765,429
edits
Zombie: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m
Bot: Cosmetic changes
(2.2 Updated with new information) |
m (Bot: Cosmetic changes) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{first pic|Scared Stiff.jpg|Anmated corpses taken over by the [[Gelth]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Scared Stiff (short story)|Scared Stiff]]'')}} | {{first pic|Scared Stiff.jpg|Anmated corpses taken over by the [[Gelth]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Scared Stiff (short story)|Scared Stiff]]'')}} | ||
{{looks like|Infinite Warrior|Empty Child|Search unit|Dalek puppet|Time zombie|Foretold|Monk (species)}} | {{looks like|Infinite Warrior|Empty Child|Search unit|Dalek puppet|Time zombie|Foretold|Monk (species)}} | ||
A '''Zombie''', also spelled '''zombi''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') and in numbers referred to as '''the walking dead''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mask of Tragedy (audio story)|Mask of Tragedy]]''), was a creature of the undead. | A '''Zombie''', also spelled '''zombi''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') and in numbers referred to as '''the walking dead''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mask of Tragedy (audio story)|Mask of Tragedy]]''), was a creature of the undead. | ||
According to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], zombies were "kind of a dead person walking, but it won't be that". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | According to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], zombies were "kind of a dead person walking, but it won't be that". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
Although in some cases those referred to as “zombies” weren’t scientifically [[death|dead]], they were typically always mindless beings. | Although in some cases those referred to as “zombies” weren’t scientifically [[death|dead]], they were typically always mindless beings. | ||
==Folklore== | == Folklore == | ||
===Common attributes=== | === Common attributes === | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] told [[Romana II]] that one could always identify a genuine zombie by the fact that their skin was cold to the touch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] told [[Romana II]] that one could always identify a genuine zombie by the fact that their skin was cold to the touch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
===Horror movie zombies=== | === Horror movie zombies === | ||
In the early [[21st century]], zombies were often associated with movies. To [[Ianto Jones]], the typical horror movie zombie wore ragged, stained clothes, had discoloured skin and appeared in various stages of decomposition. In the movies, in order to kill a zombie, it had to be shot in the head, destroying the [[brain]]. According to [[Rhys Williams]], zombie outbreaks were always caused by "[[chemical]]s or [[radiation]] or something". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') | In the early [[21st century]], zombies were often associated with movies. To [[Ianto Jones]], the typical horror movie zombie wore ragged, stained clothes, had discoloured skin and appeared in various stages of decomposition. In the movies, in order to kill a zombie, it had to be shot in the head, destroying the [[brain]]. According to [[Rhys Williams]], zombie outbreaks were always caused by "[[chemical]]s or [[radiation]] or something". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') | ||
===Haitian voodoo=== | === Haitian voodoo === | ||
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 (novel)|White Darkness]]'') | 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 (novel)|White Darkness]]'') | ||
==Encounters with zombies== | == Encounters with zombies == | ||
The living corpses animated by [[Sibelius Crow]] (and later by [[Carruthers Summerton]] based on Crow's work) were referred to as "zombies" by [[George Litefoot]] and [[Luke Betterman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mourning After (audio story)|The Mourning After]]'') | The living corpses animated by [[Sibelius Crow]] (and later by [[Carruthers Summerton]] based on Crow's work) were referred to as "zombies" by [[George Litefoot]] and [[Luke Betterman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mourning After (audio story)|The Mourning After]]'') | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
In [[2009]], the [[Sycorax]] "thinker" [[Gilfane Craw]] used a [[lithic womb]] containing the mind of [[Lee Deverill]] to control an entire population of humans turned into zombies on [[Shadow Cay]] island. These zombies, referred to as 'abstracts', were tasked with locating the black box recorder of the [[Foraxi Yox]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse]]'') | In [[2009]], the [[Sycorax]] "thinker" [[Gilfane Craw]] used a [[lithic womb]] containing the mind of [[Lee Deverill]] to control an entire population of humans turned into zombies on [[Shadow Cay]] island. These zombies, referred to as 'abstracts', were tasked with locating the black box recorder of the [[Foraxi Yox]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Widow's Curse]]'') | ||
[[Bill Potts]] described the [[Monk (species)| | [[Bill Potts]] described the [[Monk (species)|monks]] who [[Monk invasion|invaded]] [[Earth]] in [[2017]] as "zombie monks". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') | ||
[[Torchwood Three]] encountered [[Search unit|artificial "zombies"]] in [[2009]]. These zombies looked as if they had stepped straight off a low-budget movie set. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') | [[Torchwood Three]] encountered [[Search unit|artificial "zombies"]] in [[2009]]. These zombies looked as if they had stepped straight off a low-budget movie set. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
* [[David A. McIntee]], when writing ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'', took inspiration and facts from the non-fiction book ''The Serpent and the Rainbow,'' which detailed accounts of zombification that occurred in Haiti in the early [[20th century]]. He advised staying away from the film version. | * [[David A. McIntee]], when writing ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'', took inspiration and facts from the non-fiction book ''The Serpent and the Rainbow,'' which detailed accounts of zombification that occurred in Haiti in the early [[20th century]]. He advised staying away from the film version. | ||
* The humanoid [[Exxilon antibody|antibodies]] created by the [[Great City of the Exxilons|Exxilon City]]'s "brain" to destroy the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Bellal]] in part four of ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' were credited as "Zombies" in ''Radio Times''. | * The humanoid [[Exxilon antibody|antibodies]] created by the [[Great City of the Exxilons|Exxilon City]]'s "brain" to destroy the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Bellal]] in part four of ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'' were credited as "Zombies" in ''Radio Times''. | ||
[[Category:Mythological creatures]] | [[Category:Mythological creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Corpse reanimation]] | [[Category:Corpse reanimation]] | ||
