Bio

THE ENGINEER

An ordinary engineer who happened to be pulled into extraordinary circumstances, Isaac Clarke was the sole survivor of the USG Ishimura incident: A mining ship disaster in the far reaches of space. Worse for Isaac was the fact that he came into contact with hideous infected creatures known as Necromorphs who really wanted him dead. Luckily for Isaac, his ingenuity saved him three times as he put an end to three separate Necromorph outbreaks. With his abilities such as kinesis as well as his vast arsenal of space weaponry, Isaac can craft the solution to just about any problem, in whatever form it may come.

Intro

A ship called the 'Terra Nova' heading towards Earth at a rapid pace contained two occupants. One was Sgt. John Carver, the other was Isaac Clarke. "How much longer until we reach Earth?" Isaac asked. "It won't be long now. Hopefully we'll be there in time." The Brethren Moons were headed for Earth, ready to bring about its ruin. Isaac and John had to get there first, to warn humanity about the impending attack. It was the only chance the planet would get to defend itself. "We have to be, it isn't-AGH!" Isaac clutched his head in pain. Carver did so as well. "Carver...did you just see that?" Isaac asked. "Yeah...it looked like a gathering. I can't even begin to describe some of the creatures I just saw." Isaac began to get ready. "Where are you going?" Carver asked. "We have to see what that was. It looked far too important to simply leave." But there was one snag. "As important as that looked Isaac, we're dealing with annihilation from aliens if we don't get to Earth." But Isaac had made up his mind. "You keep the ship on course. I'll investigate and join up with you later." Not having time to argue, Carver agreed, seeing Isaac would not be persuaded. "Right, fine. Just don't get yourself killed out there."

Rival Scene

Isaac looked around his surroundings, keeping the Plasma Cutter at the ready. "Carver, it's me. I don't think this communicator's working. It hasn't been for a while but let me know if you get this message. This place is truly bizarre. My path has lead me to this weird blue place...I don't know what it is but it's not like anything I've ever seen. I doubt even the Brethren Moons know about this place." He was interrupted by the sound of a rifle being loaded. "Alright, don't make any sudden moves." The voice instructed. Isaac turned to see a man with glowing blue eyes and veins in one arm. What the hell was that? "You look a little blue there buddy, wouldn't you say?" The man asked. Isaac had no idea what he meant, but pointed the Plasma Cutter at him. "What the hell happened to you?" Isaac asked. "Same thing that happened to you." Emmett answered. "You get exposed once, it changes you. Some people can control it, but most can't." Now Isaac knew. He was under the influence of a marker. A Necromorph pawn. "I see. I figured I'd run into one of you guys out here." Isaac took a step towards him. Emmett scoffed. "You think you're gonna throw me aside and take all that power for yourself? Think again." The tense stalemate continued, with both fighters aiming their weapons at each other, waiting for the other to fire first.

Outro

"Took you long enough." Carver quipped as he saw Isaac re-enter the cockpit of the Terra Nova. "Good to see you too. It's nice to be back. Well...when we deal with this problem it will be." They were making good progress, but the Brethren Moons would be there soon. "What was it? A marker?" Carver asked. "No, not a marker. I don't know what it was. Or the creatures that were drawn to it...no Necromorphs thankfully but there were some freaks there. Regardless, I was able to deal with it...just about." Isaac explained. "So just a false alarm then?" Isaac shook his head. "No. I think we were meant to see that. For this." The Terra Nova began to glow blue as the ship raced towards the Earth at even faster speeds. "Woah! Isaac, what the hell is this?" Carver asked, laughing. "A little something I picked up at that place. I thought it might come in handy." The ship sped towards Earth, hoping that it wasn't too late.

Fight Intros

Here We Go- Isaac drops from the sky, with rubble appearing beside him. He then rolls his neck and readies his plasma cutter.

Ready To Begin- Isaac lands smoothly from the sky using his gravity shoes and looks straight ahead.

What Was That?!- Isaac looks around frantically as though he just saw or heard something move.

Gotta Move- Isaac walks forward and as he gets closer to the camera his helmet is the only thing in view.

Victory

No Problem- Isaac turns his head and closes his Plasma Cutter, posing like he does in the character select screen.

Gotta Keep Moving- Isaac, while hovering, turns around and flies offscreen.

Glad It's Over!- Isaac takes a step then stops in place.

Got It!- Isaac wields his Kinesis while holding the Plasma Cutter in his other hand.

Defeat

If using 'No Problem'- Isaac gets sucked into the vaccuum of space.

If using 'Gotta Keep Moving'- Isaac drops his Plasma Cutter, then drops to his knees while clutching his head as he is losing his sanity.

If using 'Glad It's Over!'- Isaac drops his Plasma Cutter while clutching his side in pain.

If using 'Got It!'- Isaac appears floating in space , motionless with the Plasma Cutter beside him.

Themes

Battle Themes

Close Quarters Combat

The Necromorphs Attack

Dead Space Final Boss Theme 1

The Leviathan

Level 3 Theme

Dead Space Theme

Victory Themes

Deadlocked

Zero G

Ephemeral -Pelican

Quotes

Upon Selection

"I can handle this."

"Ready."

"A tool for every job."

Picking Up An Item

"This should get the point across."

"Just what I needed."

"Thank you."

"You're mine now."

"Just my luck."

"What's this?"

"Let's see what you can do."

"It looks like it's my lucky day."

"I'll take it."

"Handy."

"Now what can I use this for?"

"Nice."

"I know what to do with this."

"Could've used one of these on Ishimura."

"Hmm...this'll do."

"Finally."

"This looks painful."

"Interesting."

"Just needs a few tweaks."

"Weird...I'll take it."

"Doesn't take an engineer to figure this one out."

"I hope this works."

"C'mere you."

Getting a KO

"You should try harder next time."

"Ugh. Worse than a Necromorph."

"Problem solved."

"Might want to back off next time."

"Are we done yet?"

"That got messy."

"Please! Stay down!"

"Just like on the Ishimura."

"That was almost too easy."

"Who's next!"

"Never underestimate an engineer."

"Well, that was easy."

"Not bad for an engineer, huh?"

"Bye bye."

"Keep it coming!"

"That was close."

"It's you or me buddy."

"Better you than me."

"Thanks for playing."

"Lights out!"

"One step ahead of you, buddy."

"Every problem's got a solution."

"Heh. Brains over brawn."

"I warned you."

"Wrong time."

"Sorry."

"See you next time."

"Ooh! That had to hurt!"

"Goodnight!"

"That was unexpected."

"Easy coming!"

"Got 'em."

"That was it?"

"Alright!"

"Too close."

"Too slow, guy!"

Respawning After KO

"These guys are everywhere."

"Come on! Are you kidding me?"

"Compared to The Sprawl, this'll be a piece of cake."

"Okay...I didn't see that coming."

"Time for a change of plans."

"Okay, it's not safe here."

"Here we go again."

"This can't be real!"

"What's going on?"

"I'm ready."

"You got lucky."

"Recess is over."

"No more Mr. Nice Engineer!"

"Am I seeing things?"

"Stay focused."

"They're everywhere!"

"Ready to get started?"

"All tools check out. Let's do this!"

"I'm ready, are you?"

"That hurt."

"I won't be doing that again."

"Oh, this isn't good!"

"Look who's back."

"New plan of attack this time."

"You people are unbelievable!"

"Time for Plan B."

"Let's try this again, okay?"

"Alright, time to get serious."

"I've got a bad feeling about this."

"I got this all figured out now."

"I guess we're getting serious now."

"That was too close for comfort."

"Where am I?"

Using Moves

"Think fast!" -Using Level 1.

"I warned you." -Using Level 2.

"Heh." -Using Level 3.

Taunts

One Step Ahead Of You- Isaac menacingly points his finger upwards and says "Lights out!"

Waypoint Finder- Isaac holds out his hand and activates his waypoint finder.

Hand Cannon- Isaac equips a foam finger and pretends to fire it like a gun at opponents while shouting "Bang!" He can occasionally hit enemies with this attack. The foam finger remains on his hand until he equips a different weapon.

Costumes

Arctic Survival Suit (Default)

Advanced R.I.G.

Elite Advanced Suit

Rocket Animation

Isaac is chained at his wrists and shoulders. He is haning his head and making no attempt to escape.

Moveset

Square- Isaac fires his Plasma Cutter. He can fire three shots in a burst before reloading.

Square (Air)- Same as ground version.

Square Side- Isaac swings his Plasma Cutter, then stomps opponents. He then kicks them away.

Square Side (Air)- Isaac swings his Plasma Cutter.

Square Up- Isaac swings his Hydraulic Eviscerator into the air. The second swing will bring opponents crashing back down to earth.

Square Up (Air)- Same as ground version.

Square Down- Isaac uses his Ground Diffractor to create a shockwave on the ground.

Square Down (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle- Isaac fires the Force Gun. Similar to a shotgun, this weapon is far more effective up close.

Triangle (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle Side- Isaac fires a stasis shot to momentarily freeze enemies.

Triangle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle Up- Isaac fires his Line Gun into the air. This is similar to his Plasma Cutter but it has a wider range, making it deal more damage than the Cutter.

Triangle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle Down- Isaac uses an arc welder to fire a bolt of electricity at a downward angle. If close enough to an opponent, the bolt will arc towards them.

Triangle Down (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle- Isaac uses his Torch Flamethrower. The flames from this weapon go through enemies, meaning it is possible to attack several enemies at once with one burst.

Circle (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Side- Isaac deploys a Suspended Ripper in front of him that travels forward a short distance. It is essentially a spinning buzzsaw blade.

Circle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Up- Isaac tosses incendiary grenades in an arc.

Circle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Down- Isaac fires a Detonator at the ground. It deploys like a land mine and functions as one.

Circle Down (Air)- Same as ground version.

Grab Side- Isaac lifts opponents with Kinesis and throws them forwards.

Grab Up- Isaac lifts opponents with Kinesis and throws them into the air.

Grab Down- Isaac lifts opponents with Kinesis and slams them off the ground.

Level 1

Strategic Shot- Isaac fires a stasis shot, then overcharges his Plasma Cutter for an aimable shot.

Level 2

Kinesis Burst- Isaac releases and overcharged burst of Kinesis that sends opponents flying.

Level 3

Dead Space- A cutscene plays where Isaac shoots open a hole in a ship and traps his opponents in the vaccuum of space. They will helplessly float around while Isaac can use his gravity shoes to maneuver. His attacks are all lethal. The opponents may hide behind debris, but they may also be struck by stray mines.

Author's Note

While I haven't played Dead Space yet I think the remake may be a good opportunity to get back into it. I honestly had no idea Isaac was such a controversial inclusion until years later. Imo it could have been a lot worse. I never liked that his rival was Zeus though, that was always ridiculous. I edited the ending of Dead Space 3: Awakened for the purposes of his outro, spoilers: the original doesn't end too well.