healthy Shadow would have seen coming and countered.<ref name="StH20">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #20]], "Crisis City, Part 2"</ref>
-Due to the [[Metal Virus]], Zombots are also deprived of free will. Initially, they would instinctively obey the orders of [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]] alone.<ref name="StH13" /><ref name="StH16" /> However, supposedly due to random mutations in the Metal Virus's coding created from spreading through exposure, the Zombots have begun becoming more disobedient and unresponsive to Eggman's commands.<ref name="StH18">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 18|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #18]], "Victims"</ref>
+Due to the [[Metal Virus]], Zombots are also deprived of free will. Initially, they would instinctively obey the orders of [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]] alone.<ref name="StH13" /><ref name="StH16" /> However, supposedly due to random mutations in the Metal Virus's coding created from spreading through exposure, the Zombots have begun becoming more disobedient and unresponsive to Eggman's commands.<ref name="StH18">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 18|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #18]], "Victims"</ref> However it theorized by Starline that the [[Zeti (IDW)|Zetis]] could control them using their electromagnetic powers.<ref name="StH20">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #20]], "Crisis City Part 2"</ref>
 If left idle, the Zombots display aggressive tendencies towards all uninfected living organisms,<ref name="StH13"/> relentlessly attacking them in order to spread the Metal Virus. However, they appear to be at least docile towards their own kind.<ref name="StH14">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 14|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #14]], "Misdirection"</ref> If no uninfected beings are present, Zombots behave like they are in a mindless daze.<ref name="StH16"/>
 ===Powers and abilities===
-[[File:TumbleGrowBack.png|thumb|200px|right|A Zombot Tumble recovering from Sonic's assault, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #15]].]]
+[[File:TumbleGrowBack.png|thumb|250px|right|A Zombot Tumble recovering from Sonic's assault, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #15]].]]
-All Zombots possess increased strength; Zombot [[Rough the Skunk|Rough]] was able to make a crack a rock wall with a single punch<ref name="StH15"/> and regular citizens were able to smash though a thick wooden door using only their fists.<ref name="StH16"/> They also retain some, if not all, of the abilities they had as organic beings; [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]], as an example, retained his super speed after being converted into a Zombot.<ref name="StH19"/> Due to their robotic nature, Zombots are also immune to illnesses and have no need to eat.<ref name="StH16"/>
+All Zombots possess increased strength; Zombot [[Rough the Skunk|Rough]] was able to make a crack a rock wall with a single punch<ref name="StH15"/> and regular citizens were able to smash though a thick wooden door using only their fists.<ref name="StH16"/> They also retain some, if not all, of the abilities they had as organic beings, but their simpleminded nature prevents them from using more specialized techniques. For instance, [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]] retained his super speed after being converted into a Zombot, but was unable to use his Hover Shoes to accelerate himself.<ref name="StH19"/> Due to their robotic nature, Zombots are also immune to illnesses and have no need to eat.<ref name="StH16"/>
-Following their transmutation, the Zombots become much more durable; even a sharp object thrown directly into their bodies will just bounce off them without a scratch.<ref name="StH17"/> If a Zombot does take damage, it can manipulate its own liquid body composition, allowing it to instantly reconstitute and restore its body from damaging blows. This makes them virtually unstoppable opponents.<ref name="StH15">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #15]], "Patient Zero"</ref>
+Following their transmutation, the Zombots become much more durable; even a sharp object thrown directly into their bodies will just bounce off without a scratch.<ref name="StH17"/> If a Zombot does take damage, it can manipulate its own liquid body composition, allowing it to instantly reconstitute and restore its body from damaging blows. This makes them virtually unstoppable opponents.<ref name="StH15">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #15]], "Patient Zero"</ref>
-Zombots are able to spread the Metal Virus to any living tissue, be it either flora or fauna, through the slightest physical touch; however, they cannot pass the virus onto processed or inorganic matter.<ref name="StH13"/> Once the virus has been passed onto a victim, the infection will slowly spread across the victim until it is fully converted; however, the infection rate can be accelerated by repeated or prolonged exposure to the virus.<ref name="StH14"/> As such, Zombots will often attempt to pin down a target until they are fully transformed.
+Zombots are able to spread the Metal Virus to any living tissue, be it either flora or fauna, through the slightest physical touch; however, they cannot pass the virus onto processed or inorganic matter.<ref name="StH13"/> Once the virus has been passed onto a victim, the infection will slowly spread across the victim until it is fully converted; however, the infection rate can be accelerated by repeated or prolonged exposure to the virus.<ref name="StH14"/> As such, Zombots will often attempt to pin down a target until they are fully transformed - or destroyed, in the case of inorganic foes.
 ==History==
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 While fighting [[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW)|Sonic]] and [[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] in [[Echo Mine]], [[Rough the Skunk|Rough]] and [[Tumble the Skunk|Tumble]] unintentionally released backpacks full of the Metal Virus onto themselves, turning them into Zombots. They then resumed fighting Sonic and Amy, regenerating from any damage the hedgehogs inflicted. Although Sonic ultimately got rid of Zombot Rough and Tumble by knocking them into a refuse pit, he got infected with the Metal Virus in the process. Meanwhile, having heard Sonic call Rough and Tumble "Zombots", Eggman decided to call the infected just that, considering the name to be "catchy".<ref name="StH15"/>
-[[File:ScruffyZombot.png|thumb|left|200px|Elder Scruffy and a child turned into Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 16|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #16]].]]
+[[File:ScruffyZombot.png|thumb|left|235px|Elder Scruffy and a child turned into Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 16|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #16]].]]
 After checking in at [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]], Sonic discovered that he could keep his Zombot transformation in check with his speed, although he could not cure himself. In the meantime, Eggman used his [[Faceship]] to flood [[Windmill Village]] with his Metal Virus, transforming all of the inhabitants into Zombots either directly or by the attacks of their infected brethren. Afterwards, the Zombots followed Eggman's orders and dispersed across the countryside to create more Zombots, infecting plants and animals along the way. One [[Flicky (IDW)|Flicky]] in particular was transformed overnight as it slept in an infected tree; in the morning, it awoke as a fully-fledged Zombot and flew towards the nearest city.<ref name="StH16">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 16|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #16]], "Infection"</ref>
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 Another Zombot infection broke out in [[Floral Forest Village]] when [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Eggman]]'s Faceship spilled another Metal Virus dose into the village. As the Zombots began wreaking havoc and infecting more villagers, Sonic came to hold them off and evacuate as many villagers as possible. During this, the Zombots were ordered by Eggman to pile up on Sonic; however, they ignored the command. [[Orbot (IDW)|Orbot]] then revealed that the Zombots had become increasingly disobedient over time, which worried Starline. Eggman suspected this was due to mutations in the Metal Virus's coding brought about by spreading through exposure, however, he was certain that he would find a way to control the Zombots after Sonic was dealt with. Meanwhile, more Zombots pressed onward towards [[Cream the Rabbit (IDW)|Cream]]'s residence, but [[Gemerl (IDW)|Gemerl]] got in their way. At first, Gemerl sought to eliminate the Zombots; however, Cream convinced Gemerl to fight the Zombots without destroying them. As such, Gemerl engaged the Zombots non-lethally, taking slight damage after they surrounded him. Meanwhile, a few Zombots managed to break into Cream's house and corner [[Vanilla the Rabbit (IDW)|Vanilla]]. In an attempt to defend their family, [[Cheese (IDW)|Cheese]] and [[Chocola (IDW)|Chocola]] attacked the Zombots, but their punches only got them infected by the Metal Virus. A Zombot caught the Chao to complete the infection as Sonic came and blew away a group threatening Cream and Vanilla. When the rabbits escaped to safety, the local Zombots (now including Cheese and Chocola) turned their attention to Sonic, but they were knocked away by Gemerl. Sonic trapped the Zombot Cheese and Chocola in glass jars to keep them grounded before heading over to [[Sunset City]] after a call from Rouge; after he left, Cheese and Chocola began to break out of their jars.<ref name="StH18"/>
+[[File:SonicWhirlwindIDW.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sonic fights Sunset City Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #19]].]]
 Later, a colossal Zombot outbreak erupted in Sunset City after the Faceship released a dose of the Metal Virus into the city; this time, Eggman seemingly did not even try to command the Zombots, leaving them to attack purely on their own. The Zombots swarmed the streets, trying to reach civilians holed up in buildings and attacking Sonic as he passed through; while they failed to stop the hedgehog, a few managed to touch him and accelerate his infection once more. They also came under attack by [[E-123 Omega (IDW)|E-123 Omega]], who attempted to destroy them like any other Eggman robot despite Sonic's protests. Fortunately, the Zombots' durability ensured that Omega's gunfire could only keep them away as Sonic helped the civilians out of the building. The remaining Zombots between the building and the [[Grand Gold Flicky Hotel]] were soon after blown away by Sonic so the civilians could go to the hotel. At the hotel, another horde of Zombots tried to get the hotel, but the local officers kept them at bay with [[Burst Wispon (IDW)|Burst Wispons]]. Sonic soon after repelled a large group of Zombots when they tried to catch the survivors before they could reach the hotel's safe zone. Two Zombots were then pulled away from the hotel by Sonic, who met up with Omega, who fought back against more groups of Zombots. As the Zombots started to come from two sides at once, Shadow arrived in a truck and drove straight through the Zombots. Noticing that the truck was being used to gather survivors, the Zombot hordes made it their primary target; however, they were kept at bay by Omega's gunfire. Meanwhile, Shadow engaged another Zombot horde head-on, believing that his status as the Ultimate Life Form would prevent them from infecting him; however, he was quickly proven wrong when he made the mistake of grabbing a Zombot and throwing it. Despite the Metal Virus rapidly infecting him, Shadow refused to back down and continued fighting, allowing the Zombot horde to overwhelm him and complete his transformation. When Sonic returned after his latest run to burn off the Metal Virus, he was pinned against the truck by the newly-minted Zombot Shadow.<ref name="StH19">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #19]], "Crisis City, Part 1"</ref>
+Sonic fought Shadow and kept him at bay with the other Zombots while [[Rouge the Bat (IDW)|Rouge]] evacuated the area with a truck full of uninfected citizens. Omega stayed behind to fight more Zombots. Neither him nor Sonic wanted to retreat, which resulted in Omega getting his torso ripped open by Shadow and his arms torn off by two other Zombots. Sonic found himself nearly overpowered by Shadow but he and the other Zombots were lifted into the air by [[Silver the Hedgehog (IDW)|Silver]]'s psychokinesis before they could do more damage. Sonic managed to escape and Tails removed Omega's head from his damaged body. After Silver released the Zombots, Shadow immediately attacked him. Silver narrowly dodged this attack and fled the scene with Tails.<ref name="StH20">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #20]], "Crisis City, Part 2"</ref>
+===The Last Minute===
+Another Zombot outbreak occurred at [[Central City (IDW)|Central City]] after Dr. Eggman used the Faceship to distribute a batch of Metal Virus there. One hour later, Zombots began to roam the streets of the city. One Zombot knocked over some trash cans near [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]]' [[Tails' Lab (IDW)|lab]], while several more were fended off by [[Tangle the Lemur]] and [[Whisper the Wolf]] as they helped uninfected citizens evacuate the city. At some point, Whisper helped knock away some Zombots that surrounded Tangle when she was on a street light. Meanwhile, quite a number of Zombots were fighting Silver at [[Ice Paradise (IDW)|Ice Paradise]].<ref name="StH21">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 21|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #21]], "The Last Minute, Part 1"</ref>
+[[File:IDWAmy22.jpg|thumb|240px|Amy fighting a horde of Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]].]]
+A flock of Zombot [[Flicky (IDW)|Flickies]] flew over Tails on his lab rooftop, but they did not notice him, allowing the fox cub to retrieve a sample of the Metal Virus and return to his lab. Unbeknownst to him, he was being watched by the transformed Cheese and Chocola. Meanwhile, [[Vector the Crocodile (IDW)|Vector]] and [[Espio the Chameleon (IDW)|Espio]] returned to [[Restoration HQ]] from a mission in [[List of unseen content in TV and comics#IDW Sonic the Hedgehog|Pine Grove Village]] after it had suffered a random Zombot outbreak. With several refugees, the pair also managed to find the Zombot [[Charmy Bee (IDW)|Charmy]] and imprisoned him in a [[Containment Bubble]]. At the HQ, one of the refugees from Pine Grove Village revealed that he had actually been infected and swiftly turned into a Zombot. This caused a panic among the refugees and the tumult caused Charmy to break out of his Containment Bubble. The virus quickly spread among the refugees, including [[Vanilla the Rabbit (IDW)|Vanilla]]. Just before Vector attempted to close the gates to the HQ's launch bay, Charmy flew out, targeting the one Rescue Shuttle the Restoration planned to use. Vector lunged at Charmy and pinned him down, getting infected in the process. Knowing he was lost to the virus, Vector had Gemerl close the gates behind him as he kept the Zombots back so that everyone else could escape.<ref name="StH21"/><ref name="StH22">[[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]], "The Last Minute, Part 2"</ref>
+Before Tails could finish his cure for the Metal Virus, the Zombot Chao cut off the main power supply for the lab. Tails tried to retrieve his computer's server blades to use later at Restoration HQ but he was interrupted by a Zombot who tore through the lab's entrance. The Zombot destroyed Tails' server blades and was followed by several other Zombots. This forced Tails to use his [[Cyclone (IDW)|Cyclone]] to ram his way out of the lab. Cheese and Chocola attempted to follow Tails but the fox cub performed enough evasive maneuvers to leave them behind in the dust. Tails soon came to the aid of Tangle and Whisper to fend off Zombots while they guarded the uninfected citizens at the city's dock. A [[Battleship|Rescue Shuttle]] soon arrived and while the citizens boarded, Tangle and Whisper drove the Zombots away from the ship. Tails' Cyclone was slowly being ripped apart by the Zombots attacking him, which forced the fox cub to leave his mech before it exploded.<ref name="StH21"/>
 ==List of Zombots==
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 *[[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]
 *[[Tumble the Skunk]]
+*[[Vanilla the Rabbit (IDW)|Vanilla the Rabbit]]
+*[[Vector the Crocodile (IDW)|Vector the Crocodile]]
+*Various citizens of [[List of unseen content in TV and comics#IDW Sonic the Hedgehog|Cascade City]]
+*Various citizens of [[Central City (IDW)|Central City]]
+*Various citizens of [[List of unseen content in TV and comics#IDW Sonic the Hedgehog|Glass Hill]]
 *Various citizens of [[Floral Forest Village]]
+*Various citizens of [[Ice Paradise (IDW)|Ice Paradise]]
+*Various citizens of [[List of unseen content in TV and comics#IDW Sonic the Hedgehog|Pine Grove Village]]
 *Various citizens of [[Seaside City]]
 *Various citizens of [[Sunset City]]
+*Various citizens of [[List of unseen content in TV and comics#IDW Sonic the Hedgehog|Turtleshell Island]]
 *Various citizens of [[Windmill Village]]
+*Various refugees of [[Restoration HQ]]
 ==Trivia==
 *The Zombots are similar to the [[Robian (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Robians]] from the previous [[Archie Comics|Archie]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs, anthropomorphic animals that were converted into robotic slaves who acted as the primary labor force for [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]].
 *[[Cheese (IDW)|Cheese]] and [[Chocola (IDW)|Chocola]] look similar to [[Dark Chao]] as Zombots.
-*[[Bracardi Curry]] designed [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]]'s Zombot appearance. It was based off of the [[Shadow Android]]s from the ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' video game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DreddStarin/status/1152285698625626112 |title=Bracardi Curry on Twitter |work=Twitter |date=19 July 2019 |accessdate=24 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DreddStarin/status/1152292639213051905 |title=Bracardi Curry on Twitter |work=Twitter |date=19 July 2019 |accessdate=24 July 2019 }}</ref>
+*[[Bracardi Curry]] designed [[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]]'s Zombot appearance. His design was based off of the [[Shadow Android|Shadow Androids]] from the ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' video game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DreddStarin/status/1152285698625626112 |title=Bracardi Curry on Twitter |work=Twitter |date=19 July 2019 |accessdate=24 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DreddStarin/status/1152292639213051905 |title=Bracardi Curry on Twitter |work=Twitter |date=19 July 2019 |accessdate=24 July 2019 }}</ref>
+==Gallery==
+{{Gallery start}}
+<gallery>
+RoughTumbleZombots.png|The Zombot versions of [[Rough the Skunk|Rough]] and [[Tumble the Skunk|Tumble]], from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 15|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #15]].
+Zombot Infection.jpg|A bunch of Zombots grabbing and infecting villagers of [[Windmill Village]], from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 16|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #16]].
+IDWZombotProfile.jpg|A bunch of Zombots breaking into the [[Chaotix Detective Agency (IDW)|Chaotix Detective Agency]]'s office, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]].
+IDWVectorSign.png|Vector fighting a Zombot, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]].
+IDW 17 Espio Action.png|Espio fighting Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]].
+IDWCharmyInfected.png|Charmy getting swarmed by Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #17]].
+CheeseChocolaInfected.png|[[Cheese (IDW)|Cheese]] and [[Chocola (IDW)|Chocola]] getting infected by a Zombot, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 18|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #18]].
+InfectedCheese.png|[[Cream the Rabbit (IDW)|Cream]] and [[Vanilla the Rabbit (IDW)|Vanilla]] watching Cheese get infected before trying escape, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 18|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #18]].
+GemerlApologizes.jpg|Gemerl fends off Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 18|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #18]].
+ShadowandtheZombots.jpg|[[Shadow the Hedgehog (IDW)|Shadow]] fights a horde of Zombots in [[Sunset City]], from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #19]].
+ShadowZombot.png|The Zombot version of Shadow, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #19]].
+IDW20Pre1.jpg|The Zombot Shadow holding Sonic by the neck, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #20]].
+SunsetCityZombots.jpg|Sonic prepares to fight the Sunset City Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #20]].
+TangleandaZombot.jpg|Tangle fends off Zombots, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 21|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #21]].
+TailsFlickiesIDW.jpg|A flock of Zombot [[Flicky (IDW)|Flickies]] flying above [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]]' [[Tails' Lab (IDW)|lab]], from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 21|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #21]].
+CharmyZombotBreakOut.png|The Zombot version of [[Charmy Bee (IDW)|Charmy]] breaking out of his [[Containment Bubble]], from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]].
+ChaotixIDW22.jpg|Vector getting infected by Charmy, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]].
+VectorIDW22.jpg|Vector sacrificing himself, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]].
+</gallery>
+{{Gallery end}}
 ==References==
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 *{{IDW SH link|Zombot}}
 {{IDW characters}}
+[[fr:Zombot]]
+[[Category:Ian Flynn's creations (IDW)]]

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