Zombie/Creature types/ Physical Appearance

[IAmMattFriend]

I think the swimmers would have really slimy skin with web between their arms and their side and in between their fingers/toes.

[timberwoof]

Ink's howl can be different... listen closely to Chapter 13 for more specifics.

After this post I actually started thinking about something. I saw the name Ink, and knew I heard it somewhere. Found in on Chapter 2-3 at about minute 20. Very clever hiding it there to be honest with you. If you were actually hiding it.

[Arkum]

I always pictured the Jumpers to have legs evolved like the aliens in The Arrival. Knees that bend backwards to ours to give them more leaping leverage.

[KyDead]

Come on guys your missing something the Boemeths cant reach the top of a dump truck this taking place in a city area it cant be a big dump truck that you see in a rock quarry it has to be a smaller one you see hauling dirt and gravel around the cities these cant be more than ten feet tall or they wouldnt fit under overpasses and street lights so that cant make them taller than 7 or 8 feet i could see them as being very big and muscular but not so much tall.

[nikvoodoo]

Come on guys your missing something the Boemeths cant reach the top of a dump truck this taking place in a city area it cant be a big dump truck that you see in a rock quarry it has to be a smaller one you see hauling dirt and gravel around the cities these cant be more than ten feet tall or they wouldnt fit under overpasses and street lights so that cant make them taller than 7 or 8 feet i could see them as being very big and muscular but not so much tall.

Standard Minimum Height for overpasses in urban areas is 16' for new structures. Other structures can be varying heights if they were built before a certain time, but they have to be clearly marked and have alternate routes available. So a taller dump truck can be used in an urban area. I see dump trucks and semis in Manhattan all the time that are the standard 13.5 feet tall. The only restriction they have is they have to take certain tunnels and bridges in and out of the city and for traffic reasons they can't go certain places inside Manhattan.

If we go on the understanding that they can't climb, we can reason there is something "wrong" with their arms and they can't support their weight while climbing. That could make a Behemoth 10 feet tall, with only 2 foot long arms just barely capable (or not capable at all) of reaching the top of the tallest truck cabins.

I realize these are all assumptions. But there are two popular theories as to how Behemoths came to be which are 1. A gigantic growth spurt when infected or 2. They are built in some manner. If the growth spurt happens to be the case, it may not affect the arms and they don't grow in relation to the rest of the body. If they are built, it might have been a fail safe for the creator to give them a slight advantage if they are trying to run away from a Behemoth gone berserk.

[forty7nations]

Here's my question. How do humans become a behemoth for example from just a bite? Lets say a regular human gets infected by a behemoth. How does this standard human become a "10-15 feet, skinny arms and fat'ish/blubbery?"

[nikvoodoo]

Here's my question. How do humans become a behemoth for example from just a bite? Lets say a regular human gets infected by a behemoth. How does this standard human become a "10-15 feet, skinny arms and fat'ish/blubbery?"

That is the big debate. If we knew how that happened, we would have a better understanding of what the nature of this outbreak is. But there are disorders that cause humans to grow extremely large (See: Andre The Giant). So perhaps whatever is causing the outbreak alters the genetic coding of the victim.

[Solanine]

Or consider this. the mounds of flesh in the arena, the number of behemoths found there when they were escaping. I reckon they are MADE somehow. Sounds a bit out there but still.

[VeritableHero]

That is the big debate. If we knew how that happened, we would have a better understanding of what the nature of this outbreak is. But there are disorders that cause humans to grow extremely large (See: Andre The Giant). So perhaps whatever is causing the outbreak alters the genetic coding of the victim.

You think Andre the Giant. I think body builder. They already have a freakishly large muscle mass; if their body gets slightly changed, all of that muscle mass could shift and pull their body in all kinds of different ways.

[Rock Daddy]

Behemoths are my favorite, but I've struggled a lot to visualize them. At the very first encounter, I imagined them as 20 feet tall, mutated, naked monsters, on all fours. (That was a stretch) But now, I feel they are like zombified hulks. Similar to the tanks in Left 4 Dead that you mentioned. OK.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, Based on all of your great comments here.
1) I think the Zits are a clue. Those of you that thought steroids are on the right track. What if the Z-germ harnesses and overloads the testosterone and other hormones in the body. Causing rapid muscle growth (stretch marks) and other side effects like zits that come with it.
2)What if they can actually grow bigger like the Hulk? What happens if there's bigger ones down the road?
[ 3)Your opinions - Is there a humongous Queen Zombie? Don't forget they are structured socially like insects...