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"We lost control. And now, for the love of Earth and the Sovereign Colonies, we've got to do what's right."
—Major General Spencer Mahad
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Dead Space 3- Scenario 5

Scenario Five was an executive order mandated by the Sovereign Colonies Council in the event of a level five first contact scenario during their research on the Markers.

Major General Spencer Mahad was given executive powers over the fate of the Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces flotilla and its personnel on Tau Volantis.

Background[]

"After receiving your reports on Dr. Serrano's latest discoveries and in light of recent activities at the Marker test sites, it is the decision of the Council to invoke Scenario Five. What we once thought would save us from extinction has only served to hasten it. Everything about the Markers - all research, all replicas, even the Black Marker - must be forever buried. All sites are to be shuttered. All involved planets are to be blacklisted. Everyone involved in the Marker program, from Aspera to Aegis VII to Tau Volantis are to be executed."
—General of the Army Ambrose Caiden[1]
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Sovereign Colonies personnel are killed as part of Scenario Five.

During the Necromorph outbreak on Tau Volantis, Major General Mahad provided all of the necessary information accumulated for the Council, who had been experiencing their own problems with their Marker test sites. Mahad was given the go-ahead by General of the Army Ambrose Caiden to carry out "Scenario Five".[2]

On Tau Volantis, Scenario Five entailed three tiers of soldiers on sweep-and-cleanse duty: the first crew would disable all of the vehicles, the second would take “census” of all personnel who followed the orders given and execute the others who rebelled, and the third and last crew would destroy all data, records and communication structures on Tau Volantis and in orbit. Once each team's mission was complete, they were to kill themselves to ensure the success of the protocol.

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Dead Space 3 - Reaper Barracks Mission - Brainwashing video

To further ensure that Scenario Five's orders were carried out, videos containing a message that hardwired the soldiers to carry out the orders were created and subsequently viewed by military personnel.[3][4]

Scenario Five also aimed to eliminate any trace of the Black Marker as well as the Red Markers that had been hidden on distant locations such as Aspera, Kreemar, Aegis VII and Ptolemy Station, by blacklisting these locations and terminating all personnel associated with them.[1]

Tau Volantis Scenario Five Instructions[]

References[]

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