George Trevor

George Trevor was the unfortunate architect who designed and oversaw the construction of the infamous mansion in the middle of the woodland surrounding the Arklay Mountains, as well as the Antarctic Base. He is also the husband of Jessica Trevor and father of Lisa Trevor.

Construction of the mansion
George Trevor was originally a New York architect, known for his ingenuity and intelligence. One of the trademarks of the buildings he created was the existence of secret halls and rooms, and often enough panels that served as protective or deterring devices, as well as booby traps. This attracted the attention of Lord Ozwell E. Spencer, who contracted him to build a private mansion in the Arklay Mountains in the Raccoon City forest, luring him with the prospect of unlimited funding so he could give free rein to his imagination-constructing a manor that would be, at the same time, beautiful and mysterious. George, enthralled by the idea, designed many of the trademark traps and secrets of the estate, and eventually was invited to the mansion itself to oversee the construction. Having a considerable amount of work to do, he sent his wife Jessica and daughter Lisa to stay there before he could go himself.

Construction of the Antarctic Mansion
Along with the Arklay Mansion, George contributed to another facility. He also made architectural designs for Edward Ashford, which Alexander Ashford used in the construction of his Antarctic Lab. The area of the antarctic base that resembles the Arklay Mansion, does so because George reused many of his ideas from it's construction. It is unknown whether or not Spencer approved of this, or if he was even aware of it at all.

Suspicion
After arriving at the estate, he was told his family had to leave to see an ill relative. Finding this unlikely, Trevor nonetheless tried to enjoy himself, not knowing they were actually being subjected to experiments with the prototype Progenitor virus.

While wandering around the manor, he constantly noticed things that either were out of place or were not supposed to exist. The most notable incident was when he observed a deep hole being dug under the place he had designed a fountain to stand; these were to be the foundations of the laboratory just being built there. Furthermore, he noticed some of his original designs had been warped to become lethal. Some time later, he was abruptly informed his wife and daughter had been killed by a rare, fast-working illness. Believing his family had been killed under Spencer's orders, Trevor tried to leave the estate, but was quickly captured and imprisoned.

He tried to escape, losing his favorite lighter - a present from his wife - in the process, and was horrified to find one of his wife's shoes lying around in the manor. His memory affected after being drugged, he struggled to remember the many puzzles he had devised, such as the Tiger Eyes and the Gold Emblem. He tried to escape via a secret network of underground tunnels he had devised as a last-ditch escape route, but found himself no way out.

Death
After running from the guards for several days, George was forced to go into hiding into one of the unfinished passages. Half-starved and severely weakened, he could not remember the majority of the secrets he had designed himself and was tortured by the knowledge he had dragged his family into a nest of vipers. Scurrying away to the hidden corridor, he jumped into a pit that led to the secret path. His path was blocked by a heavy stone he could not move. Touching it in the darkness of the pit, he knew there were letters engraved into the plaque. Lighting his last match, he saw his own name inscribed into the tombstone. Realizing it was always his ultimate fate to die in that manor, he collapsed. Trapped in the pit with no hope of escape, and pleading in his diary to his wife and daughter to forgive him, he quit struggling and finally died of thirst and starvation in the inescapable corridor.