While this modified foot may aid the creature in rapidly crawling through vents and running, it results in an unstable gait while walking, and as such Slashers have difficulty holding their balance without constantly moving their slashing limbs as counter-weights.

The bones of the feet are fused and lengthened while the heel bone is extended almost parallel to the angle of the sole, forming a sharp peg that aids in balance. They are also used as 'backup' legs once the Slasher's original legs have been amputated, helping propel them along the floor towards their targets. In Dead Space 3 Remastered mummified Slashers have multiple abdominal limbs as seen in the CMS Roanoke in orbit over Tau Volantis.

These limbs are weak, but in some cases are used to hold down struggling victims. These limbs are used in maintaining stability, allowing the Slasher to attack its victims with its claws without falling over when the lower limbs are lost. In certain cases these appear to be the host's original arms clamped down to the sides of the body or intestines that are mutated while in others the arms are spindly, vestigial limbs that poke out from the exposed abdominal cavity. In addition to their bladed appendages, Slashers also sport a lower set of arms. Combined with the Slasher's raw strength, the blades are capable of easily dismembering most victims. These blades are the Slashers' main weapon, but they are also used as means of stabilizing the creatures.

These arms are sometimes created by altering the host's original arms, while in others the slashing arms are entirely new appendages sprouting from the shoulder blades. The Slasher is named for its specialized arms, which sport sharp blade-like protrusions of bone. The Slasher is created from a single human corpse, and is one of the more common Necromorphs encountered in a typical outbreak. 3.1 Dead Space Remastered, Dead Space 2 Remastered and Dead Space 3 Remastered.2.18 Research Compound Scientist Slasher.

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