Corpse

When unable to distinguish between the living and the dead, some demons end up possessing the bodies of the dead. This leaves them unable to return to the Fade; thus as corpses they lack the lifeforce required for the demon to breach the Veil. Trapped in the physical world with death as its only future, the demon will go insane—the corpse will try to kill any life it encounters with no concern for its own welfare.
== Background ==
== Quests ==
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== Locations ==
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== Strategy ==
=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
Corpses aren't blessed with many special abilities, so their only tactic is casting their single spell (if they have one); then they engage in melee. They can spring nasty ambushes (refer to Notes section), but this is rare. It is best to bottle them up with a chokepoint, using either a tank taunting or a Glyph of Repulsion. Generally, no particular strategy is needed other than wholesale slaughter.
Like skeletons, corpses are immune to damage and flanking, and highly resistant to damage (but they can still be slowed, frozen, petrified or shattered). However, they are vulnerable to , so try to maximise on it.
== Notable loot ==
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== Variations ==
* Corpse archer – encountered in Dragon Age: Inquisition. 
* Devouring corpse – possessed by a hunger demon.
* Putrid Devouring corpse – encountered in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.
* Enraged corpse – possessed by a rage demon.
* Ravenous Enraged corpse – encountered in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.
* Harvested corpse – encountered in The Golems of Amgarrak. 
* Mangled corpse – encountered in The Golems of Amgarrak. 
* Shambling corpse – possessed by a sloth demon.
* Desiccated Shambling corpse – encountered in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening.
* Walking corpse – generic specimens which only appear during the Attack at Nightfall.
* Harvester – physical combinations of several corpses possessed by a Fade spirit.
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== Notes ==
* Corpses do not bleed; however, they sometimes leak a grayish-black substance from their wounds. The composition is is similar to that of a shade, adding further evidence that all shades are physical manifestations of demons without hosts.
* Like skeletons, corpses can sometimes lie in wait for you on the floor, "waking" when best able to surround the party (or at least the controlled character). They aren't detected by Survival in this dormant state, nor can they be targeted. Long-duration AoE spells/combinations still work, though, so if you see some suspicious corpses in the Circle Tower/Redcliffe Castle, it is recommended that you cast at least one. Paralysis Explosion works best, though Grease Fire, Tempest, Inferno and Blizzard are also good. If your party doesn't have these, a stealthed rogue should be sent into the room to trigger them while the others wait at the door.
* Nevarran mummification practices increase likelihood of possession by spirits.
== Gallery ==
DA2 Corpse enemy demons melee - 1.jpg|Dragon Age II corpse
DA2 Corpse enemy demons melee - 2.jpg|Dragon Age II corpse
Armored Corpse DAI.png|Dragon Age: Inquisition armored corpse
Corpse Archer.png|Dragon Age: Inquisition corpse archer
== References ==
Category:Creatures
Category:Dragon Age: Origins creatures
Category:Dragon Age II creatures
Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition creatures
Category:The Descent creatures
Category:Corpses
Category:Undead
Category:Possessed creatures
Category:Demons