MAGGIE EXPLAINED - The Necroambulist Virus Explored | A Zombie Disease that Actually Follows Rules 

Thanks for watching Y'all! If you didn't know, I have posted a video that auto public'd last night on Crotoan Medical which was dumb lol but itll be for real releasing today. Let me know what you think if you decide to check it out!

My mom got scratched by a cat years ago. The claw got stuck between her finger nail and the side of the fingertip. She noticed a red line moving up her arm through her vein in the following days. The red line reached her left shoulder before she went to the hospital. She was immediately moved into an emergency room and pumped full of anti-biotics to fight off the infection that was very close to her heart. The doctor said if she gave it another day, she wouldn't be here. Great tip, really can save lives.

Looking at the effects of the crops and the black blood, my first thought was corn smut. It's a black fungus that grows on corn, and in it's current form is not harmful to humans, but there are fungi that are very deadly to us. The movie might call it a virus, but a fungal infection is a probability.

This actually looks creepy. The part with the "something smells good" and the unwillful eating of the fox actually had me kinda freaked out. What an unfortunate situation the Terminator found himself in.

That creeping in the veins from infection is called septicemia. It’s blood poisoning from a bacterial infection in the arm or leg or wherever the cut was. My husband had it a couple of times while he worked at a ship yard. One time he came home with a fever and redness on his arm, I was telling him to get to the er immediately as we just watched the red lines creeping up his arm towards his heart. It was scary, the doctor said he would have been in either critical condition in the morning with no treatment, or dead. Septicemia is very serious people!!

What's called heat thunder is quite common where I grew up. It can happen on clear nights and usually happens during the summer months. This could be an explanation for some of the thunder that is happening.

destroying the foodsource and targeting humans hmuuu sounds like a bio weapon to me and especially that it is so unusuall in nature makes me think that it could have been handmade.

This movie was an incredibly heartbreaking story of a father's love, but this is probably one of my favourite "zombie" movies. I loved this more original take on it, the way it progressed, the way the diseased acted, the way society dealt with them. It was very sad, but a great movie imo.

I like that this virus is more realistic by 1. Taking days to weeks to reach terminal stages, 2. Showing a steady but not complete cognitive decline, 3. Keeping the actual body of the infected alive while not giving them weird super human abilities

"Does it really thunderstorm this much in the Midwest?". As someone from the Midwest I can confirm this. Sometimes thunder just happens. I recall one summer, we had a thunderstorm about every 11 or so days. Shit was wack.

I never thought I’d see the day. Thank you Roanoke and random persistent viewer for this. I’ve been looking for a zombie movie that makes relative sense.

This movie depressed the hell out of me, but I loved how scarily close it came to mirroring real life and our current outbreak. That being said, I do not appreciate living through a historical event.

This film was a startling reminder that even though he usually doesn't bother, Arnie CAN act.

I really like this movie’s premise. It’s not just “entire world is gone, zombies are everywhere, no hope, complete anarchy” It’s very cool how it’s somewhat under control. And I love it. I like this type of zombie movie.

I remember when my mom was bit by a spider and she thought nothing of it, till a dark line serrated going up her arm. She kept insisting she was fine, but thank god my dad dragged her to the ER. It was almost to her shoulder by then and saved her life. So I’ve always remembered, if a line starts creeping towards the heart, it’s ER time.

zombie rodents is a fucking terrifying idea, with how they can get inside from just a small crack or hole that normally would seem inconsequential you'd have to be very careful in sealing up your home base, and keeping it clear. Also just imagine if you stumbled upon a colony of them, especially on the larger size which can get into the area of 150, getting swarmed and nibbled to death by a hundred tiny mouths sounds like one of the worst ways to go. If rodents ever do become zombies, lets just hope they don't start following the trope of zombies herding up and the necrosis hampers their ability to compress.

I loved Arnold in Maggie. It showed so much depth in his acting abilities. This was a very human movie.

This movie was so good. It's hard to believe that the Terminator could do a zombie drama film with very little action. Not only that but it would turn out to be a good, dare I say great movie.

Roanoke, the laymen's term for the red vein going up your arm/leg/limb is "blood poisoning." Also for everyone else: this applies to any mammal (as far as I know) as well-and certainly any that we tend to keep as pets. Had to take one of my dogs to the vet when she got stung on the foot by a wasp, wouldn't leave it alone, and because I was watching it, I realized she had that red line/vein going up her paw/under her fur. Got her on antibiotics and everything was fine. Edit: holy! Thanks for all the likes! :D

I can't believe it. I had that weird red line infection leading to my heart, when i was about 9. I'd stepped on a sewing needle and it was EXTREMELY visible, but whenever I've described it, it's sounded so fantastical and I've never heard of it again until NOW. My mother (an MD) remembers it clearly, but I always thought my childish brain over exaggerated how zombie like it was! Freaky shit I tell you! It was slowly climbing up my leg and I went through multiple local anaesthetic surgeries on my foot to find wtf was in it. Two days before we flew to Hobart to catch an icebreaker bound for Antarctica, I'm there on crutches, with a little specimen jar of a half inch sewing machine needle and a very apologetic mother lol. Fantastic video and again, another incredible, obscure, and very real medical fact that proves how incredibly strange and wonderful our world is, and just how able you are to break down the fictional and fantastic ♡.

I had a tattoo done on my wrist a few years back, a few days later I noticed a red line going up my arm, thought nothing of it until it reached almost up to my shoulder. Decided I may as well let a doctor take a look, in which they informed me I had blood poisoning and rushed me to hospital. Put me on antibiotics and told me if I left it any longer i'd be dead......Lucky I got it checked really lol

Arnold and Nicolas Cage, two actors who I will always watch no matter how boring or bad the movie is.

This movie was very heart tugging to watch, lots of people are always like "if there was a zombie in front of me I'd take it down no problem" but when said person see's someone they care about get bit and infected, what will actually go through your mind? a part of you will say put them out of their misery but can you actually stomach the fact of putting down someone you love, especially if it's your daughter you raised all those years?

Those spikes from cargo do exist, it's a sharp metal rod on a small can of compressed air. They were found in isolated areas where you couldn't get to a hospital in time, it's to end any pain or suffering in an instant. All that happens if you press the button, the air rushes out to the metal rod, which is firmly placed against your temple with a force of 490psi, the rod enters your temple, forces it's way through your brain. The result is an instant painless death.

Abigail Breslin (the girl who plays Maggie) seems to be the go to choice for a young girl in a zombie movie. She played Little Rock in Zombieland and Zombieland 2.

The human bottleneck, where around 10,000 breeding pairs(If I'm remembering correctly, that's 2 females and a male.) of humans were left after a massive volcanic eruption in the pacific. Just barely enough to sustain genetic diversity and allow us to repopulate. Edit: Wait...Brompton cocktails aren't supposed to be painful. Docs in this movie messed up.

While not the greatest zombie movie, or movie in general; I think Arnie actually did a really good job in a role that isn't just an action move. Besides his accent not making sense for the area, his acting is very well done.

It’s very refreshing to have a Zombie virus that can be explained by a lot more that “shit happens”. Thanks for your excellent theories and discussion.

I was so excited for this movie when it released, but it was so depressing. Don’t think I would ever watch it again. It was definitely a unique take on the zombie genre though.

This movie came out during the time where my mom was rapidly declining with cancer. It really hit different.

As Sam O’Nella once said “with enough harassment you can do anything”

Something about these kinds of zombie diseases absolutely terrify me. The thought of losing your sense of self and only having the primal urge to eat is horrifying to me. It's kind of like dementia, where you slowly lose your consciousness until eventually nothing is left. Anywho great video!

Its so weird how in these universes humans apparently can’t be put to sleep like any other animal. We have basically perfected the science of letting our beloved furry friends get a dignified end without any pain or distress, but I guess designing an epipen that basically just makes you ”fall asleep” all calmly is just to difficult? I mean, Imagine the accidents that could happen with the Cargo needle!! Even when slaughtering animals in an extremely controlled manner you sometimes need to give them two bullets because the first one did not fully kill their brain. They dont suffer during such a situation as long as you are effective when reloading and giving them another bullet, but if you just laid them down and let them be... If the brain was hit terribly wrong, they could still be awake and aware for quite some time without proper ability to controll their body! Imagine having missfired your only needle, and not being able to move properly to crawl off a cliff or get a gun or something?! That would be horrifying!! I mean, guns fail to kill people that try to shoot themselves in the head often enought that a headshot does not equal instant death. If a gun can fail to do the job, I would not put my trust in a single, slim needle. Not to mention how scary it is to have to make such an abrupt desition. I would rather stab myself in the leg with an epipen and then feel myself slowly just fade out. Maybe even add some funny drugs to the mix so it feels nice.

"But all that really does is enable PVP" Lmfao. Hazzah a fellow man of quality.

I just can't get it out of my head - who the hell wears those light, white dresses instead of normal pajamas or underwear for sleeping? Like that little zombie-girl or Maggie at the end of the film? It's pretty much a standard uniform for every ghost girl in horror movies. I know that they are supposed to increase the drama factor - the white material contrasts with blood and darknes, it contradicts our cultural habit of associating clean white with innocence and harmlessness, while the said ghost girls are anything but harmless - but still, not even my grandma wears it. Who even owns one these days?

I never heard of this movie. It seems super interesting. Zombie movies always seem to be "get bit, turn into a zombie in under 1 minute, take off running in a rampage to clap as many cheeks vie your tusks as possible" I like how this movie portrays it.

Love your content, it is really visible all the effort and joy you put into it, keep it coming!!

It could actually be a mycophage fungal virus that jumped to humans. Infected mycelium in the soil could be the cause of the crop die off.

Good on Maggy for jumping. At least she was willing to do what was needed.

Trust me, during the season, the Midwest is pretty much constantly on the cusp of a thunderstorm, sometimes the rumbling thunder even syncs for dramatic effect.

This is actually one of my favorite movies. Thank you for doing this one!

6:36 I actually know a guy who raises cattle around here and when they're calving you're more likely to find him sleeping in a blind then his house. Dude will spend most of the night looking through a thermal camera for anything after the calves. At which point when he sees it gets shot in the head. Oh and I forgot to mention he may have spent a few years as a corpsman sniper. But just the amount around here who would nail a human sized head from a kilometer away is crazy.

Yeah but whenever humanity hits an extinction event like that, we can just sharpen some sticks and get to work. Sharp sticks solved like 80 percent of our extinction events

This movie was heartbreaking but beautiful. I loved it and I hate tragedies! He was ready to do what he had to when the time came, but there was just enough of her true self left for her to be able to walk away and spare him from having to. Also Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin were absolutely amazing!

Damn, looking at all your videos got me loading up my queue of movies I need to watch!

About the people not gathering with something like this. It becomes the new normal, people stop giving any crap. I take a medication that keeps a condition in check. Considering what's been going on for awhile now, I could see people just vibing with things like this happening. Acceptance of the end.

Hey Roanoke, I know you probably won’t see this, but thank you. The man who was basically my surrogate father committed suicide two days ago. Your videos have helped keep my mind off of things. I appreciate the hard work you put into these videos. So thank you

Lol I’m glad to see persistence can go a long way on your channel because that “All of us are dead” series definitely should be next. Not sure exactly how realistic the virus is but it’s a good watch and has some fictional depth for you to explore

Such a good film whoever talked you into covering this film, good job!

Zombie breakdows are my favourite kind of breakdowns. I really can't wait until everyone plays through Dying Light 2, so that we can get an update on Harran Virus 2 electric boogaloo.

So the year is 2015 you're standing within melee range of Arnold Schwarzenegger and he has an axe Are you brave enough to piss him off?

Also 1. The thunder is metaphor for the storm that is creeping closer but never comes 2. I love how no one is in the wrong here. Everyone acted with just actions. All diff reasons but all scared for themselves and loved ones and others. 3. The "painful" cocktail i just realized its probably 1 more way to make it ethical because the infected who stopped feeling will feel something that makes them more human. It also ensures when they die they don't come back as zombies

Love the ChubbyEmu shoutout. I do all his little multichoice pop quizzes whenever I scroll past. Great vid keep up the great work 👍

The plains areas get tons of thunderstorms. I'm not a weather expert but could it be possible that all the burning fields are putting extra particles in the atmosphere for moisture to cling to and also add to the storms?

Could there be more storms due to crops burning? After the wildfires in California/Colorado there were thunderstorms built off the smoke plumes (water molecules condensing on the ash)

I thought they were burning the crops because it was the safest way to handle zombies lying in the fields. Like Maggie, Arnie, and that boy were attacked by zombies playing peekaboo in the crops so I thought that was the issue!

Take care of yourselves, be observant and don't put off going to the doctor or ER if you see that red line! He ain't kidding about infections. I had an infected in-grown toenail one summer. While I was visiting my friend for the weekend, a red line began to run up the top of my foot. I went fast and about 12 hours after it showed up I had a bad fever and a sore throat. Needless to say, I ended up getting some hefty huge antibiotics. I spent the next week with the lymph nodes in my throat, so swollen my doctor had given me opioids for the pain (this was back in the 90's). It was terrifying and painful. Love your work RG, I am super happy I found your channel!

Actually as someone who has grown up in the midwest we do get a lot of thunderstorms I would find it completely believable with how little time passes in this movie.

This movie is definitely about cancer. I remember discussions like with the doctor where my brother was lied to about his condition, only for my parents and I to be hit by a harsher reality. Where the steroids and chemotherapy changed his appetite randomly from never hungry to ravenous and embarrassed to be a day or two later. To his friends trying to be encouraging but eventually falling out due to the emotional stress. This movie hit me. Don't get me wrong, I like the movie and worldbuilding, but I couldn't see it any other way than a man losing his daughter to cancer

I love that every time you refer to the brain in your videos you call it "the giant nerd". Gets a chuckle out of me every time.

This was the movie where I saw Arnold's dramatic capabilities. It was quite underrated. Similar to Cargo. Btw Roanoke, can you look at the physiology of the aliens in the movie "The Arrival", starring Charlie Sheen. 😊

8:40 - I'd argue that's more of a general human thing, not a "male" thing, that we become more talkative and sociable when working on a task together. Think about all the talk and gossip across the centuries at the laundry and in the kitchen, all places of group work that are more traditionally associated with women and feminine activities. I think that makes a lot more sense than saying humans with XY chromosomes are just inherently more social in these situations. 😅 You have a great point about using a project as a way for guys to open up, though, because it's a "manly" group activity that encourages talking, as opposed to getting lost in the crowd of a sports match, or maintaining the quiet at a fishing spot. Masculine people (of any gender!) face so much pressure in society to repress their emotions, and there are simply too few "acceptable" ways for them to open up to others. It bums me out.

Man you are way underrated, so many more people should be watching your stuff I still occasionally binge your dead space videos and hope you cover or re-evaluate the necromorphs in the new dead space 1 remake. Keep it up man 😁

i love how he always explains everything over and over again It actually is very entertaining

"Does it really thunder this much in the midwest?" Yes, yes it does. There is thunder almost every week

As someone from the midwest we do get a lot of thunderstorms, especially the great lakes area. And yes there can be a thunderstorms a few miles one way and you hear it but never hits you.

I loved this movie because it focused on more than just the infected, thanks for doing this movie it's one of my favorites

This is one of those solid gold heart movies, 10 out of 10 for relatability. It's easily relatable cause you see family of friends deal with these kinds of illnesses..

Definitely would like to see the Jiralhanae a.k.a. the Brutes from the Halo series revisited, taking into account cinematics and whatnot from more recent entries like *_Halo Wars 2_* and *_Halo: Infinite_* for more up-to-date info.

Oh hey I remember this movie, but I never actually got through it. On another topic, have you checked out Star Trek: Voyager’s Macrovirus? It’s nearly impossible to explain biologically, but I’d love to see your take on it.

The red line is true. Blood poisoning caused by bacteria. I had it happen to me when at 15. A poisonous hobo spider bit me in my sleep. My parents thought I was just being a dramatic teen at first then in only a day or two my arm was double the size and a line was up my arm and heading towards my neck & I had such a high fever I felt drunk.The hospital saw that & made a call for any available Dr immediately until the specialist showed up as well as my cardiologist bc I have a few heart problems. and I was rushed in. They marked the line every 15 mins. It grew the first few times then began to slowly decreases. They immediately cut out the black tissue where the bite took place while giving me some serious jumpstart IV antibiotics, fluids, & pain meds for the pain and for what came next …scalpel to the arm. (this movie is a trip bc I HAVE seen a spot on ny body turning black & dying with nothing I could do until they cut it out)The meds made me immediately made me feel very sick but they told me that was just the start and they weren’t kidding. My fever had to get below 100.4 from the current 104. I was jacked up for a long time. It took a month of lots of meds and weekly EKG’s. Let’s just say spiders scare the slit out of me and my scar is the reminder one almost killed me. The Dr let us know only a day later it would have reached my heart. Fun fact: hobo and recluse spiders will get inside for heat and like beds. When you roll over they get scared and spit NUMBING fluid then bite. You may not feel the bite. Don’t ever dismiss a red lump with tiny dark spots

This guy’s entire presentation is absolutely incredible! I truly enjoyed this video

Bro, I found your videos a while back and fell in love with it. I’ve always watched movies and tried to logic them. Even with the newest Texas Chainsaw movie lol. You’re awesome and your content is amazing. Keep it up bro!

Love your breakdowns... Could we maybe get one for All of Us Are Dead?? The whole time I was watching that I was thinking "I'm gonna need Roanoke to take a bite of this one... " If not, no worries... I'm sure these are a ton of work and a TV show might be too much. Just was curious wjat you would think of it.

I honestly loved this movie. It was different, sad and nice to see Arnold in a non action movie.

A great watch! Note from the Midwest on thunder/storms. Heat thunder is pretty common in hot months. Also the fact that they've been consistently burning crops can lead to that smokey sky and more rain as a result!

You do an amazing job for so many different movies and games. The best breakdowns ever! Thank you

The best option for these types of zombies is chain mail, shark suits, or gimp leather/latex and padding. Anything to blunt the weak bites of humans while covering the skin to exposure. Bonus, for most the world it's not that bad of an option.

Love the home alone reference in the description. Video is really good too :)

I've always wondered why there aren't more "harmless" zombies in movies, where they're literally just bodies with minimal brain activity. it's probably not as exciting, but it's a pretty cool twist to the average idea of violent zombies.

@Roanoke Gaming I could honestly see the cops taking the lady to Jail that hid her infected family, as not just a means to punish but to keep watch on her for suicide prevention as she has just lost her family and it is likely that she would be in no good shape in her mind.

I don`t think this is a virus at all. It seems a lot more like some sort of prion. This would explain how it can jump between radically different species, and why there would be no immune response, as well as the nerve damage. It would be a lot like SCP-008, the zombie virus. Although I have to admit that most prions would probably take a lot longer.

"Wow such gaming" did a good analysis on that movie and while, as stated by several other people here, thunder seems to be quite normal in the midwest, it also works as a way to symbolize the catastrophe drawing near. If you listen closely, the thunder gets louder and louder during the movie the closer we get to the end of maggie turning, the dread and fear being small at first, but getting closer and unavoidable like the sheer power if nature thunder symbolizes

Humble suggestion. Before season 2 of Invincible, look over how the Viltrumite purge affects their evolution. Know you aren't a geneticist but be fun to hear your thoughts on how they became immune to nearly every virus/bacterial infection and why it overrides other genetic coding.

My heart truly leaps when I see a new video is out

This was really well done and was so sad. I can't say I loved it but it is definitely up there as one to watch.

Yesss! Roanoke is the best almost 700k subs and soon to be 1 million!!! been with you since 100k and i complained why you only have 100k during the necromorph days

Ive been asking for this for awhile too. So thanks

Hey Roanoke. I'm definitely not a biologist or medical expert, but wouldn't a fungus be a better vector than a virus, since they can theoretically monopolize both plants and humans (avoiding the very difficult/impossible task of getting used to invading both plant and human cells)?

I'm still anticipating for when Roanoke covers GTFO's sleepers when enough information comes available.

I've been suggesting this on some of your videos, this movie is such an underrated story.

The red line thing happened when my cat bit me. Somewhere around 20 hours after the bite, I had a red line up to my bicep and promptly went to the hospital. If a cat bites you deep enough to draw blood, go to the hospital ASAP! It's probably already infected because cats mouths are FILTHY.

It is so cool to have a bio heavy channel. It is so underrated.

That one guy constantly asking him to do Maggie reminds me of OJ asking AngryJoe if he wants to *play a zombie game*

Not gonna lie, I'm opnly watching this channel for the movie summaries. Love the humor and the way you tell stories. The scientific part at the end is a neat bonus though.

Lovely video as always

Love the science talk keep up the badass work

I have a friend who almost died from sepsis because he had a small infected cut on his leg that began travelling up to his heart. I'm not sure how far it had progressed exactly, but doctors said had he not came to the hospital for even a few more days, he likely would have died.

This is in interesting one, not too often you see zombie virus movies handled in such a way. Have you considered looking at the virus in The Last Ship? After season 1, the virus jumps from people to plants, which is similar to what happens in this movie.

i like the choice of music you chose roanoke