Now that's an idea to run with.
Having a bandit leader, or indeed an entire bandit group, with nazi-inspired overtones would be fun and a nice nod to the forum traditions. Perhaps the infamous "Duke" and his gang if that's still the plan for a main bad-guy.
Given the Southern United States penchant for highly organised groups of rather... right-wing people... it would fit pretty well. Thanks to Call of Duty and films such as Dead Snow (<- watch them if you haven't already) there has been a link created between nazi's and zombies which would be a good trope for TFP to tap into.
No offence meant to our friends in the Southern United States who aren't nutters... love you
Dead Snow trailer -