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- "Oh God, how are we supposed to stay safe if those things can fly?"
- —Lexine Murdoch[1]
Flyers are an airborne type of Necromorph.
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[edit] Overview
Flyers are one of two types of Necromorph unique to Dead Space: Extraction, the other being the Grabber. They are not a very common Necromorph, appearing in only a few stages and in small numbers, and are not very threatening- their sole attack is to fly past the player and try to bite or slash them with their tail as they pass. A single hit will disrupt this attack and force them to fly away, and they cannot take much damage before being destroyed. This is helpful, as they have no dismemberment points, unlike any other Necromorph.
They share a similar basic body structure with the Infector type Necromorph, but their relationship -if any- with this Necromorph is unknown (However, it is possible that they are less or further mutated versions of Infectors.) . A Flyer seems to consist of an armless upper torso twisted and flayed into a shape vaguely like a stingray, topped by a partially skinned human skull and with a 'tail' presumably composed of either intertwined nerves, a dangling spinal column, or both. The human's lungs can be seen mounted on the Flyer's back, and it is possible that, similar to the Wheezers, these have been mutated into chemical production chambers and are used to help generate lighter-than-air gases that help Flyers fly. Unlike Infectors, Flyers move only through the air and possess considerable mobility and agility. This makes them quite hard to hit from a distance, and the speed with which they can dive makes waiting for them to attack the player and then shooting them, a tricky proposition.
- "Please tell me those are just bats I hear..."
- —Gabe Weller[1]
- "Can't be - there's no ecosystem on this planet."
- —Lexine Murdoch[1]
A Flyer is first seen in the Megavents, attacking in a scripted event and then retreating without need for defense on the player's part. Comments made by the characters indicate the presence of flying creatures in this locale (including a tentative suggestion by Warren Eckhardt that they might be bats; only to be informed that there is no native ecology to Aegis 7. No clue is given as to whether these are Flyers, Infectors, or even a mixture of both creatures. Flyers are encountered and fought in the Zero G Therapy Room in Chapter 5, and on the Bridge in Chapter 9.
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[edit] Trivia
- The Flyer is one of two types of Necromorphs unique to Extraction; the other is the Grabber.
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[edit] Appearances
- Chapter 3: Return To The Megavents(First appearance)
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| Necromorphs | ||
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| Standard Forms | Brute • Divider • Drag Tentacle • Exploder • Flyer • Grabber • Guardian • Infector • Leaper • Lurker • Pregnant • Slasher • Stalker • Swarmer • Twitcher • Wheezer | |
| Advanced Forms | The Hive Mind • The Hunter • The Leviathan • The Slug • The Spider • The Urchin | |
| Deleted Material | Flytrap • Graverobber | |
