Blades

[EvilNed]

Wasn't he shot in the head in Dawn? So the zombie in Land cannot be Blades from Dawn, since he wouldn't rise due to head damage. Or?

[bassman]

I don't think he was shot in the head in Dawn. He was shot in the chest and then fell over the balcony.

[darth los]

There was never conclusive proof that blades was shot in the head. All we know is that peter shot him and he did a swan dive over the balcony. We don't even know if that's what killed him. Remember there were "1,000 zombies" in the mall at that point. Don't you think that if he was dead they would have torn him apart? There would have been nothing left of him to show in land. So there's actually more evidence to support that he survived the mall than not.

[Philly_SWAT]

Actually, I look at it like this. We do not see Blades shot in the head, therefore, under the right circumstances, he could rise again to become a zombie. Although, as pointed out by darth, there were "a thousand zombies" in the mall, therefore it seems incredibly unlikely that, to quote Millard Roush, that he would have been "intact enough to be mobile when he revived". You saw all the other bikers got ripped to shreads. Why would Blades not have been? Unless you assume that maybe he only received a flesh wound, had a vest on under his jacket, or didnt get shot at all and just jumped off the balcony to avoid being shot. In any of those cases, I suppose it is possible that he was able to run off and/or get on a bike with another biker and took off. All of this would have to have happened off-screen, or course. Then he could have died and turned later. Of course, the real answer is that GAR did not put any thought into this at all, and just threw a Blades zombie in Land as a nod to long-time fans, without thinking about the storyline/logic issues involved.

[darth los]

Of course, the real answer is that GAR did not put any thought into this at all, and just threw a Blades zombie in Land as a nod to long-time fans, without thinking about the storyline/logic issues involved. That's actually the answer to virtually every question we post here on the boards. But if we accepted that premise the forums would be rather boring don't you think?

[EvilNed]

I personally thought it looked like he was shot in the head the way he arched his head back.

[Philly_SWAT]

That's actually the answer to virtually every question we post here on the boards. But if we accepted that premise the forums would be rather boring don't you think? True, but I still like to point it out every once in a while..... I personally thought it looked like he was shot in the head the way he arched his head back. Back, and to the left...... Back, and to the left...... Back, and to the left......

[RustyHicks]

Maybe when he fell over the railing, he got knocked out and drowned before the zombies could get to him. Then he rose and joined the band of merry zombies.

[EvilNed]

Back, and to the left...... Back, and to the left...... Back, and to the left...... What does JFK have to do about this?

[darth los]

Maybe when he fell over the railing, he got knocked out and drowned before the zombies could get to him. Then he rose and joined the band of merry zombies. I doubt that there would have been enough time for him to drown and turn before the legion of zeds that were in the mall tore him limb from limb.

[RustyHicks]

lol. Ya got me there darth los

[Philly_SWAT]

What does JFK have to do about this? Well, in the Romero zombie universe, it is quite possible that JFk was never assisinated, and if Night was set in the mid 1960's, then JFK would still have been President. Therefore, so would have Dawn. In that case, the country would have been led by a man who used to be in the military, and had experince in dealing with tough situations. Undoubtably, JFK would have been more up to the task of making quick decisions in the face of a zombie outbreak, and the situation would have been quelled rather quickly. In that case, Blades would never have been in the position to be killd, much less become a zombie. Either that, or....... It was just a funny comment that sprang to mind when talking about headshots, and heads arching back.

[darth los]

Well, in the Romero zombie universe, it is quite possible that JFk was never assisinated, and if Night was set in the mid 1960's, then JFK would still have been President. Therefore, so would have Dawn. In that case, the country would have been led by a man who used to be in the military, and had experince in dealing with tough situations. Undoubtably, JFK would have been more up to the task of making quick decisions in the face of a zombie outbreak, and the situation would have been quelled rather quickly. In that case, Blades would never have been in the position to be killd, much less become a zombie. Either that, or....... It was just a funny comment that sprang to mind when talking about headshots, and heads arching back. I hate to break it to you philly but jfk was assainated in 1963, NOTLD was made in 1968. even if i conceed that the plauge happened in 65 like you say and he did indeed live there's no gaurantee that he would have been re elected anyway. but i see what you're saying.

[vito]

blades got shot in the chest (you can see the blood) and since the other zombies were ocupided eating the others bikers maybe they didnt notice blades and so give him time to turn (remember that zombification happends 1-5 minutes afther the person dies) hope it helps

[EvilNed]

I hate to break it to you philly but jfk was assainated in 1963, NOTLD was made in 1968. even if i conceed that the plauge happened in 65 like you say and he did indeed live there's no gaurantee that he would have been re elected anyway. but i see what you're saying. You're wrong! Dead wrong!