Markoff goes on to create copies of the original Black Marker destroyed in Chicxulub. 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. During the excavation process, Altman realizes that, while it drives others to commit murder and suicide, the Marker's power does not affect him. 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.

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