Colored and Marked and Tattooed Ones Oh My!

[mr boom95]

@Eviebae

perhaps Samantha's friends were not suitable to become one of the "really smart ones" like they wouldn't of reacted to the virus in the way or "the colored one" was hungary

[wiffadabiffa]

@mr boom95
Still, some of Samantha's friends may have escaped their tower and started off somewhere else...they might be at the colony, or even the army base...you just never know exactly whats going to happen next.
I agree that Samantha might still exist...but as a specially infected 'zombie'

[Grognaurd]

I have to agree that she is most likely not "food". Yes, she screams, but they are coherent and not shrill, so I infer that it is not pain. One of the last thing she says is Something like No, not you! Did she get dragged to the center that quickly and face the marked one? Did he meet her 1/2 way? Alternatively, is she surprised to see someone she knows? Most likely a "zombified" version. But, no evidence either way.

[Grognaurd]

In "Purgatory" there is a tattooed zombie in the center of the Ice Rink. First blush would be this is the same zombie as "Paul". But, it really comes down to timing. Is the smart zombie able to do whatever he needs to do there and then move up to The Tower in the window of time between when the rescue party leaves and arrives at the Ice Rink. Either is possible.

Now, on to the one who kills Paul. It is really obvious that he is a smart one. But, one thing that I have not seen (I may have missed it, I am new) is after this Smart One kills Paul, he takes Paul's clothes. Yup. The probability that this zombie and Paul were wearing very similar outfits is slim. As a matter of fact, it probably would have been mentioned from the Security Camera shots. It is not like the story said, Dude, Nice Zuit Suit. LOL. So, this Zombie kills Paul and then takes the Zuit Suit to better impersonate Paul. As Saul says, something like, that's Paul, he always dresses like that.

Onward. If the Paul impersonating Zombie was smart enough to change clothes, could Zombie Tommie be smart enough to do the same thing? The face was damaged to the point of being unrecognizable, but they do recognize the clothes he was wearing. The Zombie Tommie would be a nice twist.

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

I can't wait for this theory to go poof! I'll eat my crowbar (with cheese) if all that screaming and Datu crying was just because she got infected. That would totaly discount everything Samatha had seen happen to the people before her.

[Grognaurd]

Wow, a crowbar? I hope I am wrong. Well, you will not be anemic. He may slump away from the window when she passed out of view or just to avoid "seeing" it. If I am right. Just the cheese will be fine. Remember, her friends were a rescue party. They were not hand selected and captured by the zombies and therefore could be "food" not special purpose.

[GD_Elite]

Okay, so I was going to make this into a blog entry but that was way too much effort.

So theres been alot of speculation about the one with the markings/pinstripe/Ink/Bill Roberts/"Paul" lately, especially with the latest series of events. So what I thought I would do is lay out the facts, so you can decide for yourself what really is going on there, without any misunderstandings or forgotten sections.

2-3 ~20: Tivo reports just before the outbreak it mentions that Bill Roberts who had his plea of insanity accepted. His nickname is "Ink" because he is covered from head to toe in tattoos. He was convicted of multiple homicides, outside Santa Monica last May. He was currently being transferred to a mental helath facility. He is paranoid-schizophrenic. The family itself is devastated. And being transferred to mental health facility again.

5-1 ~8: A car was moved by a zombie to make an ambush near a convoy. Lizzy says its on of "them", but something is different about it. He is stood on a rooftop of a diner, just watching Saul, Lizzy and Burt. He moved when they shot at him. It calls others.

9-1 ~14: Skittles says that he came from the direction of the Arena. Skittles starts to panic when they start heading towards the Arena. He says no place is safe and then starts screaming that "He'll get us".

9-2 ~1: Skittles says he is not a person any more. Skittles says he is more dangerous than a big one. Skittles then says he/his face is colored.

10-2 ~22: There are hundreds of zombies gathered around the arena. There is one in the centre, who has skin that is "weird looking".

11-1 ~6: When the gang gets back from the Arena, the door is open and the alarm is triggered. They get upstairs and it smells like zombies. Someone wearing a grey pinstripe suit is facing away from them and banging on a door. A corpse with most of its head missing is lying there. Saul says he looks familiar. Burt speaks to the 'person'. It puts its hands in the air. It says "help us". Burt says he doesn't look familiar. Saul says that he thinks its Paul, and that Paul always dresses like that. It then says "It's Paul". Angel asks where everyone else is. It points upstairs. When Pegs is trying to get to them, and Saul and Michael are trying to take the rifle off Burt, it snarls and runs towards them. Burt shoots it twice in the chest. Pegs says that the corpse is Paul. Pegs tells Burt to shoot it again, but Burt says he is out of rounds. At this moment, it rises to its feet, it was at least 6 and a half feet tall. Michael narrates that there wasn't a patch of skin that wasn't covered in one tattoo or another. It has green eyes and crooked and broken teeth. It laughs. When it sees Sauls knife, it turns to run and escapes out of a second floor window. It lets out a howl, as Burt hits it in the hand from long distance. Burt says it didn't slow it down. Burt says its the same one as the one at the ambush site. Pegs says that it was the one in pinstripes who attacked Paul. No other zombies were in the building. Lizzy says that the zombie called out to them, and Paul shouted down the code so that it could get in, and after a few attempts it got in. He also said "Okay" when they called it down. It kept its back to the camera. Paul opened the door to check, but it pounced on him. Later, Kalani says that the other tower got over-run under similar circumstances to what just happened, saying "he gets around". He says he didn't see anything, but it "feels the same".

13-3 ~5: Michael spots a lone zombie on a nearby rooftop. It let out a cry, and the zombies changed their strategy. Burt aims at the figure, but it move when he takes the shot. Another howl is heard, and the zombies start to leave.

17-3 ~16: Skittles says the worst kind is the coloured one, or the one with the markings. He says you only see him once and then you're dead. Angel asks if he meant the one with colored markings/ the one with tattoos. Skittles says markings. Skittles tells Angel that he shouldn't have gone to the Arena. Angel asks if it is the same one Burt, Michael and Saul saw, and Kalani asks if it was the same one he saw. Skittles says he doesn't know.

21-1 ~11: Lizzy says that she saw the man in the pinstriped suit near the mallers ambush site.

Chapter 23 cover art: Suit looks similar to chapter 11. Closer look shows an injury on it's hand.

23-3 ~5: In a mental hospital, near to rooms which are quite possibly where little ones and big ones were being made. Kalani says it is the same one from the Arena. It laughs, and then catches an arrow, without even trying to get Kalani and Riley. Riley narrates that it was holding the arrow in its decrepit hand.

Okay so thats it.

A lot of people believe that there are more than one of these. I don't. Heres why:
Kalani says that the one in the Arena is the same as the hospital one. The hospital encounter has injured hand, and art shows similar looking suit to Chapter 11 art, meaning it is the same as in the tower. Burt said tower zombie was from first ambush site. Lizzy says that the Maller convoy ambush was led by pinstripes, so these 5encounters are the same zombie. Michael says its covered in tattoos, which make it very likely to be Bill Roberts/Ink, and is probably the same one as Skittles is thinking of, seeing as he said it had markings, and that it was in the direction of the Arena. As for the one who attacked the other tower, we only have Kalanis word for that, and maybe Skittles' (If you believe he is from the other tower). Also, we have no proof that the one on another building during the war, is this same one. Just that they both have the ability to control zombies.

However, there is still tons of mystery surrounding this guy.
1. Why didn't he call in more zombies to invade the tower, once he had got through the front door, instead just tapping on the door that a few survivors were in?
2. How the hell can he catch arrows, both for strength and dexterity?
3. How did he know there was an arrow about to fly towards him?
4. Why didn't he do anything about having an arrow shot at him?
5. How has he retained so much intelligence, as well as the ability to talk and understand numbers?
6. Why is he making different kinds of zombies? (presumably)
7. What did he get up to at the Arena?
8. How does he have the ability to lead other zombies?

Anyway I've said my bit. And you have the facts up top. The title says make up your own mind. And since I didn't make this into a blog, feel free to discuss this mysterious character, with some points that are backed up with facts.

[yarri]

5-1 ~8: A car was moved by a zombie to make an ambush near a convoy. Lizzy says its on of "them", but something is different about it. He is stood on a rooftop of a diner, just watching Saul, Lizzy and Burt. He moved when they shot at him. It calls others.



However, there is still tons of mystery surrounding this guy.
1. Why didn't he call in more zombies to invade the tower, once he had got through the front door, instead just tapping on the door that a few survivors were in?
2. How the hell can he catch arrows, both for strength and dexterity?
3. How did he know there was an arrow about to fly towards him?
4. Why didn't he do anything about having an arrow shot at him?
5. How has he retained so much intelligence, as well as the ability to talk and understand numbers?
6. Why is he making different kinds of zombies? (presumably)
7. What did he get up to at the Arena?
8. How does he have the ability to lead other zombies?

Anyway I've said my bit. And you have the facts up top. The title says make up your own mind. And since I didn't make this into a blog, feel free to discuss this mysterious character, with some points that are backed up with facts.

Damn it! I can't rep you again and this is a rep worthy post!!!!.
My next blog is on Ink so this is especially excellent.

My idea on 5-1~8 is I don't think that was Ink
My answers to questions
1. Why didn't he bring in his zombie horde to much the tower? IF he is Bill "Ink" Roberts. He would be more interested in the gratification he would get from the up close and personal kill. He showed that in the Arena when he killed Samantha. He likes to play with his food.
2. Arrow catch. He is an enhanced creature as well as the smartest of all the zombies we have seen so far. I don't see a reason why he couldn't catch an arrow.
3. All the zombies have shown enhanced senses such as hearing, sight, smell... also strength and agility would come into it. What's to say Ink didn't hear them
4. Why retaliate and end the fun of chasing them and tormenting them by dealing with them at that moment.
5. High IQ. Burt said the smarter you are in life the smarter you are in death. Perhaps we can deduce that Ink retained more functional brain tissue after the zombie infection took him.
6. This one is hard to answer...
7. I think he solidified his control over the lesser zombies built a comfortable nest and enjoyed all sorts of nasty goodness with what ever human his minions could catch for him.
8. he is the smartest and most charismatic of the zombie horde. A natural pack alpha. Its logical to see him as the leader.

[Conf]

So I was just going back and re listening to season one. I noticed that when they are in some random room listening to the Tivo recording of the attacks the TV makes mention of a serial killer covered in tattoos being transported to a mental hospital, I think the called him "Ink" too.

So is INK the man in the pinstripe suit? if the zombie virus makes you just as smart in undeath as you are in like then maybe the crazier and more sadistic you are in life the worse you are in undeath?

just a thought that seemed cool


TLDR: pinstripe zombie is a serial killer named Ink

[ZombE]

In chapter two part three when Lizy is going through that guys TVo...the news man talks about a guy with tattoos all over and is being transfered to a mental hospital...Maybe the man with the markings from "R&R"?burt