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The demonic undead belong to the realm of influence of [[Mephisto]], who specializes in perverting the dead into macabre creations of undeath.

==Skeletal Types==

Read more about this type of undead in the '''[[Skeleton]]''' article.

==Corpse Types==

[[Image:Mon-ghouls3.jpg|thumb|Lots of [[Ghoul]]s.]]There is a great assortment of undead creatures. Some are restless spirits trapped in their bodies, and others are animated by [[Necromancer]]s, mages or [[demon]]s. In some cases, several different corpses are built together to serve some other perverse use for the hordes of [[Hell]]. An example of this is the [[Grotesque]].

===Ghouls===

[[Ghoul]]s are some sort of reanimated corpse but nothing like slow shambling [[zombie]]s; the ghouls are fast and uncanny, running hunched over in a bestial, almost quadrupedal style. They climb quickly and leap out at the player from all angles, scaling a huge wall to get into the action. They seem somewhat intelligent in that they can also wield weapons, such as swords.

===Zombies===

[[Image:Mon-zombie3.jpg|thumb|A [[Zombie]].]][[Zombie]]s can be both re-animated corpses straight out of a grave, which require very little [[magic]] energy to give a basic motivation (braaaains...) of destructive power or a restless spirit of the former inhabitant of the body, awakening again after death, looking for others to inflict this pain. Zombies are generally completely void of intelligence, and the wounds they received prior to their death often slows them down, making them dangerous primarily only in large numbers. They are the most basic sort of undead, often thought of as even less troublesome than [[Skeleton]]s. The one thing they have as an advantage is usually that they can take more physical punishment before they are destroyed, and the force or spirit that drives them is removed/expelled.

===Mummies===

Mummies are usually powerful warriors or kings stored in great tombs of the [[Sanctuary]] desert tombs, and when reanimated, they will react similar to [[Zombie]]s. The difference is their power and capabilities of spreading disease easier. No mummy type enemies have been announced for [[Diablo III]] yet.

==Construct Types==

[[Image:Mon-grotesque.jpg|thumb|100px|A [[Grotesque]].]]"Construct" undead can be made up of both bone and dead flesh. An undead is a "construct" if it is made up of more parts than the average corpse would have. The only example we have seen so far is a flesh construct, called the [[Grotesque]], but it's likely that we might see more sorts, and even bone constructs before the launch of [[Diablo 3]].

==Incorporeal Types==

A great deal of undead comes in incorporeal forms, such as [[Wraith]]s. This type of undead is the ectoplasmic manifestation of a soul that chose to stay in the mortal realm after losing its normal life, a spirit that has been forced to stay through magic, or perhaps pulled in to the mortal realm from the spirit world. Depending on the type, they usually require weapons of magical nature to damage, and they are experts in draining speed, energy or health from anyone that would have a close encounter with them.

==Higher Undead==

Besides [[King Leoric]], no other "Higher" undead has been announced for [[Diablo 3]].

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