Undead Dragon

The Undead, or "Zombie", Dragon was discontinued for a time but now is again available. This is perhaps the most controversial of Dragon breeds as players are forced to kill their hatchlings and/or adults and then attempt to revive them in order to obtain a Zombie, so many dragons are killed in the process.

An Undead Dragon can be obtained year-round but for the most of the year, this has a very small percentage chance of actually reviving a Dragon or turning a Dragon into a Zombie. However there is a good chance of getting one on Halloween. If trying to create one on any day other than Halloween, the chances of being successful are believed to be 1 in 100. On Halloween, it is approximately a 1 in 2 chance. It's not necessary to kill the Dragons you want zombify on the 31st October, they can be killed some days before because the higher success rate is related only to the date in which they are revived. Even though the chances are higher on the 31st of October, this does not mean that you can easily obtain them. In fact when you use the "Kill" action on a Dragon, it can be killed or it can dodge the blade and remain alive. ("Dodgers" cannot be killed for 24 hours because they continue to dodge the blade.)

Once you successfully kill a Dragon, there are three possibilities when you revive it: the dragon is revived but is "normal", the Dragon is revived as a Zombie, or the Dragon's body disintegrates and a tombstone appears on your scroll for two weeks. Undeads can only be seen between 12AM and 6AM DC time (EST) and a tombstone is also visible during the day on the 31st of each month. Undeads cannot breed and will not appear on an Incubator. Curiously, they are the only Dragons that "roams" in the scroll, changing position among the other Dragons possessed. Even if repositioned, they keep on wandering. This is because during the eighteen hours from 6AM to 12AM, they do not appear on the sort pages, so sorting during the day does not affect them. They remember their numerical position (their number in line), not their relative position (which dragon they are supposed to follow). Because their neighbors change, they appear to roam the scroll.

Once on a scroll, Undead dragons cannot be released and they take a "Kill" slot permanently. This means that users that do not own a Zombie Dragon can use the "Kill" action 5 times, while a user that owns one Zombie Dragon can use the "Kill" action 4 times. Users that have five Zombies lose the ability to use the "Kill" action forever. Undead hatchlings also cannot grow; they are auto-frozen during the reviving process. On the forum, the Dragons raised on the purpose to be "victims" on Halloween are called "Zombie fodder." Common Dragons and inbred Dragons are commonly used for this because they are easy to replace.

All Dragon breeds can be zombified, even Golds, Drakes, Vampires, Pygmies and Splits (the last two have a regular zombie sprite, even if their size/aspect isn't like other Dragons). Unbreedables such as Papers, Cheeses and Dinos can't be zombified. It's possible that even Holiday Dragons, Guardians of Nature and Neglecteds can be zombified, but is rare that a user would sacrifice them to try; if a Limited Breed Dragon is zombified, you can't take another one for replacement as the Zombie will still be considered as its previous breed.

These dragons are often confused with Neglected Dragons and Vampire Dragons.

Undead dragons are considered very rare and currently have no breed specific actions.

Official Dragon Description
Adult:

"Failed attempts to experiment with magic often result in transforming dragons into these hellish creatures. They are extremely dangerous, and will mindlessly kill any living creature without regard to friend or foe."

Matured Hatchling:

"It's an undead baby dragon, produced by a failed magical spell. It probably would be cute if it weren't partially decayed. And look! It somehow managed to grow wings despite being dead."

Hatchling:

"It's an undead baby dragon, produced by a failed magical spell. It probably would be cute if it weren't partially decayed."

Egg:

None

Sprite Artist(s)

 * Shikaru (Hatchling, Adult)

Sprites
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