Why do zombies carry shackles?

[Johann]

I noticed awhile ago both on their sprite and through their drops that zombies are shackled, but why? Do they come from the dungeon? Or just a design choice? What do you guys think?

 

[Avamaco]

They are actually prisoners who escaped from prison and they covered face in green paint to make them look like zombies.

 

[Sothopery]

You're asking questions about a game that has a sword which physically emits cats.

 

[Heelo515]

Maybe they're just into some really kinky stuff.

 

[Sothopery]

Perhaps.

 

[TMB50]

It could be that the original inhabitants of the island were aware that their dead were turning into zombies, so they started shackling their dead to prevent them from attacking people. The zombies are free because, after the previous inhabitants died out/left the island, the corpses' chains started to rust and degrade, breaking them and freeing the zombies.