Deadites (Evil Dead)
Deadites are creatures that feature in Evil Dead.
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History
Evil Dead
The Deadites were a race of parasitic demons who once long ago inhabited the Earth. Their origins were traced to ancient times to a group of beings called the Dark Ones who were neither demon nor fully human. One of their number was responsible for creating a tome called the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis as a weapon against humanity. The pages of the book were cut from the bodies of the damned upon which the Dark Ones had inked their passages in human blood. These passages contained the power to create portals that connected the mortal world to the underworld where the evil came to reside. With it, the Dark Ones intended to use the book to hold power over all of mankind.
Later on, Professor Knowby came to uncover the Necronomicon were during his study of it he came to release the Kandarian Demon along with the Deadites after reading the text. Ash Williams later came to battle the Deadites that were attempting to take over the world.
Ash vs. Evil Dead
After taking a woman to his trailer, Ash and her were shown to be drunk where they sought to have some fun. This led to him taking out the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis and in a drunken state reading a passage from it with the woman. As a result, the Evil Force was once more unleashed with Deadites emerging into the world once more.
Overview
In appearance, the Deadites came in a wide variety of shapes and forms as they typically possessed human bodies be they living or dead. People that were killed as a result of the evils of the Necronomicon had their corpses possessed and they in turn became Deadites. Within their host, they could appear human before revealing their true nature and it was shown that they could twist the bodies of their hosts into more monstrous forms.
It was shown that the Deadites could be killed by the Kandarian Dagger and through exposure to sunlight. Alternatively, the only other way of destroy a Deadite was by destroying the body they were possessing.
Deadites were shown to hold a sadistic personality as they enjoyed tormenting their victims. This went as far as pretending to be their loved ones in order to give them hope and reassure them before revealing their true nature.
After being banished from Earth, they came to inhabit an other-dimensional void that was known as the Deadlands.
Members
- Cheryl Williams :
- Scotty :
- Linda :
- Shelly :
- Henrietta Knowby :
- Evil Ash : a Deadite that took the form of Ash Williams after possessing his hand which the human ended up cutting off.
Notes
- The Deadites were created by Sam Raimi where they served as the primary antagonists in the Evil Dead series.
- In Cabin in the Woods, Deadites featured in a cameo role where they were one of the creatures present in the setting.
In other media
Video games
- In Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Deadites appeared as antagonists in the setting of the 2000 survival horror video game.
- In Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, the Deadites appeared as an antagonists when a recording of Professor Raymond Knowby's recitation of the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis was played during an interview with Ash Williams on Trisha Pettywood's show. Ash attempted to stop the surprise recording but was too late as the Evil Force and the Deadites escaped into the world. This leads to Ash seeking to stop the Deadites that were freed in the town of Dearborn where they began turning the populace into more Deadites. With aid, they learnt of an artifact known as the Kandarian Summoning Stone that was able to take control of the Deadites. It was later revealed that Professor Alex Eldrige who was assisting Ash was a former colleague of Professor Knowby and had desired the power of the Necronomicon in order to rule the world.
- In Evil Dead: Regeneration, Deadites appeared as antagonists after Dr. Reinhard of a criminal insane asylum acquired Professor Raymond Knowby's diary along with the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. With them, Reinhard sough to gain ultimate power and released an army of Deadites on an unsuspecting world. This leads to Ash Williams freeing himself from the asylum as he battled the Deadites to return them where they belonged.
Comics
- In Ash and the Army of Darkness, the Deadites appeared in the setting of the comic series published by Dynamite Entertainment. One of their number was the Faceless Man who was said to be the first of their number and referred to as the King of the Deadites.
Appearances
- Evil Dead II:
- Evil Dead: Army of Darkness:
- Ash vs. Evil Dead:
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