The Advanced Soldier RIG is a military-grade RIG suit that serves as the standard-issue combat uniform of the Marines of the Earth Defense Force. The RIG features a built-in Stasis module.
Description[]
The Advanced Soldier RIG is a fatigue and body armor assembly designed for combat use and is standard-issue protective wear for EDF Marines.
The assembly is composed primarily of dark grey, vacuum-rated fatigues bearing a number of utility pockets and white body armor plates including armored boots, a cuirass, cuisses, spaulders, rerebraces, vambraces, and a head-enclosing combat helmet resembling a human skull, complete with a hole corresponding to the nasal area. The breastplate bears the insignia of the Earth Defense Force. In the remake, the words "U.S.M. Valor" can be found over the EDF insignia.
Trivia[]
- The Advanced Soldier RIG costs 99,000 Credits and is available for purchase after loading a "Cleared Game" save. Once loaded, head towards a Store (which is first seen near the tram at the end of Chapter 1). This is applicable to both the original Dead Space and the remake.
- In the original game, the Advanced Soldier RIG's icon in the Store is that of the Advanced Engineer RIG.
- The Advanced Soldier RIG is the second best RIG in the original game with a total of 30% damage resistance, with the first being the Advanced Unitologist RIG, which has a total of 60% damage resistance. It provides the best protection in the PC version of the game.
- The Advanced Soldier RIGs worn by the Marine NPCs on the USM Valor in the original Dead Space differ from the suit worn by Isaac, namely in their inclusion of a left shoulder spaulder and their stripped down helmets: where Isaac's helmet fully encapsulates his head, those that are worn by the Valor's Marines seem only to consist of a face mask covering their eyes and nose, and fitted to their head via a solid band.
- An updated version of this "face mask" variant is worn by the Marine Twitchers in the 2023 remake.
- The red stripes above the right eye-slit may be some form of rank or role insignia.
- In Dead Space: Aftermath, the Marine Colonel's helmet possesses four red stripes, while the helmets of the Marines accompanying him have only two.
- In the remake, Commander F. Cadigan's helmet possesses three red stripes over the right eye-slit, something that does not appear on the suit available to Isaac and those worn by other USM Valor Marines.
- The EDF Special Forces Suit worn by Sergeant John Carver in Dead Space 3 bears a strong resemblance to the Marine suit, particularly its helmet design, which features the same skull-like appearance and three red stripes over one of the eye-slits.
- The texture files of the decals of the suit in the remake state that it is issued to Marines of the "United Sates(sic) Military Valor Unit", a misspelling of "United States Military".[1] This is almost certainly an error on the part of the character modelling company, however, as the term "United States" would have no meaning in the Dead Space universe, with the most likely intended name being "United Spacefaring Military".[2]
Gallery[]
Dead Space (2023)[]
A poster showing the Marine suit in the remake.
Another poster showing the Marine suit in the remake.
Another poster showing the Marine suit in the remake.
Another poster showing the Marine suit in the remake.
Concept art of the Marine suit in the remake.
Commander F. Cadigan wearing the Marine suit. Note the red stripes on the helmet.
A close-up of the Marine helmet.
An overview of the Marine suit.
The Marine suit with a matching Pulse Rifle.
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The back of the Marine suit.
Isaac exiting the Store while wearing the Marine suit.
A side view of the Marine suit.
Concept art of a Marine Twitcher in the remake, wearing the "face mask" helmet variant.
Concept art of the Twitchers wearing the face mask.
The Twitcher wearing the face mask.
Overview of the Twitcher wearing the face mask.
A Twitcher wearing the face mask.
A Twitcher wearing the face mask.
A Twitcher wearing the face mask.
Dead Space (2008)[]
A poster showing the Marine suit in the original game.
Another poster showing the Marine suit in the original game.
Concept art of the suit in the original game, including the NPC "face mask" variant.
The Marine suit in the original game.
Another view of the suit in the original game.
Isaac wearing the suit and wielding the Pulse Rifle in the original game.
Isaac wearing the suit and wielding the Contact Beam.
Backside of the original suit. Note how the RIG is not directly attached to the spine area.
A USM Valor Marine in the original game.
The "face mask" worn by Marine NPCs in the original game.
Other[]
EDF Marines wearing the suit in Dead Space: Salvage.
EDF Marines wearing the suit in Dead Space: Aftermath.
EDF Marines wearing the suit in Dead Space: Aftermath.
Videos[]
Dead Space Suit Level 6 Military (HD 5670)
Isaac putting on the Advanced Soldier RIG
Dead Space Remake - New Game+ Level 6 Advanced Suit -4K 60FPS-
Putting on the Level 6 Suit (Remake)
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