Zombie Yokai

**Zombie Yokai** are a variation of the Undead Yokai who were formerly human before coming back to life.

## Physical Appearance

Zombie Yokai were formerly human. So they have the appearance of who they are when they were still alive. But their skin would have patches or scars somewhere in their bodies. Their skin would also have different shades of greens and blues and even grays due to them coming back to life from the grave.

## Description

Before becoming a Yokai, they were normal humans until they have passed away for various reasons. A natural death, disease, heart attack, etc. But some humans may have unfinished business when they were alive. After the empyrean appeared on Earth, some people used it to turn these humans into Zombie Yokai.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Zombie Yokai can have in their arsenal

* Defunct Physiology
* Anatomical Liberation
* Body Part Substitution
* Consumption Healing
* Consumptive Biological Regeneration
* Curse Empowerment
* Enhanced Bite
* Enhanced Strength
	+ Enhanced Mauling
* Fear Inducement
* Feral Mind
* Immortality
* Infection
	+ Conversion Pathogen
* Infection Empowerment
* Infestation
* Killing Instinct
* Magic Empowerment
* Matter Ingestion
* Mystic Empowerment
* Organic Empowerment
	+ Food Empowerment
	+ Brain Empowerment
* Ritual Empowerment
* Super Eating
* Zombification

### Associations

* Apocalypse Inducement
* Carcass Manipulation
* Classic Monster Physiology
* Dark Arts
* Death Empowerment
* Dystopia Manipulation
* Enhanced Body
* Jiang Shi Physiology
* Killing Empowerment
* Outbreak Creation
* Necromancy
* Undead Physiology
* Vodou Deity Physiology
* Voodoo
* Zombie Manipulation

## Pop Culture

Zombies had appeared in various forms of media. Night of the Living Dead had made zombies what they are today. Other shows like The Walking Dead also made zombies very popular. In video games, zombies are mostly seen as the enemy and thus being one of the most common enemy types. Left 4 Dead, Dead Rising, and Dead Island are examples of zombie-focused video games. Many characters in cartoons and anime has shown their own interpretation of the zombie. Characters include Abracadaver from The Powerpuff Girls, Ms. Fortune a.k.a "Nadia Fortune" from Skullgirls (after she swallowed the Life Gem), Squiggly from Skullgirls, Rottytops from Shantae and Rita from Shingeki no Bahamut to name a few. Zombies are one of the classic monsters to see in horror.

## Variations

### Undead Yokai

Zombies are the undead as they had come to life from the graveyard.

### Monster Yokai

Zombies are one of the classic monsters that have been seen in various horror-themed media. They're also one of the common enemy types to see in video games too.

## Life in the Hidden World

Zombie Yokai may have some of their memories when they were alive. Some may forget their memories as humans altogether. These Yokai can live for hundreds and thousands of years. They come out during the night when they're at the Surface World. Some become assistants to witches and wizards. Sometimes using their magic to disguise themselves as normal humans when they were alive.

## Symbolism

In American culture, specifically within the medium of film, the zombie represents several different "fears." Zombies of the Haitian Voodoo variety represent a loss of cognition/ consciousness and also a loss of free will. To fear the possibility of zombies, then, is to fear enslavement.