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Which type of character do you think you would you be in a zombie apocalypse?

posted 6 years ago by [deleted]
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The leader? The crazyhead? The coward? I think i would be one of those random nameless ones who is killed in the beginning. People never really consider this when talking about those things. They always assume they would be the Rick Grimes of the story, but when you think about it the odds to be what you would call a survivor are very small. If i did make it through the wave however and was still around when things settled i can see myself as someone who mostly tags along, not calling the shots or anything but rather just kinda being there.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I would be one of the crazy zombies that eats everyone

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Well, i guess eventually this is what all of us would become, either that or being dead for real. Unless a cure appears maybe.

[–] CKid (3842) 6 years ago

I would be the ...
Last to Die - https://youtu.be/HYnDXSbrHa4

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Awesome :-)

[–] howgamer (3988) 6 years ago

Most likely not the leader since I wouldn't spend the time or effort trying to save the idiots who panic nonstop or have a mental breakdown. Most likely get killed early like everyone else lol

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Yeah, people really overhype their abilities when it comes to a zombie scenario i feel, out of billions of people they just assume they would be one of the few thousands left alive. Even if you were it would be a hard world to survive in for very long even without counting in the zombies.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21718) 6 years ago

I would worry most about infections and sickness living in that kind of world. The common cold or a cut could be bad.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

The characters are always in weirdly good shape in these sort of movies/shows, starvation and diseases just magically isn't a problem it seems, i don't know if the writers doesn't want to bother or if they just doesn't think about it. I remember one time in The Walking Dead when they had to survive a flu that was spreading, but i think that is the only time something like that happened, it's generally rare seeing the characters facing any real health problems in zombie media.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I'd be the crazy scientist on TV "Dummies, Dummies!"

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

lol, i didn't think about that one, got to have one of those XD

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

There's always room for a crazy scientist, Dr Logan is probably the top one.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

At least Logan had one successful experiment with Bub, in the end it was hopeless though due to the overwhelming numbers.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

He didn't have enough beef treats to pacify them. 👍

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Lucky Captain Rhodes was kind enough to bring them some tasty guts to choke on :-)

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Yep he was good eating for them 😉

[–] TheAdlerian (2092) 6 years ago

I think I would turn into a killing machine if I had the means to do so.

Zombies would be easy to kill as they aren't people.

But, I was in a situation once where a potential tornado was coming and I was with my gf in my apartment. We didn't have supplies and I thought to myself, what would I do if I needed to get water. Would I go to a neighbor's house and kill them for their drinks if the situation was really that bad?

I could see myself doing it.

I can't imagine just like starving to death if I had the ability to take what I needed. And, I'm a very nice person is real life.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

People would do almost anything in the name of survival i think. It's hard to know without being in the situation. You might as well turn into a completely new person. You would change along with the world.

[–] TheAdlerian (2092) 6 years ago

Yeah, I can imagine getting really thirsty in some urban area where there's no water and having to kill and old lady for what's in her kitchen. I can see me doing that.

In the real world I work in healthcare and love helping people. But, what would I do if starving or thirsty and no one was sharing? Would I just die to get out ASAP or would I go against my character and kill to eat?

I know I'd fight because I have done that in real life when attacked.

If was about fighting zombies, aliens, etc I could do that easily if I had weapons. I would never let something hurt me without trying hard to live.

That's in the beginning though.

I'm not sure I'd want to live doing that for years. Not washing, my teething rotting out, sleeping in the cold, doesn't sound like it's worth living through.

So, in the beginning I'd do anything but after awhile I doubt it.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I think i would find the whole thing exciting for a while and then when i got used to it and realized how much life like that actually sucks i would start considering to turn myself into a zombie.

[–] TheAdlerian (2092) 6 years ago

I wouldn't want to be a zombie.

It would suck having to kill yourself and die, then after have something triggered to burn you to ash.

On a side note, I hate zombie movies because I don't know what they're supposed to mean. I need a story to have a theme, message, sand for something, etc. Zombie movies seem to be about nothing. They're depressing fantasy stories and I don't know why they exist.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

They are about human behaviour. The zombies are just an excuse to put people in an apocalyptic environment. Being a zombie might not be as bad as it looks from the outside though. Being alive means constant struggle but as a zombie you have no worries anymore.

[–] TheAdlerian (2092) 6 years ago

Interesting.

I have thought that people who like zombie movies hate people and feel like a different unique individual. Zombies represent the "masses" of people and the living the "cool" people the viewer identifies with.

That's a huge reason I dislike this genre.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

They might hate people but that is what the stories are really about. Of course many just watch them for gore.

[–] mgmry (29) 6 years ago

I would only care about myself but do my best to act as if I cared about the other people as well. For the most part I would pretend to be too weak or scared to fight zombies and just stay in camp by myself as much as possible.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

That isn't such a bad strategy.