Trenchcoater

What does a Trenchcoater look like and why is he called a Trenchcoater?

Typical Trenchcoaters. Trenchcoaters coming from a revive point. (Assault weapons and katanas not visible)

The term stems from the trenchcoat, which is featured in almost all trenchcoater descriptions; if a color is given, the trenchcoat is almost uniformly black. Other things usually mentioned in trenchcoater descriptions are scars and bandaged wounds (which are somehow immediately visible, but not severe enough to hinder activity at all), "crazed looks" in their eye(s), shades/sunglasses, combat boots, swords (especially katanas, despite swords not being in the game save the fencing foil), being tall/pale/dark, automatic weapons like AK-47s and Uzis (again, despite not being in the game), rusty/gleaming/blood-stained melee weapons, references to being a Marine/Navy SEAL/special forces soldier, and outright statements that the character is "badass" or otherwise intimidates everyone they meet.

What Trenchcoaters do

Trenchcoater with Shotgun. Even without the trenchcoat they're easy to recognize.

• He goes outside the building during a siege and pumping his AP and ammo into some random zombies (often hitting dead survivors waiting for a syringe), afterwards he gave an exact status report inside the building about how many zombies are outside, how many he had heroically killed, and how many Trenchcoaters it needs to kill all the zombies.
• Status reports are the key element in the life of a Trenchcoater (except for senseless pumping ammo into some random zombies). If a break-in occurs, the Trenchcoater has to announce it, preferably in CAPS. He tells everybody inside the attacked building how many zombies are participating in the break-in, despite the fact that everybody can see the number for themselves. If the barricades is level getting lower, if somebody has just demolished the generator, or if someone killed another survivor, a Trenchcoater tells everybody inside; Again preferably in CAPS.
• If a Trenchcoater witness a break-in in progress he will usually make a witty remark how fucked all those present are. i.e.: OH FUCK 20 ZOMBIES INSIDE!!!! YOU GUYS ARE SO FUCKED! GOOD LUCK!
• Most likely he will pump some ammo into the zombies while insulting them.
• When killing random zombies the Trenchcoater is prone to insult the zombies with vaguely witty remarks and downright abusive slurs. A Trenchcoater makes sure everybody knows he is an alpha jerk and a class A asshole.
• A Trenchcoater will often talk about the total victory over the zombies and how it could be achieved by senselessly pumping ammo into random zombies outside (being seemingly unaware that zombies simply get back up when "killed").
• He likes to create grandiose and incredibly inefficient plans, as well as giving the operations catchy names like Operation Black Death Revival and Operation Blazing Edges.
• A Trenchcoater loves to barricade. It makes him feel protected and he becomes king of his own castle. He seldom barricades safe houses that are inhabited by other survivors though, but if he is alone or in a small group he begins to build an EHB Fortress of doom. Afterwards he claims the entire Building for himself and gives it a clever name like "Bealey Towers," "the last line of defense," or "Pasker Library, home of the brave."
• If the Trenchoclorian count in the bloodstream of a Trenchcoater is high enough he founds a group and gives it a name in good Trenchcoat tradition. Names usually use, but not limited to, variations of names such as * Defense Force, * Corporation, Black *, * Militia, * Brigade, * Republic, Army *, and * Departmant [sic]. This group often has a totally hardcore agenda like dominating entire Malton/the whole World and/or achieve victory over all zombies (somehow). The group usually consists of the sole trenchcoat creator.
• Healing is very seldom practiced by a Trenchcoater, but he loves to complain if others do not heal him fast enough.
• If the Trenchcoater is targeted by a Pker, he never changes the safe-house he sleeps in (making him an easy target), but never misses complaining about that fucking griefer that killed him over and over again and how he must be cheating because he always seems to find him. He will vehemently announce that said PKer is now KOS and will be hunted down in all eternity, accompanied by heavy swearing and unfunny insults.
• If killed by a zombie the enraged Trenchcoater immediately begins to attack the zombie who killed him. Or a random zombie; they aren't too discriminating.
• If the Trenchcoater becomes a PKer, he most likely did it because someone spray painted over his marvelous graffiti, ignored his special house rules, or said something about his Trenchcoater group or his ridiculous profile.
• A Trenchcoater rejects all attempts to teach him something useful, and will never learn from his own mistakes.

Famous Trenchcoat Quotes

On a mission. Trenchcoater roaming the streets of Malton searching for zombies.

• OH FUCK 20 ZOMBIES INSIDE!!!! YOU GUYS ARE SO FUCKED! GOOD LUCK!
• BOOM HEADSHOT!!! LOL
• BARRICADES COMING DOWN!!!
• The generator in Puckard Bank (Ruddlebank ) is running again, courtesy of Operation Black Storm Rises! (announced in a safe-house in Brooksville)
• I was just outside the mall and killed some of the fucking bastards. One has only 43HP left. If everybody goes outside we can clear the menace in just one hour.
• Don’t waste your AP on chatting! There are 20 zombies outside which needing a new headshot.
• Hey that is Iron Mamba territory, don’t fuck with us.
• YOU N00B!
• SHOOP DA WOOP! (Has the cancer spread to UD too?)

Other Forms of Trenchcoating

Trenchcoater in military outfit. Shown here with the very basic equipment

Labcoater

A Labcoater is the Trenchcoat of science, a geek version of the common Trenchcoater. He changes the trenchcoat with an labcoat, often ragged and smeared with blood, and carries dozens of syringes and technical equipment. In many cases they claim that they were responsible for the outbreak in Malton.

Armycoater

Armycoaters are military Trenchcoaters. Most trade the infamous coat with military outfit. Common accessories include Assault Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Infrared Goggles, Frag Grenades and other stuff used by the military. Many claim to be a U.S. Army soldier (despite the fact that Malton is more or less officially in the UK), Navy Seal, or some sort of Black Ops guy. The most extreme specimens carry Rocket Launchers and/or Gatling Guns.

Ninjacoater

No one can see them. They are hidden in the shadow...

Ninjacoater exchange the classic Uzi and Assault Rifles for Shuriken and Kunai. Most wear a ninja outfit. They are the most silent and "mysterious" of all Trenchcoater. Unlike the other type, they almost never talk...or they talk like the Ninja from "Ask a Ninja"!

Zombie "Trenchcoating"

In the general sense of the word, some zombies may also be guilty of "trenchcoating," although this is less apparent than the survivor phenomenon due to the fact that a zombie's profile is only visible when it speaks, attacks, or otherwise performs an action. Zombie "trenchie" descriptions may include bloodstained t-shirts (the most prevalent; perhaps zombie trenchies should be dubbed "t-shirters"?), missing limbs or parts of the face (particularly the lower jawbone), exposed internal organs, and extreme states of tissue decay. It is not known, however, whether this extends to behavior as well as appearance. Zombie trenchcoaters do have an excuse however. Killing humans actually increases the zombie population.

Trenchcoat Related Articles and Pages

• Article about Trenchcoater in the Malton Herald & Sun
• The Trenchcoat Ranch, a place where Trenchcoat can senselessly pump ammo into zombies without the danger of getting mauled or bitten.
• The Upper Left Corner Knights Trenchcoats, the finest survivors Malton has ever known.
• Feral Undead list of documented trenchies courtesy of the Feral Undead important note: some of the profiles originally documented may have changed since the time of documentation.

Trenchcoater and social life

Trenchcoater and social life. The truth is never pretty

Some zombie groups, such as the Hambargar Halparz, and PKer groups such as The Malton Bounty Emo Killers, deliberately target trenchcoaters due to their un-originality. Trenchcoaters are also routinely mocked by other players for "trying too hard" - especially since many trenchcoaters are low-level characters. Of course, it is not very accommodating to make fun of trenchcoaters if they are inexperienced players.

Trenchcoater Wall of Shame

"Trenchspotters" are those who make an effort to spot, track and classify Trenchcoaters.

To ensure that Malton's Trenchcoater population is protected and conserved, please tag any notable examples you may come across by adding their profile here so we can continue to study their habits and behavior in the wild. (Note that some of the profiles listed here are clearly trenchcoater parodies.)

• Torqueknot
• Ben Freeman Duel Identities! Way to go! By Life, he is a simple 'ass kicker' wearing a trenchcoat and dealing out headshots by the dozen. In Death, Apparently he is a half human, half zombie. I call him Manzombig
• BladeSlayer
• GravewalkersArsenal - Aside from his wonderful description, note that he's level 14 and has no healing skills. He was level 13 when he was first linked here and at the time didn't have Construction. (As a sidenote, an unloaded minigun weighs upwards of 130 pounds.)
• Manowar313
• Sgt. Piper- no wonder he says Groups: "none......looking??" I'm sure he's VERY popular.
• Databob
• The Wesker
• Callan Hunter
• Trenchcoat
• Grue in a Trenchcoat
• Colonel O'Neill
• stupit355
• BLACK TRENCH COAT - shambling....rotting...corpse....in..A BLACK TRENCH COAT!
• jasonstokes - Has A Very Dramatic Profile.
• christofloyd - Here's a fairly basic diet trenchie.
• Edgar Hines
• creedy defence force - yes, the entire group.
• Noob 'Pwner - It's a 1337coater!
• Rain Steelwind - He said "Guys, if any of you are bored, there's plenty of action going on in the Haslock building at Chancelwood. They could use heals, sticks, or guns there." in Dulston
• Takezo Kensei - Katana, check. Tall and silent, check. Bonus points for the eyepatch. Triple word score for "He will have his vengeance, in this life or the next." (Profile has since been altered.)
• Breaks
• Stereotypetrenchoat Weapons that don't exist in game, check. Scars, check. Tall, dark and silent? T-T-T-T-TRIPLE WORD SCORE! Bonus points for the eyepatch
• Scientist Tanis A Labcoater to match the best of them. Notice the project he "headed", and how he applies the syringes to Zeds. Also note that his only gun skill is headshot.
• Zhang Zuolin Found another trenchcoater just on a whim.
• TouchingVirus An exemplary trenchcoater!
• Nahodny Send him to do it. Unless he really doesn't want to.
• Redbolt An Anime-esque Trenchie. We first have the kind of person who would under no circumstances have survived the initial outbreak (Come on, 17 year old blonde school girl?). Next we have the two 'Kodachis' (Essentially Katanas) and a hunting rifle.
• Ralain (needs profile): Well, you really should just read This Broadcast. 5AP to kill a zed? ROFL --Blanemcc 17:09, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
• Emoch Noh 2: A surprisingly classy Trenchcoater. May be Ron in disguise
• Sharp93: He compensate the lack of Trenchcoat with some pretty epic speech!
• JackZhu He has TWO radios! Oh no!
• Subupelle And look at his Real Name, too.
• hamradiodude Witnessed during the BB2 seige of The Morrish Building:
  • hamradiodude said "damn, that 173 outside is too active right now. I had to use a fak every time I fired a gun" (30 minutes ago)
  • hamradiodude said "I say that we should use X:00 strategy on them!. At 3:00zulu, everybody run outside at the same time, empty your guns, and get back in by 3:10z." (29 minutes ago)
• a Bradley M2A3: Not satisfied with simply carrying weapons, this trenchcoater has decided to actually BE a weapon. Naturally it is a weapon not actually in the game.
• Borya Watched "300" a little too much...
• Sho DAN A kill count on his profile- to show how badass he is. Also was killing at revive points- cause he's that badass.
• Sylvok Veradere He spent a helluva lot of time engraving those skulls.......
• Trenchcoat 517 He's really fucked up!
• Christopher Hunt Just read his 'awesome' profile.
• Sindraq 100% pure clueless trenchie. Gasmask, black coat, black trousers and steel tipped boots. During siege he moaned about 'cades, since he couldn't go out to waste his ammo and ap.
• BlackHeart3 His soul is dark and cold like a prune.
• Ishmael88Armed with 8 pistols, 5 shotguns, and enough ammo to supply a small army. What a badass.
• Sazahn Anyone who knows who he is knows he's probably the biggest trenchcoater in the entire game. Plus, he's the leader of the Shining Crest Mercenary Co., that automatically makes him a trenchie.
• Shining Crest Mercenary Co. Logically following the entry on Sazahn, his entire group.
• William Stones Note the reiteration of all the clothes he's wearing.
• Zhang Zuolin Fairly basic trenchie. Loses extra points for the stupid faux-Asian name.
• Ashkiba de Fountaine The description really says it all. Twin katanas, a rifle, and he's got a cape, people...a CAPE!
• Guides:Trenchcoater
• Axeblade Firestorm I think someone's "awesome" D&D character is making his Urban Dead debut.

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See Also

• Cow Tipping