How long it takes for them to convert depends on the person and the virus. Infect via Bite – Viral zombies are highly contagious and usually transfer their infection by biting their victims.Return of the Living Dead series features zombies that crave brains. Brains – Brains often attract zombies for some reason but it does make for some pretty gruesome deaths.Living – Zombies will eat pretty much anything that is alive.Some incarnations don’t seem privy to eating other species ( Dawn of the Dead when the dog seamlessly walks through the horde) while in others ( The Walking Dead where Rick’s horse is killed and eaten) they’ll eat anything that moves. Humans – Zombies are usually seen going after humans and whether it is because they were human at some point is really unknown.Self-Sustenance – Although zombies “hunger” they don’t necessicarily need to eat (as it doesn’t make them any faster or less decomposed).Or corpses that have been infected are already going through the process of death. Decomposed – Usually, living people that have been zombies for a while, begin to decompose.Human – In some incarnations, zombies appear just as human as anyone.Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, and Afterlife are examples of infected who can be killed by mortal wounds.

Mortality – This really focuses more on the living infected.Sure they can’t feel a thing, but that doesn’t stop fire from burning them into a crisp. Fire – Burning would kill almost anything and zombies are no exception.Hit it in the head with a bat, stab em in the temple, shoot em the head anything that destroys the brain, destroys the zombie. Head Trauma – The most common means of dispatching the living dead.Enhanced Bite – Their main focus of spreading their virus or devouring their prey.With zombies, cigarettes aren’t your friend. Enhanced Smell – Despite most being dead as crap, they have shown an enhanced sense of smell to help them zero in on their prey.

Of course, if their body is decomposed to the point of immobilization then that’s another story.

Enhanced Stamina – Again, zombies don’t get tired due to the lack of acid build up in the muscles, which means they can keep going and going.

Enhanced Strength – Their lack of restraint and acid build up in the muscles means they don’t get tired.

Pain Suppression – It shouldn’t be called pain suppression because they simply don’t feel pain.

Hibernation – Zombies have shown the ability to enter a sort of hibernation unless stirred.

Zombies are fictional undead being created through the reanimation of a human corpse. This list was inspired by the List of Vampire Traits in Folklore and Fiction on Wikipedia, albeit a few modifications.

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