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Exploder

GamesUndeadVariesSomething from outer space2000 to 2009

The suicide bomber among Dead Space's Necromorphs. Its detached explosive is one of the strongest weapons a player can pick up.123

Battle it
First appeared
2008
Dead Space (2008)
Source work
Dead Space (2008)
EA Redwood Shores (Visceral Games)
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
Something from outer space
The signal of the alien Markers reshapes dead tissue; the infection spreads through Necromorph tissue and reanimates corpses in new forms.
How you become one
A single human corpse reshaped as a living bomb.
How it moves
Varies
Limps slowly, then closes the last distance in a rush.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • shooting the glowing sac from a distance
  • severing the arm, which leaves it nearly harmless

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2008

Dead Space (2008)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Its left arm ends in a glowing sac of explosive123

2

Kills itself in the blast123

3

A severed sac can be thrown at other Necromorphs123

4

The skull is split vertically and works as a pair of jaws123

5

Wails as it approaches123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (varies), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Exploder about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Exploder - Dead Space Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Necromorph - Wikipedia
  3. Dead Space (2008) - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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