Non-Human Undead: Difference between revisions

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

** The [[Dracolich]] ([[Lich]] dragon), which originated in the [[Forgotten Realms]] (it can now be found in most settings). There are also vampire, ghost, zombie, and skeleton dragons.

** The groaning spirit (banshee) is the "spirit of an evil female elf".

** In ''[[Eberron]]'', the Elves of Aerenal have [[Dark Is Not Evil|their own versions of undead called the Deathless]]. These act as their rulers through the Undying Court, and are animated by positive energy rather than the usual Negative energy used by regular undead. Similarly, ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' has baelnorns, a type of good-aligned elf liches.

** And many, many monsters that are considered as undead but were not living creatures at all (like nightshades), are composed from many creatures, or are specifically created from nonhumans.

* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' has a number of metahumans affected by HMHVV (Human Meta-Human Vampiric Virus), its equivalent of undead. They include the banshee (former elf), goblin (former dwarf), wendigo (former ork) and dzoo-noo-qua (former troll).

** It should be pointed out that HMHVV infectees are not actually undead. They are mutants, yes, but not undead. [[Magic A Is Magic A|As one of the fundamental laws of magic in Shadowrun is that you cannot raise the dead]], "True" undead do not exist. Most undead are either dead bodies animated by magic (Think fleshy, magical robots), or possessed by something. The Sheddim (Corpses possessed by spirits from the far planes) are one such examples. As are Zombies (Corpses animated by mages). Cyberzombies are people kept artificially alive through cybernetics, magic, drugs and spirits. Their body is technically "dead", all that mojo is needed to keep it going. Note that all the above can be metahuman, or not.

* In the ''[[Super Mario]]'' series, there are various Non-Human Undead creatures. A staple of the series is the [[Dem Bones|Dry Bones]], a reanimated Koopa skeleton. The ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' series adds variations of Dry Bones, along with other Non-Human Undead (e.g. [[Bonus Boss|Bonetail]] from ''The Thousand Year Door'' and Bonechill of ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'')

* ''[[Warcraft]] III'' has the undead Scourge side, and their ranks include more than undead humans. They also have undead spider-men called Crypt Fiends, undead elves called banshees, and a super flying undead dragon with ice breath. Plus, generic skeletons can be made with the corpses of any species. ''Frozen Throne'' later has Skeleton Orc creeps.

* Any kind of living creature in ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' can have a zombie or skeletal version, including monsters like dragons, giants, and imps.

* ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' loves undead monsters, even if they're not human. Many of the monster types have an undead version. Examples include undead wolves, undead war horses, undead vampire bats, undead slimes, and undead ''[[Action Bomb|bombs]]''. There's also the requisite undead boss who is a [[Conjoined Twins]] demon with visible skull.

* In ''[[Battle for Wesnoth]]'' the sprite and characteristics of a living corpse depend on who it was before death: mounted corpses move faster, gnome corpses have better defence in mountains, and so on.

* In the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series, the T-Virus infects ''everything''. Zombie dogs, birds and plants are common, and we've seen oversized mutant snakes, sharks, worms, crocodiles, lions, an ''elephant''...

 

== Western Animation ==

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