Morgan Lansdale was the first and only commissioner of the FBC (Federal Bioterrorism Commission) and a former advisor to the Global Pharmaceutical Consortium. He had absolute authority and his attitude towards problems could be perceived as overbearing and firm, but there was no one in the FBC who could go against him. He was particularly known for his charisma, intelligence, keen insight, firm will and leadership ability and characteristically aggressive manner. He was extremely meticulous and would worry over the smallest potential problems, an attribute which led him to plan things to the most minute detail. To the public, he was seen as either a shadowy figure manipulating events behind the scenes or a hero leading the charge against bioterrorism. His coldheartedness and silver hair earned him the nickname "Silver Fox".
History
Lansdale was initially an advisor to the Global Pharmaceutical Consortium, a position which was valued by the United States Government and resulted in him being selected as the first commissioner of the FBC. He not only commanded the FBC, but also the Federal Species Protection Committee, and refused to give up either of these posts. Ahead of public opinion, he was able to charm the U.S. Congress with his charisma into expanding the charter and authority of the FBC to find and deal with bioterrorist threats, but was frustrated at the lack of public attention to the threat posed by bioterrorism despite his repeated warnings. Under his leadership, the FBC became a major player on the international stage of public safety and animal welfare, and became the largest counter bioterrorism organization in the world.
Lansdale plotted to orchestrate a large-scale bioterrorist attack in order to extend the purview of the FBC and force the world to acknowledge the threat of bioterrorism. He took control of the luxury cruise ship Queen Zenobia and its two sister ships following the bankruptcy of the Paraguas Line company which owned them, then organized research teams on the ships. Using their laboratories, he promoted the research of The Abyss virus and development of a new weaponized version of it, named the t-Abyss virus, planning to cause a "manmade pandemic".
Terragrigia Panic (2004)
In 2004, following the successful development of the t-Abyss virus, Lansdale came into contact with Jack Norman, leader of a small terrorist group known as "Il Veltro" and suggested they attack the floating city of Terragrigia, one of the world's greatest structures. He supplied them with eight samples of the virus, a UAV to disperse it, many Hunter B.O.W.s and the use of the Queen Zenobia and its two sister ships as bases of operations. The reason behind his suggestion to attack Terragrigia was because according to the conditions stipulated in the treaty outlining the city's governance, both the U.S. and Europe had equal authority during a terrorist attack. Only "during the event of bioterrorism" did the FBC assume a leadership role. The attack was carried out, and the FBC took complete control.
Lansdale announced that EU involvement would not be tolerated while the FBC dealt with the crisis, but European authorities pressed him to respect their rights in the matter, and they convinced him to bring in Clive R. O'Brian of the BSAA (Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance), an international counter-bioterrorism civilian group. Despite this, Lansdale ignored the BSAA and ensured that O'Brian was left with virtually no support staff. The FBC continued its efforts to resolve the incident, but did virtually nothing. Lansdale used the opportunity to gather data on the spread and mutation of the t-Abyss virus. Eventually he pressed for the use of the city's "Regia Solis" solar satellite matrix in order to scorch the city and wipe out the infection and all organisms.
Before the evacuation of the FBC, he ensured that the t-Abyss virus was leaked on the Queen Zenobia and its sister ships in order to wipe out Veltro. He was threatened by Jack Norman about the release of video recordings which displayed his interactions with Veltro, but the sinking of the Queen Dido which Norman was on buried this possibility. He then sent a research team to the Queen Zenobia in order to observe the virus in a controlled environment and develop a vaccine, and announced that the FBC had successfully disbanded Veltro.
Following the incident, Lansdale ordered Jessica Sherawat to act as a mole within the BSAA.
Veltro Resurrection Incident (2005)
In 2005, Lansdale's research team successfully developed a vaccine for the t-Abyss virus. When he was told, he showed uncharacteristic felicity. As soon as the research data was sent to him, he locked the doors to the Queen Zenobia's laboratory and awakened the B.O.W. experiments in storage from their cryogenic sleep in order to erase any potential links to him.
Strange mutated corpses began to wash up on the shore of a coastal town close to Terragrigia. Knowing that the source was the sunken Queen Dido, Lansdale sealed off the area sent a team of the FBC armed forces to the ship in order to seize the video evidence held by Jack Norman which implicated him. The team was killed, and the appearance of a revival of Veltro became apparent. Aware that O'Brian and FBC agent Raymond Vester were investigating him, he ordered for the use of the Regia Solis to destroy the Queen Zenobia and Queen Semiramis, and also ordered Jessica Sherawat to activate their self destruct systems in the event of failure.
He appeared in front of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine before they neutralized the t-Abyss virus and attempted to have the B.O.W.s in the Queen Zenobia's laboratory kill them. When this failed, he left their fates to Sherawat's activation of the ship's self destruct system. He then ordered the FBC to raid the BSAA Headquarters and arrested O'Brian on suspicion of collaborating with Veltro. Soon after, the video evidence held by Norman was broadcast by Redfield and Valentine, exposing the truth behind Terragrigia and Lansdale's involvement.
Lansdale claimed he did it all for the "greater good" and was arrested by O'Brian.