Zaxe is a modification for Quake made by Jeff Epler on August 27, 1996. This modification allows the player to kill a Zombie with an Axe.
Every time the Zombie is hit with the Axe, it will produce a random Gib. Most of the time, this will be identical to the Zombie projectile, but it can uncommonly produce Ranger Gibs outside of the head.
If the player hits the Zombie with an Axe six times without stopping, the Zombie may rarely be killed. Most of the time the Zombie will be knocked down. After this initial knockdown, the Zombie will either be killed on the 4th Axe hit or knocked down once more.