
However, the knowledge Mercer received was instead new surgical techniques and new technical designs, which he used to perform his experiments and would eventually lead to the creation of The Hunter. During a conversation with Harris, he revealed that he gained knowledge from Marker 3A's signal, similar to those individuals who would receive Marker blueprints.

Mercer was one of the medical officers to study the Aegis VII colonists suffering from dementia and was especially interested in the miner Brant Harris' ramblings, considering them "religiously significant". Mercer's office during the Necromorph outbreak. first contact, as it were, words repeat in my head: "the makers must be absorbed." A divine insight, perhaps, that creating my hunter is part of the answer." -Mercer in his personal journal. But all this raw material, all my work, and the Marker remains inert. Where the bodies of the dead will rise united, undying, made whole by the Marker. The Second Aegis VII Incident " Convergence. While unconfirmed, it is quite possible that Challus Mercer was a high-ranking member of the Church of Unitology before joining the USG Ishimura, as he could be heard delivering speeches to his fellow Unitologists on the Crew Deck, asking them not to abandon their faith despite the appearance of the Necromorphs. Terrence Kyne indicated that Mercer possibly became a believer due to his fear of death and his deep desire to transcend it through Convergence.

Logs left by Mercer as well as comments from Dr.

Mercer became fanatically obsessed with the Necromorphs after the Ishimura was compromised, and believed that Convergence was the gateway to life after death.Ĭhallus Mercer was one of the numerous Unitologists aboard the USG Ishimura, presumably introduced in the massive turnover caused by the Church of Unitology to grant Captain Mathius a majority of devouts composing the crew. ĭoctor Challus Mercer was a scientist aboard the USG Ishimura and a devout Unitologist to the point of zealotry. The deepest secrets of the Marker - Convergence, even the Hive Mind itself - could be ours. Concordance Extraction Corporation " You have divine insight, Mr Harris.
