Anyone tracking the number of different creatures witnessed so far?
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Anyone tracking the number of different creatures witnessed so far?
Not really, but we should be able to compile a list together.
We've seen:
- Behemoths
- Howlers*
- Intelligent ones
- Jumpers
- Little ones
- Runners
- Standard zombies,
- Swimming ones**
Unique ones:
Ink,
*) While they don't seam to be very different from other zombies, this is all we have on howlers:
**) It's not clear how different the swimming ones are from regular ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc
Jumpers and the one that Michael faced was a behemoth. I think that the Little ones may be the result of Breeding.Quote:
Originally Posted by cPT.cAPSLOCK
Skittles may not have been changed because he could become another Ink, maybe that's why he has survived this long, but he is also good enough to get away.
Maybe skittles IS ink!
Ok.. we also have the Howlers. The ones that call the others in. There does seem to be a kind of Hive Mentality as well.
The Little Ones were also the "droolers" right?
any theories on how big the behemoths are? In my minds eye they're a good 15 feet, blubbery with bits and pieces falling off.
I always assumed the howlers were just regulars w/ 1 extra skill.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel
And the little ones. Maybe they are dog/cats/hamsters? Hmm....
That'd be a good guess, but I think you'd hear a lot of them if that was the case. We just seem to hear one or two at a time before the rest show up.
I see them more as about 7-8 feet with quite a build up of muscle. The zits could be an indication of Steroid use during their lifetime.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel
Have we been given any info on how the zombie eyes are different? In the first half a dozen chapters or so there were many times where they would talk about how the eyes were different but never went into detail.
And for the behemoths, do we have any descriptions on how big they are? When we first met them I instantly thought they could be 20 feet tall but now I think they are more like 7-8 feet tall and super muscular.
The behemoths in my mind's eye are 10-15 feet, skinny arms and fat'ish/blubbery with bits and pieces falling off from all the damage they take.
I imagine this because it sounds like they aren't very fast, but can build up a good head of steam once they start moving. Then Skittles talks about how they can't climb. To me, that means it's a weight distribution issue
I've always just pictured them in a Troll esk kinda way. Like (*sigh*) in the first Harry Potter movie. Just a lot angrier looking and all zombie like.
So did I - Kc, could you confirm whether howlers are regular zombies or another variant?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hollomandious
The steroid theory is interesting, thanks for sharing it. I hadn't thought of that yet. Sounds very plausible too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wicked Sid
In Chapter 17 they mentioned that the behemoths were badly stretch marked with leathery skin, that makes me think that they weren't just steroid users turned zombie. Sounds more like they were created somehow, perhaps by evil scientists who <3 zombies but need a little more
Everytime I hear the behemoth I think of this guy. (minus the tubes of course) He was always the most menacing zombie in my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wicked Sid
Howlers? Ok. A few details on that. There was one that could outside the tower when Pegs dropped the pot. That one didn't appear any different.Quote:
Originally Posted by cPT.cAPSLOCK
We've heard several others do it throughout the series, one in particular also in the tower when Burt showed up. That one didn't look any different either.
The last bit of info I would give is, if everyone could do it, we'd hear it more often.
I'm pretty sure Ink is a "howler" he might be the only one, and he shows up alot, or he's always keeping a close eye.
But then again he's at the arena alot, but he is fast.
Also if they call howl, would they also be able to speak, like ink?
EDIT- Ink looks alot different so nevermind what I said due to what KC just said.
Ink's howl can be different... listen closely to Chapter 13 for more specifics.
I just did, and yeah I see what you mean now.Was that your "voice"
It's Paul.Quote:
Originally Posted by StepLaugh
I was under the impression that the smart ones = the howlers. As if they are commanding the regular, rank and file zombies. I never thought they were separate zombies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc
Great now I have to listen a THIRD time to the podcasts! :-) (This also give weight to the theory that INK is the leader/source/patient zero)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc
I see what you did there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc
~That's cute.~Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc
Im starting to think that some zombies are evolving
I never thought of skittles as ink. I mean he could be but then again wouldn't Angel or Riley or Kalani have noticed? I mean he could be but he would also have to be a smart one if he could talk. I'm not sure about the howlers either, I always thought they were the smart ones because the zombie that ambushed the tower was a smart one and he was able to call them. And the behemoths I always imagined them looking like the Marauders off of Resistance Fall of Man. Heres a link to the picture. http://resistance.wikia.com/wiki/Fil...05810_640w.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel
KC, that's exactly what I was saying. You'd hear them like crazy if it was a normal trait.
Tango for clearing that up!
My theory on how the behemoths look is from Skittles saying "they can't climb" so that tells me there is something anatomically wrong with them. TRex arms? Skinny arms? long/large/blob like torso with little "Imma Chicken Hawk" legs?
The Skittles as Ink theory is a shot in the dark and a brainstorm technique. Remember, he sounds schizo. Also, he could be the Jeykell and Hyde of the podcast.
That's a good idea, and I dont think we've seen any die off. Like they did in 28 Day Later. They would eventually just run out of people, and die off.Quote:
Originally Posted by icepatrol
It's nuts to think they can adapt. Like the one eating dog food in the beach house. It's amazing that they can metabolize other types of food.Quote:
Originally Posted by StepLaugh
KC and crew have taken each kind of "Zombie" genre, then added their own sick twist. It's more "Resident Evil" so anything is possible
i agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel
i still want those little ones to be kids. just so sick and wrong.
We haven't seen any die off but Micheal and Peggs saw one almost completely withered away and still moving. Maybe some of the just regular zombies and not mutations are dying off. Like their bodies are just rotting away until their is nothing left to rot.Quote:
Originally Posted by StepLaugh
Exactly. Large, heavy, ungainly but crazy strong. Goes with the deep roar and the inability of the humans to move the body of the one on the base.
I'd like to know how they got that way. If we are to assume that they started out as human, how did they get so different? Same question for all of the types, I guess. I'd like to know more about the infection, how it works, where it started, etc. Just to satisfy my curiosity. The tower group started along this path when they were looking for ground zero with the journals but that seems to have been a passing thing. No time for science when there is no food on the table I guess.
Something similar happened in Stephen King's "The Cell." Granted we don't know what exactly happened with We're Alive's Patient Zero, but in "The Cell" the mutation was caused by a cell signal called The Pulse. The people initially corrupted burned out quickly and died/killed each other. Eventually there was an newer more evolved crop from a redesigned Pulse. Maybe the same sort of thing is happening here.Quote:
Originally Posted by fraggot
The initial crop of Zombies were attracted by sound primarily and were pretty stupid. They walked past Michael in his car and went to the angry horn guy. Since we first meet them on the freeway, they have evolved into specialties (runners, jumpers, behemoths etc) , and honed their hunting skills.
....and the damn things sleep! WTH? Sleep? We've moved way past Zombies and into something totally new here. Sweet!
Reminds me of "I Am Legend."
where are the zombie waves going (the ones that run by the Colony)? Are they regular Zombies or something different?
I didn't realize Ink was in so many scenes. I'll have to go back and listen again.
I was thinking JUST the same thing! Maybe that's how "they" infiltrate the other towers.Quote:
Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel
Pretty creepy, I'm sure if Pegs encountered one she wouldn't be able to shoot it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hollomandious
He's everywhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke Steele
I think the waves are just onces that run in packs looking for food. 17-3 @ 14:50 skittles shares that information from his experience.
My Behemoth Theory:
I think my Behemoth picture plays out kinda well considering the plan Angel and Kalani have worked out. They have to be large and fugg (probably larger than 10-15 feet) in order to take out entire walls. A 7 foot monster wouldn't cause enough damage to the supports. It would just be one big ass hole. Again, I'm thinking wider than tall as well.
The Little Ones really creep me out. I hope more of their behaviour and abilities get revealed in later podcasts!
