Pods
Embryo-like Necromorphs of the Guardians
Pods were small, embryo-like Necromorphs ejected by Guardians as a defense. Grown from underdeveloped infants, they clung near their parent creature and flung sharp projectiles, bursting apart when their tentacle was severed.
Pods were small, embryo-like Necromorphs that the Guardians ejected as a means of self-defense. Wherever one of the wall-bound Guardians took hold, these infant-shaped creatures gathered around it, and they were occasionally spawned directly from the Corruption that spread through infested ships and colonies.
Form and origin#
Pods bore the appearance of human babies. They retained a fully intact head with two glowing yellow eyes, an upper trunk, and a pair of small, fully formed infant arms complete with fingers, which led to the belief that they were formed from underdeveloped fetuses or newborn children. The body was filled with an organic explosive, so that the creature could be made to burst.
They did not move freely as most Necromorphs did. Instead they were produced and ejected by the Guardians, the creatures fused into the walls of infested places, and they appeared wherever a Guardian had taken root. On occasion they were also spawned from the Corruption directly, growing out of the spreading biomass rather than from a single parent.
Behavior#
Alone a Pod could do very little, but gathered in numbers around their Guardian they became a serious threat. When something drew near, a Pod extended a tentacle and used it to fling sharp projectiles at the intruder. After loosing a projectile it needed a moment to recover before it could throw again. The creature was tied to the explosive within it: cutting away the exposed tentacle caused the entire Pod to burst, and a Pod that was approached too closely would spring up and detonate against whatever stood over it.
Frequently asked questions
- What were Pods?
- Pods were small, embryo-like Necromorphs that Guardians ejected as a means of self-defense. They appeared wherever a Guardian was found, and were occasionally spawned directly from the Corruption.
- How did a Pod attack?
- When threatened, a Pod extended a tentacle and used it to fling sharp projectiles at anything that approached. The body itself was filled with an organic explosive, so that severing the tentacle caused the whole Pod to burst.
- What were Pods made from?
- Pods had the appearance of human infants and were thought to be formed from underdeveloped fetuses or newborns. They retained an intact head with glowing eyes, an upper trunk, and small, fully formed arms and fingers.
Sources
- WikiPods — Dead Space Wiki entry
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