What if a zombie. . .

[Something Amyss]

I don't think I'd assume headshots would kill them in the first place. Though I'd certainly TRY it...Then worry about how to dismember something that won't hold still.

 

[Toar]

I would use my baseball bat to bludgeon the zombie(s) until there was nothing left. It can't really get me if it is a pile of mush. Realy, such a silly question. And we all know zombies die from headshots anyway. I mean, look at the documentaries from the last plagues. Quarantine, Dawn of the Dead (1980's), and 28 Days Later. All the zomvies there died/ or could die with a headshot. Why question what works...

And then a zombie couldn't see you without a head whether he died or not. Simple logic.

 

[Toar]

Kill it with fire!

Logically, though I would use a shotgun. Unless he can regrow his head, it's game over for Mr. Zombie.

Shotguns run out of ammo. A baseball bat or a crowbar doesn't. Trust me on this, when you are surrounded and you don't have fire or a shotgun, you will be wanting a bludgeoning object. That's why I carry a baseball bat in my car. If anyone asks, I tell them it's to scare off "bad-guys" that might think of robbing my car. In truth, it's a weapon for the iminent zombie apoch.

But when you have a baseball bat in your car, people don't mess with you. They think you are crazy and are less likely to cross you.

 

[Toar]

Kill it with fire!

Logically, though I would use a shotgun. Unless he can regrow his head, it's game over for Mr. Zombie.

Shotguns run out of ammo. A baseball bat or a crowbar doesn't. Trust me on this, when you are surrounded and you don't have fire or a shotgun, you will be wanting a bludgeoning object. That's why I carry a baseball bat in my car. If anyone asks, I tell them it's to scare off "bad-guys" that might think of robbing my car. In truth, it's a weapon for the iminent zombie apoch.

But when you have a baseball bat in your car, people don't mess with you. They think you are crazy and are less likely to cross you.

I'd like to see a baseball bat that can completely smash off a zombies head in 1 swing. Unless it's the Legendary Bat from Earthbound, or you're swinging it like a tyrant swings it's claw like appendage, I don't think it would do as much damage to the head as a point blank shotgun shot. As you said though, it does run out of ammo. However, it can also break.

"BREAK?" Well, you are right. And killing a zombie in one blow would be impressive, BUT you could have a rage-filled gore fest while you were beating the mass of flesh into the concrete. Play some Korn or someother death metal while you are wandering the streets and you have yourself a little adventure. Also, if you have time, get a metal bat (softball) and fill it with BB's. It makes it heavier, but much more durable.

Nice Tyrant reference. Mr. X was my favorite. He reminds me of Frankenstine from the black and white movies.

 

[WolfThomas]

After the head I would go for the heart. After the heart, I would figure out where the appendix is and aim for that.

That would actually be an interesting change from the standard cliche for a zombie movie/game/book/tv. That it's a mutation in the appendix, that means people who've had them removed are immune and it can be cured, if treatment is fast enough. But only a shot to the appendix will kill them, though removal of head would make them less dangerous.

 

[Toar]

Kill it with fire!

Logically, though I would use a shotgun. Unless he can regrow his head, it's game over for Mr. Zombie.

Shotguns run out of ammo. A baseball bat or a crowbar doesn't. Trust me on this, when you are surrounded and you don't have fire or a shotgun, you will be wanting a bludgeoning object. That's why I carry a baseball bat in my car. If anyone asks, I tell them it's to scare off "bad-guys" that might think of robbing my car. In truth, it's a weapon for the iminent zombie apoch.

But when you have a baseball bat in your car, people don't mess with you. They think you are crazy and are less likely to cross you.

I'd like to see a baseball bat that can completely smash off a zombies head in 1 swing. Unless it's the Legendary Bat from Earthbound, or you're swinging it like a tyrant swings it's claw like appendage, I don't think it would do as much damage to the head as a point blank shotgun shot. As you said though, it does run out of ammo. However, it can also break.

"BREAK?" Well, you are right. And killing a zombie in one blow would be impressive, BUT you could have a rage-filled gore fest while you were beating the mass of flesh into the concrete. Play some Korn or someother death metal while you are wandering the streets and you have yourself a little adventure. Also, if you have time, get a metal bat (softball) and fill it with BB's. It makes it heavier, but much more durable.

Nice Tyrant reference. Mr. X was my favorite. He reminds me of Frankenstine from the black and white movies.

Yeah, haha he's a giant exposed heart loverboy.

In that case, you would be swinging a lot. Unless you were in the national baseball team in college, your arms will get tired, likely fast if you aren't used to swinging things. The hordes will still have a chance to devour you because when you swing at 1 zombie, you will maybe thud a few others for small damage. A Single shotgun shell can blow off 1 zombies head, hit 2 others and when aimed in the general direction it can hit several. If I had to pick, I would go with the shotgun though. You can still swing it as a weapon, and you won't completely drain yourself by fighting the undead as you would using a melee weapon all the time. Consequentially, unless you are near a gun store somewhere in a big game hunting area, you will also run out of ammo.

Ohh, forget all this talk! Just give me the infinite ammo rocket launcher. They will all die.

Hell Yeah!!!! Wait... didn't the gunstore guy in RE2 die? Aw, Hell, I'm a girl, so I would be able to run around in my underwear and not get a single scratch on me! While... soldiers wearing body aromr... and have extensive training... get ripped apart... how did we survive those games again? Oh, right, the infinite ammo! HELL YEAH!!!

 

[R1CK_D0M]

The answer is simple. GET SOMETHING BIGGER. In the words of the engineer, "If that don't work, USE MORE GUN". Remember, the rule of dakka always applies.

 

[Endocrom]

If you burn them the smoke will go up and mix with rain clouds and fall down on a cemetary and now you have an even bigger problem.

 

[Ldude893]

Mow them down with a chainsaw, burn the remains.

 

[iLikeHippos]

I would get a box of explosive rounds and pick up the shotgun for reloading...

 

[Cody211282]

I would SET THEM ON FIRE! Let see them try to kill me after being incinerated.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

C4 ..... And lots of it! I'm sure that will get rid of the little pests.

Or if possible an AC-130 ;P

 

[klakkat]

I aim center of mass anyway. With an aimed shot, I can easily hit a stationary head-sized object from a good distance away; but as it happens, zombies are rarely stationary targets, and in a zombie apocalypse you probably wouldn't have time to aim. So, chest shots; highest organ damage (if that means anything to this type of zombie) plus very high muscle damage, possible spine damage, and throws them off balance. Good to buy some time, which should be good enough if you have any sort of plan.

 

[rickthetrick]

Uh, the Undead have rights too, you can't just go around killing (unkilling?) them, or lopping off body parts! Also, they are not 'zombies', that is racist and ignorant, they are the 'living-impaired', and shall be referred to as an LI-person henceforth.

If an LI-person invades your personal space, you fill in a ZRO-201b form at your local police station.
If an LI-person attempts to gnaw on you, or inflict any sort of GBH, battery or assault, then you can forcibly (but not too forcibly, they are brittle) hold a firm hand outwards towards them, and order them to cease and desist. If they do not comply, you must contact you attorney and ask him to file a UAF-955c with the local magistrate immediately.
If you see a relative, friend, or bystander being gnawed on, or otherwise attacked by an LI-person, you must ask if the bystander in question needs any assistance or intervention on their behalf (be aware, s/he may WANT to be attacked, and you may be interfering their freedom of expression). If they scream or yell at you, ask them to remain calm and state clearly their predicament. Once they explain that this IS an unwarranted attack on their person, you may THEN call the police, or any local authority, and have them come to the location of the attack and serve the LI-person in question a ZUEO-11a blue slip (NOT a pink slip, that is a separate form reserved only for vampir and lycanthrope).

Lets not have anymore "vigilante" justice in this thread, it is racist against the living-impaired and I for one will not stand for it any longer!

You have opened my eyes to years of zombie hate that I have taken for granted.
I blame my parents for instilling that in me, but I guess they lived in a different time.

 

[Joshroom]

Probably take out their legs. Lets see you reach my brains now beeatch!

 

[Shoggoth2588]

1: Shit pants
2: ???
3: Profit

OT: I believe, according to Re-Animator, reviving the dead was done chemically and was based mainly on the thyroid gland [unless I am mixing up Lovecraftian short stories] So ... I guess I would just try ... running and hoping they can't. I have no idea what I would do if a headshot doesn't finish the job.

 

[Audioave10]

Funny thread...
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