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| “ | ♪We're gonna get you♪ ♪We're gonna get you♪ ♪Not another peep♪ Time to go to sleep...♪ | „ |
| ~ The Deadites' theme song |
| “ | Mommy's with the maggots now. | „ |
| ~ Deadite Ellie's most famous quote |
| “ | JOIN US! | „ |
| ~ Deadite Shelly to Scotty |
The Deadites, also known informally as The Evil Dead, are the main antagonists of the Evil Dead franchise. They are spiritual demonic abominations whom possess both the living and deceased, creating either monstrous ghouls or hellish zombies controlled by the powers of both the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis which is created by the hands of the Dark Ones, and of the Kandarian Demon. They have the power to possess the living and the dead.
History[]
Evil Dead[]
The Deadites were released alongside Kandarian Demon when Professor Knowby recited passages from the Necronomicon are recited and chanted out loud. From then on, Ashley "Ash" Williams battled the deadites that are hellbent on taking over the world and killing all living things including humans, where their very first victims are his friends and his sister.
Ash vs. Evil Dead[]
By the events if Ash vs. Evil Dead, Ash recalls being with a recent female acquaintance and opening the Necronomicon when she pushed him to recite some poetry when senses that deadites make their returns. The attack was started from when State Trooper Amanda Fisher and her partner investigate reports of paranormal activity at an old house, but is attacked by the first wave of the Deadites and survived though her partner killed in ensuing fight. At first, he decided to behave normal to avoid unwanted attention, but is finally forced to tell the truth on his friend Pablo after an incident with the Deadite-possessed doll which mutated into a small but dangerous monster which Pablo smashed. Another wave of Deadites attack again, and with him the only one whom know better how to deal with the threat, Ash and his allies goes for another war against the demons.
Evil Dead (2013)[]
- Main article: The Taker of Souls
In Evil Dead, the Taker of Souls is capable to conjure and control its own Deadite thrall. Unlike Regular Deadites however, these Deadite strains are less comedic, zombie-like, and masochistic in behavior, prone in harming oneself before attacking others. Owing to this, they also quite resilient to injuries before succumbing to injuries.
Evil Dead Rise[]
In Evil Dead Rise, the Deadites first appear as one possesses Ellie in an elevator shaft. In response to their assailant, Beth and the children fight back and lock Ellie outside of her apartment, causing Ellie to kill the rest of the neighbors. Ellie then wounds her teenage daughter Bridget, causing her to become possessed as well. Entering the apartment through the vents, Ellie attempts to tear out her pregnant sister's fetus, only for Beth and Kassie to stab her with scissors. Beth and Kassie then leave the apartment, but not before seeing Ellie, Bridget and Danny combine into "The Marauder". After a long fight, Beth and Kassie defeated the Marauder by pushing it into a wood chipper.
Other Media[]
- The Deadites were featured in the 2012 horror movie Cabin In the Woods.
- The Deadites were featured in the 2018 sci-fi movie Ready Player One.
- The Deadities were featured in the Creepshow TV show episode "Public Television Of The Dead".
- The Deadites were featured in the crossover of Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness.
Behavior[]
Deadite Ellie deceiving Kassie
In general, Deadites have a comedic but sadistic side and they are very dark hearted beings albeit with angry and childish moods. But they are not stupid or clumsy, as each of their minds are connected with a hive mind (the Kandarian Demon who leads them). They are also known for speaking "Engrish" (the grammatically incorrect English) at times.
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As the series progresses, they developed strong hatred towards Ash Williams, for him being the Chosen One and therefore, the only known man who endured their even most unpleasant torments (they did managed to mentally scarred him for a time though). This in turn, allowed Ash to hone his skills in combating the dark forces they and Kandarian Demon thrown against him. As arrogant and treacherous they can be, their fearful and cowardly side will surface if anyone get their hands on Kandarian Dagger (the only thing that can effectively kill them) or Necronomicon itself. It's evident that they obsessed more in the Necronomicon-Ex Mortis, as it is the only thing that can summon and control/enslave them.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Deadites are capable of possessing other people's bodies, and consuming their souls for a hobby or when there just being annoying to the person that read or pressed play on the tape recorder with the words from the Book of the Dead itself, to release the demon spirits from beyond and begin these spirits' possession over the unsuspecting mortals and their hunger for the flesh. Aside from possessing the living, Deadites in spirit forms are capable of tossing around living people as if they are bales of straws, as demonstrated by fog form of their collective intellect Kandarian Demon.
As shown in The Evil Dead and The Evil Dead II, the deadites are capable of reverting their hosts back into their human form as an attempt to trick and lure their victims in addition of levitation and enhanced strength. As creatures of darkness, they are aversive to sunlight, since a particular deadite spirit who possessed Ash at the beginning of The Evil Dead II was forced to release its hold over him. All the fog (which concealed the Kandarian Demon itself) throughout the forest disappeared. Should they possessed the deceased, the Deadites can evolve into a much more powerful, horrifying form.
Weakness[]
- Kandarian Dagger: The Kandarian Dagger is an ancient blade. When used on Deadites, it can cause Deadites and other evil forces to melt and can drain energy from them.
- Sunlight: Though an inconsistent weakness, sunlight has the ability to rid one of a Deadite possession.
- Vessel Destruction: If the bod(ies)y that the Deadite(s) is/are possessing are damaged enough, generally injured to a level of being destroyed, the Deadite can no longer possess the person and thus, is defeated though if this kills the demon or just evicts it from having a vessel is unknown.
- Necronomicon Destruction: In The Evil Dead, the Necronomicon, also known as the Book of the Dead and the book used to summon evil including Deadites, is burned completely by Ash Williams in a fireplace and though it seems that it wasn't truly destroyed by the act, the Scotty and Cheryl Deadites start to fall apart, melt, turn to goop, and have giant hands burst threw them.
- Talismans: In Ash vs Evil Dead, tailsmans are shown to banish and destroy Deadites.
Known Deadites[]
- Cheryl Williams
- Scotty
- Linda
- Shelly
- Ash Williams (temporarily)
- Henrietta Knowby
- Ed Getley
- Evil Ash
- Sheila (temporarily)
- Shelly Finkelstein (Friday the 13th series: in the comics not in the novel or the movie)
- Jimmy (Friday the 13th series; in the comics not in the movie)
- Eddie (Friday the 13th series; in the comics not in the movie)
- Jack (Friday the 13th series; in the comics, not in film or novel)
- Elderidge
- Trisha Pettiwood
- Vladimir Reinhardt
- Sally Bowline
- Army of Darkness
- Annie Knowby (Hail to the King)
- Lacey Emery
- Vivian Johnson
- Amanda Fisher
- Lem
- Austin
- Lance
- John Carson
- Lucy
- Boyle
- Brujo
- Suzy Maxwell
- Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell
- Mr. Roper
- Lil' Lori
- Nancy
- Lionel Hawkins
- Heather
- Brad
- Cindy
- Hannah
- Lillian Pendergrast
- Amber
- Rachel Manning
- Candace Barr
- Dalton
- Brock Williams
- Marcus-Peter (fused together)
- Frank
- Cougie
- Zoe
- Deputy Masterson
- Meat Puppets
- Margie
- Polly
- Audrey
- Mrs. Lam
- Taker of Souls
- Mia Allen
- Eric
- Olivia
- Natalie
- Ellie
- Bridget
- Danny
- Jessica
- Gabriel
- Jake
- Scott
Quotes[]
| “ | I will swallow your soul! | „ |
| ~ A threat made by several Deadites over the franchise |
| “ | Dead by dawn! Dead by dawn! Dead by dawn! Dead by dawn! Dead by dawn! | „ |
| ~ Deadite Ed and Deadite Henrietta to Ash Williams and his allies. Also repeated by the Monde Apartments Deadites to Beth and Kassie |
| “ | The intense horror of my nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung on, and a most melancholy voice sobbed, "Let me in—let me in!" …As it spoke, I discerned, obscurely, a child’s face looking through the window. Finding it useless to attempt shaking the creature off, I pulled its wrist on to the broken pane, and rubbed it to and fro till the blood ran down and soaked the bedclothes: Yet still it wailed, "Let me in!" | „ |
| ~ Deadite Jessica reciting a passage of Wuthering Heights |
| “ | Who's the brainless meat puppet now? | „ |
| ~ Deadite Jessica, referencing a statement by Teresa before tearing her scalp off |
| “ | Everybody here dies by dawn, Beth. | „ |
| ~ Deadite Ellie to Beth, referencing the Ed and Henrietta Deadites |
| “ | I don't pop my corks for every man I see! | „ |
| ~ The Henrietta Deadite to Ash |
| “ | I'll kill ya! I'll kill ya! I'll rip ya face off! | „ |
| ~ The Henrietta Deadite to Ash |
| “ | "Linda": Please, Ash.. Please don't hurt me. You swore that we'd always be together.. I love you.
Ash Williams: No! |
„ |
| ~ The Henrietta Deadite to Ash |
Gallery[]
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