8. Are DEAD HUMAN BEINGS
Zombies are DEAD HUMANS – not animals
The Science:
Human brains are far advanced to other creatures on the planet – we
are the only species capable of abstract thought and reasoning. This is the key factor that makes humans the only species that is susceptible to zombification. Ironically, it is a human being’s unique capacity ofsapience - the ability to apply knowledge, experience or understanding – that is removed after becoming a zombie; a reasoning, thinking individual is reduced to a non-thinking, hunger driven automaton.
It is interesting to consider how a zombie plague would affect close relatives of humans. A species of chimp called Bonobos exists which share 98% of human genes, uses tools and has complex group relationships. In the absence of hard facts I can only contend that a Bonobo may possibly become reanimated, but it would only be partially so. The moving limbs would be uncoordinated and reflex driven with not enough brain power to manage higher functions such as walking and stalking.
The Lore:
Zombie novel “The Rising” by Brian Keene has, of all things, a zombie goldfish. Irish zombie film Dead Meat has a zombie cow. It is not what springs to mind when you think zombie. A key characteristic of a zombie is that it is likely to be your husband, neighbour, best friend who wants to eat you. Or a policeman, clown, random naked person. Not your cat.
in rule three you state that a zombie is diven by hunger for ANY LIVING FLESH. meaning that it will attack an animal. if a dog is bitten, it has immunities? the infection will not spred? these two rules are contradictory. you should probably fix that.
The bite of a zombie will kill a dog as it would kill a human, but a dog wouldn’t get up again after it is dead. The bite doesn’t kill by transmitting a specific infection, its the bacteria living in the zombie’s filthy mouth.
Of course, this rule is only conceivable if you assume that the infection does not alter the brain at all. The way I that see the reasoning of these zombie guidelines:
Zombie bite = Infection
Infection = Death
Death = Reanimation as well as Stupidity
Though, if you see this death-born stupidity as a demise of a brain cell percentage, zombie animals MAY be possible, albeit exceptionally stupid ones. Animals are already driven by instinct in life, after all. Death may compliment that fact…
Animals don’t have souls. So they couldn’t go to hell nor heaven. Thus they do not even enter the equation for “hell is full” scenario. Animal Zombies = Not possible. Period.
That was what annoyed me about the resident evil films (apart from the terrible acting.) Although Zombie Animals can make awesome explosive action scenes. It’s just not possible.
“When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth”
To quote a movie title, “All Dogs Go To Heaven.”
‘nuf said.
Animals have souls, and I can name at least 30 human beings that are completely soulless. It’s not the soul that causes zombie plagues. It’s unexplained.
who cares it makes for good games and good movies
I really wouldn’t call the dogs on RE zombies more like genetically altered horrors
Yes, RE zombies have a huge back story and explanation. Therefore they don’t fit in with rule 7 either. Read the Resident Evil Archives. Safe to say they’re in a league of their own. The movies were horrid. Seriously.
>>”That was what annoyed me about the resident evil films (apart from the terrible acting.) Although Zombie Animals can make awesome explosive action scenes. It’s just not possible.”
1. The Cerberus (Zombie-dogs) weren’t made up for the movies.
2. Don’t get me started on the movies. They contradict themselves and long-held zombie lore constantly.
On a slightly different note: I don’t think becoming a zombie MUST take away certain functions, I think that it just leaves you with certain functions, regardless of whether that creature already had those limitations imposed. Therefore, Zombie-animals like the Cerberus would be possible.
your take on how the zombie must be human makes sense, but your forgetting a key factor. once zombiefied the thoery is that all knowledge and reason leave. whats left is primordial instinct. feeding and survival pretty much. its not that a human is capable of reasoning, honestly, when have you heard of one using such ability? a “zombie” is a post mortem state that when all vital functions and brain activity fail and all thats left is survival. in a nutshell. i do enjoy your outlook on this topic, but i must disagree that humans are the only capable species of such a feat. or torment.
i see poeple saying that animal zombies are not possible….so that means that human ones are possible. Raising of the dead is a fictional act therefore can be applied to whatever creature the author wants. there are many viruses that can mutate and infect other spiecies of animals
Wouldn’t many other organisms be considered capable of reasoning since reasoning is basically problem solving which many animals have been proven to be capable of doing. Also dolphins have recently been discovered to have a grasp on abstract concepts like future needs. Look up “trash collecting dolphins ” for an example.
Guys, Animals don’t have souls. If you look at it from a biblical point of view (and I’m not saying you have to), God gave Man power over all the animals, putting them below us. As for the ‘bah’ comment, all humans have souls, some simply don’t act like they do.
But no, the movie ‘All Dogs Go To Heaven’ was stupid and written for small children that were worried that Rex or Boxy would just disappear.
Animal souls are a lot like Santa.
THEY DON’T EXIST.
Yes, but if we are going by the Rules listed out on this website, it ISN’T a stupid viral infection and it IS because there is no room in hell.
Animals = no soul
No soul = no getting into Heaven OR Hell.
I find it interesting that even though animals can be taught many tasks, evidence the ability to learn and think in abstract ways, form novel solutions to problems facing them, and act in a manner that shows almost every aspect of sapience not even removing language and communication from the equation, you would state they are mindless thus not capable of becoming zombies.
Two points to refute said statement.
Point 1: the brains of animals are every bit as complex as a human beings. They simply have different portions of grey matter relegated to different tasks.
Point 2: It is FICTION. You can have anything in fiction. The original meaning, as far as I can determine, came from an African snake god, nzambi, and legends about said worship. I quote, “Dead life form, that has returned to life (Usually refered to as undeath.)”
notice it says LIFEFORM, not human.
Regardless of the source of said zombie state, since it is commonly accepted that being a zombie is an effect of a brain altering chemical/viral/magical issue, than animals possessing humanlike brains could indeed be zombies.
Consider, by the way, that since zombies need no reason or excuse for existing, per your very own statement, no one need give any reason for why zombie animals exist. It is beyond explanation.
for the guy that keeps saying that animals dont have souls, ur not really hitting the spot right tis isnt a animal loving thread that needs their daily zippocat down to earth action.
and if you srylsly believe in the bible thats ur own fail,
if you disagree see rule 12 & 13
and i did not break rule 1 & 2
(in case u would reply with that)
and btw let these guys have there rule 41
If based on cognitive ability, then zombie dolphins playing in the ocean, raising a commotion, because they are so awesome.
maybe zombie infection is an intra-species thing. A zombie dog – if we were to allow for such a thing – could conceivably infect another dog. But not a cat or a human.