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Danny Phantom Headcanons on Ectobiology/Ectophysiology

Many believe that ghosts don't breathe, but they do. They use less oxygen, but they do still require it, otherwise, the ghost zone would not be safe for humans to venture into and live! Ghosts are not actually dead, they just have a different biology and a human may become a ghost in the afterlife if they have strong wills to not let go of their early ties, or it may be completely spontaneous, as the Infinite Realms are mysterious. Afterall, ghosts can procreate as evidenced in the series, so they have to be alive in some shape or form. Boxlunch was born a ghost, a child made of two different ghosts, thus ghosts are living beings because NO WAY can a ghost child just spontaneously arise from two ghosts if the ghosts are both supposedly dead beings. Little swimmers don’t work like that, and Boxlunch proves that it definitely isn’t an asexual kind of reproduction. Also, ghost blood is green not just because of its ectoplasm, but because ectoplasm has a complex makeup where the hemoglobin has a sulfur molecule on it, therefore giving the blood/ectoplasm its green tint. Rare in humans, but those who are more susceptible to taking up sulphur are more prone to becoming ghosts. Kind of like Sulfhemoglobinemia in humans. The iron is still there, but most of their hemoglobins utilize the sulfur, but the ghost zone still has a sufficient O2 supply for their cells that do still require iron and it's safe for humans to breathe. Like ghosts have extreme sulfhemoglobinemia and that’s why their skin tones tend to be ghastly blue/green/white. Ember’s blue flame hair is the result of burning sulfur in the zone. Sulphur is greenish in the ghost zone due to the chemicals it mixes with, chemicals not found in the human world, but not usually deadly or harmful to humans unless mixed with electricity or cola. Human intake of ectoplasmic air is actually beneficial and helps a person get their daily sulfur intake for their own cells. Sulphur is NOT in a gaseous form in the ghost zone. That’s why ghost zone air is a bit thicker. Also elevated levels of copper in their blood. Also, if they were dead, their physique would not change according to age/diet like in the future shown when Dan was present.