
Ironically, Birkin was assassinated for the exact same reasons and in the exact same manner as his predecessor, Dr James Marcus. Spencer wanted to prevent Birkin from gaining any influence in Umbrella and decided he had outlived his usefulness now that the G-virus was complete. He also became increasingly obsessed and paranoid about nobody gaining control over the G-virus research. In 1998 Birkin finished research on the G-virus and was hoping to use the success to get a position on the executive board of Umbrella. During this time he married and even had a child. He carried out research on many of Umbrella’s viruses before starting research on the G-virus. Infection causes subjects to become as strong as any Tyrant.īirkin joined Umbrella when he was just sixteen. An infected subject will also search for hosts with similar genes to implant with G-Embryos. Due to the incorporation of the virus’s RNA sequence this causes a cascade mutation effect, where violent mutations occur until the subject’s body breaks down. Unfortunately the body is not able to keep up and mistakes are made in the new cells’ DNA, similar to the effects of radiation sickness. The only way to do this is to increase the subject’s metabolic rate, which increases the rate at which cells divide. The G-virus gives increased strength, speed and regenerative rates.

Birkin worked on it for a further ten years in the Raccoon City labs until he managed to successfully synthesise the first sample.


The parasite incubated in Lisa’ boy for a total of twenty one years before “evolving” into the G-virus. An actor and stuntman, Rotolo has credits in. The Arkley labs had obtained a sample of the rare NE-Alpha and were testing it on a specimen, Lisa Trevor, when the parasite was mysteriously absorbed into her body. Rotolo provided the voice for William Birkin in Capcoms latest survival horror outing. The G-virus was discovered by Dr William Birkin in the Arkley labs on July 1st 1988.
