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'''Zombies''', correctly spelled '''zombi'''{{fact}}, were "the living dead," creatures of the undead in different cultures. | '''Zombies''', correctly spelled '''zombi'''{{fact}}, were "the living dead," creatures of the undead in different cultures. | ||
== Profile == | == Profile == | ||
While not truly being "undead," it was possible (and often done by tribes in [[Haiti]]) to trick a [[human]] into believing they were one of the "living dead" using the drug [[tetrodotoxin]]. In correct doses, it could lower the consciousness of a person and take away their sensory nerves. The person would then be buried and dug up, making them think they had been brought back to life. They would subsequently be used as slaves. ([[ | While not truly being "undead," it was possible (and often done by tribes in [[Haiti]]) to trick a [[human]] into believing they were one of the "living dead" using the drug [[tetrodotoxin]]. In correct doses, it could lower the consciousness of a person and take away their sensory nerves. The person would then be buried and dug up, making them think they had been brought back to life. They would subsequently be used as slaves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'') | ||
== Minor references == | == Minor references == | ||
When discussing the idea of a "planet ruled by zombies", the [[Fourth Doctor]] remembered the quote that "the living are just the dead on vacation." He told [[Romana II]] that one could always identify a genuine zombie by the fact that their skin was cold to the touch, which aided him in his discovery that the [[Movellan]]s were [[robot]]s. ([[ | When discussing the idea of a "planet ruled by zombies", the [[Fourth Doctor]] remembered the quote that "the living are just the dead on vacation." He told [[Romana II]] that one could always identify a genuine zombie by the fact that their skin was cold to the touch, which aided him in his discovery that the [[Movellan]]s were [[robot]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[Rose Tyler]] called the [[Gelth]], while possessing dead [[human]] bodies, zombies ([[ | [[Rose Tyler]] called the [[Gelth]], while possessing dead [[human]] bodies, zombies ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''). To [[Sarah Jane Smith]], she described people infected with the [[Empty Child]] virus as "zombies" ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'', referencing [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]''). | ||
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