The Bandersnatch was a mass-production prototype B.O.W. (Bio Organic Weapon) developed by the Umbrella Corporation based on the Tyrant concept, but re-envisioned as a weapon with enhanced versatility and reduced cost. 1 2
History
The Bandersnatch was developed based on the Tyrant concept, but deviated on the point that it was manufactured for a lower cost and practicality as a single weapon rather than perfection. It was sent to the Rockfort Island military training facility for combat data collection and soldier training. Most specimens on the island were released by Alfred Ashford in an attempt to eliminate Claire Redfield on December 27, 1998. 3
Details on the Bandersnatch recovered by H.C.F. (Hive/Host Capture Force) later influenced Umbrella's rival company and inspired development of the Jabberwock S3, another B.O.W. designed for enhanced versatility, practicality and reduced cost. 4
Attributes
Since it was not assumed to disguise itself as a human in its prototype stage, the Bandersnatch has an ugly appearance and a distorted form with a missing left arm and noticeably enlarged right arm with great strength and flexibility. It has difficulty walking due to the degeneration of its lower body from its experimental stage, but strangely it overcame this fault by using its elastic right arm for movement with excellent capability for pursuing a target.
However, the creature could only protect its head with its right arm since the left arm was gone, giving it the significant disadvantage of a poor balance between offense and defense. The Bandersnatch's only offensive maneuver was the use of its right arm to bludgeon opponents or use it to grab a specific body part it could then crush, such as the head. 5 6 7
Etymology
The codename "Bandersnatch" is derived from Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, in which the Bandersnatch is a creature with no defined form.
Footnotes
- 1. Bandersnatch Notes
- 2. BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Kaitai Shinsho (Page 070)
- 3. biohazard archives (Page 194)
- 4. INSIDE OF BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES (Page 069)
- 5. BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Official Website
- 6. BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES Official Guidebook (Page 037)
- 7. DARKSIDE REPORT (Page 013)