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To put down an undead creature for good, or else render it far more vulnerable, you usually have to '''Remove the Head or Destroy the Brain'''.
This is a trope commonly associated with ([[Our Zombies Are Different|most]]) [[Everything's Deader with Zombies|zombies]] and other forms of undead, much as a good stab in the heart is associated with ([[Our Vampires Are Different|many]]) vampires. Fortunately, this also works on people who are ''not'' the walking dead, so you don't have to worry about it going out of fashion as a killing method - but it's the implication that nothing else will do the job that makes this different from [[Attack Its Weak Point]] (its subtrope/sister trope) and [[Boom! Headshot!]] (its other sister trope).
Take off a zombie's legs, and it'll drag its torso after you; take off the arms, and it'll still try to worm its way in your direction. 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 towards you. (And it may or may not be joined by [[Animate Body Parts|the rest of its body parts!]] But once you pulp that noggin, its remains will promptly go inert and wither away... hopefully. Most songs about zombies tend to [[Lampshade]] this trope.
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