Skeleton

Skeleton
A very weak and slow zombie. It erupts from the ground in graveyards.
Main Stats
Health 20 Melee Damage 3
Crit. Chance	0%
Speed	4
Prepare Time	0
Rage Drop	1
Behavior Stats
Agility	8
Aggression	25
Morale Stats
Charisma	-24
Charisma Radius	100

Skeleton is an infected dressed in black shorts.

Overview

Skeleton is an enemy that usually appears in missions that take place near graveyards. In such missions, Skeletons have an ability to raise from the ground instead of coming from the right side of the screen. This allows them to skip some distance before continuing towards the bus.

The spawn area of Skeleton is equal to roughly the half of the battlefield. It can be damaged during its raising animation. Similar to normal enemy spawns, Skeletons will no longer raise from the ground after the mission countdown ends.

Strategy

Because of their low stats, Skeletons act more as obstacles for units who are trying to reach the barricade. The most efficient way to clear the path is by constantly spamming melee units. Using ranged units is also a good idea, as they have a degree of area control, which is especially well demonstrated on shotgunners. Support items like Empty and Red Barrel are great against them too, since Skeletons' frequent spawning makes them an easy source of rage.

Trivia

• Its ability to suddenly burst from the ground is based on the popular trope of zombies rising from the grave, although its usage in modern zombie media has been stagnant. This ability would suggest that even corpses that have been buried cannot escape from the plague, causing them to reanimate and escape out of the ground where they were buried. The same would also be true for Dark Skeleton.

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