Necromorph

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Name: Necromorph

Universe: Dead Space

Average height: 5'6"

Homeworld: Unknown, originally encountered on the mining ship Ishimura.

Diet: parasitic

Sentient: not presumably, little more than super-ugly, super-dangerous zombies.

Overview
The Necromorph is a parasitic mutagenic being. It must wait for the the host creature to die before mutation can begin, as the body's immune system will absorb the creature before it can do any damage. The name comes from the Greek words Necros (corpse) and morph (change), literally "corpse changer". The mutated being must be mauled in a variety of ways to kill it, as some will shrug off losing a limb and adapt, but die upon decapitation, others vice-versa. Others must be sliced in two, or have their egg sac removed.