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{{quote|"''Once the chickens became zombies, the war was lost.''"|'''''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'''''}} |
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In works where zombie humans have [[Zombie Gait]], for some reason animals almost never move slower. If anything, they might even get a speed or strength ''bonus''. Can in some cases be justified when zombification reduces brain function, as it takes more dexterity for a biped to run without falling over. Can also be justified in that the zombie plague causes the higher brain functions to cease, while the animal part of the brain keeps functioning. If the subject's ALREADY an animal, then there's no hindrance. Likewise, the fact that zombies don't get tired may work in a reanimated animal's favor, as many living carnivores are sprinters, unable to sustain high speeds for long. |
In works where zombie humans have [[Zombie Gait]], for some reason animals almost never move slower. If anything, they might even get a speed or strength ''bonus''. Can in some cases be justified when zombification reduces brain function, as it takes more dexterity for a biped to run without falling over. Can also be justified in that the zombie plague causes the higher brain functions to cease, while the animal part of the brain keeps functioning. If the subject's ALREADY an animal, then there's no hindrance. Likewise, the fact that zombies don't get tired may work in a reanimated animal's favor, as many living carnivores are sprinters, unable to sustain high speeds for long. |
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== Comic Books == |
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* In the backstory graphic novel for ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'', Xykon first discovered his powers as a sorcerer when he reanimated his dead dog. |
* In the backstory graphic novel for ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'', Xykon first discovered his powers as a sorcerer when he reanimated his dead dog. |
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* [[Averted Trope|Averted]] and [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] in ''[[The Zombie Hunters]].'' Animals are explicitly [[The Immune]], which piques the interest of scientists trying to [[Find the Cure]], and prompts jokes amongst the [[Disaster Scavengers|Zombie Hunters]]: "I have ''always'' considered it a blessing that animals don't turn. Can you imagine? [[Super Persistent Predator|Hunter Zombie]] ''Squirrels?''" |
* [[Averted Trope|Averted]] and [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] in ''[[The Zombie Hunters]].'' Animals are explicitly [[The Immune]], which piques the interest of scientists trying to [[Find the Cure]], and prompts jokes amongst the [[Disaster Scavengers|Zombie Hunters]]: "I have ''always'' considered it a blessing that animals don't turn. Can you imagine? [[Super Persistent Predator|Hunter Zombie]] ''Squirrels?''" |
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* Zombie horses, mules, and even |
* Zombie horses, mules, and even [http://www.zombieranchcomic.com/2011/08/24/88-ridin%e2%80%99-out/ prairie dogs] have been shown as part of the world of ''[[Zombie Ranch]]''. Although carnivorous, their behavior seems mostly unchanged compared to human zombies, and their bite isn't infectious to people. Zombie horses are even considered a preferred mode of transportation, but zombie cattle were put down as useless. Regardless of your former species, zombification apparently makes you taste terrible. |
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