The Advanced Soldier RIG's that are worn by the Marines that are encountered on the USM Valor in the original Dead Space seemed to differ from the RIG that was worn by Isaac, namely in their inclusion of a left shoulder spaulder and their stripped down helms: Where Isaac's combat helmet fully encapsulates his head, those that are worn by the Valor's personnel seemed only to consist of a mask fitted to the head via a solid band.If the player rotates the camera to face Isaac's helmet while near a wall, the light from the eyes will disappear.

Cadigan's helmet also possesses stripes over the right eye-slit, something that does not appear on the suit available to Isaac and those worn by other USM Valor personnel.

In Dead Space: Aftermath, the Marine Colonel's helmet possesses four red stripes, while the helmets of the Marines accompanying him have only two.

The red stripes above the right eye-slit are likely to be a form of rank insignia.

It provides the best protection in the PC version of the game.Ī dying Marine aboard the USM Valor: note spaulder and helmet.

The Soldier RIG is the second best RIG in the game with a total of 30% damage resistance with the first being the Advanced Unitologist RIG which has a total of 60% damage resistance.

The Soldier RIG's icon in the store is that of the Advanced Engineer RIG.

This is applicable to both the original Dead Space, and the remake.

Once loaded, head towards a Store (Which is first seen near the tram at the end of Chapter 1). The Soldier RIG costs 99,000 Credits and is available for purchase after loading a 'Cleared Game' save.

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