The Hunter α was a big success and subsequently, several variations were produced by both the American and European branches of Umbrella, such as the Hunter β which possessed improved agility, and the amphibian-based Hunter γ. It was to be Umbrella’s flagship B.O.W and the first manufactured model was the MA-121 Hunter α in 1998. in terms of cost and effectiveness becoming the first creature to be mass-produced through cloning.

After over a decade of successive research and improvement, The Hunter attained viable status as a combat B.O.W.

Interestingly all Hunter B.O.W.s were female in origin.įollowing the ‘death’ of Alexia Ashford in late 1983, Birkin regained his composure and the Hunter Program was kick-started. Once the Hunters underwent viral-induced physical transformation, Birkin countered this problem by injecting them with genes from a lower form of life that only possessed instinctive-levels of intelligence in order to supplement their mental capabilities, therefore enhancing their ability to follow orders The earliest prototype was evaluated at learning up to 10 simple commands and the name ‘Hunter’ was made official following the results of earlycombat tests and the pleasing demonstration of pack hunting to take down their targets. A major challenge when creating human-based bioweapons is excessive corrosion of the cerebral neocortex, which results in a loss of intelligence. This made them for than capable of fulfilling the purpose for which they were created to battle soldiers equipped to fight the results of viral infection. The Hunter had sharp claws and hard scales for protection, greater mobility than humans and the minimum amount of intelligence required to follow orders. In the end Wesker had to step in and suspend the experiments to preserve the remaining guinea pigs.Įventually however, a prototype was created under the code-name ‘MA-120’ and initial testing was successful. His jealousy and narcissism resulted in his work becoming sloppy and many test subjects were wasted. But the project was delayed when he allowed himself to become distracted over Umbrella’s recruitment of child genius Alexia Ashford as chief researcher. During the earliest phase of development, Birkin went through many test subjects in his bid to succeed with this organism. The final result was a frightening cross between a reptile and a human.

Artificial growth promoter was applied at various intervals and further modifications and monitoring resulted in the test subject becoming a complete organism following a period of approximately one year. Additionally it could close-in on targets at high speed and cut down their lives, living up to its deserved name of “Hunter”.īirkin devised the idea of infusing a fertilised human egg with reptilian DNA through the stabilised βII strain t-Virus. It had intelligence and could understand and execute simple orders, characterized with phenomenal agility and jumping prowess. It was developed based on a concept for the creation of an organism with the ability to oppose enemies with anti-virus equipment and protection measures. using the genetic information of various reptilian creatures, administering the t-Virus and altering its gene structure. The concept for such a creature dates back to the early 1980s following William Birkin’s successful refinement of the βII strain t-Virus and the goal of the Hunter project was to develop the first battle-suited B.O.W. They were so successful in terms of cost and performance that further derivatives were developed by the rival company following the theft of precious development data. in a bid to create the perfect reptilian-based combat unit. projects with numerous models developed by both Umbrella Europe and Umbrella U.S.A. The Hunter represents one of Umbrella’s most formidable and profitable B.O.W.

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