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For the creatures in Resident Evil 6, see C-Virus Zombie. For the creatures in Resident Evil: Vendetta, see A-Virus Zombie.


A zombie (ゾンビ zombi?) refers to most humans that have succumbed to the t-Virus (either through contaminated water supply or infected bites and scratches from a virus carrier).

The researchers at the Umbrella Corporation called them "zombies" in reference to the Haitian Folklore zombies, which are said to be recently dead bodies reanimated by necromancers for use as slave labor.

Since some of the traits of zombies are the decomposed skin and the lack of pulse, they are often mistaken for reanimated corpses.

History[]

Initial Bioweapons Test[]

Zombie Deadly Silence

A zombie researcher, seen during the Mansion Incident.

During his trials with the t-Virus, Dr. James Marcus began to consider the impact that human testing would have on his research,[1] eventually forcing people into being guinea pigs for his secret bio-weapons projects.[2] The result of these trials was the very first of the zombies. It would appear that information regarding Marcus' deeds only surfaced during the 1998 investigation into his laboratory, which had been quickly abandoned ten years prior when he was murdered. The investigation revealed no less than twenty people as test subjects.[3]

San Francisco Serial Murders and Alcatraz Island Outbreak (2015)[]

In 2015, San Francisco has been plagued with a series of murders linked to Cannibal Disease, and the BSAA are assisting the SFPD in their investigations. BSAA advisor Rebecca Chambers, who has been investigating twelve cases of mysterious infection plaguing upon the city, concludes the agent to be an advanced strain of t-Virus which cannot be transmitted through airborne or saliva, with every victim bitten by the zombies succumbing to their injuries and died afterwards. Additionally, all of the victims had needle marks on their body, indicating a direct means of infection. Having discovered that all of the victims had visited Alcatraz Island prior to the infection, Chris, Claire Redfield, and Jill Valentine travel to the island to investigate. However, the tourists suddenly begin turning into Zombies, with no sign of a prior infection. These Zombies prove themselves more agile than their original counterparts, being able to climb fences and perform powerful jumps. They also show some degree of intelligence, trying to avoid getting shot instead of rushing viciously towards their targets. It is later revealed that the victims were infected by Mosquito Drones carrying the new strain of the t-Virus. Once stung, the victims turn in seconds, compared to a normal t-Virus infection that usually take hours.[4]

Sources[]

  1. Resident Evil 0 (2002), file: "B.O.W. Report".
  2. Resident Evil 0 (2002), file: "Correctional Institute Inmates List".
  3. Resident Evil 0 (2002), file: "Investigator's Report".
  4. Resident Evil: Death Island
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