"Now I call my army of the dead, the Cauldron Born, arise, my messengers of death, our time has arrived."
"The dead make good soldiers. They can't disobey orders, never surrender, and don't stop fighting when a random body part falls off."
— Nevinyrral, Necromancer's Handbook (as mentioned in Flavor Text for the Magic: The Gathering card Drudge Skeletons
)
)"Feeding a normal army is a problem of logistics. With zombies, it is an asset. Feeding is why they fight. Feeding is why they are feared."
— Jadar, ghoulcaller of Nephalia in Magic: The Gathering card Walking Corpse''
''"An army has filled the valley, but it's not like any army I've ever seen. There are no tents, no fires, no horses . . . just a sea of bodies, writhing and moaning, as if a pestilent village were sent to invade us."
— Onean scout in Magic: The Gathering card Mass of Ghouls''
''"I almost envy them. They can't get frostbite."
— Kirada, Silumgar enforcer in Magic: The Gathering card Sibsig Icebreakers''
''They lived in different nations and fought in different eras, but as the Returned, they link arms as one.
Zombies are the perfect marshland fighters —they don't need to breathe and they don't care what they step in.
— Magic: The Gathering card Bog Raiders''
''Zombie guards! Seize him! Tell me that isn't fun to say.
— Judge Mentok, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Why send living men to die at the hands of our enemy when we could send loyal undead servants to battle in our stead?
We will combat the enemy and preserve valuable human lives in the process.
We will combat the enemy and preserve valuable human lives in the process.
— Order of Death's Vigil representative, Grim Dawn
Phil Lovecraft: Hey, what happened to your regular legbreakers?
Harry Bordon: Progress.
Tugwell: Zombies don't eat, don't complain...
Bordon: ...don't get ideas.
Harry Bordon: Progress.
Tugwell: Zombies don't eat, don't complain...
Bordon: ...don't get ideas.
Roger Mortis: Doug, you're alive!
Dr. Ernest McNab: He can't understand a word you've said, Roger. He's been brain-dead too long, which means he's mindless and totally obedient. Kill this guy, would you?
Dr. Ernest McNab: He can't understand a word you've said, Roger. He's been brain-dead too long, which means he's mindless and totally obedient. Kill this guy, would you?
"Welcome back to the land of the livin'... NOW PICK UP A SHOVEL AND GET DIGGING!"
—Deadite Captain, Army of Darkness
"Dig, damn you! Dig faster! I shall command every worm-infested son-of-a-bitch that ever died in battle!"
—Evil Ash, Army of Darkness
"Like Hades, I wield dominion over the dead which allows me to unleash my own worst curse upon your people. Amazon dead, I command you to come to your lord. Slaughter your sisters."
—Ares, Wonder Woman (2009)
"Please try and understand this is not Lucy, the sister you loved. It's only a shell, possessed and corrupted by the evil of Dracula."
—Abraham van Helsing, Horror of Dracula
