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* TooDumbToLive: While what Grote Guthe did can be partially justified as him being driven batty by sleep deprivation and Marker exposure, [[spoiler: unwittingly infecting himself with Necromorph bacteria while thinking that he was mainlining a sleep aid]], combined with the fact that he was irresponsibly playing around with the stuff shortly beforehand while ''knowing'' that his decision-making was no longer sound proved to be a very stupid thing to do. [[spoiler: As a result of his carelessness, he becomes PatientZero of an outbreak that would see the compound overrun and almost all of the personnel dead and infected in turn]]. And even if Guthe did manage to receive treatment [[spoiler: instead of being shot in the head by Krax]], he would need heavily invasive and life-threatening surgery that would result in him missing an arm and hooked up to life support machines for the rest of his days should he survive the procedure.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:By saving Harmon from the sunken facility, Altman unknowingly helps the experiment data also survive and fall in the bad guys hands. Worse still, Harmon is the one who savagely knocks Altman out out of Marker-induced delusions and ensures Unitology will prosper]].
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:By saving Harmon from the sunken facility, Altman unknowingly helps the experiment data also survive and fall in the bad guys hands. Worse still, Harmon is the one who savagely knocks Altman out out of Marker-induced delusions and ensures Unitology will prosper]].
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** Less ambigous by the end, as when [[spoiler: Altman touches the marker, he concludes that the hallucinations were actually not from the marker but from some "other" force opposing it, trying to encourage humanity to leave it alone]]
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** Less ambigous by the end, as when [[spoiler: Altman touches the marker, he concludes that the hallucinations were actually not from the marker but from some "other" force opposing it, trying to encourage humanity to leave it alone]]alone.]]
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** It's hard to pity Dantec dying horribly by Hennessy's hand because he murdered quite a lot of people during the war on the Moon [[ItsAllAboutMe just to steal their oxygen and survive on his own]].
** [[spoiler:Krax is the only member of the main antagonist trio who does ''not'' get off scot-free, getting murdered by Markoff after becoming expendable and then mutating into the Brute.]]
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** It's hard to pity Dantec dying horribly by Hennessy's hand because he murdered quite a lot of people during the war on the Moon [[ItsAllAboutMe just to steal their oxygen and survive on his own]].
** [[spoiler:Krax is the only member of the main antagonist trio who does ''not'' get off scot-free, getting murdered by Markoff after becoming expendable and then mutating into the Brute.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins:]] Markoff and Stevens [[spoiler:kill Michael Altman and use his earlier press conferences to make him look like a prophet spreading the "divine message" of the Marker, which leads to the founding of Unitology.]]
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* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins:]] Markoff TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Markoff and Stevens [[spoiler:kill kill Michael Altman and use manipulate his earlier press conferences to make him look like a prophet spreading the "divine message" of the Marker, which leads to the founding of Unitology.]]
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* ChainsawGood: Inverted. Altman tries to use an old chainsaw to kill a necromorph, he experiences the usual kickback effect and almost dislocates his shoulder. However, he does manage to kill several Slashers beforehand with it, so it wasn’t a total waste.
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* ChainsawGood: Inverted.Partially [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]]. Altman tries to use an old chainsaw to kill a necromorph, he experiences the usual kickback effect and almost dislocates his shoulder. However, he does manage to kill several Slashers beforehand with it, so it wasn’t a total waste.
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** Averted with the rest of the bad guys.guys who have little if any moral reservations that are not motivated by pragmatism.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: [[BigBad Markoff]], [[EvilGenius Stevens]] and [[TheBrute Krax]], ''especially'' [[spoiler: when they deliver a [[BreakThemByTalking breaking speech]] to Altman [[DownerEnding in the end of the story]].]]
* FedToTheBeast:[[spoiler: Altman is killed by a Brute released into his cell at the end.]]
* FedToTheBeast:[[spoiler: Altman is killed by a Brute released into his cell at the end.]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:By saving Harmon from the sunken facility, Altman unknowingly helps the experiment data also survive and fall in the bad guys hands. Worse still, Harmon is the one who savagely knocks Altman out out of Marker-induced delusions and ensures Unitology will prosper]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[BigBad Markoff]], [[EvilGenius Stevens]] and [[TheBruteKrax]], ''especially'' Krax]] are all jovial at times, yet unnecessarily ruthless. Look no further than [[spoiler: when the ending, where they deliver a [[BreakThemByTalking breaking speech]] to Altman [[DownerEnding in the end of the story]].right before killing him.]]
* FedToTheBeast:[[spoiler: Altman is killed bya the Krax Brute released into his cell at the end.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[BigBad Markoff]], [[EvilGenius Stevens]] and [[TheBrute
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Michael Altman is frequently told by the visions he receives to leave the Marker alone but decides the best way to sabotage his employers' plans for it is to hold a press conference which announces the object's presence to the world. After that, there's no way to cover it up.
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* MeatMoss: Following the Necromorph outbreak, massive lumps of alien meat start growing through the facility walls. These are also capable of absorbing people alive and whole, as [[spoiler:Showalter]] learns it the hard way.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Michael Altman is frequently told by the visions he receives to leave the Marker alone but decides the best way to sabotage his employers' plans for it is to hold a press conference which announces the object's presence to the world. After that, there's no way to cover it up. [[spoiler:It backfires on him in the very worst way possible.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:James Field]] has his head torn off by a Divider during a Necromorph outbreak.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: Michael Altman is frequently told by the visions he receives to leave the Marker alone but decides the best way to sabotage his employers' plans for it is to hold a press conference which announces the object's presence to the world. After that, there's no way to cover it up. [[spoiler:It backfires on him in the very worst way possible.]]
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:James Field]] has his head torn off by a Divider during a Necromorph outbreak.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Markoff is very fond of murdering people whom he claims "expendable". [[spoiler:Not even his own lackey Krax or Altman the main protagonist escape this fate.]]
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* ChainsawGood: Inverted. Altman tries to use an old chainsaw to kill a necromorph, he experiences the usual kickback effect and almost dislocates his shoulder. However, he does manage to kill a Slasher beforehand with it, so it wasn’t a total waste.
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* ChainsawGood: Inverted. Altman tries to use an old chainsaw to kill a necromorph, he experiences the usual kickback effect and almost dislocates his shoulder. However, he does manage to kill a Slasher several Slashers beforehand with it, so it wasn’t a total waste.
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[spoiler:Just to mock him, Markoff arms Altman with a spoon. Altman sharpens it, making it a makeshift knife and uses it to fight against the Brute Necromorph Krax became. Despite his bravery, it doesn't end well for him.]]
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''Dead Space: Martyr'' is a TieInNovel set in the ''Franchise/DeadSpace'' universe, written by B.K. Evenson. It is a {{Prequel}} taking place long before the rest of the series, and reveals the history of Michael Altman, the head figure of the [[ChurchOfHappyology Church of Unitology]], and his discovery of the Black Marker, the first evidence of alien life.
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''Dead Space: Martyr'' is a TieInNovel set in the ''Franchise/DeadSpace'' universe, written by [[Creator/BrianEvenson B.K. Evenson.Evenson]]. It is a {{Prequel}} taking place long before the rest of the series, and reveals the history of Michael Altman, the head figure of the [[ChurchOfHappyology Church of Unitology]], and his discovery of the Black Marker, the first evidence of alien life.
