History Headscratchers / DeadSpace3

** Well, the point of the markers is that they're old. Extremely old, as in "around even before mammals were common" type old. [[spoiler: Brethren Moons have been eating civilizations for hundreds of millions, if not billions of years, and the aliens on Tau Volantis knew as much about the true origin of the markers as we did]]. For why there's no explanation, see CanonFodder; they need to both retain some mystery and enigma to the Necromorphs and markers, and they probably still want to continue the series. Or, perhaps, they didn't want [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/MassEffect3 have some psychic hallucination from the Brother Moon manifesting as Nicole give some shoehorned exposition for the faulty logic that they are 'saving' advanced civilizations by preserving them in Necromorph form]]]]. Perhaps we'll get a proper origin in the future, but if you're hungry for theories, go to the WMG page.

** Beckett had been injured by a Slasher on the Roanoke (Notice the puncture wound on his side). There's a good chance that he was barely clinging to life as it is, which is why he chose to stay behind- he knew that he was going to die and was only slowing the group down. But since he was probably in pain from being in intense cold as well as having been recently stabbed and then survived a shuttle crash, he probably wanted his passing to go as quickly as possible without just putting a gun to his head.

** Well, the point of the markers is that they're old. Extremely old, as in "around even before mammals were common" type old. Brethren moons have been eating civilizations for hundreds of millions, if not billions of years, and the aliens on Tau Volantis knew as much about the true origin of the markers as we did. For why there's no explanation, see CanonFodder; they need to both retain some mystery and enigma to the Necromorphs and markers, and they probably still want to continue the series. Or, perhaps, they didn't want [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 have some psychic hallucination from the Brother Moon manifesting as Nicole give some shoed-in exposition for the faulty logic that they are 'saving' advanced civilizations by preserving them in Necromorph form]]. Perhaps we'll get a proper origin in the future, but if you're hungry for theories, go to the WMG page.

* Ok, we know now that Markers [[spoiler: create Brethern Moons]], but do we know what creates Markers? Specifically, the "original" kind, Black Markers? I initially thought [[spoiler: the Moons themselves]] did, but that creates a whole Chicken-and-Egg thing that makes my head hurt. Or was there an explanation I missed in between screaming like a gi-I mean, Reb Brown?

** At the time, Ellie was very upset with Isaac for his perceived abandonment. She had watched her home be lost to the Necromorphs, and she wanted to jump back into the fray to prevent that from happening to anyone else. Preferably, with Isaac, but he just wanted to bunker down and look out for himself. I'm guessing Ellie was contacted by [=EarthGov=], asking her to use her expertise to help find a way to combat necromorphs, which she likely jumped at. Once she got that assignment, she undoubtedly worked with Norton, who was everything she wanted Isaac to be: handsome, experienced, confident, and willing to jump into the fray with her. At the same time, that chivalry was mostly bravado to hide Norton's cowardly nature, and with everyone else his subordinate, he never had any competition for his CrazyJealousGuy traits to shine through. During the events of ''3'', Ellie mistook his Jerkassness as just being under a lot of stress with a lot on the line, and didn't realize how far he'd go to posess Ellie.

* What did Ellie see in Norton? Is he a different guy when not around Markers or his girlfriend's exes, or did Ellie subconsciously seek out the biggest JerkAss around in order to hurt Isaac?

** Its very likely they were fine, until someone lost track of their job and a Necromorph escaped through a vent.

** I'm guessing they're soldiers that became Unitologists. Considering the CrapsackWorld that exists, it's not a stretch to think that many soldiers would've went AWOL and joined Dinik. Not to mention EarthGov was infiltrated by Unitologists, so it's not a stretch to think some of the moles went into the military and received military training.

** I think it's a bit of both. The Markers exerts a force on all humans, but humans react to the force in two main ways. The first is that their hallucinations try and drive them to kill themselves and/or Convergence. The second is that the hallucinations tell them to flee and save themselves. Humans that give into the first, the 'true believers' of Unitology, are granted protection from the Necromorphs by the Markers. The Humans that resist and fall into the second category, most of the 'hipster' Unitologists that made up Danik's ranks, are hunted down and killed by the Necromorphs. Basically, the Unitologists that you see fighting the Necromorphs don't really believe in the teachings of Unitology, in the same way that a Crusader might not have been a /real/ Catholic.

* The human enemies don't seem like Unitologists at all, just a bunch of guys Dinik hired. They shoot at necromorphs, even though their practically worshiped by them. Also, they tend to shout things only soldiers would say, not insane fanatics.

** I think it's a bit of both. The Markers exerts a force on all humans, but humans react to the force in two main ways. The first is that their hallucinations try and drive them to kill themselves and/or Convergence. The second is that the hallucinations tell them to flee and save themselves. Humans that give into the first, the 'true believers' of Unitology, are granted protection from the Necromorphs by the Markers. The Humans that resist and fall into the second category, most of the 'hipster' Unitologists that made up Danik's ranks, are hunted down and killed by the Necromorphs.

** I think it's a bit of both. Danik has 'true believers' within the ranks (For example, the four Unitologists who slit their own throats in the Excavation room), but a lot of his men are just anarchistic grunts who were either 'DOWN WITH EARTHGOV!' or just recently got into Unitology.

** They had research facilities there, and hoped to study them. They also brought their dead onboard, so when one escaped despite all precautions, an outbreak could happen. They might have even brought iced specimens aboard even before they knew they could reanimate. If they really all were killed as a part of the liquidation order, it could be that the necromorphs onboard could escape, since no security was watching them anymore.

* Why were people packaging necrmorphs on a ship, where they could have broke out and attacked?

** [[spoiler: Isaac just finished getting swallowed by a giant monster and having to shoot an ally. He was stressed out and wanted to get straight to the point. He was trying not to hurt Ellie's feelings, but that was inevitable.]]

* [[spoiler: After Norton betrays the group and Isaac is force to kill, he completely screws up his explanation to Ellie why he killed him. "IDidWhatIHadToDo," then "He pointed a gun at me," and then finally "he betrayed us," which finally placates Ellie. he knew the full story, and Carver can attest to it. Seriously, all he had to do was say "Norton was the Danik's mole, he cut a deal to get the us offworld in exchange for letting them kill me. He still tried to kill me after Danik betrayed him, so I had to kill him in self-defense," and Carver had to say "Yep, that's what happened!" So, why the hell would he give the most ambiguous explanation for telling Ellie why he shot her boyfriend in the face?]]

** Regarding them shooting at necromorphs: I'm guessing they have a more pragmatic way of following their religion. You can't really kill more people to create more necromorphs if you're dead. Better sacrifice a few necromorphs attacking you to kill more normal humans to convert later.

** Regarding them shooting at necromorphs: I'm guessing they have a more pragmatic way of following their religion. You can really kill more people to create more necromorphs if you're dead. Better sacrifice a few necromorphs attacking you to kill more normal humans to convert later.

* The human enemies don't seem like Unitologists at all, just a bunch of guys Dinik hired. They shoot at necromorphs, even though their practically worshiped by them. Also, they tend to shout things only soldiers would say, not insane fanatics.

** Not to mention that the entire area was littered with insulated rooms complete with generators and heat sources that warm Isaac up almost instantly. The guy really doesn't care about his life too much.

* After crashing on Tau Volantis, Ellie's group scavenges winter gear to help travel, but because there wasn't enough for all of them, one member elects to stay behind. The problem is, he didn't seem to care for his well-being much afterwards. I mean, there were blankets in the room, and he didn't think of wrapping himself in them? Improvising a suit with them? Or building a shelter with them? Really, anything but just sit in a corner and wait to freeze to death. I suppose he could have accepted his death and not want to delay the inevitable, but come on!

** Makes sense, especially for Tau Volantis. If a Necromorph is killed, the Marker has a back-up plan. Meaning that it drives people insane enough ''to turn themselves into Necromorphs.''

** That's for the sane people, at least. People who are driven insane by the marker will stab their friends to write on the walls in their blood, so it's not too much of a leap to think the behavior induced could be ripping off necro-flesh and shoving it in their mouths.

** On Tau Volantis the weather is cold and harsh, so it's unlikely there's much to eat there. Once the food ran out a bunch of starving saps probably started eating some of the necrotic tissue growing everywhere. Either that or it's a weird Unitologist ritual.

** On Tau Volantis the whether is cold and harsh, so its unlikely theirs much to eat their. Once the food ran out a bunch of starving saps probably started eating some of the necrotic tissue growing everywhere. Either that or its a weird Unitologist ritual.

* Just what kind of event made people hungry enough to eat Necromorph tissue?