Chapter 9: Dead on Arrival

Dead Space guide · The USM Valor crashes into the Ishimura, and Isaac must board the wreckage to retrieve a singularity core.

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Following the collision between the USM Valor and the USG Ishimura, Isaac boards the ruined military vessel to recover its singularity core. Isaac must clear the radioactive hazards in the torpedo bay and navigate through infested military decks to reach the engine room. After retrieving the core and escaping the self-destructing warship, Isaac returns to the Ishimura to continue repairs on the shuttle.

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Marker Fragment 8: Resting on an illuminated workbench/desk inside the Torpedo Bay, picked up during New Game PlusHigh-Yield Grenades (Pulse Rifle Upgrade): Inside a wall locker in the USM Valor Torpedo BayPower Node: Mounted on the wall in the USM Valor Armory, directly across from the target rangeLarge Med Pack Schematic: Resting next to a console in the Briefing Room of the USM ValorThe entire interior of the USM Valor becomes permanently inaccessible once Isaac escapes the ship at the end of the chapter, meaning any audio logs, text logs, nodes, or weapon upgrades left inside cannot be collected later in that playthrough.Marker Fragment 8 is permanently missable if not picked up from the Torpedo Bay before completing the warship's objective and escaping.

Enemies

Twitcher

Weak to Dismembering stasis-infused legs or utilizing Stasis to counteract their extreme speed

Enhanced Necromorphs created from Valor soldiers wearing military stasis units; move and attack erratically at high speeds.

Tips

In the Torpedo Bay, pick up the glowing radioactive warheads with Kinesis and carefully launch them out through the open disposal tube before opening fire on enemies to prevent accidental, fatal explosions.
When the shooting range in the Armory triggers a lockdown with an ambush, back into a corner and utilize Stasis on approaching Twitchers to avoid being surrounded in the small space.

Not listed for this area: secrets, shops and people.

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