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Undead Physiology
Solomon Grundy (DC) is particularly powerful undead
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of Undead

The ability to use the abilities of an Undead. Variation of Mythic Physiology. If the user loses their physical body, they gain Spirit Physiology.

Contents 1 Also Called 2 Capabilities 3 Applications 4 Variations 4.1 Types of Undead: 5 Associations 6 Limitations 7 Known Users 8 Comments

Also Called

• Cadaverisim
• Cadaver Form/Mimicry/Physiology
• Corpse Form/Mimicry/Physiology
• Forsaken (Warcraft)
• Necrotic Form/Mimicry/Physiology
• Undead Form/Mimicry

Capabilities

User with this ability either is or can transform into an undead, corporeal beings in mythology, legend or fiction that are deceased yet behave as if alive. A common example is a corpse re-animated by supernatural forces, by the application of the deceased's own life force or that of another being (such as a demon).

Users with this power lack physical weaknesses, such as pain, need to rest, vulnerability to environmental effects, etc, while some still need to consume various substances (blood, flesh, life-force). Being clinically dead, their brains and bodies are immune to most powers that affect living beings.

Applications

• Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
• Defunct Physiology
• Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
  • Enhanced Durability/Invulnerability
  • Enhanced Endurance
  • Enhanced Immunity
  • Omni-Immunity
• Environmental Adaptation
• Fear Inducement
• Hibernation through self-induced rigor mortis.
• Infinite Digestive System
• Matter Ingestion
• Pain Suppression

Variations

• Anatomical Liberation
  • Body Part Substitution
  • Head Liberation
• Conversion
• Disease Generation
• Enhanced Regeneration
• Fear Inducement
• Life-Force Absorption
  • Blood Consumption
  • Consumption Healing
• Natural Weaponry
  • Claw Retraction
  • Enhanced Bite

Types of Undead:

• Draugr Physiology
• Fext Physiology
• Frankensteinian Monster Physiology
• Ghoul Physiology
• Jiang Shi Physiology
• Lich Physiology
• Mummy Physiology
• Skeleton Physiology
• Topielec Physiology
• Vampire Physiology
  • Neuronal Vampirism
  • Psi Vampirism
  • Shinso Physiology
• Zombie Physiology

Associations

• Cemetery Empowerment
• Death Empowerment
• Death-Force Manipulation
• Spirit Physiology
• Undead Manipulation

Limitations

• May be difficult, or impossible to revert back to a normal form so users may have a limit
• The user may need to consume living flesh, blood, life energy, etc. in order to survive.
• Motor skills may be impaired.
• May be unable to heal injuries.
  • User may lose limbs or not have limbs.
• Automatically frowned upon by most of society.
• Not feeling pain may not always be beneficial.
• Some undead have a vulnerability to fire.
  • Salt can be lethal or force transformation from this state.
• Damage to the brain can result in an instant kill, even as in this form
• Dark Arts, Necromancy and other forms of Magic may be used to control the user.

Known Users

Vampires (True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse) Eric Northman (True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse) Pam (True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse) Deadites (Evil Dead) Jessica (True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse) Bill Compton (True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse) Solomon Grundy (DC) Marvel Zombies (Marvel) Frank/Frankenstein (Hotel Transylvania) Eunice (Hotel Transylvania) Zombies (Hotel Transylvania) Draugr (Norse Mythology/Folklore) Glámr (Norse Mythology/Folklore) Gunnar (Norse Mythology/Folklore) Draugr (The Morganville Vampires) Barrow-wights (JRR Tolkien) Draugr (Skyrim) Draugr (The Secret World) Nazi Zombies (Dead Snow) Vargul (Warcraft) Frankenstein's Monster (Various Media) Herman Munster (The Munsters) Charlie Munster (The Munsters) Elsa Hyde (Here Come The Munsters!) Young Frankenstein (DC Comics) Frankenstein (DC Comics) Benviktor (Ben 10) Doctor Viktor (Ben 10) Translyians (Ben 10) Sparky (Frankenweenie) Frank (Madworld) Fran Madaraki (Franken Fran) Veronica Madaraki (Franken Fran) Gavrill Madaraki (Franken Fran) The Boogeyman (Grim Tales: After Birth) Adam (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Biomechanical demonoids (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Frank/Frankenstein (Hotel Transylvania) Eunice (Hotel Transylvania) Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom) Vlad Masters/Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom) Freakshow (Danny Phantom) via Reality Gauntlet All ghosts (Danny Phantom) Ghostfreak (Ben 10) Ectonurites (Ben 10) Big Chill (Ben 10) Ultimate Big Chill (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) Necrofriggens (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) Ra'ad (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) Amperi (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) Amphibian (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) Sally Malik (Being Human) Annie Sawyer (Being Human) Ghost Widow (City of Heroes) Peeves (Harry Potter) The Twins (Matrix Reloaded) Boo (Super Mario Bros.) Mario (Super Mario Galaxy); when using boo mushroom Luigi (Super Mario Galaxy); when using boo mushroom Brook (One Piece) Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown) Ghost-type Pokemon (Pokemon) Hazama/Yuuki Terumi (BlazBlue) Bottles (Banjo-Kazooie) Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Angel) All ghosts in Shaman King (Shaman King) Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers) Jojo achimu (Ninjutsu series) Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project) Ghouls (Mythology/Folklore) Ghouls (Hellsing) Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire) Ghouls (Fables) Ghouls (H. P. Lovecraft) Ghouls (Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser) Ghouls (RPGs) Ghouls (The Dresden Files) Ghouls (Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue) Ayam Aghoul (Aladdin: The Animated Series) Jiang Shi (Chinese Mythology) Hsien-Ko (Darkstalkers) Miyako Yoshika (Touhou Project) Nightwalker Heartless (Kingdom Hearts) Rinshi (Power Rangers Jungle Fury/Juken Sentai Gekiranger) Ling-Ling Wong (Rosario+Vampire) Rin Azuma (Yozakura Quartet) Jiang Shi (Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point DLC) Koschei the Deathless (Russian Mythology) Kel'Thuzad (Warcraft) Liches (Warcraft) The Lich (Adventure Time) Baraggan Luisenbarn (Bleach); via released form Mummy (RPGs) N'Kantu The Living Mummy (Marvel) Imhotep (The Mummy) Irwin (Billy and Mandy) Thep Khufan (Ben 10) Wrath of the Pharaoh (Soul Eater) Kaguro (Kekkaishi') Mummymon (Digimon Adventure 02) King Yod (Megalex) Murray (Hotel Transylvania) Skeletons (Mythology) Skeletons (RPGs) Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics) SkullGreymon (Digimon Adventure) SkullSatamon (Digimon) Brook (One Piece) Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy) The Grim Reaper (Folklore) Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas) Gashadokuro (Japanese Mythology/Folklore) Morborgran (Mahou Sensei Negima!) Barragan Luisenbarn (Bleach) Spinal (Killer Instinct) Stalfos (Legend of Zelda) Lana'thel (Warcraft) Darkfallen (Warcraft) Blade (Marvel) Dracula (Dracula) Arystar Krory III (D. Gray-Man) Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time) Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) Nitara (Mortal Kombat) Juliet Van Heusen (Wizards of Waverly Place) Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Charles Gunn (Angel: After the Fall) Vampire Tara (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds) Vampires (Marvel Comics) Vampires (Blade Trilogy) Rayne (Bloodrayne) Diva (Blood+) Saya Otonashi (Blood+) Chiropterans (Blood+) Aukon (Doctor Who: State of Decay) Zargo (Doctor Who: State of Decay) Camilla (Doctor Who: State of Decay) Nicorli (Mystic Force) Morbius the Living Vampire (Marvel) Bloodscream (Marvel Comics) Evangeline Athanasia Katherine McDowell (Mahou Sensei Negima) Seras Victoria (Hellsing) Alucard (Hellsing) Vampire Citizens (True Blood/The Sookie Stackhouse Novels) Bill Compton (True Blood/The Sookie Stackhouse Novels) Eric Northman (True Blood/The Sookie Stackhouse Novels) Pam (True Blood/The Sookie Stackhouse Novels) Jessica (True Blood) Batman of Earth-43 (DC Comics) Vamp (Metal Gear Solid) Cole MacGrath (InFamous 2: Festival of Blood) Bloody Mary (InFamous 2: Festival of Blood) First Borns (InFamous 2: Festival of Blood) Nikola Tesla (Sanctuary) Wario (Super Mario) Myotismon (Digimon) Ultimo Excalibur (Ultimo X) Dracula (Castlevania) Lucian (Lunar Knights) Jericho Cross (Darkwatch) Vampires (Legacy of Kain) Ancients (Legacy of Kain) Hybrids (Underworld) Baboo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) Batlings (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue) Broodwing (Power Rangers S.P.D.) Houka Ozu (Mahou Sentai Magiranger) Leelee Pimvare (Power Rangers Mystic Force) Necrolai (Power Rangers Mystic Force) Vida Rocca (Power Rangers Mystic Force) Durham Red (2000 AD) Vampire Girl (Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl) Fangs the Vampire Man (Dragon Ball) Irwin (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy/Underfist) Rachel Alucard (BlazBlue) Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain) Fangirea (Kamen Rider Kiva) Baby (Dragon Ball GT) D (Vampire Hunter D) Black Tarantula (Fox Feature Syndicate) Count Orlok (Nosferatu) Carmilla (Carmilla) Andrew Bennett (DC Comics) Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles) Selene (Underworld) Eva (Army of Darkness) Lestat de Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles) Jubilee (Marvel Comics) Kain (Legacy of Kain) Magnus Lee (Vampire Hunter D) Hannibal King (Marvel Comics) Bloodstorm (Marvel Comics) Abel Nightroad (Trinity Blood) Oozes (Resident Evil: Revelations) Babette (Elder Scrolls V: Skryim) Moka (Rosario+Vampire) Kokoa (Rosario+Vampire) Kahlua (Rosario+Vampire) Aqua (Rosario+Vampire) Issa Shuzen (Rosario+Vampire) Gyokuro Shuzen (Rosario+Vampire) Akasha Bloodriver (Rosario+Vampire) Tsukune Aono (Rosario+Vampire) Mosquito (Soul Eater) Mateo Rodriguez (Imortal TV Series) Vampires (Imortal TV Series) Vladimir Tod (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod) Remilia Scarlet (Touhou) Flandre Scarlet (Touhou) Sarah (My Babysitter's a Vampire) Erica (My Babysitter's a Vampire) Rory (My Babysitter's a Vampire) Jesse (My Babysitter's a Vampire) All vampires and vampire-chameleons (Shadow Falls) Dracula (Hotel Transylvania) Mavis (Hotel Transylvania) Zombie (Mythology/Folklore) Zombies (Wizard of Waverly Place) Marvel Zombies (Marvel Comics) Frank West (Dead Rising) should he fail to get Zombrex Katy Greene (Dead Rising) should she fail to get Zombrex Tyrone King (Dead Rising) should he fail to get Zombrex Zombies (Dead Rising) Dark Purveyors (Lolipop Chainsaw) Panty (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) Stocking (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) Them (Highschool of the Dead) Ayumu Aikawa (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?) Hsien-Ko (Darkstalkers) Ling Ling Wong (Rosario+Vampire) Tao Jun (Shaman King) Yoshika Miyako (Touhou Project) Infected (Prototype) Senior Citizombie (Codename:Kids Next Door) Zombies (Resident Evil) Zombie Gat (Saints Row) Wario (Wario Land) Walkers (Walking Dead) Reginald "Reg" Shoe (Discworld) Windle Poons (Discworld) Mr. Slant (Discworld) Baron Saturday (Discworld) Ms. Fortune (Skullgirls) Zombies (Hotel Transylvania) Jack O'Toole (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Pikkon (Dragon Ball) Warren Mears (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Albert Wesker (Resident Evil) Dry Bones (Super Mario) Dry Bowser (Super Mario)

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