#What Do They Actually Mean?

Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead presents a number of mysteries within the zombie-heist-action extravaganza (including a potential time loop), but one that stands out in particular is the robot zombies glimpsed throughout the movie. Zombie robots are two words that not many expected to be put together in a big budget release, but there we have it. Zombie robots. But what exactly are these zombie robots?

Just watched #ArmyOfTheDead It was pretty good for what it was. A little long maybe, but the story was pretty good for the most part and all the effects were great! I did notice some weirdness though that I had to look up! Robots!? ???? https://t.co/u2j6QX5NKN

— Chris “Mr.Gone” Leland (@MrGonev6) May 22, 2021

The robot zombies are shown several times throughout Army of the Dead, mostly in brief, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments. In fact, the robot zombies are never even acknowledged by any of the characters, who, to be fair, have a lot on their plate dealing with the undead and the alphas that rule over them. However, while they aren’t referred to, they are quite clearly shown for those on the lookout, with several zombies shown with ominous glowing blue eyes, and another shown with their skin peeled away to reveal what looks like a robotic head underneath.
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Robots Easter eggs n ufos….this the greatest zombie movie of all time !!!

— DUGGY FLEX (@DaRealDuggyFlex) May 21, 2021

The robot zombies remain mysteriously unexplained in Army of the Dead, with director Zack Snyder no doubt planning to explore them further in any future sequels, but what clues do we have so far? Well, much of the zombie’s origin is tied to Area 51, meaning that the use of robotics could be alien in nature, adding a whole other sci-fi element to Snyder’s already convoluted zombie universe. But were the robots put there by aliens? Or did the zombies themselves learn how to use the advanced technology?

I like listening to Reviews of Film’s to see different perspective & use of language, some of the reviews said #ArmyOfTheDead was just another Zombie film & didn’t expand the lore, they didn’t even notice the Aliens, Robots, Time Loop I’m like did you even watch the film!!!

— Movies That Maher w The Viking (@MoviesThatMaher) May 22, 2021

The idea of zombie robots is something that Snyder has discussed previously, even offering an theory as to what they could be. “If you pay close attention, there’s a number of zombies that are clearly not zombies,” he said. “You see normal zombies and then you see some robot zombies. Are they monitors that the government has placed among the zombies to monitor them? Are they technology from the other world? What’s happening there?” We don’t know “what’s happening here,” Zack. And it’s driving us crazy.

In Army of the Dead (2021) some of the zombies are robots. This is never explained in the film but Zach Snyder confirmed it: “If you pay close attention, there’s a number of zombies that are clearly not zombies. You see normal zombies and then you see some robot zombies.” Fu… pic.twitter.com/a0OmPnV0jP

— Movie Details (@moviedetail) May 24, 2021

Thankfully, Snyder has since revealed that audiences will learn more about these mysterious undead mechanoids in the upcoming animated prequel, Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas. “I really wanted this sort of weird ambiguity to their origins – which, of course, we’ll explore in the animated series,” the director said.

For now, audiences can continue to investigate the background clues of Army of the Dead, which follows an ensemble cast consisting of Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, and Garret Dillahunt as a group of mercenaries who plan a Las Vegas casino heist amid a zombie apocalypse.

Army of the Dead is available to stream on Netflix now, with the streaming giant planning for the movie to spawn a zombie-fueled franchise. With added robots, of course. Army of Thieves, an Army of the Dead prequel, arrives to Netflix later this year, with animated series Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, which will hopefully shed more light on the origins of the zombies and the reasons behind random zombie robots, due to be released sometime in the near future.

I just found another Zombie robot#ArmyOfTheDeadpic.twitter.com/HGcd8JhX9K

— Reza Rostamian (@RezaRostamian2) May 24, 2021

so assuming all theories are true (and tbh they might be cuz everything has been hinted at in the movie) the Army of the Dead universe potentially includes

Alternate Timelines
Time Loops
Aliens
Zombie (ofc)
Robot Zombies
Zombie Babies

— advit² | dani era (@AdvitInHiding) May 22, 2021

i didn’t expect Zack Snyder to make a simple straight forward zombie heist movie but i also did not expect him to make a movie hinting at time loops and alternate timelines with the inclusion of zombie babies, robot zombies and UFO’s ????

— Luke (@qLxke_) May 23, 2021

Rewatched #ArmyOfTheDead for a second time yesterday. And it’s a day after and I keep thinking about this movie. The time loops, the alpha and the omega, the epilogue, the UFOs, the zombie robot. First viewing thoroughly enjoyable, second one all about a deep dive (1/3)

— Clark Joe (@ClarkJoeDCEU) May 25, 2021

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