After the demise of Silver Surfer and the consequent consumption of Galactus, these super-powered zombies travelled the universe spreading the infection and destroying all life wherever they went. The origin remains unclear however it is believed a zombie Sentry began the infection by biting helpless victims until a majority of the world's population including superheroes were all infected. Zombies in Traditional Media Marvel ComicsĮarth-2149 is an alternate universe to Earth-616 which was the scene of a major zombie catastrophe. Above human strength due to not caring about bodily harmĭue to the ambiguity of the definition, this often leads to debates on what qualifies as a zombie (usually when discussing The Infected from the 28 Days Later series).No sentimentality towards pre-infected life.Disease can be spread by bites, scratches or exchange of body fluids.Ability to sustain tremendous amount of damage.Lack of response to pain or other stimuli to peripheral nervous system.Higher brain functions decrease or stop completely.However, generally, a zombie will exhibit some or all of the following characteristics: The defining of a zombie is actually one of debate. A cure is sometimes said to be able to be found as a means to destroy the virus within an infected host's system revealing them of their pain. The infection causes a victim to become painfully ill to the point they receive a craving hunger that never ends usually forcing that individual to feed on the flesh of the healthy to sustain themselves. Viral zombies are stronger, faster and more relentless than their undead counterparts at the cost of being easier to kill and the possibility of death by starvation. Their description is made to be more scientific thus realistic than dark magic or voodoo to a modern audience. These modern types of zombies are not living corpses but rather infected human beings with a tendency to spread a disease or virus through direct contact.
Destroying the necromancer would result in the corpses returning back to rest in peace. Though they are difficult to kill by conventional means, they have a specific weakness to sunlight thus preventing them from functioning in masses during the day. They lack any form of intelligence or speed, relying sheer numbers, endurance as well as the control of their necromancer masters to overwhelm civilization. In popular culture they are depicted as living corpses brought back from the dead under the influence of powerful magicians or necromancers. These classic types of zombies are more closely resembled to their folklore descriptions having first appeared in Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Both share similarities such as their danger in huge numbers but many differences too. The traditional undead zombie or the more modern viral zombie. Zombies can be categorized into two types. Despite these claims of the rising dead in Haiti, it seems to be isolated to small instances within rural communities and not really canon of the church.Ĭontrary to his portrayal in fiction as an evil or wicked figure, in league with zombies, the Loa (a spirit of the Voodoo religion) 'Papa Samedi' is actually said to ensure people rot in the ground so they won't come back as a zombie. The most prominent case of this being reported in recent times was Clairvius Narcisse in Haiti, 1962. Their relatives would assume their 'dead' loved ones have been risen and become 'nzambi' (where we get our word Zombie). However, later they would gain basic body function but be sent to work on landowners land.
It's thought that this stems from people being drugged by a bokor with derivatives of foxglove and appear dead to their loved ones. The tenets of Voodoo say that once resurrected however, you are not control of your actions but rather whoever raised you is. These are slightly outside the church and considered different (much like Brother Voodoo or Papa Midnite). A bokor can be interpreted as a Voodoo priest (houngan) priestess (mambo) a black mage for hire. Zombie folklore hails from old practice of Vodou a mix of religion, shamanism and witchcraft originating in Western Africa and prominent, through migration, in Haiti and Louisiana.Īccording to Voodoo, a zombie is a person who has died but has been resurrected by a 'bokor'.
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