Anatomy

“If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can come out of hundreds of battles without danger.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

In order to effectively defeat a zombie in combat, you first need to have a complete understanding of all the potential attack methods, assets and vulnerabilities of the living dead. This includes a thorough review of its strengths and weaknesses, as commonplace as they may seem.

It is precisely the lack of a full understanding that has resulted in many unnecessary deaths, so it is recommended that you fully review this section, regardless of how much you believe you already know about the undead.

Our analysis is segmented into several subcategories:

• Strengths - The individual ghoul has three primary offensive weapons at its disposal: its mouth and two hands. It also has a number of secondary strengths that provide an advantage in combat and contribute to its lethality
• Weaknesses - Just as the undead possess certain strengths in combat, they possess equally important weaknesses that we will examine in order to develop effective countermeasures
• Vulnerabilities - The vulnerabilities of the living dead often mimic those of our own frail skeletal structures. Analyzing them properly will serve you well during an attack