INSIDE OF BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES

INSIDE OF BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES (インサイドオブバイオハザード／ダークサイドクロニクルズ)

Project Umbrella Translation

TALE OF THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES

LEON S. KENNEDY (page 007)

JACK KRAUSER (page 008)

JAVIER HIDALGO (page 011)

MANUELA (page 012)

CV: Amy Correa Bell

When Hilda got infected by the t-virus, Manuela was a 5 year old little girl. Javier told her that her mother had gone to paradise, and he had to bring her up himself. Manuela didn't know much about her father's "business", she lived in the jungle far away from the metropolis. 10 years later, Manuela had become a beautiful and good-hearted girl. However, the same illness which made her mother suffer came to Manuela that year, and made her become worse and worse. In order to save his important daughter, Javier purchased and injected her with the t-Veronica Virus.

Manuela has a smooth temper, but there is also a weak side in her mind. After being infected by the t-Veronica Virus and mutations, she was so worried she would become a monster too. Deeply stressed by fear, she went to ask her doctor, and was told she had an unknown virus in her body, which would lead to a terrible result if things still remained. Young Manuela couldn't take this cruel blow, then she ran away from Javier's mansion.

Manuela was wandering in the jungle and then came to a village, where she met and was saved by Leon and Krauser for the first time. She gradually developed confidence in them and told the truth about the condition of her body, and even led Leon and Krauser to her father's mansion. There, Manuela finally learned that her father was the leader of a huge criminal organization, and those recent missing girls were all actually kidnapped by her father, in order to transplant their organs for prolonging her life.

For the last 15 years, Manuela respected her father as a hero, so she was heavily shocked when she learned the truth. But without the organs from those poor victims, she would become a monster very soon. Javier loved his daughter so much and was so angry at the two men who took her away from him that he let himself merge with the Veronica Plant, and descended into madness. Both physically and mentally, Manuela was almost torn apart, she collapsed and wanted to die as a human. However, after she saw Leon desperately trying to protect her, the power of the virus in her body was awakened, while she herself also changed her mind and chose to live. She managed to control the virus' power, and used it to fight for protecting those people important to her.

Though Manuela is able to control the virus in human form, it doesn't mean she can completely get rid of the sufferings from it. If she wants to live, the transplantation of new organs is still necessary, which means more people will be sacrificed for her. At present, this condition has not been changed yet. After "Operation Javier", she went to America with Leon and Krauser. And after that, not even a word has been heard from this girl so far.

*DIRECTOR's VOICE.
Manuela has the same ability to control the virus as Alexia, and resist the erosion to her mind like Steve. After the tragedy of Raccoon City, she is another unfortunate character and determined to break the chain of curse. Moreover, for Leon and Krauser, she is also the key person who influenced their inward world deeply.

In order to cut the chain of curse, Manuela determined to put herself to an end together with her father. This was a right choice, but Leon protected her, he wanted to help her survive, and then go to find other methods to solve the problem. This can be decided by the will of the players. If you can make Manuela survive in the end, then the "Good Ending" will be unlocked.

However, like Javier, the behavior of "helping a person who was supposed to die" is caused by a certain heart knot. Manuela's survival unleashed the darkness in Krauser's heart, and made him walk on a path of no return. Because of Leon's mercy, the chain of curse wasn't cut off in time, which eventually led to more tragedies. This is the main point we wanted to express through the story of "Operation Javier".

HILDA (page 012)

LEON S. KENNEDY (page 016)

CLAIRE REDFIELD (page 019)

SHERRY BIRKIN (page 020)

The daughter of William and Annette, who was 12 years old in 1998. Blood type is O. Her parents gave priority to their research, and because they did not show much love to Sherry, she grew to be a child who seldom showed feelings to others. However, while fleeing in the police department, Leon and Claire stretched out their helping hands to Sherry, and she gradually opened her heart, after the incident she valued the jacket she received from Claire in particular as a lucky charm.

On the day of the incident, Sherry left school early following a telephone call from her mother, who foresaw the situation that would arise in the town, and took the necklace in which the G-Virus was hidden under Annette's directio, and evacuated to the police department. However the police department had already become a den of zombies, and she had to keep fleeing alone until she met Leon.

Sherry was targeted by the Tyrant, which was trying to capture the G-Virus, and her father William, who became "G" which needed a person with identical genetic information to breed. She was caught by G when she got separated from Leon, and was implanted with an embryo, but it did not go out of control because Leon and Claire succeeded in the refinement of a vaccine.

However, it is not necessarily possible to say that it was best for her to be rescued. Because she retained the G-Virus antibody, she became a valuable person. She was protected with Leon by the U.S. Army, and was confined by the government, where she spent days being observed as a research subject.

ANNETTE BIRKIN (page 020)

Annette is William's wife and Sherry's mother; she was doing research on the G-Virus together with her husband in Umbrella's underground laboratory. Her love to her husband and daughter always have to give way to the research, so Annette was a little cold to Sherry, but it doesn't mean she didn't love her daughter. After Umbrella's Special Forces attacked the lab and took the G-Virus, the feeling that the zombies would overtake the city very soon came to her. She called Sherry's school immediately, and told her to hide in the police station. However, Annette couldn't give up the research results of her husband, so she told Sherry to take her necklace, in which the G-Virus sample was hidden, but she didn't know this would make the situation worse. In fact, Annette's love to her husband, and the obsession with the virus greatly influenced the fate of those people around her.

At the beginning of the outbreak, Annette was aware of the purposes of Umbrella and was on the alert to anyone who came for the G-Virus. She had also known Ada's target was the virus too.

Afterwards, Leon and Claire told Annette that William was chasing her daughter, and this finally made her emerge from her trance. Her husband was too obsessed with his research and got lost, he turned into a monster, and her family had already been ruined. Then, Annette decided to kill William for Sherry. When she pointed her gun at her husband and fired at him with the special bullets against G, she had no idea William had mutated to a level that even special bullets couldn't destroy. Annette was attacked by the furious G-Creature, and was badly injured.

In her vanishing consciousness, Annette saw Leon and Claire walking toward her. She devoted Sherry to the two for protection, and told them the method to make the vaccine. While dying, she said her last words to Claire: "Tell her... that even though I failed as a mother... I've always loved her...” Then, with great guilt and regret, Annette passed away.

WILLIAM BIRKIN (page 023)

36 years old in 1998. Height 178cm, weight 66.7kg and blood type O. He was gifted in science and displayed talent in his early teens, and was invited to Umbrella as a trainee. And at the age of 16 years old, he was appointed as a chief researcher of the Arklay Laboratory, which became the stage of the Mansion Incident, where he advanced the t-Virus Project. During his time as a trainee, he joined Albert Wesker.

William was a capable scientist, but he was vain, and jealous of Alexia who was younger than himself and was chosen as the chief researcher of the Antarctic Laboratory at the age of 10, and spent a short time repeating unplanned experiments. However he regained his passion after hearing the report of Alexia's death, and succeeded in discovering a virus which was the prototype of the G-Virus inside the body of the test subject "Lisa Trevor". He then planned the "G-Virus Project" and was appointed as general director with the approval of Umbrella Headquarters. With his wife Annette, he continued the demonic research in the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory.

However, while advancing his research, William began to disagree with headquarters, and came into contact with U.S. military authorities. The Umbrella side sensed signs of a rebellion and sent the Umbrella Security Service to attack the laboratory and seize the G-Virus. He resisted, and received fatal injuries.

William realized he couldn't avoid death and administered the G-Virus to his own body. He lost his sense of self and was reduced to an unknown organism called "G", which repeats self-evolution and breeding and  and began to destroy his body. William became the first G, killing almost all members of the Umbrella Security Service. At this time, he destroyed part of the Underground Laboratory and caused the t-Virus to leak into the city. Furthermore he wandered the police department connected to the laboratory, and caused many more casualties such as Chief Brian Irons and Ben Bertolucci. Additionally, he repeatedly reproduced and mutated when he was defeated by Leon, reaching a final form with an ugly appearance and vanishing in the explosion of the laboratory.

ADA WONG (page 025)

An industrial spy who belongs to the organization which has hostile relations with Umbrella. She was 24 years old in 1998, blood type is AB, but the name Ada Wong is an alias. She is a woman of Asian lineage, and a fact that is certain from the time she met Leon is that she has first-class combat skills. She appears to be in a position to receive instructions from Wesker in the organization, but it seems that she frequently disregards instructions to fulfill unique objectives.

Ada came into contact with John, who began his new post as William's successor at the Arklay Laboratory, and became his lover, and received orders to leak t-Virus data to the organization. At this time, she learnt the existence of the G-Virus developed by William. She received an acquisition order for a G-Virus sample and entered Raccoon City, taking advantage of the chaos in the town and sneaking into the police department.

Ada searched for Ben Bertolucci, who may have had information on the G-Virus, but met Leon and Claire in the process and began a false cooperative relationship in order to use them to obtain the sample. However, she became attracted to Leon for his way of risking his life to help others, and when Leon was cornered by the Tyrant, she forgot the situation and helped him, suffering a serious injury and losing consciousness. Leon and Claire determined that she died and left the power room, however it is believed that this was because they did not have time to check whether she was alive or dead, and had to move due to the activation of the self destruct device.

Afterwards, Ada regained consciousness, and after making sure Leon and the others escaped, she miraculously survived from the collapsing laboratory. She succeeded in recovering a piece of flesh from G during her escape. Even after the incident, her fate with Leon didn't end, in 2004, she later carries out a reunion with Leon and Krauser.

TYRANT (page 027)

A B.O.W. developed by Umbrella. It was dropped into Raccoon City by Umbrella executive Sergei, separately from the Security Service led by HUNK. There are various types of Tyrant, however the one that was supplied at this time is called T-103 Type, and has a human-like appearance and high intelligence which allows it to carry out commands independently.

The objective the dropped Tyrant was given was "seizure of the G-Virus", but while the target of HUNK was stored in the underground laboratory, the Tyrant's target sample was contained in the necklace which Annette entrusted to Sherry. When it appeared in front of Leon, it targeted neither Leon nor Claire, because it was pursuing Sherry.

The dark green trenchcoat can be called the symbol of the Tyrant T-103 Type, it is bulletproof, and at the same time, blastproof and also serves as human camouflage. In addition, it also serves as a limiter which controls the power of the virus, and if it comes off, it will change to a form called a Super Tyrant. In the Raccoon City Destruction Incident, when dropped into a blast furnace during the battle with Leon, its coat dissolved and it became a Super Tyrant and came back to life from the blast furnace. It again attacked Leon, who was going to escape by freight train.

The Super Tyrant has very high regeneration capability, and its activity can only be stopped by missiles or high-powered weapons such as anti-tank guns, and damage must be dealt to an extent that its regeneration does not catch up. Leon obtained a rocket launcher through the cooperation of Ada, and was thereby able to defeat the Tyrant. If Ada did not meet Leon in the process of escaping from the underground laboratory, a miserable death may have been the outcome.

*DIRECTOR's VOICE
Other than the Tyrant, the other enemies appearing in this game also look awesome. The Tyrant was greatly "enhanced" this time. When getting attacked by the rocket launcher, it can grab the rocket and throw it back. Even those players who had played BIOHAZARD 2 would feel astonished for this. And this is also one of the surprises we prepared for the old players of this series.

CLAIRE REDFIELD (page 031)

STEVE BURNSIDE (page 032)

17 years old at the time of 1998. Height 173cm, weight 67.5kg and blood type of AB. He was imprisoned in the private prison on Rockfort Island, but he took advantage of the raid by someone and succeeded in escaping from the prison. He met Claire, who escaped at the same time, and aimed to escape from the island with her.

The background of why Steve became a prisoner, his father was a minor office worker of Umbrella, and betrayed Umbrella. Steve's father was going to sell inside information of Umbrella for a small amount of money, and as punishment, was captured with his family. Steve's mother was murdered as a warning.

The irrational death of his mother implanted a distrust of his father and other people in Steve. Nevertheless, he could not hate his father as his true feeling and quietly shed tears after defeating his father, who became a zombie himself.

Steve was initially cautious of Claire as a companion, but he was gradually attracted to her strength and beauty and began to be more affectionate. He became a monster after being administered t-Veronica, and attacked Claire at Alexia's command, but his consciousness remained and he defied the command and protected Claire at the last moment, and died.

In addition, Steve's corpse was taken away from the Antarctic as a precious sample by Wesker, who wanted t-Veronica.

CHRIS REDFIELD (page 035)

25 years old at the time of 1998. Height of 191cm, weight of 80.5kg, and blood type is O. Claire's older brother, he is an honest and strong-minded character like his younger sister. He has a very strong sense of justice and does not hesitate to go against orders in order to carry out his righteousness.

Chris was a member of S.T.A.R.S., but came to investigate the Umbrella Corporation and its connection with the virus during the Mansion Incident in July of that year, and made his way to Europe at the time of the Raccoon City destruction in September.

Afterwards, Chris's location was unknown, and he was informed that Claire was captured on Rockfort Island by the efforts of Leon. However, when Chris arrived at the island, Claire had already escaped with Steve. Chris learned that the destination of the seaplane which the two boarded was the Antarctic, and set out for the Antarctic in pursuit of his younger sister.

Chris infiltrated the Umbrella Antarctic Laboratory and obtained information on t-Veronica in the process of searching for Claire. After his reunion with Claire, to prevent the spread of the virus, he and Claire fought with Alexia and defeated her.

By the way, in "Game of Oblivion", Chris wears a former S.T.A.R.S. uniform. He sneaked it out when he was discharged, and seemed to wear it with respect to his comrades who died in the Mansion Incident.

ALFRED ASHFORD (page 036)

NOSFERATU (page 039)

ALEXIA ASHFORD (page 040)

GENEALOGY OF CREATURE

ZOMBIE (page 048)

ZOMBIE DOG (page 051)

A Doberman trained in the local Raccoon Police Department and Rockfort Island, turned into a zombie after ingesting food infected with the t-Virus. Rotting of its skin is advanced by the t-Virus making it visually ugly, however its athletic abilities were not damaged, and its brutality greatly increased. In addition, the thing named Cerberus which was developed as a B.O.W. is distinguished from the Zombie Dog.

CROW (page 051)

After crows ingested animals and plants infected with the t-Virus, they became zombies by secondary infection. Many infected individual crows act collectively, and have a habit of regurgitating prey in isolated areas and accelerating the proliferation of the t-Virus.

Crows infected with the t-Virus have increased brutality, and consider any living humans as prey and actively attack. Their original habits strongly remain, and they accordingly never leave their territory, but attention is necessary for prey when lost in their territory as they swarm to attack as a group.

GIANT SPIDER / LITTLE SPIDERS / BLACK WIDOW / JUMPING MANEATER (page 052 - 053)

GIANT SPIDER

The huge spider which emerged in the sewer of Raccoon City. The spiders which existed in the sewer grew gigantic after being infected with the t-Virus which flowed into the sewer, and they sneak up on prey without a sound and capture them, and kill their target by lunging and biting it with venom.

LITTLE SPIDERS

The off-spring of the Giant Spider. It is usually inside the womb of the female, but jumps out when danger approaches the parent. Although the combat capability per one is low, it can be said that they are hated when they attack together in dozens of groups.

BLACK WIDOW

A kind of B.O.W. which uses a spider as the base organism, it has a hairless characteristic. It was deployed to Rockfort Island to serve as training of the Umbrella Security Service, and data collection of the Black Widow itself.

JUMPING MANEATER

A B.O.W. improved for high temperature and humidty climates with a South American spider as the base organism. Javier purchased it and released it to the village of Mixcoatl.

*DIRECTOR's VOICE
In the beginning, this creature was supposed to be named "South American Spider", but because its prototype is different, and we know a giant spider called "Jumping Spider" which lives on the birds in the South American jungle, so eventually we decided to name it "Jumping Maneater".

GIANT MOTH / BABY MOTH / MOTH / PARASITES (page 054 - 055)

GIANT MOTH

BABY MOTH

MOTH

PARASITES

BAT / SOUTH AMERICAN BAT

BAT

SOUTH AMERICAN BAT

ANTS / SOUTH AMERICAN ANTS (page 057)

ANTS

SOUTH AMERICAN ANTS

While the ants have extremely high fecundity and adaptability to any environment, and are very aggressive to other creatures, they are always used as bases of new B.O.W.s. However, their intelligence is very low and will be almost uncontrollable and dangerous after infection, so it's hard to make them B.O.W.s in the real sense. Though, the ant is still playing an important role on promoting the research about the virus. By combining the Queen ant gene, the new t-Veronica Virus was developed.

Because the t-Veronica Virus contains the gene of the Queen ant, the infected ants have a higher position in their population, and can control the others as superiors. For example, the mutated ants in the Antarctic Base were under the control of their "Queen" Alexia, and would completely obey her orders. As for the South American ants created by Javier's organization, they definitely have the same features.

ALLIGATOR (page 058)

LARGE ROACH (page 058)

PIRANHA (page 059)

A monster created by administering the t-Virus to piranhas. This creature itself isn't a real B.O.W., but due to their terrifying attack power, they are used by Javier to execute traitors in his organization. As a result of virus infection, they are able to survive out of water for a short time, and will leap out to launch an attack once they find other creatures passing by. After Manuela ran away from him, Javier flooded the whole village and let a number of Piranhas come in through the water. This is one of the reasons which finally caused the village's destruction.

LICKER (page 060)

The Licker is a human Zombie that has undergone further genetic mutation as the result of the t-Virus. Differing further from the "V-ACT Process", it is a completely different creature with an enlarged brain and newly formed muscular structure. A Raccoon City police officer came up with the name. After seeing its very long tongue, he gave it the name "Licker" (one who licks). There is also a Licker variant called "Evolved Licker," which combines the naturally occurring Licker with B.O.W. to increase aggressiveness and endurance.

Licker has completely lost the sense of sight, as is obvious from its outward appearance. It instead relies on enhanced hearing ability to hunt its prey according to the small sounds they make. It uses its abnormally developed leg strength to stick to ceilings and launch attacks on victims from unexpected angles.

LICKER

A genetically mutated Zombie discovered in the Raccoon City Police Headquarters. It is named for its long tongue, which sticks out and is used to peel the skin off its victims. One characteristic of its bone structure mutation is that it generally walks on four legs.

EVOLVED LICKER

Umbrella researchers noticed the Licker's extreme mobility, and intentionally created this creature based on an Evolved Zombie. Compared to a Licker, it has greatly enlarged front legs and black-blue skin.

PLAGUE CRAWLER (page 061)

A B.O.W. product produced by Umbrella through repeated genetic manipulation on several insects, and administration of the t-Virus, with a nearly 2 meters large body and huge sickles which had high capability for killing and wounding and a low level of intelligence which is considered a fault of insect type B.O.W.s. Since they lacked practicality as a weapon, they were intended to be disposed of but some were leaked to Javier's organization as cheap B.O.W.s.

GULP WORM (page 061)

A biological weapon based on an earthworm produced with gene manipulation, and administration of the t-Virus. The B.O.W. is still in the prototype stage, and actual combat tests were repeated, and it was also used in the Rockfort Island training school for the training of the B.O.W. Countermeasure Force.

It is carnivorous and has a huge mouth and digestive organs which allow it to devour prey the size of humans, and it is able to sense prey underground with smell, then forcefully jump out from deep underground and swallow a target.

IVY / POISON IVY / IVY+YX (page 062 - 063)

B.O.W. Development Chart of the Ivy Series

      Plant 42
            |
  B.O.W. Practical Application
            |
  Plant 43 (Ivy)   ---------------------------------------------------
           |                                                           | 
Enhanced Prototype                            P-Epslion Gas 
           +                                                          |
   Human DNA                                           Poison Ivy
            |                                                          

      Ivy Y+X                                               

IVY / POISON IVY / IVY +YX

When the t-Virus leak accident occurred in the Arklay Laboratory, the virus infected a plant in the dormitory and a monstrously huge flesh-eating plant was born. After it was analyzed, the plant was called "Plant 42", and after successful miniaturization through selective breeding, gained independant walking ability and became a B.O.W. named "Plant 43", known as Ivy.

The Ivy has high environmental adaptability power and can take in and adapt to harmful substances around it. As an example, in a short time it adapted to the toxic "P-Epsilon gas", and an individual named "Poison Ivy" which was able to exhale toxic discharge itself was ascertained.

As for the faults of the Ivy series, movement speed is slow, and because its body is a plant, it is vulnerable to fire. Increasing its resistance to fire was quickly given up due to the body problem, however the proposal to improve its movement speed was submitted several times and led to the development of the "Ivy +YX".

By combining the Ivy with a human gene, huge improvement was observed in the endurance, offensive ability and mobility of the Ivy +YX. However, mass production was shelved as sufficient capability could not be demonstrated in any environments other than warm climates. Afterwards several Ivy +YX prototypes ended up in the hands of Javier, and were used as substitutes for guard dogs of his private residence.

POISON IVY

The Ivy took in the "P-Epsilon gas" and the bud portion discolored purple. Although the "P-Epsilon gas" was developed as a weapon to weaken B.O.W. resistance, the environment adaptability power of the Ivy exceeded the effect of the gas, and the Poison Ivy was produced as a result.

IVY +YX

This mysterious prototype plant was created by Umbrella by incorporating a human gene, with the goal of improving the Ivy's mobility. The lower half of its body is formed in a shape similar to that of a human, and movement speed is increased compared to the regular Ivy.

*DIRECTOR's VOICE
Personally, Ivy is one of my favorite creatures in the series. Imagine an immobile plant, which is at the lowest level of the food chain, now able to move and hunt other creatures, isn't it amazing?

HUNTER II / SWEEPER / HUNTER GAMMA (page 064 - 065)

B.O.W. Development Chart of the Hunter Series

   Hunter Alpha
            |
   Hunter Beta
            |
            ------------------------------------------------------------
            |                                                                   | 
Amphibian Subspecies Series                        Data leaked to
                                                               opposing organization 
            |                                                                   |
 Hunter Gamma                                                    Hunter II
                                                                                |
                                                                Enhanced Toxic Type
                                                                                |
                                                                          Sweeper

The Hunter is a B.O.W. product developed by Umbrella by inserting some genes primarily from reptiles into a fertilized human egg, and administering the t-Virus. From the design stage, it was developed to be able to track and kill specific targets with enough intelligence to accomplish simple commands, and possesses extremely high aggressiveness, agility and jumping power. Since it left results from actual combat tests suitable for a "hunter", it was named Hunter.

In addition to the above-mentioned performance aspect, the Hunter Alpha model attained practical use as a weapon in terms of cost and was mass produced as a flagship Umbrella B.O.W., and later several variations were produced, such as the Hunter Beta which possesses improved agility, and the amphibian-based Hunter Gamma.

As a B.O.W. with a high degree of perfection, the Hunter attracted attention from organizations other than Umbrella, and the opposing organization of Umbrella developed the Hunter II after development data was leaked by Wesker.

The Hunter II and its Sweeper subspecies, in comparison with Umbrella's Hunter which attacks the area around a target indiscriminately, achieved an enhanced degree of perfection as weapons.

HUNTER II

It inherited the characteristics of the Hunter Alpha, and the skin of its whole body is covered with scales. It approaches targets with quick movement, and tears them with sharp claws on both hands. It was deployed to Rockfort Island in the raid operation by the organization Wesker belonged to.

SWEEPER

The individual with a red body deployed simultaneously with the Hunter II. Its athletic abilities are heightened over the Hunter II, and it is good at jumping abundantly to perform multilateral attacks. Since it was used to pursue targets which the Hunter II missed, it was called Sweeper.

HUNTER GAMMA

A subspecies of the Hunter based on amphibians, developed by a European Umbrella laboratory. Instead of having a sharp perception ability for attacking targets, its vision degenerated. While sensitive to sunlight and dry air, it demonstrated high capabilities in water and was purchased and used by Javier.

TYRANT T-103 / SUPER TYRANT (T-103 TYPE) / TYRANT (T-103 MASS PRODUCED TYPE) (page 066 - 067)

The Tyrant series, a B.O.W. based on humans aimed at being the "ultimate life form". After the failure of the Proto Tyrant, the T-002 model was completed at the Arklay Laboratory and had combat abilities worthy of the name "tyrant", and it was the prototype of the Tyrant series. Afterwards, the Tyrant T-103 model was developed, with the same extraordinary combat abilities, and it became known in the weapons industry as a masterpiece B.O.W. which had high intelligence and closely resembled humans. In addition, the T-103 model could easily camouflage itself as a human, and was used as the base body of a custom model for the purpose of guarding VIPs.

After the Tyrant T-002, when the Tyrant series is on the verge of death, control of the t-Virus is completely disconnected and they become a "Super Tyrant" which demonstrates greatly exceeded combat and regeneration abilities. This was not planned at the design stage and an artificial limiter was provided to stop them from going out of control, and as a result, the Tyrant's product value increased. In addition, in order to restrain becoming a Super Tyrant, it has been confirmed that all main Tyrants after the T-103 model were equipped with trenchcoats as their limiter.

The techniques provided by developing the Tyrant series were diverted to other B.O.W.s, and its characteristics are inherited in the Nemesis-T Type which aimed at strengthening the control system with a parasitic organism, the Bandersnatch which was developed for the purpose of cost reduction, and the Jabberwock S3 which was developed by the opposing organization of Umbrella.

TYRANT T-103 TYPE

It was dropped into Raccoon City by Umbrella executive Sergei, for the purpose of acquiring a sample of the G-Virus. It has a strong protective coat covering its entire body, and is unacceptable as an imperfect weapon.

SUPER TYRANT (T-103 TYPE)

The state when the limiter of the Tyrant T-103 Type is removed. It's offensive strength and agility are greatly improved. In addition, regeneration ability is also strengthened, and it cannot be stopped unless weapons with power equal to heavy weapons or missiles are used.

TYRANT (T-103 MASS PRODUCED TYPE)

The mass production type of the Tyrant T-103 Type. It was brought to the island for training of the Umbrella Security Service, and was used by Alfred. Because its limiter is removed from the beginning, its nails are small in comparison to a Super Tyrant of the T-103 Type

LURKER (page 068)

In early B.O.W. research, the t-Virus was administered to various animals and plants seeking to find a base organism for virus adaptation. The Lurker is a B.O.W. created through that process, based on a frog.

The Lurker was not put to practical use as a weapon due to its low intelligence, although its combat abilities met the standard. The phenomenon that intelligence does not develop even if administered the t-Virus is common in amphibians, and like the Lurker, the Hunter Gamma has the same problem.

ANUBIS (page 068)

A new model B.O.W. which was produced by Umbrella as the next main B.O.W., after the Hunter series data began to leak and development was cancelled. The name Anubis comes from the Egyptian God.

Insect genes were incorporated with a bat, and in order to maintain the strength of its physique, its digestive organs were removed and it is thoroughly lightweight. With extraordinary agility and jumping power, it is able to move quickly on vertical surfaces or ceilings, and uses its claw-like nails to skillfully and fiercely attack from there.

*DIRECTOR's VOICE
The most interesting thing in an on-rail shooting game is watching your enemies jumping around in a 3D environment. Combined with the design notion of high speed and weight reduction, a monster like this was finally created.

BANDERSNATCH (page 069)

A prototype B.O.W. based on humans, which was developed from the Tyrant concept as a weapon with enhanced versatility. Since it is not assumed to disguise as a human in its prototype stage, it has a distorted form with a noticeably enlarged right arm.

Although the lower half of its body is degenerated, movement is possible by using its elastic right arm, with excellent capability for pursuing a target. However, because the left arm has disappeared, the head which is the weak point of human type B.O.W.s must be covered only with the right arm, giving it a significant disadvantage of a poor balance between attack and defense.

JABBERWOCK S3 (page 069)

A prototype B.O.W. developed by the opposing organization of Umbrella. Many influences of the Umbrella B.O.W. Bandersnatch can be seen on its body. It has an ugly appearance, but it understands commands, and has intelligence that allows it to accomplish missions under various situations.

Its sickle-shaped arms were achieved by reinforcing it with t-Veronica, and boast strength with the same intensity as steel, and are able to neutralize bullets. In addition, the protection of the head which was a fault of the Bandersnatch is realized by taking a stance which wraps its whole body using three arms.

*DIRECTOR's VOICE
Our primary idea on designing this creature was to create a super-tough monster that would approach its prey slowly. However, considering the balance on gameplay, we had to keep adjusting its attacking behavior. We decided to make its appearance as ugly as the U-3 in biohazard 4, so we put some figures from that monster on this one.

FIRST FORM G / SECOND FORM G / THIRD FORM G / FOURTH FORM G / FIFTH FORM G (page 070 - 071)

When the G-Virus developed by Dr. William is administered, it creates cells in the host's body. These G cells fuse with the cells of the host, eroding flesh while rearranging its anatomy, causing it to mutate and evolve into an unheard-of life-form. G creatures born this way are known by the common name "G", and unlike t-Virus creatures that live only for a single generation, the landmark characteristics of G include self-evolution and reproductive ability.

G breeding is performed by implanting embryos proliferated in its body into other creatures. In this case, the G tends to instinctively search for hereditary close relatives, as a normal G is more likely to be born when the genetics of the host are close to the target creature.

Like the t-Virus, which has a vaccine, a vaccine for the G-Virus also exists, named "DEVIL". However, if the fusion between the host and the G cells progresses from a fixed stage, it will be ineffective and it will be difficult to control the G-Virus. In addition, the unpredictable evolution G carries out does not give it stable performance demanded from a weapon. For that reason, B.O.W. research mainly involving the G-Virus is in a frozen state.

FIRST FORM G

SECOND FORM G

THIRD FORM G

FOURTH FORM G

FIFTH FORM G

G ADULT BODY / G YOUNG BODIES (page 072)

G ADULT BODY

G YOUNG BODIES

MONSTER STEVE (page 073)

When Alexia administered t-Veronica to Steve, he failed in the symbiosis with the virus and transformed into this form. His skin was discolored green and his spine rose greatly. With abnormally developed muscular tissue, he was able to lightly wield a huge axe with superhuman strength and amazing durability, and his legs were able to jump several meters at once.

In the administration experiment of Alexander, t-Veronica rapidly eroded the infected cells, and erosion of the brain cells was also proven. Steve's case was no exception, after becoming a monster he had lost his reason and self. However, due to the t-Veronica characteristic of obeying a higher being, he obediently followed the commands of the biological mother Alexia.

Noticeably in Steve's case, he opposed the virus by the power of his will, and defied Alexia's commands. The reason he escaped the virus' control is unknown, however this case brought huge significance and new possibilities of the virus are explored.

In addition, the birth of Monster Steve played a huge role in B.O.W. development results. Steve's corpse was taken by Wesker, bringing t-Veronica to a different organization than Umbrella, and it was used for research and development of various B.O.W.s including the Jabberwock S3.

FIRST FORM ALEXIA / SECOND FORM ALEXIA / THIRD FORM ALEXIA (page 074 - 075)

After being in a cryogenic sleep for 15 years, the t-Veronica virus has completely fused with Alexia's body. The perfect fusion with the virus means she can control the power of virus freely; she possesses a very hard botanic skin, and can also turn her blood into flames to attack. The giant plant called "Alexia Pod" is a creature which has a symbiotic relationship with Alexia, it's controlled by her and will act only under the orders of its master, thus Alexia can control the entire Antarctic facility through its tentacles which can come out everywhere from the earth.

Alexia also has the ability of evolution, after fusing with the pod, she can brood and release numbers of soldier ants. When the bottom base of the pod gets heavy damage, Alexia will fly to the sky and mutate into her 3rd form.

Through combining the Progenitor Virus and the queen ant's gene, the t-Veronica Virus was created, and the "Queen" created by this virus has the ability to control the subordinate creatures. This is the biggest distinction between t-Veronica and the other viruses. However, it also has a fatal disadvantage. The speed of cell fusion is too fast, which makes the virus destroy the brain cells of its hosts completely. Alexia managed to slow down the speed of infection under the frozen state and coexisted with it for 15 years. At present, this is the only feasible method to fuse with the t-Veronica Virus.

FIRST FORM ALEXIA

The form after a long-term virus fusion, the power of the t-Veronica Virus is completely unleashed. The blood in her body will start to burn when it comes into contact with air, and turns into terrible flames. Also, except the left side of her face and a small part of her body, a special botanic skin is covering Alexia. This skin holds extreme hardness; most bullet-fires can't harm her at all.

SECOND FORM ALEXIA

The form after fusing with the Alexia Pod, a large oviduct is at the bottom of the pod. Though she cannot move, she can use the tentacles and soldier ants released from the oviduct to attack her enemies.

THIRD FORM ALEXIA

The form after pulling the oviduct out of the pod, she now has the ability to fly. Under this form, Alexia will move very fast and use her blood fire to attack. If not using some special weapons, killing her is almost impossible.

NOSFERATU (page 076)

The 6th heard of the Ashford family, Alexander Ashford, who was administered the t-Veronica Virus as a subject by his daughter Alexia, finally mutated into a monster after the failure fusion with the virus. After that, Alexia locked him in the dungeon of the Antarctic Base. The researchers there could always hear its chilling cries from underground, so the name "Nosferatu" from the Romanian myth was given to it.

Though the brain cells were completely destroyed by the virus, his memory about Alexia and Alfred still remains. Besides, it could also use metal buckets and crane as weapons to attack, and this probably comes from the fragments of its memory while being a human.

The arms and legs of Nosferatu were bonded by many belts, but it grew three appendages to compensate for them and help it to move. The appendages mutated into a form like sharp sickles, which were used by it as strong weapons. Moreover, its heart was exposed through its ribcage, and when the venom generated in its body gets contact with air, it'll become a poisonous gas after oxidation.

HILDA / SECOND FORM HILDA (page 077)

In order to cure the disease of Hilda, Javier administered his wife the t-Virus, but made her mutate into a giant monster in the end. Though not being a human again, when Hilda hears the voice of Javier and Manuela's song, she won't attack her husband and daughter. Because of the giant size, her appetite is also very large. At ordinary times, Hilda is always looking for her prey driven by hunger. Hilda's skin is very smooth like an amphibian, and she also possesses webs on her feet. While hunting her victims, she will use the tentacles to attack or shoot up the sting on her tail to poison them. Hilda likes to stay in water, and though the size is very large, she can swim at an extremely high speed. Her movement on the ground is also very swift, and can jump up for several meters.

HILDA 1ST FORM

This is the form when Hilda is moving in the water. Under this form, she will attack by grabbing some rocks and throwing at her enemies. In order to chase her daughter Manuela who ran away from him, Javier sent Hilda out to the village, and made many villagers become the food of this monster.

HILDA 2ND FORM

The ground form of Hilda. Because of the extreme feeling of anger, part of her skin turns red as a reflection of her emotion. After the protective covering on her head and neck was broken down, part of the brain was exposed. In this form, she can spew poison from her mouth; anything that gets touched will be heavily damaged.

*DIRECTOR's VOICE
The Amazon jungle is the place where all sorts of terrible things gathered. After combining all of these fears, the appearance of Hilda was designed. She has high movement abilities whether in water or on the ground, this stems from some amphibians such as the lungfish. In order to make her express emotions like a human, we let her eyes and skin able to change colors along with the changes of her feelings. Hilda herself has some human emotions remaining, but they are hard to be seen outwardly. On the design of her appearance and ways of performance, we did put in a lot of time and energy.

V COMPLEX
SECOND FORM V COMPLEX
V COMPLEX FRONT LEG (page 078 - 079)

In the situation of Alexia, the diffusivity of the t-Veronica Virus is highly limited by the extreme environment of the Antarctic. However, as for the situation of Javier, because of the high temperature and moist environment of the Amazon jungle, the virus was activated very fast, and would spread in the scope of 60% of the whole jungle. If this happened, this area would become the "Veronica Ecosystem", and all the animals and plants would be involved. Fortunately, the V Complex was destroyed in time, or the most serious biohazard incident on earth would happen right here.

FIRST FORM V COMPLEX

Through fusing with the Veronica Plant, Javier turned himself into a monster which can absorb everything around into its body. Under this form, Javier can control the power of the virus to slaughter his enemies, and his head is covered by a hard mutated crust.

SECOND FORM V COMPLEX

After one of the legs was destroyed, an angry Javier unleashed the power of the virus much further. Because the virus was out of control, Javier's head was exposed from the body of the V Complex, and made it become an uncontrollable raging monster.

V COMPEX FRONT LEG

The monster that attacked Leon in the warehouse of Javier's mansion is actually a part of the V Complex. Concretely speaking, it's the end of its front leg. According to this, we can imagine how giant this monster is. There are tentacles on its leg, which can be used to catch its prey and then absorb them into its body, and can also spawn venom.

T.O.F.U. (page 080)

BACK STAGE OF BHDC

CHARACTER DESIGN

CREATURE DESIGN

BACKGROUND DESIGN

GONDOH's MOVIE GALLERY

SHIGECHIYO SURPRISE GALLERY

OTHER PRODUCTS (page 171-172)

OUTSIDE OF BHDC

MASACHIKA KAWATA X YASUHIRO SETO SPECIAL INTERVIEW (page 174-177)

STAFF QUESTIONNAIRES (page 178-181)

CHRONICLES OF THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES (page 182-185)

The "BIOHAZARD" series that produced many products is listed below. Here, we introduce the truth of the story that can be seen throughout the series in the form of a chronology. Among the chronological table, the bold-faced item is the incident described in this product "Darkside Chronicles". In addition, the abbreviation at the end of each item describes the product name.

"BIOHAZARD" List of Series Products

BIOHAZARD [BH1]

Released March 22, 1996 (PlayStation Version)
The memorable first product. The Survival Horror where members Chris and Jill of the Special Forces S.T.A.R.S. confront fear to solve the consecutive bizarre murder cases in the mansion in the mountains. This incident is commonly called the "Mansion Incident". It was later ported to the Sega Saturn and PC, and elements were added and partly changed in "BIOHAZARD Director's Cut" and the GameCube version "biohazard" used as a full remake were released and won favorable reception.

BIOHAZARD 2 [BH2]

Released January 29, 1998 (PlayStation Version)
The second series product. The story in which Claire, the younger sister of the main character from "BH1" and rookie police officer Leon plan to escape from Raccoon City where a virus leak accident occurred after the Mansion Incident. By adopting the new "Zapping System", the player was able to follow each story of Claire and Leon. It was later ported to many hardware such as the PC, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64 and GameCube.

BIOHAZARD 3 LAST ESCAPE [BH3]

Released September 22, 1999 (PlayStation Version)
The third series product. The story describing the escape drama of Jill who was investigating Umbrella in Raccoon City, set almost at the same period as "BH2". Many new systems were added, and the mini-game "THE MERCENARIES" which becomes familiar after this product can be played after clearing the original story. It was later ported to the Dreamcast and GameCube.

BIOHAZARD GUN SURVIVOR

Releasted January 27, 2000 (PlayStation Version)
Becoming four products in total of the series, this is an extra edition with an action shooter system which is greatly different from the main volume. The story in which the main character who lost his memory aims to escape from Sheena Island where a virus leak accident occurred just like Raccoon City.

BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica [CV]

Released February 3, 2000 (Dreamcast Version)
The fourth main volume series product that was released to make use of the Dreamcast for the first time. A battle that unfolds on the stages of a solitary island in the distant sea Rockfort Island and Antarctica, the main character is Claire looking for her older brother Chris. A system was adopted by which the player character changes to Claire in the first half of the game, and changes to Chris in the second half. The "BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica Complete Version" that added various elements was later released for the PlayStation 2, Dreamcast and GameCube.

GUN SURVIVOR 2 BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica

Released November 8, 2001 (PlayStation 2)
A product which became an action shooter "GUN SURVIVOR" extra edition of the above-mentioned. As you can see from this title, the fundamental world-view is the same as the above-mentioned "BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica", but there is no direct relation with the main volume series. In addition, before the PlayStation 2, an arcade version operated from July that same year.

biohazard 0 [BH0]

Released November 21, 2002 (GameCube)
The fifth product of the main volume series developed for the GameCube. The product which describes the activities of newcomer S.T.A.R.S. member Rebecca. This incident which strikes just before the Mansion Incident is called the common name "Ecliptic Express Incident". Introducing the assistant character of the first product as the leading role is like a lateral biography, but there is much information shown to supplement the mystery of the Umbrella Corporation connected with the whole series and other series products.

GUN SURVIVOR 4 BIOHAZARD HEROES NEVER DIE [GS4]

Released February 13, 2003 (PlayStation 2)
Am extra product equal to 8 series products in total. It describes the seajacking case of the luxurious cruise ship Spencer Rain using the t-Virus theft in the beginning. It was introduced as an "extra edition" in the "GUN SURVIVOR" series, but the world-view is the same as the main volume series.

BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK

Released December 11, 2003 (PlayStation 2)
The product which describes the story of average citizens who are going to escape from Raccoon City in the same time axis as the main volume series "BH2" and "BH3". The Internet was accessible and the cooperative play of two or more players was attained. "BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK FILE2" to which many new elements were added was released on September 9, 2004, it is another story which uses the same player characters.

biohazard 4 [BH4]

Released January 27, 2005 (GameCube Version)
The story where Leon who became a United States agent fights for the rescue of the President's daughter, becoming the sixth main volume series product. It is greatly different from the conventional series products at various points. For example, the old main enemies were zombies infected by a virus, and the new type of main enemy were humans controlled by a parasite. In addition many new systems were adopted, such as the camera always being behind the main character Leon when it was formerly fixed camera angles. It was ported to the PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, etc. In addition, as for Krauser who appeared in "BHDC", he appears for the first time in this product.

BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES [BHUC]

Released November 17, 2007 (Wii Version)
A new action shooter game, different from the "GUN SURVIVOR" series. The story is a historic summary of the main volume series products, and the scenarios of "BH0" "BH1" "BH3" could be relived. As a new addition, the scenarios provided also supplement the information between the main volume series, and the process of Umbrella's collapse from "GS4" to "BH4" becomes clear.

biohazard: DEGENERATION [BHD]

Publicly Shown October 18, 2008 (Movie)
The feature length movie. It is a story that describes the appearances of Leon and Claire who challenge the bioterrorism which occurs in the U.S. Midwestern Harvardville. Although it is not a game software, it can be called an important product which connects "BH4" of the main volume series to "BH5". As of Janurary 2010, it was released on each media of DVD, Blu-Ray and UMD.

BIOHAZARD 5 [BH5]

Released March 5, 2009 (PlayStation 3 Edition, Xbox 360 Edition)
The seventh main volume series product. After Umbrella's collapse, bioterrorism with leaked biological weapons began to occur frequently all over the world. The story features Chris who belongs to a counter bioterrorism force and challenges the bioterrorism that occurs in the African Kijuju Autonomous Zone. Although the basic system follows the previous product "BH4", many new systems are adopted including multiplayer between two people via online cooperative gameplay and top-and-bottom screen division. It was later ported to PC.

1960s
An aristocrat from a distinguished family, Edward Ashford, begins the search for the Progenitor Virus.

1962
The world famous multimillionaire Lord Oswell E. Spencer requests architect George Trevor to design and build a mansion in the Arklay Mountains. [BH1]

1966
Three people, Oswell E. Spencer, Edward Ashford and biochemist James Marcus discover the Progenitor Virus which causes mutations in the genes of various organisms.

1967
In the Arklay Mountains of the Raccoon City outskirts, the mansion (Spencer Mansion) and Arklay Laboratory are completed. The designer George Trevor is imprisoned for confidentiality, then dies in the mansion. [BH1]

1968
At Oswell E. Spencer's suggestion, Edward Ashford and James Marcus cooperate as three joint entrepreneurs to establish a company called the Umbrella Corporation. It was officially a pharmaceutical company, but it used the Progenitor Virus to develop B.O.W.s, and its true aim was to monopolize the military market.

Edward Ashford is infected with the Progenitor Virus and dies. His son Alexander takes over as head of the Ashford family. [CV]

The Umbrella executive training school is established in the Arklay Mountains. James Marcus is the first director. A laboratory is established alongside the training school, and James Marcus continues his research on the Progenitor Virus. [BH0]

1969
Alexander Ashford constructs the Antarctic Base. A secret underground laboratory is established for the top secret "CODE:Veronica" project. [CV]

1971
The twin brother and sister Alfred and Alexia Ashford are produced by Alexander’s CODE:Veronica project. [CV]

1977
Both Albert Wesker and William Birkin are assigned to the Umbrella executive training school as executive candidates.

1978
By administering the Progenitor Virus to a leech, James Marcus succeeds in developing a new type of t-Virus. [BH0][BH1]

Oswell E. Spencer schemes to steal James Marcus' research results and consequently, t-Virus research is taken over by the Arklay Laboratory. [BH1]

1981
Alexia Ashford graduates from a famous university at the age of 10. Her ability is recognized and she becomes a chief researcher at the Antarctic Laboratory. [CV]

Alexia Ashford incorporates the DNA of insects and plants with the Progenitor Virus, and succeeds in developing a new kind of virus named t-Veronica. [CV]

1982
Alexia Ashford injects the t-Veronica Virus to her own father Alexander. The experiment fails, making Alexander turn into a monster called Nosferatu. He is then announced missing to the public. [CV]

Alfred Ashford succeeds as the 7th head of the Ashford family. [CV]

1983
Alexia Ashford administers herself the t-Veronica Virus. In order to perfectly fuse with the virus, she has herself put into cryogenic suspension for 15 years. To the public, she is announced to be dead due to infection by the virus. [CV]

1988
At the order of Oswell E. Spencer, Albert Wesker assassinates James Marcus, director of the Umbrella executive training school. t-Virus development becomes led by William Birkin, and the B.O.W. Tyrant is developed. [BH0]

The European Umbrella Sixth Laboratory sets the "Nemesis Project" in motion. Development begins on a new type B.O.W. which overcomes the faults of the Tyrant which is difficult to control. [BH3]

1991
Umbrella begins planning construction of a huge laboratory beneath Raccoon City and William Birkin's "G-Virus Project" is approved by Oswell E. Spencer and is set into motion. [BH2]

Albert Wesker transfers to the Intelligence Department. He begins to be more deeply concerned with the dark part of Umbrella.

South American drug lord Javier Hidalgo obtains the t-Virus from Umbrella. On February 25, Javier's wife Hilda was suffering from an incurable illness and the t-Virus was administered to her, but on May 20 the same year the virus goes out of control and she becomes a monster. [BHDC]

1993
Alfred Ashford is inaugurated as the commander of the Umbrella base on Rockfort Island. [CV]

William Birkin transfers to the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory. He continues to conduct G-Virus research. [BH2]

Umbrella begins colluding with Raccoon Police Chief Brian Irons. [BH2]

1996
The special operations force S.T.A.R.S. is established by the Raccoon City police. Albert Wesker is inaugurated as captain. [BH1]

1997
-May
An accident occurs in the executive training school and a large quantity of pollutants leak out.

1998
-May
A large-scale virus leak accident occurs in the Arklay Laboratory. The laboratory is completely destroyed. [BH1]

1998
-May ~ July
After B.O.W.s and similar naturally infected creatures escape from the laboratory, victims and missing persons occur in succession in the Arklay Mountains. They come to be recognized as frequent bizarre murder cases.

1998
-July 23
S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team is dispatched to investigate the bizarre murders and makes an emergency helicopter landing due to engine trouble. They investigate the Ecliptic Express and the abandoned Umbrella executive training school and are attacked by B.O.W.s. Afterwards, only some survivors arrive at the mansion. [BH0]

-July 24~25
S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team is dispatched to search for Bravo Team after communication is cut off. They are attacked by B.O.W.s and escape into the mansion, but are further threatened by B.O.W.s and virus infected people inside. Eventually the mansion and Arklay Laboratory which were invaded by the virus are blown up, and only a few members survived. [BH1]

Albert Wesker, who was believed to have died, is brought back from the dead by the effects of a new type virus. He obtains the t-virus and escapes from the mansion. At this time, he was already planning to leave Umbrella and hid the samples he obtained. [BHUC]

-August
Chris Redfield, S.T.A.R.S. member and survivor of the mansion incident goes to Europe for the investigation to uncover the conspiracy of Umbrella.

-September 20
Dr. William Birkin is attacked by the Umbrella Security Service, and administers the G-Virus to himself. The doctor becomes the organic weapon "G", and annihilates the Special Forces, and on this occasion, the t-Virus from the laboratory leaks into the sewers. [BH2]

-September 23
The t-Virus which leaked into the underground waterways is carried by rats and cockroaches and infects humans, and a biohazard occurs throughout Raccoon City. [BH2]

-September 26
To rescue the civilians of Raccoon City, the private U.B.C.S. military force of Umbrella is deployed. They deal with the annihilation of the zombies like the Raccoon City police, but are completely destroyed and only a few are left. [BH3]

-September 28
S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine who was conducting a solo investigation in the city attempts to escape from the town. [BH3]

-September 29
In the evening, newly appointed police officer Leon S. Kennedy arrives in Raccoon City. Around the same time, Chris Redfield's younger sister Claire worries about her older brother who cut off communication, and visits Raccoon City. The two join and aim to escape from the town. [BH2]

-September 30
Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield protect William Birkin's daughter Sherry, and successfully escape from Raccoon City with the help of the agent Ada Wong who infiltrated the town and faked her identity. [BH2]

Umbrella Security Service survivor HUNK successfully obtains a G-Virus sample. He escapes from the town. Afterwards, the sample is handed to Umbrella. [BH2]

Although she was seriously injured and almost died, Ada Wong succeeds in acquiring the G-Virus and escapes from the town. The G-Virus is handed to her employer Albert Wesker. [BHUC]

The U.S. Army intervenes in the biohazard that spread throughout Raccoon City. Martial law is declared in the city.

-October 1
Jill Valentine and U.B.C.S. survivor Carlos Oliveira escape from the town. [BH3]

The United States Government decides to execute the "Sterilization Operation". The missile strike on Raccoon City is performed at the president's order and the town disappears from the earth. [BH3]

-December
Claire Redfield follows the clue of her older brother Chris, and infiltrates the Umbrella Paris Laboratory but is discovered, and is captured by Umbrella. [CV]

Claire Redfield is confined in the prison on Rockfort Island. At the same time a Special Forces led by Albert Wesker attacks the island. The t-Virus leaks throughout the island. [CV]

Claire Redfield meets a young man named Steve Burnside who was also imprisoned in the concentration camp and they are attacked by the director Alfred Ashford, but they cooperate and succeed in escaping from the island. However at this time, they arrive at the Antarctic Base due to the auto-pilot of the seaplane they boarded. [CV]

Alexia Ashford is awakened from her cold sleep in the Antarctic Base by her older brother Alfred. [CV]

Chris Redfield arrives at the Antarctic Base to rescue his younger sister Claire. After an encounter with Albert Wesker he encounters the mutated Alexia Ashford. He defeats her and destroys the base. [CV]

Albert Wesker maneuvers secretly in the background, and takes advantage of the chaos in the Antarctic Base, obtaining t-Veronica. [CV]

1999
In relation to the tragic event at Raccoon City, there has been a movement for Umbrella to take full responsibility; however, because of the "Sterilization Operation' all the evidence has been lost and the movement is suffering.

2001
Albert Wesker comes into contact with the South American druglord Javier Hidalgo. The t-Veronica Virus, which he obtained in the Antarctic Base, is given to Javier Hidalgo who administers it to his daughter Manuela. [BHDC]

2002
U.S. authorities acquire information that Javier Hidalgo has obtained a virus. Agent Leon S. Kennedy and U.S. Army Special Operations Command soldier Jack Krauser are sent to infiltrate. [BHDC]

Although he succeeded in preventing the bioterrorism of Javier Hidalgo, Jack Krauser is discharged from the military due to an injury during the operation. He is not heard from since. [BHDC]

2002
-September
The t-Virus is stolen from the Umbrella Paris branch development laboratory. [GS4]

The Umbrella-owned luxurious passenger liner "Spencer Rain" is seajacked, and serves as a stage of bioterrorism using the stolen t-Virus. On the Spencer Rain, a secret B.O.W. auction was performed by Umbrella for a revival, but it loses many valuable samples and customers due to this terrorism. [GS4]

2003
-February 18
The Private Anti-Bioterrorism Unit which Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine belong to receives information that the Russian branch of Umbrella is developing new B.O.W.s and infiltrates the plant. [BHUC]

At the same time as Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker sneaks into the Russian branch facility to obtain the top secret data from the main computer "U.M.F.-013". Afterwards, he leaks information to the prosecution which filed the lawsuit against the Umbrella Corporation. [BHUC]

2003~
Concerning the biohazard in Raccoon City, and its subsequent destruction, a business suspension order is issued to the Umbrella Corporation by the government. As a result Umbrella's stock plummeted around the world, and the Umbrella Corporation virtually collapsed. At this time, CEO Lord Oswell Spencer disappears. He disappears to evade responsibility and afterwards, becomes missing.

2004
The President's daughter Ashley Graham is kidnapped, and Leon S. Kennedy visits the European mountain village for the rescue. Then, he is involved in the incident involving the Plaga parasite. In the middle, he meets Ada Wong and Jack Krauser again. [BH4]

The Plaga sample taken by Jack Krauser ends up in the hands of his employer Albert Wesker. [BH4]

2004 and hereafter
With the collapse of Umbrella, biological weapons are passed to the hands of terrorists around the world and come to be abused in regional conflicts. [BH5]

2005
In the airport of the American Midwestern town of Harvardville, a large-scale bioterrorism event occurs. Leon S. Kennedy is dispatched to resolve the incident, where he has a reunion with NGO member Claire Redfield who is involved with the incident. [BHD]

The bioterrorism countermeasure unit "BSAA" organized by the Global Pharmaceutical Consortium becomes an organization under the direct control of the United Nations.

2006
-August
Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine infiltrate the Spencer Estate. A fight with Albert Wesker occurs, and Jill protects Chris and falls off the cliff. They are not able to find her corpse or lost articles, and she is officially declared deceased on November 23.[BH5]

2009
Chris Redfield who became a BSAA member confronts bioterrorism in the Kijuju autonomous zone in Africa. [BH5]

TIPS

Progenitor Virus

Years ago, while Edward Ashford was applying himself to discover an unknown virus which can promote organic evolution, his aristocrat friend Oswell E. Spencer was considering its military outlook. As a result, from a rare flower residing in West Africa, the Progenitor Virus was discovered.

Raccoon City

A city of approximately 100,000 people in the Midwestern United States. Other than the fact that residents enjoy a high standard of living thanks to the factory of the massive Umbrella Corporation, it is like any other regional city surrounded by mountains on four sides. At the same time, the nearby Arklay Mountains are a popular spot for fans of outdoor activities, and many people travel to the city to visit its football stadium. This unfortunate coincidence increased the number of victims of the series of incidents in 1998.

Umbrella Corporation

B.O.W.

Short for Bio Organic Weapon, one of Umbrella's main products. Making use of the Progenitor Virus to enhance the abilities of some creatures and control them for use as weapons. During early stages, there were a lot of B.O.W. under research, but most of them became uncontrollable. More than half of the biohazard incidents related to Umbrella are caused by those creatures gone out of control. However, the zombies and some gigantic monsters are not B.O.W., they are only the unexpected mutated creatures infected by the leaked virus.

t-Virus

The virus developed based on the Progenitor Virus to produce B.O.W. The "t" is the initial character of "Tyrant". After infection, the cells will be highly activated, following serious necrosis and most of the subjects will become zombie-like monsters. However, the brain cells are also heavily damaged, so it is not suitable to produce practical B.O.W. due to the uncontrollability.

t-Veronica

A new type virus developed by Alexia Ashford, and was named after the glorious ancestor of Ashford family - Veronica. Different from the t-Virus, due to the gene of a queen ant being combined, the infected subject as the queen can control all the inferior creatures. But in order to preserve the intelligence, the subject has to go through a cold sleep after injection for 15 years.

Nemesis Project

In order to solve the problem of t-Virus creatures' uncontrollability, Umbrella's European branch made a plan to develop a new B.O.W. Under this plan, the researchers succeeded in developing the Nemesis-T Type. Though lacking of ability of self-acting, the Nemesis can now carry out any orders without hesitation. During the Raccoon incident, a Nemesis-T Type was deployed to destroy evidence, trying to kill any S.T.A.R.S. members like Jill Valentine.

G-Virus

A new virus discovered by William Birkin. After administering the NE-alpha to the t-Virus subject Lisa Trevor, it shows extreme resistance to the parasite, and a new gene was discovered in her body, which is the prime source of the G-Virus. This virus can be used to produce B.O.W.s which possess very high regeneration ability, and the carrier can implant embryos into its victims, which will grow to a creature called G-Larva. However, the carrier itself doesn't have the ability of self-replication. Meanwhile, if the DNA type of the carrier can't match the G virus, then the subject won't become a real G-Creature. Until William's murder, this virus had been under research. Also, a vaccine called DEVIL is also proven to exist.

S.T.A.R.S.

Stands for "Special Tactics and Rescue Service," a special ops unit within the Raccoon City Police Department. The unit was comprised of two teams, Alpha and Bravo, with six members on each team. While operating as a part of the city police department, the members were specialists who were recruited from the private sector, and the unit was funded by investments from private industry, including Umbrella.

Ecliptic Express

The Ecliptic Express was a luxury train that travels through the Arklay Mountains. The popular train had a luxurious retro interior reminiscent of the famed Orient Express, as well as first class cabins as nice as hotel rooms, and a dining car equivalent to a three star restaurant. The biohazard incident at the Umbrella executive training school would come to be called the "Ecliptic Express Incident," due to the train's role in that incident. Because the train, which ran out of control in that incident, would eventually reach the Umbrella executive training school, it is believed that some or all of the Ecliptic Express line may have been secretly used by the Umbrella Corporation.

Mansion

Parting with Umbrella

Wesker seems to have communicated secretly with the opposing organization of Umbrella. Though the name of this company is unknown, it's clear that Albert Wesker and Ada Wong both belong to the organization. During his time as a trainee Wesker reported the carelessness of the research management of James Marcus to his superior Spencer, and it eventually developed into the situation of Marcus's assassination. At that time a distrust of Spencer was born, and he decided on his parting.

Umbrella Security Service

As the so-called private police of the Umbrella Corporation, the Umbrella Security Service were responsible for not only guarding Umbrella executives and protecting laboratories, but also took care of behind the scenes jobs that needed to remain secret. It is known that there were at least three teams - Alpha, Bravo and Delta - with several dozen members believed to be in each team. However, the team was largely wiped out with the destruction of Raccoon City, although HUNK, or "Grim Reaper," managed to escape alive.

U.B.C.S.

Short for "Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service". It's a force established by Umbrella to deal with any biohazard accidents caused by virus leakage and possible terror attacks from their rival company. More than half of the members are mercenaries, including many ex-soldiers who were thrown into jail for some reasons, and due to this they are usually ordered to carry out extremely dangerous missions. During the Raccoon incident, more than 100 soldiers were sent to the city, but except Carlos Oliveira cooperating with Jill Valentine, the whole force was completed destroyed by the overrunning zombie horde.

Raccoon Police Department

The Raccoon Police Department protects Raccoon City. The department fought to protect the city in times of crisis, but because police chief Brian Irons had connections with Umbrella and took various actions to conceal evidence of incidents, the department ultimately met its demise without being able to operate effectively.

Paris Laboratory Infiltration

While this scene was cut from "BHDC", this infiltration scene served as the game intro in "CV". Incidentally, the scene in which a helicopter shoots at Claire is recreated as a homage in the movie "BIOHAZARD II Apocalypse," which features the same shooting scene, with Alice played by Milla Jovovich.

Private Anti-Bioterrorism Unit

A Special Forces specializing in anti-bioterrorism which was organized by financing from a rival pharmaceutical company of Umbrella. Its members learnt the dark side of Umbrella and most of them are direct or indirect victims of their evil experiments, including some ex-members of the S.T.A.R.S. unit who escaped from Raccoon City. In 'BHUC', Chris and Jill appear as members of this force.

Oswell E. Spencer Disappearance

The then-healthy Russian branch of Umbrella was suspected in the disappearance of Lord Spencer, but actually he is thought to have gone into hiding in an estate that had been in the Spencer family for generations. The details of his fate are revealed in Wesker's flashback in BIOHAZARD 5.

Plaga

Plaga is a parasite which inhabits a mountain village in Europe. It has inhabited this particular area for a long time and has not coincided with humans for a very long time. But a religious group called the Los Illuminados released it to gain control of the village. They also conducted advanced research, and finally created a biological weapon equal to an Umbrella B.O.W. in its power. A person infected by a Plaga is called a Ganado and although the person shows abnormal aggressiveness, they do not seem to lose their memory or intelligence. Therefore, it can be said that the Plaga is more efficient as a biological weapon than a virus based one. Krauser, who was injured in 'BHDC' and lost sight of his future, later becomes fascinated with the power that the Plaga has.

BSAA

Short for Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance. It was formed by financing from the Global Pharmaceutical Consortium to be opposed to bioterrorism which occurred with the leak of biological weapons caused by the collapse of Umbrella. 11 people including Chris and Jill were founding members, and they are called the "Original Eleven". As of 2005 it has grown to be a public organization of the United Nations and come to have branches in every corner of the world.

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B.O.W.

Abbreviation of Bio Organic Weapon (living biological weapon). Various B.O.W.s appear in the series productions, such as those that Umbrella developed and successfully commercialized, those which went out of control in the middle of development and didn't result in commercialization, and those developed by companies and organizations other than Umbrella. B.O.W.s which appear in "BHDC" include the Anubis, which Javier purchased from Umbrella, and the Jabberwock S3 that was purchased from Wesker's organization. In addition, with other series productions, B.O.W.s created through methods other than viruses also exist, such as those produced by the Plaga parasite in "biohazard 4", and the Plaga Type 2 which appears in "BIOHAZARD 5".

DEVIL

"G" creatures breed by implanting embryos into other organisms, this is the name of the G-Virus vaccine developed to suppress the mutation of these embryos. It seems that it was developed in conjunction with the G-Virus by William Birkin, the father of the G-Virus, and his wife Annette Birkin. In the game, in order to save Sherry who was implanted with an embryo and infected, it is obtained in the P-4 level laboratory at the bottom of the Umbrella laboratory in the Raccoon City underground. Although the effect of the vaccine was dramatic and Sherry recovered because little time was wasted, it is said to be ineffective if the infection level of the embryo is not in an early stage. In addition, although it had an effect which stopped the embryo's growth, in reality, the G-Virus was not completely driven out of Sherry's body, and she is protected by the U.S. Government as a carrier of the G-Virus.

G-Virus

The base action of the G-Virus is to mutate infected humans into "G" creatures with abnormal offensive strength and resilience. Appearing in "BIOHAZARD 2" and "biohazard DEGENERATION", it is described as only being transmitted through injection syringes and oral ingestion, and it is unknown whether someone can be infected through a different form. In the game, the G-Creature implants other humans with an embryo, which can be seen as a course of breeding or parasitizing rather than infection. On this occassion, if there are few genetic differences between the original G creature and the parasitized host, reproducing a perfect form is possible, therefore William, who became a G creature in BIO2, instinctively pursued his daughter Sherry. In addition, in the case of Curtis Miller, who transformed into a G in "DEGENERATION", he ignored the fighting of the commandos and there was a scene where he tried to attack his younger sister Angela, who appeared there. When the host parasitized by an embryo is genetically incompatible, the embryo grows as an incomplete clone of the original G creature and breaks through the host's body, and a G Adult Organism is born. In addition, although the G Adult Organism attacks and spits out G Young Organisms from its mouth, these young organisms do not have reproductive power and procreative power, and are creatures limited to a single generation.

HUNK

A member of the Special Forces of the Umbrella Corporation. Since he always comes back alive from severe situations in which his unit is completely destroyed, he has the nickname "Grim Reaper HUNK". He is from the Rockfort Island training facility which becomes the stage of "Game of Oblivion", and in the Raccoon City Destruction Incident, he obtained a G sample from the underground waterways and escaped after William Birkin became G. His only appearances in the series in the past are in a hidden scenario and hidden battle modes after clearing the main story, but he is able to use a skill called "execution" to defeat enemies with a single blow, and his combat abilities are considerably high. It could be said that he is the strongest among the human characters in the series.

I WON THIS GAME

P-4 Level Laboratory

S.T.A.R.S.

t-Veronica

A virus which holds an important significance in the series. After being injected into Alexia, the t-Veronica Virus gradually became stable in her body, and it was called "t-Alexia" by Albert Wesker. As for the t-Veronica Virus administered to Manuela in this title, it is the virus extracted from Steve's body, who was infected by Alexia. Compared with the prototype, it's very possible that the properties of this t-Veronica Virus has changed greatly.

t-Virus

The virus which serves the most appearances in the BIOHAZARD series. It was said that it "was not suitable for the production of a practical B.O.W.", but this talk was restricted to the first t-Virus. Various improvements were given later, and by performing various adjustments after infection, it has come to produce ones superior enough as weapons. It can be said that the Hunter Gamma, Tyrant (T-103 Mass Produced Model) and Anubis sent into combat in this product gave a certain amount of results, and achieved success. In addition, there are three patterns in which the virus infects humans clearly written in the games, by direct injection, secondary infection in which the virus is leaked and infects insects and rodents and is transmitted to humans from there, and wounds caused by Zombies or B.O.W.s. Although the situation of aerial infection in which the virus spreads through the air-conditioning of a laboratory is seen at the beginning of the "BIOHAZARD" movie, this depiction is not in the games.

V-ACT Effect

An effect peculiar to the t-Virus mutant form that was applied to strengthen the Javier Zombies which appear in "Operation Javier". In response to attacks, hosts infected with the t-Virus temporarily enter a dormant period in a state of apparent death, where reconstruction and rejuvenation of body tissue will be performed, and will awaken with increased aggressiveness and brutality. The Crimson Heads which appear in "biohazard" for the GameCube are produced by this effect. In "Memory of a Lost City", no matter how many times you defeat G, it will revive with enhanced power. Though not specified in the games, this is also quite possibly caused by a similar phenomenon to the V-ACT Effect.

Ashford Family

Anubis

The naming origin of the B.O.W. which Javier purchased from the Umbrella Corporation and cast into combat in "Operation Javier" is Anubis, God of the afterlife who appears in Egyptian mythology. He is described as a figure with a human body and head of a jackal, and his image may be placed in the entrance of a cemetary as a God who protects the dead. Moreover, he is considered to be a supervisor of mummies, and priests who actually made mummies are said to have worked while wearing a mask of Anubis. B.O.W.s of the Umbrella Corporation elsewhere include Nemesis (revenge God of Greek mythology) and Cerberus (protection beast of Hades in Greek mythology), and they seem to like naming derived from mythology.

Umbrella Corporation

The origin of the various crimes in the BIOHAZARD series. It advocated the company motto "to protect the health of the people" and was officially recognized as a pharmaceutical company which sold a lot of worldwide hit products. Its main product was medicine, but it also performed the development of medical equipment and was a megabusiness which boasted the top share in medical treatment and the pharmaceutical products industry for many years. Under the table it used the Progenitor Virus discovered by its three founders and conducted research and development of various B.O.W.s for military affairs and sold them to various customers including the United States Government. In addition, it simultaneously conducted weapons development for dealing with B.O.W.s and seemed to take the strategy of selling B.O.W.s and anti-B.O.W. weapons as a set. Although only the insanity of the founder Oswell E. Spencer is talked about, it can be said that responsibility on the side of its customers, such as the United States Government, is also significant. After the destruction of Raccoon City in 1998, it was accused and demanded to take responsibility and many lawsuits were filed, and its activities halted after a business suspension order was issued, until it was concluded in 2003 and it was dissolved. However meanwhile underground activities for the survival of the company were continued by dummy companies and branches outside the United States, and it had secretly sold B.O.W.s to Javier at the time of "Operation Javier".

Ada Wong

An agent of the organization in hostile relations with Umbrella. Although she is a woman who belongs to the enemy forces looking at the main characters of the BIOHAZARD series, she is bound together in a strange bond with Leon, and performs various assistances for him. Her first appearance is in "BIOHAZARD 2", however, infact, her name appears in the first game "BIOHAZARD". The letter of the Umbrella researcher John describes her as his lover, and she also became an important password in the game. However, it seems that only John believed that she was his lover, and Ada was an agent who at the time had infiltrated the Arklay Laboratory in order to steal information on the t-Virus. Although Ada was unable to achieve virus capture due to the unexpected virus leak accident, she used her abilities as an agent to escape from the laboratory, which turned into Hell. In this title, according to cinematic director Mr. Gondou's preferences, many spy-customized items like the compact mirror with ampules and lipstick type micro rocket were added to Ada's pocket. Also, Ada's sexy figure being bandaged around her whole body in the previous game "Umbrella Chronicles" was also designed as a personal preference of Director Seto.

Edward Ashford

One of the founders of Umbrella who discovered the Progenitor Virus and fifth head of the Ashford family. Officially, he is supposed to have died from accidental Progenitor Virus infection, but considering the time of his death there is some suspicion that he was murdered by Lord Spencer who came to power after his death.

Elliot Edward

A Raccoon police officer mentioned in the archive Operation Report 2 obtained in the chapter of Memory of a Lost City. He is one of the last 4 survivors among all the police officers. There is also an officer appear in the spin-off title BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK, but it is unknown if these two are the same person. In Outbreak, Elliot was planting a bomb with his colleagues Eric and Harry to wipe out the zombie horde in the main street, and was killed by the monsters during the operation.

Oswell E. Spencer

One of the Umbrella founders. The man who, from the beginning, proposed the Umbrella establishment in order to carry out military use of the Progenitor Virus, and raised it up to a global corporation. He is a cool-headed character with a tendency to be attached to power, and does not hesitate to eliminate obstacles for that purpose. James Marcus, one of the founders, and William Birkin, the developer of the G-Virus, are also some of the people erased by his ambition.

Gas Cylinder

Lock Pick

The unlocking item of series tradition. If it is a lock of a set of cylinders for a fundamental structure, it can be opened by piercing and operating a key pick from the keyhole. Although the key is opened easily in the games, it is necessary to have full knowledge of the key's structure in reality. In the "BIOHAZARD 1 Umbrella Conspiracy" novel, an S.D. Perry product, Jill Valentine's unlocking is possible with a lockpick because she had a strict father and rebelled in her youth. Was Claire also able to use a lockpick in "BIOHAZARD 2" because she was at a rebellious age?

Kendo Gun Shop

Trenchy

Cold Sleep

Sherry Birkin

The daughter of William Birkin who was the developer of the G-Virus. In "Memory of a Lost City" she is protected by Leon and Claire. Her father became G, and she was pursued because of its family preservation instinct and implanted with an embryo, but she was saved by the vaccine which they obtained in the Umbrella Underground Laboratory. However, the bacteria in Sherry's body was not killed, and she was placed under observation by the United States Government as an important carrier of G. The reason why Leon works as a member the United States secret military agency is because Sherry was taken as a kind of hostage. In addition, subordinate agents of Albert Wesker are also present in the department monitoring Sherry, and she is in a doubly dangerous position.

Self-Destruct System

Jabberwock S3

George Trevor

Scott Harman

Zombie

Tofu

Antarctic Base

Nosferatu

Biohazard

Bandersnatch

Pirahna

Brian Irons

Ben Bertolucci

A freelance reporter who appears in the Memory of a Lost City. Ben visited Raccoon City due to his interest to those bizarre murders that happened there, and soon after he found the chief of the city's police department - Brian Irons is somehow involved. He then started an investigation about this, but was held in custody in the prison of Raccoon police station. Ben is quite an intelligent and capable man, and it is very possible he had contacted Ada Wong and obtained information about the mayor from her. Considering the prison is a safe place, he let himself stay in jail, but was eventually killed by "G". By the way, in BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK FILE2, Ben also appears in the police station, offering help to the players.

Marvin Brannagh

Officer of the Raccoon City Police. In 'Memory of a Lost City,' Leon and Claire find him lying wounded in the station. A good cop, faithful to his own duty he regretted not trusting the words of Chris and Jill after they warned of the dangers of the Umbrella Corporation. He desperately defended the police station up until the last moment, protecting the citizens and not conscious of his own safety. He appears in BIOHAZARD OUTBREAK 'FILE2' where his appearance shows him remaining at the station to the end in order to buy time for the survivors to escape.

Michael Warren

The mayor of Raccoon City who in BIOHAZARD 2 appears in name only. At one stage he was a former technician and electrical engineer and was inaugurated as mayor thanks to his achievements in effecting the electrification of Raccoon City. But behind the scenes he adhered to Umbrella and was said to be one of the main culprits that devastated the city. Information from the game suggests he managed to escape the city in the early stages but his subsequent fate is unknown. He had a daughter, whose name has not been ascertained but it is believed she was murdered by Chief Irons for purposes of becoming a stuffed trophy.

"Mole Bashing!"

Mixcoatl Village

Lisa Trevor

Rocket Launcher

Rodrigo Juan Raval

A character who did not turn up in "Game of Oblivion" in this product but had appeared in "BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica". He served as a prison guard on Rockfort Island, and had an important role in helping Claire escape from the prison. In the end he was attacked by a sand insect and died in front of the graves of his wife and daughter.