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** There are also variations that look similar to [[The Grim Reaper]] but aren't unique beings, yet still more dangerous and rare than your run-off the mill skeleton.

* [[Black Knight|Death Knights]]: What liches are to sorcerers, these guys [[Warrior Heaven|are to]] [[Hell Is War|warriors]]. They rarely appear unless the undead are an organized army and when they do they function either as its generals, [[Elite Mooks|shock troopers]] [[Authority Equals Asskicking|or both]]. They are nearly always found on horseback ([[Hellish Horse|either skeletal or pitch black]]), their weapon of choice often is a one handed bastard sword with a skull on the hilt and their armor is [[Skeletons in The Coat Closet|richly decorated with skulls, bones, distorted faces and other heraldry related to death]]. Their actual appearance varies between [[Undeathly Pallor|a pale human]], a [[Dem Bones|skeleton]] and completely spectral, relying on a [[Animated Armour|possessed suit of armor]] instead. Popularized by Lord Soth of [[Dragonlance]], though the [[Ur Example]] is probably the Nazgul from [[Lord of the Rings]].

* [[~~Frankensteins~~ Monster]]: Or anything else made from human corpses and brought back with technology. The original was big, a quick learner, and very, very pissed at his creator. The modern type is a bit more pitiable. Usually the stitches show, so you can tell them apart from zombies. The intelligence level varies. They seem to have universal [[Super Strength]], so don't challenge one to arm wrestling. Also note that, depending on the work, these may not be "technically" undead, and hence not vulnerable to holy power and tricks like the [[Trope Namer]] of [[Revive Kills Zombie]].

* [[Frankenstein's Monster]]: Or anything else made from human corpses and brought back with technology. The original was big, a quick learner, and very, very pissed at his creator. The modern type is a bit more pitiable. Usually the stitches show, so you can tell them apart from zombies. The intelligence level varies. They seem to have universal [[Super Strength]], so don't challenge one to arm wrestling. Also note that, depending on the work, these may not be "technically" undead, and hence not vulnerable to holy power and tricks like the [[Trope Namer]] of [[Revive Kills Zombie]].

* [[Our Ghosts Are Different|Ghosts]]: Walking corpses without the corpses, most are understandably ticked off about this. Other than that, they have little in common, varying nearly as much as the rest of the undead put together. Depending on the genre, they can be anything from harmless pranksters to [[Eldritch Abomination|Lovecraftian horrors]]; you'll know which one yours is once he starts smearing things on the wall. If it's crayon, you're generally okay; if it's blood, you are so horribly screwed it's not even funny. Unless you [[Tomato in The Mirror|realize]] that you're [[Dead All Along|already one of them]]...but hey, most people who run into them know who they're [[Ghostbusters|gonna call.]]

** Unlike most forms of undeath, ghosts can be friendly. They may return to protect a loved one, or reward someone who arranged their burial, or the like.

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Not all undead rise from humans. See [[Raising the Steaks]] for undead animals, [[Non Human Undead]] for other types, and [[Dracolich]] for when dragons return from the grave.

See also [[Night of the Living Mooks]], [[Big ~~Boos~~ Haunt]], [[Clown Car Grave]], [[Animate Dead]]. Frequently, they find out [[Undeath Always Ends]]. But [[The Dead Can Dance]]! Heroes often find that [[Removing the Head Or Destroying The Brain]] is the only way to kill them.

See also [[Night of the Living Mooks]], [[Big Boo's Haunt]], [[Clown Car Grave]], [[Animate Dead]]. Frequently, they find out [[Undeath Always Ends]]. But [[The Dead Can Dance]]! Heroes often find that [[Removing the Head Or Destroying The Brain]] is the only way to kill them.

This trope has nothing at all to do with the band [[Hollywood Undead (Music)|Hollywood Undead]].