All Of Us Are Dead Zombie Theory Explains Why Some People Become Halfbies
There may be a reason why some people become halfbies in All Of Us Are Dead. Based on the webtoon Now At Our School, Netflix's popular horror K-Drama follows a zombie virus outbreak in the fictional Hyosan High School. As Class 2-5 sees most people become a zombie after infection, they're surprised to find some people are only partially symptomatic. These people, dubbed "halfbies" or "hambies," include the bully Gwi-nam (Yoo In-soo), class president Nam-ra (Cho Yi-hyun), bully-victim Eun-ji (Oh Hye-soo), and potentially others to be confirmed in season 2.
Usually in All Of Us Are Dead, people turn into zombies through an agonizing process within minutes of being bit. Those who don't turn still exhibit zombie-like behaviors that include human flesh cravings and spontaneously breaking bones. Halfbies, however, also exhibit superhuman strength, rapid healing abilities, and undetectability from other zombies. The halfbie concept helps All Of Us Are Dead flip the trope of humans being more of a threat than zombies in zombie horror showsby finding a middle ground. In doing so, the halfbies give the show fresh opportunities to explore.
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As mysterious as the halfbie strain is, there's one All Of Us Are Dead theory [via Reddit] suggesting how people really become halfbies. Each person becoming a halfbie has a strong motive that could override the virus, and considering what the virus is, this idea isn't entirely implausible. Their motive must either override fear, be driven by anger, or experience a combination of the two. Gwi-nam was set on hunting down Cheong-san (Yoon Chan-young), Eun-ji was angry and depressed from her intense bullying and was on a
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