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"Stalker: A week ago... Something strange happened.
Persephone: What was that?
Stalker: I died."
― Tasakeru
"You know that line they feed you in boot camp, "You can rest when you're dead"? Complete bullshit!"
― Alcatraz, Crysis 2: Legion
"We are not among the living, so we cannot die - but neither are we dead."
― Hector Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean)
"You can’t kill what’s already dead."
― (Anonymous)

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

Also Called[]

  • Anti-Dead Physiology
  • Cadaverism
  • Cadaver Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Corpse Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Forsaken Physiology (Warcraft)
  • Necrotic Form/Mimicry/Physiology
  • Undead Form/Mimicry
  • Undeath
  • The Living Dead

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).

Generally, undead beings tend to lack traditional 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[]

Variations[]

Types of Undead:[]

Corporeal Undead[]

For a variety of corporeal undead, see here.

Incorporeal Undead[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

  • Supernatural Hunters are more than capable to handle the undead. More specifically, undead slayers.
  • May be difficult, or impossible to revert back to a normal form.
  • May need to consume living flesh, blood, life energy, etc. in order to survive.
  • May still decay and rot.
  • Metal Aversion: Silver stake to the heart in certain cases have been able to keep the undead in a dead state or actually destroy them.
  • Motor skills may be impaired.
  • May be unable to heal injuries.
    • User may lose limbs or not have limbs.
  • Not feeling pain may not always be beneficial.
  • Certain undead may have a natural vulnerability to certain substances, forces, or items which they are powerless to defend against (I.E.-sunlight, silver, fire, salt, jade).
    • In some mythologies, salt can be used to force transformation from this state.
  • Damage to the brain may result in an instant kill, even in this form.
  • Dark Arts, Necromancy and other forms of Magic may be used to control the user.
  • Undead Manipulation
  • If this ability is based on Dark Arts, Necromancy and other such abilities then Light Arts and similar abilities may harm the user or counter this ability.
  • Vulnerable against Resurrection, Life Inducement and Death Negation

Known Users[]

See Also The Undead and Undead Index.

Cartoons/Comics[]

  • Death Judges (2000 AD)
  • Durham Red (2000 AD)
  • The Lich (Adventure Time)
  • Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
  • Ayam Aghoul (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
  • Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
  • Ectonurites (Ben 10)
    • Ghostfreak
    • Zs'Skayr
  • Translyians (Ben 10)
    • Frankenstrike
    • Viktor
  • Thep Khufans (Ben 10)
    • Kuphulu
    • Snare-oh
  • Vladats (Ben 10: Omniverse)
    • Lord Transyl
    • Whampire
  • Briar Harvestar (Bone Comics)
  • Cappy (Casper's Scare School)
  • Emily (Corpse Bride)
  • Senior Citizombies (Codename: Kids Next Door)
  • Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
  • Half-ghosts (Danny Phantom)
    • Danny Fenton/Phantom
    • Vlad Masters/Plasmius
  • Freakshow (Danny Phantom); via Reality Gauntlet
  • Batman of Earth-43 (DC Comics)
  • Solomon Grundy (DC Comics)
  • Frankenstein (DC Comics)
  • Bride of Frankenstein (DC Comics)
  • Young Frankenstein (DC Comics)
  • Andrew Bennett (DC Comics)
  • Greta Hayes/Secret (DC Comics)
  • Ghouls (Fables)
  • Black Tarantula (Fox Feature Syndicate)
  • Sparky (Frankenweenie)
  • Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy); possibly
  • Irwin (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy/Underfist)
  • Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
  • Mavis (Hotel Transylvania)
  • Frank/Frankenstein (Hotel Transylvania); possibly
  • Eunice (Hotel Transylvania); possibly
  • Murray (Hotel Transylvania)
  • Zombies (Hotel Transylvania)
  • D'compose (Inhumanoids)
  • Lenore Lynchfast (Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl)
  • Marvel Zombies (Marvel Comics)
  • Dead Girl (Marvel Comics)
  • Death Ninja (Marvel Comics)
  • N'Kantu The Living Mummy (Marvel Comics)
  • Blade (Marvel Comics)
  • Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
  • Snowblind (Marvel Comics)
  • Vampires (Marvel Comics)
    • Baron Blood
    • Bloodscream
    • Bloodstorm
    • Deacon Frost
    • Dracula
    • Hellcow
    • Hannibal King
    • Jubilee; formerly
    • Lilith Drake
    • Spitfire
    • Varnae
  • The Avengers of the Undead (Marvel Comics)
  • King Yod (Megalex)
  • Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • The Stitched (The Stitched)
  • Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
  • Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)

Literature[]

  • Carmilla (Carmilla)
  • Vladimir Tod (Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
  • Reginald "Reg" Shoe (Discworld)
  • Windle Poons (Discworld)
  • Mr. Slant (Discworld)
  • Baron Saturday (Discworld)
  • Ghouls (The Dresden Files)
  • Count Dracula (Dracula)
  • Ghouls (Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser)
  • Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus)
  • Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
  • Ghosts (Harry Potter)
  • Inferi (Harry Potter)
  • Peeves (Harry Potter)
  • Celia (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
  • Barrow-wights (The Lord of the Rings)
  • Draugr (The Morganville Vampires)
  • All vampires and vampire-chameleons (Shadow Falls)
  • Akasha (The Vampire Chronicles)
  • Lestat de Lioncourt (The Vampire Chronicles)
  • The Outsider (The Outsider/Cthulhu Mythos)

Live Television/Movies[]

  • Rotgut (Ace Lightning)
  • Eva (Army of Darkness)
  • Sally Malik (Being Human)
  • Annie Sawyer (Being Human)
  • Vampires (Blade Trilogy)
  • Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
  • Jack O'Toole (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Warren Mears (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Bio-mechanical demonoid (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
    • Adam
    • Forrest Gates
  • Nazi Zombies (Dead Snow)
  • Aukon (Doctor Who: State of Decay)
  • Camilla (Doctor Who: State of Decay)
  • Zargo (Doctor Who: State of Decay)
  • Evelyn (Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl)
  • Devin (Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl)
  • Deadites (The Evil Dead franchise)
  • Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
  • Michael Myers (Halloween franchise)
  • Elsa Hyde (Here Come The Munsters!)
  • Grim (Horrible Histories)
  • Mateo Rodriguez (Imortal)
  • Vampires (Imortal)
  • Fangires (Kamen Rider Kiva)
  • Houka Ozu (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)
  • The Twins (Matrix Reloaded)
  • Baboo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
  • Imhotep (The Mummy)
  • Herman Munster (The Munsters)
  • Charlie Munster (The Munsters)
  • Sarah (My Babysitter's a Vampire)
  • Erica (My Babysitter's a Vampire)
  • Rory (My Babysitter's a Vampire)
  • Jesse (My Babysitter's a Vampire)
  • Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
  • Count Orlok (Nosferatu)
  • Church/Winston Church (Pet Sematary)
  • Tristan (Polterguests)
  • Squiffy (Polterguests)
  • Kneecaps (Polterguests)
  • Rinshi (Power Rangers Jungle Fury/Juken Sentai Gekiranger)
  • Ghouls (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
  • Batlings (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
  • Leelee Pimvare (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
  • Necrolai (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
  • Nicorli (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
  • Vida Rocca (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
  • Broodwing (Power Rangers S.P.D.)
  • R.I.P.D. officers (R.I.P.D.)
  • Deados (R.I.P.D.)
  • Nikola Tesla (Sanctuary)
  • Darth Sidious (Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker)
  • Vampires (True Blood/The Sookie Stackhouse Novels)
    • Sookie Stackhouse
    • Eric Northman
    • Bill Compton
    • Pamela Swynford De Beaufort
    • Jessica Hamby
  • Hybrids (Underworld)
  • Vampires (Underworld)
  • Vampire Girl (Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl)
  • Vampires (The Vampire Diaries)
  • Walkers (The Walking Dead)
  • Juliet Van Heusen (Wizards of Waverly Place)

Anime/Manga[]

  • Diva (Blood+)
  • Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
  • Chiropterans (Blood+)
  • Shikabane Hime (Corpse Princess)
  • Arystar Krory III (D. Gray-Man)
  • Undead Type Digimon (Digimon anime)
    • Dracumon
    • MadLeomon
    • Mummymon
    • Myotismon
    • SkullGreymon
    • SkullSatamon
    • Troopmon
  • Rose (Kaibutsu Maid no Kareinaru Oshigoto)
  • Fangs the Vampire Man (Dragon Ball)
  • Baby (Dragon Ball GT)
  • Silver Fullbuster (Fairy Tail)
  • Alucard (Hellsing)
  • Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
  • Ghouls (Hellsing)
  • Them (Highschool of the Dead)
  • DIO (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
  • Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure V: Vento Aureo)
  • Kaguro (Kekkaishi)
  • Professor Nominos (Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space)
  • Ayumu Aikawa (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?)
  • Evangeline Athanasia Katherine McDowell (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
  • Morborgran (Mahou Sensei Negima!)
  • The Six Paths of Pain (Naruto)
  • Brook (One Piece); via the Yomi Yomi no Mi
  • Hogback's Zombies (One Piece)
  • Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
  • Shalltear Bloodfallen (Overlord)
  • Yuri Alpha (Overlord)
  • Panty (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)
  • Stocking (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)
  • Moka (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Kokoa (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Kahlua (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Aqua (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Issa Shuzen (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Gyokuro Shuzen (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Akasha Bloodriver (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Ling Ling Wong (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Tsukune Aono (Rosario+Vampire)
  • Ghosts (Shaman King)
  • Wrath of the Pharaoh (Soul Eater)
  • Mosquito (Soul Eater)
  • Abel Nightroad (Trinity Blood)
  • D (Vampire Hunter D)
  • Magnus Lee (Vampire Hunter D)
  • Rin Azuma (Yozakura Quartet)

Mythology/Folklore[]

  • Jiang Shi (Chinese Mythology)
  • The Grim Reaper (Folklore); sometimes
  • Gashadokuro (Japanese Mythology/Folklore)
  • Ghouls (Mythology/Folklore)
  • Zombies (Mythology/Folklore)
  • Skeletons (Mythology)
  • Draugr (Norse Mythology/Folklore)
  • Glámr (Norse Mythology/Folklore)
  • Gunnar (Norse Mythology/Folklore)
  • Koschei the Deathless (Russian Mythology)
  • Headless Horsemen/Dullahan (Irish Mythology)
  • Liches (Mythology)

Video Games[]

  • Bottles (Banjo-Kazooie)
  • Rachel Alucard (BlazBlue)
  • Drowning Doom (Brütal Legend)
  • Bi-O (Bust a Groove 2)
  • Dracula (Castlevania)
  • Ghost Widow (City of Heroes)
  • Hollows (Dark Souls series)
  • Undead (Dark Souls series)
  • Unkindled (Dark Souls III)
  • The Drowned Crew (Darkest Dungeon)
  • Drowned Thralls (Darkest Dungeon)
  • Fungal Artillery (Darkest Dungeon)
  • Fungal Scratcher (Darkest Dungeon)
  • Ghouls (Darkest Dungeon)
  • The Necromancer (Darkest Dungeon)
  • The Prophet (Darkest Dungeon)
  • Squiffy Ghast (Darkest Dungeon)
  • Hsien-Ko (Darkstalkers)
  • Jericho Cross (Darkwatch)
  • Zombies (Dead Rising)
    • Frank West (Dead Rising) should he fail to get Zombrex
    • Katy Greene (Dead Rising 2) should she fail to get Zombrex
    • Tyrone King (Dead Rising 2) should he fail to get Zombrex
  • Zombiemen (Doom)
  • Shotgun Guys (Doom)
  • Heavy Weapon Dudes (Doom)
  • Zombies (Doom 3)
    • Boneys
    • Bio-Suit Zombies
    • Chainsaw Zombies
    • Fat Zombies
    • Flaming Zombies
    • Morgue Zombies
    • Zombie-Securities/Z-Secs
  • Possessed (Doom 2016)
    • Possessed Scientists
    • Possessed Workers
    • Possessed Soldiers
      • Hell Razers
    • Possessed Securities
    • Possessed Engineers
    • Unwilling
  • Zombies (Doom Eternal)
    • Mecha Zombies
  • Soldiers (Doom Eternal)
    • Blaster Soldiers
    • Shield Soldiers
    • Riot Soldiers
  • Cueballs (Doom Eternal)
  • Carcasses (Doom Eternal)
  • Lich (Dota 2)
  • Pudge (Dota 2)
  • Undying (Dota 2)
  • Wraith King (Dota 2)
  • Vampires (The Elder Scrolls)
  • Draugr (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
  • Pious Augustus (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
  • Zombies (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
  • William Afton/Purple Guy/Springtrap/Scraptrap (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Michael Afton/Mike Schmidt (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Gaicoz (Grand Chase)
  • Lich (Grand Chase)
  • Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood)
  • Bloody Mary (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood)
  • First Borns (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood)
  • Spinal (Killer Instinct)
  • Nightwalker Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
  • The Infected (The Last of Us)
  • Kain (Legacy of Kain)
  • Vampires (Legacy of Kain)
  • Ancients (Legacy of Kain)
  • Stalfos (The Legend of Zelda)
  • Dark Purveyors (Lollipop Chainsaw)
  • Killabily (Lollipop Chainsaw)
  • Lucian (Lunar Knights)
  • Frank (Madworld)
  • Brigade (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
  • Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil)
  • Vamp (Metal Gear)
  • Various mobs (Minecraft)
  • Hanzo Hazashi/Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
  • Bi-Han/Sub-Zero in the original and alternate timelines/Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat)
  • Nitara (Mortal Kombat)
  • Cofagrigus (Pokémon)
  • Undead Hordes (Raid: Shadow Legends)
  • Undead (Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare)
  • Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
  • Zombies (Resident Evil)
  • Oozes (Resident Evil: Revelations)
  • Zombie Gat (Saints Row)
  • Draug (The Secret World)
  • Zombies (The Secret World)
  • Vampires (The Secret World)
  • Apparitions (Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice)
  • Rottytops (Shantae series)
  • Specter Knight (Shovel Knight)
  • Walter Sullivan (Silent Hill 4: The Room)
  • Ms. Fortune (Skullgirls)
  • Jiang Shi (Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point)
  • Boo (Super Mario Bros.)
  • Dry Bones (Super Mario)
  • Dry Bowser (Super Mario)
  • Zombie Wario (Super Mario)
  • Mario (Super Mario Galaxy); when using boo mushroom
  • Luigi (Super Mario Galaxy); when using boo mushroom
  • Remilia Scarlet (Touhou Project)
  • Flandre Scarlet (Touhou Project)
  • Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project)
  • Miyako Yoshika (Touhou Project)
  • Yoshika Miyako (Touhou Project)
  • Vargul (WarCraft)
  • Kel'Thuzad (WarCraft)
  • Liches (WarCraft)
  • Lana'thel (WarCraft)
  • Darkfallen (WarCraft)
  • Lady Blackhope (Wizard 101)
  • Lord Nightshade (Wizard 101)
  • Oyotomi The Defiler (Wizard 101)
  • Rotting Fodders (Wizard 101)
  • Bastilla Gravewynd (Wizard 101)
  • Walking Dead (Wizard 101)
  • Sergeant Skullsplitter (Wizard 101)
  • Agony Wraith (Wizard 101)
  • The Bonekeeper (Wizard 101)
  • Vika Markmaker (Wizard 101)
  • Rattlebones (Wizard 101)
  • Tomugawa The Evil (Wizard 101)
  • Karanahn Deathfeeder (Wizard 101)
  • Karanahn Mortifier (Wizard 101)
  • Spirit (Friday Night Funkin)

Tabletop Games[]

  • Mummy (RPGs)
  • Ghouls (RPGs)
  • Skeletons (RPGs)

Web Comics/Original[]

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Analysis & Discussions[]

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