Psi-Zombie

The Psi-Zombie is an alien unit in the turn-based strategy game XCOM2. Psychic alien units (Sectoids and Gatekeepers) are capable of using their advanced psionic powers to reanimate deceased humanoid units (XCOM Soldiers, civilians and ADVENT Troopers), using their corpses as weapons on the battlefield.

In combat, Psi-Zombies are slow, only posing a threat to XCOM units that are close to them. They can only attack by thumping their targets with their arms and are so uncoordinated that they are more likely to miss than hit. For the most part, zombies only serve as distractions to draw fire away from more threatening alien units. By the time the player has upgraded their soldiers' armour and weapons above the starting level, Psi-Zombies will pose barely any threat at all.

Psi-Zombies can only attack in close quarters, so distance is recommended. They will also die immediately if the alien controlling them is killed. Once a Psi-Zombie has been killed, its body cannot be reanimated again.