Doctor Cringelord
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Is Jason a human or a zombie? Neither. I think he's a revenant or a lower tier hell demon (Freddy would be a mid tier demon/revenant. Chucky and Myers are likely also lower tier demons. Pinhead is a higher tier demon).
Some have said the sequels make no good explanation for how Jason drowned as a child but resurrected as a full grown human (how he's portrayed in the early sequels). I believe someone, possibly his mother, was involved in dark arts and attempted to resurrect him after drowning. However, his form was weak and he couldn't leave the lake initially. Unable to get her son back, Pamela was driven by rage and took her revenge on anyone who attempted to re-open camp Crystal Lake. When Alice finally killed Pamela in the first film, Jason was still not at full strength and could only observe from the lake. However, he is fed by rage. It was this rage at seeing her killed that finally allowed him to break from the lake--irony it took her own death to fully bring him out of the lake.
At this point he began the killing spree seen in parts 2-4. Jason is often described by fans as a human in these films, but he's more than human. Think a revenant with wolverine-like regeneration abilities. Most damage only temporarily stops him. I don't even think he is yet fully aware of his powers, as he still shows fear and pain in parts 2-4 when certain people fight him.
In part 5, Jason simply appears to tommy Jarvis in hallucinations. However, I believe that Jason was actually reaching out and "haunting" Tommy. He wasn't strong enough to leave his grave, but he could still reach out and psychologically torment Tommy in visions. This is why Tommy stops having the visions in part 6, because Jason is once again "alive" and doing his physical form thing. It's also possible that Jason's spirit was somewhat possessing or guiding the copycat killer roy burns in part 5.
It is the massive beating he takes in 4 that finally leaves him "dead" until a lightning bolt resurrects his dormant body in part 6. It's here where people begin to describe him as a zombie, but he's not quite like the those portrayed in most zombie movies. He still seems to have some reasoning power and isn't driven by a mindless killing urge. I think that every time he is temporarily stopped, it takes a little more time or impetus to "resurrect", but in turn, this makes him harder to stop each time he comes back.
So Jason is neither a human or a zombie. He is a superhuman with certain similarities to zombies, but ultimately his own category. I've also seen people speculate he is a deadite (Evil Dead universe), but I don't think so. While the same dark magic that allows deadites may have led to Jason's resurrection as a regenerative revenant, I think he's more of a free agent than deadites, who seem to all be driven and controlled by a similar interest. Jason's only purpose is to protect his sacred lands around crystal lake and enact revenge on anyone who crosses into his territory.
Some have said the sequels make no good explanation for how Jason drowned as a child but resurrected as a full grown human (how he's portrayed in the early sequels). I believe someone, possibly his mother, was involved in dark arts and attempted to resurrect him after drowning. However, his form was weak and he couldn't leave the lake initially. Unable to get her son back, Pamela was driven by rage and took her revenge on anyone who attempted to re-open camp Crystal Lake. When Alice finally killed Pamela in the first film, Jason was still not at full strength and could only observe from the lake. However, he is fed by rage. It was this rage at seeing her killed that finally allowed him to break from the lake--irony it took her own death to fully bring him out of the lake.
At this point he began the killing spree seen in parts 2-4. Jason is often described by fans as a human in these films, but he's more than human. Think a revenant with wolverine-like regeneration abilities. Most damage only temporarily stops him. I don't even think he is yet fully aware of his powers, as he still shows fear and pain in parts 2-4 when certain people fight him.
In part 5, Jason simply appears to tommy Jarvis in hallucinations. However, I believe that Jason was actually reaching out and "haunting" Tommy. He wasn't strong enough to leave his grave, but he could still reach out and psychologically torment Tommy in visions. This is why Tommy stops having the visions in part 6, because Jason is once again "alive" and doing his physical form thing. It's also possible that Jason's spirit was somewhat possessing or guiding the copycat killer roy burns in part 5.
It is the massive beating he takes in 4 that finally leaves him "dead" until a lightning bolt resurrects his dormant body in part 6. It's here where people begin to describe him as a zombie, but he's not quite like the those portrayed in most zombie movies. He still seems to have some reasoning power and isn't driven by a mindless killing urge. I think that every time he is temporarily stopped, it takes a little more time or impetus to "resurrect", but in turn, this makes him harder to stop each time he comes back.
So Jason is neither a human or a zombie. He is a superhuman with certain similarities to zombies, but ultimately his own category. I've also seen people speculate he is a deadite (Evil Dead universe), but I don't think so. While the same dark magic that allows deadites may have led to Jason's resurrection as a regenerative revenant, I think he's more of a free agent than deadites, who seem to all be driven and controlled by a similar interest. Jason's only purpose is to protect his sacred lands around crystal lake and enact revenge on anyone who crosses into his territory.