Undead Yokai

**Undead Yokai** are a species of yokai who had come back to life from the dead.

## Physical Appearance

Undead Yokai can have different appearance based on what type of undead they are. Some are skeletons or have decomposing skin who are still wearing the same clothes that they wore when they were alive. Some can maintain being human but have features like the Vampire Yokai and Jiang Shi Yokai. Some like the Frankenstein can be made out of various skins from human corpses.

## Description

Undead Yokai used to be normal humans who had died from various causes. Natural disasters, illnesses, deadly accidents, etc. They all died from various causes and now lives underground at cemeteries or graveyards. But thanks to the Empyrean that had spilled on the graves, these humans were reborn as Undead Yokai who may or may not remember their old lives as alive beings.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Undead Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Decelerated Aging or Semi-Immortality
* Defunct Physiology
* Enhanced/Supernatural Body
	+ Contaminant Immunity
	+ Disease Immunity
	+ Enhanced/Supernatural Durability
	+ Enhanced/Supernatural Endurance
	+ Enhanced/Supernatural Stamina
* Environmental Adaptation
* Fear Inducement
* Hibernation through self-induced rigor mortis.
* Infinite Digestive System
* Matter Ingestion

### Variations

* Anatomical Liberation
	+ Body Part Substitution
	+ Head Liberation
* Conversion
	+ Undead Conversion
* Disease Generation
* Enhanced/Supernatural Mind
* Immortality
* Life-Force Absorption
	+ Blood Consumption
	+ Consumption Healing
* Natural Weaponry
	+ Claw Retraction
	+ Powerful Bite
* Regenerative Healing Factor

### Types of Undead:

For a variety of corporeal undead, see here.

* **Angelic-Undead Physiology**
* **Demonic-Undead Physiology**
	+ **Demonic-Undead Lord Physiology**
		- **Transcendent Demonic-Undead Physiology**
* **Draugr Physiology**
* **Fext Physiology**
* **Frankensteinian Monster Physiology**
	+ **Bone Golem Physiology**
* **Ghoul Physiology**
	+ **Ghoul Lord Physiology**
	+ **Transcendent Ghoul Physiology**
* **Jiang Shi Physiology**
* **Lich Physiology**
* **Mummy Physiology**
	+ ​**Mummy Lord Physiology**
	+ **Transcendent Mummy Physiology**
* **Mutated Undead Physiology**
* **Reanimated Object Physiology**
* **Revenant Physiology**
* **Skeleton Physiology**
	+ **Gashadokuro Physiology**
	+ **Skeleton Dragon Physiology**
* **Superior Undead Physiology**
* **Topielec Physiology**
* ​**Transcendent Undead Physiology**
* **Undead-Alien Physiology**
* **Undead-Animal Physiology**
* **Undead-Dragon Physiology**
* **Undead Lord Physiology**
* **Undead Machine Physiology**
* **Undead-Monster Physiology**
* **Undead Planet Physiology**
* **Undead Plant Physiology**
* **Vampire Physiology**
	+ **Mutated Vampire Physiology**
	+ **Mystic Vampire Physiology**
	+ **Neuronal Vampirism**
	+ **Psi Vampirism**
	+ **Shinso Physiology**
	+ **Transcendent Vampire Physiology**
	+ **Vampire Lord Physiology**
* **Wight Physiology**
* **Zombie Physiology**
	+ **Mutated Zombie Physiology**
	+ **Zombie Lord Physiology**

### Associations

* Cemetery Empowerment
* Corpse Possession
* Death Empowerment
* Death-Force Manipulation
* Dullahan Physiology
* Enhanced/Supernatural Condition
* Ghost Physiology
* Grim Reaper Physiology
* Mutated Ghoul Physiology
* Qutrub Physiology
* Soullessness
* Spirit Physiology
* Superior Ghoul Physiology
* Undead Magic
* Undead Manipulation
* Undead Morphing
* Undead Soul

## Pop Culture

Death is a universal concept. In many legends, folklores and mythologies, there has been many concepts of what the undead are like. In present day, there are many horror movies that depict the undead. The most being zombies as it's one of the most popular monsters along with vampires and werewolves. During Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), families prepare for their dead loved ones to come visit them during this holiday. Some undead characters are good guys while others are evil. Either way, every culture has their own depiction of the undead.

## Variations

### Draugr Yokai

Draugr Yokai are an undead creature from Norse mythology. They are undead Vikings that retain some semblance of intelligence and delight in the suffering that they cause.

### Fext Yokai

Fext Yokai are a powerful undead humanoid with some similarities to vampires and zombies first mentioned in Slavic mythology.

### Frankenstein Monster Yokai

Frankenstein Monster Yokai are a being created from (possibly several) corpses of dead people, or sometimes animals.

### Ghoul Yokai

Ghoul Yokai are a cannibalistic monster that feeds on corpses and living flesh, abducts young children to eat and lures unwary people into abandoned places, often classified as undead. These creatures usually dwell in graveyards and cemeteries.

### Ghoul Lord Yokai

Ghoul Lord Yokai are a more powerful ghoul capable of more advanced abilities then lower class ghouls regardless of their nature.

### Jiang Shi Yokai

Jiang Shi Yokai are a type of undead in Chinese legends and folklore. Most jiang shi are created when a person's soul fails to leave the body, usually due to an improper death, an act of suicide, simple desire for trouble or via Necromancy.

### Lich Yokai

Lich Yokai are undead beings resulting of a powerful being such as archmage, hierophant, priest-king, etc., striving for eternal life undergoes an arcane transformation to assure eternal life, binding their intellect to their animated corpse and thereby achieve a form of immortality.

### Mummy Yokai

Mummy Yokai are an undead creature whose corpse has been mummified and animated. Generally, mummies are animated to guard someplace, often their own or their master's tomb. They are relentless and often nearly unstoppable without exploiting their weaknesses.

### Mummy Lord Yokai

Mummy Lord Yokai are one of the most powerful types of undead. Mummy Lords have unfathomable powers rivaling that of gods, for in their time in the afterlife they acquired even greater dynamic prowess and prestige than when they were alive.

### Revenant Yokai

Revenant Yokai are a visible ghost or animated corpse believed to return from the grave to haunt/terrorize the living.

### Skeleton Yokai

Skeleton Yokai are a type of physically manifested undead often found in fantasy, horror fiction, and mythical art. Though most are human skeletons, they can also be from any creature or fantasy race found on Earth or in a fantasy world.

### Gashadokuro Yokai

Gashadokuro Yokai are a giant skeleton that is fifteen times taller than an average person. They are created from gathering bones from people who have died of starvation and possess the powers of invisibility and indestructibility; though Shinto charms are said to ward them off.

### Skeleton Dragon Yokai

Skeleton Dragon Yokai are a type of undead dragon who are made out of skeletol bones.

### Topielec Yokai

Topielec Yokai are a spirit of human that died drowning, residing in the element of their own demise.

### Undead Dragon Yokai

Undead Dragon Yokai are a type of dragon who has come to life from the dead.

### Undead Lord Yokai

Undead Lord Yokai are the most powerful form of undead imaginable. Unlike most undead, the undead lord may possess unimaginable skill in fearsome dark magic, and may command legions of the undead.

### Vampire Yokai

Vampire Yokai are a being who subsists by feeding on the life essence of living creatures (often in the form of blood), regardless of whether the vampire is undead or a living person/being.

### Mystic Vampire Yokai

Mystic Vampire Yokai are created by the result of being Human Mages before they were turned or they were descendants from a long line of witches and warlocks and have been turned, but other origins are possible, for example being turned/buried on/to mystically significant place.

### Shinso Yokai

Shinso Yokai a race of vampiric creatures usually born to this state (or attain it through powerful magic like Evangeline A.K. Mcdowell), however unlike other blood-sucking species, the root of their blood lust is psychological rather than physical.

### Vampire Lord Yokai

Vampire Lord Yokai are the most powerful form of vampire. Unlike lesser vampires, the vampire lord possesses inherent skill in dark magic and may command legions of undead minions/vampires.

### Wight Yokai

Wight Yokai are a type of undead or living sentient creature characterized by varying interpretations.

### Zombie Yokai

Zombie Yokai are an animated corpse brought back to life by a variety of means, such as dark magic. The user's body is dead, possibly decomposing, and lacking most physical needs and weaknesses.

### Zombie Lord Yokai

Zombie Lord Yokai are one of the most powerful forms of undead. As king of the undead they retain their rational sense of self-awareness, being able to think, plan and articulate their actions and motions.

## Life in the Hidden World

Undead Yokai lack physical weaknesses, such as pain, need to rest, vulnerability to environmental effects, etc, while some still need to consume various substances (blood, flesh, life-force). Being clinically dead, their brains and bodies are immune to most powers that affect living beings. However, those who are able to control the dead can control these yokai to do their bidding. Supernatural hunters are capable of taking on the undead. Knowing how to destroy them completely using all kinds of gadgets. Certain Undead Yokai may have a natural vulnerability to certain substances, forces, or items which they are powerless to defend against (I.E.-sunlight, silver, fire, salt, jade). Because of this these yokai prefer staying away from those weaknesses as much as possible. Deciding to move around during the night and staying in the Hidden World during the day.

## Symbolism

The undead are beings in mythology, legend, or fiction that are deceased but behave as if they were alive. A common example of an undead being is a corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's own life force or that of another being (such as a demon ).