Undead/Theories

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Contains content deemed as **not canon** to the overall lore
"One of the many mysteries..."This page is a theory page and houses user-submitted theories with evidence sufficient enough to be notable. Take heed, none of these theories are canon and are not necessarily true.

This is for theories relating to the **Undead** *as* *a* ***WHOLE***.

If it is a theory directly about **Herobrine**, **the** **Leader** **of** **the** **Undead**, the theory goes **Here**.

Theories on individual characters within the faction should be added on the suitable page. If that page does not exist, create it and add the "**Theory**" category.

All theories are supposed to be sound, and possible, but currently regarded as ***non-canon***.

*Not what you were looking for? Go to the Undead for Fractures faction main page.*

## The Undead Origin

Contrary to popular belief, the Undead were present before the events of The Struggle/1 of a Kind. The following is evidence for this:

* In Goodbye when Patrick was arguing with Azura, he brings up the fact of the Undead ruling the Overworld for so long.
	+ The Coven was destroyed by the Undead after Stella left; we don't know when she left the Coven Village, but that could have happened before the Undead attack and before possibly after the events of Goodbye, because she shows shock when she arrives at her former home, and also when she sees Infernius.
	+ In *Minecraft,* the Undead appear every night. Although unconfirmed, this may be true for the series, because the Undead were seen in the night and day like in We Are the Danger. However in those scenes, zombies and skeletons wore helmets, which protected them from the sun.
		- It is hinted in the Mashup Video that the Undead are harmed by the sun like in Minecraft, however only if the sun is directly on them. For example in a dim, snowy biome like the Frostbourne Tundra or in a shaded forest like The Mystic Forest, they won't be hurt.
			* However, in Cold as Ice: The Remake, normal skeletons was seen in Far Plains during the day without helmets.
* The Rainimator Lorebook says "*some say the undead arise when someone is not buried properly*", but immediately dismisses it as a myth.
	+ If this is true, the Undead have existed long before The Struggle/1 of a Kind what is more possibly but if this is false, the note that it takes a long time for rumors to arise remains.
		- But in the first scenes of 1 of a Kind, Herobrine leads the zombies out of the caves, which could mean that the Undead were rising at that point, or Herobrine was just finding new minions to attack Glacierford and infect a human.
* In Wither Heart the Undead still existed, leaderless. This shows that they may have been independent before the events of The Struggle/1 of a Kind, showing that the Undead can fight and be a threat for inexperienced warriors without a leader as well.
	+ It should be noted that the Undead is seemingly stronger under a Leader's control and more organized.
	+ In Cold as Ice: The Remake, normal Skeletons fought against the Frostbourne, so that mean the Undead could have a new leader who's possibly Naeus, but Rainimator has not confirmed their new ruler.
		- There may have been an alliance between the Undead and the Nether Horde before We Are the Danger, because Blackbone being Herobrine's right hand man, a supporting commander, and a Wither Skeleton in Cold as Ice. The other side of the coin may be Naeus, as he is a normal Skeletons and highly ranked Nether Horde general.
* Undead existed few centuries ago. There is confirmation - undead (zombies, skeletons) existed a few centuries before the Undead Reign. Arabella, Captain of the Orchid Fleet, has brought back to life End species before Herobrine.
* Judjing by the Demons (Episode) music video render, there is a possibility that Herobrine was once a human and probably became the undead through some unknown events.

## The Undead's Sphere of Influence

The Undead's sphere of influence only includes the northwest tundra and its nearby areas (mystic forest and wither forest). The following evidence for this:

* During the events of Tales of the Netherbane, which is set during the Undead Apocalypse (evidenced by Abigail as the Nether Princess), the Undead are nowhere to be seen. The episodes are set in the eastern side of the overworld.
* The Drowned faction, which resides at the Drowned Resting Grounds in the southern overworld, are confirmed on Discord to be their own separate faction and not part of Herobrine's faction.
	+ Further, they could be the cause of the wild undead in the Undead Wasteland.
* The Barren Frontier and Swamp Lands serve as barriers for the Undead army that prevented them to spread further, due to the former's sunlight intensity and lack of shaded areas (the Undead are harmed by the sun as hinted in the S1 mashup video), and the latter's vicious predator (Man-Dragon)