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* In some versions of [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse paganism]] a VikingFuneral was necessary for the spirit to depart, else the corpse might rise as a [[{{Revenant}} Draugr]] and torment its family. In places where lumber was scarce, like Iceland, cremation was only practical for the upper classes and others resorted to elaborate rituals to confuse the Draugr like knocking out walls to carry the corpse out, tying the big toes together, burying it upside down, or laying an open pair of scissors on its' chest.
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* In some versions of [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse paganism]] a VikingFuneral was necessary for the spirit to depart, else the corpse might rise as a [[{{Revenant}} Draugr]] and torment its family. In places where lumber was scarce, like Iceland, cremation was only practical for the upper classes and others resorted to elaborate rituals to confuse the Draugr like knocking out walls to carry the corpse out, tying the big toes together, burying it upside down, or laying an open pair of scissors on its' its chest.
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* Due to the presence of Necromancers within the setting of ''VisualNovel/TokyoNecro'', it is standard practice to [[RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain blow out the brains]] of ones fallen comrades to make sure that an enemy necromancer can't make use of their bodies.
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* Due to the presence of Necromancers within the setting of ''VisualNovel/TokyoNecro'', it is standard practice to [[RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain blow out the brains]] of ones fallen comrades to make sure that an enemy necromancer can't make use of their bodies.
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* In the ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series by Creator/GarthNix, dead bodies are cremated because any intact corpse is a risk to become an undead monster of some kind (either reoccupied by a dead spirit that refuses to go on to the afterlife or reanimated as a servant by a necromancer).
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* In the ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series by Creator/GarthNix, dead bodies are cremated with routine UtilityMagic because any intact corpse is a risk to become an undead monster of some kind (either kind, either reoccupied by a dead spirit that refuses to go on to the afterlife or reanimated as a servant by a necromancer).necromancer.
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* In "WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina", following her defeat [[spoiler:Delilah's]] body is tossed into an acid pit, specifically to prevent any form of resurrection or re-animation (given its based on the D&D tabletop game, this is not unreasonable). Especially since the victim in question was a powerful necromancer.
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* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': Worshippers of Crowned Death have the ability to [[{{Necromancer}} animate relatively intact corpses in their area of influence]]. So, while facing one, Ami had to rapidly cut up the single corpse in her territory. The [[spoiler:oldest dragon]].
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* Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 is a TropeCodifier - in the film, a news broadcast directs the viewers to drag any corpse out into the street and burn it lest they rise up as a "[[NotUsingTheZWord flesh-eating ghoul]]".
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* Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968 ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' is a TropeCodifier - in the film, a news broadcast directs the viewers to drag any corpse out into the street and burn it lest they rise up as a "[[NotUsingTheZWord flesh-eating ghoul]]".
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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': A variation. After Godzilla and Scylla destroy one of [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures the Many]]'s {{Mind Hive}}s, Scylla sterilizes it in a rather gruesome way to kill any Many tissue in the carcass that could have survived and still pose a threat.
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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': A variation. After Godzilla and Scylla destroy one of [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures the Many]]'s undead {{Mind Hive}}s, Scylla rather gruesomely sterilizes it in a rather gruesome way the remains to kill off any Many tissue in that could still be alive inside the carcass that could have survived and still pose a threat.threat.
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* In ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'' Rokugan adopted cremation after a ZombieApocalypse led by an imperial prince turned necromancer.
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* ''Literature/AHerosWar'': Zombie hordes will animate any dead body nearby as another zombie, so it's important to thoroughly destroy corpses. When Cato first helps a Fuka village to defend itself, they ''don't'', they just throw the casualties into a mass grave, and later discover that the bodies are digging themselves out.
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* ''TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters'': Any corpse in TheUnderworld (from killing a DimensionalTraveler or DisposingOfABody there) inevitably returns to the physical world, often {{possess|ingADeadBody}}ed by a ghost, unless it's cut into at least eight equally-sized pieces and submerged in an Underworld river, like [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Osiris]].
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* ''TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters'': Any corpse in TheUnderworld (from killing a DimensionalTraveler or DisposingOfABody there) inevitably returns to the physical world, often {{possess|ingADeadBody}}ed by a ghost, unless it's cut into at least eight equally-sized pieces and submerged in an Underworld river, like [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Osiris]].
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* In the ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series by Creator/GarthNix, dead bodies are disposed of by cremation because any intact corpse is a risk to become an undead monster of some kind (either reoccupied by a dead spirit that refuses to go on to the afterlife or reanimated as a servant by a necromancer).
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* ''Literature/WorldWarZ'': Even after a zombie has been dispatched, the body is still a threat, due to the Solanum in its system. Those tasked with disposing of the bodies often wear gloves and masks to avoid being infected.
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** Even after a zombie has been dispatched, the body is still a threat, due to the Solanum in its system. Those tasked with disposing of the bodies often wear gloves and masks to avoid being infected.
** Even after a zombie has been dispatched, the body is still a threat, due to the Solanum in its system. Those tasked with disposing of the bodies often wear gloves and masks to avoid being infected.
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* ''Literature/IntoTheBrokenLands'': [[DueToTheDead Funeral rites]] in Gateway liberally use a special flower that repels a breed of [[PossessingADeadBody corpse-animating]] LivingShadow. When the main characters travel into dangerous territory, they bring a distillate of the flower in case of any roadside burials.
