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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 40000]] ''}}
{{quote|Your deaths shall serve where your lives could not.|'''Typhus''', the Herald of Nurgle, at the Damnation of Hive Sibullus, ''[[Warhammer 40,000]] ''}}


{{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]]''}}


{{quote|These days, it's kinda hard just to make the buried stay<br />
{{quote|These days, it's kinda hard just to make the buried stay
Our subject's not alive, but he fakes it anyway<br />
Our subject's not alive, but he fakes it anyway
We told him he was dead, and he'd better lie down<br />
We told him he was dead, and he'd better lie down
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)"}}


{{quote|They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose,<br />
{{quote|They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose,
Nor spake, nor moved their eyes;<br />
Nor spake, nor moved their eyes;
It had been strange, even in a dream,<br />
It had been strange, even in a dream,
To have seen those dead men rise.|'''[[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]''', ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]''}}
To have seen those dead men rise.|'''[[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]''', ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]''}}


{{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]]''}}
{{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 />
Don't worry; she lied, then got cancer. (Not my fault.) We live atop a mountain of corpses. The Earth is<br />
swimming in humans, above and below the ground, so when I see you trying to raise the dead, I'm torn.<br />
On the one hand, I recognize your despair. On the other hand, do you really want to spend the rest of the<br />
week fending off a [[Zombie Apocalypse]] as the Earth vomits up her dead? [[Here We Go Again|AGAIN?]] Come on, man, think<br />
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 />
down.|''[[Genius: The Transgression]]''}}


{{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]]'' }}


{{quote|Hail to thee, our infantry!<br />
{{quote|Hail to thee, our infantry!
still brave beyond the grave!<br />
still brave beyond the grave!
All sworn the Eternal Vow<br />
All sworn the Eternal Vow
the time to strike is NOW!|'''[[Manowar]],''' "Battle Hymn"}}
the time to strike is NOW!|'''[[Manowar]],''' "Battle Hymn"}}


{{quote|'''Stalker''': A week ago... Something strange happened.<br />
{{quote|'''Stalker''': A week ago... Something strange happened.
'''Persephone''': What was that?<br />
'''Persephone''': What was that?
'''Stalker''': I died.|''[[Tasakeru]]''}}
'''Stalker''': I died.|''[[Tasakeru]]''}}


{{quote|The foulest stench is in the air<br />
{{quote|The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years<br />
The funk of forty thousand years
And grisly ghouls from every tomb<br />
And grisly ghouls from every tomb
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"}}


{{quote|I hate the undead. All dead, but yet still alive. Makes a mockery of me job.|'''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy|The Grim Reaper]]'''}}
{{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]]'''}}


{{quote|Life after life, you won't need flowers on your grave.

{{quote|Life after life, you won't need flowers on your grave.<br />
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''}}


{{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]]''}}
{{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
Fear not the dead. Would you quail before some addled crone, or palsied infant? These are victims, not victors.

These days, it's kinda hard just to make the buried stay
Our subject's not alive, but he fakes it anyway
We told him he was dead, and he'd better lie down

But he just waved at us as he shambled into town
—"Pretty Spry (For A Dead Guy)"

They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose,
Nor spake, nor moved their eyes;
It had been strange, even in a dream,

To have seen those dead men rise.
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.
Outsmarted by the undead. Another proud moment for our band of heroes.
Gimli, DM of the Rings

Hail to thee, our infantry!
still brave beyond the grave!
All sworn the Eternal Vow

the time to strike is NOW!
Manowar, "Battle Hymn"

Stalker: A week ago... Something strange happened.
Persephone: What was that?

Stalker: I died.

The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grisly ghouls from every tomb

Are closing in to seal your doom
Vincent Price, verse from the rap at the end of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
I hate the undead. All dead, but yet still alive. Makes a mockery of me job.

Life after life, you won't need flowers on your grave.

You won't need prayers; you have no mortal soul to save.
Dracula The Musical
You know that line they feed you in boot camp, "You can rest when you're dead"? Complete bullshit!

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