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 with trademark deep-black sunglasses that give the impression he's not easily approachable. He wears a tactical vest on his uniform. His side's equipped with a pouch containing spare clips along with a radio attached to his chest. The Samurai Edge mounted in his leg holster was customized for him. His marksmanship 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, research on which William pushed forward. After two months passed since the Mansion Incident, Wesker took action in cooperation with the spy Ada Wong. Also at this time, they faced interference from Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield and also the Umbrella Security Service, failing 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 that. The next place Wesker targeted was the Antarctic underground laboratory. This was to acquire the genius scientist Alexia Ashford herself, who'd awoken there. Wesker attacked Rockfort Island with the covert 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 Albert Wesker had joined. As she'd received special training, her movements and marksmanship skills are professional in and of themselves. Even in abnormal situations, she carries out her mission silently, showing not even the slightest unease. Ada had infiltrated Umbrella at an earlier point in time and continued espionage before coming into contact with John, chief scientist at the Arklay Laboratory. She succeeded in gathering intel about the t-Virus. Then when William Birkin furthered G-Virus development, she obtained intel of it then 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 crawling with Zombies. 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 work together with Leon, she successfully obtained the pendant at last. However, the feigned joint quest with Leon had gradually and unknowingly brought about a change to Ada's heart. She loved Leon. Her fluctuating emotions served as an enmity and Ada risked 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 individual like William was available to them. 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. He became an executive candidate employee of Umbrella after his superior scientific talents were recognized, and assigned to the executive training school. At this time, he met Albert Wesker. Afterwards, at the order 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 singular existence. The genius Alexia Ashford, produced by "CODE:Veronica." Since she was director of the Antarctic Laboratory at only 10-years-old, William was jealous of her and started repeating unplanned studies and experiments out of competitive envy and impatience. With no progress time merely passed over the research, continuing until there was a report Alexia had been infected and died in an accident. Fortunately however, the straying would later provide a 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 alongside 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 her parents showing her much love, 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 as a result she happened to encounter a group of police officer Zombies, and started running from place to place.
It was Claire Redfield, who visited the town in search of 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 behind 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, aggravating the situation further. 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 an 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 up 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 as a result of Claire giving 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 his death, he mysteriously resurrected with his younger appearance and began working in secret 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 his friend Spencer's proposal. He assumed office as the executive training school's director at Spencer's request. Despite his director position, Dr. Marcus continued researching the Progenitor Virus out of 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 by not achieving the anticipated results, and eventually started using executive candidate employees as guinea pigs. The victims amounted to near 20, with this revolting fact treated as top-secret within Umbrella. However, once the B.O.W. development pushed forward 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)
Umbrella's current leader. A European aristocrat from a distinguished family, he discovered the Progenitor Virus, a new RNA virus, alongside James Marcus and Edward Ashford. He suggested founding an organization to the two for the purpose of advancing 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 ahead 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 with an impressive ability to execute commands. This is clearly a different mutation from that of humans infected with the t-Virus, meaning its metabolic functions are working effectively. The virus' effects have strengthened its muscle tissue to the point they've grown through the epidermis, significantly contributing to improvements in agility and resistance. As a result of a violent attack impulse caused by a feeling of starvation, once it detects prey it leaps to close-in 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 due to monkeys that can only comprehend simple commands being unsuitable 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 with 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, with the capabilities to sufficiently fulfill its development concept. Once 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 the aspects of both cost and performance, so mass-production began with Code No. MA-121. All kinds of variations were produced using the α model as the base.
Later, the "Hunter β" was developed in an attempt to boost performance for a Hunter that could be cheaply mass-produced as the next leading product. Although its offensive strength's inferior to the α model, its agility was further enhanced by augmenting its nervous system. Instantaneous force was gained to the extent 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 an amphibian fertilized egg 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, since it has the specific properties of amphibians even more prominently than humans, this produced a drawback of being unable to function when not in an aquatic location, so it appears its current condition failed to reach an adequate degree of perfection to be commercialized.
Now, the "Hunter II (Improved)" which appeared on Rockfort Island is a bioweapon created by a different organization, whereas all these improved models are new models made by Umbrella's hands. Based on the original master data Albert Wesker brought, the rival company augmented its control aspect. They developed a system for sending the Hunter II against only targets searched for using a peripheral device referred to as a "self-propelled surveillance drone." 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 are inferior to the β model's offensive capability and intelligence, while its zones of activity are limited. It's weak to direct sun rays and dry air, lacking in general versatility.
HUNTER II (IMPROVED)
After a self-propelled surveillance drone 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's exposed on its chest like the completed model, and even the spine's exposed as its skin decayed and fell off. Although imperfections in its appearance can't be denied, its physical functions are equal compared to the completed model, so it's recognized the goal was achieved since the prototype stage. It has astounding vitality and on the side of aggressiveness in particular, its ferociousness compares to the completed model after its limiter's removed. 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, having realized a design with the highest regard for combat capabilities. It marvelously displayed its capabilities so 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 capacity for obeying commands. In addition, when its life's endangered it discharges its limiter and transforms into a "Super Tyrant." Although this function wasn't envisioned from the outset, it possesses terrifying ferocity, agility and offensive capabilities along with a reddish tinge to 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, so a live combat test was rushed. A top-secret combat test against the S.T.A.R.S. officers was thus 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 as a result of augmenting its metabolic strength, resulting from the T-002 model's past results. The T-103 model has a more human form compared to the T-002 model, so it could be said to be a step closer to the ultimate goal of disguising itself and infiltrating enemy territory. Moreover, if its life support function reaches a critical point, its 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 delivered to the island by the Umbrella Security Service for training purposes. The major differences from the T-103 model are that its limiter is removed from the start, and it has small claws compared to the Super Tyrant state of the T-103 model. On the subject of offensive capability, it's considerably powerful like the conventional type.
Tyrant's Variation
TYRANT
The mass-produced type of the T-103 model. Since it's in a limiter removed state, the original appearance of the one on Rockfort Island can't 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 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 to grow. After forming a unique brain, it alters the central nervous system to assume control of brain functions. Thereby the host leaves all cerebration to 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 enhanced thinking capacity, also easily mastering 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.
Under the influence of Nemesis' secretion, the Nemesis-T Type's self-regeneration capability easily far exceeds conventional B.O.W.'s. Impossible overcompensation is enormous however, namely rapid regeneration to compensate, so 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 started growing while making it more aggressive. It wasn't finished there either, deformation dramatically changed the Nemesis-T Type's body.
Although the Nemesis-T Type conquered intelligence decline, a secondary effect of the t-Virus, as a result it wasn't possible to stop it rampaging. After destruction of the Tyrant's brain operating in tandem 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, turning the third form 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. Once 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 functions 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, it's more resistant to attacks than the first form.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) THIRD FORM
The final form which drastically altered the body due to its survival instinct superseding its command. Predation activities are performed by the huge digestive organ while it scatters a toxic poison subjected to the influence of harmful waste fluids. It has distinctively long ribs pushing out of the rib cage in the shape of fangs. Although the decline in intelligence is remarkable, it attempts to achieve its objective of wiping out S.T.A.R.S. until its body falls apart.
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 placing more emphasis on practicality as a weapon rather than perfection. For this reason, it looks very different from humans and wasn't envisioned for situations involving human disguise.
Its major feature's instantaneous movement using its elastic right arm. This reduces travel time by making it extremely efficient at tracking targets, an ability not 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 of one of its attack targets by easily lifting them.
Its ability to move has declined due to degradation of the lower body, so 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 compared 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 all 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, that they start 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 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 boosted his voice in the company, a simultaneously major displeasure for the contributor Marcus.
In 1978, Marcus succeeded in developing the t-Virus and was sure he'd once more hold a lead 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 genuinely 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 regions, 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 shut 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, developing a new B.O.W. model based on a completely new way of thinking. 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 activities for the purpose of eliminating S.T.A.R.S. members investigating the laboratory's secrets. 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 do so. The top customer of the viral weapons and B.O.W.'s that Umbrella develop. It's due to that being none other than the United States government. Therefore, it's also a well-known fact within the government what sort of bioweapons Umbrella develops, with Umbrella's many confidential methods also being accepted. Since collusion between the company and government officials is very deep-rooted, the government can't denounce Umbrella. In fact, after the t-Virus outbreak spread to the whole area of Raccoon City, the U.S. Government isolated its 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 just 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's 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 are irrelevant. The pharmaceutical company Umbrella markets medical supplies, particularly the following three popular products. They seem to have become necessities for the people of Raccoon City.
THE TERRIBLE PLOT OF LEADER SPENCER
The menacing killer virus "Ebola" has an extremely high fatality rate. As of now, no cure's been discovered for this virus, its devilish existence having enough power to destroy mankind. Under the name of an international treaty, as a measure of preventing military use of such viruses, 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 wields significant influence in the U.S. 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 out of pursuit for their own profits. 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. Unconcerned with civilian life, he didn't take a blind bit of notice to how many sacrifices were made in order to obtain test results. Moreover, his deviousness even turned his fangs on 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 for seizure of 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 ever since. 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 the nightmare be said to have 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' 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 completing a new t-Virus strain, though he was aware 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 due to him having an intense rivalry with Spencer.
Dr. Marcus matured his mutant leech research thanks to the t-Virus and created his own B.O.W.'s. He believed it to be the ultimate revenge against Spencer. However, in 1988, his life was targeted by Wesker per Spencer's command, so 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 while the doctor's corpse rotted away in the dark lab's waters.
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, revealing 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 to contaminate 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, with many failures 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 ferocity was observed 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. capable of being 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 failed to reach a satisfactory degree of perfection, the Eliminator achieved the only hope. This is due to the intelligence for understanding commands only being documented in mammals. Dr. Marcus further immersed himself n the research and soon, motivated by ambition, he started dabbling in prohibited human experimentation.
Dr. Marcus subsequently fell from favor and the executive training school was shut down, while research on the virus progressed by leaps and bounds at the Arklay Laboratory. As a result of human experiments, the research conducted under the direction of chief researcher William Birkin implemented gene manipulation by means of the t-Virus. It not only accelerated species mutations, but the groundbreaking "Hunter" was born by incorporating another creature's genes into the human genome. Then, based on the results of various research findings, the Arklay Laboratory commenced 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, enhancements for further raising its degree of perfection were repeated in every research institute.
COUNTER t-VIRUS ANTIGEN BODIES
About the t-Virus Vaccine Generation Method
Must a person infected with the t-Virus merely wait to become a Zombie while their consciousness fades away? The answer's no. Raccoon City General Hospital was built thanks to Umbrella's financial aid. Here, when the "cannibal disease" spread in the city, doctors rapidly made preparations to create a vaccine. The "Medical Device Manual" written by Douglas Rover, head of Umbrella Medical Equipment North America, served as the reference data. A culture fluid base is placed inside the synthesizer machine which stabilizes operation with sufficient power supply. The document's main contents mention that synthesis of the vaccine agent and culture medium will result in an antigen body capable of treating t-Virus infected individuals. However, since the hospital staff became Zombies in the preliminary stage, they were thus unable to support and save the citizens carried in.
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 who was infected with the t-Virus, and in order to treat her, he successfully created 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 never concentrated their efforts toward civilian rescue and mass-producing the vaccine prior to the Sterilization Strategy because, naturally, they aimed to strive for destroying 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 invade 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. The virus is also said to have 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 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 placed 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 invaded 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 every virus scheme, his actions always enigmatic.
Ever since arriving at the Umbrella Executive Training School as an executive candidate employee in the '70s, he played an active role as a skilled researcher at the forefront of the virus research advanced 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 a being surpassing Umbrella." Wesker very much expected only himself to stand atop the world, whereas everyone else was satisfied working under the company's umbrella. In order to steadily get closer to this goal, he didn't mind making sacrifices, reaching 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 Spencer's subordinate. Once t-Virus research reached a level of completion at his colleague William Birkin's hands, however, 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 for manipulating 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 in order to defect to a rival company by presenting a vast amount of combat data.
After moving to the rival company, Wesker immediately undertook his next action. His new target was to seize the G-Virus. He aimed to take away all the research of his former colleague and rival William. After Wesker called on a joint effort with the spy Ada Wong, they worked behind the scenes in Raccoon City while it was on the verge of being bombed. He succeeded in recovering a sample of the G-Virus. Then came seven months after Raccoon City's annihilation. He infiltrated the Antarctic Base and this time snatched t-Veronica developed by Alexia Ashford. Thus, Wesker has three world-shattering viruses in his possession. However, an ambitious individual like him wouldn't be satisfied with them, so it's easy to imagine he'll make further moves. Wesker's steadily getting closer to his goal and will surely show his cool-headed sunglasses again, in order 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 with trademark deep-black sunglasses that give the impression he's not easily approachable. He wears a tactical vest on his uniform. His side's equipped with a pouch containing spare clips along with a radio attached to his chest. The Samurai Edge mounted in his leg holster was customized for him. His marksmanship 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, research on which William pushed forward. After two months passed since the Mansion Incident, Wesker took action in cooperation with the spy Ada Wong. Also at this time, they faced interference from Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield and also the Umbrella Security Service, failing 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 that. The next place Wesker targeted was the Antarctic underground laboratory. This was to acquire the genius scientist Alexia Ashford herself, who'd awoken there. Wesker attacked Rockfort Island with the covert 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 Albert Wesker had joined. As she'd received special training, her movements and marksmanship skills are professional in and of themselves. Even in abnormal situations, she carries out her mission silently, showing not even the slightest unease. Ada had infiltrated Umbrella at an earlier point in time and continued espionage before coming into contact with John, chief scientist at the Arklay Laboratory. She succeeded in gathering intel about the t-Virus. Then when William Birkin furthered G-Virus development, she obtained intel of it then 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 crawling with Zombies. 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 work together with Leon, she successfully obtained the pendant at last. However, the feigned joint quest with Leon had gradually and unknowingly brought about a change to Ada's heart. She loved Leon. Her fluctuating emotions served as an enmity and Ada risked 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 individual like William was available to them. 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. He became an executive candidate employee of Umbrella after his superior scientific talents were recognized, and assigned to the executive training school. At this time, he met Albert Wesker. Afterwards, at the order 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 singular existence. The genius Alexia Ashford, produced by "CODE:Veronica." Since she was director of the Antarctic Laboratory at only 10-years-old, William was jealous of her and started repeating unplanned studies and experiments out of competitive envy and impatience. With no progress time merely passed over the research, continuing until there was a report Alexia had been infected and died in an accident. Fortunately however, the straying would later provide a 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 alongside 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 her parents showing her much love, 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 as a result she happened to encounter a group of police officer Zombies, and started running from place to place.
It was Claire Redfield, who visited the town in search of 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 behind 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, aggravating the situation further. 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 an 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 up 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 as a result of Claire giving 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 his death, he mysteriously resurrected with his younger appearance and began working in secret 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 his friend Spencer's proposal. He assumed office as the executive training school's director at Spencer's request. Despite his director position, Dr. Marcus continued researching the Progenitor Virus out of 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 by not achieving the anticipated results, and eventually started using executive candidate employees as guinea pigs. The victims amounted to near 20, with this revolting fact treated as top-secret within Umbrella. However, once the B.O.W. development pushed forward 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)
Umbrella's current leader. A European aristocrat from a distinguished family, he discovered the Progenitor Virus, a new RNA virus, alongside James Marcus and Edward Ashford. He suggested founding an organization to the two for the purpose of advancing 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 ahead 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 with an impressive ability to execute commands. This is clearly a different mutation from that of humans infected with the t-Virus, meaning its metabolic functions are working effectively. The virus' effects have strengthened its muscle tissue to the point they've grown through the epidermis, significantly contributing to improvements in agility and resistance. As a result of a violent attack impulse caused by a feeling of starvation, once it detects prey it leaps to close-in 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 due to monkeys that can only comprehend simple commands being unsuitable 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 with 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, with the capabilities to sufficiently fulfill its development concept. Once 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 the aspects of both cost and performance, so mass-production began with Code No. MA-121. All kinds of variations were produced using the α model as the base.
Later, the "Hunter β" was developed in an attempt to boost performance for a Hunter that could be cheaply mass-produced as the next leading product. Although its offensive strength's inferior to the α model, its agility was further enhanced by augmenting its nervous system. Instantaneous force was gained to the extent 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 an amphibian fertilized egg 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, since it has the specific properties of amphibians even more prominently than humans, this produced a drawback of being unable to function when not in an aquatic location, so it appears its current condition failed to reach an adequate degree of perfection to be commercialized.
Now, the "Hunter II (Improved)" which appeared on Rockfort Island is a bioweapon created by a different organization, whereas all these improved models are new models made by Umbrella's hands. Based on the original master data Albert Wesker brought, the rival company augmented its control aspect. They developed a system for sending the Hunter II against only targets searched for using a peripheral device referred to as a "self-propelled surveillance drone." 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 are inferior to the β model's offensive capability and intelligence, while its zones of activity are limited. It's weak to direct sun rays and dry air, lacking in general versatility.
HUNTER II (IMPROVED)
After a self-propelled surveillance drone 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's exposed on its chest like the completed model, and even the spine's exposed as its skin decayed and fell off. Although imperfections in its appearance can't be denied, its physical functions are equal compared to the completed model, so it's recognized the goal was achieved since the prototype stage. It has astounding vitality and on the side of aggressiveness in particular, its ferociousness compares to the completed model after its limiter's removed. 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, having realized a design with the highest regard for combat capabilities. It marvelously displayed its capabilities so 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 capacity for obeying commands. In addition, when its life's endangered it discharges its limiter and transforms into a "Super Tyrant." Although this function wasn't envisioned from the outset, it possesses terrifying ferocity, agility and offensive capabilities along with a reddish tinge to 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, so a live combat test was rushed. A top-secret combat test against the S.T.A.R.S. officers was thus 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 as a result of augmenting its metabolic strength, resulting from the T-002 model's past results. The T-103 model has a more human form compared to the T-002 model, so it could be said to be a step closer to the ultimate goal of disguising itself and infiltrating enemy territory. Moreover, if its life support function reaches a critical point, its 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 delivered to the island by the Umbrella Security Service for training purposes. The major differences from the T-103 model are that its limiter is removed from the start, and it has small claws compared to the Super Tyrant state of the T-103 model. On the subject of offensive capability, it's considerably powerful like the conventional type.
Tyrant's Variation
TYRANT
The mass-produced type of the T-103 model. Since it's in a limiter removed state, the original appearance of the one on Rockfort Island can't 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 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 to grow. After forming a unique brain, it alters the central nervous system to assume control of brain functions. Thereby the host leaves all cerebration to 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 enhanced thinking capacity, also easily mastering 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.
Under the influence of Nemesis' secretion, the Nemesis-T Type's self-regeneration capability easily far exceeds conventional B.O.W.'s. Impossible overcompensation is enormous however, namely rapid regeneration to compensate, so 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 started growing while making it more aggressive. It wasn't finished there either, deformation dramatically changed the Nemesis-T Type's body.
Although the Nemesis-T Type conquered intelligence decline, a secondary effect of the t-Virus, as a result it wasn't possible to stop it rampaging. After destruction of the Tyrant's brain operating in tandem 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, turning the third form 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. Once 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 functions 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, it's more resistant to attacks than the first form.
NEMESIS-T TYPE (PURSUER) THIRD FORM
The final form which drastically altered the body due to its survival instinct superseding its command. Predation activities are performed by the huge digestive organ while it scatters a toxic poison subjected to the influence of harmful waste fluids. It has distinctively long ribs pushing out of the rib cage in the shape of fangs. Although the decline in intelligence is remarkable, it attempts to achieve its objective of wiping out S.T.A.R.S. until its body falls apart.
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 placing more emphasis on practicality as a weapon rather than perfection. For this reason, it looks very different from humans and wasn't envisioned for situations involving human disguise.
Its major feature's instantaneous movement using its elastic right arm. This reduces travel time by making it extremely efficient at tracking targets, an ability not 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 of one of its attack targets by easily lifting them.
Its ability to move has declined due to degradation of the lower body, so 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 compared 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 all 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, that they start 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 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 boosted his voice in the company, a simultaneously major displeasure for the contributor Marcus.
In 1978, Marcus succeeded in developing the t-Virus and was sure he'd once more hold a lead 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 genuinely 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 regions, 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 shut 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, developing a new B.O.W. model based on a completely new way of thinking. 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 activities for the purpose of eliminating S.T.A.R.S. members investigating the laboratory's secrets. 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 do so. The top customer of the viral weapons and B.O.W.'s that Umbrella develop. It's due to that being none other than the United States government. Therefore, it's also a well-known fact within the government what sort of bioweapons Umbrella develops, with Umbrella's many confidential methods also being accepted. Since collusion between the company and government officials is very deep-rooted, the government can't denounce Umbrella. In fact, after the t-Virus outbreak spread to the whole area of Raccoon City, the U.S. Government isolated its 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 just 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's 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 are irrelevant. The pharmaceutical company Umbrella markets medical supplies, particularly the following three popular products. They seem to have become necessities for the people of Raccoon City.
THE TERRIBLE PLOT OF LEADER SPENCER
The menacing killer virus "Ebola" has an extremely high fatality rate. As of now, no cure's been discovered for this virus, its devilish existence having enough power to destroy mankind. Under the name of an international treaty, as a measure of preventing military use of such viruses, 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 wields significant influence in the U.S. 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 out of pursuit for their own profits. 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. Unconcerned with civilian life, he didn't take a blind bit of notice to how many sacrifices were made in order to obtain test results. Moreover, his deviousness even turned his fangs on 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 for seizure of 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 ever since. 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 the nightmare be said to have 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' 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 completing a new t-Virus strain, though he was aware 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 due to him having an intense rivalry with Spencer.
Dr. Marcus matured his mutant leech research thanks to the t-Virus and created his own B.O.W.'s. He believed it to be the ultimate revenge against Spencer. However, in 1988, his life was targeted by Wesker per Spencer's command, so 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 while the doctor's corpse rotted away in the dark lab's waters.
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, revealing 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 to contaminate 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, with many failures 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 ferocity was observed 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. capable of being 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 failed to reach a satisfactory degree of perfection, the Eliminator achieved the only hope. This is due to the intelligence for understanding commands only being documented in mammals. Dr. Marcus further immersed himself n the research and soon, motivated by ambition, he started dabbling in prohibited human experimentation.
Dr. Marcus subsequently fell from favor and the executive training school was shut down, while research on the virus progressed by leaps and bounds at the Arklay Laboratory. As a result of human experiments, the research conducted under the direction of chief researcher William Birkin implemented gene manipulation by means of the t-Virus. It not only accelerated species mutations, but the groundbreaking "Hunter" was born by incorporating another creature's genes into the human genome. Then, based on the results of various research findings, the Arklay Laboratory commenced 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, enhancements for further raising its degree of perfection were repeated in every research institute.
COUNTER t-VIRUS ANTIGEN BODIES
About the t-Virus Vaccine Generation Method
Must a person infected with the t-Virus merely wait to become a Zombie while their consciousness fades away? The answer's no. Raccoon City General Hospital was built thanks to Umbrella's financial aid. Here, when the "cannibal disease" spread in the city, doctors rapidly made preparations to create a vaccine. The "Medical Device Manual" written by Douglas Rover, head of Umbrella Medical Equipment North America, served as the reference data. A culture fluid base is placed inside the synthesizer machine which stabilizes operation with sufficient power supply. The document's main contents mention that synthesis of the vaccine agent and culture medium will result in an antigen body capable of treating t-Virus infected individuals. However, since the hospital staff became Zombies in the preliminary stage, they were thus unable to support and save the citizens carried in.
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 who was infected with the t-Virus, and in order to treat her, he successfully created 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 never concentrated their efforts toward civilian rescue and mass-producing the vaccine prior to the Sterilization Strategy because, naturally, they aimed to strive for destroying 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 invade 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. The virus is also said to have 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 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 placed 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 invaded 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 every virus scheme, his actions always enigmatic.
Ever since arriving at the Umbrella Executive Training School as an executive candidate employee in the '70s, he played an active role as a skilled researcher at the forefront of the virus research advanced 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 a being surpassing Umbrella." Wesker very much expected only himself to stand atop the world, whereas everyone else was satisfied working under the company's umbrella. In order to steadily get closer to this goal, he didn't mind making sacrifices, reaching 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 Spencer's subordinate. Once t-Virus research reached a level of completion at his colleague William Birkin's hands, however, 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 for manipulating 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 in order to defect to a rival company by presenting a vast amount of combat data.
After moving to the rival company, Wesker immediately undertook his next action. His new target was to seize the G-Virus. He aimed to take away all the research of his former colleague and rival William. After Wesker called on a joint effort with the spy Ada Wong, they worked behind the scenes in Raccoon City while it was on the verge of being bombed. He succeeded in recovering a sample of the G-Virus. Then came seven months after Raccoon City's annihilation. He infiltrated the Antarctic Base and this time snatched t-Veronica developed by Alexia Ashford. Thus, Wesker has three world-shattering viruses in his possession. However, an ambitious individual like him wouldn't be satisfied with them, so it's easy to imagine he'll make further moves. Wesker's steadily getting closer to his goal and will surely show his cool-headed sunglasses again, in order to dominate the apex of humanity by any means.
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Hidekuni Shida
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