Zombie/Creature types/ Physical Appearance

**Eviebae** · Mar 11th, 2011, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel

Ok,
Anyone's description of the Behemoths change because of the Kalani/Angel episode?

I see them as being much bigger now. In my minds eye they move like gorillas on their haunches and knuckles--sort of an Amazing Hulk or The Thing type version of a gorilla.

Wouldn't their teeth have to grow to accommodate their new size?

I thought the stretch marks were from rapid growth. The acne, I dunno, I guess I just thought that was detail to make them more real; but it could be because they have such thick skin their pores had to change. They must have very thick skulls, and rhino type hide.

I can't figure out how they could survive an arrow shot to the eye. Eyes are actually an outgrowth from the brain and so if it has eyes and optic nerves it must have a path to the brain there too.

I wonder if any one form is a a final one or if they will continue to change.

**HaveCrowBarWillTravel** · Mar 12th, 2011, 06:45 PM

Eviebae,
Read some of the earlier posts and tell me what size you think they are.
Skittles says they can't climb, so I like to think their arms are skinny as hell and can't support their weight.

**JesseG** · Mar 13th, 2011, 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel

Eviebae,
Read some of the earlier posts and tell me what size you think they are.
Skittles says they can't climb, so I like to think their arms are skinny as hell and can't support their weight.

I don't think they have skinny arms. I just think they are so massive and heavy that they can't pull themselves up. Just like bodybuilders compared to a lean athlete. Athletes tend to be able to be more agile. And maybe skittles is bipolar. Like the dr jekyl and mr hyde thing someone mentioned. But in his case, he's a nasty zombie at one moment, and a friendly scared and somewhat "touched" human. Or maybe, one of the smart ones that Skittles said that were very deadly experimented on him. Because maybe he was dragged away like Datu and fused some of "their" dna in him. Which may be why he has survived, because he may "smell" like they do so they don't bother him. Yeah the normals avoid the behemoths too, so it wouldn't be a stretch that he would attack him. Also, he changed that tire in a matter of minutes, which may suggest that "zombie speed/strength". The bipolar thing may be why he avoids being in a tower with large groups of people. Because he knows what happened before to his friends. Just theories...who knows?

**Eviebae** · Mar 13th, 2011, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel

Eviebae,
Read some of the earlier posts and tell me what size you think they are.

I don't have a clear idea. A couple of times--like when he burst up onto the roof or at the power station, I saw him as huge--like 3 stories (I pretty much visualized a cut scene from a nonspecific computer game playing in my head), but when I think of him running through the building, more like 10 feet.

I think they must be very heavy because if all their bones are super thick/dense like their skull, they probably weigh a lot. I know body builders can develop their muscles to the point where they lose flexibility so I see their thick hide and over developed muscles contributing to their limitations. Like a mix between a rhino and a gorilla.

**JesseG** · Mar 13th, 2011, 08:14 PM

I imagined the behemoths kind of like the cave troll in "the fellowship of the rings" huge, strong, dumb, primal and grew to their sizes so fast (stretch marks) that their body wasn't really able to be but so agile at this stage of their evolution. If anyone puts on a lot of weight fast, lets see them do a pull up. Plus you hear them as they are walking. That is not the noise of an 8ft man 12-15ft minimum from the sound of their movement. Sounds more like the size of an elephant tbh. I'm more curious about how the regular zombies look like. Are they clothed? Do they look like the zombies in the movie "I Am Legend" where they are kind of a monochromatic gray. Since they are more nocturnal in nature, would that mean that they would be kind of pale/gray. I'm sure KC wants us to use our imagination, and not give too much details which is the beauty of a radio drama. But once you kind of get a feel of what the regulars look like, you can kind of base the other ones off of that blank template. Behemoths would be a larger, more gargantuan "zombie template". As would the Jumpers would have some added muscle to their legs for those long leaps, mostly in the calf region. While the runners would have very strong thigh muscles. I think i may work on some sketches of what i think they look like and post them in a new thread.

**JesseG** · Mar 13th, 2011, 09:04 PM

This is what I believe the Behemoth's look like along with a rough sketch of the size charts of the different zombies. This is a rough sketch and drawing that took me about 3 min in paint to make. If anyone has thoughts about this sketch feel free to respond. Negative and positive feedback is welcome. I'm not saying these are what they look like , just my imaginations interpretation of them. If you have any drawing ideas, feel free to post them. I'd love to have feedback on this. Click on the picture for a larger image----->Zombie Size Chart.jpg

**JesseG** · Mar 13th, 2011, 09:29 PM

Also, here is another thought. Maybe the pimples on the behemoth's body are remnants of bulletholes that didn't quite penetrate the skin, but pussed up as a reaction to the extreme impact the skin took from it. Just another thought. I was thinking about this as I was drawing a rough sketch from my other post. http://zombiepodcast.com/forum/showt...bie-Size-Chart