Zombie

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Name: Zombie

Universe: Multiple

Homeworld: multiple, usually earth

Average height: 5'6", although a Headcrab may add another inch or so

Diet: brains, flesh, or none

sentient: rarely

A Zombie is a re-animated corpse, usually brought back to life by an alien parasite or genetically-engineered disease. "Zombie" (also spelled "Zombi") used to reffer to a corpse posessed by a voodoo snake-demon under a witch-doctor's control and kept in rather good condition; however horror films have changed the meaning to mean any creature that rises from the dead for whatever reason, shambles about, rotting on it's feet, and eats living members of it's species, making them more akin to the Revenants of European folklore (in that they are animated for no other reason than pure spite), or the Ghouls of Arabic folklore (In that they are quite dangerous and attack the living). Usually, the only way to kill them is to destroy the brain, as decapitation often results in a semi-living head.

Notable zombie makers

 * Headcrab
 * Ing
 * Necromorph
 * The Flood
 * Tunguska spore
 * Spy bug
 * Zerg