T-Virus: Encyclopedia II - T-Virus - The Movies

T-Virus - The Movies

The T-Virus was created by Dr. Charles Ashford in order to reverse the inevitable cellular breakdown in his daughter Angela. The virus acts by stimulating pre and post-mortem cellular growth, with the unfortunate side-effect of basically killing the host in the process. To counter this, Ashford developed an anti-virus. When the T-Virus was used, and kept in check by the anti-virus, Angela Ashford could avoid the debilitation that had kept her father confined to a wheelchair.

The Effects of the T-Virus in the movies do not differ widely form the game virus. There are a few exceptions:

• The rate of infection varies, but is generally much shorter than the games, depending on the severity of an infected person's wounds. Case in point: In RE3, Jill was able to survive for an extended period of time(many hours, possible a few days), But in the semi-canon "Outbreak," the virus accelerates when in the bleeding state. In the movies, A severely injured Rain lasts less than two and a half hours, while Carlos goes for more than three before showing any outward signs of infection. In both cases, the subject lasts longer in the games.

• Bio-weapons like the licker are produced differently in the movies. A licker is created by direct injection. Similarly, a scratch from a licker can cause mutation.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "The Movies", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki