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* The Pack inexplicably shows up in this DLC with disturbing mutations that make them look alien in contrast to their pale forms in the second game. Considering the Pack we previously saw were human children the implications of where these Pack Necromorphs came from are unpleasant to say in the least. Either the soldiers on Tau Volantis did actually have children who were turned, the Unitologists brought these children with them for likely disturbed reasons, or these actually are alien children that were turned into Necromorphs. Every option is both disturbing and tragic.

** This gives the entire game a more unnerving aspect than in previous games. In the first game, you were arriving at the tail end of a Necromorph outbreak, which was 90-95% done. In the second, you were there near the very beginning and saw the full horror of it. This time, however, you're entering places long dead with the Necromorphs waking up. Not to claim the crew of a ship or a space station, but solely for you. No distractions, no secondary objectives, the Necromorphs are awake and aware solely to kill and assimilate you, and because they all share a hive mind, the moment that they became aware of you on one ship in the flotilla, every Necromoph in the flotilla and on the planet below started waking up.

* Dead Space 3 interpreted "make us whole again" as a plea from the Tau Volantis moon to finish its convergence, however the completed Brethren Moons keep chanting it. Are the Moons not in fact the final Necromorph phase? Are they themselves going to be made whole again into something larger?.

--> '''Blatty''': NIGHT AND DAY, IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME. THEY COME SHAMBLING OUT OF THE STORMS, TRYING TO GET IN. IT'S NOT EASY FOLLOWING ORDERS. YOU SEE FAMILIAR FACES ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES THEY SEE YOU AND THEY LOCK EYES AND THERE'S A GLIMMER OF RECOGNITION. LIKE THEY REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, SAFE AND WARM... AND ALIVE.'''

--> '''Blatty''': NIGHT AND DAY, IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME. THEY COME SHAMBLING OUT OF THE STORMS, TRYING TO GET IN.
IT'S NOT EASY FOLLOWING ORDERS. YOU SEE FAMILIAR FACES ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES THEY SEE YOU AND THEY LOCK EYES AND THERE'S A GLIMMER OF RECOGNITION. LIKE THEY REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, SAFE AND WARM... AND ALIVE.'''

* One audio log from a soldier mentions how not only did he know some of the Necromorphs attacking his base, but when he looked into their eyes they seemed, for a moment, to ''recognize'' him as well.

** One audio log from a soldier mentions how not only did he know some of the Feeders attacking his base, but when he looked into their eyes they seemed, for a moment, to recognize him as well.

* The Pack inexplicably shows up in this DLC with disturbing mutations that make them look alien in contrast to their pale forms in the second game. Considering the Pack we previously saw were human children the implications of where these Pack Necromorphs came from are unpleasant to say in the least. Either the soldiers on Tau Volantis did actually have children who were turned, the Unitologists brought these children with them for likely disturbed reasons, or these actually are alien children that were turned into Necromorphs. Every option is both disturbing and tragic.
* Crosses over with Awesome but Isaac [[OneManArmy is one for the Necromorphs]] [[MookHorrorShow when you look at the games from their [=POV=]]]. He has torn through them time and time again, taken out multiples of their most fearsome combat forms, and finally [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slayed a Brother Moon, the most powerful and deadly type of Necromorph form and]] [[PhysicalGod are basically the gods of their "species"]]. And all of this happens in the span of a couple years after having their reign uncontested for millions, if not, billions of years. A way you can interpret this is that the Brethren Moons are not just searching for Earth to feed as usual, but they're also [[HorrifyingTheHorror deeply frightened]] of humanity's potential to the point where they're desperate to stall Isaac long enough for them to kill off humanity before humanity could do the same to them [[OhCrap once they realize that]] [[HumansAreCthulhu humanity could very likely lead to their downfall or straight-up extinction if they don't]] [[FinalSolution eradicate them quickly.]]

--> '''Infected Soldier:''' "Ackerman! Is that you?

--> '''Infected Soldier:''' [[OhCrap I smell you!]] I smell... [[ImAHumanitarian FRESH MEAT!"]].

!Awakened DLC

The ''entire DLC'' counts as this. The developers said that Awakened was intended from the start to hark back to the terror of the first 2 games, and even surpass it.

With 3 chapters chock full of MindRape, BodyHorror and self-mutilation, they succeed to quite an extent. And you thought the Necromorphs were scary.

* The Fodders. Just the way they walk up to you muttering unintelligible things while trying to kill you. They usually are former security forces or military men who are the first people fleeing civilians would run to for help in a crisis situation like necromorph outbreaks on the colonies. It's likely that they are chosen deliberately to be turned into these necromorphs for that very reason

** From a distance the Fodder necromorphs appear human for the most part. Of course Isaac who has been fighting Necromorphs for a long while and saw the first Fodders appear would know that they are necromorphs that just look a bit human at first glance. Most civillians won't know that Fodders are necromorphs too until they run to them for help and get hacked to pieces or beaten to death by their batons. To make matters worse Fodders only identifiable necromorph trait unless you start dismembering them is their glowing yellow eyes and mouth which is harder to see if they are wearing armor or heavy clothing...which is usually the case. Most civilians won't have a chance a identifying a Fodder necromorph until its too late.

* The Fodders. Just the way they walk up to you muttering unintelligible things while trying to kill you.

** From a distance the Fodder necromorphs appear human for the most part. Of course Isaac who has been fighting Necromorphs for a long while and saw the first Fodders appear would know that they are necromorphs that just look a bit human at first glance. Most civillians won't know that Fodders are mesomorphs too until they run to them for help and get hacked to pieces or beaten to death by their batons. To make matters worse Fodders only identifiable necromorph trait unless you start dismembering them is their glowing yellow eyes and mouth which is harder to see if they are wearing armor or heavy clothing...which is usually the case. Most civilians won't have a chance a identifying a Fodder necromorph until its too late.

* An entire civilization is consumed in the creation of a single Brother Moon. Now, how many moons are there?

* The Pack inexplicably shows up in this DLC with disturbing mutations that make them look alien in contrast to their pale forms in the second game. Considering the Pack we previously saw were human children the implications of where these Pack Necromorphs came from are unpleasant to say in the least. Either the soldiers on Tau Volantis did actually have children who were turned, the Unitologists brought this children with them for likely disturbed reasons, or these actually are alien children that were turned into Necromorphs. Every option is both disturbing and tragic.

** Or it could be worse- It's not just "Make us whole". It's "Make us whole ''[[FridgeHorror again]]''."

* An entire civilization is consumed in the creation of a single Brethren Moon. Now, how many moons are there?

** The lead-up to the ending: Isaac and John shock into Earth orbit, elated that they've finally returned home. They signal the planet to get in contact, but no response comes. Confused, they try radio channel after radio channel, wondering if their ship's ancient equipment might be the problem... [[TheReveal until they switch to a channel that is broadcasting nothing but bloodcurdling screams and the sounds of tearing flesh]]. Then we pan to a shot of Earth, revealing Brethren Moons [[BadMoonRising slowly cresting the horizon]], reaching their tendrils down to the planet's surface; but this is quickly superseded by another Brethren Moon that [[BehindTheBlack rises into view]] right in front of Isaac and Carver's viewport. The duo cry out in terror and lose control of their ship, [[MindRape marker iconography chaotically flashing on-screen]] before abruptly cutting to black. Cue credits.

** Making that even worse, Isaac and Carver get hit with a massive blast of Marker signals, before a Brethren Moon flies right infront of their ship. The last thing we see of them is them being just a moment before crashing into the side of one of the moons, cockpit first, full speed, with no time to get away from the impact.
* Think about just how many people or organic beings died via being killed by Necromorphs or Marker/Brother Moon induced violence over the entirety of the Dead Space universe by Dead Space Awakened. Just think about it for a second. ''Millions'' died in the Sprawl Outbreak back in VideoGame/DeadSpace2. Hundreds upon hundreds died in the Ishimura, and Aegis 7 back in the original VideoGame/DeadSpace. And hundreds also died in the old Soverign colonies on Tau Volantis. By Dead Space 3 Awakening the death count is likely in the ''billions'' or maybe even the ''trillions'' at that point as more and more stations and colonies are being butchered by Necromorphs, Unitologists, and Markers. The New Lunar Station was just doomed to a Necromorph outbreak at the very start the game and it's very likely no one could stop it either as most of the armed forces were killed (infact the dead soldiers are the ''very first'' Necromorphs that you see). And this isn't even getting into the other alien civilizations that were consumed and used to birth new Brother Moons....

** Or it could be worse- It's not just "Make us whole". It's "Make us whole ''[[FridgeHorror again]]''.

* Crosses over with Awesome but Isaac [[OneManArmy is one for the Necromorphs]] [[MookHorrorShow when you look at the games from their [=POV=]]]. He has torn through them time and time again, taken out multiples of their most fearsome combat forms, and finally [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slayed a Bretheren Moon, the most powerful and deadly type of Necromorph form and]] [[PhysicalGod are basically the gods of their "species"]]. And all of this happens in the span of a couple years after having their reign uncontested for millions, if not, billions of years. A way you can interpret this is that the Bretheren moons are not just searching for Earth to feed as usual, but they're also [[HorrifyingTheHorror deeply frightened]] of humanity's potential to the point where they're desperate to stall Isaac long enough for them to kill off humanity before humanity could do the same to them [[OhCrap once they realize that]] [[HumansAreCthulhu humanity could very likely lead to their downfall or straight-up extinction if they don't]] [[FinalSolution eradicate them quickly.]]

* Brute type Alien Necromorphs.

** There is strong evidence that the reason Humanity [[AbsentAliens hasn't yet encountered any alien races]] is because ''everything else'' was consumed by the Bretheren Moons. Just think about how many species could evolve in a galaxy as big as our own in the last 13 billion years. The true body count may exceed numbers we can '''''NEVER''''' comprehend.

* The Pack inexplicably shows up in this DLC with disturbing mutations that make them look alien in contrast to their pale forms in the second game. Considering the Pack we previously saw were human children the implications of where these Pack Necromorphs came from are unpleasant to say in the least. Either the soldiers on Tau Volantis did actually have children who were turned, the Unitologists brought this children with them for likely disturbed reasons, or these actually are Alien children that were turned into Necromorphs. Every option is both disturbing and tragic.

* The combined moons emit a signal strong enough that it can make pretty much anyone insane, even from light years away, and even if they have overcome Marker sickness. They can move so fast that they can even outrun shockpoint drives. There is no way of escaping them. Just their active presence in the galaxy can destroy civilization. So unless there is an actual sequel or a new dlc release, it's game over. The bad guys have won. There is absolutely nothing out there that can stop them.

** This gives the entire game a more unnerving aspect than in previous games. In the first game, you were arriving at the tail end of a necromorph outbreak, which was 90-95% done. In the second, you were there near the very beginning and saw the full horror of it. This time, however, you're entering places long dead with the necromorphs waking up. Not to claim the crew of a ship or a space station, but solely for you. No distractions, no secondary objectives, the Necromorphs are awake and aware solely to kill and assimilate you, and because they all share a hive mind, the moment that they became aware of you on one ship in the flotilla, every necromoph in the flotilla and on the planet below started waking up.

** The characters think that this was the Admiral leaving a clue to stop the Markers. It's actually a command/plea from a necromorph the size of a moon, speaking through the Markers right into the Admiral's head.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_905419&feature=iv&src_vid=Ew_qHvQUrgI&v=r_UO7BxFKxI The Infected death scene.]] Nothing like Issac having a good necromorph dinner to ruin a player's appetite.
* The new Feeder enemy subtype is chock full of terror. These are necromorphs that are formed when a person [[{{Squick}} eats necromorph flesh.]] Whether out of desperation or [[ReligionOfEvil Unitologist]] fanaticism, it doesn't matter- it's still terrifying. [[NauseaFuel And disgusting.]]
** Here's the most terrifying thing about the Feeders: THEY AREN'T DEAD! Recordings indicate that the Feeder transformation is much more a mental one than a physical one. Eating necromorph flesh makes your mind into that of a cannibal, and turns the person into a creature that can starve and starve, but never die of hunger. They are constantly hungry, but never die. We hear recordings made by those who succumbed to the transformation, and they were, 200 years ago, still capable of speech. But after 200 years with no food save humans and dead necromorphs, they are completely mad with hunger beyond all possible reason. This is why they are now a FragileSpeedster enemy: their bodies are still living, but just barely on the verge of life and death.

** Speaking of the random killings, the Unitologist militants are indiscriminately killing every living thing to help spread the necromorph infection.

** To matters worse they replace their human hands with grafted on necromorph limbs, fresh necromorph limbs. Considering how most of the necromorphs on Tau Volantis are two hundred years old this suggests that the Unitologist cult made these fresh necromorphs to feed their insanity.

* Dead Space 3 interpreted "make us whole again" as a plea from the Tau Volantis moon to finish its convergence, however the completed Brethren Moons keep chanting it. Are the Moons not in fact the final necromorph phase? Are they themselves going to be made whole again into something larger?.

* The Pack inexplicably shows up in this DLC with disturbing mutations that make them look alien in contrast to their pale forms in the second game. Considering the Pack we previously saw were human children the implications of where these Pack necromorphs came from are unpleasant to say in the least. Either the soldiers on Tau Volantis did actually have children who were turned, the Unitologists brought this children with them for likely disturbed reasons, or these actually are Alien children that were turned into necromorphs. Every option is both disturbing and tragic.
* Crosses over with Awesome but Isaac [[OneManArmy is one for the Necromorphs]] [[MookHorrorShow when you look at the games from their [=POV=]]]. He has torn through them time and time again, taken out multiples of their most fearsome combat forms, and finally [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slayed a Bretheren Moon, the most powerful and deadly type of necromorph form and]] [[PhysicalGod are basically the gods of their "species"]]. And all of this happens in the span of a couple years after having their reign uncontested for millions, if not, billions of years. A way you can interpret this is that the Bretheren moons are not just searching for Earth to feed as usual, but they're also [[HorrifyingTheHorror deeply frightened]] of humanity's potential to the point where they're desperate to stall Isaac long enough for them to kill off humanity before humanity could do the same to them [[OhCrap once they realize that]] [[HumansAreCthulhu humanity could very likely lead to their downfall or straight-up extinction if they don't]] [[FinalSolution eradicate them quickly.]]

* At the start of the game, a unitologist tries to kill you by blowing himself up while screeching loudly. They do that when in gameplay, too.
* Speaking of unitologists, one kills a totally innocent woman at the the start of the game. Why? Because she didn't know where Isaac was.

* Rosetta isn't a document or key. ''Its an alien who was dismembered and placed in slabs''. You have to find all her body parts and put them together again.

* The Pack show up again early on in the story directly on Tau Volantis with a lot of strange mutilations and unusual features compared to the Pack appearance in Dead Space 2. Its possible that either that these were either Alien Children or the Unitologists brought their own children along to Tau Volantis to ''give their life to the cause''. Considering how batshit insane the Unitologists are in this game its very possible that its the latter.

* The Pack show up again early on in the story directly on Tau Volantis with a lot of strange mutilations and unusual features compared to the Pack appearance in Dead Soace 2. Its possible that either that these were either Alien Children or the Unitologists brought their own children along to Tau Volantis to ''give their life to the cause''. Considering how batshit insane the Unitologists are in this game its very possible that its the latter.