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Line 3: {{tropestub}} A trope commonly associated with ~~the~~zombies ~~[[Zombie~~and ~~& Mummy]]~~mummies as well as other forms of undead - to put down the creature for good, or else render it far more vulnerable, you usually have to '''Remove the Head or Destroy the Brain'''. [[Truth in Television\|The head and brain are logical targets]] for disabling or killing an enemy, be they living or otherwise - after all, they're basically the cockpit a majority of living thing pilot their meat suit of a body from. But what makes this subtrope of [[Attack Its Weak Point]] different from other examples - and what makes it more than just [[Losing Your Head]] - is the implication that nothing else will do the job: take off a zombie's legs and it'll drag itself after you; take off the arms, and it'll still try to worm its way towards you. Even dismemberment may not cut it completely - as long as the head's still around, that undead monster will still be moaning and groaning as it hops or rolls in your general direction, and it may or may not be joined by the rest of its body parts... but once you pulp that noggin, its remains will promptly go inert and wither away. Hopefully. Line 17: == [[Advertising]] == == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * While the Namekians of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' series can be killed like any other [[Humanoid Alien]], they possess a highly potent regeneration factor that lets them regrow lost limbs; Piccolo in particular states during the Buu Saga that he can regenerate from nearly anything as long as his head isn't damaged,<ref>Good thing too considering he had just recovered from being [[Taken for Granite]] and then [[Literally Shattered Lives\|accidentally broken]] by Kid Trunks.</ref> which presumably applies to the rest of his people. * The cores of the Angels in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' may not function ''neurologically'' as brains, but are effectively so for the purposes of this trope -- until the core is destroyed an Angel has effectively unlimited regeneration and can come back from almost any damage. == [[Child Ballad\|Ballads]] == Line 31 ⟶ 32: <!--{{quote\|{{spoiler\|Thanos}}: (with the axe halfway in him) You sh... you... [[Determinator\|you should've gone for the head.]]}} This quote ~~MIGHT~~''might'' be a p. gigantic spoiler for the end of the film, but I'm not 100% sure, so playing it safe until I have more informed word to the contrary.--> * The only way to kill an Immortal from the ''[[Highlander]]'' film and TV franchise is to remove his head. ==[[Literature]]== Line 37 ⟶ 39: == [[Live-Action TV]] == * Some species of demon in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' can ''only'' be killed by removing their heads. (And a few are completely unbothered by such a trivial injury.) == [[Music]] == Line 94 ⟶ 97: [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Pages Original to All The Tropes]] [[Category:~~Pages~~Horror ~~needing more categories~~Tropes]] [[Category:Speculative Fiction Tropes]] [[Category:Tropes of the Living Dead]] [[Category:Head Tropes]] [[Category:For Massive Damage]]