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** Red Dead was depressing, brutal and sometimes funny; Undead Nightmare pretty much just goes all-out for the black comedy...so why that incredibly depressing, obviously-not-right mission? PlayerPunch much?
** Even though the mission itself is depressing, the way John keeps repeating "...you eat babies!" has definite memetic humor potential.
** Even though the mission itself is depressing, the way John keeps repeating "...you eat babies!" has definite memetic humor potential.
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** Maybe he sold most of them to help get his farm running again. He's left his old life behind, so wouldn't need quite so many exotic weapons.
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** Happens with several minor characters. Everett Knox, the doctor at MacFarlane's Ranch? Now drifting around the game world, defending Armadillo, helping rescue missing people at Fort Mercer, and travelling around New Austin conducting experiments on the undead. In addition, all the missing persons appeared in the original.
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** Happens with several minor characters. Everett Knox, the doctor at MacFarlane's [=MacFarlane=]'s Ranch? Now drifting around the game world, defending Armadillo, helping rescue missing people at Fort Mercer, and travelling around New Austin conducting experiments on the undead. In addition, all the missing persons appeared in the original.
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* BadassBoast: Given by a ''zombie'', no less.
--> "You wanna dance with the devil? Well '''HERE I AM!'''"
--> "You wanna dance with the devil? Well '''HERE I AM!'''"
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* BadassBoast: Given by a ''zombie'', no less.
--> "You wanna dance with{{Badass}}: Everett Knox and Porfirio Gutierrez, the devil? Well '''HERE I AM!'''"doctors who are travelling around New Austin and Nuevo Paraiso respectively.
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* BadassDoctor: Everett Knox and Porfirio Gutierrez, the doctors who are travelling around New Austin and Nuevo Paraiso respectively.
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--> '''The Film Maker''': "Kindhearted neighbors turned into savage flesh eating monsters. It will make a fantastic movie!"
--> '''John''': "Who would enjoy that?!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "What?"
--> '''John''': "What kind of a sick person would like that?!!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "My kind sir, THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR!!! My people."
--> '''John''': ''(Walks off in disgust)'' "You're gone, friend."
--> '''John''': "Who would enjoy that?!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "What?"
--> '''John''': "What kind of a sick person would like that?!!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "My kind sir, THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR!!! My people."
--> '''John''': ''(Walks off in disgust)'' "You're gone, friend."
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--> '''The Film Maker''': "Kindhearted Kindhearted neighbors turned into savage flesh eating monsters. It will make a fantastic movie!"
movie!
--> '''John''':"Who Who would enjoy that?!"
that?!
--> '''The Film Maker''':"What?"
What?
--> '''John''':"What What kind of a sick person would like that?!!"
that?!!
--> '''The Film Maker''':"My My kind sir, THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR!!! My people."
people.
--> '''John''': ''(Walks off in disgust)''"You're You're gone, friend."
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* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, Creator/SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[Franchise/EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
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* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, Creator/WesCraven, Creator/SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[Franchise/EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}.''{{Deadlands}}''. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
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-->John: "I'm trying to save my family."
-->D. S. [=MacKenna=]: "Yes, quite the hobby of yours, that."
-->D. S. [=MacKenna=]: "Yes, quite the hobby of yours, that."
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* CaptainErsatz: There are three special zombie types; charging Bruisers, fast and crouching Bolters, and acid-spitting Retchers. Don't they sound similar to [[Left4Dead Chargers, Hunters, and Spitters?]]
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* CaptainErsatz: There are three special zombie types; charging Bruisers, fast and crouching Bolters, and acid-spitting Retchers. Don't they sound similar to [[Left4Dead [[VideoGame/Left4Dead Chargers, Hunters, and Spitters?]]
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* [[spoiler: HereWeGoAgain: What happens at the end of Undead Nightmare. Turns out not so bad for John though...]]
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* [[spoiler: HereWeGoAgain: What happens at the end of Undead Nightmare.''Undead Nightmare''. Turns out not so bad for John though...]]
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** [[Machinima/RedVsBlue Achievement Hunter]] did [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqnqQSabfw a joke video about making unicorns from the Legends and Killers DLC]] [[VideogameCrueltyPotential by using the Tomahawk]].
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** [[Machinima/RedVsBlue Achievement Hunter]] Creator/AchievementHunter did [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqnqQSabfw a joke video about making unicorns from the Legends and Killers DLC]] [[VideogameCrueltyPotential by using the Tomahawk]].
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: One of the Achievement is titled "All your town are belong to us".
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* CatsAreMean: The cougars are back in town...[[FromBadToWorse as undead cougars]]! But just like the zombie bears, they're a bit easier to kill than normal cougars.
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* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: Zombie wolves, not ''just'' wolves. They're easier to kill, though.
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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Well, ''horses'' at least. You can find, break, and ride the Four Horses of the Apocalypse - each of which has its own special abilities:
** War: Lights enemies on fire.
** Famine: Doesn't slow down when going off-road. Also the fastest of the four horses.
** Pestilence: Is nigh-invincible.
** Death: Instant [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] on any enemies it tramples.
** War: Lights enemies on fire.
** Famine: Doesn't slow down when going off-road. Also the fastest of the four horses.
** Pestilence: Is nigh-invincible.
** Death: Instant [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] on any enemies it tramples.
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* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Well, ''horses'' at least. You can find, break, and ride the Four Horses of the Apocalypse - each of which has infinite stamina and its own special abilities:
** War: Lights enemies onfire.
fire. Leaves glowing hoofprints at full gallop.
** Famine: Doesn't slow down when going off-road. Also the fastest of the fourhorses.
horses. Looks almost as unhealthy-looking as the undead horse. Seriously, this thing looks like it would fall over in a stiff breeze.
** Pestilence: Isnigh-invincible.
nigh-invincible. Has a very cool cloud of green flies on idle animation (as in from flies from a lot of corpses).
** Death: Instant [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] on any enemies it tramples. Pure white, duh.
** War: Lights enemies on
** Famine: Doesn't slow down when going off-road. Also the fastest of the four
** Pestilence: Is
** Death: Instant [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] on any enemies it tramples. Pure white, duh.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The zombie horses. Name speaks for itself in why they're awesome, but they will rarely obey you and constantly steer to one side while you ride them.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The zombie horses. Name speaks for itself in why they're awesome, but they will rarely obey you and constantly steer to one side while you ride them. them.
** Unless you are heading south. The horses are trying to orient this way, to fulfill the old legend about horses bearing the dead south, where the land of the dead was originally thought to be.
** Unless you are heading south. The horses are trying to orient this way, to fulfill the old legend about horses bearing the dead south, where the land of the dead was originally thought to be.
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**Although, on the flip side, least this tonic does something, even if its something you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.
** He also redeems himself with his second attempt at repellent: phosphorus coating.
** He also redeems himself with his second attempt at repellent: phosphorus coating.
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* {{Chupacabra}}: Present as a hunting challenge in Mexico. Interestingly, it appears to be some kind of monstrous, mutant hyena rather than the typical alien lizard that it's usually portrayed as.
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* {{Chupacabra}}: Present as a hunting challenge in Mexico. Interestingly, it appears to be some kind of monstrous, mutant hyena closer to the original legend rather than the typical alien lizard that it's usually portrayed as.as. It's also a rather benign creature, and the only difficultly you'll have killing it is waiting for it to show up. Which, once again, is closer to the original legend.
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** There is also the occassions when your saving a town from being overrun and a pair of the riders you always see riding the trails throughout the game suddenly come shooting their way into town.
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* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[Franchise/EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
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* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, SamRaimi, Creator/SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[Franchise/EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
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* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
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* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[EvilDead [[Franchise/EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
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* [[spoiler:AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: [[spoiler:This happens literally to John Marston himself at the end of the game. Ironically though, the name "John" in the trope title explains it all. He rises from his grave not too long after being killed by Edgar Ross' men, and you play as his zombie in free-roam. Kinda makes the cover a SpoilerTitle.]]
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* PerpetualPoverty: Oh, yes. Especially ammo. Ammo is as rare as gold.
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** Happens with several minor characters. The doctor at MacFarlane's Ranch? Now drifting around the game world, defending Armadillo, helping rescue missing people at Fort Mercer, and travelling around New Austin conducting experiments on the undead.
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** Happens with several minor characters. The Everett Knox, the doctor at MacFarlane's Ranch? Now drifting around the game world, defending Armadillo, helping rescue missing people at Fort Mercer, and travelling around New Austin conducting experiments on the undead.undead. In addition, all the missing persons appeared in the original.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: One of the scrawled signs in Blackwater says "Close The Borders," indicating early on that the zombie plague came from across the Mexican borders. It features prominently in an early mission.
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* GenreSavvy: Nigel West Dickens briefly has some of this when he presents the blunderbuss to Marston. Marston sniffs at a weapon that was out of date half a century ago, but West Dickens rightly points out that the weapon completely blows enemies to pieces in a cone of destruction, making it even ''better'' than the shotgun, the zombie-hunter's weapon of choice.
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* GenreSavvy: John, who picks up ''very'' quickly what to do in these situations even in times where he clearly has no idea what's going on. In a very early example, once he sees Abigail bite Jack he immediately figures out that whatever happened to her is about to happen to him. It certainly helps that even in the main game he was loaded up with a lot more common sense than the average man.
** Nigel West Dickens briefly has some of this when he presents the blunderbuss to Marston. Marston sniffs at a weapon that was out of date half a century ago, but West Dickens rightly points out that the weapon completely blows enemies to pieces in a cone of destruction, making it even ''better'' than the shotgun, the zombie-hunter's weapon of choice.
** Nigel West Dickens briefly has some of this when he presents the blunderbuss to Marston. Marston sniffs at a weapon that was out of date half a century ago, but West Dickens rightly points out that the weapon completely blows enemies to pieces in a cone of destruction, making it even ''better'' than the shotgun, the zombie-hunter's weapon of choice.
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* BearsAreBadNews: You thought they were [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] in the main game? Well, they went FromBadToWorse: Keep on the lookout for Zombie Bears! Although despite their more frightful appearance, they're a bit easier to kill than the living variety.
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* EverythingIsWorseWithBears: You thought they were [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] in the main game? Well, they went FromBadToWorse: Keep on the lookout for Zombie Bears! Although despite their more frightful appearance, they're a bit easier to kill than the living variety.
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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: One of the Achievement is untitled "All your town are belong to us".
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* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: [[spoiler: This happens literally to John Marston at the end of the game. He rises from his grave not too long after being killed by Edgar Ross' men, and you play as his zombie in free-roam. Kinda makes the cover a SpoilerTitle.]]
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* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: [[spoiler: This [[spoiler:AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: [[spoiler:This happens literally to John Marston himself at the end of the game.game. Ironically though, the name "John" in the trope title explains it all. He rises from his grave not too long after being killed by Edgar Ross' men, and you play as his zombie in free-roam. Kinda makes the cover a SpoilerTitle.]]
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* IncendiaryExponent: The [[CoolHorse War Horse's]] mane, tail and hoofs are on fire and it [[PlayingWithFire burns]] every zombie it tremples.
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* IncendiaryExponent: The [[CoolHorse War Horse's]] Horse of the Apocalypse called War]] features a mane, tail and hoofs that are on fire and it [[PlayingWithFire burns]] every zombie it tremples.
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* RaisingTheSteaks: Bears, cougars and other animals have been zombified in addition to humans.
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* SurvivalHorror: Definitely fits into the genre, and not just because of the zombies. Money does not exist and ammo is hard to come by.
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* AnticlimaxBoss You may spend a good long while waiting for the Chubacapra to show up and fight you, but it'll take you only one good shot to bring it down.
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--> '''Herbert''': You can't eat me! I'M '''''[[MemeticMutation HERBERT MOOOOOOOON]]'''''!
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--> '''Herbert''': You can't eat me! I'M '''''[[MemeticMutation HERBERT MOOOOOOOON]]'''''!'''''HERBERT MOOOOOOOON'''''!
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** Even though the mission itself is depressing, the way John keeps repeating "...you eat babies!" has definite [[MemeticMutation memetic humor potential]].
* GoodBadBug: Killing the {{Unicorn}} causes it to spasm all over the place randomly. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPd7YFlpo3k]]
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** Even though the mission itself is depressing, the way John keeps repeating "...you eat babies!" has definite [[MemeticMutation memetic humor potential]].
* GoodBadBug: Killing the {{Unicorn}} causes it to spasm all over the place randomly. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPd7YFlpo3k]]potential.
* GoodBadBug: Killing the {{Unicorn}} causes it to spasm all over the place randomly. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPd7YFlpo3k]]
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-->D. S. [=MacKenna=]: "That is an interesting hobby you have."
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-->D. S. [=MacKenna=]: "That is an interesting "Yes, quite the hobby you have.of yours, that."
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* EverythingIsWorseWithBears: You thought they were [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] in the main game? Well, ItGotWorse: Keep on the lookout for Zombie Bears! Although despite their more frightful appearance, they're a bit easier to kill than a normal bear.
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* EverythingIsWorseWithBears: You thought they were [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] in the main game? Well, ItGotWorse: they went FromBadToWorse: Keep on the lookout for Zombie Bears! Although despite their more frightful appearance, they're a bit easier to kill than a normal bear.the living variety.
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[[caption-width-right:221:[[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou Zombie John Marston Is About To Shoot You]] ''[[OhCrap ...and he's holding a blunderbuss]].]]''
''Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare'' is a DownloadableContent pack for Rockstar's ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption''. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's got a zombie theme]], and was released on October 26, 2010 - just in time for [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween]].
The story takes place in an AlternateContinuity, and begins during the "Homestead" portion of the original game. The Marstons are enjoying an evening by the fire together but are worried about Uncle, who hasn't returned home yet. The weather has taken a turn for worse so John decides he can't go looking for him until morning and heads to bed.
Later that night, John Marston and his wife Abigail are rudely awakened by Uncle who has been zombified. In the struggle Uncle bites Abigail, infecting her, and John shoots Uncle dead. Jack runs to the aid of his mother upon hearing the gunshots and is bitten by her. John hogties his family and leaves them raw meat while he leaves to find out what the hell is going on and to hopefully find a cure.
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* AbnormalAmmo: One of the new weapons for Undead Nightmare, the Civil War-era [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece Blunderbuss]], can be "loaded with just about anything". Once this weapon is unlocked, zombies without ammo belts, who previously gave you nothing (except an angry Marston), now provide you with [[BloodyHilarious "undead parts"]] to stuff into your blunderbuss and [[LudicrousGibs instantly gib]] your targets with.
* AffectionateParody: The overall plot of the game, music cues, hammier voice acting, and incompetent character actions are all very reminiscent of a [[BMovie B-Movie]]. Given Rockstar's pedigree, it's blatantly obvious that it was intentional.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Alongside zombies, there are [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti sasquatches]], chubacapras, unicorns, and the [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Four Horses of the Apocalypse]].
* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: [[spoiler: This happens literally to John Marston at the end of the game. He rises from his grave not too long after being killed by Edgar Ross' men, and you play as his zombie in free-roam. Kinda makes the cover a SpoilerTitle.]]
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: One of the Achievement is untitled "All your town are belong to us".
* AnAxeToGrind: The tomahawk is a remarkably effective melee weapon.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The game features 3 new outfits two of which have to be earned by completing challenges.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: You know that woman you haven't been noticing that appears in a lot of missions briefly? Turns out she's an Aztec goddess that needs your help putting the mask back in it's proper place. However, it seems she can't do this herself despite, well, being a goddess.]]
* AnticlimaxBoss You may spend a good long while waiting for the Chubacapra to show up and fight you, but it'll take you only one good shot to bring it down.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Marston briefly has trouble believing the crazy old bear hunter that sasquatches exist.
* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: Everything started when your old "friend" Abraham Reyes stole a jade mask from an Aztec tomb beneath his estate, thinking it would make him immortal. The final plot mission has you descend into the tomb to return the mask, ending the curse. At least, until it get stolen ''again'' by your other "friend", Seth...]]
* AscendedExtra: Some deceased characters from the original story reappear as "boss" zombies when you clear out graveyards..
** Also Mother Superior, who pretty much only appeared to give you something, is now a gun wielding BadAss.
** Happens with several minor characters. The doctor at MacFarlane's Ranch? Now drifting around the game world, defending Armadillo, helping rescue missing people at Fort Mercer, and travelling around New Austin conducting experiments on the undead.
* AssholeVictim: After you find him, Herbert Moon goes on a lengthy rant about how much he hates women, Catholics, Jews, homosexuals, etc. etc. [[spoiler: He's eaten alive five seconds later.]]
--> '''Herbert''': You can't eat me! I'M '''''[[MemeticMutation HERBERT MOOOOOOOON]]'''''!
** And of course, [=MacDougal=] early on in the game.
** [[spoiler: Also Reyes, who caused all of this to happen.]]
** Despite how close he was to them, [[spoiler: Seth]] manages to [[PlotArmor avoid]] this fate. Of course Seth isn't an asshole, just crazy.
*** [[FridgeBrilliance Well Seth did say he talked to the corpses he exhumed and was friendly to them. Maybe they're returning the favor?]]
* BadassBoast: Given by a ''zombie'', no less.
--> "You wanna dance with the devil? Well '''HERE I AM!'''"
* BadassBandolier: Just like in the main game. However, here you have it from the start - and you'll need all the ammo you can carry.
* BadassGrandpa: Landon Ricketts continues in this role from the main game. The town he lives in is designated a permanent safe zone, meaning it's one of only three settlements in the entire game that can never be overrun by the undead. The other two are secure, heavily fortified military installations that can only be accessed by ladder. His settlement, on the other hand, has no walls, no defenses, and no other guards - the doors aren't even locked. He literally keeps the town secure and zombie-free single-handedly - he's ''just that good''.
** GenderFlipped with Mother Superior.
* BagOfSpilling: Even though the game takes place late in the story line of the original one, John Marston doesn't start with all the guns.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Meta-example: [[spoiler: After completing the vanilla game many fans were upset by the [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent ending]], with some even forming petitions for a patch or update that returns John to life. In Undead Nightmare that wish is granted and John rises from the grave... as an unintelligible zombie. Enjoy!]]
* {{BFG}}: The Blunderbuss qualifies. You make ammo for it out of zombie body parts, and it utterly ''vaporizes'' its target.
* BigDamnHeroes: You can randomly find people being attacked by zombies. Whether they set up a makeshift barricade in a futile attempt to protect themselves against the horde, or are simply being rundown by one zombie they didn't notice until the last minute, you can save them in the nick of time.
** It can also be subverted, in that occasionally the makeshift barricade will include a [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka gun]], and you'll be able to ride in and heroically help them loot the corpses of the undead attack they just effortlessly fought off entirely without your assistance.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti
* BigHam: Herbert MOOOOOOON
* BlackComedy
* CallBack: The achievement/trophy for killing Sasquatch is "Six Years in the Making." Now, take a wild guess as to [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas which game]] made by Rockstar was released in October 2004... HilariousInHindSight, indeed. The French version even calls the achievement/trophy "No need to seek it anymore, CJ."
* CaptainErsatz: There are three special zombie types; charging Bruisers, fast and crouching Bolters, and acid-spitting Retchers. Don't they sound similar to [[Left4Dead Chargers, Hunters, and Spitters?]]
** Or mabye [[NaziZombies Zombies, Dogs, and Crawlers?]]
* ChekhovsLecture: [[spoiler: Jack's story about the Aztecs comes back in the end and [[AllMythsAreTrue turns out to be true]].]]
** [[spoiler: This is also a CallBack to a similar event in VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption's single player. Jack discusses a story that he is reading with his father near the end of the game that centers around the plot of a young man seeking revenge for the death of his family. [[ForeShadowing Sound Familiar]]?]]
* {{Chupacabra}}: Present as a hunting challenge in Mexico. Interestingly, it appears to be some kind of monstrous, mutant hyena rather than the typical alien lizard that it's usually portrayed as.
* ConspiracyKitchenSink: Herbert Moon hates virtually everything and is convinced they're all in an alliance against him. Marston confusedly points out he's never heard of a "[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Jewish British Catholic Homosexual Conspiracy]]" before.
* CoolHorse: The zombie horses, the Unicorn and the [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Four Horses of the Apocalypse]].
* DaylightHorror / AlwaysNight: Played with. The sun does rise, but it's usually never brighter than overcast and everything has an unhealthy pallor to it during the daytime.
* DeathByRacism: Herbert Moon. Many other characters deserve the same, but we don't get to see if they were killed or not.
* DownloadableContent: Originally released as a downloadable content pack that requires the ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' disc to play. However, as of November 2010 it was available for retail purchase, along with the other [=DLC=]s, on disc in a single box.
* DyingLikeAnimals: The survivors John comes across are generally more or less unhelpful, and are more interested in arguing about whether science, God or the government is to blame for the ongoing ZombieApocalypse and who should be their new leader. Of course, this gives the zombies plenty of ample opportunities to sneak up on them.
* EmpathicEnvironment: Safe zones usually have more sunlight and zombies usually only appear when the weather is terrible or the sun is down, but there are exceptions. Clearing out a graveyard or exterminating all zombies in a town often results in the sun coming out.
* EnemyMine: All of the former gang hideouts that haven't been overrun are now friendly settlements, and the surviving gang members (who previously would have shot you on sight) will happily accept your assistance in dealing with the undead hordes, and repay you with weapons, ammunition, supplies, and a warm bed, just like any other town.
* EpicFail: Nigel West Dickens, in an attempt to make Zombie Repellant manages to make Zombie Bait. Even for a SnakeOilSalesman that's a pretty big fail right there.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Um, duh?
* EverythingIsWorseWithBears: You thought they were [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] in the main game? Well, ItGotWorse: Keep on the lookout for Zombie Bears! Although despite their more frightful appearance, they're a bit easier to kill than a normal bear.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Aside from multiple varieties of undead humans and animals, we also have sasquatches, [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse horses of the Apocalypse]], a unicorn, a chupacabra...
* GenreBlind: "[[TemptingFate I'm going to wander down that lonely, deserted street and get my bag]]." Seriously, exactly how many seconds did you expect [=MacDougal=] to last after he said that?[[note]]He lasts about 4[[/note]]
* GenreSavvy: Nigel West Dickens briefly has some of this when he presents the blunderbuss to Marston. Marston sniffs at a weapon that was out of date half a century ago, but West Dickens rightly points out that the weapon completely blows enemies to pieces in a cone of destruction, making it even ''better'' than the shotgun, the zombie-hunter's weapon of choice.
* GentleGiant: [[spoiler: The Sasquatches don't eat babies, like everyone says... rather, they eat mushrooms and berries, try to avoid human contact, and live a peaceful existence in the forest. Too bad you don't find this out until ''after'' [[YouBastard you've killed five of them, and are facing the only one left.]] And even then, he doesn't attack you for killing his family and friends, but instead cries and begs you to "Make it stop!"]]
** Red Dead was depressing, brutal and sometimes funny; Undead Nightmare pretty much just goes all-out for the black comedy...so why that incredibly depressing, obviously-not-right mission? PlayerPunch much?
** Even though the mission itself is depressing, the way John keeps repeating "...you eat babies!" has definite [[MemeticMutation memetic humor potential]].
* GoodBadBug: Killing the {{Unicorn}} causes it to spasm all over the place randomly. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPd7YFlpo3k]]
* HalloweenEpisode: Complete with a spooky narrator in the intro.
* [[spoiler: HereWeGoAgain: What happens at the end of Undead Nightmare. Turns out not so bad for John though...]]
* HellishHorse: Once again, the undead horse and the Four Horses of the Apocalypse.
** [[Machinima/RedVsBlue Achievement Hunter]] did [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqnqQSabfw a joke video about making unicorns from the Legends and Killers DLC]] [[VideogameCrueltyPotential by using the Tomahawk]].
* HeroOfAnotherStory: You run into several of these as recurring minor characters, such as a doctor who is performing field studies on the undead with a mobile lab [[BadassBookworm and a machine gun]], a professional undead hunter who works alone and regularly challenges you to zombie-shooting contests ''for fun'', and a few of the surviving characters from the first game, such as Marshal Johnson in Armadillo, who is keeping what's left of the town alive and functioning (for a given value of 'functioning', anyway) through what basically boils down to sheer force of will.
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Well, ''horses'' at least. You can find, break, and ride the Four Horses of the Apocalypse - each of which has its own special abilities:
** War: Lights enemies on fire.
** Famine: Doesn't slow down when going off-road. Also the fastest of the four horses.
** Pestilence: Is nigh-invincible.
** Death: Instant [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] on any enemies it tramples.
* IdiotBall: Why did John need to run out to the barn to grab his shotgun? Wouldn't a experienced gunman like him be smart enough to keep a gun in his bedroom? Furthermore, what was his shotgun doing out in the barn instead of in a room in his house?
** And it appears that along with his clothes, he was keeping his revolver in the wardrobe. Right next to where he was standing.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Several. It turns out that [[spoiler:West Dickens' miracle tonic]] makes remarkably good zombie bait, [[spoiler:Landon Ricketts]] devises a rather handy anti-zombie bomb by simply taping a stick of dynamite to a bottle of said bait, and although the blunderbuss is actually a purpose-built weapon, its ''ammunition'' is improvised out of whatever crap you can find lying around - mostly [[GrievousHarmWithABody bits and pieces of your enemies]].
* IncendiaryExponent: The [[CoolHorse War Horse's]] mane, tail and hoofs are on fire and it [[PlayingWithFire burns]] every zombie it tremples.
** You can also coat your bullets in white phosphorous, which causes everything you shoot to spectacularly burst into flames. This is particularly impressive when using a gatling gun.
* IndianBurialGround: [[spoiler: It was probably a bad idea to build Abraham Reyes's mansion on top of one.]]
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Doubles as a TakeThat to the ZombieApocalypse Genre.
--> '''The Film Maker''': "Kindhearted neighbors turned into savage flesh eating monsters. It will make a fantastic movie!"
--> '''John''': "Who would enjoy that?!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "What?"
--> '''John''': "What kind of a sick person would like that?!!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "My kind sir, THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR!!! My people."
* [[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou John Marston The Zombie Is About To Shoot You]] (see image)
* KillItWithFire: The [[MolotovCocktail fire bottle]], incendiary ammunition, and the torch, the latter two exclusive to this mode and especially effective against the undead.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Most of the assholes are promptly zombie snack food seconds after they rant.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Since the campaign starts at a point that was near the tail end of the original story, expect a lot of spoilery stuff from the original game to be mentioned liberally.
* LighterAndSofter: Despite it being a freaking ZombieApocalypse, this DLC is more softer than the main game. Think about it: you're shooting zombies instead of your fellow human beings, there's a lot less ShootTheShaggyDog stories, a lot of the unpreventable deaths happen to arseholes who survived the main game, and while John still gets killed by Ross, [[spoiler: He gets to come back as a zombie.]] When zombies actually make the world better, you know the wild west is a CrapsackWorld!
* LostForever: If all the survivors of a town under attack die, the town is permanently overrun. You can still come back and clear out the zombies for a place to stay, but it wont stay clear for long after you leave.
* LudicrousGibs: Zombies + Blunderbuss = huge red explosion.
* MercyKill: When forced to kill Uncle, you are instructed to "put (him) out of his misery", so by extent you would be Mercy Killing every zombie you encounter. And when you face [[spoiler: the final Sasquatch, he cries "MAKE IT STOP!" and sits down, ready to be killed by your hand. It's up to you whether he lives or dies.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The unicorn which emits butterflies when stationary and leaves a rainbow in it's wake when it runs.
* NervesOfSteel: John Marston sees a ZombieApocalypse in action, including his own family zombified, and pretty much just rolls with it.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Mother Superior again. She is one kickass old lady.
* NiceHat: The Legend of the Apocalypse outfit comes with a stylish wide-brimmed hat complete with a feather. [[spoiler: It's also the only outfit Zombie John can wear that has a hat.]]
* NighInvulnerability: Pestilence. It ''can'' be killed, but this is highly unlikely due to its massive endurance. Not even ''cougars'' can fell it easily.
** And then there's Death, which literally ''can't'' be killed unless it falls from a great height or [[SuperDrowningSkills falls into a lake or river]]. And even then, you automatically gain its horse deed once you acquire it, so if it ''does'' die, you can just respawn it.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Zombie outlaws, zombie horses, zombie '''bears'''...
* NotUsingTheZWord: The timeframe naturally justifies this. The first Zombie film was ''Film/WhiteZombie'' in 1932.
** Mackenna the Film Maker actually uses it if you stand near him and listen to him. But he's ahead of his time, so it might pass.
** The word is very briefly used by a couple of incidental characters here and there, too, mostly out of cutscenes, but no more frequently than "ghoul" which is just as applicable.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: These zombies pretty closely follow classic Romero rules: All dead bodies are reanimated at the time of the curse, the zombie plague can be spread through biting, and only headshots kill. An addition not found in Romero films is that fire and holy water kill them as well. The townsfolk often describe them as "drinking blood" and "howling at the moon," which is technically correct if you include their moaning.
* PerpetualPoverty: Oh, yes. Especially ammo. Ammo is as rare as gold.
* PlayableEpilogue: [[spoiler: Like in the main game, John dies (though it isn't shown here)... but instead of taking up his guns as his son Jack, you play as a (sentient) zombie John!]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Players know John Marston, especially if they've played through the [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption vanilla game]], to be cool-headed and have a high tolerance for pressure, and rarely raising his voice in character-building cutscenes, despite all he's been through. However, should he come across a zombie's corpse that has no ammo or spare [[AbnormalAmmo body parts]], Marston will have a surprisingly short fuse, muttering with frustration, or even just plain screaming "'''GODDAMN IT, THIS GOD FORSAKEN ''SHITHOLE!'''''".
* ScavengerWorld: There's absolutely no money in the game at all, so you'd better scavenge the ''hell'' out of everything you can. You have to make undead bait, phosphorous and blunderbuss ammunition out of scratch. Bullets are usually pretty dear, too.
* [[spoiler: ShaggyDogStory]]: [[spoiler: After all John goes through to save the world from a zombie apocalypse, Seth goes and steals the mask again, restarting the ZombieApocalypse. This, however, allows John to come back from the dead.]]
* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
* SoProudOfYou: A non-spoken, internal version occurs in the first mission. Jack starts to explain the story he's reading to John, and as the view changes to John, the audio begins to fade and is replaced by light piano notes, implying John lost his concentration in favor of [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming admiring his son]].
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Did the Film Maker really think it was a good idea to set two zombies loose and try filming them only a few steps away from them?]]
** [[spoiler: To be fair, John was with him, and he did cry for John to help him, so he may have thought that John would actually save him]]
** "I'm just gonna wander down that lonely, deserted street, and get my bag." Even [=MacDougal=] sounds like he can't believe what he is saying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Mother Superior is the most prominent example, going from an unarmed elderly nun collecting handouts to a gun-wielding zombie slayer. But nearly every survivor, whether it be the bookish doctors from MacFarlane's Ranch and Escalera to the whores from Armadillo's saloon now armed and defending their town, fits this trope. The only ones who don't tend to be badasses in the first place.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: The achievement for killing a sasquatch is titled "Six Years in the Making," a reference to 2004's ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' where players insisted a sasquatch could be found in the forest.
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Many of the "safe" rooms where John can bed down for the night are wooden buildings that are currently '''''on fire'''''. Even many of the relatively intact ones are unsecure, unguarded, and on ground level - one in particular is a ''tent'', and they aren't exactly known for their sturdy defenses.
* VitriolicBestBuds: When we first see Jack and Abigale, they are playfully trading insults. She does end the conversation saying she's proud of him.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: [[spoiler: The Sasquatch. You spend a stranger quest hunting six of them in the hills, but when you finally find the last one, he's sitting under a tree, crying because his docile species is functionally extinct. And he proceeds to explain this to you ''in perfect English''.]]
* YankTheDogsChain / PlayerPunch: ''Undead Nightmare'' presents a WhatIf story of what if a zombie outbreak occured [[spoiler: before John had his last fatal standoff with the FBI.]] Even though John [[spoiler: is alive, his ''family'' is zombified.]] John simply '''''can't''''' catch a break.
** This lampshaded by D. S. [=MacKenna=]
-->John: "I'm trying to save my family."
-->D. S. [=MacKenna=]: "That is an interesting hobby you have."
* YouALLLookFamiliar: Subverted, [[spoiler: many of female npcs are revealed to be the same person, an Aztec Goddess trapped on Earth because of the Zombie outbreak.]]
* YourHeadAsplode: One of the only ways to put down the undead for good is to shoot them in the head - and nine times out of then, their head will violently (and messily) explode.
* {{Unicorn}}: It has a rainbow trailing behind it as it runs and butterflies come out under it when it stands still. It has unlimited stamina and is very tough, but can be killed by a blow to the head, but its death is very glitched.
* ZombieApocalypse: The premise of the game is John Marston against a zombie plague. [[CoolVersusAwesome Fuck]] [[SoCoolItsAwesome yes]].
** Which includes both zombie bears and zombie cougars. OH SHI- '''''* ZOMBIE-COUGAR'D* '''''
** In a rare variation of this trope, [[spoiler:you can actually cure the mass zombification.]]
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[[caption-width-right:221:[[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou Zombie John Marston Is About To Shoot You]] ''[[OhCrap ...and he's holding a blunderbuss]].]]''
''Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare'' is a DownloadableContent pack for Rockstar's ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption''. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's got a zombie theme]], and was released on October 26, 2010 - just in time for [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween]].
The story takes place in an AlternateContinuity, and begins during the "Homestead" portion of the original game. The Marstons are enjoying an evening by the fire together but are worried about Uncle, who hasn't returned home yet. The weather has taken a turn for worse so John decides he can't go looking for him until morning and heads to bed.
Later that night, John Marston and his wife Abigail are rudely awakened by Uncle who has been zombified. In the struggle Uncle bites Abigail, infecting her, and John shoots Uncle dead. Jack runs to the aid of his mother upon hearing the gunshots and is bitten by her. John hogties his family and leaves them raw meat while he leaves to find out what the hell is going on and to hopefully find a cure.
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!!Tropes:
* AbnormalAmmo: One of the new weapons for Undead Nightmare, the Civil War-era [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece Blunderbuss]], can be "loaded with just about anything". Once this weapon is unlocked, zombies without ammo belts, who previously gave you nothing (except an angry Marston), now provide you with [[BloodyHilarious "undead parts"]] to stuff into your blunderbuss and [[LudicrousGibs instantly gib]] your targets with.
* AffectionateParody: The overall plot of the game, music cues, hammier voice acting, and incompetent character actions are all very reminiscent of a [[BMovie B-Movie]]. Given Rockstar's pedigree, it's blatantly obvious that it was intentional.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Alongside zombies, there are [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti sasquatches]], chubacapras, unicorns, and the [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Four Horses of the Apocalypse]].
* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: [[spoiler: This happens literally to John Marston at the end of the game. He rises from his grave not too long after being killed by Edgar Ross' men, and you play as his zombie in free-roam. Kinda makes the cover a SpoilerTitle.]]
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: One of the Achievement is untitled "All your town are belong to us".
* AnAxeToGrind: The tomahawk is a remarkably effective melee weapon.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The game features 3 new outfits two of which have to be earned by completing challenges.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: You know that woman you haven't been noticing that appears in a lot of missions briefly? Turns out she's an Aztec goddess that needs your help putting the mask back in it's proper place. However, it seems she can't do this herself despite, well, being a goddess.]]
* AnticlimaxBoss You may spend a good long while waiting for the Chubacapra to show up and fight you, but it'll take you only one good shot to bring it down.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Marston briefly has trouble believing the crazy old bear hunter that sasquatches exist.
* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: Everything started when your old "friend" Abraham Reyes stole a jade mask from an Aztec tomb beneath his estate, thinking it would make him immortal. The final plot mission has you descend into the tomb to return the mask, ending the curse. At least, until it get stolen ''again'' by your other "friend", Seth...]]
* AscendedExtra: Some deceased characters from the original story reappear as "boss" zombies when you clear out graveyards..
** Also Mother Superior, who pretty much only appeared to give you something, is now a gun wielding BadAss.
** Happens with several minor characters. The doctor at MacFarlane's Ranch? Now drifting around the game world, defending Armadillo, helping rescue missing people at Fort Mercer, and travelling around New Austin conducting experiments on the undead.
* AssholeVictim: After you find him, Herbert Moon goes on a lengthy rant about how much he hates women, Catholics, Jews, homosexuals, etc. etc. [[spoiler: He's eaten alive five seconds later.]]
--> '''Herbert''': You can't eat me! I'M '''''[[MemeticMutation HERBERT MOOOOOOOON]]'''''!
** And of course, [=MacDougal=] early on in the game.
** [[spoiler: Also Reyes, who caused all of this to happen.]]
** Despite how close he was to them, [[spoiler: Seth]] manages to [[PlotArmor avoid]] this fate. Of course Seth isn't an asshole, just crazy.
*** [[FridgeBrilliance Well Seth did say he talked to the corpses he exhumed and was friendly to them. Maybe they're returning the favor?]]
* BadassBoast: Given by a ''zombie'', no less.
--> "You wanna dance with the devil? Well '''HERE I AM!'''"
* BadassBandolier: Just like in the main game. However, here you have it from the start - and you'll need all the ammo you can carry.
* BadassGrandpa: Landon Ricketts continues in this role from the main game. The town he lives in is designated a permanent safe zone, meaning it's one of only three settlements in the entire game that can never be overrun by the undead. The other two are secure, heavily fortified military installations that can only be accessed by ladder. His settlement, on the other hand, has no walls, no defenses, and no other guards - the doors aren't even locked. He literally keeps the town secure and zombie-free single-handedly - he's ''just that good''.
** GenderFlipped with Mother Superior.
* BagOfSpilling: Even though the game takes place late in the story line of the original one, John Marston doesn't start with all the guns.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Meta-example: [[spoiler: After completing the vanilla game many fans were upset by the [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent ending]], with some even forming petitions for a patch or update that returns John to life. In Undead Nightmare that wish is granted and John rises from the grave... as an unintelligible zombie. Enjoy!]]
* {{BFG}}: The Blunderbuss qualifies. You make ammo for it out of zombie body parts, and it utterly ''vaporizes'' its target.
* BigDamnHeroes: You can randomly find people being attacked by zombies. Whether they set up a makeshift barricade in a futile attempt to protect themselves against the horde, or are simply being rundown by one zombie they didn't notice until the last minute, you can save them in the nick of time.
** It can also be subverted, in that occasionally the makeshift barricade will include a [[GatlingGood gatling]] [[MoreDakka gun]], and you'll be able to ride in and heroically help them loot the corpses of the undead attack they just effortlessly fought off entirely without your assistance.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti
* BigHam: Herbert MOOOOOOON
* BlackComedy
* CallBack: The achievement/trophy for killing Sasquatch is "Six Years in the Making." Now, take a wild guess as to [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas which game]] made by Rockstar was released in October 2004... HilariousInHindSight, indeed. The French version even calls the achievement/trophy "No need to seek it anymore, CJ."
* CaptainErsatz: There are three special zombie types; charging Bruisers, fast and crouching Bolters, and acid-spitting Retchers. Don't they sound similar to [[Left4Dead Chargers, Hunters, and Spitters?]]
** Or mabye [[NaziZombies Zombies, Dogs, and Crawlers?]]
* ChekhovsLecture: [[spoiler: Jack's story about the Aztecs comes back in the end and [[AllMythsAreTrue turns out to be true]].]]
** [[spoiler: This is also a CallBack to a similar event in VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption's single player. Jack discusses a story that he is reading with his father near the end of the game that centers around the plot of a young man seeking revenge for the death of his family. [[ForeShadowing Sound Familiar]]?]]
* {{Chupacabra}}: Present as a hunting challenge in Mexico. Interestingly, it appears to be some kind of monstrous, mutant hyena rather than the typical alien lizard that it's usually portrayed as.
* ConspiracyKitchenSink: Herbert Moon hates virtually everything and is convinced they're all in an alliance against him. Marston confusedly points out he's never heard of a "[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Jewish British Catholic Homosexual Conspiracy]]" before.
* CoolHorse: The zombie horses, the Unicorn and the [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Four Horses of the Apocalypse]].
* DaylightHorror / AlwaysNight: Played with. The sun does rise, but it's usually never brighter than overcast and everything has an unhealthy pallor to it during the daytime.
* DeathByRacism: Herbert Moon. Many other characters deserve the same, but we don't get to see if they were killed or not.
* DownloadableContent: Originally released as a downloadable content pack that requires the ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' disc to play. However, as of November 2010 it was available for retail purchase, along with the other [=DLC=]s, on disc in a single box.
* DyingLikeAnimals: The survivors John comes across are generally more or less unhelpful, and are more interested in arguing about whether science, God or the government is to blame for the ongoing ZombieApocalypse and who should be their new leader. Of course, this gives the zombies plenty of ample opportunities to sneak up on them.
* EmpathicEnvironment: Safe zones usually have more sunlight and zombies usually only appear when the weather is terrible or the sun is down, but there are exceptions. Clearing out a graveyard or exterminating all zombies in a town often results in the sun coming out.
* EnemyMine: All of the former gang hideouts that haven't been overrun are now friendly settlements, and the surviving gang members (who previously would have shot you on sight) will happily accept your assistance in dealing with the undead hordes, and repay you with weapons, ammunition, supplies, and a warm bed, just like any other town.
* EpicFail: Nigel West Dickens, in an attempt to make Zombie Repellant manages to make Zombie Bait. Even for a SnakeOilSalesman that's a pretty big fail right there.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: Um, duh?
* EverythingIsWorseWithBears: You thought they were [[NightmareFuel terrifying]] in the main game? Well, ItGotWorse: Keep on the lookout for Zombie Bears! Although despite their more frightful appearance, they're a bit easier to kill than a normal bear.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Aside from multiple varieties of undead humans and animals, we also have sasquatches, [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse horses of the Apocalypse]], a unicorn, a chupacabra...
* GenreBlind: "[[TemptingFate I'm going to wander down that lonely, deserted street and get my bag]]." Seriously, exactly how many seconds did you expect [=MacDougal=] to last after he said that?[[note]]He lasts about 4[[/note]]
* GenreSavvy: Nigel West Dickens briefly has some of this when he presents the blunderbuss to Marston. Marston sniffs at a weapon that was out of date half a century ago, but West Dickens rightly points out that the weapon completely blows enemies to pieces in a cone of destruction, making it even ''better'' than the shotgun, the zombie-hunter's weapon of choice.
* GentleGiant: [[spoiler: The Sasquatches don't eat babies, like everyone says... rather, they eat mushrooms and berries, try to avoid human contact, and live a peaceful existence in the forest. Too bad you don't find this out until ''after'' [[YouBastard you've killed five of them, and are facing the only one left.]] And even then, he doesn't attack you for killing his family and friends, but instead cries and begs you to "Make it stop!"]]
** Red Dead was depressing, brutal and sometimes funny; Undead Nightmare pretty much just goes all-out for the black comedy...so why that incredibly depressing, obviously-not-right mission? PlayerPunch much?
** Even though the mission itself is depressing, the way John keeps repeating "...you eat babies!" has definite [[MemeticMutation memetic humor potential]].
* GoodBadBug: Killing the {{Unicorn}} causes it to spasm all over the place randomly. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPd7YFlpo3k]]
* HalloweenEpisode: Complete with a spooky narrator in the intro.
* [[spoiler: HereWeGoAgain: What happens at the end of Undead Nightmare. Turns out not so bad for John though...]]
* HellishHorse: Once again, the undead horse and the Four Horses of the Apocalypse.
** [[Machinima/RedVsBlue Achievement Hunter]] did [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqnqQSabfw a joke video about making unicorns from the Legends and Killers DLC]] [[VideogameCrueltyPotential by using the Tomahawk]].
* HeroOfAnotherStory: You run into several of these as recurring minor characters, such as a doctor who is performing field studies on the undead with a mobile lab [[BadassBookworm and a machine gun]], a professional undead hunter who works alone and regularly challenges you to zombie-shooting contests ''for fun'', and a few of the surviving characters from the first game, such as Marshal Johnson in Armadillo, who is keeping what's left of the town alive and functioning (for a given value of 'functioning', anyway) through what basically boils down to sheer force of will.
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Well, ''horses'' at least. You can find, break, and ride the Four Horses of the Apocalypse - each of which has its own special abilities:
** War: Lights enemies on fire.
** Famine: Doesn't slow down when going off-road. Also the fastest of the four horses.
** Pestilence: Is nigh-invincible.
** Death: Instant [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] on any enemies it tramples.
* IdiotBall: Why did John need to run out to the barn to grab his shotgun? Wouldn't a experienced gunman like him be smart enough to keep a gun in his bedroom? Furthermore, what was his shotgun doing out in the barn instead of in a room in his house?
** And it appears that along with his clothes, he was keeping his revolver in the wardrobe. Right next to where he was standing.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Several. It turns out that [[spoiler:West Dickens' miracle tonic]] makes remarkably good zombie bait, [[spoiler:Landon Ricketts]] devises a rather handy anti-zombie bomb by simply taping a stick of dynamite to a bottle of said bait, and although the blunderbuss is actually a purpose-built weapon, its ''ammunition'' is improvised out of whatever crap you can find lying around - mostly [[GrievousHarmWithABody bits and pieces of your enemies]].
* IncendiaryExponent: The [[CoolHorse War Horse's]] mane, tail and hoofs are on fire and it [[PlayingWithFire burns]] every zombie it tremples.
** You can also coat your bullets in white phosphorous, which causes everything you shoot to spectacularly burst into flames. This is particularly impressive when using a gatling gun.
* IndianBurialGround: [[spoiler: It was probably a bad idea to build Abraham Reyes's mansion on top of one.]]
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Doubles as a TakeThat to the ZombieApocalypse Genre.
--> '''The Film Maker''': "Kindhearted neighbors turned into savage flesh eating monsters. It will make a fantastic movie!"
--> '''John''': "Who would enjoy that?!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "What?"
--> '''John''': "What kind of a sick person would like that?!!"
--> '''The Film Maker''': "My kind sir, THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR!!! My people."
* [[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou John Marston The Zombie Is About To Shoot You]] (see image)
* KillItWithFire: The [[MolotovCocktail fire bottle]], incendiary ammunition, and the torch, the latter two exclusive to this mode and especially effective against the undead.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Most of the assholes are promptly zombie snack food seconds after they rant.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Since the campaign starts at a point that was near the tail end of the original story, expect a lot of spoilery stuff from the original game to be mentioned liberally.
* LighterAndSofter: Despite it being a freaking ZombieApocalypse, this DLC is more softer than the main game. Think about it: you're shooting zombies instead of your fellow human beings, there's a lot less ShootTheShaggyDog stories, a lot of the unpreventable deaths happen to arseholes who survived the main game, and while John still gets killed by Ross, [[spoiler: He gets to come back as a zombie.]] When zombies actually make the world better, you know the wild west is a CrapsackWorld!
* LostForever: If all the survivors of a town under attack die, the town is permanently overrun. You can still come back and clear out the zombies for a place to stay, but it wont stay clear for long after you leave.
* LudicrousGibs: Zombies + Blunderbuss = huge red explosion.
* MercyKill: When forced to kill Uncle, you are instructed to "put (him) out of his misery", so by extent you would be Mercy Killing every zombie you encounter. And when you face [[spoiler: the final Sasquatch, he cries "MAKE IT STOP!" and sits down, ready to be killed by your hand. It's up to you whether he lives or dies.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The unicorn which emits butterflies when stationary and leaves a rainbow in it's wake when it runs.
* NervesOfSteel: John Marston sees a ZombieApocalypse in action, including his own family zombified, and pretty much just rolls with it.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Mother Superior again. She is one kickass old lady.
* NiceHat: The Legend of the Apocalypse outfit comes with a stylish wide-brimmed hat complete with a feather. [[spoiler: It's also the only outfit Zombie John can wear that has a hat.]]
* NighInvulnerability: Pestilence. It ''can'' be killed, but this is highly unlikely due to its massive endurance. Not even ''cougars'' can fell it easily.
** And then there's Death, which literally ''can't'' be killed unless it falls from a great height or [[SuperDrowningSkills falls into a lake or river]]. And even then, you automatically gain its horse deed once you acquire it, so if it ''does'' die, you can just respawn it.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Zombie outlaws, zombie horses, zombie '''bears'''...
* NotUsingTheZWord: The timeframe naturally justifies this. The first Zombie film was ''Film/WhiteZombie'' in 1932.
** Mackenna the Film Maker actually uses it if you stand near him and listen to him. But he's ahead of his time, so it might pass.
** The word is very briefly used by a couple of incidental characters here and there, too, mostly out of cutscenes, but no more frequently than "ghoul" which is just as applicable.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: These zombies pretty closely follow classic Romero rules: All dead bodies are reanimated at the time of the curse, the zombie plague can be spread through biting, and only headshots kill. An addition not found in Romero films is that fire and holy water kill them as well. The townsfolk often describe them as "drinking blood" and "howling at the moon," which is technically correct if you include their moaning.
* PerpetualPoverty: Oh, yes. Especially ammo. Ammo is as rare as gold.
* PlayableEpilogue: [[spoiler: Like in the main game, John dies (though it isn't shown here)... but instead of taking up his guns as his son Jack, you play as a (sentient) zombie John!]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Players know John Marston, especially if they've played through the [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption vanilla game]], to be cool-headed and have a high tolerance for pressure, and rarely raising his voice in character-building cutscenes, despite all he's been through. However, should he come across a zombie's corpse that has no ammo or spare [[AbnormalAmmo body parts]], Marston will have a surprisingly short fuse, muttering with frustration, or even just plain screaming "'''GODDAMN IT, THIS GOD FORSAKEN ''SHITHOLE!'''''".
* ScavengerWorld: There's absolutely no money in the game at all, so you'd better scavenge the ''hell'' out of everything you can. You have to make undead bait, phosphorous and blunderbuss ammunition out of scratch. Bullets are usually pretty dear, too.
* [[spoiler: ShaggyDogStory]]: [[spoiler: After all John goes through to save the world from a zombie apocalypse, Seth goes and steals the mask again, restarting the ZombieApocalypse. This, however, allows John to come back from the dead.]]
* ShoutOut: Killing the chupacabra in Undead Nightmare (yes, there's a chupacabra) earns you the [[Machinima/RedVsBlue "Chupathingy"]] achievement. And there are several nods to horror movies, such as multiplayer characters named for WesCraven, SamRaimi, MichaelJackson ([[DudeNotFunny or possibly mean-spirited joke about NBA player Magic Johnson and his disease]]), and yes, even UweBoll. Beyond that, the Undead Hunter outfit effectively dresses John as [[EvilDead Ashley "Ash" Williams]] and the Legend of the Apocalypse outfit has John dressed as Stone from {{Deadlands}}. [[spoiler:And during the post-game free roam, when John is a zombie himself, the outfit's name changes to "Army of the Undead".]]
* SoProudOfYou: A non-spoken, internal version occurs in the first mission. Jack starts to explain the story he's reading to John, and as the view changes to John, the audio begins to fade and is replaced by light piano notes, implying John lost his concentration in favor of [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming admiring his son]].
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Did the Film Maker really think it was a good idea to set two zombies loose and try filming them only a few steps away from them?]]
** [[spoiler: To be fair, John was with him, and he did cry for John to help him, so he may have thought that John would actually save him]]
** "I'm just gonna wander down that lonely, deserted street, and get my bag." Even [=MacDougal=] sounds like he can't believe what he is saying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Mother Superior is the most prominent example, going from an unarmed elderly nun collecting handouts to a gun-wielding zombie slayer. But nearly every survivor, whether it be the bookish doctors from MacFarlane's Ranch and Escalera to the whores from Armadillo's saloon now armed and defending their town, fits this trope. The only ones who don't tend to be badasses in the first place.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: The achievement for killing a sasquatch is titled "Six Years in the Making," a reference to 2004's ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' where players insisted a sasquatch could be found in the forest.
* ViolationOfCommonSense: Many of the "safe" rooms where John can bed down for the night are wooden buildings that are currently '''''on fire'''''. Even many of the relatively intact ones are unsecure, unguarded, and on ground level - one in particular is a ''tent'', and they aren't exactly known for their sturdy defenses.
* VitriolicBestBuds: When we first see Jack and Abigale, they are playfully trading insults. She does end the conversation saying she's proud of him.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: [[spoiler: The Sasquatch. You spend a stranger quest hunting six of them in the hills, but when you finally find the last one, he's sitting under a tree, crying because his docile species is functionally extinct. And he proceeds to explain this to you ''in perfect English''.]]
* YankTheDogsChain / PlayerPunch: ''Undead Nightmare'' presents a WhatIf story of what if a zombie outbreak occured [[spoiler: before John had his last fatal standoff with the FBI.]] Even though John [[spoiler: is alive, his ''family'' is zombified.]] John simply '''''can't''''' catch a break.
** This lampshaded by D. S. [=MacKenna=]
-->John: "I'm trying to save my family."
-->D. S. [=MacKenna=]: "That is an interesting hobby you have."
* YouALLLookFamiliar: Subverted, [[spoiler: many of female npcs are revealed to be the same person, an Aztec Goddess trapped on Earth because of the Zombie outbreak.]]
* YourHeadAsplode: One of the only ways to put down the undead for good is to shoot them in the head - and nine times out of then, their head will violently (and messily) explode.
* {{Unicorn}}: It has a rainbow trailing behind it as it runs and butterflies come out under it when it stands still. It has unlimited stamina and is very tough, but can be killed by a blow to the head, but its death is very glitched.
* ZombieApocalypse: The premise of the game is John Marston against a zombie plague. [[CoolVersusAwesome Fuck]] [[SoCoolItsAwesome yes]].
** Which includes both zombie bears and zombie cougars. OH SHI- '''''* ZOMBIE-COUGAR'D* '''''
** In a rare variation of this trope, [[spoiler:you can actually cure the mass zombification.]]
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