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: ''This article is about the living dead in general. For the playable race of undead, see [[Undead (playable)]], for lore see [[Forsaken]]. For the Lich King's faction, see [[Scourge]]. For other uses of undead, see [[undead (disambiguation)]]. |
: ''This article is about the living dead in general. For the playable race of undead, see [[Undead (playable)]], for lore see [[Forsaken]]. For the Lich King's faction, see [[Scourge]]. For other uses of undead, see [[undead (disambiguation)]]. |
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The '''undead''' were once-living creatures, now animated by spiritual or supernatural forces.{{Cite|MG|199}} The term undead refers to all creatures or entities that function normally despite having terminated life functions. Most commonly known as [[zombie]]s or [[ghost]]s, undead beings are most typically mindless, bloodthirsty fiends hostile toward any living thing that comes across their path. |
The '''undead''' were once-living creatures, now animated by spiritual or supernatural forces.{{Cite|MG|199}} The term undead refers to all creatures or entities that function normally despite having terminated life functions. Most commonly known as [[zombie]]s or [[ghost]]s, undead beings are most typically mindless, bloodthirsty fiends hostile toward any living thing that comes across their path. |
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- This article is about the living dead in general. For the playable race of undead, see Undead (playable), for lore see Forsaken. For the Lich King's faction, see Scourge. For other uses of undead, see undead (disambiguation).
The undead were once-living creatures, now animated by spiritual or supernatural forces.Template:Cite The term undead refers to all creatures or entities that function normally despite having terminated life functions. Most commonly known as zombies or ghosts, undead beings are most typically mindless, bloodthirsty fiends hostile toward any living thing that comes across their path.
The undead have appeared all throughout Azeroth, most commonly in nature as revenants or wraiths. They were used as a combat tool during the First War when the necrolytes of the Horde learned to animate corpses as skeleton warriors in their fight against the Alliance. Later, the studies of the necrolytes developed into necromancy, the form of magic used very heavily in the Third War when the Cult of the Damned spread the Plague of Undeath across Lordaeron.
In modern times, "undead" refers primarily to either the Scourge or the Forsaken, since nearly half of the human race have since become undead. However, Forsaken player characters and NPCs are for most intents and purposes considered to be "humanoids" in World of Warcraft due to gameplay reasons and do not share all the characteristics of other undead. This is not the case according to the lore in other sources where Forsaken share all the characteristics of standard Undead.
Characteristics in World of Warcraft
- Cannot be skinned, except for certain undead animals that would otherwise be classified as beasts (i.e.: bears, boars, wolves, etc).
- Generally are unaffected by mind affecting spells, like [Fear] (They've seen it all before), sleep or mind control, however, priests can use [Shackle Undead] to temporarily imprison monsters and paladins can use [Turn Undead] which works just like a fearing spell. This does not apply to player characters of the undead race, which are technically classified as humanoid, presumably for purposes of game-balance.
- Can be tracked by Paladins and Hunters.
- Death Knights under the effect of [Lichborne] are considered undead.
- Cannot be healed by Death Coil (death knight ability) unless a death knight is under the effect of [Lichborne]
Types of undead
- Template:Forsaken Race NPCs or player characters
- File:IconSmall Abomination Small.gif Abomination
- File:IconSmall Banshee Small.gif Banshee
- File:IconSmall BoneGolem Small.gif Bone golem
- File:IconSmall Marrowgar Small.gif Bone wraith
- File:IconSmall CryptFiend Small.gif Crypt fiend
- File:IconSmall CryptLord Small.gif Crypt lord
- Darkfallen
- File:IconSmall DeathKnight Small.gif Death knight
- File:IconSmall FleshGiant Small.gif Flesh giant
- File:IconSmall FleshTitan Small.gif Flesh titan
- File:IconSmall FrostWyrm Small.gif Frost wyrm
- File:IconSmall FungalMonster Small.gif Fungal monster
- File:IconSmall Gargoyle Small.gif Gargoyle
- File:IconSmall Geist Small.gif Geist
- File:IconSmall Ghost Small.gif Ghost
- File:IconSmall Ghoul Small.gif Ghoul
- Lich
- Mummy
- File:IconSmall Plague-dog Small.gif Plague-dog
- File:IconSmall PlagueEruptor Small.gif Plague eruptor
- File:IconSmall RevenantAir Small.gif Revenant (classified as "Elementals" in game)
- File:IconSmall Shade Small.gif Shade
- File:IconSmall Skeleton Small.gif Skeleton
- File:IconSmall Val'kyr Small.gif Val'kyr
- File:IconSmall Vargul Small.gif Vargul
- File:IconSmall Wight Small.gif Wight
- File:IconSmall Wraith Small.gif Wraith
- File:IconSmall Zombie Small.gif Zombie
See also
Trivia
For game balance, the Forsaken are registered as humanoids because, in a PvP setting, they would be massacred with [Exorcism], [Holy Wrath], [Turn Undead], and [Shackle Undead], but they would also be immune to other CC such as [Polymorph] and [Fear]. Forsaken were classified as undead in Beta, but it proved to be too problematic with PvP balance. Many Forsaken NPCs are also considered humanoid.
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