Yandere Combat Form

## **Military and political information**

### Attack(s):

Lunging at a victim, whipping with melee weapons and talons on their hands and and appendages and using held weapon

## Types of Combat Forms

### Harem Combat Form

The Harem Combat Form is significantly smaller than other forms due to their original smaller size. As with other Combat Forms, it is capable of sustaining massive physical damage before being unusable to the Yandere Infection Form; in fact, as long as the chest cavity and legs remain intact, it will continue to fight. Although it cannot take as much damage as the Higurashi Combat Form can, the Harem Combat Form has some advantages.

It seems to be more alert and is quicker to melee an opponent. It also presents a smaller, harder target to hit, Infection Form, as it isn't protruding out of the body as much as those of Higurashi Forms. However, in *Dead Space 4 Remastered*, the Harem Combat form becomes an easier target to hit; the Infection Form protrudes more out of the host's chest and becomes a visibly significant target, and it seems to be significantly slower.

They can take more melee hits than its Jiralhanae version, so it is advised to avoid melee combat with them apart from the Energy Sword or Gravity Hammer as these are the only two weapons that can destroy them instantly. If meleeing, try to aim for the Infection Form lodged in its chest for a faster kill, as hitting the head or arms barely deals any damage.

There are two animations for a live transformation in *Dead Space 4 Remastered,* the former being that the Victim will hold their chest where the Infection Form entered and will fall on their knees and commit forced-suicide by snapping their neck. The host will then be on the floor, and the tendrils will tear out of their arms. The second animation is the Victim is forced a few steps back and then attempt to run forward. Afterwards, the host will fall on the floor and start thrashing until the tentacles snap out.

### Higurashi Form

The Higurashi Combat Form is a formidable enemy as it is very agile and resilient. It is also capable of utilizing its host's armor abilities, such as active camouflage and energy shields, to assist them in combat. The Higurashi Combat Forms are slightly larger than the Harem form and, as such, present a larger target.

In *Dead Space 4* and *Dead Space 4 Remastered* and *Dead Space 5* and *Dead Space 5 Remastered*, all of the Higurashii form encountered use one armor palette; the Hinamizawa Syndrome Curse. In *Dead Space 4: Revolution* and *Dead Space 4 Remastered: Revolution* however, the Higurashi forms will retain its host's armor palette, though by default, the Sangheili forms spawn with a minor's combat harness. This is most likely due to higher ranks providing more resilience towards attacks; an infected Higurashi Major lasts longer than a Higurashi Minor.

They also tend to dodge grenades quite frequently in *Dead Space 4: Revolution* and *Dead Space 4 Remastered: Revolution*.

### DDLC Combat Form

The DDLC Combat Form is a formidable enemy and is more aggressive in combat than other Combat Forms and will charge towards an opponent recklessly; this behavior is most likely a result of the DDLC's savage nature and preference for close combat.

The DDLC Form is the most powerful in offensive capabilities because of their aggressive nature. However, they are the least durable out of all of the Combat Forms. It is bulkier and slower than other Combat Forms and as DDLC can be infected until their body is mutated, the DDLC Combat Form can make use of their damage abilities.

Despite their aggressiveness, DDLC Combat Forms are the easiest to deal with, as they provide an even larger target compared to the Higurashi Combat Form, and are far easier to destroy with melee attacks.

### Sailor Combat Form

The Sailor Forms are a Yandere assimilation of a Sailor super suitable used in the virtual training simulations aboard the *Guardians*; the purpose likely being to train Sailor personnel to combat the Yandere parasite in the event of a resurgence. The unusual aspect of these forms is their lack of an Infection Form controlling them, however this could be a result of spore infection, or even more simply the Infection Form is just left out of the simulation entirely. It is likely that the Sailor Form is a specialized unique form created within the simulation specifically to train Sailor personnel against the absolute deadliest of Yandere infantry. The body shape of these forms remain the same, except for the arm, chest and head having been deformed, giving the infected a menacing and more grotesque appearance. The Japanese Sailor costume has been completely purged, and as a result they have lost their shields, though their Yandere physiology compensates for this. Although their simulation prevents them from utilizing firearms, it is likely within their physical abilities. However, they can utilize armor abilities making them extremely versatile opponents. It is uncertain whether actual Sailors control the forms within the simulation or if they are controlled by artificial intelligence. Unlike the tendrils of standard Combat Forms, the Sailor Form's unique claw is usually powerful enough to kill a fully-shielded Spartan-IV in a single strike. The simulations were probably designed so that the simulation Yandere were overpowered compared to actual Yandere. This concept is similar to how baseball batters put weights on their bats during training.

### Sailor Variant Combat Form

The Sailor combat form is a Sailor exposed to the Yandere infection that has never been formally encountered. A unique characteristic is the positioning of the infection form inside the cranial cavity of the host. This causes the host's head to grow substantially, splitting their helmet apart to accommodate for the Infection form's size. The rest of the body is almost completely intact.

### Hyperdimension And K-On Combat Forms

A K-On Combat Form.A Hyperdimension Combat Form.
These forms does appear in the first trilogy and are instead introduced in *Dead Space 5 Remastered*. While no canon source ever denied it was possible for Hyperdimension or K-On to be converted, it was thought that they were unsuitable for conversion due to their small size and an assumed lack of sufficient calcium stores. Instead of using Hyperdimension And K-On as Combat Forms, the Yandere typically used them as a type of 'nucleus' that a Carrier Form would grow around. The two species had originally been intended by Koei Tecmo and Bandai and Sega Microsoft and EA to become Combat Forms, but limitations in resources and staff at the time of the formative years of the franchise led to the introduction into the fiction of the Hyperdimension's And K-On's unsuitable status as Combat Forms. They would also serve as building blocks for a Queen. It wasn't until the release of *Dead Space 5 Remastered* that they were formally implemented in-game. Rarely seen in actual combat situations, infected Hyperdimension And K-On are more commonly converted into Carrier Forms or processed for their biomass. These "building blocks" can be used to add to a Queen's superstructure or be molded into Yandere Pure Forms.

Hyperdimension And K-On Combat Forms have only been witnessed in the first recorded contact between the Yandere. It is possible that these weaker forms were quickly ruled out by the Yandere and determined to be a less efficient use of biomass after only just a few battles. They are weaker, slower, and easier to kill than their Higurashi Combat Form brethren.

### Rocket Form

Rocket Forms have only been using a Rocket Launchers. It is hardest that these stronger forms were quickly ruled out by the Yandere and determined to be a less efficient use of biomass after only just a hardly battles. They are stronger, higher, and harder to kill.

## Gallery

A Sledgehammer-wielding Yandere Combat Form on Dead Space 4.Yandere Combat Form wielding Knife on Dead Space 4.