The Zombies heat status

[COsurvivor]

We have seen the dead come back already... The Kid for one... there is a bit of assumption that he died and then reanimated. I do not consider this out of the storyline of things.

I would guess that the "writers" decided that since they have not stated this fact in any way that that means they have license to play with this scenario. Meaning they are now free to say there is a "CURE" and even that all the dead are no longer the Living Dead but are actually Highly Contagious.

[nikvoodoo]

We have seen the dead come back already... The Kid for one... there is a bit of assumption that he died and then reanimated. I do not consider this out of the storyline of things.

I would guess that the "writers" decided that since they have not stated this fact in any way that that means they have license to play with this scenario. Meaning they are now free to say there is a "CURE" and even that all the dead are no longer the Living Dead but are actually Highly Contagious.

What kid are you talking about? Tommy? Tommy never died in the traditional sense. Tommy turned (while groaning the whole time), got shot, collapsed, and then jumped back up and down the stair well to his death. Tommy used the same possum tactic used by The One With the Markings/It's Paul when he assaulted the Tower.

There has never been any explicit mention in either direction that the zombies in We're Alive are reanimated dead, or infected living. However if you look at the two people we've seen turn (Tommy and Fernando), they turn into a zombie without ever dying. So the case for the Living Dead, in my opinion, is pretty small.

[COsurvivor]

You are right now that I think about Tommy, who I meant, I guess as the genre has grown ie 28 Days Later... We see there that people can both die and non-die to be TURNED.

So the question that is raised, is this an infection or is it something more than that?

As I have yet to see a real researcher with the setup to take the time and effort to look into this line of thought. Yes there is a MD, but she does not have the equipment or setup at the tower to do anything... As of Yet!?? zom

[VeritableHero]

Yes, of course they have a heat signature because they are infected (not walking dead). Points used to support this:

• They eat and can starve. This indicates a burning of energy. Using energy nearly always ends up in heat loss.
• They react to human pheremones. This was proved by the sweat tests. Riley noticed on the video camera that attraction starts with the nose and ends with the teeth. A physical reaction would indicate the body is still working on at least a primal level.
• There are smart ones. They act in a way that displays some intelligence and not simple attacks. This indicates brain activity which again would put off heat.
• So far I haven't heard any confirmed reports of dead people becoming a flesh biter. Does anyone have proof that this could happen? Most of the instances are guesswork and "assumptions based on what we've seen in movies."

I find it interesting that KC would neither confirm or deny this, but there really isn't any room for guess work. The only thing we should be speculating about now is how it will be used. Thermal vision would be awesome, especially at night and for those keeping watch. Unless...

AH! Just thought of something. Maybe those that are infected immediately start to see a change in core body temperature. That would be a quick way to keep tabs on who it could have infected (even if they aren't showing signs of it yet).

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

Hero,

You're my new best buddy! Great post!

The instances of the dead not rising are plentiful. One: Zombie dragging a person to the arena. They kill the creature, the person dies and stays dead.
Mallers died during the "War" they stayed dead
In the Romeroverse, the infection kills the host then the body reanimates shortly after death. In the KCverse, they turn right away.

[MrScott101]

Best part about all of this, it gives Kc more fodder for the show, which I'm sure he doesn't need but it's also the mark of an excellent show!

[Eviebae]

In I Am Legend (the book) there are two kinds of vampires--ones that had died and came back and ones who'd become infected but hadn't died. In the end, the ones who hadn't died, kill the ones who had because they were too damaged to ever act as human again. It's an interesting idea.

So, I wonder if the one that Saul beheaded was so soft was because it was in the early process of changing? The body has to grow and reform to create the more extreme kinds we've seen. I've posted before, the behemoths would have to grow bigger teeth in order to keep pace with the size of their mouths. As many people have pointed out, all that growth would require lots of fuel. So, if they ever reach a "final form" would they still have to eat as much? Would they really ever starve or go sluggish and wait?

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

Didn't Saul just stick it to a couple creatures? I don't remember him beheading anything.

[nikvoodoo]

The one everyone is referring to is when Saul cut the head off the dead human in the parking garage in Chapter 1 (I believe). The guys head was nearly off already from being attacked, Saul just sort of finished the job.

[Eviebae]

The one everyone is referring to is when Saul cut the head off the dead human in the parking garage in Chapter 1 (I believe). The guys head was nearly off already from being attacked, Saul just sort of finished the job.

My bad.
I listened to it again and realized I'd heard it wrong. I thought it was something like: "I was halfway through before I'd even begun", but it was more like:"It was halfway through already before I'd even begun."