Submachine Gun
Standard-issue sidearm of the Tau Volantis expedition
The Submachine Gun was a compact standard-issue sidearm of the later 26th century, carried by Circle soldiers and EarthGov officers alike. John Carver handed one to Isaac Clarke at the start of their journey to Tau Volantis.
The Submachine Gun was a compact, standard-issue automatic sidearm favored by many. John Carver handed one to Isaac Clarke at the outset of their journey to Tau Volantis, and it was carried by members of the Circle and by the EarthGov officer Robert Norton alike. (Dead Space 3)
A standard sidearm#
The Submachine Gun was a compact automatic firearm carried as a standard-issue sidearm. Though smaller and lighter than the heavier industrial tools survivors turned on the Necromorphs, it was widely favored and saw use across the conflict around Tau Volantis. It was one of the first two weapons Isaac Clarke had when he set out, given to him by John Carver after Isaac agreed to join him and Captain Robert Norton on their expedition. (Dead Space 3)
Users and variants#
Many people carried the Submachine Gun, among them Jacob Arthur Danik, several members of the Circle, and Robert Norton. By the standards of the age it appeared to be a modern weapon, setting it apart from the older Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces firearms used by Carver and by the Circle's soldiers, which dated to the earlier Tau Volantis expedition. An EarthGov-manufactured model, the EG-900 SMG, existed alongside it as a separate variant of the same class of weapon. (Dead Space 3)
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Submachine Gun?
- The Submachine Gun was a compact, standard-issue automatic sidearm of the later 26th century. It was favored by many and carried by a wide range of people, from Circle Unitologists to EarthGov forces, during the events surrounding Tau Volantis.
- How did Isaac Clarke come to carry one?
- It was one of the first two weapons Isaac Clarke had when he set out for Tau Volantis. John Carver handed Isaac a Submachine Gun after Isaac agreed to accompany him and Captain Robert Norton on their journey.
- Was the Submachine Gun an old or modern weapon?
- It appeared to be a modern weapon by the standards of the age, distinct from the older Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces firearms used by Carver and the Circle. An EarthGov-manufactured variant, the EG-900 SMG, also existed.
Sources
- GameDead Space 3, Visceral Games, 2013
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EarthGov
EarthGov was the centralized regime that replaced the Sovereign Colonies after the Secession War, ruling humanity from an Earth-centric core. Its decision to revive the Marker program and harvest the artifacts' energy spread the Necromorph threat across the colonies.
Isaac Clarke
Isaac Clarke was a ship systems engineer for the Concordance Extraction Corporation who survived the Necromorph outbreak aboard the USG Ishimura, became a host for the Markers' replication blueprints, and spent years hunted by EarthGov and the Church of Unitology as he fought to destroy the Markers.
Jacob Danik
Jacob Arthur Danik was a high ranking Unitologist and leader of the militant sect known as the Circle, who waged war on EarthGov to free the Markers and pursued Isaac Clarke to Tau Volantis, where his actions awakened the Brethren Moons.
John Carver
John Carver was an Earth Defense Force sergeant who lost his wife and son to a Necromorph outbreak on Uxor and joined Isaac Clarke on the expedition to Tau Volantis to destroy the apparent source of the Marker signal.
Robert Norton
Robert Norton was the captain of the USM Eudora and an Earth Defense Force Special Ops officer who fought the Circle alongside Ellie Langford and Isaac Clarke, until jealousy and a secret bargain with Jacob Danik turned him against them on Tau Volantis.
Sovereign Colonies
The Sovereign Colonies was the global government that united Earth and its early off-world settlements, custodian of the Black Marker and architect of the secret Red Marker program. Its discovery of the Brethren Moons led it to purge all Marker knowledge under Scenario Five.
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