History Franchise / DeadSpace

* ''[[VideoGame/DeadSpaceExtraction Dead Space: Extraction]]'' - A RailShooter released for the NintendoWii in 2009 and packaged with the PlayStation3 version of ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2''. The game follows Nathan [=McNeill=], Gabe Weller, Lexine Murdoch, and Warren Eckhardt as they try to escape from Aegis VII to the Ishimura as Necromorphs infest the colony, only to find the Ishimura is not better off. It is a {{Prequel}} to ''VideoGame/DeadSpace''.
* ''Dead Space'' - (Also known as ''Dead Space: iOS'' and ''Dead Space: Mobile'') A {{Prequel}} to ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'' released for [[{{iOSGames}} iOS systems]], this game follow a Unitologist agent named Vandal who first sabotages Titan Station, then tries to escape when the Necromorphs start to appear. Because of the same name, tropes for it are kept on the regular ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'' page.

* ''[[Literature/DeadSpaceMartyr Dead Space: Martyr]]'' - A {{Prequel}} novel, chronologically it is the earliest story in the ''Dead Space'' universe. The book focuses on Michael Altman, the head figure of Unitology, and his discovery of the Black Marker in the Gulf of Mexico. As he and other scientists try to figure what the Marker is, everyone starts going insane, and eventually Necromorphs appear and attack the laboratory they are working out of.
* ''Dead Space'' - A ComicBook that takes place before the events of ''VideoGame/DeadSpace''. On Aegis VII a Red Marker is discovered during a mining operation. As a duplicate of Unitologists sacred Black Marker, plans are made to move the Marker onboard the Ishimura. But as the Red Marker is moved onboard the Ishimura, everyone starts going insane, and eventually Necromorphs appear and attack the colony. The comics focuses primarily on Abraham Neumann, who is anti-Unitologist, and Marla Jansenn who is a Unitologist, as they try to escape Aegis VII. The comic was released retail, and can be unlocked on the NintendoWii version of ''[[VideoGame/DeadSpaceExtraction Dead Space: Extraction]]''.
* ''[[Film/DeadSpaceDownfall Dead Space: Downfall]]'' - A Direct-to-Video {{Prequel}}, taking place before ''Extraction'' and ''VideoGame/DeadSpace''. The Red Marker is brought on the Ishimura, causing a stir; Unitologists want to worship it while scientists want to study it. Tensions start to mount and soon [[StrictlyFormula everyone starts going insane, and eventually Necromorphs appear and attack everyone onboard]]. The second half of the movie is about security officer Alissa Vincent and her FiveManBand as they try to escape the Ishimura. [[spoiler: They don't. Big surprise.]]
* ''[[Film/DeadSpaceAftermath Dead Space: Aftermath]]'' - A second Direct-to-Video movie, this time an {{Interquel}} between ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'' and ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2''. The survivors of the USG O'Bannon are brought onboard USM Abraxis and interrogated about what happened on their ship. Most of the movie is told in flashback, as the surviving crewmembers relate how their ship was assigned the mission of bringing back [[spoiler: a shard of the Red Marker Isaac Clarke blew up in the first game]]. Even before [[spoiler: the shard]] is moved to the O'Bannon [[OverlyLongGag everyone starts going insane, and Necromorphs appear and kill everyone on the O'Bannon]], and the rest of the movie is how the survivors: Nickolas Kuttner, Alejandro Borges, Nolan Stross, and Isabella Cho, lasted long enough.
* ''Dead Space: Salvage'' - A {{Sequel}} ComicBook to ''VideoGame/DeadSpace''. Miners discover the remains of the Ishimura out in space and decide to sell it, but get in trouble when they discover [[spoiler: shards of the Red Marker]], and have to deal with new Necromorphs and government agents that also want the ship.

* DialogDuringGameplay: Thanks to the RIG, Isaac can maintain conversations with his MissionControl, either on video or audio.

* HPLovecraft: One of the major influences of the series, according to WordOfGod.

* NoOSHACompliance: OSHA might as well have stayed back on earth, for all the good it does in the future. Tanks on ships to regrow lost limbs in accidents as well as easily shattered expansion windows that can decompress an entire area are just two of the more common.

The crux of the series are the [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Necromorphs]], dead bodies that have been mutated into monsters by an [[TheVirus unknown alien virus]] that seek out and kill everyone (usually in [[{{Gorn}} horrific and gruesome ways]]), creating more Necromorphs. Every story involves a [[ZombieApocalypse Necromorph outbreak]] in a closed environment, and the people who try to survive it. Either the survivors are there during the outbreak or [[LateToTheParty show up after the place has gone to Hell]].

* {{Gorn}}: Oh my yes. Necromorphs don't just claw or bite their victims, they stab them through the abdomen, or rips their heads off, etc.

* ''[[Film/DeadSpaceDownfall Dead Space: Downfall]]'' - A Direct-to-Video {{Prequel}}, taking place before ''Extraction'' and ''VideoGame/DeadSpace''. The Red Marker is brought on the Ishimura, causing a stir; Unitologists want to worship it while scientists want to study it. Tensions start to mount and soon [[StrictlyFormula everyone starts going insane, and eventually Necromorphs appear and attack everyone onboard]]. The second half of the movie is about security officer Alissa Vincent and her FiveManBand as they try to escape the Ishimura.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' - Set for release in Feburary 2013. Issac, now a fugitive wanted by both EarthGov and the Unitologists, continues his mission to destroy the Markers, bringing him to new locations like the colony planet Uxor and frozen and snowy Tau Volantis. This game introduces drop in drop out co-op that cane alter the game's narrative on the go, allowing the second player to control of the [=EarthGov=] Sergeant John Carver.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' - Set for release in Feburary 2013. Issac, now a fugitive wanted by both EarthGov and the Unitologists, continues his mission to destroy the Markers, bringing him to new locations like the colony planet Uxor and frozen and snowy Tau Volantis. This game introduces drop in drop out co-op that alters the narrative, allowing the second player to control an [=EarthGov=] Sergeant named John Carver.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' was announced in E3 2012. Isaac is trapped on a frozen and snowy planet where another Necromorph invasion has occurred due to [=EarthGov=] finding "the source", according to Ellie. He is a fugitive wanted by [=EarthGov=] and the Unitologists and is still not entirely stable, having developed a sarcastic split personality known as "Shadow Isaac", and lost sight of Ellie in the crash on the new planet. This will be the first game to introduce co-op, where if a player chooses to play in Co-op mode, the game's narrative changes to allow for a second person to join Isaac on his journey, an [=EarthGov=] Sergeant named John Carver. The game is set to be released in February 2013.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' was announced E3 2012. A few screens and story tidbits have surfaced in the mean time. Isaac is trapped on a frozen and snowy planet where another Necromorph invasion has occurred due to [=EarthGov=] finding "the source", according to Ellie. He is a fugitive wanted by [=EarthGov=] and the Unitologists and is still not entirely stable, having developed a sarcastic split personality known as "Shadow Isaac", and lost sight of Ellie in the crash on the new planet. This will be the first game to introduce co-op, where if a player chooses to play in Co-op mode, the game's narrative changes to allow for a second person to join Isaac on his journey, an [=EarthGov=] Sergeant named John Carver. The game it to be released in February 2013.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' is set to be announced at E3 2012. A few screens and story tidbits have surfaced in the mean time. Isaac is trapped on a frozen and snowy planet where another Necromorph invasion has occurred. He is a fugitive wanted by [=EarthGov=] and the Unitologists and is still not entirely stable. This will be the first game to introduce co-op, where if a player chooses to play in Co-op mode, the game's narrative changes to allow for a second person to join Isaac on his journey, an [=EarthGov=] Sergeant named John Carver. More information will be unveiled at E3.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace3'' is set to be announced at E3 2012. A few screens and story tidbits have surfaced in the mean time. Isaac is trapped on a frozen and snowy planet where another Necromorph invasion has occurred. He is a fugitive wanted by EarthGov and the Unitologists and is still not entirely stable. This will be the first game to introduce co-op, where if a player chooses to play in Co-op mode, the game's narrative changes to allow for a second person to join Isaac on his journey, an EarthGov Sergeant named John Carver. More information will be unveiled at E3.

* VideoGame/DeadSpace3 is set to be announced at E3 2012. A few screens and story tidbits have surfaced in the mean time. Isaac is trapped on a frozen and snowy planet where another Necromorph invasion has occurred. He is a fugitive wanted by EarthGov and the Unitologists and is still not entirely stable. This will be the first game to introduce co-op, where if a player chooses to play in Co-op mode, the game's narrative changes to allow for a second person to join Isaac on his journey, an EarthGov Sergeant named John Carver. More information will be unveiled at E3.

* Dead Space 3 is set to be announced at E3 2012. A few screens and story tidbits have surfaced in the mean time. Isaac is trapped on a frozen and snowy planet where another Necromorph invasion has occurred. He is a fugitive wanted by EarthGov and the Unitologists and is still not entirely stable. This will be the first game to introduce co-op, where if a player chooses to play in Co-op mode, the game's narrative changes to allow for a second person to join Isaac on his journey, an EarthGov Sergeant named John Carver. More information will be unveiled at E3.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: Some complain that the chance of almost all of Isaac's weapons be repurposed tools strains credibility. Dynamite was originally intended for peaceful purposes by inventor Alfred Nobel, and was used for war. Not to mention the real life section of ImprobableWeaponUser.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'' - The second game in the series, released in 2011 for the PC, PlayStation3, and {{Xbox 360}}. Three years after the events of ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'', Isaac Clarke finds himself on a massive mining station known as Titan Station (nicknamed The Sprawl) with no memory of how he got there. Another Necromorph outbreak is occuring, and Isaac finds out that he is indirectly responsible for it this time. Isaac decides to go to the source of the Necromorphs and stop them, but is impeded by the head of the Sprawl, Hans Tiedemann, and his own trauma-induced hallucinations.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'' - The second game in the series, released in 2011 for the PC, PlayStation3, and {{Xbox 360}}. Three years after the events of ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'', Isaac Clarke finds himself on a massive mining station known as Titan Station (nicknamed The Sprawl) with no memory of how he got there. Another Necromorph outbreak is occuring, and Isaac finds out that he is indirectly responsible for it this time. Isaac decides to go to the source of the Necromorphs and stop them, but is impeded by the head of the Sprawl, Hans Tiedermann, and his own trauma-induced hallucinations.

Although only three main games (one of them being a prequel with a vastly differing game style) and, two side games, and some other media have been released so far, ''Dead Space'' is quickly becoming a premier SurvivalHorror franchise, with widespread critical acclaim, strong sales, and many fans [[YourMileageMayVary considering it the best]] since ''ResidentEvil'' and ''SilentHill''.

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* TakeThat: IsaacAsimov and ArthurCClarke were both science fiction authors, atheists, and supporters of authoritarian government(Clarke moved to ''Sri Lanka'' in 1958, and lived there quite happily until his death in 2008). Isaac Clarke has spent the entire franchise being {{Mind Rape}}d by the man-made "sacred" icon(which was reverse engineered from a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien artifact) of a false religion instituted by an authoritarian government.

* ''[[VideoGame/DeadSpaceIgnition Dead Space: Ignition]]'' - A downloadable game for PlayStationNetwork and XboxLiveArcade released in 2010. It is a {{Prequel}} to ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2''. A police officer named Sarah and and an engineer named Franco Delile are on the Sprawl when the Necromorphs attack. Sarah wants to escape, but Franco has his own agenda. The story is told in a motion comic format with ChooseYourOwnAdventure options, though the ending is always the same. The actual game is three [[HackingMinigame Hacking Minigames]] that represent Franco hacking various parts of the Sprawl.

* ''[[Videogame/DeadSpaceIgnition Dead Space: Ignition]]'' - A downloadable game for PlayStationNetwork and XboxLiveArcade released in 2010. It is a {{Prequel}} to ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2''. A police officer named Sarah and and an engineer named Franco Delile are on the Sprawl when the Necromorphs attack. Sarah wants to escape, but Franco has his own agenda. The story is told in a motion comic format with ChooseYourOwnAdventure options, though the ending is always the same. The actual game is three [[HackingMinigame Hacking Minigames]] that represent Franco hacking various parts of the Sprawl.

* ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'' - The second game in the series, release in 2011 for the PC, PlayStation3, and {{Xbox 360}}. Three years after the events of ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'', Isaac Clarke finds himself on a massive mining station known as Titan Station (nicknamed The Sprawl) with no memory of how he got there. Another Necromorph outbreak is occuring, and Isaac finds out that he is indirectly responsible for it this time. Isaac decides to go to the source of the Necromorphs and stop them, but is impeded by the head of the Sprawl, Hans Tiedermann, and his own trauma-induced hallucinations.

* ''[[Literature/DeadSpaceMartyr Dead Space: Martyr]]'' - A {{Prequel}} novel, chronologically it is the earliest story in the ''Dead Space'' universe. The book focuses on Michael Altman, the head figure of Unitology, and his discovery of the Black Marker in the Gulf of Mexico. As he and other scientists try to figure what the Marker is, everyone starts goin insane, and eventually Necromorphs appear and attack the laboratory they are working out of.

* ''[[Literature/DeadSpaceMartyr Dead Space: Martyr]]'' - A {{Prequel}} novel, chronologically it is the earliest story in the ''DeadSpace'' universe. The book focuses on Michael Altman, the head figure of Unitology, and his discovery of the Black Marker in the Gulf of Mexico. As he and other scientists try to figure what the Marker is, everyone starts goin insane, and eventually Necromorphs appear and attack the laboratory they are working out of.