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{{quote|Your deaths shall serve where your lives could not.|'''Typhus''', the Herald of Nurgle, at the Damnation of Hive Sibullus, ''[[Warhammer |
{{quote|Your deaths shall serve where your lives could not.|'''Typhus''', the Herald of Nurgle, at the Damnation of Hive Sibullus, ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] ''}} |
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{{quote|Fear not the dead. Would you quail before some addled crone, or palsied infant? These are victims, not victors.|''[[Total Annihilation Kingdoms|Total Annihilation:Kingdoms]]''}} |
{{quote|Fear not the dead. Would you quail before some addled crone, or palsied infant? These are victims, not victors.|''[[Total Annihilation Kingdoms|Total Annihilation:Kingdoms]]''}} |
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{{quote|These days, it's kinda hard just to make the buried stay |
{{quote|These days, it's kinda hard just to make the buried stay |
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Our subject's not alive, but he fakes it anyway |
Our subject's not alive, but he fakes it anyway |
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We told him he was dead, and he'd better lie down |
We told him he was dead, and he'd better lie down |
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But he just waved at us as he shambled into town|"[http://www.true-magic.com/writing/prettyspry.php Pretty Spry] (For A Dead Guy)"}} |
But he just waved at us as he shambled into town|"[http://www.true-magic.com/writing/prettyspry.php Pretty Spry] (For A Dead Guy)"}} |
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{{quote|They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, |
{{quote|They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, |
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Nor spake, nor moved their eyes; |
Nor spake, nor moved their eyes; |
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It had been strange, even in a dream, |
It had been strange, even in a dream, |
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To have seen those dead men rise.|'''[[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]''', ''[[ |
To have seen those dead men rise.|'''[[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]''', ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]''}} |
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{{quote|When I was in high school my teacher told me that [[You Fail History Forever|there are more people alive today than have ever lived.]] Don't worry; she lied, then got cancer. (Not my fault.) We live atop a mountain of corpses. The Earth is swimming in humans, above and below the ground, so when I see you trying to raise the dead, I'm torn. On the one hand, I recognize your despair. On the other hand, do you really want to spend the rest of the week fending off a [[Zombie Apocalypse]] as the Earth vomits up her dead? [[Here We Go Again|AGAIN?]] Come on, man, think this through: every time you try this, we end up fighting zombies. [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|I hate zombies.]] Just put the syringe down.|''[[Genius: The Transgression]]''}} |
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{{quote|When I was in high school my teacher told me that [[You Fail History Forever|there are more people alive today than have ever lived.]]<br /> |
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Don't worry; she lied, then got cancer. (Not my fault.) We live atop a mountain of corpses. The Earth is<br /> |
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swimming in humans, above and below the ground, so when I see you trying to raise the dead, I'm torn.<br /> |
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On the one hand, I recognize your despair. On the other hand, do you really want to spend the rest of the<br /> |
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week fending off a [[Zombie Apocalypse|zombie apocalypse]] as the Earth vomits up her dead? [[Here We Go Again|AGAIN?]] Come on, man, think<br /> |
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this through: every time you try this, we end up fighting zombies. [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|I hate zombies.]] Just put the syringe<br /> |
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down.|''[[Genius: The Transgression (Tabletop Game)|Genius: The Transgression]]''}} |
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{{quote|Outsmarted by the undead. Another proud moment for our band of heroes. |'''Gimli''', ''[[DM of the Rings]]'' }} |
{{quote|Outsmarted by the undead. Another proud moment for our band of heroes. |'''Gimli''', ''[[DM of the Rings]]'' }} |
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{{quote|Hail to thee, our infantry! |
{{quote|Hail to thee, our infantry! |
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still brave beyond the grave! |
still brave beyond the grave! |
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All sworn the Eternal Vow |
All sworn the Eternal Vow |
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the time to strike is NOW!|'''[[Manowar]],''' "Battle Hymn"}} |
the time to strike is NOW!|'''[[Manowar]],''' "Battle Hymn"}} |
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{{quote|'''Stalker''': A week ago... Something strange happened. |
{{quote|'''Stalker''': A week ago... Something strange happened. |
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'''Persephone''': What was that? |
'''Persephone''': What was that? |
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'''Stalker''': I died.|''[[Tasakeru]]''}} |
'''Stalker''': I died.|''[[Tasakeru]]''}} |
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{{quote|The foulest stench is in the air |
{{quote|The foulest stench is in the air |
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The funk of forty thousand years |
The funk of forty thousand years |
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And grisly ghouls from every tomb |
And grisly ghouls from every tomb |
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Are closing in to seal your doom|'''[[Vincent Price]]''', verse from the rap at the end of [[Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson's]] "Thriller"}} |
Are closing in to seal your doom|'''[[Vincent Price]]''', verse from the rap at the end of [[Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson's]] "Thriller"}} |
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{{quote|I hate the undead. All dead, but yet still alive. Makes a mockery of me job.|'''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy |
{{quote|I hate the undead. All dead, but yet still alive. Makes a mockery of me job.|'''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy|The Grim Reaper]]'''}} |
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You won't need prayers; you have no mortal soul to save.|''[[Dracula]] The Musical''}} |
You won't need prayers; you have no mortal soul to save.|''[[Dracula]] The Musical''}} |
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{{quote|You know that line they feed you in boot camp, ''"You can rest when you're dead"''? Complete bullshit!|'''[[Player Character|Alcatraz]]''', ''[[Crysis ( |
{{quote|You know that line they feed you in boot camp, ''"You can rest when you're dead"''? Complete bullshit!|'''[[Player Character|Alcatraz]]''', ''[[Crysis (series)|Crysis 2]]: [[Novelization|Legion]]''}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 3 September 2023
Your deaths shall serve where your lives could not.
—Typhus, the Herald of Nurgle, at the Damnation of Hive Sibullus, Warhammer 40,000
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Fear not the dead. Would you quail before some addled crone, or palsied infant? These are victims, not victors.
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These days, it's kinda hard just to make the buried stay —"Pretty Spry (For A Dead Guy)"
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They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, |
When I was in high school my teacher told me that there are more people alive today than have ever lived. Don't worry; she lied, then got cancer. (Not my fault.) We live atop a mountain of corpses. The Earth is swimming in humans, above and below the ground, so when I see you trying to raise the dead, I'm torn. On the one hand, I recognize your despair. On the other hand, do you really want to spend the rest of the week fending off a Zombie Apocalypse as the Earth vomits up her dead? AGAIN? Come on, man, think this through: every time you try this, we end up fighting zombies. I hate zombies. Just put the syringe down.
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Outsmarted by the undead. Another proud moment for our band of heroes.
—Gimli, DM of the Rings
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Hail to thee, our infantry! —Manowar, "Battle Hymn"
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Stalker: A week ago... Something strange happened. |
The foulest stench is in the air —Vincent Price, verse from the rap at the end of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
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I hate the undead. All dead, but yet still alive. Makes a mockery of me job.
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Life after life, you won't need flowers on your grave. —Dracula The Musical
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