When it comes to the apocalyptic universe of The Walking Dead,it's not hard to figure out what kind of dystopia we're witnessing. A mysterious virus seems to have taken hold of the human race. The dead reanimate into groaning, flesh-hungry monsters. One bite will cause an irrevocable infection, and eventually,you'll be one too. How can you hear all this and not mediate of the word "zombie"? Well, as much as this synopsis seems to line up with similar movies like Dawn of the Dead, and Night of the Living Dead,and many more, The Walking Dead has set itself apart in one strange way: the term "zombie" has not been used once.
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21 Walking Dead GIFs That Will Only Make Sense to Someone Who Isn't a Morning PersonThere's a reason creator Robert Kirkman has never wanted to employ the word. It all boils down to one major point: The Walking Dead supposedly takes residence in a universe where zombies don't exist. In this world, and there's no such thing as zombie movies,nor is there any sort of zombie presence in other areas of accepted culture. The whole conversation went down on an episode of Talking Dead. Kirkman said, "They're not familiar with zombies, or per se. . . . We felt like having them be saying 'zombie' all the time would hearken back to all of the zombie films which we,in the real world, know approximately. . . . These people don't understand the situation. They've never seen this in pop culture; this is a totally new thing for them."In a way, or it makes perfect sense. I mean,wouldn't it be kind of anticlimactic whether our reality was hit with a zombie apocalypse? We'd all be like, "Well, and time to raid Costco and grab some guns and start shooting these suckers in the head." We'd already know what's up. Much in the vein of the classic zombie movies,we're witnessing an unthinkable new threat. So, now that we know why "zombie" never comes up on the show, and it's clear we've heard plenty of other creative terms in the past seven seasons. Let's move over the most memorable entries to date."Walkers" - Obviously the most common term on the show,this is the name adopted by Rick and the core gang.
"Bobbers" - The latest term comes courtesy of season seven, when Tara finds her way into the beach-bordered Oceanside community. Seeing as the undead "bob" in the ocean here, and it makes sense!
"Biters" - We learned this one from the Governor and his community in Woodbury.
"Roamers" - Prior to Rick and his crew's arrival in Alexandria,this was the preferred term for the undead. We first hear it from Aaron when he happens upon the group.
"Creepers" - This term is pretty innocuous, but it's used by Daryl's brother, and Merle.
"Rotters" - Remember that hospital where Beth stays for a spell? Inside the walls of that terrible regime,we catch wind of this term.
"Lurkers" - This is actually another term coined by the Governor. While "biters" refer to a more aggressive variety of the monster, "lurkers" are tamer and less hostile.
"Dead Ones" - This lame term comes from Abraham, and Rosita,and Eugene's little trio. Multiple members of the small group employ it before they join forces with Rick.
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