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| Vaelyis | Feb 11 2010, 10:10 PM Post #1 |
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an unbreakable soldier
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Founders: Ozwell E. Spencer, James Marcus, Edward Ashford Directors: Brandon Bailey Researchers: Alias, Steve, William Birkin, Frost, Monica, John, Alexia Ashford, Alexander Ashford, Billy Rabitson, Alex Bechet, Albert Wesker, Morpheus D. Duvall Security and Intelligence: Scott, Robert, Albert Wesker, Roy Misc.: Alfred Ashford, Thomas, Rick, Tommy Neilson, Yoko Suzuki, Unnamed Umbrella Officer, Frank E., Isabella C., Greg A., Lee D., Michael K., Ethan W. The Umbrella Corporation (officially named Umbrella Chemical Inc.) was a mega corporation which operated ruthlessly as a major international player in a number of markets including pharmaceuticals, medical hardware, defense, and computers along with more clandestine operations utilizing genetic engineering and biological weaponry. The company also had a more public face, producing cosmetics, consumer products and foods. A subsidiary of Umbrella operated as a paramilitary organisation. This division of the corporation maintained a highly trained security force capable of rescue, reconnaissance, and para-military operations. They used a variety of vehicles, including HUMVEEs. Complementing this security force was an air wing, which maintained a fleet of AV-8B Harrier jump jets, UH-60 Blackhawks, C-130 Hercules water-landing capable cargo planes, CH-53 Sea Stallion cargo helicopters for transporting prisoners and Hughes MH-6 "Little Bird" attack helicopters. The corporation utilized these resources in order to secure and protect its assets, as well as its high profile employees. Formation: The paving stones for Umbrella started in 1966, when Lord Ozwell E. Spencer led an expedition into Africa with his friend Sir Edward Ashford, fellow scientist James Marcus and Marcus' student Brandon Bailey, to find the lost kingdom of the Ndipaya. Ozwell had studied an encyclopedia by explorer Henry Travis, that described a legend of a plant that gave great powers to those who could survive its poisonous blossom. The two rediscovered the lost kingdom of the Ndipaya, an ancient underground city surrounding the legendary flower, which Travis referred to as the "Stairway to the Sun". When they returned to North America in 1967, they discovered that the flowers could not produce the virus if cultivated outside their habitat. In March, Spencer had the idea of starting a company, though the idea was disliked by Brandon, who felt that it was pointless without being able to produce Progenitor. In this year, architect George Trevor- after working since '62 - completed the Spencer estate and its lab. He and his family would be used as guinea pigs for Progenitor. 1968 was a notable year. Umbrella was founded, Ashford died from exposure to the virus [citation needed] and Brandon was forced to stay in Africa and run the Umbrella Africa Research Center and send samples to Dr. Marcus' newly built Training facility. In 1969, Edward's son Alexander began the construction of the Antarctic Transport Terminal, attached to which was a research centre where he began development of his "Code: Veronica" project. This was his research into the gene that controls intelligence. Two years later, Alfred and Alexia Ashford would be born from his research. Seeking new information on Progenitor, Marcus had several of his students infected with the virus. They were however, unable to survive its effects and died, their corpses dumped in the Water Treatment facility. Marcus injected Leeches with Progenitor in 1978, and bore witness to the creation of a new strain which he named the "tyrant virus". Later this year, the Training facility would be closed and Marcus' two prized students: Albert Wesker and William Birkin, would be moved to the nearby Arklay Research Facility. Yet again in 1978, did Marcus find evidence of tampering. In his increasing paranoia brought on by his quest for glory and isolation from mankind, he wrote in his Diary that Albert and William were the only Humans he trusted. His trust in them would betray him ten years later however, as the two would - under direct orders from Spencer, himself - have him assassinated by a Special forces unit and dumped in the Water Treatment Facility. Credit for "t" would be taken by William. His trust in William would also render hiding the source of "t" - the Leeches - useless. By now however, Birkin had little care for "t", having discovered the G-virus in the body of Lisa Trevor, the daughter of George, still kept in the estate as a guinea pig for their twisted experiments. Marcus was completely restored by the Queen Leech (see James Marcus for more information regarding this event). Marcus would exact his revenge on Spencer and Umbrella by releasing "t" into the Arklay Research Facility's water supply, turning the facility personnel into zombies and leaving the laboratory and mansion in complete chaos, allowing for the team's extremely dangerous research specimens to escape into the surrounding area. Birkin and Wesker used this as a diversion for their own plans to leave Umbrella, taking their research with them. Wesker, having formed Raccoon City's elite S.T.A.R.S. unit two years previous, would develop a plan to lure the team to the Mansion and obtain battle data from the conflict that would surely follow. Although the Tyrant was deployed - leading Wesker to falsify his death in a realistic "unforeseen side-effects" of releasing it - both the laboratory and the rampaging Tyrant were destroyed by S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team before making its escape back to Raccoon City with a single Bravo team survivor. Wesker was forced to go into hiding for a number of months, using his operative Ada Wong to carry out his objectives, including the recovery of Birkin's G-virus. Two months after the Arklay incident, William Birkin finally perfected the viral strain that he'd been toiling to achieve since obtaining Marcus' research so many years earlier. Birkin planned to use the virus to force the Umbrella Corporation into allowing him onto their executive board, but then changed his plans when he found that selling it directly to the U.S. Government would prove far more profitable - though this is based on Umbrella's opinion. Umbrella deployed its elite U.S.S. team (a para-military black-operations unit created for Umbrella's most clandestine purposes) led by HUNK in a desperate bid to stop Birkin from handing over his ultimate creation. Although Birkin was mortally wounded in the ensuing conflict, and the G-virus was successfully recovered by HUNK's team, he was able to inject a remaining sample into his own body and devastate most of the team before it could make its escape. This event would be indirectly responsible for unleashing the t-virus on Raccoon City. HUNK recovered a sample of the virus, extracted and gave it to Umbrella. While the Arklay incident had been relatively isolated and concealed from the public, and Umbrella's control over key government and law enforcement personnel had ensured that any record of what had occurred could be safely swept into obscurity, they were now faced with an entire city infected with "t" and a trail leading directly back to the Umbrella Corporation. This would prove exceedingly difficult, even for Umbrella, to make simply disappear. Decline and Collapse: Umbrella fell from grace of September 24th, 1998, when "t" had turned a large amount of the population into Zombies. The morning after, the U.S. Government had the city limits bordered off by the military, whilst they began an investigation into the matter. Umbrella itself was divided on the issue of Raccoon City. Its virologists within the limits spent their time researching a cure, whilst weapons researchers had experimental B.O.W.s sent in to receive Combat data on their effectiveness at killing civilians. The Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service (UBCS) was sent in to evacuate civilians, whilst "Supervisors" installed within the four Platoons gathered the combat data, sacrificing their comrades to save their own lives, where they would receive a very generous sum for the data. Meanwhile, some employees even turned on each other. Dr. Frost was killed by Monica for being in the way of a G-sample, whilst Yoko Suzuki - a tyrant virus test subject used in an experiment two years earlier - lost her Umbrella security card to the woman, who would soon walk right into the infected Birkin and become a host for his offspring. Former Umbrella researcher Greg Mueller had a University professor create a cure - Daylight - before the Outbreak, knowing what would soon happen. He was wanted by Umbrella, not due to "Daylight", but because of an experiment Greg took with him when he left - an experimental Tyrant. "Thanatos" was activated and sent outside to kill UBCS personnel attempting to claim it. Unbeknownst to him or his creation, the supervisor "Nicholai Zinoviev" had infiltrated the building. Whilst discussing his plan with a few survivors, Nicholai shot through the ceiling, through Greg's head, and out of his neck - death was instantaneous. The University was destroyed by C-4 charges, whilst the Tyrant was killed by "Daylight" nearby. A fitting end to the beast, one of the ingredients of the anti-virus was the creature's very blood. Elsewhere in Raccoon, an executive had a UBCS team on the lookout for renegade USS member Rodriguez, who had stolen the executive's "package". Rodriguez was waiting for a researcher - Linda - to return from an Umbrella facility as she left something important behind. This was AT1521 - Umbrella's answer to Daylight. After recovering it, another researcher - Carter - released the experimental "Tyrant T-0400TP" to kill off the MA-125 Hunter R running amok. Although seemingly taking orders from Carter without question, it had already counted the man as a threat - a bomb had been planted in the monster, and Carter had the detonator. The creatures betrayal led to the destruction of AT1521, leaving Linda to have to remember how to re-synthesise it all by herself. Eventually, Umbrella was unable to delay the Presidents decision to authorise Mission Code XX. With little time left, all paramilitary forces were ordered to clear out. Carlon Oliveira and Jill Valentine were rescued by Barry Burton, whilst Nicholai attempted to escape solo by helicopter. Rodriguez was forced to abandon Linda and pull out, leading to an attempted shoot down by Tommy Nielson. The rocket missed, but the helicopter's sudden emergency manoeuvres led to the loss of the "package", revealing an horrific creation. The UBCS team, and T-0400TP were defeated by the giant blob and absorbed into its body. It would eventually be killed by a group of survivors, who successfully escaped Raccoon by HUMVEE with Linda. Still, this was not the last story to tell of Umbrella's actions in the city. Leader of Umbrella's paramilitary organisations, Sergei Vladimir, stole the U.M.F.-013 storage system - also known as the Umbrella Archives. Ada Wong, a spy sent into Raccoon to gather "G" for Wesker, had finally completed her mission and hitched a ride on the chopper, witnessing the destruction of Raccoon City. It would take many years, and many more tragedies to finally gather enough evidence to condemn Umbrella. Umbrella's fortunes failed to improve in the time shortly after the Raccoon City incident. But with a barrage of false witnesses and Code XX destroying all evidence, all blame for the incident was carefully shifted to the U.S. Government. Despite Linda and Yoko's appearance at the Supreme court, Umbrella survived. On Sheena Island, undercover investigator, Ark Thompson, operating on behalf of Leon S. Kennedy, succeeded in destroying Umbrella's Tyrant production plant after a senior executive assigned to the island unleashed the t-virus on its citizens. Shortly afterwards, when Claire Redfield broke into Umbrella's Paris facilities in search of her brother, she was captured and sent to Umbrella's illegal prison camp on Rockfort Island. While there, she witnessed Albert Wesker attack the island in search of the T-Veronica virus, another descendant of Progenitor. Escaping the island, she found herself trapped at the Antarctic Transport Terminal, where Edward Ashford's granddaughter, Alexia Ashford, awoke from a self-induced coma with a desire to establish a new order. With the destruction of Sheena Island, Rockfort Island and the Antarctic Transport Terminal, most of Umbrella's illegitimate operations had been shut down. This, combined with the loss of so many of Umbrella's research and security personnel throughout each of the disastrous incidents, left Umbrella with little chance of reforming said operations or regaining the years of research lost thus far. The U.S. STRATCOM was involved in clean-up operations, such as the theft of the G virus by former Umbrella executive in R&D, Morpheus D. Duvall, and his plans to create a new order based around his obsessive ideals of 'beauty'. The loss of the experimental virus and the liner "Spencer Rain" would be in vain. The final blow to the company would come in February of 2003, when a private anti-biohazard paramilitary force was sent to the Caucasus in the Russian Federation in response to rumors of a new B.O.W being developed by Umbrella. Leading the attack were Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, who eventually reached the Russian facility's underground chamber, where they fought Umbrella's final weapon, T-A.L.O.S., after it was dispatched by Sergei Vladimir. At the same time, Wesker managed to infiltrate the facility a few hours before Chris and Jill's arrival, and had one final encounter with Sergei, who then mutated into a new, virus-infected monster. While Chris and Jill destroyed T-A.L.O.S., Wesker managed to extract all data from Umbrella's Red Queen supercomputer, while also erasing any of the memory left within the computer itself, in order to use it against Spencer, thus bringing Umbrella to its knees. Umbrella was finally found guilty soon after the Umbrella Russia incident, after an anonymous tip-off by Albert Wesker, using the data he had extracted. The U.S. Government suspended Umbrella's market trading license pending further investigation into their business practices. While this investigation must have already provided Umbrella with severe financial problems, a worldwide manhunt for surviving founder Ozwell E. Spencer sealed the organization's fate. Albert Wesker kept the stolen data in his secret hideout. Wesker had always desired power more than anything in the world, seeking to dominate all for his own gain. He saw Umbrella as power incarnate. His computer had every Umbrella asset stored away safely, and he planned to one day remake the company under his leadership. This new Umbrella would lead the human race into a new, improved era, fixing a world Wesker saw as unacceptable. His vision for the future would go beyond that of Spencer, but he would later discover that they both had much in common, as Spencer had made Wesker who he had become. With trading suspended, Umbrella's shares quickly collapsed, and the company was left bankrupt. With the corporation shut down, a vast amount of Bio-Weapon and virus samples appeared on the black market, birthing an age of Bio-terrorism. The ultimate irony being that the world was safer with Umbrella than without it. Umbrella's Viral Legacy: Almost a year after Resident Evil 4 and Umbrella's T-virus was used in a bioterrorism attack on Harvardville Airport, resulting in a mass infection of the entire terminal. However this time it was caused by a company known as Wilpharma, one of its key employees Frederic Downing, had stolen both the T and G virus samples from his previous employer Umbrella, and fled Raccoon City. Umbrella's other monstrosity, the G-virus was also used in the same outbreak, and was injected into the body of Curtis Miller. Curtis wanted the information about the raccoon city outbreak released, so everyone who had wronged him and his deceased family would be arrested, unknown to him Frederic Downing was using him to collect g-virus combat data for a buyer wanting the T and G-virus’s. However the conspiracy was uncovered by the efforts of Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield and the S.R.T, during the deadly outbreak. Due to Umbrella's use of medicines developed by other pharmaceutical companies, the Global Pharmaceutical Organization worked to prevent further harm from being done to the names of innocent pharmaceutical organizations, and to prevent the further distribution of B.O.W's, by forming the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, or "BSAA", after Umbrella's collapse in 2003. Among the eleven founding members were none other than Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine. Umbrella in the "Evil Company" Archetype: hough Umbrella was portrayed as a archetypical "evil mega corporation", similar to Weyland-Yutani from the Alien series, it was later given an elaborate backstory and presence stretching back to the turn of the century. [3] On the other hand, the same game greatly bolstered the concept of an omnipotent corporation, introducing the company's private prison island. And while some of the zombie outbreaks seen in the Resident Evil series are caused by staggering incompetence and rogue operatives rather than overt maliciousness. It is also noteworthy that in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, the corporation released the Nemesis T02 with the sole intent of tracking down and murdering all surviving S.T.A.R.S. members; and in Resident Evil 2, the T-103 Tyrant was dispatched with a similar mission (murder all credible witnesses to Umbrella's guilt and recovering the G-virus), various other T-103 tyrants where released in the city to test them against the US military. Capcom themselves appeared to realize the increasing improbability of the cliché premise (and the pitfalls of sticking to it), and thus Resident Evil 4 saw Umbrella's swift downfall, explained away in occasional sentences and not really mentioned since. However, in the "Separate Ways" sidegame featured in the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii versions of Resident Evil 4, it is revealed that Umbrella is indeed alive and well under the care of Albert Wesker as apparent by the judicious use of Umbrella technology still in use. Nevertheless, examples of Umbrella's inability to control outbreaks, mostly caused from former personnel, resulting in pandemonium, include: Resident Evil 0, which dealt with the outbreak caused deliberately by a resurrected James Marcus in revenge for his 'death' at the hands of Umbrella. Resident Evil, which dealt with the members of S.T.A.R.S. being used as cannon fodder to gather battle data about the performances of zombies, bio-weapons, and irregular mutants. Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and the Resident Evil: Outbreak series, which show what happened after an ostensibly failed attempt (the Umbrella operative HUNK eventually delivered the virus) made by Umbrella Special Forces Unit operators to recover the G-virus from William Birkin. Resident Evil - CODE: Veronica, where a special forces team working for "The Organization", along with Wesker, attack an Umbrella island, causing an Outbreak. Later, an escape plane from the same island, lands at the Antarctic Transport Terminal, causing another Outbreak. Resident Evil: Survivor, where Vincent Goldman releases the virus to eradicate the population of Sheena Island and any evidence against his own actions. Resident Evil: Dead Aim, where a rogue scientist, Morpheus D. Duvall, stole samples of Umbrella's prototype viruses, unleashed part of them aboard a luxury cruiser, property of Umbrella, and used several others to threaten the U.S. and China with a secret missile installation filled with viral warheads. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Umbrella's End/Dark Legacy, where an Outbreak occurs in Umbrella's last stronghold, a research lab in the Caucasus mountain range. Coincidentally, the report of the Outbreak was sent in right as Wesker was seen on camera entering the building, suggesting he may have had involvement. Company Motto & Slogan: According to James Marcus, the Umbrella's 'employee pledge' is stated as being "Obedience Breeds Discipline, Discipline Breeds Unity, Unity Breeds Power, Power is Life". It is unknown if this is the motto for the public or if it is used purely within the company, due to its ominous sound. In the game Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Albert Wesker states that Umbrella's motto was "Preserving the health of the people". In the 2002 film Resident Evil, Umbrella's slogan is "Umbrella Sheltering Your Family". In the 2004 film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Umbrella's slogan is "Our Business is Life Itself." Products: A contributing factor to Umbrella's success were their non-lethal commercial products. Such products include: Adravil: A paste-based drug with the motto of "Quick and Easy Relief: Adravil". It may be a reference to the real drug Advil. Safsprin: An apparent Aspirin-based brand. This brand's motto is "The Common Cure". Uspirim: Another Umbrella Aspirin-based product, introduced in Alyssa Ashcroft's good ending in Resident Evil: Outbreak. Aqua Cure: Umbrella's crowning public achievement, Aqua Cure is an ointment used on open wounds that made the company famous worldwide. It is considered to be Umbrella's primary public product and is very effective. Most likely the recurring item "First Aid Spray" that appears throughout the series. It is assumed that the T-virus is used on this product to re-accommodate the damaged cells, though no side-effect has been shown from this product. Valifin: A non-canon medication mentioned in the novelization Resident Evil: Zero Hour by S.D. Perry, Valifin is an experimental pediatric heart medication that has a side-effect of renal failure. Regenerate: A non-canon product mentioned in the Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Regenerate is a skincare product that uses the T-virus to reanimate dead skin cells, making the user appear younger. Return: A non-canon weight pill mentioned in promotions for the second movie. This pill features the ability to burn up to 30 pounds per pill. Developed using the T-virus. It is interesting to note that according to Rebecca Chambers in the Resident Evil Remake, most of the products are "home grown in Raccoon City". It is also interesting to note that all herbs are from Raccoon City. This suggests Umbrella cultivated these herbs, explaining how they ended up in an Umbrella base in Antarctica. Edited by Vaelyis, Feb 11 2010, 10:19 PM.
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| Vaelyis | Feb 11 2010, 10:18 PM Post #2 |
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an unbreakable soldier
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Manufactured Firearms: Sporting Int. Magnum Custom Edition A mix between a Desert Eagle and a Colt M1911, it uses .50AE rounds. Incinerator Unit A gun that uses some parts of the Colt M4A1 Carbine and fires a long range flame. Semi-Automatic Anti-Tank Rifle A large rifle used to destroy light armored vehicles. It can punch through 3cm. of reinforced steel. Spark Shot A gun that fires electric shocks to control experimental animals. Mine Thrower A gun with specialized darts that will detonate if something pass near them, or attach themselves to a creature. Elite Python A modified version of the Colt Python made by Umbrella. Linear Launcher A Shoulder-Mounted cannon that fires extremely powerful blast of plasma. Charged Particle Rifle A gun that charges particles with negative or positive shocks that can electrocute somebody or deactivate electric shields and damage electric artifacts due to the EMP emitted by it. Other Products: There are also a multitude of other products seen briefly throughout all of the Resident Evil games including, soft drinks, cosmetics, and glasses. Known Facilities: Arklay Research Facility: A research facility located in Raccoon Forest, camouflaged by a mansion designed by George Trevor for Ozwell E. Spencer. Umbrella conducted most of its T-virus experiments there, including the creation of the Tyrant. Umbrella Research Center: Also known as the Umbrella Corporation Management Training Facility, this building was managed by James Marcus for the purpose of training future Umbrella employees. It was officially closed down in 1978, though Marcus continued his research there until his assassination in 1988. An investigative unit was sent in 1998 to inspect the facility for reopening purposes. Unnamed Chicago Research Facility: The facility John, Ada Wong's deceased boyfriend, worked for before transferring to Arklay Research Facility. William Birkin used to visit this branch to conduct a monthly training seminar. Raccoon City Underground Laboratory: A facility established during the late 1980s for the sole purpose of William Birkin's G-virus project. It can only be entered through a cable car system within Raccoon City's sewers, and is also connected to the Management Training Facility. Dead Factory: A facility hidden within an abandoned factory in Raccoon City, used to chemically destroy dead and unusable specimens. Potent contributor to the release of the virus into the city. Raccoon City Corporate Headquarters: A large facility used to test the combat capabilities of BOWs. An experimental serum was developed there to combat the T-virus. Raccoon City Hospital: Umbrella maintained a small laboratory in the basement of the city hospital. This lab contained Hunters in containment tanks, as well as equipment capable of synthesizing a vaccine against the T-virus. Classified Research and Testing Facility: Located in the area of what used to be Raccoon City, this facility was built after the area was destroyed and gated off. Not much is known about this facility. But what is known is that Umbrella conducts testing and research there and monitors the gated area and surrounding area for any possible biohazard threats or trespassers. The Hive (movie continuity Only): A semi-secret underground lab located beneath the streets of Raccoon City. This facility is noted to conduct experiments on viral weaponry. When the T-virus escapes through the air ducts a super computer (known as the Red Queen) shuts down the facility trapping anyone within. Umbrella Medical Facility (movie continuity Only): A research facility located outside of Detroit. The facility is known to experiment on animals and possibly humans. 3 weeks after the T-virus outbreak in Raccoon City, Umbrella began testing a new virus on their first human subject Alice. Umbrella North American Research Facility (movie continuity only): A facility in the desert, disguised as an old weather station, where the employees of Umbrella's science division took shelter in the wake of the Global T-virus Outbreak. Science division head Sam Isaacs, his second in command, Alexander Slater, and the sophisticated White Queen were all stationed here prior the Isaac's execution and subsequent mutation which claimed the lives of the entire staff. Other: Sheena Island: A small European island privately owned by Umbrella. It housed a community of researchers working for the company and was secretly the site of a Tyrant Plant which was mass-producing the T-103 models. Umbrella Medical, Paris: The headquarters of Umbrella in Europe. Claire Redfield infiltrates this facility briefly, only to be captured by its chief of security, Rodrigo Juan Raval. Christine Henri is likely the Research and Development Head Manager of this division. Umbrella Europe Sixth Laboratory: The facility responsible for the creation of the NE-Alpha parasitic organism that allowed the creation of Nemesis T-Type. Part of the Umbrella Europe branch in Paris. Rockfort Island: A solitary island which served as the site of Alfred Ashford's private residence and palace after he purchased the land and drove the villagers out. It also housed an "inescapable" prison camp, a military training facility for the Umbrella Special Forces Unit (including a lab used to create BOWs) and an airport. Umbrella Antarctic Facility: A facility established by Alexander Ashford for his Code: Veronica project. Later, Alexia Ashford, an offspring of the project, used the facility for her T-Veronica virus research. Umbrella Atlantic Facility: A waste disposal facility on an unnamed island in the Atlantic Ocean. It was to this facility that Umbrella sent some of its worst failed experiments to be disposed of, but for unknown reasons the facility shut down. It was used as a base of operations by renegade Umbrella executive Morpheus D. Duvall. Umbrella Russian Facility: An Umbrella facility disguised as a oil factory. It was at this facility that the T.A.L.O.S project was completed and later destroyed by Chris and Jill. The facility was also one of the locations where the Red Queen computer was held. Umbrella Africa Research Center: This facility was set up in the late 1960s by Umbrella Chemical, Inc. in secrecy. Built within the underground ruins of the Ndipaya Kingdom, only high-ranking Umbrella researchers and the remaining Ndipaya knew of its existence. After it closed down in 1998, the pharmaceutical enterprise, the Tricell Pharmaceutical Company - a subsidary of Tricell, Inc.- under the guidance of Albert Wesker, claimed the abandoned facility and began creating their own, further underground. It was here where they further developed the Progenitor virus and began work on the "Uroboros Project". Paramilitary Units: Umbrella owned and utilized several paramilitary units to ensure the stability of the company during their viral experimentation. Umbrella Security Service: A squad of special forces commandos designated Alpha team attempted to steal a sample of the G-virus indirectly caused the release of the t-virus into Raccoon City. Another squad, "Delta team", was eliminated by Leeches aboard an Umbrella-owned train. USS agents are trained at the Rockfort Island facility, which is also home to a descendant of one of Umbrella's founders. One member of the USS, agent "HUNK", appears first in a mini-game in Resident Evil 2, where his goal is to reach an evacuation point with a sample of the G-virus Also it has not been confirm that more than One of the team that was send to retrieve the G-virus survived the attack. U.S.S. agents are always depicted in solid-color gray fatigues, wearing protective vests and gas masks, and are usually armed with MP5 submachine guns. The UT unit: The game Resident Evil: Survivor includes a special force of shock troopers known as the Umbrella Trash Sweepers, also known as the Undertakers or Cleaners. Cleaners appear to have uniforms similar to those of Umbrella's Special Forces Unit, with Kevlar vests, gas masks, and gray BDUs (battle dress uniforms); however, they are clearly inhuman. They have unnaturally long arms, they are incapable of speech, and when they are killed, they dissolve into green ichor. According to the game, their role is to destroy all evidence of a viral outbreak, including survivors. The Brady strategy guide describes them as "robotic special forces troops" which dissolve when destroyed so as not to leave evidence of their existence. Supervisors: The Supervisors are introduced in Resident Evil 3 and further fleshed out by documents in The Umbrella Chronicles, where they are referred as "Monitor". They are also known as "Observers" in the book Resident Evil: Archives. The Supervisors are part of an internal espionage organization within Umbrella meant to monitor suspicious activity among its own employees. Supervisors are usually placed throughout the corporation and maintain the image of normal employees in order to help them conduct their spy activities. Several Supervisors were placed among the UBCS, one of whom was Nicholai Ginovaef. Their orders range from spying on fellow employees and destroying evidence to cleanup operations, including assassinations if required. History 1968: Foundation Following the discovery of the Progenitor virus in the 1960s and it's establishment on December 4th 1966, immediate research had been carried out but with limited capacity. In response to this, Ozwell E. Spencer arranged for the construction of a specialist facility in which research on Progenitor could continue underneath one of his private estates on the outskirts of Raccoon City, in the Arklay Mountains. This facility would later become known as the Arklay Research Facility. With the completion of the facility in 1967 alongside the mansion itself, Spencer wished to privatise research on Progenitor, possibly because of potential involvement with the U.S. government - who might have wanted to steal the research for themselves. Seeking to capitalise on the success of their work, Spencer proposed to found a pharmaceuticals firm from which they could operate behind the scenes. Edward Ashford and James Marcus both assisted Spencer in the formation of Umbrella, though Marcus himself was not particularly cordial to the idea. Edward on the other hand set off to conduct his own research along with his son Alexander Ashford. The pharmaceutical company, "Umbrella", was officially established in March 1968. In July that same year, Edward was killed in a laboratory accident under suspicious circumstances due to infection from Progenitor, and as a result, Spencer was able to acquire Ashford's share of the company. The next month, the Umbrella Management Training Facility was officially established, and Spencer appointed Marcus as director in an effort to minimize his standing in the company while increasing his own. The Umbrella Africa Research Facility was completed in 1969, allowing Progenitor to be cultivated and shipped to the rest of Umbrella's growing network of worldwide facilities. In November 1969, Alexander Ashford finished the renovation and building of the Umbrella Antarctic Base and the Antarctic Research Facility and commenced the CODE: Veronica project. Two years later, the fruit of the project was bore with the twins Alfred and Alexia Ashford being born. Along with the Antarctic base, the Umbrella Antarctica division was officially established. 1978-1988: A Struggle of Power In 1978, James Marcus made a breakthrough discovery that would revolutionise the course of biological weapons research - the T-virus, a strain of Progenitor that had been infused with the DNA of leeches to form an enhanced variant. Throughout this year, Marcus began a number of criminal experiments that would later become the groundwork for an entirely new form of viral agent. During this time, Spencer started to grow paranoid about Marcus - either because of the breakthrough he was about to make, or the fear that he may have approached the US government in regards to his research. As a result, Spencer set in motion a series of plans to retrieve Marcus' research from him. His first attempts involved the use of ordinary researchers, who ultimately failed in their attempts to find the T-virus and ended up becoming test subjects themselves in Marcus' research. It wouldn't be until the arrival of two young aspiring researchers - Albert Wesker and William Birkin - that Spencer would finally be able to get his hands on the T-virus. Both were lectured at the Umbrella Management Training Facility, under the tutelage of Marcus himself - the facility's director. Thanks to the efforts Wesker and Birkin, Spencer acquired a sample of the T-virus. Following this, he ordered the closure of the Management Training Facility in July 1978 and had research on the T-virus transferred to his own laboratories at the Arklay Research Facility, with Wesker and Birkin at the forefront of this research after having been promoted to chief researchers. Marcus was then left in isolation, having descended into a twisted obsession with his leech specimens while Spencer and Umbrella worked on ways to profit from his research. Alexia Ashford graduated from her university at the age of 10, having the honour of being named valedictorian. She was "offered" the position of chief researcher by Umbrella, and was assigned to the Umbrella Antarctic Base where she conducted research into the T-virus, and eventually discovered the T-Veronica virus in 1981. 1988-1998: Consolidation In the years following its establishment, Umbrella had become the leading supplier of pharmaceutical products which were ironically developed by utilizing funds gained from developing illegal bio-weapons, with the profits gained from the pharmaceutical products being re-routed back into bio-weapons research resulting in a vicious cycle of corruption. The Umbrella Corporation became an ubiquitous supplier of an assortment of household medications. From pharmacies to convenience stores, their distribution routes were wide-ranging and Umbrella became a household name. It had become No. 1 in business for its recruitment of producers, management and delivery personnel, largely due to its open-ended and equal-opportunity functions which removed any discrimination on the basis of race, sex or religion. While its public image grew in popularity, so did its dark underworld of biological weapons. In time, almost every industrialized nation on the globe became involved with Umbrella and its bioweapons, with the United States government being one of its top customers. For a full decade, James Marcus worked in isolation beneath the Management Training Facility. Fascinated with his leeches, Marcus no longer had any consideration towards his position within Umbrella or even the T-virus itself. Spencer, who at this point had no further use for Marcus, may have begun to grow concerned about the fact that Marcus was the only original founder left who could threaten his own position at Umbrella, and also was the only one aside from Spencer and a select few who knew the location of the Progenitor virus. Enlisting the assistance of Birkin and Wesker once again, Spencer authorised the assassination of James Marcus. At an unspecified date in 1988, an Umbrella Special Forces unit stormed Marcus' laboratory and opened fire, taking the doctor by surprise and mortally wounding him. As he lay dying, Wesker and Birkin approached him, and gloated about the success that they would now reap from his work. In the years that followed, significant advances were made in T-virus research including the development of the "Tyrant" - a biological "super soldier" created via the T-virus. In 1991, Umbrella gained new support in the form of ex-Soviet soldiers left over from the collapse of the USSR. One of these soldiers, Sergei Vladimir, would prove to be instrumental in the establishment of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service and Monitor, as well as become an integral part of Umbrella's Tyrant research programs. Umbrella Europe also commenced the "Nemesis Project" in an effort to improve the combat effectiveness and overall intelligence of B.O.W.s at the 6th European Research Facility in Paris. With its sphere influence completely engulfing Raccoon City, Umbrella began construction of an expansive underground laboratory in 1991. Spencer himself also gave the green light for William Birkin's G-virus project, and Wesker transferred to the Umbrella Information Department. In 1992, Umbrella solidified it's firm hold on Raccoon City by contributing funds for the refurbishment of the city hall and Raccoon City Hospital, and in 1993 began bribing police chief Brian Irons, fully holding the city in its grasp. The same year, Birkin transferred to the underground lab beneath Raccoon City to commence the G-virus project, and entered regular meetings with Irons. Alfred Ashford graduated from a university in England and was installed as the director of the Umbrella Antarctic Base and Rockfort Island, eventually becoming an Umbrella executive. In December, the military training facility on Rockfort Island was established to train Anti-B.O.W. squad members and members of the Umbrella Security Service. In 1994, T-virus research at the Arklay Research Facility continued with a researcher named "John" being transferred from the Chicago lab in order to succeed Birkin as head researcher. Alfred Ashford also constructed many facilities on Rockfort Island following the completion of the training facility, including a private mansion and a prison complex. 1998: Outbreak Almost ten years after his assassination, a rejuvenated James Marcus awoke thanks to the Queen Leech and vowed revenge against Umbrella. On May 11th 1998, Marcus leaked the T-virus throughout the Management Training Facility and the Arklay Research Facility. This struck the cord on the chain of events that would bring about Umbrella's downfall in 2003. While Umbrella succeeded in retrieving the T-A.L.O.S. prototype before the destruction of the Arklay Research Facility thanks to the deployment of Sergei Vladimir, the virus had already begun to seep into the nearby Raccoon City. In July, Umbrella deployed two investigation unit to the Management Training Facility in order to evaluate the state of the facility for the possible re-opening of the facility, dubbed the "Reclamation Project". The first group were wiped out by B.O.W.s, while the second group was led by Birkin and Wesker, and also met its end. September would mark the date of the completion of the G-virus. When Umbrella began to suspect William Birkin's treachery and his reluctance to hand over the now completed G-virus, Umbrella Europe dispatched the Alpha and Bravo teams of the Umbrella Security Service to retrieve a sample of the virus. Birkin resisted, and was subsequently shot. The U.S.S. unit's success was brief, as Birkin injected himself with the virus, transforming himself into a horrendous creature. He tracked down his assailants and eliminated them one-by-one in the Raccoon City sewers, crushing the G and T-virus vials in the process. With the team wiped out (save for HUNK) the spilled T-virus was consumed by rats, who began to spread the virus throughout the town at an alarming rate, sealing Umbrella's fate. In late September, Raccoon City was completely consumed by the T-virus. Hideous monstrosities roamed the streets, and the majority of the city's population of 100,000 were transformed into Zombies. Using the opportunity, Umbrella dispatched the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service to be used as test subjects, and sent several B.O.W.'s (such as the Hunter Beta and Nemesis T-Type) into Raccoon City to secure combat data. Five Tyrant (T-103) units were deployed to the P-12A Incinerator Facility to annihilate a team of United States Special Forces sent to retrieve the G-virus and gain custody of Umbrella researchers while a sixth was deployed to the Raccoon Police Department and tasked with retrieving the G-virus. Sergei Vladimir on the other hand, personally sought to retrieve the U.M.F.-013 from Birkin's laboratory beneath Raccoon City. Eventually, the US government decided on bombing Raccoon City in the form of Mission Code: XX (Bacillus Terminate), an order Umbrella put forward but managed to delay until dawn, October 1st. With the launch of an experimental warhead, Raccoon City was wiped out. 1998-2004: Folding Umbrella Immediately following the Raccoon City incident, ripples were sent through the US Government as they launched an international enquiry into the Umbrella Corporation, eventually bringing them to the Supreme Court in a legal battle that would last right up until February 2003. Umbrella also lost numerous facilities due to the actions of Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, Ark Thompson, Leon S. Kennedy and Albert Wesker, losing Rockfort Island and the Antarctic Base. As well as this, numerous anti-Umbrella organizations began to crop up and public opinion of the company fell. Umbrella's stock plummeted after the US government issued an indefinite suspension of business decree, sending Umbrella USA into complete bankruptcy in February 1999. The US government did not come out unscathed, as the deep pockets of Ozwell E. Spencer ensured that the best lawyers and false testimonies money could buy would shift part of the blame to the US government. At some point after the Raccoon City incident, the current Presidential administration came under heavy fire once its involvement with Umbrella was revealed. This led to the sudden resignation of the president and eventually, the new administration set up a completely reformed structure which heavily opposed Umbrella and biologicial weapons. The US government set up it's own anti-Umbrella task force within US STRATCOM, charged with dealing with dangerous situations implicated by Umbrella employees or renegade elements of the company, the Anti-Umbrella Pursuit and Investigation Team. With Umbrella now largely side-lined and unable to operate in the US and most of the world, the company began to use a private cruise ship, the Spencer Rain to operate outside of national boundaries, allowing them to secretly auction off their B.O.W.s and viral agents. As well as this, Umbrella dispersed its numerous assets, including B.O.W.'s and viral agents throughout the world in "hangers" in order to store for later use should a solution to the company's problems be found. Umbrella also kept a disguised compound in the guise of a chemical processing plant in Siberia, Russia in order to store it's infrastructure and continue working on T-A.L.O.S., the last ace-in-the-hole for Umbrella. The U.M.F.-013 was also stored here. Following an attack on the facility by Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and Albert Wesker however, the T-A.L.O.S. was destroyed and the U.M.F.-013 wiped. With Umbrella's ace-in-the-hole and entire infrastructure destroyed, the company's end was nigh. After Albert Wesker presented anonymous evidence to the Supreme Court, Umbrella was declared guilty of all charges relating to Raccoon City. Ozwell E. Spencer became a fugitive, and the company effectively ceased to exist, with the last division - Umbrella Japan - dying out on March 10th 2004 following a meeting of the board of directors. Before it's dissolution, Umbrella attempted to continue it's illegal activites in secret by being bought out by another company. Due to the lack of interest and response to this, Umbrella eventually dissolved forever. Divisions Research Divisions Umbrella Europe Headquartered in Paris, France. Umbrella Europe operated as one of the two major contributors of Umbrella's biological weapons development. They had a long standing rivalry with Umbrella USA, who were making significant advances in the Tyrant program. While Umbrella USA were focused on the T-002 and T-A.L.O.S. developments, Umbrella Europe instead directed its efforts towards enhancing the intelligence of their creations and making them more adept at following complex instructions. Part of this involved the development of the NE-alpha, a parasitic organism that had the ability to take control over host bodies. This would later become known as the Nemesis Project. The headquarters for Umbrella Europe was located in Paris, which was also where the majority of Umbrella Europe's critical research took place. Umbrella's 6th European Research Facility was also located here, which served as the birthplace of the NE-alpha and the Nemesis Project. Following the disaster that befell Raccoon City, Umbrella Europe was one of the few divisions of Umbrella that remained in operation. In 2002, they were responsible for the creation of the T+G-virus, a union of both the G-virus and a T-virus antibody. That same year, Morpheus D. Duvall - a disgruntled former researcher of the company - raided the laboratories in France and stole samples of the T-virus, as well as the experimental T+G-virus as part of his bid for power. Known key figures at the division included Christine Henri, the R&D Facility Head Manager who ordered the retrieval mission for the G-virus in Raccoon City. Umbrella Europe ceased operation completely following the final Supreme Court case around March 4th 2003. Umbrella Europe's research and development division was almost entirely made up of French researchers, and to this end Umbrella Europe is sometimes merely regarded as the "French Branch/Division". Umbrella USA One of the two key divisions that developed biological weapons for Umbrella. With operations throughout the United States, including Chicago Branch and Raccoon City Branch, Umbrella USA made many significant contributions towards Umbrella's B.O.W. programs - such as the development of the T-002 and the initation of the T-A.L.O.S. project. Umbrella USA also maintained numerous facilities through America, with the Arklay Research Facility being one of the more prominent. Given their contributions towards weapons development, Umbrella USA was instrumental and critically important to the continued success of the company. Their early work led to the creation of the Tyrant program, as well as the synthesis of the first known sample of the G-virus. Known key figures at the division included William Birkin, the creator of the G-virus, and Joel Allman, the Vice President of Umbrella USA. With the destruction of Raccoon City and increasing pressure from the United States government, Umbrella USA was dissolved in February 1999 after their company stocks plummeted and the government issued an indefinite suspension of business decree to the company. Umbrella Japan Established in 1984 as Umbrella Japan Co., Ltd, this division of the company was created for the import and sale of chemicals that had been developed in the United States. Unlike the American and European divisions, Umbrella Japan was initially a small division of the company that did not participate in the development of bio-organic weapons. However, that soon changed. In 1987, the Umbrella Japan Research Facility was constructed with the intent of carrying out further research on biological products, under the pretense of utilizing biotechnology, original research and enhancing development of products. Following the Raccoon City disaster in September 1998, Umbrella began to suffer from political fallout on all sides. With the loss of numerous facilities and production lines, Umbrella Japan soon found itself to be the final operating division of the company. A meeting with the board of directors on March 10th, 2004 determined the division's fate. On March 14th, 2004, Umbrella Japan ceased operation and closed its doors, effectively ending Umbrella for good. Umbrella Antarctica Comprised of the Antarctic Base and the Antarctic Research Facility located beneath it, this facility marked the center of Umbrella's operations in Antarctica. The division was established by Alexander Ashford, but was not officially established for the sale of products or chemicals, and was instead aimed purely at the development and transportation of B.O.W.s. Alexander also used the Research Facility to conduct the CODE: Veronica project. Due to this nature, it was not known to the public. Antarctica was chosen as an ideal location due to its remoteness and the lack of chance the virus had to propagate under such extremes. Umbrella Africa The African division of Umbrella, specifically West Africa, was set up in 1969 following the completion of the Umbrella Africa Research Facility and was situated at the site of the location of the Progenitor virus, and was primarily responsible for the cultivation and mass shipping of Progenitor samples to the rest of Umbrella's research facilities and laboratories around the world. The director of the division was Brandon Bailey, the head researcher of the research team responsible for the discovery of the Progenitor virus. Eventually, facilities such as Umbrella Plant 57 were established throughout Africa to accommodate actual B.O.W. research and development. Umbrella Russia Comprised of a single research facility in the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range, the aptly named Umbrella Caucasus Research Facility made up the Russian division of Umbrella, established sometime after the fall of the Soviet Union following Ozwell E. Spencer's purchase of a previously government owned chemical processing plant. Deep underground levels were built to accommodate B.O.W. research and development as the upper levels served as a disguise. The facility was instrumental in the mass-production of B.O.W.s, and was the newest, and last, Umbrella facility to be built. From this facility, Umbrella distributed its illegal products to any factions willing to purchase them, in particular terrorist cells and militaries of the unstable regions of the globe. Umbrella Asia Not much is known about the Asian division of Umbrella, but it is assumed to have operated in similar capacity as Umbrella Japan. Security Divisions Information Department In order to keep themselves informed and reach out into other fields, Umbrella placed many spies and operatives throughout law enforcement agencies and other government institutions. Prime examples included the Raccoon Police Department, and the Special Tactics and Rescue Squad (S.T.A.R.S.). Realising that he had reached his limits as a researcher, Wesker requested a transfer to Umbrella's Information Department and later was instated as the captain of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team in Raccoon City. Umbrella's intelligence service even went as far as the U.S government and the Senate. Monitor Under the direction of Sergei Vladimir, Monitor operated as an internal espionage agency within the company. The purpose of this organization was to keep tabs on employees of the company and to help root out any potential rogue elements. They also specialised in corporate sabotage, such as the destruction of evidence that would implicate Umbrella for any of their crimes. Monitor also carried out assassinations on employees that had turned against the company, a prime example of which being Greg Mueller. Nicholai Ginovaef was a prominent member of this agency. Paramilitaries Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service Established by Sergei Vladimir sometime following his arrival at Umbrella in the early 1990s. From the outset, the UBCS operated as the paramilitary arm of Umbrella. To the public eye, they were dispatched by Umbrella in response to V.I.P. abduction, corporate terrorism and handling biohazard outbreaks caused by "illegal" products. Commonly, they are also tasked with the rescue of civilians and Umbrella affiliates. In truth however, the UBCS was intended to be used as cannon fodder against Umbrella's creations in order to test their effectiveness against armed military targets in a live combat scenario. From this, Umbrella would be able to acquire combat data with which they could use to improve upon their products. The vast majority of the UBCS was composed of mercenaries and war criminals, men who had nothing to lose and were expendable in the eyes of Umbrella, and the world. The UBCS became the largest testbed for Umbrella's creations and biological weapons. Combat data is collected by a secret unit of "Supervisors" (also known as "Observers" or "Monitors") who oversee the slaughter of their fellow men. Nicholai Ginovaef was one such Supervisor. Small units of the UBCS were commonly used to assist in internal espionage missions, such as the retrieval of the Nyx prototype in Raccoon City, a joint-operation with the Umbrella Security Service. They are still used as cannon fodder in these missions however, and serve mainly to provide backup and armed support, as well as security detail and general maintenance to high-ranking employees. Umbrella Security Service The Umbrella Security Service, otherwise known as the Umbrella Special Forces Unit, was the elite paramilitary unit consisting of professional agents that Umbrella had used for it's most secret of operations. It was a private unit which operated under the control of Umbrella executives. Delta team was deployed by Albert Wesker and William Birkin to retake the Ecliptic Express passenger train, but were wiped out by swarms of leeches under the control of the revived James Marcus. Alpha and Bravo teams were both sent in by Umbrella Europe to retrieve the G-virus from William Birkin. However, save for HUNK, the entire unit met their end. The USS were primarily trained on the military training facility on Rockfort Island. One such example of the unit is HUNK, who was trained on Rockfort Island in 1996 and went on to successfully retrieve the G-virus from Raccoon City. Like the UBCS, he USS is not under direct command of any specific division or branch of Umbrella, being one of the few assets the company at large was able to use independently. All top executives of each Umbrella branch were able to utilize the USS. Anti-B.O.W. Squad Trained on Rockfort Island, the Anti-B.O.W. Squad was a special military force maintained by Umbrella to help combat their out of control B.O.W.s in cases of emergency, such as in testing, training or research facilities. Weapons Department Umbrella Industry Umbrella maintained a weapons department, known as "Umbrella Industry" which developed numerous weapons used in the handling of B.O.W.s, such as the Flamethrower, Spark Shot, Mine Thrower and Linear Launcher. Custom weapons such as the custom magnum issued to some Umbrella personnel were also manufactured by the same division. Edited by Vaelyis, Feb 14 2010, 03:03 PM.
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