Quote Originally Posted by fridginators View Post
Can we hold up for a second? How exactly do we know that Inklings maintain their former memory?...I do believe there was another case, but honestly, besides the whole "zombies can remember some things and these zombies are super-special so they must remember more" there is little that actually tells me they would be capable of dropping a nuke. Also, why nuke Ft Irwin? They aren't psychopaths or a fascist regime; they're animals (albeit we may be seeing their evolution from 'animals' [as likened by Tanya] to 'people' - thus perhaps the whole "soldier versions of them" comment). They kill so they can eat and preserve the Cult of Inkstripes (see what I did there?). They're not geared towards the destruction of humanity per se, at least they haven't yet been explained as such. As far as I see it, the Nuke is only going to be dropped if it's Inkstripes himself who does it. And remember, for as "smart" as all these zombies are, it took TOTWM several tries to enter in a simple security gate code. I am unsure of his capability to enter in a Nuke code, at least with any degree of punctuality. Not to mention, few people knew about the Nukes....My point is that while the Nukes have definitely been introduced as a plot element which will likely be of extreme significance, and while I somewhat subscribe to Nik's "Irwin is going to be the nuked city" theory, there are important qualifications to these theories.
Way to go, slowing down the Crazy Train. Seems like we're jumping the gun quite a bit on the Inklings' abilities. What do we know about them for sure?
  1. Once turned they change fast.
  2. They have pale skin.
  3. They are very strong.
  4. They have a sense of self preservation.
  5. Their flesh is practically bullet proof.

This is only what we've seen from the ones that were turned after being attacked from the marked Inklings. That is, Roman Inkovich, Frank Inkson and the other two soldiers and presumably the one who attacked Datu.

The Inklings with the markings...
  1. They have pale skin.
  2. They're strong.
  3. They're tall.
  4. They have sharpened nails.
  5. They have long fingers.
  6. Bullet proof flesh.
  7. They have a sense of self preservation.


What have we learned about their intelligence other than their ability to duck when under fire? This seems more instinctive than calculating, at least for predators such as wolves or lions.


And remember, for as "smart" as all these zombies are, it took TOTWM several tries to enter in a simple security gate code. I am unsure of his capability to enter in a Nuke code, at least with any degree of punctuality. Not to mention, few people knew about the Nukes....
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I'm not very impressed with the whole Smartzombistan becoming a nuclear power scenario. The zombies are scary enough just being zombies. I think the nukes will play into a human vs human conflict.