The Undead are neither dead nor alive, nor do they last in that state particularly long. For whatever reason, most media showing an undead character with sentience will have said character not be undead by story's end. Sort of like Schrodinger's Zombie, they can only stay in an 'in between' state until observed in a movie. Whether a vampire, lich, mummy, or rarer fare, you can rest assured that by the story's end any notable undead character will not be undead because of one of the following: This is an , so spoilers follow. Examples of Undeath Always Ends include: