Brethren Moons
The Brother Moons as shown in one of Isaac’s hallucinations.
The Brethren Moons (Or Brother Moons and Blood Moons) are gigantic and space-faring Necromorphs which are discovered to be the source of the Marker signals. They are believed to be the final life cycle stage of the Necromorphs. Due to their agenda, the Brethren Moons are the central antagonists of the Dead Space franchise.
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History
Source and Convergence
The Brethren Moons are a series of moon-sized creatures throughout the universe that consumed all organic life that they encountered through the use of their Markers.
The Moons consumed new worlds by sending the Black Markers out which traveled through space and impact upon the planets. In the case of Earth, the Black Marker was carried inside an asteroid that struck the Yucatán Peninsula around 65 million years B.C. It was unknown if the Moons specifically targeted the worlds that showed promise for intelligent life as it was theorized by the Unitologist leader named Jacob Danik, or if the Markers are actually responsible for encouraging the evolution of the intelligent species.
The Markers broadcast an electromagnetic signal that was originating from the Moons that mentally affected the intelligent beings. This signal manifested either as dementia or as a compulsion to replicate the Markers through artificial means. This along with the fact that the Marker signal represented a source of apparently limitless electromagnetic energy drove the intelligent species to create the Marker copies which are the Red Markers that are inevitably distributed throughout their territory. However, the signal had another function: It could alter the necrotic tissue on the molecular level, causing the corpses to reanimate and become Necromorphs.
After a Necromorph infestation claimed the majority of a planet’s population, the Markers on the planet would initiate a Convergence Event which was the birth of a Brethren Moon. Once the Convergence began, the flesh of the Necromorphs and the other dead tissue that are within the Marker’s area of influence are flung into the stratosphere where they began to form into a new Moon. The Moon not only absorbed the biorganic material, but also the planetary fragments as well. [1] [2]
The creature was only finalized once the creators of the Markers are absorbed along with the planet’s entire biosphere. Once the Markers are absorbed as well as a large portion of the biosphere, the Marker itself gravitates to the central heart of the Moon so it could communicate telepathically with the rest of the network as well as to release broadcasts to the other nearby Markers. It was currently unknown what happened to the Moon once it absorbed all of the life at its birthplace, but it was believed that they mass traveled to the nearest source of organic life to continue feeding.
Earl Serrano speculated that all life between the origin of the Moons and humanity’s home system are extinguished by the Moons which mixed the countless species in their uniform biomass. The game proposed an uncommon answer to the Fermi paradox: Humanity never had the opportunity to contact the aliens because a massively and lethally invasive species absorbed most if not all of the organic tissue that was within our galaxy, (and possibly beyond) by leaving much of it in a state of «Dead space». [3] Serrano also discovered that the Moons formed a network that was spanning the galaxy which they used to communicate as the Markers’ influence affected the races to build more of them, trapping and assimilating the other species, the network continued to expand. [4]
The Events of Dead Space 3
During the events of Dead Space 3, Isaac Clarke came to realize that the Markers are receiving a distress call from the incomplete Moon of Tau Volantis whose Convergence was interrupted when the aliens that it attempted to assimilate built a machine to flash-freeze their entire planet. In response, the Moon began using the other Markers to broadcast the distress signals (Such as Make us Whole or Turn it Off) in the hopes of luring the new organic beings to disable the Machine so it could complete its growth and continue assimilating the parts of the galaxy into new Moons.
The faux Markers that Isaac faced attempted to continue the «Brethren Chain» of Moons by circumventing the problem of the hibernating Tau Volantis Moon. He realized that if the Moon was freed, any location that was within the galaxy with a still active Marker would begin the ultimate Convergence by continuing its growth. Should the Moon complete itself, it would wake the other Brethren Moons up. These that are heading for the Marker locations would devour all of the organic life that was present, resulting in the destruction of all of humanity and possibly all life in the Milky Way itself. In the final chapter, Isaac managed to reconfigure the Alien Machine, destroying the Tau Volantis Moon and causing all of the Markers to seemingly stop broadcasting, ending the danger to the galaxy at least temporarily. However, though the Tau Volantis Moon was incomplete, upon its awakening, it somehow managed to contact the other Brethren Moons. Upon its destruction, they woke up and they began converging on Earth which was the last source of human life in the galaxy.
Events of Dead Space 3: Awakened
Following the destruction of the Tau Volantis Moon and their subsequent fall onto the planet below, Isaac Clarke and John Carver reawoke in a frozen crevice. Upon reaching the surface, the two men noticed the fallen Moon out on the horizon of Tau Volantis. Isaac believed that after the Moon’s destruction, the Marker signal would cease and there would not be any more Necromorphs. When Isaac and Carver reached the nearest Suit Kiosk and Bench, they suffered from a brief vision from the Brethren Moons by realizing that the Necromorphs are still active.
The remaining Unitologist soldiers on Tau Volantis started to lose faith when the Moon was destroyed, believing that there would be no Convergence or rebirth. There was only death. However, a Unitologist fanatic heard a «Voice» from the awakened Brethren Moons, saying: «We are coming. We are hungry.»
As his faith in Unitology was reaffirmed, the Circle member began to gather all of the remaining Unitologists into orbit into his new and fanatical cult of mutilation and sacrifice. Only a few Unitologists resisted, either mentally broken by the Moon’s signal (Chanting the mantra, «They are hungry. They are coming.») or outright attempting to resist and escape from their insane and former brethren.
Isaac and Carver reached the Terra Nova and they are subjected to the painful visions of the Brethren Moons. Isaac who was suspecting that they are being manipulated into taking the ship back to Earth so the Moons could follow them there decided to destroy the ShockPoint Drive and trap them at Tau Volantis forever. Carver who was determined to recover the drive and return and seeing Isaac’s growing paranoia threatened him.
The pair fought the Cult Leader after a tense hallucinatory confrontation by discovering upon his defeat that the Moons knew where Earth was and they turned Carver and Isaac against each other to prevent them from warning Earth in time. Knowing that they had little time, Isaac and Carver installed the salvaged ShockPoint Drive on the Terra Nova and they overloaded the ancient reactor of the ship to power it up by shocking out just before the ship broke down entirely.
Arriving at Earth, Isaac and Carver tried to contact the authorities (EarthGov and CEC) through several channels to relay their warning. Each time was met with static. After several tries, a transmission broke through: The gurgles and snarls of many Necromorphs. The two heroes are shocked to see the Brethren Moons rising from the other side of Earth and they are already scouring the surface of the planet with their tentacles. A Brethren Moon began to rise in front of the Terra Nova and the scene ended, leaving their fate unclear.
Appearance and Behavior
A full overview of a Brethren Moon
The Brethren Moons are colossal Necromorphs and they are far larger than any other form that was previously encountered. The surface acted as a protective casing by concealing a writhing mass of tentacles that could reach thousands of miles in length. Within the midst of the tentacles, a circular maw that was capable of ingesting the massive quantities of the matter laid. Hanging at the entrance of the mouth was an irregular mass of tissue that was consisting of multiple eyes, tentacles, a fang-lined slit and a circular sucking mouth. This «Head» was capable of interacting with the smaller objects that are about to be ingested by breaking the raw materials down and engaging any stubborn living prey. It also had another far larger «Head» which was located at approximately the front and center of the organic portions of the Moon. This head had two colossal yellow eyes and two long and pointy protrusions on either side that resembled the lateral horns of a rhinoceros beetle.
The research notes from Dr. Serrano speculated that the Moons are drawn to the species that grew and spread throughout the galaxy and they became overpopulated and starved of resources. He speculated that this was how they discovered the Alien race of Tau Volantis who are an empire that was trillions strong once. However, the aliens are resourceful and they froze the entire planet with the Machine at the cost of their own lives.
This theory was backed up by the limitless energy that the Markers radiated by encouraging the species with a desperate need for resources and energy to focus on building more Markers across their systems. This would make the species less able to enact the quarantines effectively.
The Moons are sentient organisms and they are able to communicate via a form of telepathic signal as it was with Isaac and Carver. They are also capable of causing the hallucinations by using their telepathic abilities. During the hallucinations where they spoke to Isaac and Carver through their «Prophet» which was The Cult Leader, they displayed a kind of Hive Mind mentality by referring to themselves in the plural. The Moons appeared to regard themselves as invincible, omnipotent and divine by referring to themselves collectively as a «God». The Brethren Moons also seemed to speak rather politely and calmly which was a strong contrast to their general nature. They seemed to lack any empathy as they did not appear to be saddened or angered by the death of their own kind, but they showed frustration and anger toward Isaac after he defeated their Prophet.
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Кровавая луна
Имя: Кровавая луна, Братская луна
Уровень сил: 6-A, возможно 5-B
Пол: Понятие не применимо
Классификация: Некроморф, финальная стадия жизненного цикла некроморфов
Возраст: Неизвестно, варьируется от особи
Слабые стороны: Уязвимые жизненно-важные органы под оболочкой
Разрушительный потенциал: Вероятно уровень континента/планетарной поверхности; возможно уровень планетоида, за счёт размеров
Диапазон: Вероятно сотни километров для щупалец, тысячи световых лет для телепатии
Прочность/защита: Неизвестно, вероятно на уровне своих атак
Скорость: Как минимум сверхсветовая для путешествия
Сила на подъём: Неизвестно
Сила на удар: Неизвестно
Выносливость: Вероятно бесконечная
Интеллект: Высокий, самый умный из некроморфов, умелый манипулятор, может стравить двух друзей просто посылая ложные видения
Боевые навыки: Отсутствуют, вероятно хорошие навыки телепатии
Атаки, техники и способности:
Кровавая луна — источник всех сигналов от Обелисков. На данный момент принято считать, что именно они являются финальной стадией жизненного цикла некроморфов.
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Луна Тау Волантис
Луна Тау Волантис
Различия:
- Обладает несколькими щупальцами
- Внешне напоминает червеобразный организм с панцирем
Нападение:
The Moon (рус. Луна) — финальный босс игры Dead Space 3.
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Описание
Огромный некроморф размером с луну, имеющий множество гигантских глаз и щупалец. Как выясняется в ходе игры, Луна – завершающая форма некроморфии; служит источником сигнала для Обелисков, а также использует некроморфов в качестве строительного материала для самой себя.
При первом появлении вблизи Тау Волантис, Айзек и все, кто был с ним, принимают этот объект за обычный спутник планеты, разрушенный в результате неизвестной катастрофы. Ничто не выдает в огромной сфере, висящей в космосе, гигантского некроморфа. Однако позже становится известно, что обелиски — лишь трансляторы, способные психически и физически влиять на живых и мертвых.
Схождение, показанное в финальной части игры «Dead Space 2», – ни что иное, как процесс формирования новой Луны. И таким образом становится понятным сакральный смысл фразы «Сделай нас единым», поскольку именно объединение в некий огромный организм и является конечной целью всего происходящего.
Согласно сюжету, Луна существует отнюдь не в единственном экземпляре, у нее есть «братья», т.е. другие Луны.
Известно, что обитатели планеты Тау Волантис не смогли противостоять наваждению обелисков, и целая разумная раса была уничтожена. Однако перед этим они нашли способ заморозить свою планету и отправить в спячку гигантского монстра, сформированного из мертых тел их собратьев. К сожалению, вмешательство Даника пробуждает не полностью сформировавшуюся Луну, и Айзеку предстоит сразиться с ней, чтобы положить конец этому кошмару. Что у него сделать не получилось, так как Луна успела призвать своих собратьев.
Глаза — слабое место этого практически неуязвимого Некроморфа.
Тактика боя
Как таковой, битвы нет, но оно будет кидать к вам коконы с расчленителями и бегунами. После уничтожения волны противников тварь откроет глаз. Вы должны захватить Обелиск, прицелиться и бросить в глаз некроморфу. Повторяйте эти действия, и Кровавая Луна будет побеждена.
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