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Umbrella Arklay facility Tyrant-Virus data

Found in: Laboratory B2F in room with the slide-projector

For all due purposes we must report B.O.W. statistics to potential customers our list of weapons under research and development. The below report contains data that is exclusive to Tyrant-virus B.O.W's...

Tyrant-Virus:

The properties of the Tyrant-virus (T-virus for short) are still largely unknown to us; we've only recently discovered it's exceptional potential. Only 10% of all human beings, according to several simulations are immune to the T-virus, and 1 out of 100,000,000 can make it's full potential. Animals can also be afflicted but the mutation varies based on the class of animal. Dogs for instance are affected the same way as humans, save for maintaining agility, while reptiles and arachnids grow at alarming rates.

Zombies

99% of those who are infected by the T-virus usually transform into a being that we have tentatively named "zombies" during the transformation, symptoms typically consist of itchiness, rashes, nausea, and on occasion, fever. Many factors also play a role in the speed of transformation, the time can vary greatly between 36 hours to 2 and a-half weeks, with a record transformation time of 15 hours in case the victim is infected and then killed after a few minutes of infection. The time of transformation is dependant on several factors including, metabolic rates, height of victim, and the distance between the infected area and the brain. The host then loses conscious thought and becomes constantly hungry for the flesh and blood of animals, and other humans.

V-ACT

The T-virus' properties as said earlier have potential that has been tapped into. 5 years ago, we were studying how long it would take for a zombie to decay to the point at which it cannot survive, the project was scrapped and the subject was killed. After an hour of leaving the body alone, it transformed into a vaguely humanoid creature. When it killed several people that tried to feed it we had the specimen frozen and stored in the cemetery behind the main hall of the mansion. We then frantically researched for more information and came up with the following

Once a person is zombified the muscles and digestive systems undergo a slow mutation. After a week and a half, the mutation halts. When an infected entity is killed without severe brain damage or cremated within the hour after the mutation is complete, mutated cells brake down and absorb tissues the virus does not find useful as well as any meat the host may have eaten. After an hour the skin is gone and bony claws have grown out of the hosts fingers, when prey is sensed the host springs back to life and continues its feast. The host cannot reanimate without the week-and-a-half time frame.

The host feeds off as much as it can, and as it feeds, the nourishment amplifies stamina and resilience, after a certain amount of meat, it continues to mutate. As the entity continues to consume food, it loses various humanoid traits and seems to evolve into a vaguely lizard-like creature with large claws and a razor-sharp tongue.

Research of this third phase is unavailable at the Arklay facility, due to the lack of sufficient funding and the copious projects already underway here. We had to give research to the Raccoon City facility.

TYRANT

The Tyrant is the most powerful weapon that can possibly come from T- virus research. Unfortunately, only one person out of 100,000,000 is capable of such transformation, although we are getting close to finding away of increasing the chances of such a thing happening. We have recently acquired one specimen right here under development, and another at the Underground lab in the outskirts of Raccoon city. From what we do know, is that their skin is stronger than Kevlar, and that they can display much needed aggression. We also know that no two Tyrants are exactly alike, although common traits include sexual ambiguity, paler version of the host's skin, and a height of 8 to 10 feet. The Tyrant, as well as other B.O.W.'s at the Arklay facility have yet to undergo combat trials.

Recorder: Dr. Ross Cameron, Arklay mountain facility, Chief of B.O.W. research and development.