
It seems like players will be able to make their escape, but the Valor picks up an escape pod with a Necromorph inside, which quickly begins killing the crew. After reactivating and repairing certain systems, Clarke is able to call for help, and a military vessel, the USM Valor, answers the SOS. However, there are no escape pods, and calling for help seems to be the only viable course of action.

The main goal when the game begins is to simply escape. This led to them fighting each other, and upon their deaths, they were turned into Necromorphs. These cultists brought the marker into the colony on the planet and then eventually on board the shit where its strange powers caused paranoia and hallucinations throughout the crew. Clarke discovers that members of a cult called the Church of Unitology found a relic called the Red Marker on the planet the Ishimura was assigned to crack. The ship manages to land but is rendered inoperable.Īs the party enters the ship, they become separated as twisted beings called Necromorphs attack. However, when the ship Clarke is in attempts to dock, a malfunction causes massive damage to it, killing one of the party. He volunteered for the mission because his girlfriend, Nicole Brennan, is stationed aboard the Ishimura as a medical specialist.Ĭlarke travels to the Ishimura alongside Kendra Daniels, Zach Hammond, and another corporation employee. As a result, ship system specialist and engineer Issac Clarke is dispatched to investigate and make repairs to the Ishimura if necessary. A massive ship called the USG Ishimura was constructed that could literally crack planets open to extract valuable minerals on a colossal scale.ĭuring its 35th planetcracking operation, communications were lost with the USG Ishimura.

The invention that makes this possible is the planetcracker.

Those who weren’t killed by the ecological disaster that happened have turned to space for resource extraction. Humanity’s numbers have grown to unsustainable numbers, and the Earth has been overmined.

The plot of Dead Space takes place in the year 2508 AD.
