slangards says:
COMICS:
Wolverine. Healing Factor holds off zombie virus and takes care of minor wounds, built in weapons that don't run out of ammo. Enhanced sense of hearing and smell means he can avoid zombies easily. Enhanced endurance better than hours of cardio.
Alternate: Colossus. Metal form impervious to bites and is a passive ability so he could have it on even while asleep. Super strength means that likelihood of being overpowered by a mass of zombies is unlikely and makes it easy to bash skulls without weapons.
VIDEO GAMES:
Garrett from the Thief series. Expert in stealth and archery. Knows where to find the stuff he needs and has no qualms about taking it. Can sneak in and get out without anyone the wiser, not even zombie mobs. Has a quiver full of trick arrows, many of them reusable, that don't give away his position and help him infiltrate targets.
Alternate: Marcus Fenix. Master Chief, but with a chainsaw. He'll need butt loads of ammo that isn't commercially available, though. But, chainsaw.
MOVIES:
Terminator (T-800). A fully armored robot with case-hardened construction and a hyper alloy sheath around vital areas of it's endoskeleton. A nuclear power source that can out last most mountains with secondary back up. Advanced control systems with fiber-wafer neural net processor that can "learn" from experience. Regenerative capacity of its organic camouflage above that of human norm and immune to any virus that might attack it. And hey, if he gets damaged and his robot shows through his skin, he can just learn to zombie walk and he's okay.
Alternate: T-1000. A lot like the T-800, but less fun. Robert Patrick is so vanilla. All robots should have an Austrian accent.
CARTOONS:
Road Runner. Every zombie fire team should have bait, and Roadie's got tons of experience.
Alternate: Speedy Gonzales. All the fun off Road Runner, plus a snappy Mexican accent.
TELEVISION:
Fiona Glenanne of Burn Notice. She knows all about improvised explosive devices, guns, tactics, surveillance, and all sorts of good stuff. Plus, Gabrielle Anwar is just kinda hot.
Alternate: Rick Grimes. Just for his experience with the subject matter.
BOOKS:
Duncan Idaho of Dune. Swordmaster of the Ginaz, loyal soldier of House Atreides, and friend of the Fremen, who killed 19 Sardaukar (who I imagine are far more coordinated than zombies) all by his lonesome before they managed killed him. He was then resurrected as a ghola, but he was still as bad-ass as ever. Plus he was played by the awesome Edward Atterton, who can string together curse words better than anyone in Hollywood. You know that's going to come in handy when you're bored as shit, sitting in a department store, looking for a working vending machine.
Alternate: Sherlock Holmes. proficient with blades, guns, and hand to hand combat, plus the brain power of Batman. Sure, his cocaine habit would be detrimental to the cause, but his skills would make up for that.
Maro says:
Comics: Definitely will have to go with Batman for this one. The Batmobile should be sufficient for mowing down zombies.
TV: Jack Bauer. 'Nuff said.
Movies: Harry Callahan. He's got a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and will blow your head clean off. Do zombies feel lucky?
Cartoons: Vash the Stampede from Trigun. Again, more guns.
Any fiction: Christian Grey from 50 Shades of Grey. We need at least one person to be fed to zombies in the event that we may all be consumed.
arc says:
Ada Wong (video games)
Do I really need to explain this choice?
Roland of Gilead (fiction, from Stephen King's Dark Tower series)
Gunslinger, extreme survival skills, emotionally hard yet with a touch of heroism and very protective of his ka-tet. Someone you'd really like to have on your side as zombies rush in.
Alexandra Trese (comics)
If you haven't read the comics, I suggest you drop everything now and go read them. I won't spoil the story by explaining why I picked her. After reading the five TPBs, you'll know why. Get your Trese fix at http://tresekomix.blogspot.com/
Tyrion Lannister (TV)
Can wield any weapon appropriate for his size, runs fast. Can hack zombies at the knees easily, turning walkers into crawlers, allowing for easier kills. The Imp's dark humor is also a big bonus.
Orihime Inoue (cartoons)
Kind and sunny attitude to ward off the gloom and doom from the zombie apocalypse. The fact that she's a good healer and has a barrier ability is such a big plus.
Julio Valiente (movies)
Crazy knife/bolo skills, even crazier gunslinging
and that all-mighty bullet-splitting trick.
He also has a horse that will allow for mobility and push comes to shove, food.
Mark says:
Comics - Rick Grimes. Admittedly, I am not a good leader. In a zombie apocalypse band of survivors, I'm the everyman with average gun skills but exemplary speed. So I'd need a tried and tested leader like Rick to coordinate the whole group and keep us alive.
TV - Sarah Walker from Chuck (Yvonne Strahovski). Because... c'mon. I get lonely.
Video Games - The frontline of the team, Dante from the Devil May Cry series will do a great job of dismembering the hordes.
Cartoons - Edward Elric from Full Metal Alchemist will be the second heavy gunner. Equally capable of crowd control and extremely lethal in an urban setting.
Any fiction - Invisible Woman. She'll be the one to handle the group's defenses. And yes, I get lonely.
Romeo says:
So I guess my team's going to be a bit random.
From comics, if we can do this, then I'm going to run with Sentry, because I'd like a nuker on my team. But if we can't do this because Sentry is technically on the zombies' side right now and we can't pluck him from the time before he died, then I'm going to run with Thor. Either guy is going to be the main housekeeper. (One could use Franklin Richards, but frankly, that's just cheating, man.)
Off a TV series, I'm gonna go recruit McGyver. You're gonna live in a world where everything has almost been reduced to the primitive, so you need somebody who can think on their feet and make stuff literally from scratch. At this point in human history, that's the kind of brainpower you need.
From the movies, I'll have the Gunsmith from Wanted. Along with McGyver, the Gunsmith'll make stuff the team can use, but if McGyver makes the helpful things, then obviously the Gunsmith will make weapons. Maybe even on the fly, if he can do it. (Also because I idolize Common, the rapper/actor who plays him in the movie.)
I'll go on to take Garnet/Dagger from Final Fantasy IX as a healer (obvious reasons) and a summoner to back up Thor/Sentry with eidolons.
Really racked my brain to come up with somebody from the cartoons. In the end I'm deciding to run with Jake from Adventure Time. Because, come on - between him and Finn, Jake's really the powerhouse here, and he can be whatever the rest of the group needs him to be.
Lastly, I'm adding Snape as a secondary healer (using potions) and mage (with his vast knowledge of offensive and perhaps defensive spells).
I realize I've got a lack of females on this team, and that's probably going to lead to Dagger being, well... okay, I can't say it here, I feel too sorry for her. I'm sure there are gonna be other female survivors. I mean - there have to be. Come on.
Bim says:
From video games, it'd have to be Elena Fisher from the Uncharted series. She can handle multiple types of guns, can do parkour and her conscience seems unbothered about mass murder in search of treasure. Also, she seems to be immortal.
Coming from comics, I'd take the one guy who'll be able to figure out a way out of the whole mess, Mr. Fantastic himself - Reed Richards. I would take Tony Stark, but under the armor, he's just some douchebag. Reed is so flexible, he shouldn't have a problem with getting bitten. Also, he's the only dude on my team so I don't want no other guy who'll steal my thunder.
Straight out of TV would be Xena, Warrior Princess. Sure, she'll have trouble adjusting to modern times at first, but the lack of civilization should make her feel right at home. When bullets become scarce, she can easily just take her broad sword and shrill war cry to protect the group.
From movies, I'd totally take Violet from Ultraviolet. We've got another bad ass fighter with abilities beyond any human or mere undead horde. She can work firearms, as well swords for decapitating those damn dirty zombies.
Off a cartoon would be Susan or Mary Test from the Johnny Test series. I think I've got the brawn department covered, I'd need more science people. This is where Susan or Mary come in. Partnered with Reed's hyperscience, Mary or Susan's quirky technology could very well save the world.
As the bonus character, I'd take Scarlett from G.I. Joe, because besides being a keen military tactician, we've all learned from The Walking Dead that crossbows are zombies' worst nightmare.
That's right. Most of my team is female. If the end of the world came a-knockin', I wouldn't want to spend it with muscular dudes. Just sayin'. See? I'm not the only one with the idea.
Rocky says:
All girl/all katana squad!
TV: Walter Bishop from Fringe
As fun as mowing down mindless zombies is, it would be pointless if you do not have an endgame. The obvious goal here is curing the zombie infestation, and who is better suited to do that than our resident psychotic scientist, Walter?
Cartoons: Sterling Archer from Archer
He's a damn good spy, with or without the sarcastic tirades. Also, it'd be amusing to see how he'd annoy the rest of the team.
Comics: X-23 from Avengers Academy
I thought of putting Logan here, but then I chose the next best thing: Laura Kinney a.k.a. X-23 a.k.a. Wolverine's clone. She's every bit as useful as Logan, only she's better because she has boobs.
Video Games: Samus Aran from Metroid
My tank, my nuker. Armored to avoid the usual zombie bites, plus a nice arsenal of weapons to mow down the fuckers. Also, boobs.
Movies: Babydoll from Sucker Punch
As disappointing as the movie was, you cannot deny the fact that Babydoll. Kicked. Major. Ass. I mean did you see how she handled that katana? I bet she can handle anything long and har--- ANYWAY. Yeah. I pick her.
Any Fiction: Sarah Connor from Terminator
The leader of my squad. Military training, balls of steel the size of landmines, and a penchant for beating the odds. I'd follow her anywhere.
Aja says:
My zombie apocalypse team:
Television
Dr. Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory
For his emergency supply kit for an apocalypse and (let’s admit) knowledge. Also, zombie fodder—I’m not going to think twice feeding him to the zombies once he gets annoying and we need a way to distract the undead—all his theoretical knowledge may be impractical after all.
Animation (also manga and video games)
Future Trunks from Dragon Ball Z
Probably the only male I’m going to pick as Sheldon is asexual. For his apocalyptic experience from the Red Ribbon Androids of the future, and his numerous capsules (for supplies and tools) from his mother’s corporation and a working time machine that may actually be quite useful—also, Super Saiyan!
Comics and film (interchangable)
Hit-Girl from Kick-Ass
For her assassin training since early childhood, including knowledge of a variety of modern bladed weapons and guns.
Manga and film (interchangable)
Azumi from Azumi
For her assassin training since early childhood, including knowledge of a variety of ancient weapons and ninja tricks.
Video games (also animation and movies)
Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII
For close-combat skills and the occassional limit breaks whenever the zombies get really close and Sheldon’s already dead, and the ability to use materia for defensive and offensive magic and summon abilities—Knights of Round will eventually come in handy.
Books (also movies and video games)
Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
For all the spells, charms, hexes and curses we’ll probably ever need, extra storage space in her purse if the capsules aren’t enough, and—well—I didn’t want to choose a wizard, that would be Riddikulus.
What will probably left of my zombie apocalypse team--yeah, I don't mind.
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