We are whole.' - Marker 3A to Isaac Clarke as it forces him to 'see what can't be forgotten'. The Church's practices of suicide by apparent suffocation effectively carry out the Marker's supposed will.Ġ5 February 2013 Notable Uses ' Thank you, Isaac. As such, they preserve the bodies of the deceased in their community for the coming Convergence. That through the cycle of death and becoming a Necromorph, the individual becomes a part of the 'whole' through a type of 'rebirth'. Unitologists who may experience the dementia created by the Marker believe the phrase 'make us whole' to mean becoming a singular entity with one mind and body. The Marker's carrier wave is often experienced as visions repeatedly asking the individual to make it 'whole' which, for some, is achieved by hurting themselves and anyone around them, while others begin to feel the urge to replicate the Marker.

Very few individuals are immune to the hallucinogenic effects of the Marker, with the only confirmed example being Lexine Weller. More compatible or 'smart' individuals will instead be given a series of codes or blueprints that show the individual how to create Red Markers. It is hypothesized that the different effects of the signal are attributed to some undefined aspect of the individual's intelligence or DNA. Ī majority of humans perceive the signal as 'noise' voices and hallucinations which ultimately cause the affected individuals to become paranoid and end up hurting themselves or others, thus setting the stage for the Necromorph infection. EarthGov scientists speculate that the Marker's carrier wave has different effects on people depending on the subject's mind. Whenever a Marker is activated, it begins to emit high frequency waves that affect the dead and living organisms within its range. Messages written in Marker symbols commonly found on the Ishimura and Aegis VII.Ī shrine on Tau Volantis with the corpse of a SCAF soldier and the 'Make Us Whole' message.

A life beyond death.' - Private Karklins

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