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[The Sandman] So what woul've happened had Burgess' original plan succeeded?

If he had trapped Death instead of Dream? Would we have Zombies?
gpt
The results of Death being successfully captured would be catastrophic.  Not only would **nothing** in the universe die, but Death is also Life, so nothing new would be born.  But that nightmare scenario isn't something we actually have to worry about.  If Death had been successfully captured, not only would the Corinthian not have gone to Burgess to help him keep her captured, he'd actively work to free her (depending on the divergence point that caused the spell to work properly, if it meant that he was still on Earth).  Also, Desire and Despair had a hand in "redirecting" the spell.  If they see that their plan failed and Death was indeed captured, they too see how bad that is and try to free her.  But failing all that?  We see that Death is willing to give the gift of eternal life on a whim.  She may well just give in to Burgess's demands in exchange for freedom.