Hunter
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The Hunter series, just like the Tyrant, is a genetic mutant created by the t-virus.
Hunters are bipedal reptilian-like creatures with large claws and teeth, and are noted for their loud shriek. They are actually B.O.W.s (Bio-Organic Weapons) designed by the Umbrella Corporation by combining a fertilized human ovum with reptilian DNA and then implanting the t-virus into the resulting creature.
The original Hunters (or the Alpha models, as they've been retroactively coined) appeared in the original Resident Evil, when the player returns to the main mansion after exploring the Residence thoroughly, replacing many of the zombies in the mansion. First-time players are normally taken surprise by the Hunters, with their agility and resistance to regular firearms (in contrast to the slow zombies). Moreover, a Hunter is capable of killing the player's character by decapitation (or by swallowing whole, by the Gamma Hunters). As a result, the Hunters have become one of the best-known creatures in the series.
Several kinds of Hunters have appeared in almost every Resident Evil game (with Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5 being three of the few, if not only, exceptions), although they're considerably easier to defeat in later games due to the player being better-equipped in those titles. The Licker seems to have replaced it in Resident Evil 2 and the Reaper seems to have replaced it in Resident Evil 5. The Resident Evil 2 exception may be denounced completely due to a deceased Hunter 121 in the Nintendo 64 port of the game.
[edit] Types of Hunters
- MA-121 Hunter α
- MA-121 Hunter β
- MA-124 Hunter γ
- MA-125 Hunter R
- Enhanced Hunter
- Sweeper
- Hunter Elite
- MA-7 Hunter
- 3K Hunter
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