History Wrestling / TheUndertaker

He and his (kayfabe) "half-brother" Wrestling/{{Kane}} were [[TheArtifact the last two holdovers]] from WWE's [[MediaNotes/WWEGoldenAgeEra "Rock 'n' Wrestling"]] era of high-concept, comic book-style wrestling gimmicks, a decade thought to have perished with the Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}}. Even though an undead "zombie wrestler" with mystical powers sticks out like a sore thumb in [[Wrestling/WWERealityEra the so-called "Reality" Era]], fans [[GrandfatherClause still adore it anyway]]. Undertaker shed the voodoo gimmick for a more true-to-life one ("The [[Music/KidRock American]] [[BadassBiker Badass]]") between 2000 and 2003, but he returned to it in 2004. He has also wrestled as a [[SinisterMinister cult leader]] (the "Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness" angle) and a [[EvilSorcerer warlock.]] Yes, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a murderous zombie cowboy biker priest who wrestles.]]

He and his (kayfabe) "half-brother" Wrestling/{{Kane}} were [[TheArtifact the last two holdovers]] from WWE's [[Wrestling/WWEGoldenAgeEra "Rock 'n' Wrestling"]] era of high-concept, comic book-style wrestling gimmicks, a decade thought to have perished with the Wrestling/{{Boogeyman}}. Even though an undead "zombie wrestler" with mystical powers sticks out like a sore thumb in [[Wrestling/WWERealityEra the so-called "Reality" Era]], fans [[GrandfatherClause still adore it anyway]]. Undertaker shed the voodoo gimmick for a more true-to-life one ("The [[Music/KidRock American]] [[BadassBiker Badass]]") between 2000 and 2003, but he returned to it in 2004. He has also wrestled as a [[SinisterMinister cult leader]] (the "Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness" angle) and a [[EvilSorcerer warlock.]] Yes, [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a murderous zombie cowboy biker priest who wrestles.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Especially during the Wrestling/AttitudeEra.

* ComicBookAdaptation: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undertaker_%28comics%29 One was done in the late 90's]].

** Before he became a part timer he was essentially the mentor to all the "big" wrestlers. Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre talks a lot about this in one of his shoot interviews. Drew being mentored by Taker [[FridgeBrilliance makes a lot of sense]] when you consider that [=McIntyre=] is almost an {{Expy}} of him in terms of size and skill set.

* MirrorMonster: He's done this sometimes, most notably with Wrestling/RandyOrton.

* PartsUnknown: Played with; the American Badass averted this entirely, but the Deadman is billed as being from "Death Valley." Death Valley is a real desert/town in California, but the lack of a state attached to the billing gave it the feeling of a Parts Unknown-style hometown. Later character moments have broken this somewhat, suggesting that the character's hometown is indeed Death Valley, California. At times, announcers announcer Wrestling/JimRoss has talked about Taker's opponents "trying to cut down this big California redwood."

** Kayfabe-wise, he's completely frantic when he accidentally KO'd his wife, Sara. During his match with DDP, Sara began taunting & reprimanding him for harassing her. When Taker prepared to hit him with a chair, DDP pushed Sara in the way at the last second and ran off while an upset Taker laid over his wife. He was later show backstage pacing with an unconscious Sara in his arms, begging for her to wake up. The refs wanted to check on her, but a frantic Taker repeatedly yells at them to stay away. The tone of his voice also make it sound like he was about to cry.

** When he ambushes Rick Flair's son David: