
Skin Contact: On Earth-818793, Ash Williams warned Colorado park ranger Erin about touching the corpse of her Deadite-possessed brother.
Contaminated Blood Injection: Bridget suffered from a slow infection (similar to ones seen from bites or scratches) after her Deadite mother Ellie stabbed her with a tattoo gun which she had just stabbed her own face with.Kelly Maxwell was bitten by the Deadite Pablo Simon Bolivar, which resulted in a duplicate "mouth" connected to Bolivar's own growing on her leg.
Both Williams and Natalie cut off their hands to prevent a total infection. The right hand of Ash Williams became infected after being bit by the severed head of Linda, and Natalie was attacked by the Deadite Mia Allen.
Bite/Scratch: A bite or scratch from a Deadite can result in a slow infection. Both Cheryl Williams and Mia Allen were subjected to this violation and infection through trees. "Touch of Evil": One of the more infamous methods of possession comes from a physical violation of a potential host's body from living objects. Notable examples of this method include Linda, Ed Getley, and Ash Williams (though Williams managed to prevent further infection by sucking it out "like an evil snake bite"). Wounded Target: A slow "evil infection" can occur in a potential host subject that has been recently injured in an area in which a great deal of supernatural activity is occurring. Though the most common form of possession occurs when the Kandarian Demon "injects" a desired target with the spirit, there are other methods in which a Deadite can take over a host, including: The signature power of a Deadite spirit is it's ability to possess any creature of flesh (both living and dead). The internal process of Deadite possession ( Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick) Possession įollowing their imprisonment, the appearances of Deadites upon the Earth vary from universe to universe, though most seem to occur from the late 20th and into the early 21st Century. When The Dark Ones were banished from the world of the living, the Deadites were also expelled, and were held within a prison realm known as the Mirror Dimension. Regardless of their true origin, it was during the age in which The Dark Ones ruled the Earth that the Deadites were used as soldiers to keep humanity in check. Īnother source implied that The Dark Ones were responsible for their creation, the first being a cursed human known only as "The Faceless Man". Discovered by the Kandarian Demon, the creature leaned to channel these cursed spirits and unleash them upon the world of the living. 6.2 "Power of Love"/Emotional ConnectionĪ hostless Deadite spirit roams the woods ( Evil Dead: Hail To The King)Īccording to one source, the creatures which came to be known as Deadites originated as the souls of wicked humans that had been corrupted in the darkest pits of Hell itself.