Three, four, five--still alive!

Even though he had been unequivocally killed, the shadowy swordsman returned the following day as a shambling, groaning zombie. He had managed, in a feat of ingenuinity not often seen among the undead, to re-attach his head by jamming a pike down through the top of the skull and into the neck.

Apparently the thing wanted the return of its cloak, for when he managed to catch up with Doctor Termidan Glockenschmidt the only words he rasped were "where am I?" and "give it back."

Ultimately the thing was burnt into ash by one of the good Doctor's inventions. One would imagine it would have the common decency to stay dead this time 'round.