To make matters worse, it seems to be dragging behind the Exploder's body, making it tougher to shoot at. The signature pustule is still present, and still quite deadly in close quarters. In Dead Space 3, a slightly altered, more deadly form of the Exploder is encountered, where it appears to be crawling, moving much faster than its upright counterpart.

Their presence can be easily detected by the distinctive cackling sounds they make when they are in the vicinity.

The blast produces enough force to dismember a human victim, and usually results in the destruction of the Exploder itself.ĭue to their suicidal attack and relatively slow movement, they often attack in large groups in an attempt to overwhelm their target. Once an Exploder is within striking range, it will swing its pustule into its victim or the ground, resulting in a deadly explosion for anything caught in the blast radius. Although Exploders move sluggishly in general, they are capable of displaying surprising bursts of speed after they have closed the distance between themselves and their intended targets. The right forearm has been extensively modified, with the right hand and foot fused together and extended in order to act as a leg, while the original legs and left foot have become fused and twisted to form a single muscular limb. To counter the weight of the left arm, the Exploder's right arm and legs have been transformed in a way that moves the creature's center of mass away from the massive pustule, thus allowing the Exploder to walk - albeit very clumsily. This substance is extremely reactive to blunt force, resulting in a powerful explosion when the force applied on it surpasses a certain threshold. A large pustule, filled with a glowing yellow chemical, has developed at the arm's end, making it very heavy and unwieldy. The cranium of the host is split open vertically, with the brain cavity being filled with connective tissue that allows the two halves of the head to serve as 'jaws.' The left arm of the creature has become stiff, no longer having any articulation points except for the shoulder. Concept art of the Exploder in Dead Space (2023).Įxploders appear to be created from a single human host.

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