
Meanwhile, Unitology grows into one of the dominant religions in the galaxy. The chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee called for an inspector general investigation into the US Coast Guard in the wake of revelations of systemic mishandling of sexual assault. Markoff goes on to create copies of the original Black Marker destroyed in Chicxulub. Animation Spotlight: Dead Space: Aftermath As promised in the Game Spotlight for Dead Space 2, let’s have a look at one of the two media releases dealing with the events leading up to the start of Dead Space 2. Altman dies in a Necromorph attack and becomes a false martyr, with future generations hailing him as the church's founder. Altman almost escapes, but Markoff, a local militia leader who reveals his true loyalty to the Marker and the genesis of Unitology, captures him. Eventually, those corrupted by the Marker start worshiping Altman for his resistance.Īt the end of the novel, the Marker causes the initial outbreak of Necromorphs. For the number of hazards Isaac Clarke comes upon in the game, almost all of them have a unique death animation tied to them. During the excavation process, Altman realizes that, while it drives others to commit murder and suicide, the Marker's power does not affect him. Dead Space 's death animations are the stuff of legend. While investigating a gravitational signal, Altman finds the Black Marker in a crater near the town of Chicxulub. This obelisk-like object causes people to hallucinate and - as revealed later - has the power to reanimate the living corpses that "Dead Space" calls Necromorphs.

In the novel, Altman uncovers the first Marker humankind has encountered.
