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Blades is a minor character in the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead and the 2005 film Land of the Dead. Blades was a member of the motorcycle gang that assaulted the mall in which the protagonists had fortified against the zombies.
He is portrayed by Tom Savini.
Biography[]
Prior to the zombie outbreak, Blades was a member of The Black Knight, a motorcycle gang that belonged to a Renaissance company, under the pseudonym "Morgan". Given that he was leading the biker gang in the looting of the mall, it may be assumed that he was the number-two biker, or "top man" of Sledge, the gang leader.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)[]
When the undead apocalypse occurred, the group broke up, many members of his gang became nomadic outlaws, moving from place to place and looting for supplies. Near the end of the film, Blades and his gang discover the Monroeville Mall and figure out that there are people holed up inside. During the assault on the mall, he survived the initial attack, and engaged Peter and Stephen in a gunfight. He almost caught Peter, who escaped into the ventilation shaft, prompting Blades to taunt Peter by shouting "I see you, chocolate man!"
Blades was seemingly killed when Peter shot him with a sniper rifle. The force of Peter's gunshot sent Blades over the railings of the upper level where he fell into a fountain on the lower level.[1]
Land of the Dead (2005)[]
Having presumably died in Dawn Of The Dead, he was shown as a zombie in Big Daddy's group. He was seen slashing a man with his machete as the zombies are rampaging through the Fiddler's Green complex.[2]
Equipment[]
- Various Knives: He was armed with various knives, a machete and a Katana sword, he also had a small flick knife that was actually a mustache comb.
- Firearm: Despite Blades' affinity for knives, he did also own a firearm like many other members of the biker gang. Blades would use his firearm to shoot zombies or people who were beyond the range of his knives.
Appearances[]
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Trivia[]
- His appearance in Land of the Dead, albeit brief, makes Blades the first recurring character in the Romero 'Dead' series.
- Blades' death in the fountain most likely saved him from being consumed by zombies, lending him the bloated corpse damaged by water as seen in Land of the Dead.
- Blades was portrayed by Tom Savini, who went on to direct the 1990 reboot film of Night of the Living Dead, and had a cameo appearance in Zack Snyder's Dawn of The Dead remake, this time as a cop in contrast to his outlaw persona in the previous two films.
- In the novelization of Dawn of the Dead, Blades' name is given as "Hatchet."
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References[]
- ↑ Dawn of the Dead (dir. George A. Romero; September 1st 1978)
- ↑ Land of the Dead (dir. George A. Romero; June 24th 2005)