After Altman had been returned, a scientist also stationed there went mad from marker exposure and injected himself with a fluid he created based on inscriptions on the Marker. However, he used their belief to his advantage and persuaded them to let him see the marker, and took a vidlog of it. Fearing that the government would use the marker for their own purposes, Altman made his way back to North America and showed the video to the world, declaring that the military was covering up genuine proof of alien life.įollowing this, Altman was captured by Markoff, the military leader of the research complex where the marker was kept, and brought back to the complex for interrogation.

Altman became fearful of the cult and had no desire to take part in it.

Soon after, a religious movement formed around the Marker, with members of the science team believing Altman to be a prophet. Some went insane and killed each other, while others began to worship the Marker as something divine. The artifact soon began to affect the minds of the people in the base. Bringing along an excavation team to the underwater crater, he discovered broken remains of a Marker.Īt a research complex near the crater, the team tried to learn more about the marker. Altman, a geophysicist, had discovered a mysterious signal emitting from the Chicxulub crater. True OriginsThe actual origin of Unitology is much different then the commonly held belief explained above. Many faithful believe it was the government that had killed Altman, causing him to become a martyr, furthering the growth of the religion.

Using this, Altman founded Unitology however, it wasn't until his mysterious death that the religion spiked in popularity.

At the time, people had lost considerable faith and looked up to Altman as a beacon of hope. Altman was part of the government team that discovered the Marker, and released details of its existence to the general public. Followers of the religion commonly exclaim the phrase 'Altman be praised,' as a sign of reverence to the religion's founder, Michael Altman.ĬreationThe Church of Unitology was founded around AD 2300 (200 years prior to Dead Space), by a man named Michael Altman. The core belief of its followers, the Unitologists, is that an ancient device known as a marker will bring eternal life. Overview The Church of Unitology is a major religion in the Dead Space universe.

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