Aidan Munroe
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Jun 30, 2007 14:23:24 GMT -5
Post by Aidan Munroe on Jun 30, 2007 14:23:24 GMT -5
Considering Ghostbusters and RGB canon, where do zombies usually come from?
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Jun 30, 2007 19:08:41 GMT -5
Post by Dr. Fritz V. Baugh on Jun 30, 2007 19:08:41 GMT -5
There were zombies in "Buster the Ghost", though their origin was never mentioned. The GBWC fought zombies in The Hanging Tree, one of our first adventures. They were animated by a powerful Class IV, Alex Miles. And I think Mick has run into zombies in his Tampa/South Coast exploits more than once.
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Jun 30, 2007 21:18:00 GMT -5
Post by mick on Jun 30, 2007 21:18:00 GMT -5
Yes yes! Typically, the "Romero" style zombies are created by something known as the Solanum virus, its origin is completely unknown, but it is the deadliest naturally occuring virus in the entire world. Once introduced into the human body, it takes little more than an hour (or two, depending on the person) to completely overcome the body. The symptoms start with the skin turning pale, veins appearing more defined, reddening of the eyes, minor hair loss. Then proceeds to a drop in body temperature and then you start to bleed from all orifices. After that, its only a matter of time before your body completely shuts down and dies. Reanimation of the corpse occurs only moments later when the virus begins to replicate at an astronomical rate and brings the dead cells in the brain back to life. The reanimated corpse has little motor function, no memory whatsoever, insect-level thinking ability (if that). Over VERY long periods of time however, as zombies interact with things, they can develop rudimentary skills such as using clubs, but this takes years to develop. Zombies cannot be permanently killed unless their brains are destroyed. The skull, due to the virus' infection, has become rather soft, so killing a zombie is not entirely challenging. The biggest threat zombies pose is in their large numbers and easy ability to INCREAS their numbers by killing people. A single bite or scratch that breaks the skin is all it takes to contract the virus. There is also NO cure to the Solanum virus whatsoever, so you are doomed from the moment you are infected. Amputation of the infected limb has less than 5 percent success rate, so the only garunteed way to stop reanimation is to destroy the infected person's brain.
Hope this helped!
-Mick
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Aidan Munroe
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Jun 30, 2007 21:42:58 GMT -5
Post by Aidan Munroe on Jun 30, 2007 21:42:58 GMT -5
Have you been reading the Zombie Survival Guide?
lol, well that's very helpful but I think that wouldn't Ghostbusters zombies be most likely of the voodoo/necromantic sort like in the Hanging Tree?
What about a necromantic plague like the kind the Lich King used in Warcraft III?
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Jun 30, 2007 23:03:50 GMT -5
Post by Jason D Knetge on Jun 30, 2007 23:03:50 GMT -5
I think we fight all types like from the T virus Zombie to the kind in the Hanging Tree just make certain there real >:(Zombie remember the time at Fort Arnold when you all most got me. I tell you I don't function ::)well if I don't have enough sleep
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Jul 1, 2007 13:21:32 GMT -5
Post by mick on Jul 1, 2007 13:21:32 GMT -5
GBI has encountered all forms of zombies over the years. I was only describing the Romero style zombie is all. No doubt voodoo/necromantic zombies have also been a problem for us all. Voodoo zombies are basically just regular folks under the control of a voodoo priest/priestess, they dont eat people either. Necromantic zombies are reanimated corpses under complete control of a powerful Wizard/Warlock/Necromancer.
The T-Virus zombie is pretty much identicle to the "Romero" zombie, the T-Virus is just not naturally occuring, it was created in Umbrella Corp. labs and it was created by harvesting cells from a Solanum infected zombie after an outbreak around the time Umbrella started its bio-weapons division.
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Chelsea
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Jul 1, 2007 18:47:30 GMT -5
Post by Chelsea on Jul 1, 2007 18:47:30 GMT -5
The Professor also likes to remind us that "Zombies have lousy teeth"
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Aidan Munroe
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Jul 1, 2007 19:33:26 GMT -5
Post by Aidan Munroe on Jul 1, 2007 19:33:26 GMT -5
All the better to bite us with boss-man's wife!
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Post by Dr. Vincent Belmont on Jul 3, 2007 1:15:27 GMT -5
I don't think there's anything here that Mick hasn't already covered.
Umbrella's bio-weapons division is no longer a threat, since Umbrella is no longer a corporate entity. There are also cures for the T and G virus. Even the Veronica virus has a cure.
Umbrella would actually still have to be around and come up with something new to pose a real threat.
Thankfully, the Solanum virus is nearly nonexistant. We don't have to worry about having our own version of "Marvel: Zombies" to deal with.
Necromantic zombies, however...well....there'll always be those.
Not to scare anyone, but I even know some of the more common zombie spells...
"Awaken the Slumbering Corpse" Allows me to raise a corpse under my control as long as I maintain concentration...and
"The Walking Corpse" is a ritual in which I can raise a corpse as a zombie under my control for a year and a day.
...not to alarm anyone, of course....
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Jul 3, 2007 18:38:15 GMT -5
Post by TheRazorsEdge on Jul 3, 2007 18:38:15 GMT -5
Who's alarmed? The only thing with more weaknesses than a rotting corpse is a vampire.
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Aidan Munroe
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Jul 3, 2007 21:50:46 GMT -5
Post by Aidan Munroe on Jul 3, 2007 21:50:46 GMT -5
I wouldn't let Doc Stevens catch you saying that...
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Jul 3, 2007 22:55:47 GMT -5
Post by Dr. Vincent Belmont on Jul 3, 2007 22:55:47 GMT -5
I wouldn't let Doc Stevens catch you saying that... Why? He knows some of our stances on vampires. I hate them. I know their weaknesses. Some are less weak than others. We all know Stevens was dating a vampire. Being polite, I kept my mouth shut. Gen's gone now. What, is he dating another?
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Jul 3, 2007 23:05:26 GMT -5
Post by mick on Jul 3, 2007 23:05:26 GMT -5
Yeah, Umbrella's viruses have cures because they were only harvested from the Solanum virus and mutated into the bio-weaponized versions we all know of, hence the mutagenic properties they possess, as opposed to Solanum, which only renaimates dead cells. Solanum, being the purer form of the virus, is completely uncurable, thankfully, reports of viral infection since the 80's/early 90's have plummeted and are almost non-existent thanks to combined efforts on the part of Shadow Chasers, Ghostbusters and Vincent's wizard people. Surviving samples of the T-Virus are damn-near non-existent, I believe Vincent has a bit from the Valek incident stored away in the vault, but I'm not quite sure. As for voodoo, there will ALWAYS be those people out there. Necromantic zombies... Well Vincent already mentioned that.
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Post by Dr. Vincent Belmont on Jul 4, 2007 5:04:22 GMT -5
I know the two arent related Vincent, but you can damn well bet the Umbrella corporation didnt pull the idea of the virus out of their asses. "The T-Virus is a re-engineered strain of the "Progenitor" virus, constructed from DNA of various organisms, and given a mutagenic agent." Well you would know better than me, I wasnt around to experience the incidents with Umbrella. "Solanum is incurable because no one knows really what the hell it is, other than a parasitic virus. Hell, for all we know, it could be extraterrestrial in origin." Well being that traces of Solanum infection date back to 60,000 B.C., extraterrestrial origin isnt a theory I subscribe to personally. Cases of it have also popped up all over the world, every nation has experienced some form of outbreak over the course of human history, so if it was from space, how did it get all over the planet without a full-blown epidemic? Solanum is most likely a natural phenominon of this planet. However, I know that nobody has any idea where it comes from, I mentioned that when I first brought up Solanum. "If the T-Virus was a derivative of Solanum, we'd have a cure by now. Unfortunately, as you said, it's still uncurable...because no one can even find out what it is, exactly." I didnt mean they were directly connected, I made a mistake. Basically I was suggesting a theory that the two must have SOMETHING in common because they have at least partially the same effect. Creating zombies from dead people without the aid of magic isnt exactly a trait that comes from many sources. "I do, but the T-Virus can just as easily be manufactured. Thankfully, Umbrella is bankrupt, and no longer a corporate entity. They haven't the money to pull something like that again." Yeah I remember, I was locked inside one of their old storage warehouses for about 5 hours, remember? "There are always Corporate Wageslaves, as well. " True, but eventually they usually shoot THEMSELVES in the head.
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Post by TheRazorsEdge on Jul 4, 2007 7:06:51 GMT -5
Stevens can be mad if he likes, I don't care. Vampires are pussies.
They dress like they can't decide whether they want to be Hot Topic employees or the goddamn Hellfire Club, and that look just doesn't work for anyone. Not even Emma Frost. I mean honestly, walking around in public in lingerie and a fur cape? That's just embarrassing.
They even act like f*cking Victorian English royalty. Which is fitting, because they're just as impotent.
And yeah, anything that can be killed by a root, a splinter, someone believing in a lower case T hard enough, simply going outside, and depending on the circumstances, water?
Well that's just sad. And I don't mean in the way that actually makes you cry. I mean in the way that makes you laugh.
Werewolves, I respect. Those suckers are TOUGH. And who just carries silver bullets around, y'know? That's not exactly a household item.
Mummies I even respect a little. I mean sure, you could just set 'em on fire, but there's a 25% chance that under the gauze, it's really a powerful sorceror or some kind of sand monster like in that Brendan Fraser flick.
Zombies I really respect because as stupid and single-minded as they are, anything that fights in swarms is just scary.
But Vampires? Vampires are the teenaged-girls-who-listen-to-Linkin-Park-and-cut-themselves of the underworld.
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