Games - G-Virus

	Games - G-Virus

The G-Virus is a fictional mutagenic virus in the Resident Evil series and the central plot point of Resident Evil 2. It is an advanced strain of the Progenitor Virus with continuous mutagenic properties.

History

The G-Virus is the work of William Birkin, a scientist of the Umbrella Corporation. After years of viral experimentation on Lisa Trevor, daughter of George Trevor, the original designer of the Spencer Mansion, the discovery of the G-Virus comes during an experiment in which, Albert Wesker and William Birkin decided to test the NE-α Parasite on Lisa, with unexpected results. She absorbed the parasite and began to co-exist with it. Further experimentation brought light to the discovery of the G-Virus that had manifested within her body.

Characteristics of the G-Virus

The G-Virus greatly increases the carrier's metabolism, accelerating cell duplication and revitalization of dead cells at the cost of higher brain function by continual destruction of mitochondria in neurons, causing the infected person to degrade to sub-human levels. The carrier exhibits animalistic behavior, loss of moral reasoning and become driven by self-preservation. Ultimately, carriers become creatures simply dubbed G-Mutants.

Flaws of the G-Virus

Beyond these qualities, the mutations induced by the virus tend to be extremely volatile. The only known carrier is William Birkin, who injected himself with the virus after being mortally wounded by the Umbrella Special Forces Unit attempting to recover the G-Virus from his labs. Unlike T-Virus infected carriers, G-Virus carriers never stop mutating, even without external stimuli. G-carriers evolve even faster when wounded, due to the incredible regenerative capabilities of infected cells.

William Birkin undergoes five distinct stages of transformation throughout the game, and it is most likely other G-carriers would also undergo similar stages, although the unpredictable nature of G-Virus mutations means that the details would differ.

Stages 1 - 5

Stage 1 bears the greatest resemblance to the original, though larger and more muscular. The right arm (where Birkin injected himself and where he was sprayed with several sub-machinegun rounds) is considerably swollen with muscle, and a large tumor/eyeball has developed in a flap of flesh there. Supposedly, this is where the G-larvae are developed prior to implantation. (Beyond the swollen arm and the large eye, this form also bears resemblance to a T-virus zombie, although the part of the body that still looks human is not as rotted as a zombie.)

Stage 2 causes the carrier's head to move forward and downward, being absorbed into the left half of the chest, and the fingers of the right hand are replaced with massive blade-like claws of bone. Practically vestigial third and fourth arms develop on the left half of the body and a new rudimentary head grows to take the place of the old one. On top of that, an entirely new brain, far more animalistic and vicious, is added, replacing Birkin's true brain.

Stage 3 is perhaps the least grotesque. The carrier has shed all of its skin, revealing its musculature, and its two primary arms have developed deadly claws. A set of smaller, functional arms (resembling its original human ones) have grown and the rudimentary head from the prior stage is now more human-like, encased in a shell of bone and sporting the lipless grin favored by most of the Tyrant models. A secondary, smaller eyeball/tumor has developed in the left upper thigh. This form is the only one that has bilateral symmetry, and it resembles closely a demon.

Stage 4 goes from bipedal to hexapodal; the top half of the skull elongates whilst the lower jaw splits in half vertically and sinks into the chest, transforming the entire chest into a vertical mouth lined with giant fangs. Its six limbs now serve as legs, and this stage is extremely fast and agile, and the jaws now have the main function of impaling its enemies.

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