Dirge (Xombie)

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==Summary==
Dirge is the main protagonist of the Xombie franchise.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Dirge, real name possibly Dr. G. E. or Doctor Elgin, Underbite, Dry rot (Nicknames given to him by Mister Gallows)
Origin: Xombie
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown, possibly in his 20s or 30s at the time of death (Based on Doctor Elgin's recordings), currently around his 40s or 50s (was reanimated around 2033 [when zombies began to appear] or after 2038 [Doctor Elgin was still alive at that point] and the series as of Dead Ahead takes place in 2062)
Classification: Zombie, Variant (A type of zombie that retains intelligence and loses its hunger for flesh)
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Type 7), Enhanced Senses (He, like other zombies, is able to smell a human from up to 5 miles or 8.04672 kilometeters away.Xombie Reanimated #1Xombie Reanimated #3), Weapon Mastery (Is fairly skilled using his shovel and chains.), Acrobatics (Has shown excellent acrobatic skills, especially against Chimaera and when he attacked the Xar-Ggothua's ship.), Self-Sustenance (Types 1, 2 and 3. As an undead he requires no oxygen, rest or sleep and doesn't need to eat.), possibly Martial Arts (Performed a backflip kick against a zombie clown.)
Attack Potency: At least Building level, possibly higher (WoG and an in-universe journal entry state that Nekrosis xombies are granted unnatural strength. Can one-shot and pulverize zombies strong enough to burst out of the earth.Chapter 1: The Dead Sea Fought against ChimaeraChapter 4: Relics & Reptiles, who can damage the Xar-Ggothua soldiers [who took this explosion and were left unscathed], and Dirge himself can battle them as well, though without their armor and in their more feral state [the battle in question also helped in shattering the bridge they were fighting on].Chapter 9: Falling ForeverChapter 10: Hallowed Grounds Was ready to hold off a horde composed of an entire zoo, including a rhino that did this and wasn't worried.Xombie Reanimated #3)
Speed: At least Superhuman travel speed (Comparable to Mister Gallows who covered 0.2 km in seconds and can somewhat keep up with Cerberus, a zombie German Shepherd faster than regular ones which can run at 13 to 14 m/s. Comparable other zombies who are capable of catching up to a speeding modified hearse.Xombie: Dead Ahead - Chapter 3) with Transonic reactions and combat speed (Can move faster than the human eye can track and react to other variants comparable or superior to him and any other human.Xombie Reanimated #1 Dodged a bullet from Mister Gallows' modified 34 inch Bolt-Action long rifle from close range. Jumped atop, caught and held onto the Xar-Ggothua ship which was this fast.Chapter 6: The Hands of GodChapter 7: Thunder & Light Punched Chimaera before she could strike him.Chapter 4: Relics & Reptiles)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 1 (Shown to be much more powerful than zombie gorillasXombie Reanimated #3, which are much stronger than a regular gorilla. Comparable to Cerberus.), likely higher (Held onto the Xar-Ggothua's ship which had initially sent cars flying just by going past them.Chapter 6: The Hands of GodChapter 7: Thunder & Light), possibly Class 25 (Possibly comparable to Cerberus.)
Striking Strength: At least Building level, possibly higher
Durability: Varies. (Due to his rotten corpse his body's skin's durability is a tad inconsistent and can sometimes be harmed by much less like regular guns, though his bones are much sturdier.) Up to at least Building level, possibly higher (Can take hits from others comparable to him like Chimaera or the Xar-Ggothua.Chapter 4: Relics & Reptiles Bullets can't pierce through his skin and he has a bulletproof titanium disulfide skull plate.Xombie Reanimated #1 Tougher than Mister Gallows.Xombie Reanimated #5), higher for his metallic neck collar
Stamina: Infinite (Undead never get winded nor feel any pain.Chapter 4: Relics & ReptilesChapter 10: Hallowed GroundsXombie Reanimated #4Xombie Reanimated #5)
Range: Extended melee range (He himself is around 223.66573 cm tall), extended melee range with shovel and several meters with chain (Used it against Chimaera from several meters away and can swing long distances with it) and upgraded shovel
Standard Equipment: Syringes with embalming fluid to heal himself, his shovel and the chain around his body (which he can use as a whip or as a vine to swing from place to place), and he can also use his spiked collar as a weapon. In Dead Ahead he also upgraded another shovel, giving him greater range and lethality.
Optional Equipment: Choker (A gun that fires gas propelled shock rounds with a two second delay, the rounds fry the central nervous system and burn off all the target's muscle tissue.Xombie Reanimated #4), double bladed shovel and Xar-Ggothua arm (Had these at the end of the original series and likely still has them somewhere in one of his bases.)
Intelligence: At least Gifted, likely Genius (Was able to set up quite a few generator-powered bases [under a cemetery, in a hospital's morgue, in the sewers, etc] with a myriad of anti-zombie traps, computer and camera systems to watch out for outside threats and healing tanks.Chapter 2: Cadillacs & CadaversXombie Reanimated #1Xombie: Dead Ahead - Chapter 3 He was able to use a Xar-Ggothua's mechanical arm as his own after attaching it to his torso.Chapter 10: Hallowed Grounds Since he can't heal injuries he uses syringes with embalming fluids or other zombies to heal himself and replace body parts.Chapter 2: Cadillacs & CadaversChapter 10: Hallowed GroundsXombie Reanimated #1 Since destruction of the head or decapitation can kill a zombie, he wears a metallic neck collar. Modified a hearse, making it faster and adding anti-zombie weapons.Xombie: Dead Ahead - Chapter 3 Can use his chain and/or shovel to zipline across cables.)
Weaknesses: As a rotten corpse, he feels nothing, which can be a detriment if he is blinded. He also keeps rotting away so he uses other zombies for spare parts if necessary, or embalming fluids which heal him.
==Gallery==
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Xombie covers (3).jpg|Issue #5 cover by James Farr
Xombie_Dead_Ahead_-_Chapter_2_7-0_screenshot.png|Dirge's return in Dead Ahead
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