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BIOHAZARD 5 Kaitai Shinsho (バイオハザード5 解体真書)
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Released: 30/04/2009
Revised: 25/03/2010 Softcover: 465-519 Staff: Studio BentStuff Publisher: CAPCOM, Enterbrain ISBN-10: 4757748809 ISBN-13: 9784757748804 |
STORY of BIOHAZARD SERIES (p.019-464)
biohazard 0
A REVIVAL DRAMA THAT SPREAD BEHIND THE BIZARRE CASES
A game depicting the hidden circumstances of Bravo Team's disappearance along with the beginning of the first game in the series, "BIO1." It turns out the biohazard in the "Mansion Incident" that occured in BIO1 was triggered artificially by way of revenge on Umbrella.
Although the first event in the series is the subject matter, the software was released after "CODE:Veronica" and there was an internal conflict between the Umbrella founders involved in the discovery & development of the "Progenitor Virus" mentioned in the same game. Speaking of the Umbrella founders, the name of the talented Oswell E. Spencer was from the days of BIO1, but the presence of his friend who worked on t-Virus development, James Marcus, is revealed in "BIO0", and all these highlighted origins lead into the latest game "BIO5."
▲ Marcus was murdered in conflict with Spencer. His revenge against Umbrella triggers its collapse.
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ECLIPTIC EXPRESS INCIDENT
Refers to the bioterror incident that struck an Umbrella train, the Ecliptic Express, and the Umbrella Executive Training School, a series of events leading to Rebecca's involvement prior to infiltrating the mansion. It was caused by t-Virus creator Dr. Marcus for revenge on Umbrella. Marcus' bioterrorism is also the origin of the Mansion Incident involving S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team and it could be called a taste of the skirmish in BIO1.
biohazard
S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team were dispatched to solve the series of bizarre murders and disappeared in the Arklay Mountains. Alpha Team heads out in search of them but are attacked by monster dogs and evacuate to a nearby mansion. However, that building was the cause of the recent bizarre murder cases and was a place filled with monsters. One after another, the life-threatening monsters killed off the S.T.A.R.S. teams, those responsible for the mansion are the company Umbrella, the true employers of Captain Wesker.
THE WHOLE ORIGIN TO THE SERIES
The memorable first work in the "BIO" series. There are two scenarios, Chris and Jill, and the game develops to the final escape of the team members, changing depending on the way it's played, but subsequent series works make it "Chris, Jill, Rebecca and Barry escape from the mansion" according to the best endings. In 2002, a remake version was released for the GameCube. In addition to dramatic visual evolution, elements like the powerful enemy Lisa Trevor are added.
Behind-the-scenes of the case was S.T.A.R.S.'s Captain Wesker, who was actually Umbrella's minion, and at the final stage he decided to confront them, revealing he'd used the members as experiment expendables. At this time, Wesker appears to be killed by the B.O.W. Tyrant he was involved in developing, but he's actually alive and stands in Chris' way for both CODE:Veronica and BIO5.
▲ Wesker attempts to steal B.O.W. data. His scheme's revealed in BIO5.
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MANSION INCIDENT
A series of incidents that took place at the Umbrella research facility in the Arklay Mountains called the Mansion Incident. A military virus, the "t-Virus", was being researched and developed at the same site and leaked, causing mutations in the researchers within the facility which adversely affected the surrounding biological environment, with the officers being guided to the same location and used to collect combat data. After this incident, Chris who'd escaped from the mansion will continue to labor to expose their evil deeds to the public.
BIOHAZARD 2
Two months after the Mansion Incident... Prosecution by Chris and other survivors was futile and the mastermind, the Umbrella Corporation, continued to reign as a giant company. Meanwhile, a virus leaked from an Umbrella laboratory beneath Raccoon City, spreading biological contamination throughout the city. Rookie cop Leon of the Raccoon Police and Claire, a female college student who came looking for her brother Chris, happen to meet in the shadows and their escape from the city unfolds as they become entangled with ulterior motives surrounding a new virus strain, the "G-Virus."
CONFLICT OVER THE G-VIRUS
The terror of the t-Virus depicted in the previous game BIO1 has grown to a large scale, engulfing an entire city. While all the citizens have turned into Zombies, the ultimate goal of the dual protagonists Leon and Claire is to escape from the city while helping a little girl, Sherry.
This incident started with Umbrella's internal conflict over the G-Virus developed by William Birkin. In an attempt to seize the G-Virus, the Umbrella top brass sent a special forces unit to Birkin, which leaked the virus into the town. The mysterious woman Ada who joins Leon in the struggle is another who seeks the G-Virus. She appeared to lose her life in the game, but in truth she was saved by a member of the same organization, Wesker, and continued operating covertly. This fact's in "BIO4" and the organization's name is revealed in BIO5.
▲ Wesker's contemporary William injected himself with the G-Virus and became the bizarre creature "G."
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RACCOON CITY DESTRUCTION INCIDENT
A biohazard incident that struck and destroyed Raccoon City, a small city in the midwestern United States. This event's the subject of "BIO2" & "BIO3" and is also referred to as the "Raccoon City Tragedy." Having leaked from the Umbrella laboratory beneath the city, the t-Virus spread throughout the entire city via rodents and almost all the citizens became Zombies. Eventually, Raccoon City would be erased from the earth by the American military's Sterilization Strategy and Umbrella would be held accountable, walking a path to ruin.
BIOHAZARD 3 LAST ESCAPE
September 1998. Before Leon and Claire's escape from the virus-contaminated Raccoon City, Jill, a survivor of the Mansion Incident, was also fighting for her life. While investigating anti-Umbrella activities with Chris, she was involved in this unprecedented incident while she remained alone in the city for her investigation. Jill works alongside Carlos, a member of the U.B.C.S. Hunting them is Umbrella's most powerful assassin—the “Pursuer”, the Nemesis-T Type's footsteps approach.
AN ESCAPE TALE THAT DOUBLES WITH "BIO2"
A game that follows the destruction of Raccoon City from the perspective of Jill, who played a leading role in BIO1. The subject's the same as that of BIO2, but the game takes place one day before and one after from September 28th to October 1st 1998, beginning during an attack on police by a Zombie horde. It's the installment that complements the ending and destruction of Raccoon City.
The outline of the story is to escape the Pursuer and from the city. In addition the U.B.C.S. is introduced, moving in to extinguish the mess Umbrella had made while aiming to save lives, this is entwined and reminds us the enemy of the series is an entity devoid of ethics and justice.
In the story, Jill is attacked by the Pursuer and infected with t-Virus. Eventually she survives but the fact she was infected at this time is an important hint to the story of BIO5.
▲ Brad was killed by the Pursuer. This is how he turned into a Zombie in BIO2.
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U.B.C.S (Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service)
An irregular military unit organized by Umbrella in case of emergencies caused by "black products" including B.O.W.'s. At the time of the biohazard in Raccoon City, they were dispatched to the town to rescue citizens, but in fact priority was given to secretly conceal evidence from Umbrella over human life. Some of the troops called "Supervisors" play a role in reporting the troops' activities and one of them, Nikolai, murders his comrades to monopolize the reward.
BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica
About 3 months since the nightmare escape drama in Raccoon City. The living witness Claire falls into Umbrella's hands while searching for her brother Chris, and is escorted to Rockfort, an isolated island in South America. However, the t-Virus also leaked there and the contamination spread throughout the island. Claire tries to escape with Steve, who was captured in the same place, and Chris rushes to rescue his sister. While the mystery of the secret code of the Ashford family who controls the island, CODE:Veronica, is set, the stage will soon move to Antarctica and the story will proceed in an unexpected direction.
A UNIQUE ENTRY SET IN TWO LOCATIONS
One of the best feature stories in the series, it progresses in remote bases of Umbrella. Two locations, Rockfort Island and Antarctica, are set as the stages. In the first half, the main character is Claire of BIO2, and in the second half, the main character is her brother Chris who played a central role in BIO1.
In this entry, the spotlight's on the Ashford family who were involved in Umbrella's creation. The title CODE:Veronica is the Ashford family's greatest secret, and in the process of revealing the whole story comes the fact that the family's second-generation master discovered the Progenitor Virus with Spencer and founded Umbrella. The existence of a 10-year-old Alexia, who became an executive, emerges. In addition, Wesker, who should've died in BIO1, reappears as a member of an organization targeting the virus she developed. Despite confronting Chris, it would be concluded later--- it's carried over to BIO5.
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PROJECT "CODE:Veronica"
Alexander Ashford, son of Umbrella founding member Edward Ashford, schemed to restore the majesty of the Ashford family which had fallen rapidly after his father's death. He created an improved clone of the first master Veronica, who was raised as his daughter, then tried to entrust her with fate. As a result, Alexia was born, but she was ruthless and self-righteous. She developed a new virus "t-Veronica" and attempts to conquer the world using its power.
BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES
"Ecliptic Express Incident", "Mansion Incident", "Raccoon City Destruction Incident"--- The pharmaceutical company Umbrella caused many disasters and its survival was threatened in February 2003. The fight for justice of the survivors of these incidents, Chris and Jill, was finally beginning to gain traction after five years. The company's developing a new B.O.W. for the continuation of Umbrella. Chris and his comrades fly to a research facility in Russia. Behind the scenes of this was the appearance of former S.T.A.R.S. Captain, Albert Wesker, who'd taken a backseat behind all the incidents...
WESKER ON UMBRELLA
Wesker tells his account of three scenarios of Umbrella, BIO0, BIO1 and BIO3, a compilation of the first half of the BIO series, which includes an incident in Russia that decided Umbrella's demise. In addition to the chapters, you can revisit each story from the perspective of Wesker and Ada as past scenarios.
Wesker is the protagonist in this game's shadows. Each chapter advances with Wesker's tale, then in the past scenarios, how he understands each account. At the heart of the story is his feud with Sergei. After being killed by the Tyrant during the Mansion Incident, Wesker returned as a superhuman and confronted Sergei, who'd taken away the mansion's data before he awoke, eventually seizing all of Umbrella's secrets. The story continues to BIO5 with the sense of reuniting with Spencer who was in hiding.
▲ Wesker uses Chris and others to involve the Russian military and seeks to collect the data.
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T-A.L.O.S. PROJECT
Umbrella executive Sergei Vladimir's plan proceeds at the Caucasus Laboratory in Russia. Umbrella's defensive AI "RED QUEEN" launches the computer-controlled enhanced Tyrant T-A.L.O.S. However, T-A.L.O.S. was defeated by Chris and Jill while Sergei was defeated by Wesker, putting a stop to the plan. At that time, leaked material becomes a decisive strike and Umbrella's destroyed.
biohazard 4
Six years have passed since the abominable Raccoon City Destruction Incident. The source of the whole evil, the Umbrella Corporation; collapsed under the judiciary of the law, and Leon, a survivor of the incident, operated as an exemplary agent of the United States. One day he visits an agricultural village in Europe to rescue the U.S. President's abducted daughter, Ashley. But the land was dominated by a new menace substituting for the t-Virus-- being controlled by the terror of the Plaga parasite. An unforgettable woman, a trusted comrade... Leon tries to fulfill his mission while being disturbed by reunions with unexpected people.
NEW THREATS "AFTER UMBRELLA"
After the remake version of BIO1 and release of BIO0, this game was introduced to the world and went down in history to newcomers of the BIO series. The setting year leaps from 1998 to 2004, and Umbrella has already been destroyed. The cause of the biohazard has changed from the t-Virus to the Plaga, and the threats have changed from Zombies to Ganados.
In the leading role is Leon who played an active part in the leading role of BIO2, at that time he was often immature and his growth through six years is depicted. It's worth noting that Ada, who appeared to have died in BIO2, reappears as a member of a third organization, and the fact she and Wesker work together emerges. Details of this organization and the mystery concerning Wesker continue in BIO5.
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LOS ILUMINADOS CULT
A fanatical religious group that reigned in the village where the story's set. The unique parasitic organism "Plaga", which was controlled by the Salazar family feudal lords for generations, was administered by the cult to believers, who became "Ganado", puppets to the leader Osmund Saddler and others who carry the "dominant species Plaga", through which the cult assumes control over others. They planned to control the world using the Plaga's power and abducted the US President's daughter Ashley to acquire a ransom, and as a demonstration to the international community.
BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES
The year is 2002. The U.S. government, having learned a former Umbrella researcher ventured to South America to make contact with a vicious criminal organization's drug kingpin Javier Hidalgo, covert military agency member Leon, who has experience fighting B.O.W.'s, along with spec ops commando Krauser, are dispatched into the field. But in the waterfront town they arrived at, horrific changes had already begun. Leon begins to relate similar biological disasters he knows in conversation with Krauser, who witnessed biological weapons he believed weren't real.
THE DARK HISTORY IN LEON'S MEMORY
Like the previous game, "Umbrella Chronicles", this rail shooting game takes the style of an omnibus containing digest versions of multiple stories. Leon recalls two games, BIO2 and CODE:Veronica which weren't touched on in the previous game, as well as a new incident encountered in a small country in South America, and he inserts them into the main scenario.
One of this game's highlights is that the powerful enemy Krauser, who'll later fight Leon in BIO4, appears as a reliable partner. With a mode in Krauser's point of view prepared as a background scenario, the feelings he was holding back on Leon are told in various places, how an elite military soldier who carried out countless military orders became fascinated by bioweapons, the road to their destiny. You'll be able to figure it out if you've played the previous games.
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SACRED SNAKES
Hidalgo created a crime syndicate centered around drug cultivation and trafficking. Being feared as a vicious organization that mercilessly kills traitors and adversaries, along with exerting violent pressure on police and judicial employees, it boasts tremendous influence in the small South American country where it's based. In recent years, the disappearances of as many as 50 girls have occurred in their areas of influence, but no evidence of the organization's involvement has been found.
biohazard 0
A REVIVAL DRAMA THAT SPREAD BEHIND THE BIZARRE CASES
A game depicting the hidden circumstances of Bravo Team's disappearance along with the beginning of the first game in the series, "BIO1." It turns out the biohazard in the "Mansion Incident" that occured in BIO1 was triggered artificially by way of revenge on Umbrella.
Although the first event in the series is the subject matter, the software was released after "CODE:Veronica" and there was an internal conflict between the Umbrella founders involved in the discovery & development of the "Progenitor Virus" mentioned in the same game. Speaking of the Umbrella founders, the name of the talented Oswell E. Spencer was from the days of BIO1, but the presence of his friend who worked on t-Virus development, James Marcus, is revealed in "BIO0", and all these highlighted origins lead into the latest game "BIO5."
▲ Marcus was murdered in conflict with Spencer. His revenge against Umbrella triggers its collapse.
PICK UP
ECLIPTIC EXPRESS INCIDENT
Refers to the bioterror incident that struck an Umbrella train, the Ecliptic Express, and the Umbrella Executive Training School, a series of events leading to Rebecca's involvement prior to infiltrating the mansion. It was caused by t-Virus creator Dr. Marcus for revenge on Umbrella. Marcus' bioterrorism is also the origin of the Mansion Incident involving S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team and it could be called a taste of the skirmish in BIO1.
biohazard
S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team were dispatched to solve the series of bizarre murders and disappeared in the Arklay Mountains. Alpha Team heads out in search of them but are attacked by monster dogs and evacuate to a nearby mansion. However, that building was the cause of the recent bizarre murder cases and was a place filled with monsters. One after another, the life-threatening monsters killed off the S.T.A.R.S. teams, those responsible for the mansion are the company Umbrella, the true employers of Captain Wesker.
THE WHOLE ORIGIN TO THE SERIES
The memorable first work in the "BIO" series. There are two scenarios, Chris and Jill, and the game develops to the final escape of the team members, changing depending on the way it's played, but subsequent series works make it "Chris, Jill, Rebecca and Barry escape from the mansion" according to the best endings. In 2002, a remake version was released for the GameCube. In addition to dramatic visual evolution, elements like the powerful enemy Lisa Trevor are added.
Behind-the-scenes of the case was S.T.A.R.S.'s Captain Wesker, who was actually Umbrella's minion, and at the final stage he decided to confront them, revealing he'd used the members as experiment expendables. At this time, Wesker appears to be killed by the B.O.W. Tyrant he was involved in developing, but he's actually alive and stands in Chris' way for both CODE:Veronica and BIO5.
▲ Wesker attempts to steal B.O.W. data. His scheme's revealed in BIO5.
PICK UP
MANSION INCIDENT
A series of incidents that took place at the Umbrella research facility in the Arklay Mountains called the Mansion Incident. A military virus, the "t-Virus", was being researched and developed at the same site and leaked, causing mutations in the researchers within the facility which adversely affected the surrounding biological environment, with the officers being guided to the same location and used to collect combat data. After this incident, Chris who'd escaped from the mansion will continue to labor to expose their evil deeds to the public.
BIOHAZARD 2
Two months after the Mansion Incident... Prosecution by Chris and other survivors was futile and the mastermind, the Umbrella Corporation, continued to reign as a giant company. Meanwhile, a virus leaked from an Umbrella laboratory beneath Raccoon City, spreading biological contamination throughout the city. Rookie cop Leon of the Raccoon Police and Claire, a female college student who came looking for her brother Chris, happen to meet in the shadows and their escape from the city unfolds as they become entangled with ulterior motives surrounding a new virus strain, the "G-Virus."
CONFLICT OVER THE G-VIRUS
The terror of the t-Virus depicted in the previous game BIO1 has grown to a large scale, engulfing an entire city. While all the citizens have turned into Zombies, the ultimate goal of the dual protagonists Leon and Claire is to escape from the city while helping a little girl, Sherry.
This incident started with Umbrella's internal conflict over the G-Virus developed by William Birkin. In an attempt to seize the G-Virus, the Umbrella top brass sent a special forces unit to Birkin, which leaked the virus into the town. The mysterious woman Ada who joins Leon in the struggle is another who seeks the G-Virus. She appeared to lose her life in the game, but in truth she was saved by a member of the same organization, Wesker, and continued operating covertly. This fact's in "BIO4" and the organization's name is revealed in BIO5.
▲ Wesker's contemporary William injected himself with the G-Virus and became the bizarre creature "G."
PICK UP
RACCOON CITY DESTRUCTION INCIDENT
A biohazard incident that struck and destroyed Raccoon City, a small city in the midwestern United States. This event's the subject of "BIO2" & "BIO3" and is also referred to as the "Raccoon City Tragedy." Having leaked from the Umbrella laboratory beneath the city, the t-Virus spread throughout the entire city via rodents and almost all the citizens became Zombies. Eventually, Raccoon City would be erased from the earth by the American military's Sterilization Strategy and Umbrella would be held accountable, walking a path to ruin.
BIOHAZARD 3 LAST ESCAPE
September 1998. Before Leon and Claire's escape from the virus-contaminated Raccoon City, Jill, a survivor of the Mansion Incident, was also fighting for her life. While investigating anti-Umbrella activities with Chris, she was involved in this unprecedented incident while she remained alone in the city for her investigation. Jill works alongside Carlos, a member of the U.B.C.S. Hunting them is Umbrella's most powerful assassin—the “Pursuer”, the Nemesis-T Type's footsteps approach.
AN ESCAPE TALE THAT DOUBLES WITH "BIO2"
A game that follows the destruction of Raccoon City from the perspective of Jill, who played a leading role in BIO1. The subject's the same as that of BIO2, but the game takes place one day before and one after from September 28th to October 1st 1998, beginning during an attack on police by a Zombie horde. It's the installment that complements the ending and destruction of Raccoon City.
The outline of the story is to escape the Pursuer and from the city. In addition the U.B.C.S. is introduced, moving in to extinguish the mess Umbrella had made while aiming to save lives, this is entwined and reminds us the enemy of the series is an entity devoid of ethics and justice.
In the story, Jill is attacked by the Pursuer and infected with t-Virus. Eventually she survives but the fact she was infected at this time is an important hint to the story of BIO5.
▲ Brad was killed by the Pursuer. This is how he turned into a Zombie in BIO2.
PICK UP
U.B.C.S (Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service)
An irregular military unit organized by Umbrella in case of emergencies caused by "black products" including B.O.W.'s. At the time of the biohazard in Raccoon City, they were dispatched to the town to rescue citizens, but in fact priority was given to secretly conceal evidence from Umbrella over human life. Some of the troops called "Supervisors" play a role in reporting the troops' activities and one of them, Nikolai, murders his comrades to monopolize the reward.
BIOHAZARD CODE:Veronica
About 3 months since the nightmare escape drama in Raccoon City. The living witness Claire falls into Umbrella's hands while searching for her brother Chris, and is escorted to Rockfort, an isolated island in South America. However, the t-Virus also leaked there and the contamination spread throughout the island. Claire tries to escape with Steve, who was captured in the same place, and Chris rushes to rescue his sister. While the mystery of the secret code of the Ashford family who controls the island, CODE:Veronica, is set, the stage will soon move to Antarctica and the story will proceed in an unexpected direction.
A UNIQUE ENTRY SET IN TWO LOCATIONS
One of the best feature stories in the series, it progresses in remote bases of Umbrella. Two locations, Rockfort Island and Antarctica, are set as the stages. In the first half, the main character is Claire of BIO2, and in the second half, the main character is her brother Chris who played a central role in BIO1.
In this entry, the spotlight's on the Ashford family who were involved in Umbrella's creation. The title CODE:Veronica is the Ashford family's greatest secret, and in the process of revealing the whole story comes the fact that the family's second-generation master discovered the Progenitor Virus with Spencer and founded Umbrella. The existence of a 10-year-old Alexia, who became an executive, emerges. In addition, Wesker, who should've died in BIO1, reappears as a member of an organization targeting the virus she developed. Despite confronting Chris, it would be concluded later--- it's carried over to BIO5.
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PROJECT "CODE:Veronica"
Alexander Ashford, son of Umbrella founding member Edward Ashford, schemed to restore the majesty of the Ashford family which had fallen rapidly after his father's death. He created an improved clone of the first master Veronica, who was raised as his daughter, then tried to entrust her with fate. As a result, Alexia was born, but she was ruthless and self-righteous. She developed a new virus "t-Veronica" and attempts to conquer the world using its power.
BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES
"Ecliptic Express Incident", "Mansion Incident", "Raccoon City Destruction Incident"--- The pharmaceutical company Umbrella caused many disasters and its survival was threatened in February 2003. The fight for justice of the survivors of these incidents, Chris and Jill, was finally beginning to gain traction after five years. The company's developing a new B.O.W. for the continuation of Umbrella. Chris and his comrades fly to a research facility in Russia. Behind the scenes of this was the appearance of former S.T.A.R.S. Captain, Albert Wesker, who'd taken a backseat behind all the incidents...
WESKER ON UMBRELLA
Wesker tells his account of three scenarios of Umbrella, BIO0, BIO1 and BIO3, a compilation of the first half of the BIO series, which includes an incident in Russia that decided Umbrella's demise. In addition to the chapters, you can revisit each story from the perspective of Wesker and Ada as past scenarios.
Wesker is the protagonist in this game's shadows. Each chapter advances with Wesker's tale, then in the past scenarios, how he understands each account. At the heart of the story is his feud with Sergei. After being killed by the Tyrant during the Mansion Incident, Wesker returned as a superhuman and confronted Sergei, who'd taken away the mansion's data before he awoke, eventually seizing all of Umbrella's secrets. The story continues to BIO5 with the sense of reuniting with Spencer who was in hiding.
▲ Wesker uses Chris and others to involve the Russian military and seeks to collect the data.
PICK UP
T-A.L.O.S. PROJECT
Umbrella executive Sergei Vladimir's plan proceeds at the Caucasus Laboratory in Russia. Umbrella's defensive AI "RED QUEEN" launches the computer-controlled enhanced Tyrant T-A.L.O.S. However, T-A.L.O.S. was defeated by Chris and Jill while Sergei was defeated by Wesker, putting a stop to the plan. At that time, leaked material becomes a decisive strike and Umbrella's destroyed.
biohazard 4
Six years have passed since the abominable Raccoon City Destruction Incident. The source of the whole evil, the Umbrella Corporation; collapsed under the judiciary of the law, and Leon, a survivor of the incident, operated as an exemplary agent of the United States. One day he visits an agricultural village in Europe to rescue the U.S. President's abducted daughter, Ashley. But the land was dominated by a new menace substituting for the t-Virus-- being controlled by the terror of the Plaga parasite. An unforgettable woman, a trusted comrade... Leon tries to fulfill his mission while being disturbed by reunions with unexpected people.
NEW THREATS "AFTER UMBRELLA"
After the remake version of BIO1 and release of BIO0, this game was introduced to the world and went down in history to newcomers of the BIO series. The setting year leaps from 1998 to 2004, and Umbrella has already been destroyed. The cause of the biohazard has changed from the t-Virus to the Plaga, and the threats have changed from Zombies to Ganados.
In the leading role is Leon who played an active part in the leading role of BIO2, at that time he was often immature and his growth through six years is depicted. It's worth noting that Ada, who appeared to have died in BIO2, reappears as a member of a third organization, and the fact she and Wesker work together emerges. Details of this organization and the mystery concerning Wesker continue in BIO5.
PICK UP
LOS ILUMINADOS CULT
A fanatical religious group that reigned in the village where the story's set. The unique parasitic organism "Plaga", which was controlled by the Salazar family feudal lords for generations, was administered by the cult to believers, who became "Ganado", puppets to the leader Osmund Saddler and others who carry the "dominant species Plaga", through which the cult assumes control over others. They planned to control the world using the Plaga's power and abducted the US President's daughter Ashley to acquire a ransom, and as a demonstration to the international community.
BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES
The year is 2002. The U.S. government, having learned a former Umbrella researcher ventured to South America to make contact with a vicious criminal organization's drug kingpin Javier Hidalgo, covert military agency member Leon, who has experience fighting B.O.W.'s, along with spec ops commando Krauser, are dispatched into the field. But in the waterfront town they arrived at, horrific changes had already begun. Leon begins to relate similar biological disasters he knows in conversation with Krauser, who witnessed biological weapons he believed weren't real.
THE DARK HISTORY IN LEON'S MEMORY
Like the previous game, "Umbrella Chronicles", this rail shooting game takes the style of an omnibus containing digest versions of multiple stories. Leon recalls two games, BIO2 and CODE:Veronica which weren't touched on in the previous game, as well as a new incident encountered in a small country in South America, and he inserts them into the main scenario.
One of this game's highlights is that the powerful enemy Krauser, who'll later fight Leon in BIO4, appears as a reliable partner. With a mode in Krauser's point of view prepared as a background scenario, the feelings he was holding back on Leon are told in various places, how an elite military soldier who carried out countless military orders became fascinated by bioweapons, the road to their destiny. You'll be able to figure it out if you've played the previous games.
PICK UP
SACRED SNAKES
Hidalgo created a crime syndicate centered around drug cultivation and trafficking. Being feared as a vicious organization that mercilessly kills traitors and adversaries, along with exerting violent pressure on police and judicial employees, it boasts tremendous influence in the small South American country where it's based. In recent years, the disappearances of as many as 50 girls have occurred in their areas of influence, but no evidence of the organization's involvement has been found.
CHARACTER
CHRIS REDFIELD (p.006-007)
THE TRUMP CARD IN BIOTERROR INVESTIGATIONS
"There's something I have to do."
Age: 35
Height: 185cm
Weight: 98kg
An agent who was involved in the formation of the anti-bioterror organization BSAA and currently belongs to the North America Branch, active at the forefront of intelligence activities, suppression operations and investigation when bioterror occurs. He had a career as a former US Air Force fighter pilot and also has the skills to handle a variety of vehicles such as helicopters. He not only excels in marksmanship, but also close quarters combat using knives. After retiring from the military, he became a member of S.T.A.R.S. He was a survivor of the first officially recorded biohazard, the Mansion Incident, caused by a virus outbreak due to the pharmaceutical company Umbrella.
◄ He's also an "Original Eleven" founding member of the BSAA, respected as a hero.
► Chris is shown seeking intel as he steps into the land of Africa in pursuit of a bioweapons trafficker.
▲ After breaking through numerous obstacles, Chris arrives at a place where an ancient secret's kept, targeting the source of the biological disaster there.
Chris's Topics
► Veteran Face
A hot-blooded man, ten years older since his first appearance in the series, having lost many friends during that time. Perhaps his stoic expression's a sign of growth as a warrior.
► Trained Body
His body's covered in an unmistakably tough armor of muscle, increased by about 20kg compared to before. Blows from his heavyweight body have excellent destructive power.
► Favorite Weapon
The BSAA's handgun, the M92F's a famous gun he has used since his time in S.T.A.R.S. He carries a larger survival knife as well, his trademark.
CONFIDENTIAL
A MAN WHO HAS BEEN FIGHTING UMBRELLA
After discovering the threat of the giant corporation Umbrella following the Mansion Incident, Chris founded an anti-Umbrella counter-bioterror unit. In 2003, he conducted a raid op on the Umbrella Russia Branch's weapons development laboratory and spearheaded the end of this evil company's activities.
▲ At a research facility disguised as a mansion, he became aware of the many inhumane experiments conducted by Umbrella.
SHEVA ALOMAR (p.008-009)
A FEMALE WARRIOR WHO LOVES HER HOMELAND, AFRICA
"Talk to me, partner."
Age: 23
Height: 165cm
Weight: 52kg
A female member of the BSAA West Africa Branch. Though her career's still fledgling, she has been evaluated as having excellent mental strength and judgment, and has been appointed as an agent whose main tasks are individual infiltration, investigation and intelligence activities. Originally from Africa, she was selected as a partner to support Chris who's participating beyond her branch's jurisdiction, since he's unfamiliar with the Kijuju Autonomous Zone where this op will be conducted. Having lived in the United States in her teens until graduating from college, she can now speak English perfectly as if she were a true American. Alomar's deeply enthusiastic and uses her fighting spirit to hunt outrageous trafficking organizations that use her homeland as a testing ground for weapons development by taking advantage of unstable political and economic conditions.
◄ She most admires Chris who detests disrespect on the basis of sex, and she's first to be searched.
► Being lightweight, Sheva can jump to high or remote places with Chris' help to overcome the situation.
► Her parents were victims of bioweapons so after raising herself to become a full-fledged agent, with anger and sorrow Sheva vows to solve the case.
Sheva's Topics
► Swahili Tattoo
The letters "shujaa" can be read in the design of the tattoo on her left shoulder. This is a Swahili word meaning "hero." A fitting term for Sheva.
► Outstanding Physical Abilities
Though she's inferior to male members in terms of physique, her techniques and physical abilities are extremely unrivaled.
► Secret Past & Marksmanship Techniques
Sheva shows extraordinary talent in marksmanship. It seems she was familiar with guns before joining the BSAA, but her history's not discernible due to a protection program being applied.
► Ornate Earrings
Her ears are adorned with large earrings and colorful earclips. Perhaps they're a manifestation of her will to be equal to men in ability while decorating like a woman.
CONFIDENTIAL
THE TRAGEDY THAT MADE THE AGENT
At an early age, Sheva lost her parents while they were working in an Umbrella factory during a bioweapon test, growing up under a rebel guerrilla faction since then. At the age of 15, she moved to the United States with the help of a man who claimed to be a U.S. government employee. After receiving a higher education, she enlisted in the BSAA motivated by her anger towards bioterrorism.
THE HOODED FIGURE (p.010)
A SUSPICIOUS FIGURE HIDDEN IN THE SHADOWS OF KIJUJU
HEIGHT: 172CM
WEIGHT: 56KG
An unidentified person who makes a shadowy appearance in the Kijuju Autonomous Zone where a disturbing atmosphere began to drift. They wear a hooded cloak and hide their real face using a strange mask reminiscent of a bird. They appear to be deeply involved in the dark business of dealing bioweapons, such as following the weapon trafficker Irving like a shadow and aiding his escape.
◄ The hooded person gave this man something and he suddenly suffered, a black substance overflowing through his body.
► Having caught up with Irving at the mining office, disappointment consumes Chris as he escapes.
◄ They fight Chris and Sheva using trained and agile movements and superhuman physics.
Her Topics
High-Heeled Boots
Sticking out slightly from the cloak's hem are women's boots with high heels. The sex of this sinister individual's clear from the heels.
JOSH STONE (p.011)
Age: 35
Height: 185cm
Weight: 93kg
A veteran member belonging to the BSAA West Africa Branch who serves as Captain of Special Operations Unit Delta Team. He was also a training instructor at the time Sheva enlisted, and along with the other team members, beat the foundations of military ops into the newcomer. As a unit commander, in principle he faithfully carries out headquarters' commands, but he has a determination that enables him to flexibly respond to conditions in the field whenever unexpected situations arise. He displays an understanding of personal judgments that seem correct even if they violate orders, so doesn't hesitate to lend a hand.
◄ Josh leads troops to rescue Chris who's ambushed after being attacked by monsters.
▲ Compared to Chris, with his tendency to rush in headlong due to his high survival abilities, Josh is the type who's loyal to the basics and prioritizes securing a later exit route.
Josh's Topics
► Dog Tags For Proof
It's often difficult for spec ops members in a biological disaster to identify their bodies. It's a harsh occupation that requires carrying dog tags (identification tag).
RICARDO IRVING (p.012)
A MERCHANT OF DEATH WHO ONLY BELIEVES IN GOLD
"I am... I'm not like all you trash!"
Age: Late 20s to Early 30s
Height: 180cm
Weight: 75kg
A broker making huge profits by diverting many bioweapons to terrorists and criminal organizations on the black market. He was appointed to the Resource Development Department of the TRICELL Africa Branch as director of the oil mining facility in the vast wetlands, but he effectively belongs to the company's Pharmaceutical Department and was given the role of raising funds by selling off the bioweapons they covertly developed. He's a heartless dyed-in-the-wool mammonite who doesn't care how many people die in order to turn a profit. He fills his own pockets using this dark business.
◄ All the town's inhabitants became "Majini" after being parasitized by the Plaga bioweapon he released.
▲ Unusually prideful and unable to dispose of Chris etc who were investigating his culpability, he flew into a rage. He planned to rewind using a dominant species Plaga.
Ricardo's Topics
► Thug-Style Fashion
Perhaps since he has to bluff in black market deals, or probably because it's his own style, he coordinates an expensive but shady impression.
EXCELLA GIONNE (p.013)
A CUNNING & TALENTED WOMAN BOASTING BEAUTY
"I've lived in your world... I know it."
Age: Mid-to-Late 20s
Height: 175.1cm
Weight: 55kg
A pretty and flirtatious beauty in her early 20s who took office as a representative of the TRICELL Africa Branch and also serves as an executive in the Pharmaceutical Industry Association which sponsors the BSAA. Having inherited traits from TRICELL Inc.'s founding family, she has built up a position within the company due to her clear mind and business acumen, even though her family's social standing is that of a branch line. She has an extremely arrogant and cold-blooded personality with a tendency to look down on others, but she also has a side that makes her trust and service those she admits are superior to her.
◄ With a certain individual's help, she obtained information on bioweapons left behind by Umbrella and pushed her way up.
TRICELL--- A HISTORIC CONGLOMERATE
The forerunner of TRICELL Inc., a powerful voice of influence in the Pharmaceutical Industry Association, was Travis Trading Enterprises which amassed a fortune through trade during the Age of Discovery. After the shipping trade, they saw success with exploiting natural resources such as mines and oil fields on the African continent, then a pharmaceutical industry that gained a foothold by collecting flora and fauna on-site. As a conglomerate with these three departments as its pillars, the company's name was changed to TRICELL from then to now.
◄ According to the indigenous people, the oil field in the vast wetlands was developed by deceiving them and stealing their land.
▲ After Umbrella came to an end, they acquired the company's share. It has smoothly extended its reach as a world-leading pharmaceutical company.
ALBERT WESKER (p.014)
THE HEIR TO UMBRELLA'S LEGACY
"Qualified to be a god? Don't make me laugh."
Age: 48
Height: 190cm
Weight: 90kg
A man with a secret career as a chief researcher belonging to Umbrella's virus development department, acting as the Captain of the Raccoon Police Department's special ops unit S.T.A.R.S. He was presumed dead in the Mansion Incident but survived and became superhuman by injecting himself with a prototype virus. After leaving Umbrella he moved to an unknown organization and operated secretly in various places in order to collect bioweapon samples centering on viruses. Several years ago, he happened to meet Chris in Spencer's main hiding place and during the evening battle he fell over a cliff along with Jill Valentine, together they should've lost their lives...
◄ He adapted to a virus and his "evolved" body can move at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye.
AN UNMATCHED VILLAIN AGAINST CHRIS & CO.
During the Mansion Incident, he lured the S.T.A.R.S. officers into Umbrella's Arklay Laboratory, disguised as a mere mansion, targeting bioweapons and acquiring combat data, attempting to bring them alongside B.O.W.'s to a different company. Because of Chris' success, this plan was derailed and he bore equal hatred of the S.T.A.R.S. survivors.
◄ After his betrayal was revealed, he was attacked by the bioweapon Tyrant, the culmination of his research, and suffered a serious injury.
OSWELL E. SPENCER (p.015)
A STRINGPULLER WHO DREAMT OF BEING GOD OF A NEW WORLD
"Forging a new humanity with the Progenitor Virus... A new dawn."
Age: Approx. 75
Height: 179.4cm
Weight: 65kg
A prideful man with immense wealth as an aristocrat and absolute power as leader of the pharmaceutical company Umbrella. Since he never appeared in public after Umbrella developed into a world-leading corporate giant, his true face was wrapped in mystery. After Umbrella was annihilated, he eluded investigation of his responsibility for ordering many criminal acts, leading a secluded life and growing old in one of his many hideouts prepared all over the world...
◄ In front of Wesker who he'd reunited with, he spoke of his endless ambition and cursed his dying body.
THOSE WHO RAISED THE "UMBRELLA" THAT BIRTHED DARKNESS
Umbrella was launched by three leading figures, Spencer, another aristocrat Edward Ashford, and genius scientist James Marcus. As they discovered the Progenitor Virus which had the property to entirely alter an organism's genes, they required an organization as a cover for their research and established a pharmaceutical company. Umbrella produced vast wealth as a company, but it was only a byproduct of the research and their purpose appears to have been to improve and evolve the Progenitor Virus.
▲ Marcus, first director of the Umbrella Executive Training School, succeeded in developing the t-Virus that turns humans into Zombies.
DAN DECHANT (p.016)
Age: 53
Height: 185cm
Weight: 89kg
A great veteran who serves as Captain of the advance infil unit Alpha Team. After retiring from the US Army, he'd been a member of a private military company, but was shocked to witness the devastation wrought by bioterrorism in Africa and transferred to the BSAA.
REYNARD FISHER
Age: 35
Height: 180cm
Weight: 85kg
A BSAA agent who covertly investigated the situation in Kijuju under the guise of a butcher shop. Specializing in infiltration ops, he possesses excellent skills with the ability to assimilate quickly in unfamiliar lands, having been engaged in numerous ops since the days he once belonged to a certain country's Ministry for State Security.
BSAA--- AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO CRACK DOWN ON DISPERSED BIOWEAPONS
The BSAA (Bioterrorism Security Assessment Allaince) is a special operations unit specializing in anti-bioterrorism which was organized in the wake of Umbrella's destruction to retaliate against Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.) that've begun to spread around the world through the black market. It was established with funding from the Pharmaceutical Industry Association that includes major pharmaceutical companies in various countries, but they intended to suppress voices inquiring about crimes, since converted technologies they provided were brought to light in the many cases caused by Umbrella.
Although it was initially set up as a private military unit specializing in the skills to handle biological disasters, due to the fact civilian-led groups have various restrictions imposed on cross-border anti-terrorism activities, it was therefore reorganized as a public agency under the jurisdiction of the United Nations. However, there are enormous costs to its activities and it's difficult for the United Nations to cover all the costs, so the Pharmaceutical Industry Association's still sponsoring and investing. Therefore, while functioning in a role akin to a world police to crack down on bioterrorism, it hasn't been able to break away from a state of affairs where it's obliged toward the inclinations of the Pharmaceutical Industry Association, and there's often intense outside criticism of these organizational issues.
The organization of the BSAA's divided into eight blocs and the branches located in each region, including the European headquarters, have jurisdiction for activities. In response to bioterror incidents occuring within a jurisdiction, as a general rule, it's possible to deploy military units within 12 hours to quickly resolve them.
KIRK MATHISON (p.017)
Age: 28
Height: 179cm
Weight: 80kg
A helicopter pilot belonging to the Air Support Platoon. He had no history of working in the military or special forces prior to enlisting in the BSAA, so it could be said he has been thoroughly trained in anti-bioterror techniques. He's responsible for supporting ground units and relaying to headquarters.
DAVE JOHNSON
Age: 27
Height: 180cm
Weight: 77kg
A member of Delta Team led by Josh who's also familiar with Sheva. Prior to joining the BSAA he was a driver who participated in the World Rally Championship and boasts extraordinary driving skills, especially on rough terrain such as unpaved roads.
► It's believed Chris and Jill's private anti-Umbrella military unit became one of its original forms at the time of its foundation.
► Units are provided cutting-edge equipment like high mobility operating vehicle gun bits.
► Left's the North America branch Chris belongs to, and right's the mark of the West Africa branch with jurisdiction over the Kijuju Autonomous Zone. It seems cooperation outside jurisdictions is uncommon.
JILL VALENTINE (p.018)
A FRIEND WHO VANISHED DEFENDING CHRIS
Age: 33 (if alive)
One of the Original Eleven founding members of the BSAA, she's a female partner who has teamed up with Chris ever since S.T.A.R.S. She has experience training with the US Army's Delta Force and has acquired expertise in explosives disposal. In 2006, she was involved in an accident while investigating Spencer's hiding place and reported as missing before later being declared deceased. In order to save Chris, who was desperately defeated by Wesker whose powers were now superhuman, Jill threw herself at him, sacrificing her own life and disappearing into the abyss below.
CONFIDENTIAL
A WITNESS TO NUMEROUS VIRUS OUTBREAKS
After the Mansion Incident, she stayed in Raccoon City looking into the actions of Umbrella. She was also involved in the unprecedented biological disaster, the Raccoon City Destruction Incident, where the entire city was contaminated with the t-Virus. Other survivors from this incident, such as Chris' sister Claire Redfield and Raccoon's rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy have been confirmed to have survived, but so many others caught up in the t-Virus outbreak weren't as fortunate as Jill.
► Jill was infected with the t-Virus and was healed before succumbing to the infection. This experience impacts her destiny.
CHRIS REDFIELD (p.006-007)
THE TRUMP CARD IN BIOTERROR INVESTIGATIONS
"There's something I have to do."
Age: 35
Height: 185cm
Weight: 98kg
An agent who was involved in the formation of the anti-bioterror organization BSAA and currently belongs to the North America Branch, active at the forefront of intelligence activities, suppression operations and investigation when bioterror occurs. He had a career as a former US Air Force fighter pilot and also has the skills to handle a variety of vehicles such as helicopters. He not only excels in marksmanship, but also close quarters combat using knives. After retiring from the military, he became a member of S.T.A.R.S. He was a survivor of the first officially recorded biohazard, the Mansion Incident, caused by a virus outbreak due to the pharmaceutical company Umbrella.
◄ He's also an "Original Eleven" founding member of the BSAA, respected as a hero.
► Chris is shown seeking intel as he steps into the land of Africa in pursuit of a bioweapons trafficker.
▲ After breaking through numerous obstacles, Chris arrives at a place where an ancient secret's kept, targeting the source of the biological disaster there.
Chris's Topics
► Veteran Face
A hot-blooded man, ten years older since his first appearance in the series, having lost many friends during that time. Perhaps his stoic expression's a sign of growth as a warrior.
► Trained Body
His body's covered in an unmistakably tough armor of muscle, increased by about 20kg compared to before. Blows from his heavyweight body have excellent destructive power.
► Favorite Weapon
The BSAA's handgun, the M92F's a famous gun he has used since his time in S.T.A.R.S. He carries a larger survival knife as well, his trademark.
CONFIDENTIAL
A MAN WHO HAS BEEN FIGHTING UMBRELLA
After discovering the threat of the giant corporation Umbrella following the Mansion Incident, Chris founded an anti-Umbrella counter-bioterror unit. In 2003, he conducted a raid op on the Umbrella Russia Branch's weapons development laboratory and spearheaded the end of this evil company's activities.
▲ At a research facility disguised as a mansion, he became aware of the many inhumane experiments conducted by Umbrella.
SHEVA ALOMAR (p.008-009)
A FEMALE WARRIOR WHO LOVES HER HOMELAND, AFRICA
"Talk to me, partner."
Age: 23
Height: 165cm
Weight: 52kg
A female member of the BSAA West Africa Branch. Though her career's still fledgling, she has been evaluated as having excellent mental strength and judgment, and has been appointed as an agent whose main tasks are individual infiltration, investigation and intelligence activities. Originally from Africa, she was selected as a partner to support Chris who's participating beyond her branch's jurisdiction, since he's unfamiliar with the Kijuju Autonomous Zone where this op will be conducted. Having lived in the United States in her teens until graduating from college, she can now speak English perfectly as if she were a true American. Alomar's deeply enthusiastic and uses her fighting spirit to hunt outrageous trafficking organizations that use her homeland as a testing ground for weapons development by taking advantage of unstable political and economic conditions.
◄ She most admires Chris who detests disrespect on the basis of sex, and she's first to be searched.
► Being lightweight, Sheva can jump to high or remote places with Chris' help to overcome the situation.
► Her parents were victims of bioweapons so after raising herself to become a full-fledged agent, with anger and sorrow Sheva vows to solve the case.
Sheva's Topics
► Swahili Tattoo
The letters "shujaa" can be read in the design of the tattoo on her left shoulder. This is a Swahili word meaning "hero." A fitting term for Sheva.
► Outstanding Physical Abilities
Though she's inferior to male members in terms of physique, her techniques and physical abilities are extremely unrivaled.
► Secret Past & Marksmanship Techniques
Sheva shows extraordinary talent in marksmanship. It seems she was familiar with guns before joining the BSAA, but her history's not discernible due to a protection program being applied.
► Ornate Earrings
Her ears are adorned with large earrings and colorful earclips. Perhaps they're a manifestation of her will to be equal to men in ability while decorating like a woman.
CONFIDENTIAL
THE TRAGEDY THAT MADE THE AGENT
At an early age, Sheva lost her parents while they were working in an Umbrella factory during a bioweapon test, growing up under a rebel guerrilla faction since then. At the age of 15, she moved to the United States with the help of a man who claimed to be a U.S. government employee. After receiving a higher education, she enlisted in the BSAA motivated by her anger towards bioterrorism.
THE HOODED FIGURE (p.010)
A SUSPICIOUS FIGURE HIDDEN IN THE SHADOWS OF KIJUJU
HEIGHT: 172CM
WEIGHT: 56KG
An unidentified person who makes a shadowy appearance in the Kijuju Autonomous Zone where a disturbing atmosphere began to drift. They wear a hooded cloak and hide their real face using a strange mask reminiscent of a bird. They appear to be deeply involved in the dark business of dealing bioweapons, such as following the weapon trafficker Irving like a shadow and aiding his escape.
◄ The hooded person gave this man something and he suddenly suffered, a black substance overflowing through his body.
► Having caught up with Irving at the mining office, disappointment consumes Chris as he escapes.
◄ They fight Chris and Sheva using trained and agile movements and superhuman physics.
Her Topics
High-Heeled Boots
Sticking out slightly from the cloak's hem are women's boots with high heels. The sex of this sinister individual's clear from the heels.
JOSH STONE (p.011)
Age: 35
Height: 185cm
Weight: 93kg
A veteran member belonging to the BSAA West Africa Branch who serves as Captain of Special Operations Unit Delta Team. He was also a training instructor at the time Sheva enlisted, and along with the other team members, beat the foundations of military ops into the newcomer. As a unit commander, in principle he faithfully carries out headquarters' commands, but he has a determination that enables him to flexibly respond to conditions in the field whenever unexpected situations arise. He displays an understanding of personal judgments that seem correct even if they violate orders, so doesn't hesitate to lend a hand.
◄ Josh leads troops to rescue Chris who's ambushed after being attacked by monsters.
▲ Compared to Chris, with his tendency to rush in headlong due to his high survival abilities, Josh is the type who's loyal to the basics and prioritizes securing a later exit route.
Josh's Topics
► Dog Tags For Proof
It's often difficult for spec ops members in a biological disaster to identify their bodies. It's a harsh occupation that requires carrying dog tags (identification tag).
RICARDO IRVING (p.012)
A MERCHANT OF DEATH WHO ONLY BELIEVES IN GOLD
"I am... I'm not like all you trash!"
Age: Late 20s to Early 30s
Height: 180cm
Weight: 75kg
A broker making huge profits by diverting many bioweapons to terrorists and criminal organizations on the black market. He was appointed to the Resource Development Department of the TRICELL Africa Branch as director of the oil mining facility in the vast wetlands, but he effectively belongs to the company's Pharmaceutical Department and was given the role of raising funds by selling off the bioweapons they covertly developed. He's a heartless dyed-in-the-wool mammonite who doesn't care how many people die in order to turn a profit. He fills his own pockets using this dark business.
◄ All the town's inhabitants became "Majini" after being parasitized by the Plaga bioweapon he released.
▲ Unusually prideful and unable to dispose of Chris etc who were investigating his culpability, he flew into a rage. He planned to rewind using a dominant species Plaga.
Ricardo's Topics
► Thug-Style Fashion
Perhaps since he has to bluff in black market deals, or probably because it's his own style, he coordinates an expensive but shady impression.
EXCELLA GIONNE (p.013)
A CUNNING & TALENTED WOMAN BOASTING BEAUTY
"I've lived in your world... I know it."
Age: Mid-to-Late 20s
Height: 175.1cm
Weight: 55kg
A pretty and flirtatious beauty in her early 20s who took office as a representative of the TRICELL Africa Branch and also serves as an executive in the Pharmaceutical Industry Association which sponsors the BSAA. Having inherited traits from TRICELL Inc.'s founding family, she has built up a position within the company due to her clear mind and business acumen, even though her family's social standing is that of a branch line. She has an extremely arrogant and cold-blooded personality with a tendency to look down on others, but she also has a side that makes her trust and service those she admits are superior to her.
◄ With a certain individual's help, she obtained information on bioweapons left behind by Umbrella and pushed her way up.
TRICELL--- A HISTORIC CONGLOMERATE
The forerunner of TRICELL Inc., a powerful voice of influence in the Pharmaceutical Industry Association, was Travis Trading Enterprises which amassed a fortune through trade during the Age of Discovery. After the shipping trade, they saw success with exploiting natural resources such as mines and oil fields on the African continent, then a pharmaceutical industry that gained a foothold by collecting flora and fauna on-site. As a conglomerate with these three departments as its pillars, the company's name was changed to TRICELL from then to now.
◄ According to the indigenous people, the oil field in the vast wetlands was developed by deceiving them and stealing their land.
▲ After Umbrella came to an end, they acquired the company's share. It has smoothly extended its reach as a world-leading pharmaceutical company.
ALBERT WESKER (p.014)
THE HEIR TO UMBRELLA'S LEGACY
"Qualified to be a god? Don't make me laugh."
Age: 48
Height: 190cm
Weight: 90kg
A man with a secret career as a chief researcher belonging to Umbrella's virus development department, acting as the Captain of the Raccoon Police Department's special ops unit S.T.A.R.S. He was presumed dead in the Mansion Incident but survived and became superhuman by injecting himself with a prototype virus. After leaving Umbrella he moved to an unknown organization and operated secretly in various places in order to collect bioweapon samples centering on viruses. Several years ago, he happened to meet Chris in Spencer's main hiding place and during the evening battle he fell over a cliff along with Jill Valentine, together they should've lost their lives...
◄ He adapted to a virus and his "evolved" body can move at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye.
AN UNMATCHED VILLAIN AGAINST CHRIS & CO.
During the Mansion Incident, he lured the S.T.A.R.S. officers into Umbrella's Arklay Laboratory, disguised as a mere mansion, targeting bioweapons and acquiring combat data, attempting to bring them alongside B.O.W.'s to a different company. Because of Chris' success, this plan was derailed and he bore equal hatred of the S.T.A.R.S. survivors.
◄ After his betrayal was revealed, he was attacked by the bioweapon Tyrant, the culmination of his research, and suffered a serious injury.
OSWELL E. SPENCER (p.015)
A STRINGPULLER WHO DREAMT OF BEING GOD OF A NEW WORLD
"Forging a new humanity with the Progenitor Virus... A new dawn."
Age: Approx. 75
Height: 179.4cm
Weight: 65kg
A prideful man with immense wealth as an aristocrat and absolute power as leader of the pharmaceutical company Umbrella. Since he never appeared in public after Umbrella developed into a world-leading corporate giant, his true face was wrapped in mystery. After Umbrella was annihilated, he eluded investigation of his responsibility for ordering many criminal acts, leading a secluded life and growing old in one of his many hideouts prepared all over the world...
◄ In front of Wesker who he'd reunited with, he spoke of his endless ambition and cursed his dying body.
THOSE WHO RAISED THE "UMBRELLA" THAT BIRTHED DARKNESS
Umbrella was launched by three leading figures, Spencer, another aristocrat Edward Ashford, and genius scientist James Marcus. As they discovered the Progenitor Virus which had the property to entirely alter an organism's genes, they required an organization as a cover for their research and established a pharmaceutical company. Umbrella produced vast wealth as a company, but it was only a byproduct of the research and their purpose appears to have been to improve and evolve the Progenitor Virus.
▲ Marcus, first director of the Umbrella Executive Training School, succeeded in developing the t-Virus that turns humans into Zombies.
DAN DECHANT (p.016)
Age: 53
Height: 185cm
Weight: 89kg
A great veteran who serves as Captain of the advance infil unit Alpha Team. After retiring from the US Army, he'd been a member of a private military company, but was shocked to witness the devastation wrought by bioterrorism in Africa and transferred to the BSAA.
REYNARD FISHER
Age: 35
Height: 180cm
Weight: 85kg
A BSAA agent who covertly investigated the situation in Kijuju under the guise of a butcher shop. Specializing in infiltration ops, he possesses excellent skills with the ability to assimilate quickly in unfamiliar lands, having been engaged in numerous ops since the days he once belonged to a certain country's Ministry for State Security.
BSAA--- AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO CRACK DOWN ON DISPERSED BIOWEAPONS
The BSAA (Bioterrorism Security Assessment Allaince) is a special operations unit specializing in anti-bioterrorism which was organized in the wake of Umbrella's destruction to retaliate against Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.) that've begun to spread around the world through the black market. It was established with funding from the Pharmaceutical Industry Association that includes major pharmaceutical companies in various countries, but they intended to suppress voices inquiring about crimes, since converted technologies they provided were brought to light in the many cases caused by Umbrella.
Although it was initially set up as a private military unit specializing in the skills to handle biological disasters, due to the fact civilian-led groups have various restrictions imposed on cross-border anti-terrorism activities, it was therefore reorganized as a public agency under the jurisdiction of the United Nations. However, there are enormous costs to its activities and it's difficult for the United Nations to cover all the costs, so the Pharmaceutical Industry Association's still sponsoring and investing. Therefore, while functioning in a role akin to a world police to crack down on bioterrorism, it hasn't been able to break away from a state of affairs where it's obliged toward the inclinations of the Pharmaceutical Industry Association, and there's often intense outside criticism of these organizational issues.
The organization of the BSAA's divided into eight blocs and the branches located in each region, including the European headquarters, have jurisdiction for activities. In response to bioterror incidents occuring within a jurisdiction, as a general rule, it's possible to deploy military units within 12 hours to quickly resolve them.
KIRK MATHISON (p.017)
Age: 28
Height: 179cm
Weight: 80kg
A helicopter pilot belonging to the Air Support Platoon. He had no history of working in the military or special forces prior to enlisting in the BSAA, so it could be said he has been thoroughly trained in anti-bioterror techniques. He's responsible for supporting ground units and relaying to headquarters.
DAVE JOHNSON
Age: 27
Height: 180cm
Weight: 77kg
A member of Delta Team led by Josh who's also familiar with Sheva. Prior to joining the BSAA he was a driver who participated in the World Rally Championship and boasts extraordinary driving skills, especially on rough terrain such as unpaved roads.
► It's believed Chris and Jill's private anti-Umbrella military unit became one of its original forms at the time of its foundation.
► Units are provided cutting-edge equipment like high mobility operating vehicle gun bits.
► Left's the North America branch Chris belongs to, and right's the mark of the West Africa branch with jurisdiction over the Kijuju Autonomous Zone. It seems cooperation outside jurisdictions is uncommon.
JILL VALENTINE (p.018)
A FRIEND WHO VANISHED DEFENDING CHRIS
Age: 33 (if alive)
One of the Original Eleven founding members of the BSAA, she's a female partner who has teamed up with Chris ever since S.T.A.R.S. She has experience training with the US Army's Delta Force and has acquired expertise in explosives disposal. In 2006, she was involved in an accident while investigating Spencer's hiding place and reported as missing before later being declared deceased. In order to save Chris, who was desperately defeated by Wesker whose powers were now superhuman, Jill threw herself at him, sacrificing her own life and disappearing into the abyss below.
CONFIDENTIAL
A WITNESS TO NUMEROUS VIRUS OUTBREAKS
After the Mansion Incident, she stayed in Raccoon City looking into the actions of Umbrella. She was also involved in the unprecedented biological disaster, the Raccoon City Destruction Incident, where the entire city was contaminated with the t-Virus. Other survivors from this incident, such as Chris' sister Claire Redfield and Raccoon's rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy have been confirmed to have survived, but so many others caught up in the t-Virus outbreak weren't as fortunate as Jill.
► Jill was infected with the t-Virus and was healed before succumbing to the infection. This experience impacts her destiny.
CREATURE
MAJINI (p.235)
The indigenous Plaga parasite discovered in a remote region of Southern Europe was improved upon and humans were administered a type put into practical use as a B.O.W. It means "jinn/genies" in Swahili. The Plaga burrows into the the human thorax and takes control of the body by afflicting the central nervous system. Once a symbiotic state's reached the host's consciousness is completely lost, and if the nervous system-assimilated Plaga's extracted, vital functions will also cease. Brain functions remain without any change and they're able to hide within a society by imitating the host's behavior pre-infestation.
MOTORCYCLE MAJINI (p.241)
A Majini with motorcycle driving skills. It freely controls dirtbike motorcycles and drives on rough roads with riding that maximizes their performance. Perhaps because they no longer have fear, they make leaps ahead greater than motocross racers using drastic accelerator operation to keep pursuing their prey. It's believed humans affected by the Plaga gain reflexive nerves greatly surpassing normal people by increasing transmission speed, as a result of the parasite's assimilation into the nerves.
EXECUTIONER MAJINI (p.242)
A particular kind of Majini with an inherently superior physique implanted with the Plaga, providing tremendous superhuman strength and endurance. Its entire body's massively fat and wrapped in a layer of muscle strengthened with a chemical substance secreted by the parasite, and it can keep fighting without a flinch even if it's bathed in bullets. During the process of the parasite infection spreading in the town of Kijuju, it acted as a chief executioner using a huge ax-like weapon with a guillotine blade tied to it, mercilessly killing people who refused the Plaga administration or attempted to escape.
BIG MAN MAJINI (p.244)
The "Big Man Majini" isn't the same kind of giant as the "Executioner", but it's tougher and larger than the normal natives and very difficult to kill. However, when the Plaga parasite's injected into these kind of hosts with superior physical strength, it displays inadaptability particularly on their brain functions. Compared to the normal Majini, it has almost no verbal communication. So exchanging intentions is impossible for it. Although it's highly resilient, its intelligence makes it of only minor application value as a Bio Organic Weapon in cases where organizational behavior's necessary.
CHAINSAW MAJINI (p.246)
This is a type of terrifying Majini with a large chainsaw as its tool to slaughter victims. Its head's covered with a gunny-bag with only the eyes exposed. The Chainsaw Majini's a highly adapted host to the Plaga parasite, so its body became very resilient and its strength was also greatly enhanced. This carrier has an intense desire to kill any uninfected humans and will mercilessly cut them to pieces. The scars on its hands are caused by the constantly shaking chainsaw. In some sense, these scars tell a story about the countless number of this grisly freak's unlucky victims.
GIANT MAJINI (p.248)
These giants were originally the Ndipaya, residents of the wetlands. They were administered the Plaga parasite and mutated into Majini. In the experiment within the Ndipaya's village, villagers were administered the Plaga Type 3 created by implanting a factor from the dominant species Plaga into the subordinate species. This new Plaga species causes dramatic physical enhancement to the host and so some subjects grew to an astonishingly giant size. But during the process of the parasite's growth, female subjects and children died, a serious defect of Plaga Type 3.
GATLING GUN MAJINI (p.250)
Very large soldiers one could say are captain-ranked in the elite Majini corps deployed in the TRICELL research facility. Based on elite soldiers with superior combat skills implanted with the modified parasite which enhanced their strength, they can use Gatling guns originally equipped on vehicles. In the end although its condition as a human's equal to a dead person, its lifestyle prior to infection remains and it shoots blindly while puffing at cigars.
CEPHALO (p.252)
When a Majini receives heavy damage or its head's destroyed, the Plaga parasite inside will mutate and emerge from the host's head. Originally, the Plaga parasite's weak to light and a host whose head's destroyed should die. But the Cephalo has a particular resistance to natural light and can replace the host's lost brain to control it. This creature's appearance is quite similar to a kind of native African plant "Cephalo Pentandora", so it was named "Cephalo."
KIPEPEO (p.253)
A Plaga variation with the ability to fly. If a host receives too much damage, then the parasite will abandon the host. Like its name "Kipepeo", meaning "butterfly" in Swahili, it has slender and light bones with a pair of wings composed of thin involucrum. The Kipepeo flies beautifully in the sky but is very dangerous. It uses its tail to catch victims and strangle them to death. Furthermore, it can also attack helicopters, displaying its high mobility in the air.
DUVALIA (p.254)
Like the Cephalo, when the Plaga parasite detects that its host's vital functions have ceased, it'll mutate further for self-defense. The parasite itself becomes a mutant with a large and thick crust and its rapid growth in size explodes the entire upper part of the Majini's body. This creature's named after a succulent plant called "Duvalia", meaning "Carrion flower."
BUI KICHWA (p.255)
A Plaga parasite grown inside a human's body and able to abandon the Majini host to act independently. A kind of Plaga parasite capable of living without a host for a short time was documented during the Southern Europe bioterror incident, and after some improvement, it can now act independently for quite an extended period of time. It always lurks in the wild waiting for prey. In Swahili, "bui" means "big spider" and "kichwa" means "head."
ADJULE (p.256)
The Adjule was originally a dog fed in Kijuju or the wetlands that was administered the Plaga parasite and transformed into a monster. It has astounding speed and agility capable of attacking an enemy very quickly and effectively. However, compared to the Majini who are humans infected by the parasite, it has much lower intelligence and is less effective during combat. Thus it's believed to be an unplanned irregular mutant. This creature's named after a fairy animal called "Adjule", believed to live in the deserts and savannahs of North Africa.
LICKER β (p.258)
The Licker's a human mutant infected with the t-Virus, of which a considerable number were documented in Raccoon City in 1998. It's something that emerged naturally rather than a B.O.W., but since its mobility and aggression were exemplary together, an attempt was made in TRICELL's laboratory to develop a bioweapon based on it, and this improvement was named β. But although it was injected with the Progenitor Virus, it appears the results weren't as improved as expected and only its sense of smell and reproductive ability were enhanced.
REAPER (p.260)
The Reaper's the final form of a mutation of a small arthropod infected by the Uroboros Virus, its size even became larger than a human adult. This creature possesses a very hard epidermis which can defend itself from gunfire and it uses its reap hook-like giant forelimbs as weapons to attack enemies. These limbs are very sharp, able to penetrate or dismember a heavily armored soldier's body very easily. It can also secrete a gaseous chemical to affect an animal’s optic nerves and releases this gas to blind its prey's eyes when close to it.
UROBOROS (p.263)
A human injected with the Uroboros Virus developed based on the Progenitor Virus and unable to tolerate the genetic changes it caused, going out-of-control. The insides of the leech-like substance covering the entire body are stuffed with the explosively-multiplying virus that absorbed the subject's body and functions as a clumped virus aggregate resembling an amorphous organism. An infected host in this condition's no more than a mere vehicle of the virus attacking humans indiscriminately in search of another, better host.
POPOKARIMU (p.265)
By allowing a Plaga to parasitize a bat and repeating improvements, a giant B.O.W. was realized combining target destruction capability and high flying ability. Symbiosis with the parasite enabled complex gene modeling and its wings serve as legs when walking, able to go quadrapedal. Although the Plaga was a weak point exposed on the tail, the front part turned into a hard armor that repels bullets, like that seen on the Duvalia of the Majini parasite variant species, and it secretes a substance of spider-like thread from a membrane on the tail end which halts prey in their tracks.
NDESU (p.268)
Based on the El Gigante created in a parasite application experiment, several of which were documented in the Southern Europe incident, its degree of perfection as a B.O.W. was increased. By making five Plagas parasitize a fully enlarged host, it successfully granted immeasurable durability. Since it utilized the improved Plaga species capable of faithfully carrying out commands, the problematic aspect of being difficult to control achieved exceptional progress. The name Ndesu's from an ogre in Central African folklore boasting a huge body.
IRVING (p.272)
Irving injected a dominant species Plaga embryo into his own body then mutated into a gigantic aquatic creature capable of surviving in water. Mutating into something quite different from the creatures that emerged from the Plagas used by the ringleaders of the Southern Europe Incident, we're guessing this was an improved Plaga species similar to that of the subordinate Plaga species. The dominant species Plaga's unique characteristic is that humans who become hosts to these parasites don't lose their consciousness and can remain in control with their present state of mind. However, since the new Plaga species is already controlled via different means of command, the purpose of injecting this is limited to boosting the host's capabilities in combat.
U-8 (p.275)
A B.O.W. created by combining the genes of different creatures and administering the Plaga parasite to remove the segregation between the varying cells. It possesses a very hard carapace comparable to tank armor, with even heavy fire like rockets unable to damage it directly. Its abdomen can accommodate a large amount of flying B.O.W.'s, patrol aircrafts used as guardians of the U-8 that'll kill any enemies who dare to approach it.
UROBOROS MKONO (p.278)
An uncontrollable organism equipped with elastic arms webbed together with the virus' mass, the name Mkono is the expression for "arm" in Swahili. After being administered the Uroboros Virus, the male subject exhibited signs of facing stabilization after the gene selection process, but seemed to be slightly lacking in aptitude and became a monster in the final stage. This could be called an example of actual evidence he had a high degree of adaptation to virus-induced forced evolution, allowing him to mutate into a stronger individual, and they were a failure who was rejected mid-selection.
UROBOROS AHERI (p.281)
A figure which became gigantic due to an uncontrollable host absorbing a large amount of human corpses, taking in excessive nourishment and many genes. When the virus spreads within a highly populated urban area, many infected people will transform into such out-of-control hosts and are expected to spread the disaster. Aheri means "end" and "limit" in Swahili and it could be said the name's appropriate for this individual which is a being that'll bring humanity to an end, at the same time symbolizing the dead-end of evolution via the Uroboros Virus.
JILL (p.284)
After Jill was confined she was administered an ancillary chemical discovered during Progenitor Virus research. This chemical's called P30, and thus Jill was in an enslaved state. P30 can enhance the subject's strengh and speed of neural reflexes. Furthermore, the subject doesn't lose their conciousness but free will is removed and they behave as directed by commands. Jill's a female soldier with excellent combat prowess and after being administered this chemical, her strength's close to superhuman. She can even run freely on walls and easily neutralizes Chris, who should be much tougher than her.
WESKER 1-2 BATTLE (p.288)
A very rare being who adapted to an experimental stage virus based on the Progenitor Virus, obtaining physical strength exceeding a completed B.O.W. without losing his human appearance or sense of self. His body was rearranged from his original cellular tissue and is equipped with indomitable strength and power ordinary humans can't compete with, he can even pierce through a human body empty-handed to kill them. His reflexes should be specifically mentioned, if he's aware of an enemy he displays unmatched reaction and can easily evade bullets fired at point blank range one after another.
WESKER 3 BATTLE (p.293)
Wesker's an adapter to virus-induced forced evolution but absorbed a large amount of the Uroboros Virus meant for dispersal, intentionally inducing an out-of-control state to raise his combat abilities to the limit. The virus aggregate outside his body's completely controlled by his will so there's no fear of it devouring the host body. Even fragments of metal are taken in by the enlarged arms reminiscent of Uroboros Mkono, increasing the weight in order to deal fatal blows simply by swinging.
MAJINI (p.235)
The indigenous Plaga parasite discovered in a remote region of Southern Europe was improved upon and humans were administered a type put into practical use as a B.O.W. It means "jinn/genies" in Swahili. The Plaga burrows into the the human thorax and takes control of the body by afflicting the central nervous system. Once a symbiotic state's reached the host's consciousness is completely lost, and if the nervous system-assimilated Plaga's extracted, vital functions will also cease. Brain functions remain without any change and they're able to hide within a society by imitating the host's behavior pre-infestation.
MOTORCYCLE MAJINI (p.241)
A Majini with motorcycle driving skills. It freely controls dirtbike motorcycles and drives on rough roads with riding that maximizes their performance. Perhaps because they no longer have fear, they make leaps ahead greater than motocross racers using drastic accelerator operation to keep pursuing their prey. It's believed humans affected by the Plaga gain reflexive nerves greatly surpassing normal people by increasing transmission speed, as a result of the parasite's assimilation into the nerves.
EXECUTIONER MAJINI (p.242)
A particular kind of Majini with an inherently superior physique implanted with the Plaga, providing tremendous superhuman strength and endurance. Its entire body's massively fat and wrapped in a layer of muscle strengthened with a chemical substance secreted by the parasite, and it can keep fighting without a flinch even if it's bathed in bullets. During the process of the parasite infection spreading in the town of Kijuju, it acted as a chief executioner using a huge ax-like weapon with a guillotine blade tied to it, mercilessly killing people who refused the Plaga administration or attempted to escape.
BIG MAN MAJINI (p.244)
The "Big Man Majini" isn't the same kind of giant as the "Executioner", but it's tougher and larger than the normal natives and very difficult to kill. However, when the Plaga parasite's injected into these kind of hosts with superior physical strength, it displays inadaptability particularly on their brain functions. Compared to the normal Majini, it has almost no verbal communication. So exchanging intentions is impossible for it. Although it's highly resilient, its intelligence makes it of only minor application value as a Bio Organic Weapon in cases where organizational behavior's necessary.
CHAINSAW MAJINI (p.246)
This is a type of terrifying Majini with a large chainsaw as its tool to slaughter victims. Its head's covered with a gunny-bag with only the eyes exposed. The Chainsaw Majini's a highly adapted host to the Plaga parasite, so its body became very resilient and its strength was also greatly enhanced. This carrier has an intense desire to kill any uninfected humans and will mercilessly cut them to pieces. The scars on its hands are caused by the constantly shaking chainsaw. In some sense, these scars tell a story about the countless number of this grisly freak's unlucky victims.
GIANT MAJINI (p.248)
These giants were originally the Ndipaya, residents of the wetlands. They were administered the Plaga parasite and mutated into Majini. In the experiment within the Ndipaya's village, villagers were administered the Plaga Type 3 created by implanting a factor from the dominant species Plaga into the subordinate species. This new Plaga species causes dramatic physical enhancement to the host and so some subjects grew to an astonishingly giant size. But during the process of the parasite's growth, female subjects and children died, a serious defect of Plaga Type 3.
GATLING GUN MAJINI (p.250)
Very large soldiers one could say are captain-ranked in the elite Majini corps deployed in the TRICELL research facility. Based on elite soldiers with superior combat skills implanted with the modified parasite which enhanced their strength, they can use Gatling guns originally equipped on vehicles. In the end although its condition as a human's equal to a dead person, its lifestyle prior to infection remains and it shoots blindly while puffing at cigars.
CEPHALO (p.252)
When a Majini receives heavy damage or its head's destroyed, the Plaga parasite inside will mutate and emerge from the host's head. Originally, the Plaga parasite's weak to light and a host whose head's destroyed should die. But the Cephalo has a particular resistance to natural light and can replace the host's lost brain to control it. This creature's appearance is quite similar to a kind of native African plant "Cephalo Pentandora", so it was named "Cephalo."
KIPEPEO (p.253)
A Plaga variation with the ability to fly. If a host receives too much damage, then the parasite will abandon the host. Like its name "Kipepeo", meaning "butterfly" in Swahili, it has slender and light bones with a pair of wings composed of thin involucrum. The Kipepeo flies beautifully in the sky but is very dangerous. It uses its tail to catch victims and strangle them to death. Furthermore, it can also attack helicopters, displaying its high mobility in the air.
DUVALIA (p.254)
Like the Cephalo, when the Plaga parasite detects that its host's vital functions have ceased, it'll mutate further for self-defense. The parasite itself becomes a mutant with a large and thick crust and its rapid growth in size explodes the entire upper part of the Majini's body. This creature's named after a succulent plant called "Duvalia", meaning "Carrion flower."
BUI KICHWA (p.255)
A Plaga parasite grown inside a human's body and able to abandon the Majini host to act independently. A kind of Plaga parasite capable of living without a host for a short time was documented during the Southern Europe bioterror incident, and after some improvement, it can now act independently for quite an extended period of time. It always lurks in the wild waiting for prey. In Swahili, "bui" means "big spider" and "kichwa" means "head."
ADJULE (p.256)
The Adjule was originally a dog fed in Kijuju or the wetlands that was administered the Plaga parasite and transformed into a monster. It has astounding speed and agility capable of attacking an enemy very quickly and effectively. However, compared to the Majini who are humans infected by the parasite, it has much lower intelligence and is less effective during combat. Thus it's believed to be an unplanned irregular mutant. This creature's named after a fairy animal called "Adjule", believed to live in the deserts and savannahs of North Africa.
LICKER β (p.258)
The Licker's a human mutant infected with the t-Virus, of which a considerable number were documented in Raccoon City in 1998. It's something that emerged naturally rather than a B.O.W., but since its mobility and aggression were exemplary together, an attempt was made in TRICELL's laboratory to develop a bioweapon based on it, and this improvement was named β. But although it was injected with the Progenitor Virus, it appears the results weren't as improved as expected and only its sense of smell and reproductive ability were enhanced.
REAPER (p.260)
The Reaper's the final form of a mutation of a small arthropod infected by the Uroboros Virus, its size even became larger than a human adult. This creature possesses a very hard epidermis which can defend itself from gunfire and it uses its reap hook-like giant forelimbs as weapons to attack enemies. These limbs are very sharp, able to penetrate or dismember a heavily armored soldier's body very easily. It can also secrete a gaseous chemical to affect an animal’s optic nerves and releases this gas to blind its prey's eyes when close to it.
UROBOROS (p.263)
A human injected with the Uroboros Virus developed based on the Progenitor Virus and unable to tolerate the genetic changes it caused, going out-of-control. The insides of the leech-like substance covering the entire body are stuffed with the explosively-multiplying virus that absorbed the subject's body and functions as a clumped virus aggregate resembling an amorphous organism. An infected host in this condition's no more than a mere vehicle of the virus attacking humans indiscriminately in search of another, better host.
POPOKARIMU (p.265)
By allowing a Plaga to parasitize a bat and repeating improvements, a giant B.O.W. was realized combining target destruction capability and high flying ability. Symbiosis with the parasite enabled complex gene modeling and its wings serve as legs when walking, able to go quadrapedal. Although the Plaga was a weak point exposed on the tail, the front part turned into a hard armor that repels bullets, like that seen on the Duvalia of the Majini parasite variant species, and it secretes a substance of spider-like thread from a membrane on the tail end which halts prey in their tracks.
NDESU (p.268)
Based on the El Gigante created in a parasite application experiment, several of which were documented in the Southern Europe incident, its degree of perfection as a B.O.W. was increased. By making five Plagas parasitize a fully enlarged host, it successfully granted immeasurable durability. Since it utilized the improved Plaga species capable of faithfully carrying out commands, the problematic aspect of being difficult to control achieved exceptional progress. The name Ndesu's from an ogre in Central African folklore boasting a huge body.
IRVING (p.272)
Irving injected a dominant species Plaga embryo into his own body then mutated into a gigantic aquatic creature capable of surviving in water. Mutating into something quite different from the creatures that emerged from the Plagas used by the ringleaders of the Southern Europe Incident, we're guessing this was an improved Plaga species similar to that of the subordinate Plaga species. The dominant species Plaga's unique characteristic is that humans who become hosts to these parasites don't lose their consciousness and can remain in control with their present state of mind. However, since the new Plaga species is already controlled via different means of command, the purpose of injecting this is limited to boosting the host's capabilities in combat.
U-8 (p.275)
A B.O.W. created by combining the genes of different creatures and administering the Plaga parasite to remove the segregation between the varying cells. It possesses a very hard carapace comparable to tank armor, with even heavy fire like rockets unable to damage it directly. Its abdomen can accommodate a large amount of flying B.O.W.'s, patrol aircrafts used as guardians of the U-8 that'll kill any enemies who dare to approach it.
UROBOROS MKONO (p.278)
An uncontrollable organism equipped with elastic arms webbed together with the virus' mass, the name Mkono is the expression for "arm" in Swahili. After being administered the Uroboros Virus, the male subject exhibited signs of facing stabilization after the gene selection process, but seemed to be slightly lacking in aptitude and became a monster in the final stage. This could be called an example of actual evidence he had a high degree of adaptation to virus-induced forced evolution, allowing him to mutate into a stronger individual, and they were a failure who was rejected mid-selection.
UROBOROS AHERI (p.281)
A figure which became gigantic due to an uncontrollable host absorbing a large amount of human corpses, taking in excessive nourishment and many genes. When the virus spreads within a highly populated urban area, many infected people will transform into such out-of-control hosts and are expected to spread the disaster. Aheri means "end" and "limit" in Swahili and it could be said the name's appropriate for this individual which is a being that'll bring humanity to an end, at the same time symbolizing the dead-end of evolution via the Uroboros Virus.
JILL (p.284)
After Jill was confined she was administered an ancillary chemical discovered during Progenitor Virus research. This chemical's called P30, and thus Jill was in an enslaved state. P30 can enhance the subject's strengh and speed of neural reflexes. Furthermore, the subject doesn't lose their conciousness but free will is removed and they behave as directed by commands. Jill's a female soldier with excellent combat prowess and after being administered this chemical, her strength's close to superhuman. She can even run freely on walls and easily neutralizes Chris, who should be much tougher than her.
WESKER 1-2 BATTLE (p.288)
A very rare being who adapted to an experimental stage virus based on the Progenitor Virus, obtaining physical strength exceeding a completed B.O.W. without losing his human appearance or sense of self. His body was rearranged from his original cellular tissue and is equipped with indomitable strength and power ordinary humans can't compete with, he can even pierce through a human body empty-handed to kill them. His reflexes should be specifically mentioned, if he's aware of an enemy he displays unmatched reaction and can easily evade bullets fired at point blank range one after another.
WESKER 3 BATTLE (p.293)
Wesker's an adapter to virus-induced forced evolution but absorbed a large amount of the Uroboros Virus meant for dispersal, intentionally inducing an out-of-control state to raise his combat abilities to the limit. The virus aggregate outside his body's completely controlled by his will so there's no fear of it devouring the host body. Even fragments of metal are taken in by the enlarged arms reminiscent of Uroboros Mkono, increasing the weight in order to deal fatal blows simply by swinging.
Other
BIOHAZARD CHRONICLE (p.460-461)
PINK - BIO0, BLUE - BIO1, GREY - BIO2, ORANGE - BIO3
PURPLE - CODE:Veronica, LIGHT GREEN - Umbrella Chronicles, DARK GREEN - BIO4, YELLOW - BIO5
19th Century
• Henry Travis, one of the owners of the seaborne trading company "Travis Trading Enterprises", begins to explore Africa and publishes the "Natural History Conspectus." Based on this, the Travis company begins exploiting African mineral resources. (The foundation of the TRICELL Resources Development Division is completed)
20th Century
Middle
• Travis Trading Enterprises begins to collect and study animal and plant specimens in Africa based on the Natural History Conspectus. (The foundation of the TRICELL Pharmaceuticals Division is completed)
1960s
• Travis Trading Enterprises is renamed "TRICELL" indicating it's a three branch conglomerate comprised of "Shipping", "Resource Development", and "Pharmaceuticals."
1966
December 4th
• Oswell E. Spencer, Edward Ashford, James Marcus and others investigate the Ndipaya tribe's land in Africa based on the Natural History Conspectus. They discover the Progenitor Virus within the Progenitor flower.
1967
November
• The mansion (Umbrella Arklay Laboratory) commissioned by Spencer in the Raccoon City outskirts of the Arklay Mountains is completed.
10~31st
• The wife and child of George Trevor who built the mansion are used as test subjects for the Progenitor Virus. George and his wife Jessica are subjected to disposal and their daughter Lisa successfully adapts to the virus and is imprisoned as a subject for observation.
1968
March
• Spencer, Edward, Marcus and others establish the pharmaceutical company Umbrella.
July
• Edward's infected with the Progenitor Virus and dies (assassinated by Spencer). His son Alexander becomes the sixth generation head of the Ashford family.
August
• Umbrella succeeds in wresting the Progenitor flower's "Sun Garden" habitat from the Ndipaya tribe.
• Umbrella establishes an executive training school in the Arklay Mountains. Marcus is inaugurated as director and conducts and advances virus research in parallel with managing the training school.
1969
February
• Alexander advances the top-secret CODE:Veronica project to restore the Ashford family's glory.
June 15th
• The Umbrella Africa Laboratory's completed. Marcus' student Brandon Bailey's inaugurated as chief researcher.
1971
• CODE:Veronica's successful and the twins Alfred and Alexia are born into the Ashford family.
1977
• Albert Wesker, one of the people sent out by Spencer as part of the top-secret "Wesker Project", and a genius researcher named William Birkin are assigned to the Umbrella Executive Training School.
1978
January 13th
• Marcus successfully develops the t-Virus based on the Progenitor Virus.
July
• Umbrella shuts down the executive training school. Wesker and Birkin are transferred to the Arklay Laboratory while Marcus advances research independently in the training school.
1981
July
• At 10-years-old Alexia graduates from a prestigious university at the top of her class. She becomes chief researcher of the Umbrella Antarctic Laboratory.
1982
March
• Alexia injects her father Alexander with the t-Veronica virus she developed as an experiment, which fails. Alexander's officially announced as mysteriously disappeared.
1983
December
• Alexia injects herself with t-Veronica. She enters a cryogenic sleep for 15 years, officially announced to have died due to accidental infection.
1988
• Wesker and Birkin assassinate Marcus under Spencer's order. Marcus' memory and thought patterns remain inside the body of an experimental leech.
• As part of the "t-Virus Project", development of the B.O.W. "Tyrant" advances under Birkin's leadership.
1991
• Umbrella begins construction of a large-scale laboratory beneath Raccoon City.
• After Spencer's approval, the "G-Virus Project" begins under Birkin's leadership.
• Wesker transfers to the Umbrella Intelligence Division.
1993
• Raccoon Police Chief Brian Irons begins colluding with Umbrella.
1996
• The Raccoon City special ops unit "S.T.A.R.S." is formed. Wesker's appointed Captain.
1998
May 11th
• Marcus' leeches attack the Umbrella Arklay Laboratory, leaking the t-Virus.
May 20th
• The first victim of "Cerberus", a canine B.O.W. injected with the t-Virus, appears. After this a number of bizarre murder cases occur in the suburbs.
July
• Umbrella's first investigation unit are deployed for the executive training school Reclamation Project but are attacked and wiped out by Marcus' leeches.
July 9th
• The intervention of S.T.A.R.S. is decided on to solve the frequent bizarre murder cases.
July 23rd
• Marcus' leeches attack the Ecliptic Express carrying Umbrella's second investigation unit.
• The S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team helicopter crashes in the Arklay Mountains. The team begins investigating the Ecliptic Express and executive training school.
• Rebecca Chambers of Bravo Team discovers the condemned criminal and former Marine, Billy Coen. They cooperate and plan to escape their predicament.
• Wesker gives up on Umbrella and takes action in order to defect with B.O.W. data in his possession.
July 24th
• The executive training school's blown up and Rebecca parts ways with Billy after escaping and goes to the mansion.
• S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team's dispatched to search for Bravo Team. They go to the mansion.
July 25th
• Umbrella executive Sergei Vladimir notices Wesker's betrayal and evacuates all data from the mansion.
• Five people in total come back alive, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton and Brad Vickers of the Alpha Team and Rebecca Chambers of the Bravo Team.
• Wesker's fatally injured at the Tyrant's hand and reborn as a superhuman with the power of a virus he injected beforehand, escaping the mansion. The mansion explodes immediately after.
1998
August
• Chris obtains information on the G-Virus and leaves for Europe to conduct anti-Umbrella activities.
September 20~23rd
• In order to steal the G-Virus completed by Birkin, the Umbrella Security Service attacks the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory and the t-Virus leaks. It permeates thoughout Raccoon City via rats and a "cannibal disease" spreads.
September 28th
• Jill remains in Raccoon City to investigate the underground laboratory and takes action.
• The Raccoon Police Department's destroyed by a Zombie horde. The mayor Michael Warren escapes, leaving behind his daughter.
• The Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service "U.B.C.S." military unit that Carlos Oliveira belongs to begins an operation to rescue Raccoon City civilians.
September 29th
• Rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and Chris' younger sister Claire Redfield arrive in Raccoon City and are embroiled in the biohazard.
• The Umbrella B.O.W. "Nemesis-T Type" begins pursuing S.T.A.R.S. survivors Jill and Brad. It kills Brad.
• Ada Wong calls herself the lover of an Umbrella researcher named John and saves Leon, whom she met while travelling in the crisis, and disappears in front of him.
September 30th
• Jill's infected with the t-Virus due to an attack from the Nemesis and saved with a vaccine prepared by Carlos.
• Leon and Claire escape from Raccoon City along with Birkin's daughter Sherry.
• The female spy Ada of Wesker's group as well as HUNK, a member of the Umbrella Security Service, each manage to seize G-Virus samples. They escape Raccoon City.
October 1st
• Jill and Carlos escape Raccoon City with Barry's help.
• Raccoon City's wiped out by the U.S. military's Sterilization Strategy.
November
• The Umbrella Africa Laboratory's closed down.
December 17th
• Claire infiltrates the Umbrella Paris Laboratory but is captured.
December 27th
• Shortly after Claire's sentenced to prison on Rockfort Island, a special ops unit led by Wesker attack the island. The t-Virus leaks throughout the island.
• Claire escapes the prison and sends an e-mail to Leon requesting rescue. Working with Steve Burnside, one of the prisoners, Claire attempts to escape Rockfort Island and is pursued by Alfred, the island's director.
• Chris learns of Claire's predicament through Leon and departs for Rockfort Island. His path mistakenly diverges from Jill, who comes to visit Chris at his hideout.
• Claire and Steve escape from Rockfort Island but are forcibly guided by Alfred to the Antarctic Base.
• Chris arrives on Rockfort Island and meets Wesker once again. Afterwards he goes to the Antarctic Base in pursuit of Claire.
• Alfred dies in the Antarctic Base. Alexia awakens from a cold sleep and administers t-Veronica to Steve as an experiment.
• Chris joins Claire in the Antarctic Base. He defeats Alexia mutated with the power of t-Veronica and they escape from the Antarctic Base.
• Wesker recovers t-Veronica from the mutated Steve's body and escapes from the Antarctic Base. The Antarctic Base explodes.
2002
• Leon's sworn comrade Jack Krauser fakes his death and leaves the organization he belongs to so he can join Wesker's organization.
2003
February 18th
• As agents of a private anti-bioterror unit (BSAA precursor organization), Chris and Jill take part in the mission to destroy the Umbrella Caucasus Laboratory in Russia. They successfully destroy the new B.O.W. "T-A.L.O.S."
• At the same time, Albert Wesker also sneaks into the Caucasus facility and causes a biohazard. Finally, Wesker defeats Sergei who injected the t-Virus into his body and acquires data related to Umbrella from the U.M.F.-013 supercomputer.
• After the Caucasus Laboratory incident, Umbrella loses the protracted trial. The company bankrupts soon after. Umbrella founder Oswell E. Spencer then goes missing.
• The pharmaceutical company TRICELL makes rapid progress in the B.O.W. field based on information obtained from Wesker.
• Funded by the Pharmaceutical Industry Association, the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) is established to fight B.O.W. threats.
2004
• Krauser infiltrates the cult Los Iluminados to obtain a dominant species Plaga parasite sample, and in order to gain the cult's trust he abducts the President's daughter Ashley Graham at the order of Prophet Osmund Saddler.
• Leon, an active U.S. agent, is sent to rescue Ashley and goes to a village governed by the cult Los Iluminados. He learns of the Plaga threat.
• Leon reunites with Ada who aims to seize Plaga samples at Wesker's command.
• Leon and Ashley successfully remove the Plagas planted inside their bodies.
• Ada obtains the dominant species Plaga sample and returns to the organization.
• Leon annihilates the cult Los Iluminados and returns with the rescued Ashley. He submits a report about the Plaga known as the "Leon Report."
2006
August
• As BSAA agents, Chris and Jill go to the mansion where Spencer lives in seclusion but find him killed by Albert Wesker. In the battle with Wesker, Jill throws both herself and Wesker out of the mansion's window and over the side of a cliff.
November 23rd
• The BSAA stops the search for Jill Valentine and she's officially declared dead. A grave without her remains is then built.
2009
• The BSAA West Africa Branch begins its operation to capture B.O.W. dealer Ricardo Irving.
• After noticing the BSAA's actions, Irving releases the "Plaga Type 2" and turns the civilians into Majini. At the same time, a man injected with the Uroboros Virus attacks the BSAA Alpha Team led by Dan DeChant.
• Chris Redfield arrives in Africa and begins the operation after he meets his partner, BSAA agent Sheva Alomar.
BIOHAZARD CHRONICLE (p.460-461)
PINK - BIO0, BLUE - BIO1, GREY - BIO2, ORANGE - BIO3
PURPLE - CODE:Veronica, LIGHT GREEN - Umbrella Chronicles, DARK GREEN - BIO4, YELLOW - BIO5
19th Century
• Henry Travis, one of the owners of the seaborne trading company "Travis Trading Enterprises", begins to explore Africa and publishes the "Natural History Conspectus." Based on this, the Travis company begins exploiting African mineral resources. (The foundation of the TRICELL Resources Development Division is completed)
20th Century
Middle
• Travis Trading Enterprises begins to collect and study animal and plant specimens in Africa based on the Natural History Conspectus. (The foundation of the TRICELL Pharmaceuticals Division is completed)
1960s
• Travis Trading Enterprises is renamed "TRICELL" indicating it's a three branch conglomerate comprised of "Shipping", "Resource Development", and "Pharmaceuticals."
1966
December 4th
• Oswell E. Spencer, Edward Ashford, James Marcus and others investigate the Ndipaya tribe's land in Africa based on the Natural History Conspectus. They discover the Progenitor Virus within the Progenitor flower.
1967
November
• The mansion (Umbrella Arklay Laboratory) commissioned by Spencer in the Raccoon City outskirts of the Arklay Mountains is completed.
10~31st
• The wife and child of George Trevor who built the mansion are used as test subjects for the Progenitor Virus. George and his wife Jessica are subjected to disposal and their daughter Lisa successfully adapts to the virus and is imprisoned as a subject for observation.
1968
March
• Spencer, Edward, Marcus and others establish the pharmaceutical company Umbrella.
July
• Edward's infected with the Progenitor Virus and dies (assassinated by Spencer). His son Alexander becomes the sixth generation head of the Ashford family.
August
• Umbrella succeeds in wresting the Progenitor flower's "Sun Garden" habitat from the Ndipaya tribe.
• Umbrella establishes an executive training school in the Arklay Mountains. Marcus is inaugurated as director and conducts and advances virus research in parallel with managing the training school.
1969
February
• Alexander advances the top-secret CODE:Veronica project to restore the Ashford family's glory.
June 15th
• The Umbrella Africa Laboratory's completed. Marcus' student Brandon Bailey's inaugurated as chief researcher.
1971
• CODE:Veronica's successful and the twins Alfred and Alexia are born into the Ashford family.
1977
• Albert Wesker, one of the people sent out by Spencer as part of the top-secret "Wesker Project", and a genius researcher named William Birkin are assigned to the Umbrella Executive Training School.
1978
January 13th
• Marcus successfully develops the t-Virus based on the Progenitor Virus.
July
• Umbrella shuts down the executive training school. Wesker and Birkin are transferred to the Arklay Laboratory while Marcus advances research independently in the training school.
1981
July
• At 10-years-old Alexia graduates from a prestigious university at the top of her class. She becomes chief researcher of the Umbrella Antarctic Laboratory.
1982
March
• Alexia injects her father Alexander with the t-Veronica virus she developed as an experiment, which fails. Alexander's officially announced as mysteriously disappeared.
1983
December
• Alexia injects herself with t-Veronica. She enters a cryogenic sleep for 15 years, officially announced to have died due to accidental infection.
1988
• Wesker and Birkin assassinate Marcus under Spencer's order. Marcus' memory and thought patterns remain inside the body of an experimental leech.
• As part of the "t-Virus Project", development of the B.O.W. "Tyrant" advances under Birkin's leadership.
1991
• Umbrella begins construction of a large-scale laboratory beneath Raccoon City.
• After Spencer's approval, the "G-Virus Project" begins under Birkin's leadership.
• Wesker transfers to the Umbrella Intelligence Division.
1993
• Raccoon Police Chief Brian Irons begins colluding with Umbrella.
1996
• The Raccoon City special ops unit "S.T.A.R.S." is formed. Wesker's appointed Captain.
1998
May 11th
• Marcus' leeches attack the Umbrella Arklay Laboratory, leaking the t-Virus.
May 20th
• The first victim of "Cerberus", a canine B.O.W. injected with the t-Virus, appears. After this a number of bizarre murder cases occur in the suburbs.
July
• Umbrella's first investigation unit are deployed for the executive training school Reclamation Project but are attacked and wiped out by Marcus' leeches.
July 9th
• The intervention of S.T.A.R.S. is decided on to solve the frequent bizarre murder cases.
July 23rd
• Marcus' leeches attack the Ecliptic Express carrying Umbrella's second investigation unit.
• The S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team helicopter crashes in the Arklay Mountains. The team begins investigating the Ecliptic Express and executive training school.
• Rebecca Chambers of Bravo Team discovers the condemned criminal and former Marine, Billy Coen. They cooperate and plan to escape their predicament.
• Wesker gives up on Umbrella and takes action in order to defect with B.O.W. data in his possession.
July 24th
• The executive training school's blown up and Rebecca parts ways with Billy after escaping and goes to the mansion.
• S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team's dispatched to search for Bravo Team. They go to the mansion.
July 25th
• Umbrella executive Sergei Vladimir notices Wesker's betrayal and evacuates all data from the mansion.
• Five people in total come back alive, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton and Brad Vickers of the Alpha Team and Rebecca Chambers of the Bravo Team.
• Wesker's fatally injured at the Tyrant's hand and reborn as a superhuman with the power of a virus he injected beforehand, escaping the mansion. The mansion explodes immediately after.
1998
August
• Chris obtains information on the G-Virus and leaves for Europe to conduct anti-Umbrella activities.
September 20~23rd
• In order to steal the G-Virus completed by Birkin, the Umbrella Security Service attacks the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory and the t-Virus leaks. It permeates thoughout Raccoon City via rats and a "cannibal disease" spreads.
September 28th
• Jill remains in Raccoon City to investigate the underground laboratory and takes action.
• The Raccoon Police Department's destroyed by a Zombie horde. The mayor Michael Warren escapes, leaving behind his daughter.
• The Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service "U.B.C.S." military unit that Carlos Oliveira belongs to begins an operation to rescue Raccoon City civilians.
September 29th
• Rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and Chris' younger sister Claire Redfield arrive in Raccoon City and are embroiled in the biohazard.
• The Umbrella B.O.W. "Nemesis-T Type" begins pursuing S.T.A.R.S. survivors Jill and Brad. It kills Brad.
• Ada Wong calls herself the lover of an Umbrella researcher named John and saves Leon, whom she met while travelling in the crisis, and disappears in front of him.
September 30th
• Jill's infected with the t-Virus due to an attack from the Nemesis and saved with a vaccine prepared by Carlos.
• Leon and Claire escape from Raccoon City along with Birkin's daughter Sherry.
• The female spy Ada of Wesker's group as well as HUNK, a member of the Umbrella Security Service, each manage to seize G-Virus samples. They escape Raccoon City.
October 1st
• Jill and Carlos escape Raccoon City with Barry's help.
• Raccoon City's wiped out by the U.S. military's Sterilization Strategy.
November
• The Umbrella Africa Laboratory's closed down.
December 17th
• Claire infiltrates the Umbrella Paris Laboratory but is captured.
December 27th
• Shortly after Claire's sentenced to prison on Rockfort Island, a special ops unit led by Wesker attack the island. The t-Virus leaks throughout the island.
• Claire escapes the prison and sends an e-mail to Leon requesting rescue. Working with Steve Burnside, one of the prisoners, Claire attempts to escape Rockfort Island and is pursued by Alfred, the island's director.
• Chris learns of Claire's predicament through Leon and departs for Rockfort Island. His path mistakenly diverges from Jill, who comes to visit Chris at his hideout.
• Claire and Steve escape from Rockfort Island but are forcibly guided by Alfred to the Antarctic Base.
• Chris arrives on Rockfort Island and meets Wesker once again. Afterwards he goes to the Antarctic Base in pursuit of Claire.
• Alfred dies in the Antarctic Base. Alexia awakens from a cold sleep and administers t-Veronica to Steve as an experiment.
• Chris joins Claire in the Antarctic Base. He defeats Alexia mutated with the power of t-Veronica and they escape from the Antarctic Base.
• Wesker recovers t-Veronica from the mutated Steve's body and escapes from the Antarctic Base. The Antarctic Base explodes.
2002
• Leon's sworn comrade Jack Krauser fakes his death and leaves the organization he belongs to so he can join Wesker's organization.
2003
February 18th
• As agents of a private anti-bioterror unit (BSAA precursor organization), Chris and Jill take part in the mission to destroy the Umbrella Caucasus Laboratory in Russia. They successfully destroy the new B.O.W. "T-A.L.O.S."
• At the same time, Albert Wesker also sneaks into the Caucasus facility and causes a biohazard. Finally, Wesker defeats Sergei who injected the t-Virus into his body and acquires data related to Umbrella from the U.M.F.-013 supercomputer.
• After the Caucasus Laboratory incident, Umbrella loses the protracted trial. The company bankrupts soon after. Umbrella founder Oswell E. Spencer then goes missing.
• The pharmaceutical company TRICELL makes rapid progress in the B.O.W. field based on information obtained from Wesker.
• Funded by the Pharmaceutical Industry Association, the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) is established to fight B.O.W. threats.
2004
• Krauser infiltrates the cult Los Iluminados to obtain a dominant species Plaga parasite sample, and in order to gain the cult's trust he abducts the President's daughter Ashley Graham at the order of Prophet Osmund Saddler.
• Leon, an active U.S. agent, is sent to rescue Ashley and goes to a village governed by the cult Los Iluminados. He learns of the Plaga threat.
• Leon reunites with Ada who aims to seize Plaga samples at Wesker's command.
• Leon and Ashley successfully remove the Plagas planted inside their bodies.
• Ada obtains the dominant species Plaga sample and returns to the organization.
• Leon annihilates the cult Los Iluminados and returns with the rescued Ashley. He submits a report about the Plaga known as the "Leon Report."
2006
August
• As BSAA agents, Chris and Jill go to the mansion where Spencer lives in seclusion but find him killed by Albert Wesker. In the battle with Wesker, Jill throws both herself and Wesker out of the mansion's window and over the side of a cliff.
November 23rd
• The BSAA stops the search for Jill Valentine and she's officially declared dead. A grave without her remains is then built.
2009
• The BSAA West Africa Branch begins its operation to capture B.O.W. dealer Ricardo Irving.
• After noticing the BSAA's actions, Irving releases the "Plaga Type 2" and turns the civilians into Majini. At the same time, a man injected with the Uroboros Virus attacks the BSAA Alpha Team led by Dan DeChant.
• Chris Redfield arrives in Africa and begins the operation after he meets his partner, BSAA agent Sheva Alomar.
STORY
Prologue
---Is this world worth risking your life?
That's what Chris Redfield has been asking himself. An unanswered question, when it comes to protecting those who love one another, the good ones, his answer's a definite yes. But what about the rest of the world? Is there any point in putting yourself on the line for a world of fools blinded by their desires, so easily opening up the gates of hell and causing so much destruction? There are certainly people in this world who it seems desire only to perish. Greedy fools swinging pickaxes from their pedestals in search of gold. Chris is skeptical about these people. If that's the majority in this world, is there any reason to protect this world, or even to make sense of it...?
2003--- he witnessed the source of the biohazard to an end as a central figure in a private anti-bioterror unit, the predecessor to the BSAA. Under the mask of a pharmaceutical company, Umbrella, an insane organization that had developed a horrific array of biological weapons--- the last of its savage evil research was hidden deep inside a frozen secret Russian factory. At that time, Chris believed the world was saved. It seemed like a new dawn had just begun and they were finally moving away from the brink of self-destruction, leading to a future full of light.
But that never happened.
It was far from over. The frightening technologies they'd developed never went away, and the secrets tightly controlled by the Umbrella organization prior to then were taken out by researchers who no longer feared the organization's surveillance. They dove into the underworld outside the law and soon spread throughout the world as "commodities." As powerful armaments that can be obtained cheaply, terrorists have begun purchasing bioweapons.
---When will it end? If the tightrope goes on endlessly, isn't that no different from destruction?
Referred to as "the BSAA's ace", Chris has a brilliant track record preventing many bioterror attacks, but Chris' chest is filled with an indescribable emptiness. Many comrades have been sacrificed to repair the errors of fools. Even if the world's saved, these friends will never return. He had lost his irreplaceable former partner.
Bzzzzt!
Large flies whirling around his ears bring Chris back to reality. The morning sun was already radiating the heat on his bare skin in Kijuju, a town in the western part of Africa. At a storefront on the main street, torn apart livestock give off an unpleasant odor. Noise-laden speech coming out of the radio can be heard among the dry wind across the street. It was in the local language, agitated, and terribly hard to hear, but Chris could understand the meaning of some words.
"Lead us... paradise... salvation! Death... judgment..."
He faintly scowled at the unsettling sounds. In this country where the government has just fallen, the imaginary and inanimate are competing for power over the next leader. The atmosphere in the city was on edge and could break out into a riot. The speech, intended to agitate the human mind, continues to echo in violent tones that foment a dangerous atmosphere.
---As good a place as any for an underground bioweapons deal.
Chris is here to put a stop to the deal and secure the trafficker's identity. Even if he couldn't find the answer, it was time to act. Time to investigate the truth of some incredible rumors.
A siren sounds somewhere and echoes in the streets over the speech from the radio. Sheva Alomar, who'd just joined him, stopped and looked around suspiciously.
The town's appearance changed completely in a few moments. The murderous hustle stopped in an instant and signs of life only seconds ago had vanished. The streets were empty, the town looked like a ghost town at midday. All that remained was dust and heavy air.
The premonition of something wrong slithers up Chris' back and runs down his spine. A kind of extra-sensory perception ability he's acquired from biological disasters, a warning alarm of violence. Chris hurries to the meeting location.
Something was starting to happen. Beyond the shimmering of a heat haze, something that would destroy everyday life.
The two agents are already in the midst of the situation. But it's still unclear for Chris and Sheva. A storm of death that can only be surpassed by an unwillingness to keep a calm silence before attacking.
On this day, the town called Kijuju vanished. Instead, what appeared in its place was a hell named Kijuju, where monsters dressed as humans had taken over.
The gates to hell had been opened.
CHAPTER 1
"Partner..."
Chris is thinking about Sheva Alomar, someone whom he met just a while ago, and is now assisting him in his job.
Honestly, he'd never expected Sheva to be involved so deeply. Before he had any knowledge of the situation, Chris was even thinking to himself it might be better off doing it without a partner. It's better not to have more people going down in this mission. After all, Chris has had enough of these "I'm alive but my partner's dead" sorts of deals. He doesn't want to be the survivor anymore because of this.
Truth is, for the past few years, Chris has never found any new partner to form a proper team within the BSAA. It's only in a few exceptional cases where he'll get someone to tag along. Most of the time, he prefers to work alone.
Of course, fighting the battle alone isn't his personal preference. Partners are often needed just so you have someone to watch your back, and it definitely helps to have a person to provide cover for each other to take down hostiles. All the while Chris is simply using his experience and endurance to complete his missions. In short, he's using his impressive abilities to make up for the fact he has no backup.
Working with anyone will certainly help, but that also means that person's living in danger too. If simply talking about the risk of the mission, it's logical that going in a large group's better than doing it solo. However, even if it means the chances of losing a teammate are smaller, as long as there exists a slim possibility someone's going to get hurt, Chris would rather fight it alone. He hopes no matter how bad the situation is, he'll be the only person who sacrifices.
In this mission, it's inevitable that someone who's familiar with the area would be required as a partner. Kijuju hasn't been stable for quite some time, and with the recent changes in the country's political side, the situation's actually deteriorating. Communication has broken down indefinitely and the civilians are feeling pretty low. Foreigners, especially those operating under the guise of a world police, are what's needed to break the mental limits of those people. As such, someone who understands the local languages is needed.
The chosen partner's Sheva Alomar from the BSAA West African branch.
Chris has nothing against having a female partner. In fact, the partner he regarded as irreplaceable was a female too. She's the perfect person whom Chris can totally trust and rely on, someone whom he believes is what he needed to complete any mission. Chris felt their teamwork was like an eagle able to escape from biohazardous danger.
However, one of the eagle's wings was broken. What remains is a grave with no corpse. The name on the tombstone is Jill Valentine.
Chris doesn't want to experience that anymore, hence the reason he started going into missions alone from then on.
According to intel, the risks in this mission aren't very significant at all. Chris has the identity information of the weapons smuggler whom he has been tracking down. He's just going in as an observer. Chris and Sheva's job is to go in after the main forces have taken over the area, then escort the weapons smuggler (who'll already have been arrested by then), back.
Unfortunately, the situation had taken a bad turn. When Chris and Sheva go to meet up with Alpha Team, the people tasked with the break-in, he discovered the people of Kijuju revealing some sort of murderous intention which doesn't belong to any human.
This situation's similar to a biohazard outbreak five years ago in a quiet village. That case was when the U.S. president's daughter was abducted and Leon S. Kennedy, a U.S. agent, was sent in to rescue her. According to his report, the villagers mutated into what are called "Ganado" due to a parasite known as the Plaga. The parasite's something capable of taking over the human body's nervous system and using the brain to engage in battle, effectively turning the person into a bioweapon. After a major upgrade, the new version of the parasite's able to work its magic within 10 seconds, and this new version of the Plaga has been spread throughout the Kijuju region.
Monsters in human bodies have started attacking Chris and Sheva. They're able to use human language to communicate and tell each other their victims' location. Furthermore, they're also capable to getting over barriers and breaking down doors to get to them. Savages may not be the correct term to describe them anymore. They're practically a monster army from hell. They're demons with several simplistic thoughts: catch, bite and tear.
Despite that, Sheva wasn't intimidated at all. She calmly lifted her gun, took aim, then pressed the trigger. The bullets accurately pierced the creatures' bodies. While the remaining creatures were getting stunned from that, she made use of openings to rain down punches and kicks on them. This warrior's assuming full responsibility for covering Chris' back, just like she believes Chris is watching her back too.
Its hard for Chris not to feel impressed by her. Even Jill at the age of 23 almost couldn't react like this when she first faced those creatures. That was more than a decade ago though.
"I'll just trust her then, and let her watch my back."
Sheva's still young with very good potential to be a BSAA leader in the future, so Chris decides maybe he shouldn't die yet either. To find his missing wing, Chris has headed into the land of Africa.
Letting Sheva do the job of providing cover, Chris planted three bullets into the heads of the Plaga monsters, effectively killing them.
Sheva blows a whistle as a congrats sign. The eagle missing a wing since the loss of Jill is up and flying again thanks to his new partner. The face of anti-bioterrorism is able to let loose his full potential once again.
The shield protecting them from death however, is crumbling down...
CHAPTER 2
Chris is staring intently at a statue of a sleeping beauty. He's like a person looking at his lover through a mirror, where the other side of the mirror's a different dimension.
The image displayed on the PDA screen issued by the BSAA isn't very good quality. The faint face is illuminated by a weak light, and the blurry rim of the face is full of fantasy colors. It's unknown whether this is what gives the person in the image a sense of living. This also gives what's on the other side of this still image, Chris, to believe the person in the screen's still alive.
Perhaps this is hope in his heart, or maybe it's a dumb innocent wish. The lady in the image is like a white dead body with pure skin. The hair color seems to be slightly lighter than what Chris had in mind, and due to the closed eyelids, it's kind of hard to tell. There are many unknowns surrounding this picture, and it's not far fetched to say this lady's related to her.
Despite that, Chris is able to recognise the person. He's been chasing this lead all the while, just so he can repair the missing piece of his heart. This can't be a mistake, nor an illusion. This is a fact.
Among all the information from the evidence they've confiscated at the deal location for the bioweapon, this image is the only item with her shadow. This photo has a background of a laboratory, which means this is a photograph of a test subject.
It's Jill, his old partner who sacrificed herself and jumped off a cliff in order to save Chris. Due to Jill's absence ever since, the BSAA have removed her from duty. But two years later, there's finally a sign that shows she may be alive after all, and this sign's appearing right in front of her partner who refuses to believe she's dead.
The reason why Chris, who was from BSAA North American branch, was hoping to join this operation within Kijuju, was because he'd obtained some sort of lead leaked by Irving on the black market while he was looking for Jill. This "lead" isn't even hearsay. It's just an unreliable rumor. However, Chris found it hard to ignore that rumor as it actually popped up in the black market for no reason. In theory, "Jill Valentine" shouldn't have any reason to even exist in this place at all, but he somehow made his way onto the team for this mission, positioning himself to deal with this guy who Alpha Team's supposed to handle.
Chris finally discovered something related. As if he's scared that this will fly away like a balloon, he's grabbing tight at this clue which if he released, will never find it again.
However... the situation in front of them has gotten out of hand. There's no humanity left in Kijuju. They appear to be possessed, the locals calling them "Majini." They're poor puppets who got sacrificed to the newly improved parasites. The scene in front of Chris resembles Raccoon City when it got consumed by massive flames. Is this place going to end up being utterly destroyed too? In order to conceal this incident, does that mean Kijuju's fated to be destroyed as well?
This isn't the only threat from bioweapons. Irving, who has already discovered the movement of BSAA special troops, has released a dangerous B.O.W. capable of spreading infection everywhere, inside the building of the deal location. The reason for this was to lay a trap for the incoming forces.
The creepy and bizarre organism secretes a slimy liquid which doesn't look very different from black oil. Perhaps it's wrong to call it a creature. The remains where the heart's supposed to be is just a lump of flesh, or rather, human remains which don't look human. The numerous gigantic, black-snake like monsters gathered together and formed a humanoid like it was a magic show.
The body bundled by the black tentacles crawls along the ground at a high speed which shouldn't be possible for something so big. This unknown monster has just wiped out the entire well-equipped Alpha Team in an instant.
When Chris and his partner arrived at the place, Captain DeChant was the only one still breathing. The rest of the teammates were stabbed, despite wearing battle suits which include a bullet & blade-proof vest. Their bodies have turned into some rotting, pitiful black corpses. DeChant used his last remaining energy to pass along the data to Chris before he died.
The two soldiers were able to defeat this mysterious B.O.W. because they were lucky enough to encounter it at the underground furnace. Even if you fire at this B.O.W. point blank, this monster will sustain little to no damage at all due to the body being comprised of those thick black ropes which allow it to separate and regroup at will, pretty effective for dodging. The partners end up incinerating this invincible-seeming monster. The Uroboros cells capable to regenerating infinitely just got toasted to hell by this giant burning ground which is strong enough to burn any human to ashes instantly. What's left on the ground are its worthless remains.
When Chris imagined how things might turn out if they were fighting it outdoors instead, he shivered like a carnivore just licked him. If there are no anti-tank rocket launchers available, its safe to assume they wouldn't be able to take it down even if they depleted their ammo on it. If biological experiments are already being conducted on it, and with the possibility of Irving spreading it, then that means they need to arrest him at any cost. This dangerous mission naturally falls onto Chris and Sheva' shoulders due to Alpha Team's demise.
At this moment, the possibility of Jill's survival has awakened Chris' battle senses. He's going to find Irving no matter what, then force him to spill on where to find these B.O.W.'s he released in Kijuju, along with the location where the photo was taken... Jill's location.
Although they'd broken through countless waves of Majini and caught up with their target in the end, they still found themselves behind by a step. As the confrontation with Irving takes place in a building by a hillside, a mysterious figure in a cloak disguise and a bird mask suddenly appeared on the scene, then disappeared along with Irving in a split second. Facing this unknown character behind a smoke-screen, Chris has a strange feeling. For some reason he's starting to feel anxious.
Sunset's approaching, and darkness is beginning to take over the marshland. The clock's still ticking as the mission continues...
CHAPTER 3
Sheva's taking a look within herself.
Analyzing Sheva's personality, it's obvious that for someone who's an optimistic, strong-minded girl like her, she belongs to a group brimming with "light." Sheva can head towards the direction of the light, and no matter what circumstances she's in, her heart will never get polluted or fall to the dark side. Sheva Alomar has the spirit of a natural-born warrior.
But there's a shadow in Sheva's heart. This dark shadow in her heart's something hidden within herself that she can't comprehend.
"Is this anger?"
On one day in her youth--- something happened when she was still an 8-year-old girl, altering her world. Her parents who'd been taking good care of her had passed away. The pharmaceutical factory where her parents worked at, or rather an Umbrella weapons laboratory disguised as a medicine factory, was the cause of her parents' death due to a biohazard experiment incident. The government had close ties with the giant corporation and covered up the truth, so Sheva couldn't even bid farewell to her beloved parents' dead bodies.
Since then, she was under her world's control. Her relatives thought they were going to get some compensation so they took her in, practically kidnapping her. When they realised they weren't getting a single cent, they starved her. She escaped her uncle's place and while she was struggling for her life, an anti-government group that was angry at the government being a puppet to Umbrella Corp., took her in. Henceforth she spent her youth in military fatigues.
There are many terms for these people, but no matter what the terms are, it doesn't change the fact they behave like terrorists. Their aim's simply to "take down the corrupt government and replace it with a new one that won't be bullied by more powerful countries" which separates them from terrorists. They treated her like a comrade, raising her in a manner where she turned into an ordinary girl unlike them.
This time didn't last long, as the organization crossed the line when Sheva was 15. Maybe they were tired of fighting, but they collaborated with Umbrella to take down the government. They planned a large-scale biohazard attack, which of course didn't sit well with Sheva.
She left the group and made a deal with a U.S. Government agent. She supplied the man with information, then they foiled the plan. The group took a major hit.
Sheva departed for America and received education under the U.S. Government. This was to prepare her to become a fighter against biohazardous outbreaks and Umbrella.
Her dream never changed after becoming part of the BSAA. Although Umbrella's dead, their legacy remains. A simple terrorist can still get their hands on a dangerous B.O.W. easily. "Can't let them get onto the market", this aim's the source of strength which makes her fight against biohazardous activities. Even for someone who belongs to the "light", after being burned from the death of her parents, she's ready to burst.
"But is this really anger?" She asked herself.
This is beyond the BSAA's control. The chopper got destroyed, and Delta Team was wiped out save for Josh Stone. When HQ issues an order of retreat, it means the situation's so bad they're to consider whether carpet bombing the area's a solution.
But Sheva refused to return. Even though this seems like a blind judgement, she chose to go ahead and arrest Irving alongside Chris. She stubbornly rejected Chris' warning and stayed at the scene with her willpower.
The underground dealer had a change in front of them.
On the boat travelling along the seabed, something's moving on his back behind his jacket. Ricardo Irving's screaming, his face a mixed expression of regret, happiness, surprise and pain. Several snake-like tentacles as big as Chris' arms spawned from Irving's back, flapping around while fresh blood burst out from the wounds. Irving began to laugh maniacally, his body shivering as if he was without bones.
Despite the crazy and horrific sight, Chris isn't afraid at all. He's not backing down against a guy who has tossed away his humanity.
"That's what I think, at least."
The battle spirit surged out from the inner portion of their hearts. This is what burns within them when they're in a desperate situation.
"I want his recognition. I want him, who's chasing after Jill, to take me as a partner."
Sheva knew both Jill and Chris are the heroes who took down Umbrella. Her aim's far. In this case, she has to chase after the shadow of Jill and surpass her. She has to remain brave no matter what.
The sound of the bullets from Chris' gun, and the splashes of water caused by Irving under the water, are the battle signals for the lady warrior who sees her future.
CHAPTER 4
"What a magnificent view!"
A beautiful concrete street's in front of the pair. The stones of the structure have been made with care, which illustrates its creators' advanced architectural techniques. The natural light shining in from somewhere lights up this underground city.
A giant hole beyond anyone's imagination is hidden deep within the shore, as well as the numerous mysterious structures which seem to be capable of filling up the hole itself. They have been there since a long time ago... or maybe even during the prehistoric period. This is a city ruin--- or a better term might be a holy ground. A secret holy ground defended for generations by a king.
But the holy ground's guards exist no more. Hidden in the dark corners of the streets is a bunch of puppets manipulated by a weird worm--- a parasite known as the Plaga. The term given to these possessed, insane people is "Majini."
They're known as the "Ndipaya Tribe." They're the natives who live in the wetlands outside the Kijuju Autonomous Zone. These tribespeople have built various unique wooden structures while living an isolated life free from the cities and politics. Their ancestors had constructed a secret kingdom in the land of Africa so advanced it's enough to rewrite history. However, they were annihilated, as they were used as test subjects by people who've taken enormous sums of money.
The mastermind of the mining for the oil exploitation is Ricardo Irving. This heartless merchant of death used the excuse of preventing some disease to inject a "vaccine" into the entire population of the Ndipaya tribe. All females, kids yet to reach a certain age, as well as unborn babies died during the process.
The male adults have their minds taken away by the parasite, while their agility has been enhanced. They're bloodthirsty and have turned into grim reapers. Their hearts burn with uncontrollable killing instincts and they've put their tribe's traditional war paint on their bodies. The dignity of this proud tribe has been uprooted, turning them into monsters.
This cruel act's something only a devil could do. For his own selfish intentions, the tribes born from the ancient civilization have been wiped out in an instant. This cruel deed can only be undertaken by heartless, crazy people who believe only in "might makes right."
The mind behind this activity, Irving, is dying on his way to hell. According to Kennedy's report, Plaga-infected people gain enormous strength while still retaining their consciousness. However, their appearance may turn into some weird, gigantic monster. These are demonic seeds. Having chosen the path of injecting this B.O.W. into his body with no chance of returning to humanity, Irving dies after a deadly battle with Chris and co. He turned into an ugly lump of meat, then dissolved as he screamed in pain. Heaven has just brought down judgement on his deeds.
This pathetic money-governed slave was merely a dancing puppet behind an authentic evil.
Irving belongs to the gigantic enterprise "TRICELL" which harbors 3 major sections: shipping, natural resources development, and pharmaceuticals divisions. He's in charge of the natural resources department, and his mining facility belongs to the TRICELL Africa company. But the BSAA missed the key link between the two.
Irving's black market trading is just his personal crime, but the main reason there are so many sacrifices for this combat mission's due to their battle information having been leaked out. Excella Gionne's the female boss who controls all the departments. She's also the same person in charge of the TRICELL Africa company as well as the one responsible for allowing Irving to sell covertly developed B.O.W.'s on the black market. The series of biohazardous activities is the work of the world's leading conglomerate, on top of the biggest sponsor and largest influence on the BSAA, TRICELL.
The only clue given to Chris and co. is the name "Excella" uttered by Irving before he died, along with the deep passage having been used for escape by the hooded lady in the bird mask.
As Chris and co. navigate into this secret passage, he feels someone's pulling the strings behind all this.
The city roamed only by semi-dead people has turned into a holy ground for worship. This sacred place can only be crossed by a select few who possess unmatched intelligence and strength. This underground structure contained numerous traps difficult to duplicate even with modern scientific technology, and operated on natural sunlight. The complicated stairs used to fend off intruders form a maze. There are also passages constantly swept by the rays of frying sunlight from gigantic magnifying glasses, intense enough to scorch a human to death in an instance. These light traps will forever trap any people stupid enough to intrude on the place.
These were constructed by an ancient king and used to select the successor. Without a powerful body and brain to see through the secrets hidden deep beneath this holy ground, this place is basically a deadly testing ground.
Chris and Sheva passed the test, then headed into the deepest area to the underground garden. The Ndipaya called it the "Sun Garden", a holy ground where people can receive extraordinary intelligence.
They see intriguing flowers around. They look like Chrysanthemums, but they also look like something red and poisonous. Neither of them have any idea these flowers are responsible for the start of everything, in other words, the progenitor. But their gazes soon leave these flowers.
The reason for that's because...
What appeared in front of them was a symbol which should've been destroyed, that symbolizes disaster, the logo of Umbrella.
Umbrella's legacy has been taken over by a new generation of mad successors. TRICELL has become the successor in control of the Progenitor Virus. The soul of evil carries on here.
What Chris hadn't noticed, is that if this path had a clue on Jill, then all the dots would be connected. The rival who disappeared with her will show up soon...
CHAPTER 5
After she wakes up, everything burns into her mind.
The extraction of the numerous blood and cell samples, as well as the various electronic devices connected to her body which take away her freedom, are recording all the details related to her body. Her physical information's totally exposed due to inspection from these various devices.
Unknown chemicals are injected into her body constantly, some make her heart pump excitedly, others make her feel as if she's at the calm before death... some make her feel confused. These medicines won't just cause people to have illusions or enhanced nerve sensories, but also false feelings where a second feels like a few minutes. Her spirit's being toyed with, her body continuously tortured. For the TRICELL scientists who've long abandoned human sense, she's no human, but a toy identified as Test Subject 0084-6237.
But someone's displeased with the fact her personality's being wiped away. This man's the mastermind behind this human experiment, and he doesn't simply just view her as a test subject. Besides a subject for study, he also used a special kind of drug to control her, then treated her as his loyal right hand man. For this to happen to her, who has tired of fighting evil schemes, is an insult to the justice within her.
After being released from the laboratory facility, she was given a suit that allows her to execute missions in secret. A mask which makes people think of a nocturnal hunting animal, as well as a dark cloak covering the body that hasn't deteriorated, but rather been further augmented during long term training within her prison--- assuming an underground mystery identity, she's now a subordinate of terrorists. She appears actively in the dark corners of the streets, striking fear and leaving a trail of disaster wherever she goes.
A chemical injected into her body holds the power to control anyone, no matter how tough the person's spirit. This is a very threatening and dangerous drug. This isn't what's frightening. The most terrifying aspect of the chemical is that it retains the person's consciousness. This is to say the drug won't take away the person's thoughts, but also retain their memories while being forced to execute the mission.
Hence she remembers everything. She'd become the bodyguard of Ricardo Irving and they travelled to Kijuju together. They also infected a guy in town with the Uroboros Virus, then set him as a trap to deal with the BSAA Alpha Team. Her body totally ignored her willpower to go against the orders, so she has to watch her body executing these cruel missions without any control. But she remembers clearly who she is.
She remembers her name's Jill Valentine -
Jill's still alive.
That day, when she stepped into the mansion where Umbrella's founder Oswell E. Spencer resided, she chose the route of dying along with her rival. To save Chris, she leapt without hesitation, then fell down the cliff with her enemy. That was from a height where if you fall, there's no way you could survive.
The man who should've died with Jill had gotten used to the virus that had altered his DNA, turning into a superhuman beyond anyone's imagination. This man was Jill's superior during her time in S.T.A.R.S., as well as an Umbrella spy--- Albert Wesker. With his superb reflexes and strength, he used the cliff to decrease the speed of the fall and survived, not forgetting to save Jill too. He carried her to his personal laboratory, stepping onto sacred ground stained by darkness. Wesker's actions had one reason--- He wished to give this lady, who resented him as much as Chris did, a taste of a suffering worse than death, by injecting her body with the Uroboros Virus which hadn't been completed yet.
Jill was placed in a long cyrogenic sleep in a low temperature chamber for the virus to take effect. This greatly altered her fate of heading into a path of destruction though. The t-Virus which went dormant during the treatment she received during the Raccoon City Destruction Incident had awakened due to her extended cyrogenic sleep.
Wesker discovered it, then he extracted the antibodies. He used it to control the toxicity of the Uroboros Virus, which uses the Progenitor Virus as its basis. Ironically, the antibodies from Jill's body accelerated completion of the Uroboros Virus.
Jill, with her antibodies, has been administered P30--- Gifted with superhuman abilities, she's been given a powerful drug that controls her mind too. This evil drug is continuously injected into her body, torturing her to no end. Just as Wesker intended, Jill's receiving hell-like suffering.
"I'm begging you, kill me!"
The silent scream's playing in Jill's mind. She has turned into a super weapon, her body harboring murderous intent she can't control. The man's instructions play in her mind in the midst of her pointing and squeezing the trigger of the machine gun at the targets.
"Kill him. Turn Chris and his partner, Sheva, into two corpses."
Wesker's instruction to Jill before he leaves, which is to kill Chris who has finally come for her, plays mercilessly in her mind like an echo. The painful, unbearable order's destroying Jill mentally, and she's begging with her mind for her old partner, Chris, to end her suffering.
"Don't worry about me! If this goes on I'll only end up killing both of you! Shoot me, please!"
Despite that, Chris refuses to give up. Chris screams like a beast at the brainwashed Jill. He promises that even if it means giving up his life, he's going to free his partner with whom he has finally reunited, from her curse.
Sheva shares his sentiment. She switched from her gun to close-quarters combat to subdue Jill. This is to extract and destroy the device from her chest--- the device that has been injecting the P30 into Jill.
This is to awaken Jill--- the determination from these two people gives her strength, a strength powerful enough for her to briefly override the order inside her brain.
"Chris, you've found a great partner. I won't give up either, and I'll work hard to get back by your side!"
There's a little sadness there... because Chris has found a new wing.
CHAPTER 6
A black nightmare emerged from the body of Excella Gionne.
This is a living nightmare capable the blanketing the entire Earth and plunging every living thing into despair. When all the colors merged into one, it became a stained dark color. This is the solidification of the forbidden, evil intention by the wishful dream of people who wished to become gods. This destructive shadow has tipped the balance of the world, preparing to send the planet into a direction of no return.
Excella's arrogant expression on her beautiful face began to shift and twist. Her face deformed like an abstract art piece as ink-like liquid started to pour out. A group of large snakes rushed out from her mouth. These snake-like creatures are formed when people can't adapt to the Uroboros Virus. These creatures rapidly multiply in front of Chris and co., subsequently swallowing their host, the female boss of the TRICELL Africa Branch.
This is just like the snake that swallows its own tail, which is also the symbol of eternal return--- Uroboros. Excella's model-like body, decorated with various accessories, is fitting enough to brace the cover of fashion magazines. At this moment however, this body's now giving birth to this black virus, which soon mercilessly consumes her body in no time, both within and without. This Uroboros Virus has just extracted the necessary minerals it needed from Excella's body, this causing the organism to become bigger in no time.
This is the saddest death for the witch who has been using countless victims as laboratory test subjects. You can also say this is her retribution if you want. Unfortunately, these tentacles weren't satisfied just destroying the victim's body. Almost as if driven by greed and hunger, the Uroboros stretches out its tentacles.
It was clear what it was trying to do. Just somewhere nearby was a small pile of corpses. These were nutrients provided for the Uroboros to consume in order to grow stronger.
Chris and Sheva watched in horror as the Uroboros reached for the corpse mountain, using its tentacles to absorb the dead bodies one by one. After its hunger was satisfied, the Uroboros wriggled disgustingly on the gigantic deck board of the ship.
After all the bodies had been consumed, the Uroboros turned into a demon tree from hell. Just like a huge tree that had planted its root firmly into the ground for thousands of years, it stands like a catastrophic event waiting to happen. This demon tree stood up in front of Chris and Sheva, as if trying to reach for the sky in an attempt to tear down heaven and the gods.
The tentacles are still searching around for food, and in the meantime, Sheva and Chris escaped into the ship itself. This was a tactical retreat. It doesn't matter if they found a way to escape from this place now though, as neither of them have any intention of leaving this matter alone anyway. As agents tasked to scrubbing these biological affairs from the world, no doubt they have no reason to leave behind this bioweapon. They don't think the creature will die from sinking into the water, and in a worst case scenario, the creature might even pollute the entire ocean which would spread the danger--- and there's a very significant possibility of this happening. Since the Uroboros is tracking down both of them, they might as well go along with the situation and try to trap it on the boat to destroy it.
At this moment, Chris and Sheva realize this is what their enemy means by the "true face of the end of the world."
If the virus was to be carried up into the sky by a missile then got released into the atmosphere, the virus will be blown by the easterly winds to cover a big portion of the Earth. If that's the case, the world will be blanketed by a nightmare forever. Those rejected by the virus will go crazy and become carriers of the virus seeking the next victim. This event will play out continuously, then soon enough the whole world will be ruled by the Uroboros Virus, forever shifting the planet's ecosystem.
Uroboros will appear in the populated regions initially. At the end of the event, these creatures will also appear in the cities around the world, wriggling their tentacles as if to bid farewell to the end of humanity.
No matter what, Wesker's plan has to be stopped. This plan was inherited from the founder of Umbrella, Oswell E. Spencer, derived from his dream of "creating a new human race strong enough to survive the virus". The fate of six billion lives is now in the hands of the two agents who've been relentlessly in pursuit of this plan.
The ultimate form of the creature's still growing, expanding to a size so big it's capable of capsizing the ship right now if it wanted. It thrust its tentacles into the body of the ship to find the location of Chris and Sheva. Both of them evaded the ambushes while navigating the corridors, until they reached the bridge where they discover the way to destroy this demon tree.
A satellite laser weapon--- created as a precautionary measure just in case something goes wrong with the Uroboros experiment. TRICELL created this weapon allowing them to transmit a signal to the satellite to fire a gigantic laser beam at the target. If they used this on the cores of the ultimate form, perhaps they can end this serpent's life.
No, no "maybe." It's a must. We mustn't allow Wesker's wish to come true. I have no more doubt on whether this world's worth fighting for.
Sheva nodded at Chris, apparently approving the idea Chris was having. Chris looked straight into her eyes with an intense determination to defend the world with his life.
Both their souls merged without a word and the partnership headed towards the area which was holding the secret weapon. Uroboros reacted towards the prey immediately. Four gigantic tentacles which were as big as the head of the creature, emerged from the surface of the sea, ready to kill both of them anytime.
Sheva holds up the weapon, and shouts at the target without any fear.
"Rest in peace, Excella!"
Epilogue
Tomorrow will come without fail----.
Someone said to their believers that the lives of people are like flowers, fleeting as if in a dream. A storm in the night laid waste to the flowers that were meant to have bloomed the next morning.
The deathly wind blowing the life out of the flower petals could be compared to a cruel twist of fate. An untold number of flowers would die in a single night in the event of a sudden natural disaster or war. Powers that can't be fought by single individuals can easily steal away the morning before the night's over. It's said the world could completely change before you open your eyes in the morning. Deep tears could be shed, thinking about the future that's been lost.
This might be a somewhat pessimistic viewpoint. People would be unable to live if they were always in fear of what could happen tomorrow. Those people who believe in tomorrow are the people who work together to build a world for the people.
But...
This storm was a vicious one, unlike any seen since the dawn of man. Anything caught up in this night storm would be totally destroyed. It was a massively destructive wind that would not only extinguish six billion flowers, but also tear up the roots of the tree to which they were affixed--- the world itself.
What brought about this day of reckoning was the will of a single man--- the crazed will of Albert Wesker who hoped for a virus to separate and judge all mankind, continuing the will of the now dead Umbrella Corporation.
All of the viruses until now that had over and over again threatened the world with biohazards--- the t-Virus, G-Virus, t-Veronica, were all invented based on the Progenitor Virus extracted from the mythical flower "Stairway to the Sun," passed on by the Ndipaya tribe. The founders of Umbrella, noticing how the virus rapidly altered the DNA of living creatures, were delighted by this and imagined it as a hand of god or a divine medicine for leading Homo sapiens to the next stage of evolution. The world-class pharmaceutical corporation was just a front for hiding all traces of developing B.O.W.'s to sell on the black market, the company's true objective. They created Umbrella solely to modify the Progenitor Virus to complete the "ultimate" virus in order to turn the world into their own Shangri-La.
However, creating the virus called "Uroboros" took nearly half a century since the discovery of the Progenitor Flower called the Stairway to the Sun. The creators, envisioning themselves as gods, descended into mutual distrust, conniving and backstabbing, then perished from this world before witnessing its completion. It was Albert Wesker, who took the virus himself and evolved into a super-being, who continued their work like nothing had ever happened. He made it his job to spread the Uroboros Virus around the entire world as a means to usher the world into a new age. He hoped to rid the world of the inferior modern man and become the god of the new man.
It had been a long time since predictions of a global collapse in the not too distant future, due to global warming, pollution, rampant selfishness and runaway population growth. According to some, Umbrella's plan offered swift salvation to this world. One could imagine it as a quick remedy for a diseased planet, not unlike derailing a runaway train in order to save it before it careens off a cliff.
But, this ideal had devolved into a more aggressive selection of the species. The Uroboros Virus was a powerful drug--- no, not a drug, a poison--- that would only let those humans with superior DNA evolve to the next level. And as far as can be determined, only one man had successfully completely adapted to the virus, out of an uncountable number of victims in prototype experiments.
Or maybe none of the six billion humans were suitable to become a new human species to begin with. This wind of death, this virus, was about to be released upon the entire world. Mankind wouldn't wake up to the next morning...
In the sky above the rising sun, Chris remembered the same question again.
---Is there any value in putting one's life at risk to protect this world?
There is, now he thinks.
The world, with its civilization and six billion souls truly looked to be heading for its final destruction. There were wars around the world and countless problems that needed to be quickly resolved. Bioterror incidents would happen again and again. The flowers would eventually wilt and die.
But even so, Chris felt the idea of killing the flowers so new ones can be born, of killing the tree all the way to its roots, was a crazed idea. He felt Wesker had followed an extreme logic and became intoxicated with the magnanimous power to destroy the world using Umbrella's deadly assets.
The volcanic island, which was the scene of the battle, was now glowing red and billowing volcanic ash. These purifying flames had cleansed the Uroboros Virus once and for all, incinerating and destroying this man with insane ambition. Wesker's destiny, which started in Raccoon City, had finally come to an end.
The world was saved from the brink of destruction and witnessed a fresh dawn. Its six billion inhabitants were none the wiser with almost no one knowing Chris had fought off a terrifying storm that almost forged the final night, as he fought to the death.
However, Sheva was in his wings fighting out of a belief in good. Even after being taken to the realm of the enemy, Jill had finally returned to him. Smiles returned by comrades--- there was value in winning, even if just for that. There was a reason for continuing the world they belonged to.
"Someday, the world may learn how to avoid destruction. Until then, I'll defend it, as many times as it takes."
The heroes shut their eyes and rest, in order to be ready for the next battle against evil...
Prologue
---Is this world worth risking your life?
That's what Chris Redfield has been asking himself. An unanswered question, when it comes to protecting those who love one another, the good ones, his answer's a definite yes. But what about the rest of the world? Is there any point in putting yourself on the line for a world of fools blinded by their desires, so easily opening up the gates of hell and causing so much destruction? There are certainly people in this world who it seems desire only to perish. Greedy fools swinging pickaxes from their pedestals in search of gold. Chris is skeptical about these people. If that's the majority in this world, is there any reason to protect this world, or even to make sense of it...?
2003--- he witnessed the source of the biohazard to an end as a central figure in a private anti-bioterror unit, the predecessor to the BSAA. Under the mask of a pharmaceutical company, Umbrella, an insane organization that had developed a horrific array of biological weapons--- the last of its savage evil research was hidden deep inside a frozen secret Russian factory. At that time, Chris believed the world was saved. It seemed like a new dawn had just begun and they were finally moving away from the brink of self-destruction, leading to a future full of light.
But that never happened.
It was far from over. The frightening technologies they'd developed never went away, and the secrets tightly controlled by the Umbrella organization prior to then were taken out by researchers who no longer feared the organization's surveillance. They dove into the underworld outside the law and soon spread throughout the world as "commodities." As powerful armaments that can be obtained cheaply, terrorists have begun purchasing bioweapons.
---When will it end? If the tightrope goes on endlessly, isn't that no different from destruction?
Referred to as "the BSAA's ace", Chris has a brilliant track record preventing many bioterror attacks, but Chris' chest is filled with an indescribable emptiness. Many comrades have been sacrificed to repair the errors of fools. Even if the world's saved, these friends will never return. He had lost his irreplaceable former partner.
Bzzzzt!
Large flies whirling around his ears bring Chris back to reality. The morning sun was already radiating the heat on his bare skin in Kijuju, a town in the western part of Africa. At a storefront on the main street, torn apart livestock give off an unpleasant odor. Noise-laden speech coming out of the radio can be heard among the dry wind across the street. It was in the local language, agitated, and terribly hard to hear, but Chris could understand the meaning of some words.
"Lead us... paradise... salvation! Death... judgment..."
He faintly scowled at the unsettling sounds. In this country where the government has just fallen, the imaginary and inanimate are competing for power over the next leader. The atmosphere in the city was on edge and could break out into a riot. The speech, intended to agitate the human mind, continues to echo in violent tones that foment a dangerous atmosphere.
---As good a place as any for an underground bioweapons deal.
Chris is here to put a stop to the deal and secure the trafficker's identity. Even if he couldn't find the answer, it was time to act. Time to investigate the truth of some incredible rumors.
A siren sounds somewhere and echoes in the streets over the speech from the radio. Sheva Alomar, who'd just joined him, stopped and looked around suspiciously.
The town's appearance changed completely in a few moments. The murderous hustle stopped in an instant and signs of life only seconds ago had vanished. The streets were empty, the town looked like a ghost town at midday. All that remained was dust and heavy air.
The premonition of something wrong slithers up Chris' back and runs down his spine. A kind of extra-sensory perception ability he's acquired from biological disasters, a warning alarm of violence. Chris hurries to the meeting location.
Something was starting to happen. Beyond the shimmering of a heat haze, something that would destroy everyday life.
The two agents are already in the midst of the situation. But it's still unclear for Chris and Sheva. A storm of death that can only be surpassed by an unwillingness to keep a calm silence before attacking.
On this day, the town called Kijuju vanished. Instead, what appeared in its place was a hell named Kijuju, where monsters dressed as humans had taken over.
The gates to hell had been opened.
CHAPTER 1
"Partner..."
Chris is thinking about Sheva Alomar, someone whom he met just a while ago, and is now assisting him in his job.
Honestly, he'd never expected Sheva to be involved so deeply. Before he had any knowledge of the situation, Chris was even thinking to himself it might be better off doing it without a partner. It's better not to have more people going down in this mission. After all, Chris has had enough of these "I'm alive but my partner's dead" sorts of deals. He doesn't want to be the survivor anymore because of this.
Truth is, for the past few years, Chris has never found any new partner to form a proper team within the BSAA. It's only in a few exceptional cases where he'll get someone to tag along. Most of the time, he prefers to work alone.
Of course, fighting the battle alone isn't his personal preference. Partners are often needed just so you have someone to watch your back, and it definitely helps to have a person to provide cover for each other to take down hostiles. All the while Chris is simply using his experience and endurance to complete his missions. In short, he's using his impressive abilities to make up for the fact he has no backup.
Working with anyone will certainly help, but that also means that person's living in danger too. If simply talking about the risk of the mission, it's logical that going in a large group's better than doing it solo. However, even if it means the chances of losing a teammate are smaller, as long as there exists a slim possibility someone's going to get hurt, Chris would rather fight it alone. He hopes no matter how bad the situation is, he'll be the only person who sacrifices.
In this mission, it's inevitable that someone who's familiar with the area would be required as a partner. Kijuju hasn't been stable for quite some time, and with the recent changes in the country's political side, the situation's actually deteriorating. Communication has broken down indefinitely and the civilians are feeling pretty low. Foreigners, especially those operating under the guise of a world police, are what's needed to break the mental limits of those people. As such, someone who understands the local languages is needed.
The chosen partner's Sheva Alomar from the BSAA West African branch.
Chris has nothing against having a female partner. In fact, the partner he regarded as irreplaceable was a female too. She's the perfect person whom Chris can totally trust and rely on, someone whom he believes is what he needed to complete any mission. Chris felt their teamwork was like an eagle able to escape from biohazardous danger.
However, one of the eagle's wings was broken. What remains is a grave with no corpse. The name on the tombstone is Jill Valentine.
Chris doesn't want to experience that anymore, hence the reason he started going into missions alone from then on.
According to intel, the risks in this mission aren't very significant at all. Chris has the identity information of the weapons smuggler whom he has been tracking down. He's just going in as an observer. Chris and Sheva's job is to go in after the main forces have taken over the area, then escort the weapons smuggler (who'll already have been arrested by then), back.
Unfortunately, the situation had taken a bad turn. When Chris and Sheva go to meet up with Alpha Team, the people tasked with the break-in, he discovered the people of Kijuju revealing some sort of murderous intention which doesn't belong to any human.
This situation's similar to a biohazard outbreak five years ago in a quiet village. That case was when the U.S. president's daughter was abducted and Leon S. Kennedy, a U.S. agent, was sent in to rescue her. According to his report, the villagers mutated into what are called "Ganado" due to a parasite known as the Plaga. The parasite's something capable of taking over the human body's nervous system and using the brain to engage in battle, effectively turning the person into a bioweapon. After a major upgrade, the new version of the parasite's able to work its magic within 10 seconds, and this new version of the Plaga has been spread throughout the Kijuju region.
Monsters in human bodies have started attacking Chris and Sheva. They're able to use human language to communicate and tell each other their victims' location. Furthermore, they're also capable to getting over barriers and breaking down doors to get to them. Savages may not be the correct term to describe them anymore. They're practically a monster army from hell. They're demons with several simplistic thoughts: catch, bite and tear.
Despite that, Sheva wasn't intimidated at all. She calmly lifted her gun, took aim, then pressed the trigger. The bullets accurately pierced the creatures' bodies. While the remaining creatures were getting stunned from that, she made use of openings to rain down punches and kicks on them. This warrior's assuming full responsibility for covering Chris' back, just like she believes Chris is watching her back too.
Its hard for Chris not to feel impressed by her. Even Jill at the age of 23 almost couldn't react like this when she first faced those creatures. That was more than a decade ago though.
"I'll just trust her then, and let her watch my back."
Sheva's still young with very good potential to be a BSAA leader in the future, so Chris decides maybe he shouldn't die yet either. To find his missing wing, Chris has headed into the land of Africa.
Letting Sheva do the job of providing cover, Chris planted three bullets into the heads of the Plaga monsters, effectively killing them.
Sheva blows a whistle as a congrats sign. The eagle missing a wing since the loss of Jill is up and flying again thanks to his new partner. The face of anti-bioterrorism is able to let loose his full potential once again.
The shield protecting them from death however, is crumbling down...
CHAPTER 2
Chris is staring intently at a statue of a sleeping beauty. He's like a person looking at his lover through a mirror, where the other side of the mirror's a different dimension.
The image displayed on the PDA screen issued by the BSAA isn't very good quality. The faint face is illuminated by a weak light, and the blurry rim of the face is full of fantasy colors. It's unknown whether this is what gives the person in the image a sense of living. This also gives what's on the other side of this still image, Chris, to believe the person in the screen's still alive.
Perhaps this is hope in his heart, or maybe it's a dumb innocent wish. The lady in the image is like a white dead body with pure skin. The hair color seems to be slightly lighter than what Chris had in mind, and due to the closed eyelids, it's kind of hard to tell. There are many unknowns surrounding this picture, and it's not far fetched to say this lady's related to her.
Despite that, Chris is able to recognise the person. He's been chasing this lead all the while, just so he can repair the missing piece of his heart. This can't be a mistake, nor an illusion. This is a fact.
Among all the information from the evidence they've confiscated at the deal location for the bioweapon, this image is the only item with her shadow. This photo has a background of a laboratory, which means this is a photograph of a test subject.
It's Jill, his old partner who sacrificed herself and jumped off a cliff in order to save Chris. Due to Jill's absence ever since, the BSAA have removed her from duty. But two years later, there's finally a sign that shows she may be alive after all, and this sign's appearing right in front of her partner who refuses to believe she's dead.
The reason why Chris, who was from BSAA North American branch, was hoping to join this operation within Kijuju, was because he'd obtained some sort of lead leaked by Irving on the black market while he was looking for Jill. This "lead" isn't even hearsay. It's just an unreliable rumor. However, Chris found it hard to ignore that rumor as it actually popped up in the black market for no reason. In theory, "Jill Valentine" shouldn't have any reason to even exist in this place at all, but he somehow made his way onto the team for this mission, positioning himself to deal with this guy who Alpha Team's supposed to handle.
Chris finally discovered something related. As if he's scared that this will fly away like a balloon, he's grabbing tight at this clue which if he released, will never find it again.
However... the situation in front of them has gotten out of hand. There's no humanity left in Kijuju. They appear to be possessed, the locals calling them "Majini." They're poor puppets who got sacrificed to the newly improved parasites. The scene in front of Chris resembles Raccoon City when it got consumed by massive flames. Is this place going to end up being utterly destroyed too? In order to conceal this incident, does that mean Kijuju's fated to be destroyed as well?
This isn't the only threat from bioweapons. Irving, who has already discovered the movement of BSAA special troops, has released a dangerous B.O.W. capable of spreading infection everywhere, inside the building of the deal location. The reason for this was to lay a trap for the incoming forces.
The creepy and bizarre organism secretes a slimy liquid which doesn't look very different from black oil. Perhaps it's wrong to call it a creature. The remains where the heart's supposed to be is just a lump of flesh, or rather, human remains which don't look human. The numerous gigantic, black-snake like monsters gathered together and formed a humanoid like it was a magic show.
The body bundled by the black tentacles crawls along the ground at a high speed which shouldn't be possible for something so big. This unknown monster has just wiped out the entire well-equipped Alpha Team in an instant.
When Chris and his partner arrived at the place, Captain DeChant was the only one still breathing. The rest of the teammates were stabbed, despite wearing battle suits which include a bullet & blade-proof vest. Their bodies have turned into some rotting, pitiful black corpses. DeChant used his last remaining energy to pass along the data to Chris before he died.
The two soldiers were able to defeat this mysterious B.O.W. because they were lucky enough to encounter it at the underground furnace. Even if you fire at this B.O.W. point blank, this monster will sustain little to no damage at all due to the body being comprised of those thick black ropes which allow it to separate and regroup at will, pretty effective for dodging. The partners end up incinerating this invincible-seeming monster. The Uroboros cells capable to regenerating infinitely just got toasted to hell by this giant burning ground which is strong enough to burn any human to ashes instantly. What's left on the ground are its worthless remains.
When Chris imagined how things might turn out if they were fighting it outdoors instead, he shivered like a carnivore just licked him. If there are no anti-tank rocket launchers available, its safe to assume they wouldn't be able to take it down even if they depleted their ammo on it. If biological experiments are already being conducted on it, and with the possibility of Irving spreading it, then that means they need to arrest him at any cost. This dangerous mission naturally falls onto Chris and Sheva' shoulders due to Alpha Team's demise.
At this moment, the possibility of Jill's survival has awakened Chris' battle senses. He's going to find Irving no matter what, then force him to spill on where to find these B.O.W.'s he released in Kijuju, along with the location where the photo was taken... Jill's location.
Although they'd broken through countless waves of Majini and caught up with their target in the end, they still found themselves behind by a step. As the confrontation with Irving takes place in a building by a hillside, a mysterious figure in a cloak disguise and a bird mask suddenly appeared on the scene, then disappeared along with Irving in a split second. Facing this unknown character behind a smoke-screen, Chris has a strange feeling. For some reason he's starting to feel anxious.
Sunset's approaching, and darkness is beginning to take over the marshland. The clock's still ticking as the mission continues...
CHAPTER 3
Sheva's taking a look within herself.
Analyzing Sheva's personality, it's obvious that for someone who's an optimistic, strong-minded girl like her, she belongs to a group brimming with "light." Sheva can head towards the direction of the light, and no matter what circumstances she's in, her heart will never get polluted or fall to the dark side. Sheva Alomar has the spirit of a natural-born warrior.
But there's a shadow in Sheva's heart. This dark shadow in her heart's something hidden within herself that she can't comprehend.
"Is this anger?"
On one day in her youth--- something happened when she was still an 8-year-old girl, altering her world. Her parents who'd been taking good care of her had passed away. The pharmaceutical factory where her parents worked at, or rather an Umbrella weapons laboratory disguised as a medicine factory, was the cause of her parents' death due to a biohazard experiment incident. The government had close ties with the giant corporation and covered up the truth, so Sheva couldn't even bid farewell to her beloved parents' dead bodies.
Since then, she was under her world's control. Her relatives thought they were going to get some compensation so they took her in, practically kidnapping her. When they realised they weren't getting a single cent, they starved her. She escaped her uncle's place and while she was struggling for her life, an anti-government group that was angry at the government being a puppet to Umbrella Corp., took her in. Henceforth she spent her youth in military fatigues.
There are many terms for these people, but no matter what the terms are, it doesn't change the fact they behave like terrorists. Their aim's simply to "take down the corrupt government and replace it with a new one that won't be bullied by more powerful countries" which separates them from terrorists. They treated her like a comrade, raising her in a manner where she turned into an ordinary girl unlike them.
This time didn't last long, as the organization crossed the line when Sheva was 15. Maybe they were tired of fighting, but they collaborated with Umbrella to take down the government. They planned a large-scale biohazard attack, which of course didn't sit well with Sheva.
She left the group and made a deal with a U.S. Government agent. She supplied the man with information, then they foiled the plan. The group took a major hit.
Sheva departed for America and received education under the U.S. Government. This was to prepare her to become a fighter against biohazardous outbreaks and Umbrella.
Her dream never changed after becoming part of the BSAA. Although Umbrella's dead, their legacy remains. A simple terrorist can still get their hands on a dangerous B.O.W. easily. "Can't let them get onto the market", this aim's the source of strength which makes her fight against biohazardous activities. Even for someone who belongs to the "light", after being burned from the death of her parents, she's ready to burst.
"But is this really anger?" She asked herself.
This is beyond the BSAA's control. The chopper got destroyed, and Delta Team was wiped out save for Josh Stone. When HQ issues an order of retreat, it means the situation's so bad they're to consider whether carpet bombing the area's a solution.
But Sheva refused to return. Even though this seems like a blind judgement, she chose to go ahead and arrest Irving alongside Chris. She stubbornly rejected Chris' warning and stayed at the scene with her willpower.
The underground dealer had a change in front of them.
On the boat travelling along the seabed, something's moving on his back behind his jacket. Ricardo Irving's screaming, his face a mixed expression of regret, happiness, surprise and pain. Several snake-like tentacles as big as Chris' arms spawned from Irving's back, flapping around while fresh blood burst out from the wounds. Irving began to laugh maniacally, his body shivering as if he was without bones.
Despite the crazy and horrific sight, Chris isn't afraid at all. He's not backing down against a guy who has tossed away his humanity.
"That's what I think, at least."
The battle spirit surged out from the inner portion of their hearts. This is what burns within them when they're in a desperate situation.
"I want his recognition. I want him, who's chasing after Jill, to take me as a partner."
Sheva knew both Jill and Chris are the heroes who took down Umbrella. Her aim's far. In this case, she has to chase after the shadow of Jill and surpass her. She has to remain brave no matter what.
The sound of the bullets from Chris' gun, and the splashes of water caused by Irving under the water, are the battle signals for the lady warrior who sees her future.
CHAPTER 4
"What a magnificent view!"
A beautiful concrete street's in front of the pair. The stones of the structure have been made with care, which illustrates its creators' advanced architectural techniques. The natural light shining in from somewhere lights up this underground city.
A giant hole beyond anyone's imagination is hidden deep within the shore, as well as the numerous mysterious structures which seem to be capable of filling up the hole itself. They have been there since a long time ago... or maybe even during the prehistoric period. This is a city ruin--- or a better term might be a holy ground. A secret holy ground defended for generations by a king.
But the holy ground's guards exist no more. Hidden in the dark corners of the streets is a bunch of puppets manipulated by a weird worm--- a parasite known as the Plaga. The term given to these possessed, insane people is "Majini."
They're known as the "Ndipaya Tribe." They're the natives who live in the wetlands outside the Kijuju Autonomous Zone. These tribespeople have built various unique wooden structures while living an isolated life free from the cities and politics. Their ancestors had constructed a secret kingdom in the land of Africa so advanced it's enough to rewrite history. However, they were annihilated, as they were used as test subjects by people who've taken enormous sums of money.
The mastermind of the mining for the oil exploitation is Ricardo Irving. This heartless merchant of death used the excuse of preventing some disease to inject a "vaccine" into the entire population of the Ndipaya tribe. All females, kids yet to reach a certain age, as well as unborn babies died during the process.
The male adults have their minds taken away by the parasite, while their agility has been enhanced. They're bloodthirsty and have turned into grim reapers. Their hearts burn with uncontrollable killing instincts and they've put their tribe's traditional war paint on their bodies. The dignity of this proud tribe has been uprooted, turning them into monsters.
This cruel act's something only a devil could do. For his own selfish intentions, the tribes born from the ancient civilization have been wiped out in an instant. This cruel deed can only be undertaken by heartless, crazy people who believe only in "might makes right."
The mind behind this activity, Irving, is dying on his way to hell. According to Kennedy's report, Plaga-infected people gain enormous strength while still retaining their consciousness. However, their appearance may turn into some weird, gigantic monster. These are demonic seeds. Having chosen the path of injecting this B.O.W. into his body with no chance of returning to humanity, Irving dies after a deadly battle with Chris and co. He turned into an ugly lump of meat, then dissolved as he screamed in pain. Heaven has just brought down judgement on his deeds.
This pathetic money-governed slave was merely a dancing puppet behind an authentic evil.
Irving belongs to the gigantic enterprise "TRICELL" which harbors 3 major sections: shipping, natural resources development, and pharmaceuticals divisions. He's in charge of the natural resources department, and his mining facility belongs to the TRICELL Africa company. But the BSAA missed the key link between the two.
Irving's black market trading is just his personal crime, but the main reason there are so many sacrifices for this combat mission's due to their battle information having been leaked out. Excella Gionne's the female boss who controls all the departments. She's also the same person in charge of the TRICELL Africa company as well as the one responsible for allowing Irving to sell covertly developed B.O.W.'s on the black market. The series of biohazardous activities is the work of the world's leading conglomerate, on top of the biggest sponsor and largest influence on the BSAA, TRICELL.
The only clue given to Chris and co. is the name "Excella" uttered by Irving before he died, along with the deep passage having been used for escape by the hooded lady in the bird mask.
As Chris and co. navigate into this secret passage, he feels someone's pulling the strings behind all this.
The city roamed only by semi-dead people has turned into a holy ground for worship. This sacred place can only be crossed by a select few who possess unmatched intelligence and strength. This underground structure contained numerous traps difficult to duplicate even with modern scientific technology, and operated on natural sunlight. The complicated stairs used to fend off intruders form a maze. There are also passages constantly swept by the rays of frying sunlight from gigantic magnifying glasses, intense enough to scorch a human to death in an instance. These light traps will forever trap any people stupid enough to intrude on the place.
These were constructed by an ancient king and used to select the successor. Without a powerful body and brain to see through the secrets hidden deep beneath this holy ground, this place is basically a deadly testing ground.
Chris and Sheva passed the test, then headed into the deepest area to the underground garden. The Ndipaya called it the "Sun Garden", a holy ground where people can receive extraordinary intelligence.
They see intriguing flowers around. They look like Chrysanthemums, but they also look like something red and poisonous. Neither of them have any idea these flowers are responsible for the start of everything, in other words, the progenitor. But their gazes soon leave these flowers.
The reason for that's because...
What appeared in front of them was a symbol which should've been destroyed, that symbolizes disaster, the logo of Umbrella.
Umbrella's legacy has been taken over by a new generation of mad successors. TRICELL has become the successor in control of the Progenitor Virus. The soul of evil carries on here.
What Chris hadn't noticed, is that if this path had a clue on Jill, then all the dots would be connected. The rival who disappeared with her will show up soon...
CHAPTER 5
After she wakes up, everything burns into her mind.
The extraction of the numerous blood and cell samples, as well as the various electronic devices connected to her body which take away her freedom, are recording all the details related to her body. Her physical information's totally exposed due to inspection from these various devices.
Unknown chemicals are injected into her body constantly, some make her heart pump excitedly, others make her feel as if she's at the calm before death... some make her feel confused. These medicines won't just cause people to have illusions or enhanced nerve sensories, but also false feelings where a second feels like a few minutes. Her spirit's being toyed with, her body continuously tortured. For the TRICELL scientists who've long abandoned human sense, she's no human, but a toy identified as Test Subject 0084-6237.
But someone's displeased with the fact her personality's being wiped away. This man's the mastermind behind this human experiment, and he doesn't simply just view her as a test subject. Besides a subject for study, he also used a special kind of drug to control her, then treated her as his loyal right hand man. For this to happen to her, who has tired of fighting evil schemes, is an insult to the justice within her.
After being released from the laboratory facility, she was given a suit that allows her to execute missions in secret. A mask which makes people think of a nocturnal hunting animal, as well as a dark cloak covering the body that hasn't deteriorated, but rather been further augmented during long term training within her prison--- assuming an underground mystery identity, she's now a subordinate of terrorists. She appears actively in the dark corners of the streets, striking fear and leaving a trail of disaster wherever she goes.
A chemical injected into her body holds the power to control anyone, no matter how tough the person's spirit. This is a very threatening and dangerous drug. This isn't what's frightening. The most terrifying aspect of the chemical is that it retains the person's consciousness. This is to say the drug won't take away the person's thoughts, but also retain their memories while being forced to execute the mission.
Hence she remembers everything. She'd become the bodyguard of Ricardo Irving and they travelled to Kijuju together. They also infected a guy in town with the Uroboros Virus, then set him as a trap to deal with the BSAA Alpha Team. Her body totally ignored her willpower to go against the orders, so she has to watch her body executing these cruel missions without any control. But she remembers clearly who she is.
She remembers her name's Jill Valentine -
Jill's still alive.
That day, when she stepped into the mansion where Umbrella's founder Oswell E. Spencer resided, she chose the route of dying along with her rival. To save Chris, she leapt without hesitation, then fell down the cliff with her enemy. That was from a height where if you fall, there's no way you could survive.
The man who should've died with Jill had gotten used to the virus that had altered his DNA, turning into a superhuman beyond anyone's imagination. This man was Jill's superior during her time in S.T.A.R.S., as well as an Umbrella spy--- Albert Wesker. With his superb reflexes and strength, he used the cliff to decrease the speed of the fall and survived, not forgetting to save Jill too. He carried her to his personal laboratory, stepping onto sacred ground stained by darkness. Wesker's actions had one reason--- He wished to give this lady, who resented him as much as Chris did, a taste of a suffering worse than death, by injecting her body with the Uroboros Virus which hadn't been completed yet.
Jill was placed in a long cyrogenic sleep in a low temperature chamber for the virus to take effect. This greatly altered her fate of heading into a path of destruction though. The t-Virus which went dormant during the treatment she received during the Raccoon City Destruction Incident had awakened due to her extended cyrogenic sleep.
Wesker discovered it, then he extracted the antibodies. He used it to control the toxicity of the Uroboros Virus, which uses the Progenitor Virus as its basis. Ironically, the antibodies from Jill's body accelerated completion of the Uroboros Virus.
Jill, with her antibodies, has been administered P30--- Gifted with superhuman abilities, she's been given a powerful drug that controls her mind too. This evil drug is continuously injected into her body, torturing her to no end. Just as Wesker intended, Jill's receiving hell-like suffering.
"I'm begging you, kill me!"
The silent scream's playing in Jill's mind. She has turned into a super weapon, her body harboring murderous intent she can't control. The man's instructions play in her mind in the midst of her pointing and squeezing the trigger of the machine gun at the targets.
"Kill him. Turn Chris and his partner, Sheva, into two corpses."
Wesker's instruction to Jill before he leaves, which is to kill Chris who has finally come for her, plays mercilessly in her mind like an echo. The painful, unbearable order's destroying Jill mentally, and she's begging with her mind for her old partner, Chris, to end her suffering.
"Don't worry about me! If this goes on I'll only end up killing both of you! Shoot me, please!"
Despite that, Chris refuses to give up. Chris screams like a beast at the brainwashed Jill. He promises that even if it means giving up his life, he's going to free his partner with whom he has finally reunited, from her curse.
Sheva shares his sentiment. She switched from her gun to close-quarters combat to subdue Jill. This is to extract and destroy the device from her chest--- the device that has been injecting the P30 into Jill.
This is to awaken Jill--- the determination from these two people gives her strength, a strength powerful enough for her to briefly override the order inside her brain.
"Chris, you've found a great partner. I won't give up either, and I'll work hard to get back by your side!"
There's a little sadness there... because Chris has found a new wing.
CHAPTER 6
A black nightmare emerged from the body of Excella Gionne.
This is a living nightmare capable the blanketing the entire Earth and plunging every living thing into despair. When all the colors merged into one, it became a stained dark color. This is the solidification of the forbidden, evil intention by the wishful dream of people who wished to become gods. This destructive shadow has tipped the balance of the world, preparing to send the planet into a direction of no return.
Excella's arrogant expression on her beautiful face began to shift and twist. Her face deformed like an abstract art piece as ink-like liquid started to pour out. A group of large snakes rushed out from her mouth. These snake-like creatures are formed when people can't adapt to the Uroboros Virus. These creatures rapidly multiply in front of Chris and co., subsequently swallowing their host, the female boss of the TRICELL Africa Branch.
This is just like the snake that swallows its own tail, which is also the symbol of eternal return--- Uroboros. Excella's model-like body, decorated with various accessories, is fitting enough to brace the cover of fashion magazines. At this moment however, this body's now giving birth to this black virus, which soon mercilessly consumes her body in no time, both within and without. This Uroboros Virus has just extracted the necessary minerals it needed from Excella's body, this causing the organism to become bigger in no time.
This is the saddest death for the witch who has been using countless victims as laboratory test subjects. You can also say this is her retribution if you want. Unfortunately, these tentacles weren't satisfied just destroying the victim's body. Almost as if driven by greed and hunger, the Uroboros stretches out its tentacles.
It was clear what it was trying to do. Just somewhere nearby was a small pile of corpses. These were nutrients provided for the Uroboros to consume in order to grow stronger.
Chris and Sheva watched in horror as the Uroboros reached for the corpse mountain, using its tentacles to absorb the dead bodies one by one. After its hunger was satisfied, the Uroboros wriggled disgustingly on the gigantic deck board of the ship.
After all the bodies had been consumed, the Uroboros turned into a demon tree from hell. Just like a huge tree that had planted its root firmly into the ground for thousands of years, it stands like a catastrophic event waiting to happen. This demon tree stood up in front of Chris and Sheva, as if trying to reach for the sky in an attempt to tear down heaven and the gods.
The tentacles are still searching around for food, and in the meantime, Sheva and Chris escaped into the ship itself. This was a tactical retreat. It doesn't matter if they found a way to escape from this place now though, as neither of them have any intention of leaving this matter alone anyway. As agents tasked to scrubbing these biological affairs from the world, no doubt they have no reason to leave behind this bioweapon. They don't think the creature will die from sinking into the water, and in a worst case scenario, the creature might even pollute the entire ocean which would spread the danger--- and there's a very significant possibility of this happening. Since the Uroboros is tracking down both of them, they might as well go along with the situation and try to trap it on the boat to destroy it.
At this moment, Chris and Sheva realize this is what their enemy means by the "true face of the end of the world."
If the virus was to be carried up into the sky by a missile then got released into the atmosphere, the virus will be blown by the easterly winds to cover a big portion of the Earth. If that's the case, the world will be blanketed by a nightmare forever. Those rejected by the virus will go crazy and become carriers of the virus seeking the next victim. This event will play out continuously, then soon enough the whole world will be ruled by the Uroboros Virus, forever shifting the planet's ecosystem.
Uroboros will appear in the populated regions initially. At the end of the event, these creatures will also appear in the cities around the world, wriggling their tentacles as if to bid farewell to the end of humanity.
No matter what, Wesker's plan has to be stopped. This plan was inherited from the founder of Umbrella, Oswell E. Spencer, derived from his dream of "creating a new human race strong enough to survive the virus". The fate of six billion lives is now in the hands of the two agents who've been relentlessly in pursuit of this plan.
The ultimate form of the creature's still growing, expanding to a size so big it's capable of capsizing the ship right now if it wanted. It thrust its tentacles into the body of the ship to find the location of Chris and Sheva. Both of them evaded the ambushes while navigating the corridors, until they reached the bridge where they discover the way to destroy this demon tree.
A satellite laser weapon--- created as a precautionary measure just in case something goes wrong with the Uroboros experiment. TRICELL created this weapon allowing them to transmit a signal to the satellite to fire a gigantic laser beam at the target. If they used this on the cores of the ultimate form, perhaps they can end this serpent's life.
No, no "maybe." It's a must. We mustn't allow Wesker's wish to come true. I have no more doubt on whether this world's worth fighting for.
Sheva nodded at Chris, apparently approving the idea Chris was having. Chris looked straight into her eyes with an intense determination to defend the world with his life.
Both their souls merged without a word and the partnership headed towards the area which was holding the secret weapon. Uroboros reacted towards the prey immediately. Four gigantic tentacles which were as big as the head of the creature, emerged from the surface of the sea, ready to kill both of them anytime.
Sheva holds up the weapon, and shouts at the target without any fear.
"Rest in peace, Excella!"
Epilogue
Tomorrow will come without fail----.
Someone said to their believers that the lives of people are like flowers, fleeting as if in a dream. A storm in the night laid waste to the flowers that were meant to have bloomed the next morning.
The deathly wind blowing the life out of the flower petals could be compared to a cruel twist of fate. An untold number of flowers would die in a single night in the event of a sudden natural disaster or war. Powers that can't be fought by single individuals can easily steal away the morning before the night's over. It's said the world could completely change before you open your eyes in the morning. Deep tears could be shed, thinking about the future that's been lost.
This might be a somewhat pessimistic viewpoint. People would be unable to live if they were always in fear of what could happen tomorrow. Those people who believe in tomorrow are the people who work together to build a world for the people.
But...
This storm was a vicious one, unlike any seen since the dawn of man. Anything caught up in this night storm would be totally destroyed. It was a massively destructive wind that would not only extinguish six billion flowers, but also tear up the roots of the tree to which they were affixed--- the world itself.
What brought about this day of reckoning was the will of a single man--- the crazed will of Albert Wesker who hoped for a virus to separate and judge all mankind, continuing the will of the now dead Umbrella Corporation.
All of the viruses until now that had over and over again threatened the world with biohazards--- the t-Virus, G-Virus, t-Veronica, were all invented based on the Progenitor Virus extracted from the mythical flower "Stairway to the Sun," passed on by the Ndipaya tribe. The founders of Umbrella, noticing how the virus rapidly altered the DNA of living creatures, were delighted by this and imagined it as a hand of god or a divine medicine for leading Homo sapiens to the next stage of evolution. The world-class pharmaceutical corporation was just a front for hiding all traces of developing B.O.W.'s to sell on the black market, the company's true objective. They created Umbrella solely to modify the Progenitor Virus to complete the "ultimate" virus in order to turn the world into their own Shangri-La.
However, creating the virus called "Uroboros" took nearly half a century since the discovery of the Progenitor Flower called the Stairway to the Sun. The creators, envisioning themselves as gods, descended into mutual distrust, conniving and backstabbing, then perished from this world before witnessing its completion. It was Albert Wesker, who took the virus himself and evolved into a super-being, who continued their work like nothing had ever happened. He made it his job to spread the Uroboros Virus around the entire world as a means to usher the world into a new age. He hoped to rid the world of the inferior modern man and become the god of the new man.
It had been a long time since predictions of a global collapse in the not too distant future, due to global warming, pollution, rampant selfishness and runaway population growth. According to some, Umbrella's plan offered swift salvation to this world. One could imagine it as a quick remedy for a diseased planet, not unlike derailing a runaway train in order to save it before it careens off a cliff.
But, this ideal had devolved into a more aggressive selection of the species. The Uroboros Virus was a powerful drug--- no, not a drug, a poison--- that would only let those humans with superior DNA evolve to the next level. And as far as can be determined, only one man had successfully completely adapted to the virus, out of an uncountable number of victims in prototype experiments.
Or maybe none of the six billion humans were suitable to become a new human species to begin with. This wind of death, this virus, was about to be released upon the entire world. Mankind wouldn't wake up to the next morning...
In the sky above the rising sun, Chris remembered the same question again.
---Is there any value in putting one's life at risk to protect this world?
There is, now he thinks.
The world, with its civilization and six billion souls truly looked to be heading for its final destruction. There were wars around the world and countless problems that needed to be quickly resolved. Bioterror incidents would happen again and again. The flowers would eventually wilt and die.
But even so, Chris felt the idea of killing the flowers so new ones can be born, of killing the tree all the way to its roots, was a crazed idea. He felt Wesker had followed an extreme logic and became intoxicated with the magnanimous power to destroy the world using Umbrella's deadly assets.
The volcanic island, which was the scene of the battle, was now glowing red and billowing volcanic ash. These purifying flames had cleansed the Uroboros Virus once and for all, incinerating and destroying this man with insane ambition. Wesker's destiny, which started in Raccoon City, had finally come to an end.
The world was saved from the brink of destruction and witnessed a fresh dawn. Its six billion inhabitants were none the wiser with almost no one knowing Chris had fought off a terrifying storm that almost forged the final night, as he fought to the death.
However, Sheva was in his wings fighting out of a belief in good. Even after being taken to the realm of the enemy, Jill had finally returned to him. Smiles returned by comrades--- there was value in winning, even if just for that. There was a reason for continuing the world they belonged to.
"Someday, the world may learn how to avoid destruction. Until then, I'll defend it, as many times as it takes."
The heroes shut their eyes and rest, in order to be ready for the next battle against evil...