biohazard archives (バイオハザードアーカイブス, known as resident evil ARCHIVES outside of Japan) is a "Bible" book detailing the mythology of the BIOHAZARD series, covering the majority of the games in the series between 1996~2002. A "Revised Reprint" was published as a smaller and cheaper book, and released on February 18, 2010. The information in the book was edited and approved by Yasuhisa Kawamura, the scenario writer of BIOHAZARD 3 LAST ESCAPE, and the R&D teams of each game covered in the book took part in its creation.
Publisher: CAPCOM CO., LTD
Released: March 31, 2005
Product ID: ISBN4-906582-31-1
Pages: 352
Released: March 31, 2005
Product ID: ISBN4-906582-31-1
Pages: 352
CHARACTER TRACK
Albert Wesker (p.134-136)
Captain of S.T.A.R.S. and leader of Alpha Team. Appearing formidable and full of grandeur, he's cool-headed and his trademark deep-black sunglasses give the impression that he'is not easily approachable. He wears a tactical vest on his uniform. His side is equipped with a pouch with spare clips and a radio is attached to his chest. The Samurai Edge mounted in his leg holster was customized for him. His shooting skills are on par with the ace, Chris Redfield. A specialist in bioengineering, he once belonged to the Arklay Laboratory alongside the later developer of the G-Virus, William Birkin. Their objective was t-Virus research. However, the two men's fates greatly diverged ever since betraying James Marcus, director of the executive training school. Wesker submitted himself to a position as an intelligence agent whereas William rose and shone as a central figure inside Umbrella. Afterwards, he was inaugurated as Captain at the same time S.T.A.R.S. was established. He began espionage to prevent S.T.A.R.S. digging into the truth.
Wesker's turning point came once they were issued a dispatch request to the Arklay Mountains. Then, Wesker planned to conversely use his secret orders to eliminate S.T.A.R.S. and collect combat data. For a long time, he'd planned to defect to Umbrella's opposing company and awaited an opportunity to produce a gift. However, his scheme was ruined due to the activities of Chris and Jill, and out of necessity, Wesker put his next plan into action. It was to seize the G-Virus, of which William pushed forward research. When two months passed since the Mansion Incident, Wesker took action in cooperation with the spy Ada Wong. Also at this time, they encountered interferences from Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield and also the Umbrella Security Service, and failed to seize it as a result. But, the G-Virus was finally recovered from a remaining corpse. He succeeded in escaping Raccoon City just before the bombing.
After seizing the G-Virus, although Wesker had regained his honor, he wasn't satisfied with it. The next place Wesker aimed at was the Antarctic underground laboratory. This was to acquire the genius scientist Alexia Ashford herself, who'd awoken there. Wesker attacked Rockfort Island with his secret organization's special ops unit to obtain the new virus she developed, "t-Veronica." He plunged the island into chaos. And in the midst of his subversive activities, he reunited with his former subordinate Chris, his biggest rival. As a new life-form deviating from the natural world as a human...
Ada Wong (p.143)
A beauty of Asian origin encountered by Leon S. Kennedy during his search of the police station. She said she came to Raccoon City looking for her missing lover, but it was mere deceit. Ada had another face as a female spy, as she belonged to Umbrella's rival company that Albert Wesker had joined. As she'd received special training, her movements and marksmanship techniques are professional in and of themselves. Even in abnormal situations, she carries out her mission silently, showing not even the slightest unease. Ada infiltrated Umbrella from before, continued espionage and came into contact with John, chief scientist at the Arklay Laboratory. She succeeded in gathering information about the t-Virus. Then when William Birkin furthered G-Virus development, she obtained information and set out to recover the virus at Wesker's command.
A sample of the G-Virus was hidden inside the pendant owned by Sherry, William's daughter. Based on that intel, Ada searched within Raccoon City where Zombies roamed. And then she met Leon S. Kennedy, who was also by chance looking for a way to escape there, and she schemed to use him. By pretending to cooperate with Leon, she successfully obtained the pendant at last. However, the false joint quest with Leon had gradually and unknowingly brought about a change to Ada's heart. She loved Leon. The fluctuation of her emotions served as an enmity and Ada jeopardized her life in the face of an attack from G. Having awoken to forbidden love, Ada chose her own death in light of Leon's critical moment. But did she truly die? It's uncertain.
William Birkin (p.152)
The discoverer of the G-Virus and general director of the virus development project. He was a talented scientist prided by Umbrella, but while advancing the G-Virus Project, his relationship with headquarters became strained and he contacted the U.S. government (military authorities). It was timely for the government (military authorities). Despite the fact they purchased B.O.W.'s from Umbrella, they judged they'd no longer need to if a marvelously talented person like William was available. However, since William was going to monopolize the project, he was attacked by the Umbrella Security Service and left in a predicament. Since he injected the virus into his own body just before dying, he drove his body to ruin and became the bizarre organism "G."
William began following the path of a researcher in his teens. His superior scientific talent was recognized and he became an executive candidate employee of Umbrella, assigned at the executive training school. At this time, he met Albert Wesker. Afterwards, at the instructions of Chairman Spencer, the two were transferred to the Arklay Laboratory and continued researching the Progenitor Virus to completion. The 16-year-old youth William was selected as chief scientist of the t-Virus Project and propelled the project with pride. However, three years after the research began, his smooth sailing life of research was disturbed one day by a single existence. The genius Alexia Ashford produced by "CODE:Veronica." Since she was only 10-years-old and was director of the Antarctic Laboratory, William was jealous of her and started repeating unplanned studies and experiments out of competitive envy and impatience. There was no progress and time merely passed over the research, continuing until there was a report that Alexia had been infected and died in an accident. Fortunately however the straying would later provide the turning point for the t-Virus Project. Aiming at a comeback, he succeeded in stabilizing the Progenitor Virus. He produced several superior B.O.W.'s such as the Hunter. And though exposed to repeated injection experiments, as a result of administering the immortal test subject Lisa Trevor with a parasite (former prototype developed in the Nemesis Project), the mysterious virus "G" (primitive form of the G-Virus) was discovered within her body. Due to this, William drew up a new virus development project and received approval from headquarters. He was given the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory, which had a complete set of modern facilities, and moved the devilish research on the "G-Virus" Project there with his wife Annette.
Sherry Birkin (p.154)
The only daughter of William Birkin, the central figure of the G-Virus Project. Since she was raised without being shown much love from her parents, she's unable to show her feelings very much and isn't very talkative. After the biohazard outbreak in Raccoon City, she called for help according to the instructions of her mother, Annette, but thus happened to encounter a group of police officer Zombies, and started running from place to place.
It was Claire Redfield, who visited the town to search for her older brother, that protected the isolated and helpless Sherry. Although Sherry was afraid of her at first, when Claire identified herself as a human, she relaxed and they came to work together. However, there was a strange shadow relentlessly pursuing Sherry while trying to escape from the police station. It was the mass-production type Tyrant dropped into the police station by Umbrella. The objective of its pursuit was to recover the G-Virus. A sample of the virus concealed by William was stored inside the locket worn around Sherry's neck. There was no way Sherry could've known such a thing was among her personal effects, she could only try to escape... While the Tyrant's pursuit continued, Ada Wong, a female spy sent not by Umbrella but another organization, acquired the locket in question. She was also waiting for a chance to seize the G-Virus. Although it appeared Sherry was no longer a target due to the locket being taken, a further threat of evil design stirred and the situation became increasingly aggravated. The threat was her father William Birkin, who'd become the monster "G." He'd lost his human heart due to the virus' power and, dictated by instinct, attempted to implant his embryo into his child to make her a vehicle for the virus.
Faced with Sherry's crisis, it was her trusty partner Claire who rose with a glimmer of hope in her heart. Sherry ran a high fever and her body was very nearly controlled by the virus, but she recovered because Claire gave her the vaccine. After escaping Raccoon City, she's protected by the U.S. government and serves as a precious being (sample) on both political and military sides as a human carrying the only G-Virus antibody in the world.
James Marcus (p.155)
First director of the Umbrella executive training school. He was assassinated at the age of 70 due to an Umbrella scheme, however in 1998, ten years after he died, he mysteriously resurrected with his younger appearance and started maneuvering secretly to take revenge on the company and bring about global destruction.
Dr. Marcus discovered the Progenitor Virus alongside Oswell E. Spencer and Edward Ashford, and the three founded Umbrella after accepting the proposal of his friend Spencer. He took office as the executive training school's director at Spencer's request. Despite his director position, Dr. Marcus continued his research on the Progenitor Virus out of his desire to continue being a scientist, and before long, he developed the t-Virus which served as the foundation of future B.O.W. development. With this, he planned perfect a unique B.O.W. in order to upstage Spencer, who prioritized the company's management above all. He aimed to cement his position as a scientist within Umbrella.
While his top secret experiments progressed in the training school's underground laboratory, Dr. Marcus' ambition gradually distorted out of his hatred for Spencer. During virus administration experiments on animals, Dr. Marcus was irritated with not achieving the anticipated results, and eventually began using executive candidate employees as guinea pigs. The victims amounted to nearly 20, and this disgusting fact was treated as top-secret within Umbrella. However, once the B.O.W. development promoted by the Arklay Laboratory entered the third stage, there was an active motion to halt Dr. Marcus' research. Charged with a secret order from Spencer, Albert Wesker and William Birkin murdered him in the midst of his ambition, closing the curtain on his life of research.
Oswell E. Spencer (p.156)
Current leader of Umbrella. A European aristocrat from a distinguished family who discovered the Progenitor Virus, a new RNA virus, alongside James Marcus and Edward Ashford. He suggested establishing an organization to the two in order to promote the development of bioweapons, and together the three men founded the pharmaceutical company Umbrella, a camouflage company. The year the Progenitor Virus was discovered, Spencer built the Arklay Laboratory in Raccoon Forest. This advancement of virus research was top-secret to the world. Spencer requested the design from the architect George Trevor in order to liken the facility to a mansion, but murdered George soon after its completion. Along with his wife Jessica and daughter Lisa, he "silenced" them by using them for human experiments with the Progenitor Virus. He gradually boosted his own power within the company after the awkward presence of Dr. Marcus took office as director of the Umbrella executive training school.
Research was conducted at the Arklay Laboratory. It was none other than the t-Virus Project, also the trigger of the Mansion Incident. The project was pushed forward so it would compete with Dr. Marcus, who continued independent research even when banished to the training school. The project's turning point was when Dr. Marcus had a successful experiment due to mutated leeches. Spencer knew this and took in two people to his side, executive candidates Albert Wesker and William Birkin, and assassinated Dr. Marcus. They stole all of his virus research. Afterwards, Spencer managed to attain the completion of the t-Virus thanks to William's work, and through this, came to monopolize and control all of Umbrella.
CREATURE TRACK
Eliminator (p.179)
A B.O.W. developed by Dr. James Marcus based on a large monkey. Since the host was a highly intelligent mammal, there's almost no deterioration of brain cells and it has an impressive ability to execute commands. This is clearly a different mutation from that of humans infected with the t-Virus, which means its metabolic functions are working effectively. The effects of the virus have strengthened its muscle tissue, which has grown through the epidermis, significantly contributing to an improvement in agility and resistance. As a result of a violent attack impulse caused by a feeling of starvation, when it detects prey it leaps close at tremendous speed.
The "Eliminator" is a good example of successful experimental administration of the t-Virus, but it's not yet ready for mass-production. This is because monkeys that only comprehend simple commands aren't suitable for actual combat. Nevertheless, it's an obvious fact the Eliminator influenced the subsequent development of human-based B.O.W.'s.
Hunter (p.184-185)
The combat B.O.W. model Hunter was created based on a fertilized human egg crossbred with reptilian DNA through the power of the t-Virus, possessing long, sharp claws and scale-like skin covering its whole body. For that reason, its appearance is halfway between human and reptile and particularly ghastly to people. The Hunter was developed for the purpose of conflict with enemies in possession of anti-virus equipment and protective measures, and it had the capabilities to sufficiently fulfill the development concept. When it discovers a target, it pursues them with tremendous agility and jumping power. It corners and kills them without fail. As this aspect itself is very much like a hunter, that also became the reason it was named Hunter. Moreover, in addition to the Hunter's superior athletic capabilities, it possesses the intelligence to accomplish simple orders in an appropriate manner. Due to the above, the Hunter fulfilled a degree of perfection as a weapon in both cost and performance aspects and mass-production began with Code No. MA-121. All kinds of variations were produced with the α model as the base.
Later, the "Hunter β" was developed in an attempt to boost performance for a Hunter that could be mass-produced at low cost as the next leading product. Although its offensive strength's inferior to the α model, its agility was further enhanced with improvement of its nervous system. Instantaneous force was gained to the extent that it could dodge bullets. On the other hand, the "Hunter γ", aka "Frogger", was a subspecies based on the α model and β model, developed by a European laboratory of Umbrella. It was developed through a technique of incorporating human genes into the fertilized egg of an amphibian during the cultivation process, and instead of acquiring sharp perception ability; its eyes and teeth degenerated. It was born with a peculiar roundish form. However, because it has the specific properties of amphibians even more prominently than humans, this produced the drawback of being unable to function when not in a water location, and it seems its current condition didn't reach an adequate degree of perfection to be commercialized.
Now, the "Hunter II (Improved)" which appeared on Rockfort Island is a bioweapon produced by a different organization, whereas all these improved models are new models made at Umbrella's hands. Based on the original master data brought by Albert Wesker, the rival company strengthened its control aspect. They developed a system to send the Hunter II against only targets searched for using a peripheral device named a "self-propelled mode surveillance machine." Although this type pursued practicality as a weapon, since a "Sweeper" subspecies with toxicological properties exists, the rival company's development capabilities are predicted to be above average.
Hunter's Variation
HUNTER α (MA-121)
The Hunter used as the base of all versions. The data provided in combat with S.T.A.R.S. was also efficiently employed in later improvements.
HUNTER β
The β model's a prototype model sent into Raccoon City for a combat test before mass-production. Deteriorated due to genetic modification, its monstrous appearance is eye-catching.
HUNTER γ
The γ model's physical properties and activity zones are limited and inferior to the β model's offensive capability and intelligence. It's weak to direct sun rays and dry air, lacking in general versatility.
HUNTER II (IMPROVED)
After a self-propelled surveillance machine acquires a target, the Hunter II's sent to attack it. The subspecies Sweeper has deadly poison claws and a reddish-violet body.
Proto Tyrant (p.187)
The prototype model of the "Tyrant" B.O.W. developed aiming for the "ultimate life-form." As a result of the t-Virus acting to its full extent within the test subject's body, there was no promise of it developing the intelligence necessary to execute commands and notably its skin visibly decomposed. As a result, development was ceased near completion and it was subjected to disposal processing following data collection.
The heart is exposed on its chest like the completed model, and even the spine was exposed as its skin decayed and fell off. Although imperfections in its appearance cannot be denied, its physical functions are equal in comparison with the completed model, and it's recognized that the goal was cleared from the prototype stage. It has astounding vitality and on the side of aggressiveness in particular, its ferociousness is reminiscent of the completed model after limiter removal. For that reason, even after it was rejected, it resumed activity in a volatile state and quickly approached when it discovered a target. It attacks with its abnormally developed claws.
Tyrant (p.188-189)
The ultimate life-form which realized effective action of the t-Virus as a result of continuing research in reference to the data of the "Proto Tyrant." Having reached the pinnacle of a human-based B.O.W., Code No. "T-002" is the completed model used as the prototype for subsequent Tyrants and realized a design with the highest regard for combat capabilities. It marvelously displayed its capabilities and therefore, at the time of its creation, it was named Tyrant, the formal name of the "t" acronym, the denotation of the t-Virus.
The Tyrant possesses overwhelming combat capabilities, superior durability and high thinking ability for obeying commands. In addition, when its life is endangered it discharges its limiter and transforms itself into a "Super Tyrant." Although this function wasn't envisioned in the beginning, it has terrifying ferocity, agility and offensive capabilities with a reddish tinge on its body, serving as an ideal type of B.O.W. deserving of the name "tyrant." However, a vast amount of combat data was required to demonstrate its superior capabilities and a live combat test was rushed. Thus, a top-secret combat test against the S.T.A.R.S. officers was conducted in the Arklay Laboratory. As its opponents were elites, they collected influential data exceeding expectations and the results further raised the Tyrant's level of perfection.
Code No. "T-103" was an evolved model that gained a superior recovery ability due to augmenting its metabolic strength, resulting from the T-002 model's past results. The T-103 model has more of a human form in comparison with the T-002 model, and it could be said it was a step closer to the ultimate goal of disguising itself and infiltrating enemy territory. Moreover, if its life support function reaches a critical point, the power limiter (protective coat) is discharged and it's able to become a Super Tyrant.
In addition, the Tyrant stationed on Rockfort Island is a mass-produced type of the T-103 model and was delivered to the island by the Umbrella Security Service for training use. The big differences from the T-103 model are that its limiter is removed from the start, and it has small claws compared with the Super Tyrant state of the T-103 model. On the subject of offensive capability, it's considerably strong like the conventional type.
Tyrant's Variation
TYRANT
The mass-produced type of the T-103 model. Since it's in the limiter removed state, the original appearance of the one on Rockfort Island cannot be identified. You could probably imagine there's no difference with the T-103 model.
TYRANT (T-002 TYPE)
The T-002 model used for a combat test with S.T.A.R.S. that opened up the path to mass-production. Although commercial production was planned after the final check at the Arklay Laboratory, it left room for improvement.
S. TYRANT
An irregular state that changes the body dramatically due to limiter removal and usually dramatically increases capabilities as a weapon. This is the T-002 model changed into a Super Tyrant.
TYRANT (T-103 TYPE)
A new Tyrant model developed based on the T-002 model. Its ability to follow commands was improved and in Raccoon City it pursued targets according to an order to recover the G-Virus.
SUPER TYRANT (T-103 TYPE)
The T-103 model's limiter discharged state. At the time of mission deployment, the T-103 model wears a protective coat equipped with a limiter function and its body changes when this is removed.
Nemesis-T Type (Pursuer) (p.190-191)
The rampaging Tyrant in the Mansion Incident allowed the Umbrella bioweapon research teams to realize there was need for improvement. In response, the European branch under the headquarters' direct control drew up a new one-of-a-kind development project. At the Sixth Laboratory, research to overturn a fundamentally established concept was put into action. That was the "Nemesis Project." This was administering a newly-developed parasitic organism to the Tyrant rather than improving the Tyrant itself, a revolutionary design to improve intelligence.
The "NE-α Type" born in this project is a parasite for the purpose of B.O.W. intelligence enhancement and is usually called "Nemesis", sharing the project name. After it's transplanted at the cellular level into the spinal cord, it ingests the t-Virus and grows. After forming a unique brain, it alters the central nervous system and assumes control of brain functions. Thereby the host leaves all cerebration to the Nemesis and is completely controlled from the outside.
The "Nemesis-T Type" is a new B.O.W. model created by implanting Nemesis into a mass-produced type Tyrant, possessing outstanding intelligence capable of faithfully carrying out commands. Moreover, it also excels in its capability for self-judgement due to enhancement of thinking capacity, and also easily masters weapons that require complicated operation. It complies with commands and at the time of being put in operation, its body was wrapped in a special long coat both bulletproof and explosion-proof, with another inhibiting function if it by any chance goes out of control.
The Nemesis-T Type's self-regeneration capability easily far exceeds conventional B.O.W.'s under the influence of Nemesis' secretion. Impossible overcompensation is enormous however, namely rapid regeneration to compensate, and it eventually results in becoming physically grotesque. Its second form notably expressed deformation as its upper body received damage due to external factors and was freed from the coat's restraint, mutating at an ever-accelerating pace. The tentacles already visible in its first form began growing while making it more aggressive. And it wasn't finished there, deformation dramatically changed the Nemesis-T Type's body.
Although the Nemesis-T Type conquered intelligence decline, a secondary effect of the t-Virus, and as a result it wasn't possible to stop it rampaging. After destruction of the Tyrant's brain operating simultaneously with the Nemesis-T Type, self-preservation tends to become prominent and causes further deformation. That's exactly what the third form is, the cells of the two organisms rejected the body and became intricately convoluted, causing it to become gigantic. The head morphed into a large digestive organ as it gave top priority to predation. In addition, several blebs from which strongly-acidic pus blows and oozes out of were located side by side on the back, and the third form turned into a frightful monster no longer retaining its original form.
<-The Nemesis-T Type dropped into Raccoon City on a mission to obliterate S.T.A.R.S. When it discovers a target, it attacks while saying the word "Stars..."
<-The Nemesis-T Type's superior in performance as a combat machine and masters every weapon. Its shooting's so accurate as to shoot down a helicopter flying at high speed with a single rocket launcher.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) FIRST FORM
The default state of a new B.O.W. based on a mass-production type Tyrant. Due to the activity of the cellular activator element secreted by the Nemesis parasite, its appearance luridly transforms. Its main accessory's a rocket launcher.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) SECOND FORM
The condition where the body's upper half, released from the coat's restraint, promoted deformation. Since several tentacles abnormally grew in the process of the damaged body being regenerated, attack tolerance is higher than the first form.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) THIRD FORM
The final form which drastically altered the body because its survival instinct exceeded its command. Predation activities are performed by the huge digestive organ, and the toxic poison subjected to the influence of harmful waste fluid is scattered. The long ribs pushed out in the shape of fangs from the rib cage are distinctive. Although the decline in intelligence is remarkable, it tries to achieve the objective to obliterate S.T.A.R.S. until its body collapses.
Bandersnatch (p.194)
The prototype of a new humanoid B.O.W. Development was advanced on the concept of a highly versatile Tyrant with a design that placed more emphasis on practicality as a weapon rather than perfection. For this reason, its appearance is very different from that of humans and it wasn't envisioned for situations involving human disguise.
Its major feature is instantaneous movement with its elastic right arm. This reduces travel time, making it extremely efficient at tracking targets, and isn't an ability found in conventional humanoid B.O.W.'s. Moreover, as the right arm's muscular tissue was strengthened, it was capable of attacking by swinging the arm like a whip or crushing the head by easily lifting the target of attack.
Its ability to move has declined due to degradation of the lower body, and its lack of quick reactions is undeniable. Additionally, since the left arm's missing, it needs to cover everything with the right arm. Only the shortcomings of the "Bandersnatch" stand out in comparison to the Tyrant, but as assumed from the name that originally comes from the fierce beast that appears in "Through the Looking-Glass", it has unquestionable capabilities. Considering its significant offense and durability, repeated and relentless pursuit with its right arm will considerably frighten an enemy.
KEYWORD
Umbrella (p.296-297)
The history of the giant multinational corporation Umbrella began with the discovery of the "Progenitor Virus" in 1967. Three people, Oswell E. Spencer, an aristocrat from a distinguished family, his aristocrat friend Edward Ashford and his alumnus James Marcus, united and discovered the Progenitor Virus, a new RNA virus strain. Spencer aimed to monopolize the military market through B.O.W. development and instantly suggested to his friend, Marcus, with starting a company. This served as the cause, and the three men established Umbrella in 1968, feigning an official pharmaceutical company with the motto "Protecting the Health of the People." They began their disgusting history based in Europe.
As Edward passed away in the same year Umbrella was founded, the company's future was entrusted to the two remaining men. Spencer devoted all his energy to managing the company and appointed Marcus as director of the Umbrella Executive Training School in order to promote the training of executives. After becoming director, Marcus also continued Progenitor Virus research, but Spencer himself gradually increased his voice in the company, a simultaneously big displeasure for the contributor Marcus.
In 1978, Marcus succeeded in developing the t-Virus and was sure he'd once more hold an advantage in the company. However, his ambition was tragically shattered by Spencer's schemes and his research was inherited by the Arklay Laboratory already built by Spencer in Raccoon Forest. Spencer was someone who used his friends for his own self-interest and he sent Albert Wesker, who Marcus actually trusted, to assassinate him. After Marcus' death, B.O.W.'s were created one after another under Spencer's direction at the Arklay Laboratory. In just a decade, the company's scale and structure also grew rapidly. By 1998, it had research institutions based in a total of three areas, North America, Europe and Antarctica. In North America, there was the Chicago Laboratory and the Arklay Laboratory in Raccoon City, as well as the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory, in Europe there was the Paris Laboratory and Sixth Laboratory, and built in Antarctica was the Antarctic Base and Antarctic Laboratory. Regarding the Umbrella Executive Training School, it was closed down at the same time as Marcus' death a decade ago, but Spencer twice sent an investigation unit to look into new uses for this facility.
In the European Sixth Laboratory, there was a remarkable innovation in the research institute. Here, the "Tyrant" B.O.W. in which a defect was acknowledged at the Arklay Laboratory, was improved, and a new B.O.W. model based on a completely new way of thinking was developed. It was the "Nemesis-T Type" produced by the "Nemesis Project." This humanoid weapon was sent into the ruined Raccoon City at the very beginning and began activity for the purpose of eliminating S.T.A.R.S. members investigating the laboratory's secret. Combat data collection was conducted at the same time.
Although Umbrella repeats inhumane research with its public face as a pharmaceutical company and inner face as a weapons trader, there's a major reason it's able to. The top customer of the viral weapons and B.O.W.'s that Umbrella develop. It's because that's none other than the United States government. Therefore, it's also a well-known fact within the government what kind of bioweapons Umbrella develops, and Umbrella's many confidential methods are also accepted. Since collusion between the company and government officials is very deep-rooted, the government cannot impeach Umbrella. In fact, after the t-Virus leak spread to the entire area of Raccoon City, the U.S. government isolated the citizens in accordance with Spencer's influence and didn't even mind dropping a new type of bomb on their own country either. So, in this sense, the government side also planned to destroy evidence like Umbrella did.
UMBRELLA'S SIDE AS A PHARMA-COMPANY
Umbrella's generally recognized more as a pharmaceutical company rather than a military weapons contractor. Its job offer information is made in a clean image with its No.1 market share tagline, widely recruiting office administration, production control and delivery people. While being a major company, it has no established qualifications in particular and religion, race and gender don't matter. The pharmaceutical company Umbrella markets medical supplies, particularly the following three popular products. They seem to have become necessities for people in Raccoon City.
THE TERRIBLE PLOT OF LEADER SPENCER
The menace of the killer virus "Ebola" has an extremely high fatality rate. As of now, no cure has been discovered for this virus, its devilish existence has enough power to destroy mankind. Under the name of an international treaty, as a measure of preventing military use of such a virus, the "Biological Weapons Convention" took effect, and mankind has obeyed it. However, its intention easily collapsed due to just a single ambition.
The huge multinational corporation Umbrella. The appropriate word for its founder Oswell E. Spencer is unmistakably "dictator." He rapidly reinforced the company's organizational strength with the discovery of the Progenitor Virus and now even has significant influence in the United States government. Spencer accelerated his ambition of "taking the world into his own hands" once advocated by Adolf Hitler of the Nazis, and it's quietly becoming reality. Those involved with Umbrella don't notice this ambition and unconsciously lead the world to chaos simply because they pursue their own profit. It was surely a convenient situation for Spencer.
The t-Virus research he propels is merely a one-way ticket to Hell. He inhumanely produced Zombies in order to spread the virus widely using the human body, and in addition, Raccoon City was turned into a test site when various B.O.W.'s were released. He didn't care about civilian life and didn't take a blind bit of notice to how many sacrifices were made in order to obtain experiment results. Moreover, his deviousness even turned his fangs towards his allies.
The Raccoon City Underground Laboratory. Here, using Arklay Laboratory test subject Lisa Trevor's DNA clues, development of the G-Virus was promoted. However, since development director William Birkin began acting on his own authority out of a desire for exclusive possession, Spencer sent an order to seize the G-Virus to the company's special forces. Through the actions of squad member HUNK, Spencer succeeded in recovering a capsule and has continued research since then. Furthermore, since the epidemic prevention measure (Sterilization Strategy) was carried out by the U.S. government as scheduled, his criminal liability was lost. However, could it be said the nightmare vanished simply due to Raccoon City's annihilation? There's no difference if new experiments are repeated again elsewhere in the world, at least as long as Umbrella persists...
THE MISERABLE BETRAYED MARCUS
First director of the Umbrella executive training school, Dr. James Marcus's life of research was merely a chain of failures. He was a discoverer of the Progenitor Virus and despite of being one of Umbrella's founders, he had little influence within the company. It was only one person, Spencer, who held true power in the company.
Dr. Marcus, half-forcibly pushed into the Umbrella Executive Training School, was devoted to daily research towards the completion of a new t-Virus strain, though he noticed he was being used. However, Dr. Marcus's research results gave Spencer a golden opportunity and he was eventually betrayed by his subordinates William and Wesker, who the doctor believed were his right hand men. They stole his research results and ironically, the doctor's results boosted the research on Spencer's side. Even so, the reason Dr. Marcus continued his research was because he had an intense rivalry with Spencer.
Dr. Marcus matured his mutant leech research due to the t-Virus and created his own B.O.W.'s. He believed it was the greatest revenge towards Spencer. However, in 1988, his life was targeted by Wesker per Spencer's command, and the doctor died with his research incomplete. For ten years, the mutant leech research was hushed up in darkness with the training school's closure and the doctor's corpse rotted away in the water of the dark laboratory.
Then, ten years later. An unprecedented biological phenomenon occurred within the executive training school. The Queen Leech created by Marcus permanently absorbed DNA from his corpse, birthing a mimicry of the doctor. It was no longer Dr. Marcus, but the mimicry reflected his will in itself and revealed his desire for revenge against Spencer. When the mimicry discovered the Ecliptic Express used by Umbrella employees in the Arklay Mountains, it released mutant leeches and contaminated the train. It displayed terrifying power. However, the Queen Leech's body that copied the doctor's mind mutated further and shed its sense of self, becoming a simple monstrous creature, beckoning its true final moments...
t-Virus (p.299)
t-Virus is the collective term for new RNA viruses developed by Umbrella. These variants use the Progenitor Virus as the base and are formally called "Tyrant Virus." The purpose of the t-Virus Project was to manufacture bioweapons prohibited by international treaties.
The t-Virus strengthened the characteristics of the Progenitor Virus, which alters the genes of organisms, and is a demonic product for the purpose of developing Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.) However, various experiments were repeated before it was completed and many failures were thereby created.
It was Dr. James Marcus, one of its discoverers, who alone first achieved results in Progenitor Virus research. After repeating much selective breeding, he succeeded in an experiment to combine leech DNA with the Progenitor Virus. Since brutality was seen in the "mutated leech" created via mutation, t-Virus development was fully in progress from thereon.
In order to announce his research results to Umbrella Headquarters, Dr. Marcus continued further research for practical use while serving his post as director of the executive training school. To ascertain a creature appropriate for developing a B.O.W. able to be controlled as a weapon, he administered the Progenitor Virus to arthropods, amphibians and mammals. The insect-based "Plague Crawler", amphibian-based "Lurker" and mammal-based "Eliminator" were created this way. Although most didn't reach a satisfactory degree of perfection, the Eliminator achieved the only hope. This is because the intelligence to understand commands was only documented in mammals. Dr. Marcus further immersed himself n the research and soon, motivated by ambition, began dabbling in prohibited human experimentation.
Afterwards, Dr. Marcus fell, the executive training school was closed, and research on the virus progressed by leaps and bounds at the Arklay Laboratory. As a result of human experimentation, the research conducted under the direction of chief researcher William Birkin implemented gene manipulation by means of the t-Virus. It not only promoted the mutation of the seeds, but the groundbreaking "Hunter" was born by incorporating the genes of a different creature into human genes. Then based on the results of various research findings, the Arklay Laboratory began development of a more advanced B.O.W. The "ultimate life-form compliant with commands" considered to be the final objective, "Tyrant", was completed at last. This way, the t-Virus Project gained temporary success, and afterwards, improvements for further raising the degree of perfection were repeated in every research institute.
COUNTER t-VIRUS ANTIGEN BODIES
About the t-Virus Vaccine Generation Method
Does a human infected with the t-Virus simply wait to merely become a Zombie while their consciousness fades? The answer's no. Raccoon City General Hospital, built due to Umbrella's financial aid. Here, when the "cannibal disease" spread in the city, preparations to create a vaccine were pushed forward at a quick pace by the doctors. The "Medical Equipment Manual" written by Douglas Rover, head of Umbrella Medical Service North America, became the reference data. A culture fluid base is placed inside the synthesizer machine which stabilizes operation with sufficient power supply. The main content of the document, that the antigen bodies able to treat t-Virus infected individuals by synthesizing the vaccine mixing agent and culture fluid, was completed. However, since the hospital staff became Zombies in the preliminary stage, they were unable to support and save the citizens brought in as a result.
After the town finally fell into destruction, this manual's existence was discovered by mercenary Carlos Oliveira of the U.B.C.S. He was working with former S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine infected with the t-Virus, and in order to treat her, he successfully generated the vaccine. However, since the hospital has been blown up by Nikolai Zinoviev sent in as a Supervisor, most detailed data no longer remains. If it does, it'll be inside Umbrella which possesses the know-how to make the manual. They mass-produced the vaccine before the Sterilization Strategy and didn't direct efforts toward civilian aid because, naturally, they aimed to attempt to destroy evidence.
G-Virus (p.300)
The prototype of the NE-α Type parasite played a key role in the Nemesis Project and later caused the opportunity to discover "G." When this was transplanted into the organic specimen Lisa Trevor, who continued to live due to her extraordinary vitality, it vanished with no time to parasitize the brain. As a result of that, William examined Lisa in detail and confirmed the original form of the G-Virus, considered to have newly awoken in her body. This epochal discovery deviated from the t-Virus Project and William drew up the "G-Virus Project" immediately to headquarters, obtaining approval. Through this, Umbrella began building a huge laboratory beneath Raccoon City and William began developing a new virus strain based there.
The fundamental point separating the G-Virus from the t-Virus is an infected organism evolving into a completely new life-form. The t-Virus produces only single generation mutants, but the G-Virus has the power to produce "G-Organisms" capable of breeding. In other words, the G-Cells induced by the virus erode the body and rearrange the structure of its biology. Through this, infected individuals repeat unpredictable and dramatic evolution and become an artificial species with the ability to propagate. It's also said that the virus has the ability to resurrect the dead. Therefore it's all the more necessary to recognize the G-Virus as a dreadful invention surpassing the t-Virus.
However, the curtain closed on the bizarre virus' development without seeing a conclusion, as a result of William's egotism. He refused to have his research stolen by Spencer and considered defecting to the United States government (military authorities), plotting to monopolize it all. Although Umbrella, irritated at this, launched to seize samples with their special forces, the situation took a sudden turn as William injected himself with the G-Virus. William clearly displayed the "evolution of man" through the G-Virus using his own body.
COUNTER G-VIRUS ANTIGEN BODIES
About the G-Virus Vaccine Generation Method
Like the t-Virus, there was also a vaccine to the G-Virus. It was the antigen body "DEVIL", which attacks the characteristic rear of the G-Cells. When infected with the virus, the implanted embryo fuses within the body over a long period unless it undergoes intense rejection of the host. When this is completed, the host's body is replaced with G's cellular tissue and evolves into a perfect G-Creature. This means that it's still possible to receive an antibody to reverse the cell fusion process, and shows that antigen bodies opposing G act effectively in the infected individual's body. There's a special generation method to process it, and the active processing machine "VAM" is required as a prerequisite. First of all, a cartridge to store the vaccine base is placed in the VAM. After preparation of the vaccine base is completed, the white vaccine base must be set into the vaccine generation machine in the P-4 Level Laboratory. Generation processing begins automatically by starting the generating program. If the above process is finished, processing is completed in about 10 seconds and the vaccine is generated. However, since the completed DEVIL deteriorates due to shocks and temperature changes, careful caution is required for handling.
t-Veronica (p.301)
While Umbrella supplied staff and an immense budget promoting the t-Virus Project, within the Antarctic Base built by Alexander Ashford, his daughter Alexia was developing a one-of-a-kind virus. At this time she was just 10 years old. The rumor that Alexia served as director also reached the ears of chief researcher William Birkin in the Arklay Laboratory. It was the ultimate humiliation for the highly prideful William, but it gave him energy and it goes without saying that it was connected to his later virus development.
Alexia developed a new virus strain. It was a completely new virus formed by transplanting the gene of a queen ant into the Progenitor Virus, and also incorporating plant genes. However, there was a significant hurdle to be overcome in "t-Veronica." t-Veronica rapidly eroded a creature's cells with a characteristic of inducing extreme rejection and destroying brain cells. When Alexia used her father Alexander as a guinea pig, this giant defect became clear and she blindly sought a method of symbiosis with t-Veronica. Therefore, she devised physical cryopreservation, i.e., cryo-sleep. In order to have the virus adjust to the body and maintain their mental state, an infected individual needed to be preserved at a low temperature to control the speed of invasion. By her calculations, symbiosis and immuno-retention would take a long time: 15 years. When this answer appeared, Alexia injected herself with the virus and slumbered in a deep sleep as her older brother Alfred watched over her.
15 years later, Alexia magnificently succeeded in symbiosis with t-Veronica according to her calculations. She awoke having achieved evolution without losing her sense of self, reborn as a new life-form. However, she was charmed by overflowing power and resumed activities to raise her ambition of self-distorted prosperity. Her symbiosis further progressed and transformed her body into an ant-like figure. Moreover, since she received exterior attacks in the process of evolving, the balance of her symbiosis with the virus deviated and her bodily functions greatly declined. Her oviduct was destroyed, ending her reproductive function, and Alexia died a miserable death without realizing her ambition.
Albert Wesker (p.301)
There's a man on the opposite side of the virus project. Former Captain Albert Wesker of S.T.A.R.S. is an individual related to all virus plans, and his actions are always enigmatic.
Since he arrived at the Umbrella Executive Training School as an executive candidate employee in the '70s, he played an active part as a skilled researcher on the forefront of the virus research promoted by Umbrella. However, while he silently continued research and occasionally remarked to leader Oswell E. Spencer, for a long time, a towering ambition swirled in his mind. "I'll become an existence surpassing Umbrella." Wesker strongly expected only himself to stand atop the world, whereas everyone else was satisfied working under the company's umbrella. In order to steadily approach this goal, he didn't mind making sacrifices and reached the point of repeating strategems one after another. He first seized the research results of his teacher Dr. James Marcus. By taking the t-Virus from the doctor, who'd already resolved many problems, Wesker established his position as a subordinate of Spencer. However, once t-Virus research reached a level of completion at the hands of his colleague William Birkin, he transferred to the intelligence division and undertook disturbing actions. At that time, Wesker was appointed to a position as Captain of S.T.A.R.S., but it was merely camouflage to manipulate S.T.A.R.S. He schemed to use the biohazard contamination of the Arklay Laboratory as the final finishing touch on his plan. He led his subordinates into the mansion to secretly collect combat data on the near-complete B.O.W.'s. Although his true nature was revealed to Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and others halfway, he took advantage of the chaos caused by the Tyrant running wild and defected to the rival company by presenting a vast amount of combat data.
After moving to the rival company, Wesker immediately went to his next action. His new target was to seize the G-Virus. He aimed to take all the research of his former colleague and rival William and leave. When Wesker called on cooperation from the spy Ada Wong, he worked behind the scenes in Raccoon City just before the bombing. He succeeded in recovering a sample of the G-Virus. Then seven months after Raccoon City's annihilation, he snuck into the Antarctic Base and this time snatched t-Veronica developed by Alexia Ashford. Thus, Wesker has three viruses in his hands capable of shaking the world. However, an ambitious individual like him cannot be satisfied with them, and it's easy to imagine he'll make further moves. Wesker's steadily getting closer to his goal and will show his cool-headed sunglasses again to dominate the apex of humanity by any means.
Albert Wesker (p.134-136)
Captain of S.T.A.R.S. and leader of Alpha Team. Appearing formidable and full of grandeur, he's cool-headed and his trademark deep-black sunglasses give the impression that he'is not easily approachable. He wears a tactical vest on his uniform. His side is equipped with a pouch with spare clips and a radio is attached to his chest. The Samurai Edge mounted in his leg holster was customized for him. His shooting skills are on par with the ace, Chris Redfield. A specialist in bioengineering, he once belonged to the Arklay Laboratory alongside the later developer of the G-Virus, William Birkin. Their objective was t-Virus research. However, the two men's fates greatly diverged ever since betraying James Marcus, director of the executive training school. Wesker submitted himself to a position as an intelligence agent whereas William rose and shone as a central figure inside Umbrella. Afterwards, he was inaugurated as Captain at the same time S.T.A.R.S. was established. He began espionage to prevent S.T.A.R.S. digging into the truth.
Wesker's turning point came once they were issued a dispatch request to the Arklay Mountains. Then, Wesker planned to conversely use his secret orders to eliminate S.T.A.R.S. and collect combat data. For a long time, he'd planned to defect to Umbrella's opposing company and awaited an opportunity to produce a gift. However, his scheme was ruined due to the activities of Chris and Jill, and out of necessity, Wesker put his next plan into action. It was to seize the G-Virus, of which William pushed forward research. When two months passed since the Mansion Incident, Wesker took action in cooperation with the spy Ada Wong. Also at this time, they encountered interferences from Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield and also the Umbrella Security Service, and failed to seize it as a result. But, the G-Virus was finally recovered from a remaining corpse. He succeeded in escaping Raccoon City just before the bombing.
After seizing the G-Virus, although Wesker had regained his honor, he wasn't satisfied with it. The next place Wesker aimed at was the Antarctic underground laboratory. This was to acquire the genius scientist Alexia Ashford herself, who'd awoken there. Wesker attacked Rockfort Island with his secret organization's special ops unit to obtain the new virus she developed, "t-Veronica." He plunged the island into chaos. And in the midst of his subversive activities, he reunited with his former subordinate Chris, his biggest rival. As a new life-form deviating from the natural world as a human...
Ada Wong (p.143)
A beauty of Asian origin encountered by Leon S. Kennedy during his search of the police station. She said she came to Raccoon City looking for her missing lover, but it was mere deceit. Ada had another face as a female spy, as she belonged to Umbrella's rival company that Albert Wesker had joined. As she'd received special training, her movements and marksmanship techniques are professional in and of themselves. Even in abnormal situations, she carries out her mission silently, showing not even the slightest unease. Ada infiltrated Umbrella from before, continued espionage and came into contact with John, chief scientist at the Arklay Laboratory. She succeeded in gathering information about the t-Virus. Then when William Birkin furthered G-Virus development, she obtained information and set out to recover the virus at Wesker's command.
A sample of the G-Virus was hidden inside the pendant owned by Sherry, William's daughter. Based on that intel, Ada searched within Raccoon City where Zombies roamed. And then she met Leon S. Kennedy, who was also by chance looking for a way to escape there, and she schemed to use him. By pretending to cooperate with Leon, she successfully obtained the pendant at last. However, the false joint quest with Leon had gradually and unknowingly brought about a change to Ada's heart. She loved Leon. The fluctuation of her emotions served as an enmity and Ada jeopardized her life in the face of an attack from G. Having awoken to forbidden love, Ada chose her own death in light of Leon's critical moment. But did she truly die? It's uncertain.
William Birkin (p.152)
The discoverer of the G-Virus and general director of the virus development project. He was a talented scientist prided by Umbrella, but while advancing the G-Virus Project, his relationship with headquarters became strained and he contacted the U.S. government (military authorities). It was timely for the government (military authorities). Despite the fact they purchased B.O.W.'s from Umbrella, they judged they'd no longer need to if a marvelously talented person like William was available. However, since William was going to monopolize the project, he was attacked by the Umbrella Security Service and left in a predicament. Since he injected the virus into his own body just before dying, he drove his body to ruin and became the bizarre organism "G."
William began following the path of a researcher in his teens. His superior scientific talent was recognized and he became an executive candidate employee of Umbrella, assigned at the executive training school. At this time, he met Albert Wesker. Afterwards, at the instructions of Chairman Spencer, the two were transferred to the Arklay Laboratory and continued researching the Progenitor Virus to completion. The 16-year-old youth William was selected as chief scientist of the t-Virus Project and propelled the project with pride. However, three years after the research began, his smooth sailing life of research was disturbed one day by a single existence. The genius Alexia Ashford produced by "CODE:Veronica." Since she was only 10-years-old and was director of the Antarctic Laboratory, William was jealous of her and started repeating unplanned studies and experiments out of competitive envy and impatience. There was no progress and time merely passed over the research, continuing until there was a report that Alexia had been infected and died in an accident. Fortunately however the straying would later provide the turning point for the t-Virus Project. Aiming at a comeback, he succeeded in stabilizing the Progenitor Virus. He produced several superior B.O.W.'s such as the Hunter. And though exposed to repeated injection experiments, as a result of administering the immortal test subject Lisa Trevor with a parasite (former prototype developed in the Nemesis Project), the mysterious virus "G" (primitive form of the G-Virus) was discovered within her body. Due to this, William drew up a new virus development project and received approval from headquarters. He was given the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory, which had a complete set of modern facilities, and moved the devilish research on the "G-Virus" Project there with his wife Annette.
Sherry Birkin (p.154)
The only daughter of William Birkin, the central figure of the G-Virus Project. Since she was raised without being shown much love from her parents, she's unable to show her feelings very much and isn't very talkative. After the biohazard outbreak in Raccoon City, she called for help according to the instructions of her mother, Annette, but thus happened to encounter a group of police officer Zombies, and started running from place to place.
It was Claire Redfield, who visited the town to search for her older brother, that protected the isolated and helpless Sherry. Although Sherry was afraid of her at first, when Claire identified herself as a human, she relaxed and they came to work together. However, there was a strange shadow relentlessly pursuing Sherry while trying to escape from the police station. It was the mass-production type Tyrant dropped into the police station by Umbrella. The objective of its pursuit was to recover the G-Virus. A sample of the virus concealed by William was stored inside the locket worn around Sherry's neck. There was no way Sherry could've known such a thing was among her personal effects, she could only try to escape... While the Tyrant's pursuit continued, Ada Wong, a female spy sent not by Umbrella but another organization, acquired the locket in question. She was also waiting for a chance to seize the G-Virus. Although it appeared Sherry was no longer a target due to the locket being taken, a further threat of evil design stirred and the situation became increasingly aggravated. The threat was her father William Birkin, who'd become the monster "G." He'd lost his human heart due to the virus' power and, dictated by instinct, attempted to implant his embryo into his child to make her a vehicle for the virus.
Faced with Sherry's crisis, it was her trusty partner Claire who rose with a glimmer of hope in her heart. Sherry ran a high fever and her body was very nearly controlled by the virus, but she recovered because Claire gave her the vaccine. After escaping Raccoon City, she's protected by the U.S. government and serves as a precious being (sample) on both political and military sides as a human carrying the only G-Virus antibody in the world.
James Marcus (p.155)
First director of the Umbrella executive training school. He was assassinated at the age of 70 due to an Umbrella scheme, however in 1998, ten years after he died, he mysteriously resurrected with his younger appearance and started maneuvering secretly to take revenge on the company and bring about global destruction.
Dr. Marcus discovered the Progenitor Virus alongside Oswell E. Spencer and Edward Ashford, and the three founded Umbrella after accepting the proposal of his friend Spencer. He took office as the executive training school's director at Spencer's request. Despite his director position, Dr. Marcus continued his research on the Progenitor Virus out of his desire to continue being a scientist, and before long, he developed the t-Virus which served as the foundation of future B.O.W. development. With this, he planned perfect a unique B.O.W. in order to upstage Spencer, who prioritized the company's management above all. He aimed to cement his position as a scientist within Umbrella.
While his top secret experiments progressed in the training school's underground laboratory, Dr. Marcus' ambition gradually distorted out of his hatred for Spencer. During virus administration experiments on animals, Dr. Marcus was irritated with not achieving the anticipated results, and eventually began using executive candidate employees as guinea pigs. The victims amounted to nearly 20, and this disgusting fact was treated as top-secret within Umbrella. However, once the B.O.W. development promoted by the Arklay Laboratory entered the third stage, there was an active motion to halt Dr. Marcus' research. Charged with a secret order from Spencer, Albert Wesker and William Birkin murdered him in the midst of his ambition, closing the curtain on his life of research.
Oswell E. Spencer (p.156)
Current leader of Umbrella. A European aristocrat from a distinguished family who discovered the Progenitor Virus, a new RNA virus, alongside James Marcus and Edward Ashford. He suggested establishing an organization to the two in order to promote the development of bioweapons, and together the three men founded the pharmaceutical company Umbrella, a camouflage company. The year the Progenitor Virus was discovered, Spencer built the Arklay Laboratory in Raccoon Forest. This advancement of virus research was top-secret to the world. Spencer requested the design from the architect George Trevor in order to liken the facility to a mansion, but murdered George soon after its completion. Along with his wife Jessica and daughter Lisa, he "silenced" them by using them for human experiments with the Progenitor Virus. He gradually boosted his own power within the company after the awkward presence of Dr. Marcus took office as director of the Umbrella executive training school.
Research was conducted at the Arklay Laboratory. It was none other than the t-Virus Project, also the trigger of the Mansion Incident. The project was pushed forward so it would compete with Dr. Marcus, who continued independent research even when banished to the training school. The project's turning point was when Dr. Marcus had a successful experiment due to mutated leeches. Spencer knew this and took in two people to his side, executive candidates Albert Wesker and William Birkin, and assassinated Dr. Marcus. They stole all of his virus research. Afterwards, Spencer managed to attain the completion of the t-Virus thanks to William's work, and through this, came to monopolize and control all of Umbrella.
CREATURE TRACK
Eliminator (p.179)
A B.O.W. developed by Dr. James Marcus based on a large monkey. Since the host was a highly intelligent mammal, there's almost no deterioration of brain cells and it has an impressive ability to execute commands. This is clearly a different mutation from that of humans infected with the t-Virus, which means its metabolic functions are working effectively. The effects of the virus have strengthened its muscle tissue, which has grown through the epidermis, significantly contributing to an improvement in agility and resistance. As a result of a violent attack impulse caused by a feeling of starvation, when it detects prey it leaps close at tremendous speed.
The "Eliminator" is a good example of successful experimental administration of the t-Virus, but it's not yet ready for mass-production. This is because monkeys that only comprehend simple commands aren't suitable for actual combat. Nevertheless, it's an obvious fact the Eliminator influenced the subsequent development of human-based B.O.W.'s.
Hunter (p.184-185)
The combat B.O.W. model Hunter was created based on a fertilized human egg crossbred with reptilian DNA through the power of the t-Virus, possessing long, sharp claws and scale-like skin covering its whole body. For that reason, its appearance is halfway between human and reptile and particularly ghastly to people. The Hunter was developed for the purpose of conflict with enemies in possession of anti-virus equipment and protective measures, and it had the capabilities to sufficiently fulfill the development concept. When it discovers a target, it pursues them with tremendous agility and jumping power. It corners and kills them without fail. As this aspect itself is very much like a hunter, that also became the reason it was named Hunter. Moreover, in addition to the Hunter's superior athletic capabilities, it possesses the intelligence to accomplish simple orders in an appropriate manner. Due to the above, the Hunter fulfilled a degree of perfection as a weapon in both cost and performance aspects and mass-production began with Code No. MA-121. All kinds of variations were produced with the α model as the base.
Later, the "Hunter β" was developed in an attempt to boost performance for a Hunter that could be mass-produced at low cost as the next leading product. Although its offensive strength's inferior to the α model, its agility was further enhanced with improvement of its nervous system. Instantaneous force was gained to the extent that it could dodge bullets. On the other hand, the "Hunter γ", aka "Frogger", was a subspecies based on the α model and β model, developed by a European laboratory of Umbrella. It was developed through a technique of incorporating human genes into the fertilized egg of an amphibian during the cultivation process, and instead of acquiring sharp perception ability; its eyes and teeth degenerated. It was born with a peculiar roundish form. However, because it has the specific properties of amphibians even more prominently than humans, this produced the drawback of being unable to function when not in a water location, and it seems its current condition didn't reach an adequate degree of perfection to be commercialized.
Now, the "Hunter II (Improved)" which appeared on Rockfort Island is a bioweapon produced by a different organization, whereas all these improved models are new models made at Umbrella's hands. Based on the original master data brought by Albert Wesker, the rival company strengthened its control aspect. They developed a system to send the Hunter II against only targets searched for using a peripheral device named a "self-propelled mode surveillance machine." Although this type pursued practicality as a weapon, since a "Sweeper" subspecies with toxicological properties exists, the rival company's development capabilities are predicted to be above average.
Hunter's Variation
HUNTER α (MA-121)
The Hunter used as the base of all versions. The data provided in combat with S.T.A.R.S. was also efficiently employed in later improvements.
HUNTER β
The β model's a prototype model sent into Raccoon City for a combat test before mass-production. Deteriorated due to genetic modification, its monstrous appearance is eye-catching.
HUNTER γ
The γ model's physical properties and activity zones are limited and inferior to the β model's offensive capability and intelligence. It's weak to direct sun rays and dry air, lacking in general versatility.
HUNTER II (IMPROVED)
After a self-propelled surveillance machine acquires a target, the Hunter II's sent to attack it. The subspecies Sweeper has deadly poison claws and a reddish-violet body.
Proto Tyrant (p.187)
The prototype model of the "Tyrant" B.O.W. developed aiming for the "ultimate life-form." As a result of the t-Virus acting to its full extent within the test subject's body, there was no promise of it developing the intelligence necessary to execute commands and notably its skin visibly decomposed. As a result, development was ceased near completion and it was subjected to disposal processing following data collection.
The heart is exposed on its chest like the completed model, and even the spine was exposed as its skin decayed and fell off. Although imperfections in its appearance cannot be denied, its physical functions are equal in comparison with the completed model, and it's recognized that the goal was cleared from the prototype stage. It has astounding vitality and on the side of aggressiveness in particular, its ferociousness is reminiscent of the completed model after limiter removal. For that reason, even after it was rejected, it resumed activity in a volatile state and quickly approached when it discovered a target. It attacks with its abnormally developed claws.
Tyrant (p.188-189)
The ultimate life-form which realized effective action of the t-Virus as a result of continuing research in reference to the data of the "Proto Tyrant." Having reached the pinnacle of a human-based B.O.W., Code No. "T-002" is the completed model used as the prototype for subsequent Tyrants and realized a design with the highest regard for combat capabilities. It marvelously displayed its capabilities and therefore, at the time of its creation, it was named Tyrant, the formal name of the "t" acronym, the denotation of the t-Virus.
The Tyrant possesses overwhelming combat capabilities, superior durability and high thinking ability for obeying commands. In addition, when its life is endangered it discharges its limiter and transforms itself into a "Super Tyrant." Although this function wasn't envisioned in the beginning, it has terrifying ferocity, agility and offensive capabilities with a reddish tinge on its body, serving as an ideal type of B.O.W. deserving of the name "tyrant." However, a vast amount of combat data was required to demonstrate its superior capabilities and a live combat test was rushed. Thus, a top-secret combat test against the S.T.A.R.S. officers was conducted in the Arklay Laboratory. As its opponents were elites, they collected influential data exceeding expectations and the results further raised the Tyrant's level of perfection.
Code No. "T-103" was an evolved model that gained a superior recovery ability due to augmenting its metabolic strength, resulting from the T-002 model's past results. The T-103 model has more of a human form in comparison with the T-002 model, and it could be said it was a step closer to the ultimate goal of disguising itself and infiltrating enemy territory. Moreover, if its life support function reaches a critical point, the power limiter (protective coat) is discharged and it's able to become a Super Tyrant.
In addition, the Tyrant stationed on Rockfort Island is a mass-produced type of the T-103 model and was delivered to the island by the Umbrella Security Service for training use. The big differences from the T-103 model are that its limiter is removed from the start, and it has small claws compared with the Super Tyrant state of the T-103 model. On the subject of offensive capability, it's considerably strong like the conventional type.
Tyrant's Variation
TYRANT
The mass-produced type of the T-103 model. Since it's in the limiter removed state, the original appearance of the one on Rockfort Island cannot be identified. You could probably imagine there's no difference with the T-103 model.
TYRANT (T-002 TYPE)
The T-002 model used for a combat test with S.T.A.R.S. that opened up the path to mass-production. Although commercial production was planned after the final check at the Arklay Laboratory, it left room for improvement.
S. TYRANT
An irregular state that changes the body dramatically due to limiter removal and usually dramatically increases capabilities as a weapon. This is the T-002 model changed into a Super Tyrant.
TYRANT (T-103 TYPE)
A new Tyrant model developed based on the T-002 model. Its ability to follow commands was improved and in Raccoon City it pursued targets according to an order to recover the G-Virus.
SUPER TYRANT (T-103 TYPE)
The T-103 model's limiter discharged state. At the time of mission deployment, the T-103 model wears a protective coat equipped with a limiter function and its body changes when this is removed.
Nemesis-T Type (Pursuer) (p.190-191)
The rampaging Tyrant in the Mansion Incident allowed the Umbrella bioweapon research teams to realize there was need for improvement. In response, the European branch under the headquarters' direct control drew up a new one-of-a-kind development project. At the Sixth Laboratory, research to overturn a fundamentally established concept was put into action. That was the "Nemesis Project." This was administering a newly-developed parasitic organism to the Tyrant rather than improving the Tyrant itself, a revolutionary design to improve intelligence.
The "NE-α Type" born in this project is a parasite for the purpose of B.O.W. intelligence enhancement and is usually called "Nemesis", sharing the project name. After it's transplanted at the cellular level into the spinal cord, it ingests the t-Virus and grows. After forming a unique brain, it alters the central nervous system and assumes control of brain functions. Thereby the host leaves all cerebration to the Nemesis and is completely controlled from the outside.
The "Nemesis-T Type" is a new B.O.W. model created by implanting Nemesis into a mass-produced type Tyrant, possessing outstanding intelligence capable of faithfully carrying out commands. Moreover, it also excels in its capability for self-judgement due to enhancement of thinking capacity, and also easily masters weapons that require complicated operation. It complies with commands and at the time of being put in operation, its body was wrapped in a special long coat both bulletproof and explosion-proof, with another inhibiting function if it by any chance goes out of control.
The Nemesis-T Type's self-regeneration capability easily far exceeds conventional B.O.W.'s under the influence of Nemesis' secretion. Impossible overcompensation is enormous however, namely rapid regeneration to compensate, and it eventually results in becoming physically grotesque. Its second form notably expressed deformation as its upper body received damage due to external factors and was freed from the coat's restraint, mutating at an ever-accelerating pace. The tentacles already visible in its first form began growing while making it more aggressive. And it wasn't finished there, deformation dramatically changed the Nemesis-T Type's body.
Although the Nemesis-T Type conquered intelligence decline, a secondary effect of the t-Virus, and as a result it wasn't possible to stop it rampaging. After destruction of the Tyrant's brain operating simultaneously with the Nemesis-T Type, self-preservation tends to become prominent and causes further deformation. That's exactly what the third form is, the cells of the two organisms rejected the body and became intricately convoluted, causing it to become gigantic. The head morphed into a large digestive organ as it gave top priority to predation. In addition, several blebs from which strongly-acidic pus blows and oozes out of were located side by side on the back, and the third form turned into a frightful monster no longer retaining its original form.
<-The Nemesis-T Type dropped into Raccoon City on a mission to obliterate S.T.A.R.S. When it discovers a target, it attacks while saying the word "Stars..."
<-The Nemesis-T Type's superior in performance as a combat machine and masters every weapon. Its shooting's so accurate as to shoot down a helicopter flying at high speed with a single rocket launcher.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) FIRST FORM
The default state of a new B.O.W. based on a mass-production type Tyrant. Due to the activity of the cellular activator element secreted by the Nemesis parasite, its appearance luridly transforms. Its main accessory's a rocket launcher.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) SECOND FORM
The condition where the body's upper half, released from the coat's restraint, promoted deformation. Since several tentacles abnormally grew in the process of the damaged body being regenerated, attack tolerance is higher than the first form.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) THIRD FORM
The final form which drastically altered the body because its survival instinct exceeded its command. Predation activities are performed by the huge digestive organ, and the toxic poison subjected to the influence of harmful waste fluid is scattered. The long ribs pushed out in the shape of fangs from the rib cage are distinctive. Although the decline in intelligence is remarkable, it tries to achieve the objective to obliterate S.T.A.R.S. until its body collapses.
Bandersnatch (p.194)
The prototype of a new humanoid B.O.W. Development was advanced on the concept of a highly versatile Tyrant with a design that placed more emphasis on practicality as a weapon rather than perfection. For this reason, its appearance is very different from that of humans and it wasn't envisioned for situations involving human disguise.
Its major feature is instantaneous movement with its elastic right arm. This reduces travel time, making it extremely efficient at tracking targets, and isn't an ability found in conventional humanoid B.O.W.'s. Moreover, as the right arm's muscular tissue was strengthened, it was capable of attacking by swinging the arm like a whip or crushing the head by easily lifting the target of attack.
Its ability to move has declined due to degradation of the lower body, and its lack of quick reactions is undeniable. Additionally, since the left arm's missing, it needs to cover everything with the right arm. Only the shortcomings of the "Bandersnatch" stand out in comparison to the Tyrant, but as assumed from the name that originally comes from the fierce beast that appears in "Through the Looking-Glass", it has unquestionable capabilities. Considering its significant offense and durability, repeated and relentless pursuit with its right arm will considerably frighten an enemy.
KEYWORD
Umbrella (p.296-297)
The history of the giant multinational corporation Umbrella began with the discovery of the "Progenitor Virus" in 1967. Three people, Oswell E. Spencer, an aristocrat from a distinguished family, his aristocrat friend Edward Ashford and his alumnus James Marcus, united and discovered the Progenitor Virus, a new RNA virus strain. Spencer aimed to monopolize the military market through B.O.W. development and instantly suggested to his friend, Marcus, with starting a company. This served as the cause, and the three men established Umbrella in 1968, feigning an official pharmaceutical company with the motto "Protecting the Health of the People." They began their disgusting history based in Europe.
As Edward passed away in the same year Umbrella was founded, the company's future was entrusted to the two remaining men. Spencer devoted all his energy to managing the company and appointed Marcus as director of the Umbrella Executive Training School in order to promote the training of executives. After becoming director, Marcus also continued Progenitor Virus research, but Spencer himself gradually increased his voice in the company, a simultaneously big displeasure for the contributor Marcus.
In 1978, Marcus succeeded in developing the t-Virus and was sure he'd once more hold an advantage in the company. However, his ambition was tragically shattered by Spencer's schemes and his research was inherited by the Arklay Laboratory already built by Spencer in Raccoon Forest. Spencer was someone who used his friends for his own self-interest and he sent Albert Wesker, who Marcus actually trusted, to assassinate him. After Marcus' death, B.O.W.'s were created one after another under Spencer's direction at the Arklay Laboratory. In just a decade, the company's scale and structure also grew rapidly. By 1998, it had research institutions based in a total of three areas, North America, Europe and Antarctica. In North America, there was the Chicago Laboratory and the Arklay Laboratory in Raccoon City, as well as the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory, in Europe there was the Paris Laboratory and Sixth Laboratory, and built in Antarctica was the Antarctic Base and Antarctic Laboratory. Regarding the Umbrella Executive Training School, it was closed down at the same time as Marcus' death a decade ago, but Spencer twice sent an investigation unit to look into new uses for this facility.
In the European Sixth Laboratory, there was a remarkable innovation in the research institute. Here, the "Tyrant" B.O.W. in which a defect was acknowledged at the Arklay Laboratory, was improved, and a new B.O.W. model based on a completely new way of thinking was developed. It was the "Nemesis-T Type" produced by the "Nemesis Project." This humanoid weapon was sent into the ruined Raccoon City at the very beginning and began activity for the purpose of eliminating S.T.A.R.S. members investigating the laboratory's secret. Combat data collection was conducted at the same time.
Although Umbrella repeats inhumane research with its public face as a pharmaceutical company and inner face as a weapons trader, there's a major reason it's able to. The top customer of the viral weapons and B.O.W.'s that Umbrella develop. It's because that's none other than the United States government. Therefore, it's also a well-known fact within the government what kind of bioweapons Umbrella develops, and Umbrella's many confidential methods are also accepted. Since collusion between the company and government officials is very deep-rooted, the government cannot impeach Umbrella. In fact, after the t-Virus leak spread to the entire area of Raccoon City, the U.S. government isolated the citizens in accordance with Spencer's influence and didn't even mind dropping a new type of bomb on their own country either. So, in this sense, the government side also planned to destroy evidence like Umbrella did.
UMBRELLA'S SIDE AS A PHARMA-COMPANY
Umbrella's generally recognized more as a pharmaceutical company rather than a military weapons contractor. Its job offer information is made in a clean image with its No.1 market share tagline, widely recruiting office administration, production control and delivery people. While being a major company, it has no established qualifications in particular and religion, race and gender don't matter. The pharmaceutical company Umbrella markets medical supplies, particularly the following three popular products. They seem to have become necessities for people in Raccoon City.
THE TERRIBLE PLOT OF LEADER SPENCER
The menace of the killer virus "Ebola" has an extremely high fatality rate. As of now, no cure has been discovered for this virus, its devilish existence has enough power to destroy mankind. Under the name of an international treaty, as a measure of preventing military use of such a virus, the "Biological Weapons Convention" took effect, and mankind has obeyed it. However, its intention easily collapsed due to just a single ambition.
The huge multinational corporation Umbrella. The appropriate word for its founder Oswell E. Spencer is unmistakably "dictator." He rapidly reinforced the company's organizational strength with the discovery of the Progenitor Virus and now even has significant influence in the United States government. Spencer accelerated his ambition of "taking the world into his own hands" once advocated by Adolf Hitler of the Nazis, and it's quietly becoming reality. Those involved with Umbrella don't notice this ambition and unconsciously lead the world to chaos simply because they pursue their own profit. It was surely a convenient situation for Spencer.
The t-Virus research he propels is merely a one-way ticket to Hell. He inhumanely produced Zombies in order to spread the virus widely using the human body, and in addition, Raccoon City was turned into a test site when various B.O.W.'s were released. He didn't care about civilian life and didn't take a blind bit of notice to how many sacrifices were made in order to obtain experiment results. Moreover, his deviousness even turned his fangs towards his allies.
The Raccoon City Underground Laboratory. Here, using Arklay Laboratory test subject Lisa Trevor's DNA clues, development of the G-Virus was promoted. However, since development director William Birkin began acting on his own authority out of a desire for exclusive possession, Spencer sent an order to seize the G-Virus to the company's special forces. Through the actions of squad member HUNK, Spencer succeeded in recovering a capsule and has continued research since then. Furthermore, since the epidemic prevention measure (Sterilization Strategy) was carried out by the U.S. government as scheduled, his criminal liability was lost. However, could it be said the nightmare vanished simply due to Raccoon City's annihilation? There's no difference if new experiments are repeated again elsewhere in the world, at least as long as Umbrella persists...
THE MISERABLE BETRAYED MARCUS
First director of the Umbrella executive training school, Dr. James Marcus's life of research was merely a chain of failures. He was a discoverer of the Progenitor Virus and despite of being one of Umbrella's founders, he had little influence within the company. It was only one person, Spencer, who held true power in the company.
Dr. Marcus, half-forcibly pushed into the Umbrella Executive Training School, was devoted to daily research towards the completion of a new t-Virus strain, though he noticed he was being used. However, Dr. Marcus's research results gave Spencer a golden opportunity and he was eventually betrayed by his subordinates William and Wesker, who the doctor believed were his right hand men. They stole his research results and ironically, the doctor's results boosted the research on Spencer's side. Even so, the reason Dr. Marcus continued his research was because he had an intense rivalry with Spencer.
Dr. Marcus matured his mutant leech research due to the t-Virus and created his own B.O.W.'s. He believed it was the greatest revenge towards Spencer. However, in 1988, his life was targeted by Wesker per Spencer's command, and the doctor died with his research incomplete. For ten years, the mutant leech research was hushed up in darkness with the training school's closure and the doctor's corpse rotted away in the water of the dark laboratory.
Then, ten years later. An unprecedented biological phenomenon occurred within the executive training school. The Queen Leech created by Marcus permanently absorbed DNA from his corpse, birthing a mimicry of the doctor. It was no longer Dr. Marcus, but the mimicry reflected his will in itself and revealed his desire for revenge against Spencer. When the mimicry discovered the Ecliptic Express used by Umbrella employees in the Arklay Mountains, it released mutant leeches and contaminated the train. It displayed terrifying power. However, the Queen Leech's body that copied the doctor's mind mutated further and shed its sense of self, becoming a simple monstrous creature, beckoning its true final moments...
t-Virus (p.299)
t-Virus is the collective term for new RNA viruses developed by Umbrella. These variants use the Progenitor Virus as the base and are formally called "Tyrant Virus." The purpose of the t-Virus Project was to manufacture bioweapons prohibited by international treaties.
The t-Virus strengthened the characteristics of the Progenitor Virus, which alters the genes of organisms, and is a demonic product for the purpose of developing Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.) However, various experiments were repeated before it was completed and many failures were thereby created.
It was Dr. James Marcus, one of its discoverers, who alone first achieved results in Progenitor Virus research. After repeating much selective breeding, he succeeded in an experiment to combine leech DNA with the Progenitor Virus. Since brutality was seen in the "mutated leech" created via mutation, t-Virus development was fully in progress from thereon.
In order to announce his research results to Umbrella Headquarters, Dr. Marcus continued further research for practical use while serving his post as director of the executive training school. To ascertain a creature appropriate for developing a B.O.W. able to be controlled as a weapon, he administered the Progenitor Virus to arthropods, amphibians and mammals. The insect-based "Plague Crawler", amphibian-based "Lurker" and mammal-based "Eliminator" were created this way. Although most didn't reach a satisfactory degree of perfection, the Eliminator achieved the only hope. This is because the intelligence to understand commands was only documented in mammals. Dr. Marcus further immersed himself n the research and soon, motivated by ambition, began dabbling in prohibited human experimentation.
Afterwards, Dr. Marcus fell, the executive training school was closed, and research on the virus progressed by leaps and bounds at the Arklay Laboratory. As a result of human experimentation, the research conducted under the direction of chief researcher William Birkin implemented gene manipulation by means of the t-Virus. It not only promoted the mutation of the seeds, but the groundbreaking "Hunter" was born by incorporating the genes of a different creature into human genes. Then based on the results of various research findings, the Arklay Laboratory began development of a more advanced B.O.W. The "ultimate life-form compliant with commands" considered to be the final objective, "Tyrant", was completed at last. This way, the t-Virus Project gained temporary success, and afterwards, improvements for further raising the degree of perfection were repeated in every research institute.
COUNTER t-VIRUS ANTIGEN BODIES
About the t-Virus Vaccine Generation Method
Does a human infected with the t-Virus simply wait to merely become a Zombie while their consciousness fades? The answer's no. Raccoon City General Hospital, built due to Umbrella's financial aid. Here, when the "cannibal disease" spread in the city, preparations to create a vaccine were pushed forward at a quick pace by the doctors. The "Medical Equipment Manual" written by Douglas Rover, head of Umbrella Medical Service North America, became the reference data. A culture fluid base is placed inside the synthesizer machine which stabilizes operation with sufficient power supply. The main content of the document, that the antigen bodies able to treat t-Virus infected individuals by synthesizing the vaccine mixing agent and culture fluid, was completed. However, since the hospital staff became Zombies in the preliminary stage, they were unable to support and save the citizens brought in as a result.
After the town finally fell into destruction, this manual's existence was discovered by mercenary Carlos Oliveira of the U.B.C.S. He was working with former S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine infected with the t-Virus, and in order to treat her, he successfully generated the vaccine. However, since the hospital has been blown up by Nikolai Zinoviev sent in as a Supervisor, most detailed data no longer remains. If it does, it'll be inside Umbrella which possesses the know-how to make the manual. They mass-produced the vaccine before the Sterilization Strategy and didn't direct efforts toward civilian aid because, naturally, they aimed to attempt to destroy evidence.
G-Virus (p.300)
The prototype of the NE-α Type parasite played a key role in the Nemesis Project and later caused the opportunity to discover "G." When this was transplanted into the organic specimen Lisa Trevor, who continued to live due to her extraordinary vitality, it vanished with no time to parasitize the brain. As a result of that, William examined Lisa in detail and confirmed the original form of the G-Virus, considered to have newly awoken in her body. This epochal discovery deviated from the t-Virus Project and William drew up the "G-Virus Project" immediately to headquarters, obtaining approval. Through this, Umbrella began building a huge laboratory beneath Raccoon City and William began developing a new virus strain based there.
The fundamental point separating the G-Virus from the t-Virus is an infected organism evolving into a completely new life-form. The t-Virus produces only single generation mutants, but the G-Virus has the power to produce "G-Organisms" capable of breeding. In other words, the G-Cells induced by the virus erode the body and rearrange the structure of its biology. Through this, infected individuals repeat unpredictable and dramatic evolution and become an artificial species with the ability to propagate. It's also said that the virus has the ability to resurrect the dead. Therefore it's all the more necessary to recognize the G-Virus as a dreadful invention surpassing the t-Virus.
However, the curtain closed on the bizarre virus' development without seeing a conclusion, as a result of William's egotism. He refused to have his research stolen by Spencer and considered defecting to the United States government (military authorities), plotting to monopolize it all. Although Umbrella, irritated at this, launched to seize samples with their special forces, the situation took a sudden turn as William injected himself with the G-Virus. William clearly displayed the "evolution of man" through the G-Virus using his own body.
COUNTER G-VIRUS ANTIGEN BODIES
About the G-Virus Vaccine Generation Method
Like the t-Virus, there was also a vaccine to the G-Virus. It was the antigen body "DEVIL", which attacks the characteristic rear of the G-Cells. When infected with the virus, the implanted embryo fuses within the body over a long period unless it undergoes intense rejection of the host. When this is completed, the host's body is replaced with G's cellular tissue and evolves into a perfect G-Creature. This means that it's still possible to receive an antibody to reverse the cell fusion process, and shows that antigen bodies opposing G act effectively in the infected individual's body. There's a special generation method to process it, and the active processing machine "VAM" is required as a prerequisite. First of all, a cartridge to store the vaccine base is placed in the VAM. After preparation of the vaccine base is completed, the white vaccine base must be set into the vaccine generation machine in the P-4 Level Laboratory. Generation processing begins automatically by starting the generating program. If the above process is finished, processing is completed in about 10 seconds and the vaccine is generated. However, since the completed DEVIL deteriorates due to shocks and temperature changes, careful caution is required for handling.
t-Veronica (p.301)
While Umbrella supplied staff and an immense budget promoting the t-Virus Project, within the Antarctic Base built by Alexander Ashford, his daughter Alexia was developing a one-of-a-kind virus. At this time she was just 10 years old. The rumor that Alexia served as director also reached the ears of chief researcher William Birkin in the Arklay Laboratory. It was the ultimate humiliation for the highly prideful William, but it gave him energy and it goes without saying that it was connected to his later virus development.
Alexia developed a new virus strain. It was a completely new virus formed by transplanting the gene of a queen ant into the Progenitor Virus, and also incorporating plant genes. However, there was a significant hurdle to be overcome in "t-Veronica." t-Veronica rapidly eroded a creature's cells with a characteristic of inducing extreme rejection and destroying brain cells. When Alexia used her father Alexander as a guinea pig, this giant defect became clear and she blindly sought a method of symbiosis with t-Veronica. Therefore, she devised physical cryopreservation, i.e., cryo-sleep. In order to have the virus adjust to the body and maintain their mental state, an infected individual needed to be preserved at a low temperature to control the speed of invasion. By her calculations, symbiosis and immuno-retention would take a long time: 15 years. When this answer appeared, Alexia injected herself with the virus and slumbered in a deep sleep as her older brother Alfred watched over her.
15 years later, Alexia magnificently succeeded in symbiosis with t-Veronica according to her calculations. She awoke having achieved evolution without losing her sense of self, reborn as a new life-form. However, she was charmed by overflowing power and resumed activities to raise her ambition of self-distorted prosperity. Her symbiosis further progressed and transformed her body into an ant-like figure. Moreover, since she received exterior attacks in the process of evolving, the balance of her symbiosis with the virus deviated and her bodily functions greatly declined. Her oviduct was destroyed, ending her reproductive function, and Alexia died a miserable death without realizing her ambition.
Albert Wesker (p.301)
There's a man on the opposite side of the virus project. Former Captain Albert Wesker of S.T.A.R.S. is an individual related to all virus plans, and his actions are always enigmatic.
Since he arrived at the Umbrella Executive Training School as an executive candidate employee in the '70s, he played an active part as a skilled researcher on the forefront of the virus research promoted by Umbrella. However, while he silently continued research and occasionally remarked to leader Oswell E. Spencer, for a long time, a towering ambition swirled in his mind. "I'll become an existence surpassing Umbrella." Wesker strongly expected only himself to stand atop the world, whereas everyone else was satisfied working under the company's umbrella. In order to steadily approach this goal, he didn't mind making sacrifices and reached the point of repeating strategems one after another. He first seized the research results of his teacher Dr. James Marcus. By taking the t-Virus from the doctor, who'd already resolved many problems, Wesker established his position as a subordinate of Spencer. However, once t-Virus research reached a level of completion at the hands of his colleague William Birkin, he transferred to the intelligence division and undertook disturbing actions. At that time, Wesker was appointed to a position as Captain of S.T.A.R.S., but it was merely camouflage to manipulate S.T.A.R.S. He schemed to use the biohazard contamination of the Arklay Laboratory as the final finishing touch on his plan. He led his subordinates into the mansion to secretly collect combat data on the near-complete B.O.W.'s. Although his true nature was revealed to Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and others halfway, he took advantage of the chaos caused by the Tyrant running wild and defected to the rival company by presenting a vast amount of combat data.
After moving to the rival company, Wesker immediately went to his next action. His new target was to seize the G-Virus. He aimed to take all the research of his former colleague and rival William and leave. When Wesker called on cooperation from the spy Ada Wong, he worked behind the scenes in Raccoon City just before the bombing. He succeeded in recovering a sample of the G-Virus. Then seven months after Raccoon City's annihilation, he snuck into the Antarctic Base and this time snatched t-Veronica developed by Alexia Ashford. Thus, Wesker has three viruses in his hands capable of shaking the world. However, an ambitious individual like him cannot be satisfied with them, and it's easy to imagine he'll make further moves. Wesker's steadily getting closer to his goal and will show his cool-headed sunglasses again to dominate the apex of humanity by any means.
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Hidekuni Shida
Kyoichi Hata
Kotaro Iwase (Studio e-clair)
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