Undead (Concept)

Undead

CONCEPT

The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.

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Despite the vast differences in many undead species, there appears to be only two ways in which the dead can become undead.

Most often referred to as theResident Evil (Franchise) resident evil school of thought, this is the belief that the undead are created when a formerly unknown pathogen infects a living or deceased host, kills them (if they are still alive) and then uses their body as a breeding ground and mobile incubator to sustain a large number of the same pathogen. In the case of zombies, the victims deceased brain, which is now only capable of lower functions, drives the lumbering mass of death to seek out new host organisms to infect, thus perpetuating a deadly cycle of infection and re-infection. In the case of vampires, where a blood fluid exchange takes place between the hunter and its prey, an unknown pathogen is passed seemingly unnoticed between the two that gradually evolves the victim into a similar creature of the night. However, while death does occur in vampires, the brain, unlike in zombies, remains entirely unharmed. This allows the vampires to retain their memories and identities which are lost when the outer surface of the brain begins to decompose.

While infection represents a specific scientific take on the undead, Magic and Necromancy represents a much broader spectrum of explanations, and because such things are not at present proven to exist, the means in which they reanimate the living is impossible to determine. This vagueness does have its bonuses, however (depending on who you are). Any method that cannot be explainable by science is categorized as having occurred through supernatural means. Phantoms, wraiths, spirits and ghosts are all unexplainable by science. However, these creatures continue to frequently pop-up in games. The only way a person can rationalize their existence is to believe that they were created by supernatural means, outside the laws of science.

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Franchises

Has franchises: Golden Axe (Franchise), Mortal Kombat (Franchise), Scribblenauts (Franchise), Super Smash Bros. (Franchise), The Legend of Zelda (Franchise), Half-Life (Franchise), Portal (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario & Luigi (Franchise), Mario Baseball (Franchise), Mario Kart (Franchise), Mario Party (Franchise), Mario RPG (Franchise), Mario Strikers (Franchise), New Super Mario Bros. (Franchise), Super Mario (Franchise), Castlevania (Franchise), Lords of Shadow (Franchise), Metal Slug (Franchise), Megami Tensei (Franchise), Wolfenstein (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Halo (Franchise), Conker (Franchise), The Simpsons (Franchise), Metroid (Franchise), BloodRayne (Franchise), Dead Rising (Franchise), Uncharted (Franchise), Mario Bros. (Franchise), Paper Mario (Franchise), Super Mario Advance (Franchise), Super Mario Bros. (Franchise), Super Mario Galaxy (Franchise), Super Mario World (Franchise), Tomb Raider (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), The Elder Scrolls (Franchise), Warcraft (Franchise), Final Fantasy Tactics (Franchise), Ivalice Alliance (Franchise), Dragon Quest (Franchise), Onimusha (Franchise), Dracula (Franchise), Hotel Transylvania (Franchise), Team Fortress (Franchise), Resident Evil (Franchise), Simple (Franchise), F.E.A.R. (Franchise), Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise), The Lord of the Rings (Franchise), Soul Blazer (Franchise), Chrono (Franchise), Diablo (Franchise), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Franchise), Disgaea (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mickey Mouse (Franchise), Forgotten Realms (Franchise), Onechanbara (Franchise), Simple 2000 (Franchise), Clive Barker (Franchise), Guild Wars (Franchise), Monkey Island (Franchise), Darkstalkers (Franchise), TimeSplitters (Franchise), Ultima (Franchise), The Witcher (Franchise), Culdcept (Franchise), Like a Dragon (Franchise), Dragon Age (Franchise), Gothic (Franchise), Tales of Monkey Island (Franchise), SpongeBob SquarePants (Franchise), Shadow Hearts (Franchise), Pirates of the Caribbean (Franchise), MediEvil (Franchise), Dungeon Keeper (Franchise), Alone in the Dark (Franchise), Croc (Franchise), Aladdin (Franchise), LEGO (Franchise), EarthBound (Franchise), Prince of Persia (Franchise), The Sands of Time (Franchise), Fable (Franchise), Doom (Franchise), Mutant League Sports (Franchise), Grandia (Franchise), American McGee's Alice (Franchise), Darksiders (Franchise), Gun Survivor (Franchise), Dragon Force (Franchise), EverQuest (Franchise), God of War (Franchise), PainKiller (Franchise), Army Men (Franchise), Conan (Franchise), Ragnarok (Franchise), Ragnarok Online (Franchise), Wonder Boy (Franchise), The Dishwasher (Franchise), Rastan (Franchise), Ultima Online (Franchise), Splatterhouse (Franchise), Discworld (Franchise), Serious Sam (Franchise), Zombies Ate My Neighbours (Franchise), Bard's Tale (Franchise), DuckTales (Franchise), Wizards & Warriors (Franchise), Drakengard (Franchise), Vampire: The Masquerade (Franchise), Warlords (Franchise), House of the Dead (Franchise), Altered Beast (Franchise), Wizardry (Franchise), Matt Hazard (Franchise), Left 4 Dead (Franchise), Crackdown (Franchise), Heroes of Might and Magic (Franchise), Might and Magic (Franchise), Dead Space (Franchise), Blood Bowl (Franchise), Warhammer (Franchise), Heretic (Franchise), Trine (Franchise), Plants vs. Zombies (Franchise), Sacred (Franchise), Borderlands (Franchise), Souls (Franchise), Deathsmiles (Franchise), Hunter: The Reckoning (Franchise), Gauntlet (Franchise), Two Worlds (Franchise), Lemmings (Franchise), Tengai Makyou (Franchise), Blood (Franchise), Torchlight (Franchise), Divinity (Franchise), Dementium (Franchise), Obscure (Franchise), Lost Kingdoms (Franchise), Zombie Apocalypse (Franchise), I.M. Meen (Franchise), Myth (Franchise), Hugo (Franchise), Dead Island (Franchise), Disciples (Franchise), MacVenture (Franchise), Shadowgate (Franchise), Kingdoms of Amalur (Franchise), Dragon's Dogma (Franchise), Majesty (Franchise), Guild (Franchise), Unchained Blades (Franchise), Destiny (Franchise), Evil Dead (Franchise), Zombi (Franchise), Shellshock (Franchise), Sengoku (Franchise), Zombie Smashers X (Franchise), Avernum (Franchise), All Zombies Must Die! (Franchise), Chuck Rock (Franchise), War of the Dead (Franchise), Dominions (Franchise), The Legendary Axe (Franchise), Nightmare Collection (Franchise), King's Bounty (Franchise), Kishin Douji Zenki (Franchise), Zombie Shooter (Franchise), Barbarian Series (Franchise), Die by the Sword (Franchise)

Characters

Has characters: Scorpion (Character), Bi-Han (Character), Freddy Krueger (Character), Jason Voorhees (Character), Mileena (Character), Spawn (Character), Jerrod (Character), Stallord (Character), Ash Williams (Character), Cervantes de Leon (Character), Nemesis (Character), Dracula (Character), Solomon Grundy (Character), Mei-Ling (Character), Sarah Palin (Character), Igos du Ikana (Character), Amelia Croft (Character), Demitri Maximoff (Character), The Undertaker (Character), Legion (Character), Count Batula (Character), Buffy Summers (Character), Anub'arak (Character), Arthas Menethil (Character), Sylvanas Windrunner (Character), Slimer (Character), Kel'Thuzad (Character), Araj the Summoner (Character), Saphhiron (Character), Sapphiron (Character), Sindragosa (Character), The Lich King (Character), Basara Kubikiri (Character), Auron (Character), Captain Barbossa (Character), Celebrimbor (Character), Talion (Character), Helm Hammerhand (Character), Lugbol (Character), Morgomir (Character), Suladân (Character), Anakaris (Character), Hsien-Ko (Character), Lord Raptor (Character), Belgemine (Character), Spinal (Character), Scarmiglione (Character), Stubbs (Character), Thanatos (Character), Beliar (Character), The Undead Dragon (Character), Flying Dutchman (Character), Danny Phantom (Character), Jacoby (Character), Shadow Yamoto (Character), Pious Augustus (Character), Anthony (Character), Ellia (Character), Sir Daniel Fortesque (Character), Jaunty (Character), Bones Jackson (Character), Lepuke (Character), Valtiel (Character), Lucas Kane (Character), Chaos (Character), Meridia (Character), Bunji Kugashira (Character), Fangoram (Character), Sherry Walken (Character), Brad Garrison (Character), Big Boo (Character), Lich (Character), Jack Skellington (Character), Zero (Character), Death (Character), Brook (Character), Walter Sullivan (Character), Karsh the Whisperer (Character), Kikyo (Character), Naraku (Character), Chop Chop (Character), Spike (Character), The Dishwasher (Character), Headless Horseman (Character), Mordekai the Summoner (Character), Selva Norte (Character), Cortez (Character), Skeletor (Character), Tutankhamen (Character), Smiling Jack (Character), Sir Tristan (Character), Hien (Character), Raiden (Character), Taithleach (Character), Lord Bane (Character), Necrogiant (Character), Patriarch (Character), Lorgren Benirus (Character), The King of Worms (Character), Mumm-Ra (Character), Rapp Scallion (Character), Judge Death (Character), Judge Fear (Character), Judge Fire (Character), Judge Mortis (Character), Falanu Hlaalu (Character), The Tank (Character), The Boomer (Character), The Charger (Character), The Hunter (Character), The Jockey (Character), The Smoker (Character), The Spitter (Character), The Witch (Character), Sandro (Character), Finneas Vilmar (Character), Ratimir Kottmann (Character), Krell (Character), King Leoric (Character), Moroes (Character), Jimmy Gibbs Jr. (Character), Dr. Ned (Character), Defiler (Character), Bethany Covenant (Character), Lizbeth Covenant (Character), Gambling Ghost (Character), Katey Greene (Character), Justice (Character), Scourgelord Tyrannus (Character), Muncher (Character), Grim Reaper (Character), Anashti Sul (Character), Bertoxxulous (Character), Mayong Mistmoore (Character), Matt Helms (Character), Postie Pete (Character), Lord Lovis (Character), Twin Val'kyr (Character), Bob Arnold (Character), Tom Ravell (Character), Trevor Barnes (Character), Undead Hero (Character), Bones (Character), Deadwood (Character), Colonel Claus Von Stiffenberg (Character), Chakan (Character), Heinrich I (Character), Warden Kastav (Character), Zobiko (Character), Soulblighter (Character), Count Kleerofski (Character), The Gunstringer (Character), Vlad (Character), Bloody Marie (Character), Squigly (Character), Jed (Character), Yuki (Character), Michael Rooker (Character), Nick Carlyle (Character), Ernax the Scholar (Character), Tatalros the Cruel (Character), Pudge (Character), Oscar, Knight of Astora (Character), Nito (Character), Lady Zozo (Character), Froham the Forgotten (Character), Dread King (Character), Merle Dixon (Character), Thresh, the Chain Warden (Character), Trakanon (Character), Emperor Ganak (Character), Pained Soul (Character), Sadako Yamamura (Character), Ashen One (Character), Junketsuko (Character), Albiole (Character), Fangore (Character), Crestfallen Merchant (Character), Paladin Leeroy (Character), Dead Juju (Character), Dead Kel (Character), Ra (Character), Second Tsuchikage (Character), Bearer of the Curse (Character), Blacksmith Lenigrast (Character), Drakk (Character), Grave Warden Agdayne (Character), Kojou Akatsuki (Character), William Afton (Character), Yagura (Character), Roushi (Character), Utakata (Character), Han (Character), Fu (Character), Soul of Cinder (Character), The Red Duke (Character), Strahd von Zarovich (Character), Herbert West (Character), Cylostra Direfin (Character), Venril Sathir (Character), Lord Soth (Character), Sir Dregan (Character), Nebmakhet (Character), Praksis, the Technorat (Character), Araskes, the Trickster (Character), Hiraks, The Mindbender (Character), Pirrha, the Rifleman (Character), Elykris, the Machinist (Character), Kaniks, the Mad Bomber (Character), Reksis Vahn, the Hangman (Character), Yaviks, the Rider (Character), The Hollow Knight (Character), Kelvin (Character), Seven (Character), Eric Draven (Character), Ashe Corven (Character), Barbarian King (Character), Bones (Character), Skeleton (Character)

Locations

Has locations: Tomb of the Dragon Army (Location), Dungeon (Location), Military Base (Location), Earth (Location), Amusement Park (Location), Cemetery (Location), Desert (Location), Pyramid (Location), Research Facility (Location), Ruined City (Location), Tomb (Location), Ravenholm (Location), Sanctuary (Location), Tyria (Location), Jharkendar (Location), Temple of the Sleeper (Location), City of Ehn'gha (Location), Oublié Cathedral (Location), Ashfield (Location), Firiona Vie (Location), Kithicor Forest (Location), Norrath (Location), Enroth (Location), Rebena Te Ra (Location), Antonica (Location), Basement (Location), Deyja (Location), Hammerfell (Location), Lothric (Location), Redcliffe (Location), Antaloor (Location), Catacombs (Location), Ashan (Location), Heresh (Location), Plains of Karana (Location), Plane of Fear (Location), The Estate of Unrest (Location), Plane of Hate (Location), Luclin (Location), The Devastation (Location), Draynor (Location), Rivellon (Location), M'Digbo (Location), Freeport (Location), Odus (Location), Paineel (Location), The Cathedral (Location), Faydwer (Location), Kunark (Location), Undead Asylum (Location), Lake of Ill Omen (Location), Sebilis (Location), The Field of Bone (Location), Trakanon's Teeth (Location), Ssraeshza Temple (Location), Vahlok's Tomb (Location), Aldia's Keep (Location), The Lost Bastille (Location), Undead Crypt (Location), Misty Thicket (Location), Catacombs of Carthus (Location), The Commonlands (Location), Bretonnia (Location), Charasis (Location), Karnor's Castle (Location), Tower of Frozen Shadow (Location), Castle Mistmoore (Location), Dreadspire Keep (Location), The Buried Sea (Location), The Demi-Plane of Blood (Location), Chardok (Location), Emerald Jungle (Location), Frontier Mountains (Location), Kurn's Tower (Location), The City of Mist (Location), Veksar (Location), Guk (Location), The Feerrott (Location), Greater Faydark (Location), Everfrost Peaks (Location), Greyhawk (Location), Ienith Ancestral Tomb (Location), Privateer's Hold (Location), Befallen (Location), Icewell Keep (Location), Kaesora (Location), Kuua (Location), Najena (Location), Oasis of Marr (Location), Rathe Mountains (Location), Steamfont Mountains (Location), Taelosia (Location), The Crypt of Dalnir (Location), The Desert of Ro (Location), Zul'Farrak (Location), Blightfire Moors (Location), Deadbone Reef (Location), Frostcrypt, the Throne of the Shade King (Location), Stone Hive (Location), The Barren Coast (Location), Katta Castellum (Location), Sverag, Stronghold of Rage (Location), Grieg's End (Location), Scarlet Desert (Location), Shadeweaver's Thicket (Location), Tenebrous Mountains (Location), The Grey (Location), The Maiden's Eye (Location), The Vergalid Mines (Location), Umbral Plains (Location), The Hive (Location), The Seething Wall (Location), Marauder's Mire (Location), Crescent Reach (Location), Echo Caverns (Location), Ruins of Illsalin (Location)

Objects

Has objects: Skull (Object), LEGO Bricks (Object), Coffin (Object), Sarcophagus (Object), Phylactery (Object), Necronomicon (Object), The Marker (Object), Bone Pile (Object), Short Sword of Ykesha (Object)

People

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