Decapitation

Decapitation is the act of severing one's head from the remainder of its body. According to True Blood character Jason Stackhouse, the process is also referred to as "Beheadinism". This is facilitated as either a deliberate act of murder, or as a method of execution. In nearly all cases, the act of decapitation is fatal for the individual. You can't live without a head. However, there are probably some supernatural creatures and alien races out there that can regenerate enough tissue that they could conceivably recover from such a severe injury. Robots may also be decapitated, but this does not necessarily yield a termination of their systems.

The severing of the head is an efficient means of destroying vampires and zombies.

Appearances

 * Being Human: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Me Killing You
 * Walking Dead: When the Dead Come Knocking - Michonne stabs and beheads numerous walkers.
 * Walking Dead: Too Far Gone - The Governor beheads Hershel.