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== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
In popular culture, zombies are animated corpses. Unlike (at least modern) [[vampire]]s, zombies are generally subject to decay and have little or no intelligence. In the source myths, zombies are raised to serve by Voodoo priests. In modern fiction, zombies are reanimated by things such as radiation, chemical compounds, or micro-organisms. Typical movie zombies possess minimal cognitive abilities, having only a primal urge to kill and eat uninfected humans. People who are bitten by zombies typically die and reanimate as additional zombies. Zombies generally don't feel pain and will press on regardless of damage. In most zombie movies, the most efficient way of destroying them is to shoot them in the head, as the body won't function if the brain is destroyed. | In popular culture, zombies are animated corpses. Unlike (at least modern) [[vampire]]s, zombies are generally subject to decay and have little or no intelligence. In the source myths, zombies are raised to serve by Voodoo priests. In modern fiction, zombies are reanimated by things such as radiation, chemical compounds, or micro-organisms. Typical movie zombies possess minimal cognitive abilities, having only a primal urge to kill and eat uninfected humans, as well as occasionally snipits about their past lives. People who are bitten by zombies typically die and reanimate as additional zombies. Zombies generally don't feel pain and will press on regardless of damage. In most zombie movies, the most efficient way of destroying them is to shoot them in the head, as the body won't function if the brain is destroyed. | ||
== Zombie Apocalypse == | == Zombie Apocalypse == | ||
A common scenario in fiction is that of a Zombie Outbreak which threatens human civilization. However, such scenarios are unrealistic. Modern weapons (praticularly armor, belt fed automatic weapons, artillery, and airpower) are more than capable of bringing down large numbers of zombies. Despite this, a number of of Zombie Survivalist [[Fanwhore]]s believe that the military could not contain a large-scale zombie outbreak. | A common scenario in fiction is that of a Zombie Outbreak which threatens human civilization. However, such scenarios are unrealistic. Modern weapons (praticularly armor, belt fed automatic weapons, artillery, and airpower) are more than capable of bringing down large numbers of zombies with minimal risk to the humans manning them. Despite this, a number of of Zombie Survivalist [[Fanwhore]]s believe that the military could not contain a large-scale zombie outbreak. | ||
[[Category: Fantasy]] | [[Category: Fantasy]] | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 7 September 2010
Zombies are a type of undead creature that is popular in science fiction and fantasy.
Characteristics
In popular culture, zombies are animated corpses. Unlike (at least modern) vampires, zombies are generally subject to decay and have little or no intelligence. In the source myths, zombies are raised to serve by Voodoo priests. In modern fiction, zombies are reanimated by things such as radiation, chemical compounds, or micro-organisms. Typical movie zombies possess minimal cognitive abilities, having only a primal urge to kill and eat uninfected humans, as well as occasionally snipits about their past lives. People who are bitten by zombies typically die and reanimate as additional zombies. Zombies generally don't feel pain and will press on regardless of damage. In most zombie movies, the most efficient way of destroying them is to shoot them in the head, as the body won't function if the brain is destroyed.
Zombie Apocalypse
A common scenario in fiction is that of a Zombie Outbreak which threatens human civilization. However, such scenarios are unrealistic. Modern weapons (praticularly armor, belt fed automatic weapons, artillery, and airpower) are more than capable of bringing down large numbers of zombies with minimal risk to the humans manning them. Despite this, a number of of Zombie Survivalist Fanwhores believe that the military could not contain a large-scale zombie outbreak.