Sheena Island

Sheena Island was a solitary island in Europe which became one of the most important sites for the Umbrella Corporation. The weapons plant on the island was mainly focused on developing a new mass producing system to create a new type of Tyrant, and was known as the "Tyrant Plant". Following the biohazard which occurred on the island, it is regarded as a "second Raccoon City".

History

At some point, the Umbrella Corporation purchased the entire town on the island and moved researchers and their families there. The bio-weapon "Tyrant" became the main product line for R&D on the island. To accommodate this, a large-scale weapons plant and laboratory were constructed, with Umbrella investing billions of dollars into the city and its facilities. Several new buildings were built or renovated to accommodate the needs of the Umbrella employees living on the island, and the Tyrant Plant was covered up as an Umbrella chemical plant for manufacturing medicine. Umbrella employees living on the island could pay for services in many of the island’s recreational facilities with their ID cards.

In 1998, a young elite from Umbrella Headquarters named Vincent Goldman was promoted as Commander of the Tyrant Plant on Sheena Island. At some point, the chemical known as Beta Hetero Nonserotonin was discovered, allowing for the mass production of the Tyrant (T-103 Type), the company's most highly developed and versatile B.O.W. Following the allocation of the combat data from the prototype Tyrant (T-002 Type) during the Mansion Incident, the data was used to improve upon the T-103 type and mass production began by August. At some point Goldman advanced a project to develop a new type of B.O.W. using genetic selection, led by the director of the Genetic Engineering Research Department, Dr. Klein. This project culminated in the Hypnos-T Type.

On October 7, Goldman called each section of the city together for a briefing on the report on the destruction of Raccoon City. Over the course of this week, the city's inhabitants lost confidence due to the biohazard in Raccoon City, and the prison guards became focused on information gathering, making the supervision of the teenage prisoners lax. On October 9, a group of 20 teenage prisoners gathered firearms and attempted to escape from the prison on the island. In response, Goldman hunted all of them down and murdered them in cold blood. Afterwards, Goldman ordered the prison chief to report the incident as a mass suicide to prevent Umbrella HQ from finding out and damaging Goldman's career prospects. On October 20, the prison staff received a reply from HQ to the report of the mass suicide which indicated that HQ had no suspicions and would round up new prisoners soon.

In November, a PI named Ark Thompson travelled to the island in order to investigate Umbrella's activities at the request of Leon S. Kennedy. On November 7, Lott Klein, the 12 year old son of Dr. Klein, reported the infiltration of a "spy" onto the island to Goldman. The spy in question was Thompson. On November 9, Thompson posed as Goldman in order to gain access to the city sewers, which were run by a janitor named Andy Holland. On November 22, an enraged Goldman released the t-virus throughout the island under the guise of an accident and planned to escape to headquarters. Before doing so, he hunted down Thompson. Two days later, Thompson had infiltrated the main Umbrella institution on the city's main street and managed to destroy a part of the laboratory in the building, engulfing the entire building in flames. Goldman confronted Thompson in his own burning office. In the ensuing struggle, Thompson stole a helicopter and attempted to escape, but Goldman's gun-fire caused it to crash.

Awakening in a small courtyard, Thompson had no memory of his identity and attempted to escape the city. In response to the biohazard, Umbrella HQ initiated a mission dubbed "CODE:Blanket" and deployed the "Umbrella Trashsweepers" (Under Taker unit) to eliminate any witnesses and set off the self-destruct sequence. Meanwhile, Goldman released many of the Tyrants contained on the island and began to hunt down Thompson once again. Taking the surviving Klein siblings with him, Thompson managed to escape from the island.

Facilities

Restaurant Merli

A restaurant located downtown. Umbrella employees could pay here using their ID cards.

Southend Theater Cinema

A regular cinema located downtown. It was regularly used as the meeting place for the Umbrella employees on the island.

New Miel Church

An old church located downtown. Strangely, it had arcade and pinball machines.

Central Hospital Medical Center

A state-of-the-art hospital located downtown. It was equipped with the latest medical equipment, including the latest model CT scanner, as a result of the Umbrella Corporation’s funding.

Sheena Island Public Library

A library located downtown. It had a peculiar selection of books, ranging from books on biohazards, bacteriology, botany, biology, brain surgery, Umbrella and small arms. Employees of Umbrella were able to borrow books using their ID cards.

Amusement Club Entrepot

An amusement club filled with entertainment. Umbrella employees could pay using their ID cards.

Sewers

The city sewers. They were maintained by a janitor named Andy Holland.

Paradise Prison

Office room, imprisonment area, reception

Heaven's Night

A night club where live concerts were played. It sold expensive wine.

Ostrich Beer Warehouse

A warehouse which was primarily stocked with Ostrich Beer, the No. 1 quality beer in the world.

Umbrella Institution

An Umbrella facility which was located on main street. The city was administered from here and it also housed a laboratory.

El Mona Mountain Road

A mountain road which led to the island coal mine.

Former Cald Colliery

An old coal mine located in the island mountains.

Bay Area Highway

A highway to allow for easier access from the city to the Tyrant Plant which was under construction by 1998.

Mansion

An abandoned mansion which served as a cover for the entrance to the Tyrant Plant.

Tyrant Plant

Disguised as an Umbrella chemical plant for the manufacture of medicines. The chemical plant’s official name was “Thereise Chemical Plant”. It was used for the development of many B.O.W.s, but was primarily focused on the mass production of the "Tyrant". As well as hallways, it contained a security room, monitor room, generator room, culture experiment room, gene manipulation room, Tyrant cultivation room, an atrium/vault and a subway with an underground train which led to the heliport.