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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[RulesOfTheRoad Watch out!]] Undead Ahead!]] |
3 | |
4 | ->''"You know, it's an interesting thing when you consider: the Earth people, who can think, are so frightened by those who cannot: the dead."'' |
5 | -->-- '''Eros''', ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'' |
6 | |
7 | Zombies fall precisely into the UncannyValley. That's why they're so scary and so fun to kill. This is an index of tropes about them. |
8 | |
9 | ''Braaaaains...'' |
10 | |
11 | Compare MummyTropes, SkeletalTropes, and VampireTropes. |
12 | |
13 | Ironically, TheLivingDead is [[ThisIndexIsNotAnExample not an example]]. |
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16 | |
17 | !!Tropes: |
18 | [[index]] |
19 | [floatboxright: |
20 | '''Main tropes:''' |
21 | * OurZombiesAreDifferent |
22 | |
23 | '''Related index:''' |
24 | * ZombieStories |
25 | ] |
26 | * ArtificialZombie: A corpse that's re-animated by (or {{for|science}}) science. |
27 | * AttractiveZombie: A zombie who is beautiful and attractive in spite of being undead. |
28 | * BewareTheLiving: When there are zombies running amok, humans are more a danger to themselves than the zombies are. |
29 | * BrainFood: Zombies eat brains. |
30 | * BurnTheUndead: When fire is effective at destroying the undead. |
31 | * CavalryOfTheDead: Summoning an army of undead soldiers to fight a mutual enemy. |
32 | * ClownCarGrave: An absurd or limitless number of enemies spawning out of a disproportionately smaller area. |
33 | * CreepyCemetery: An unusually scary cemetery with zombies, and maybe other monsters, abound. |
34 | * TheDeadHaveEyes: The undead either still have functioning eyes or are able to see without eyes. |
35 | * DeadlyLunge: Sudden zombie leaping attack. |
36 | * DeadWeight: Obese zombies. |
37 | * DevouredByTheHorde: When a character is EatenAlive and/or torn apart by multiple parties. |
38 | * ElementalZombie: Zombies with elemental powers or an elemental theme. |
39 | * EliteZombie: Superpowered zombies. |
40 | * EpisodeOfTheDead: A chapter, episode, level, or stage dedicated solely to zombies in a work that is often otherwise about something else. |
41 | * EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: When flesh-eating zombies are added to a story just for the sake of coolness. |
42 | * FearlessUndead: When the (re)animated dead have no concept of self-preservation. |
43 | * FleshEatingZombie: A zombie that feeds on the bodies of the living. |
44 | * FriendlyZombie: A zombie who's nice and friendly. |
45 | * GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath: Undead creatures depicted with glowing eyes. |
46 | * HemoErotic: The biting, cutting, and/or drinking of blood for sex appeal. |
47 | * HorrorHunger: When a character feels a supernatural and irresistible hunger for other humans. |
48 | * IncongruouslyDressedZombie: A zombie wears clothes that makes them stand out more than the other undead corpses seen. |
49 | * TheJaywalkingDead: Zombies are dumb enough to walk into traffic and get run over. |
50 | * MarionetteMotion: When someone or something moves like a puppet. |
51 | * MistakenForUndead: When a character thought to be dead is accused of being undead despite not actually being so. |
52 | * NaziZombies: Undead Nazis. |
53 | * NightOfTheLivingMooks: The villain uses the undead as their foot soldiers. |
54 | * NoFEMAResponse: When earthquakes, terrorist attacks, and/or stranger events don't elicit a response from authorities, and the survivors are left to fend for themselves. |
55 | * NotAZombie: It takes a while for someone to realize a zombie is a zombie in spite of the obvious clues. |
56 | * NotUsingTheZWord: A zombie isn't directly called a zombie. |
57 | * NoZombieCannibals: Zombies don't eat each other. |
58 | * ParasiteZombie: A zombie produced or controlled by a PuppeteerParasite. |
59 | * PatientZero: The first person who got infected by the zombie plague. |
60 | * PerpetualMotionMonster: Zombies who don't need to eat, drink, or rest. |
61 | * PickyPeopleEater: Zombies only eat specific parts of people. |
62 | * PlagueZombie: A zombie created by TheVirus or TheAssimilator. |
63 | * PossessingADeadBody: When a dead body is reanimated by a spirit inhabiting it. |
64 | * PretendWereDead: If you act like zombies, real zombies won't attack you. |
65 | * RaisingTheSteaks: Zombie animals. |
66 | * RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain: When the only way to kill something is by destroying or removing its head. |
67 | * RevenantZombie: A zombie that is more intelligent and aware of how they were in life than most depictions of the walking dead. |
68 | * RidiculouslyAliveUndead: Despite being undead, these zombies act similar to or just like us living people. |
69 | * RiseFromYourGrave: When a person who is dead and buried turns out to be undead and has to claw their way out of their own grave. |
70 | * RoboticUndead: Zombie-bots. |
71 | * RoomFullOfZombies: When a locked room turns out to be storing dozens, or a hoard, of zombies. |
72 | * SlidingScaleOfUndeadRegeneration: The different forms of healing for the undead. |
73 | * [[SoYouWantTo/WriteAZombieApocalypse So You Want To.Write a Zombie Apocalypse]]: Instructions for how to write a zombie apocalypse story. |
74 | * SpringLoadedCorpse: When an undead character or enemy is FakingTheDead only to rise up and attack. |
75 | * StagesOfMonsterGrief: The human-to-monster version of the FiveStagesOfGrief. |
76 | * TechnicallyLivingZombie: A monster that has everything in common with the typical depiction of a zombie except for the fact that they are not undead, i.e., rabies victims or possessed people. |
77 | * TitleOfTheDead: Titles including the phrase "of the [Living] Dead". |
78 | * UndeadBarefooter: Zombies that don't wear shoes. |
79 | * UndeadLaborers: Using undead as servants or workers. |
80 | * UndeathIsCheap: Zombification or vampirism that is easily cured. |
81 | * UndeathlyPallor: Undead creatures portrayed with pale skin. |
82 | * ViralTransformation: A transformation that can be spread virally and physically changes humans to non-humans. |
83 | * TheVirus: A creature causes other beings to turn into creatures like itself. |
84 | * VoodooZombie: The original zombies of Caribbean Voudon folklore. |
85 | * YouCantKillWhatsAlreadyDead: When the dead are nearly indestructible. |
86 | * YourBrainWontBeMuchOfAMeal: Zombies aren't interested in eating the brains of stupid people. |
87 | * ZombieAdvocate: A human character who fights for the moral rights of zombies and/or other non-humans. |
88 | * ZombieApocalypse: The world gets overrun by zombies. |
89 | * ZombieApocalypseHero: Someone who shows a particular talent for killing zombies. |
90 | * ZombieGait: Zombies move slowly. |
91 | * ZombieInfectee: Someone gets infected by a zombie and turns into a zombie themselves. |
92 | * ZombiePukeAttack: Zombies with deadly, projectile vomit. |
93 | * ZombifyTheLiving: Using necromancy on those still living. |
94 | [[/index]] |
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