Zombie counterpart

Zombie counterparts are a series of Zombie monsters identified by having an existing non-Zombie-Type counterpart. Zombie counterparts have no external support, but are highly playable and powerful, particularly "Doomkaiser Dragon" and "Revived King Ha Des".

Zombie counterparts usually have effects similar to those of their counterparts but worked to go with the theme of manipulating Zombie monsters you own or control, typically either summoning them, sending them to the Graveyard, or banishing them out of the Graveyard to trigger effects.

A typical theme of Zombie Counterparts is that they possess no DEF whatsoever. This could be a reference to Zombie Movies, where Zombies could be put down with a single, well placed bullet to the head. It could also be a reference to when the Zombies first appeared in the anime: The Zombies under Bonz's control had no DEF, in exchange for their incredible attack power and revival ability. If they were killed when having no ATK (such as through Shield and Sword), they would be permanently killed (In the manga, it is said that as they are dead, they have no defense instinct). It may also be a reference to some of the first Zombie cards in the TCG-some of the oldest ones were Normal Zombie-Type monsters that were similar to some other monsters with slightly higher ATK, a lower Level, and 0 DEF.