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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Zombies.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Zombies raised by [[Samhain]].]] | [[File:Zombies.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Zombies raised by [[Samhain]].]] | ||
| − | Zombies in ''[[Supernatural]]'' come in a variety of forms. They may be raised from the dead through the use of spells and [[necromancy]]<ref name="two04"/><ref name="eight13"/>, by the demonic power of [[Samhain]],<ref name="four07"/> and even raised by [[Death]] himself.<ref name="five15"/> Another group of beings that behave in a zombie-like manner are humans infected by the demonically-engineered [[Croatoan]] virus.<ref name="two09">[[2.09 Croatoan]]</ref><ref>[[5.04 The End]]</ref><ref>[[5.20 The Devil You Know]]</ref><ref>[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]</ref> and those affected by the [[Leviathan]] food additive <ref name="seven09">[[7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters]]</ref> | + | Zombies in ''[[Supernatural]]'' come in a variety of forms. They may be raised from the dead through the use of spells and [[necromancy]]<ref name="two04"/><ref name="eight13"/>, by the demonic power of [[Samhain]],<ref name="four07"/> and even raised by [[Death]] himself.<ref name="five15"/> Another group of beings that behave in a zombie-like manner are humans infected by the demonically-engineered [[Croatoan]] virus.<ref name="two09">[[2.09 Croatoan]]</ref><ref>[[5.04 The End]]</ref><ref>[[5.20 The Devil You Know]]</ref><ref>[[5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight]]</ref> and those affected by the [[Leviathan]] food additive.<ref name="seven09">[[7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters]]</ref> |
| − | When first raised, | + | When first raised, a zombies memories and personalities may be intact, and they can behave like normal, rational beings for several days before becoming violent or cannibalistic.<ref name="two04">[[2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things]]</ref><ref name="five15">[[5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]</ref> Methods of dispatch generally involve beheading, staking, or fire. Depending on the zombie, Sam and Dean appear to have varying success with each method. When Sam and Dean first encounter a zombie, a woman named [[Angela Mason]], they seem overwhelmed by the amount of lore on the walking dead and how to kill them: |
:'''Dean:''' We can't just waste her with a head shot?<br> | :'''Dean:''' We can't just waste her with a head shot?<br> | ||
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They shoot [[Angela Mason]] in the chest and head with [[silver]] bullets, which seems to slow her down but has no lasting effect other than making her angry. Other lore [[Sam]] finds suggests "nailing the undead back into their grave beds," so [[Dean]] stakes Angela in her coffin, finally dispatching her.<ref name="two04"/> When they encounter zombies a second time, Dean stakes them in their coffins to dispatch them.<ref name="four07">[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]</ref> | They shoot [[Angela Mason]] in the chest and head with [[silver]] bullets, which seems to slow her down but has no lasting effect other than making her angry. Other lore [[Sam]] finds suggests "nailing the undead back into their grave beds," so [[Dean]] stakes Angela in her coffin, finally dispatching her.<ref name="two04"/> When they encounter zombies a second time, Dean stakes them in their coffins to dispatch them.<ref name="four07">[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]</ref> | ||
| − | The next time they encounter zombies is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and [[Sam]] says that they can be killed with a headshot.<ref name="five15"/> Like [[ghouls]], it seems that obliterating their heads, | + | The next time they encounter zombies is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and [[Sam]] says that they can be killed with a headshot.<ref name="five15"/> Like [[ghouls]], it seems that obliterating their heads, something that Sam and Dean attempted with Angela which did not work,<ref name="two04"/> can kill them.<ref name="five15"/> Those infected with the [[Croatoan virus]] can also be killed by shooting. |
| − | In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, they encounter another group of zombies that | + | In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, they encounter another group of zombies that were created by the [[Thule Society]]. The reanimated men could be killed with a head shot but would come back to life unless burned within twelve hours.<ref name="eight13">[[8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler]]</ref> |
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
[[File:Revelation.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Excerpt from the Book of Revelation, detailing the rising of the dead.]] | [[File:Revelation.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Excerpt from the Book of Revelation, detailing the rising of the dead.]] | ||
| − | + | The raising of zombies can cause the death of surrounding plant life. | |
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| + | Zombies vary according to the type of zombie involved. So far within the show there have been five types, the first being a person who has been reanimated through the use of black magic, the second being "Croats" – people afflicted with the [[Croatoan virus]], the third being the more traditional cannibalistic zombies who were resurrected by [[Death]], the fourth were people who had adverse reactions to the [[Leviathan]] food additive – becoming "mottled wretches," and finally Nazi necromancers. | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| − | * | + | * Enhanced senses – A zombies sense of hearing, sight and smell become advanced past that of a normal humans after being brought back from the dead. |
| − | * Superhuman | + | * Superhuman strength – A zombies strength far exceeds that of a humans. |
| − | + | * Invulnerability – Zombies are impervious to most harm. | |
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===Weaknesses=== | ===Weaknesses=== | ||
| − | * Decapitation | + | * Decapitation – Zombies of all types can be stopped through decapitation. |
| − | * Head shot | + | * Head shot – Zombies raised by Death were vulnerable to headshots. However, zombies raised through [[necromancy]] cannot be stopped with bullets. |
| − | * | + | * Fire – Nazi necromancers require the complete obliteration of their bodies to prevent being brought back to life. |
| − | + | * [[Silver]] – Zombies raised through necromancy can only be stopped by being staked inside a coffin with [[silver]]. Simple contact with silver will also burn and cause a zombie great discomfort. | |
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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===[[2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things]]=== | ===[[2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things]]=== | ||
| − | [[Angela Mason]] is raised from the dead | + | [[Angela Mason]] is raised from the dead by her friend [[Neil]], who used an ancient Greek ritual. Upon her return to the world of he living, Angela goes around killing those who have wronged her. Angela would eventually turn her wrath of Neil, whom she believed was going to abandoned her, by breaking his neck. Eventually Sam and Dean stop Angela by luring her back to her grave and staking her with [[silver]] in her own coffin. |
===[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]=== | ===[[4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]=== | ||
| − | [[Samhain]] raises the dead from their graves in the mausoleum. | + | After [[Samhain]] is freed from Hell, the demon raises the dead from their graves in the mausoleum. Dean is able to fight off these zombies, using a silver stake, he staked them to the ground stopping them. |
| + | [[File:ZombieKid.jpg|350px|right|thumb|[[Sheriff Jody Mills]]' son after turning, and eating his dad.]] | ||
===[[5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]=== | ===[[5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]=== | ||
| − | Townfolk are raised by the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Horseman]] [[Death]] and come back perfectly normal, until about 5 days later when they begin to kill. Among them are [[Bobby Singer]]'s deceased wife [[Karen Singer|Karen]] and [[Sheriff Jody Mills]]' son. | + | Townfolk of Sioux Falls, South Dakota are raised by the [[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Horseman]] [[Death]] and come back perfectly normal, until about 5 days later when they begin to kill. Among them are [[Bobby Singer]]'s deceased wife [[Karen Singer|Karen]] and [[Sheriff Jody Mills]]' son. The feral zombies begin attacking their loved ones and eventually gather together at [[Singer Salvage Yard]] where Bobby and Dean attempt to hold them off. Due to the sheer volume of zombies attacking, Dean and Bobby were forced to take refuge in a closet. Believing them to be too stupid to use a door knob, Dean inadvertently give the zombies an idea and begin to try to open the door with the knob. Dean and Bobby are eventually rescued by Sam and Jody Mills who but a stop to the remaining zombies. |
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| + | Before Bobby puts down his wife one more time, Karen reveals to him that the zombie attack on the town was a warning for him from Death, telling Bobby to stop his interfering with the [[Apocalypse]]. | ||
[[File:Mottled Wretch.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Gerald Browder after eating too many turducken slammers.]] | [[File:Mottled Wretch.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Gerald Browder after eating too many turducken slammers.]] | ||
Revision as of 09:00, 12 May 2019
 
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| Zombie | |
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| Powers and Abilities | Superior strength, cannibalistic urges. |
| Vulnerabilities | Staking in their coffin, beheading or obliteration of the head, headshot. |
| Appearance | Human |
| Episode(s) | 2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things 2.09 Croatoan 4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester 5.04 The End 5.20 The Devil You Know 5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight 7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters 8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler 13.12 Various & Sundry Villains |
Zombie
An undead person commonly found in the spiritual belief system of voodoo. Zombies are humans who have had their soul stolen by supernatural means and are forced to work for their "zombie master". Another more morbid version, that are often portrayed in horror films, depict zombies as cannibalistic beings.
– Pad of Definitions, (2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things), Official Website
History
Zombies in Supernatural come in a variety of forms. They may be raised from the dead through the use of spells and necromancy[1][2], by the demonic power of Samhain,[3] and even raised by Death himself.[4] Another group of beings that behave in a zombie-like manner are humans infected by the demonically-engineered Croatoan virus.[5][6][7][8] and those affected by the Leviathan food additive.[9]
When first raised, a zombies memories and personalities may be intact, and they can behave like normal, rational beings for several days before becoming violent or cannibalistic.[1][4] Methods of dispatch generally involve beheading, staking, or fire. Depending on the zombie, Sam and Dean appear to have varying success with each method. When Sam and Dean first encounter a zombie, a woman named Angela Mason, they seem overwhelmed by the amount of lore on the walking dead and how to kill them:
- Dean: We can't just waste her with a head shot?
- Sam: Dude, you've been watching way too many Romero flicks.
- Dean: You're telling me there's no lore on how to smoke 'em?
- Sam: No, Dean. I'm telling you there's too much. I mean, there's a hundred different legends on the walking dead, but they all have different methods for killing them. Some say setting them on fire, one said... where is it... right here: feeding their hearts to wild dogs. That's my personal favorite. But who knows what's real and what's myth?
- Dean: Is there anything they all have in common?
- Sam: No, but a few said silver might work.[1]
They shoot Angela Mason in the chest and head with silver bullets, which seems to slow her down but has no lasting effect other than making her angry. Other lore Sam finds suggests "nailing the undead back into their grave beds," so Dean stakes Angela in her coffin, finally dispatching her.[1] When they encounter zombies a second time, Dean stakes them in their coffins to dispatch them.[3]
The next time they encounter zombies is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Sam says that they can be killed with a headshot.[4] Like ghouls, it seems that obliterating their heads, something that Sam and Dean attempted with Angela which did not work,[1] can kill them.[4] Those infected with the Croatoan virus can also be killed by shooting.
In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, they encounter another group of zombies that were created by the Thule Society. The reanimated men could be killed with a head shot but would come back to life unless burned within twelve hours.[2]
Characteristics
The raising of zombies can cause the death of surrounding plant life.
Zombies vary according to the type of zombie involved. So far within the show there have been five types, the first being a person who has been reanimated through the use of black magic, the second being "Croats" – people afflicted with the Croatoan virus, the third being the more traditional cannibalistic zombies who were resurrected by Death, the fourth were people who had adverse reactions to the Leviathan food additive – becoming "mottled wretches," and finally Nazi necromancers.
Powers and abilities
- Enhanced senses – A zombies sense of hearing, sight and smell become advanced past that of a normal humans after being brought back from the dead.
- Superhuman strength – A zombies strength far exceeds that of a humans.
- Invulnerability – Zombies are impervious to most harm.
Weaknesses
- Decapitation – Zombies of all types can be stopped through decapitation.
- Head shot – Zombies raised by Death were vulnerable to headshots. However, zombies raised through necromancy cannot be stopped with bullets.
- Fire – Nazi necromancers require the complete obliteration of their bodies to prevent being brought back to life.
- Silver – Zombies raised through necromancy can only be stopped by being staked inside a coffin with silver. Simple contact with silver will also burn and cause a zombie great discomfort.
Episodes
2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
Angela Mason is raised from the dead by her friend Neil, who used an ancient Greek ritual. Upon her return to the world of he living, Angela goes around killing those who have wronged her. Angela would eventually turn her wrath of Neil, whom she believed was going to abandoned her, by breaking his neck. Eventually Sam and Dean stop Angela by luring her back to her grave and staking her with silver in her own coffin.
4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
After Samhain is freed from Hell, the demon raises the dead from their graves in the mausoleum. Dean is able to fight off these zombies, using a silver stake, he staked them to the ground stopping them.
5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Townfolk of Sioux Falls, South Dakota are raised by the Horseman Death and come back perfectly normal, until about 5 days later when they begin to kill. Among them are Bobby Singer's deceased wife Karen and Sheriff Jody Mills' son. The feral zombies begin attacking their loved ones and eventually gather together at Singer Salvage Yard where Bobby and Dean attempt to hold them off. Due to the sheer volume of zombies attacking, Dean and Bobby were forced to take refuge in a closet. Believing them to be too stupid to use a door knob, Dean inadvertently give the zombies an idea and begin to try to open the door with the knob. Dean and Bobby are eventually rescued by Sam and Jody Mills who but a stop to the remaining zombies.
Before Bobby puts down his wife one more time, Karen reveals to him that the zombie attack on the town was a warning for him from Death, telling Bobby to stop his interfering with the Apocalypse.
7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters
The Leviathans develop a plot to control the population. Dr. Gaines synthesizes a food additive which he has put into turducken which is served in a sandwich at a Biggerson's in New Jersey. It is very addictive, and consumption leads to weight gain, and dampens people's emotional responses until they are very apathetic. After cooking, the tainted turducken will revert back to the grey goo state.
However, in 0.03% of cases, consumption results in "hyper-adrenalized cannibalism" in which people become super strong, homicidal, and cannibalistic. Dick Roman sees this side effect as a drawback, as it draws attention to their plans and raises the specter that monsters do exist.
8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler
In World War II the Thule Society, led by Commandant Eckhart, carried out magical experiments on Jewish people in Vitsyebsk, Belarus, that eventually led him and his followers to reanimate the dead. He wrote these notes in his red ledger. After Eckhart was forced to flee and leave his red ledger behind because of the arrival of the Golem, both the Thule Society and the Judah Initiative began searching for the book. Rabbi Bass found the book first, but was killed by Torvald, a follower of the Thule. The book and the Golem were passed on to Rabbi Bass' grandson Aaron, but they were eventually found by Eckhart and captured. They escaped and killed Eckhart and his men, whose bodies they burned to make sure none of them would return. The book is then kept safe by Sam and Dean while Aaron vows that he will continue on the work of his grandfather and the Judah Initiative and look after the Golem.
8.16 Remember the Titans
After learning of a man who died in a hit-and-run accident and has come back to life, Sam and Dean believe him to be a zombie, but he turns out to be the Greek Titan Prometheus, who is cursed to die each day and come back to life.
13.12 Various & Sundry Villains
After stealing the Black Grimoire, sisters Jamie and Jennie Plum use the book to bring back their deceased mother. Believing they do not need the help of Rowena to perform the spell, their inexperience and unfamiliarity with the Druidic glyphs results in them only being able to complete the first step of the ritual, which brings their mother back to life as a mindless, brain-eating zombie.
When Rowena tracks the sisters down and attempts to get the book, the Plums sic their zombie mother on Rowena, who attempts to stop her with magic, only to learn that a side effect of the spell has made their zombie mother impervious to all magics. As Rowena tries to lock herself in the Plum's kitchen, she offers to fully bring their mother back, but the Plum sisters refuse, believing they can figure it out on their own. Mrs. Plum is soon able to break through as Sam and Dean arrive and fight the sisters. In a dire situation, Rowena asks for help from the Winchesters, who suggests she shoot the zombie in the head. Rowena is then able to get a hold of one of the Winchesters' guns and is able to put down the zombie Plum.
14.20 Moriah
When Sam and Dean refuse to go along with Chuck's story, Chuck angrily welcomes them to "The End" and snaps His fingers. Day suddenly turns to night as a hole opens up the cemetery, unleashing damned souls from Hell. Some of these burrow underground and take possession of the buried corpses, which begin exploding out of their graves. As more and more zombies explode from the ground, they quickly surround Sam, Dean, and Castiel, and descend on the helpless trio.
Croatoan
Good luck stopping the zombie apocalypse.
In 2.09 Croatoan, 5.04 The End, 5.20 The Devil You Know and 5.21 Two Minutes To Midnight, people infected with the Croatoan virus - called "croats" by Future!Dean - could be classed as zombies as they lose their sense of reason and become unthinking murderous creatures. They are part of the demonic plan for the Apocalypse.
Widespread distribution of the virus is planned using a new vaccine being produced by Niveus Pharmaceuticals - one contaminated with the Croataon virus. The vaccine is being rushed to stem an outbreak of flu caused by Pestilence. This potential disaster is prevented when Bobby, Sam, and Castiel blow up the distribution warehouse, although only after battling some zombies.
Zombies in Lore
Zombie is a term used to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli. Of voodoo origin, the word initially referred to a curse cast by sorcerers (or bokors) allowing them to take control of a person's mind, therefore affecting his or her actions. However, due to significant influence of Haitian Vodou and New Orleans Voodoo on witchcraft mythology, this meaning soon morphed into that of a human corpse mysteriously reanimated to serve the undead. Since the late 19th century, zombies have acquired notable popularity, especially in North American and European folklore.[10]
In popular culture, zombies take a number of forms. There are those raised from the dead by a spell or ritual or reanimated by some supernatural event (such as the movies of George Romero), or people turned into mindless violent cannibals by a virus (such as in the movie 28 Days Later or the Resident Evil franchise). Some are mindless, shuffling monsters, others are cunning and quick. Methods of dispatch generally involve beheading, staking, or fire.
Trivia
- Elizabeth Marleau, who played Karen Singer in 3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me, was unable to reprise the role for 5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as she was very obviously pregnant at the time, and the production team thought a "pregnant zombie wife...would have been more than the episode could handle"S5Com
- In the script for 7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters, the term that was used for the Turducken Slammer victims was "mottled wretch."[11]
External links
- What do zombies mean? by Mark Dery
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
- The Zombie Shuffle phenomenon
- A comprehensive guide to zombies
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.04 Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 4.07 It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.15 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- ↑ 2.09 Croatoan
- ↑ 5.04 The End
- ↑ 5.20 The Devil You Know
- ↑ 5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight
- ↑ 7.09 How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters
- ↑ Wikipedia.org
- ↑ The Essential Supernatural: On the Road with Sam and Dean Winchester
