HUNK

"HUNK" is the codename of an Umbrella Security Service commando, who was the leader of the ill-fated Alpha Team in the employment of Umbrella. Cold, silent, and devoid of emotion, he is a ruthless operative.

Early history
This is war; survival is your responsibility...

Next to nothing is known about HUNK's history or even his real name. The earliest piece of information relating to him was that he was trained at the Rockfort Island Military Training Facility in 1996, HUNK also spent some time training USS recruits such as Delta Team member Vector. HUNK has carried out a large number of successful operations, many of which he was the only one to return alive from; this earned him the nicknames "Grim Reaper" and "Death" (in English versions of the games these nicknames are replaced with "Mr. Death".)

Raccoon City


In mid-September, 1998, HUNK operated as commander of Alpha Team with the mission to break into the Raccoon City Underground Research Facility and steal the G-virus from William Birkin.

Cornering Birkin in his laboratory, HUNK initially tried to reason with the scientist, but Birkin was adamant in not surrendering his life's work. As William attempted to back away from the agents, he accidentally knocked over a mug; the sudden noise caused the second USS member to shoot William with a burst from his submachine gun.

HUNK berated his subordinate for the action, which could have damaged the sample case, leaving the virus potentially damaged and irretrievable. He collected the entire case and left the lab with samples of the G-virus, as well as the t-virus, which were also present in Birkin's case. With their main objective complete, the team headed through the tram into the sewer to reach their extraction point.

While en route, they were confronted by Birkin, who had injected himself with a sample of the G-virus shortly after being shot. Birkin, now a horrifically mutated monstrosity named "G", pursued the commandos and exacted revenge. During the fight, the case was spilled. After killing HUNK's team, G consumed the G-virus samples and crushed the t-virus samples under his foot. Sewer rats became infected by the t-virus spill and spread the virus throughout the city via the sewer network, which spread into the water supply.

Only HUNK survived Birkin's attack. Unmoved by his comrades' demise, he focused his efforts only on returning a surviving sample to his superiors. At least a week after the confrontation with William, HUNK managed to contact his team's helicopter pilot and arranged to meet him on the roof of the police station.

As he made his way to safety, the open channel of HUNK's radio picked up a wide variety of transmissions such as the police's doomed attempts to fight the zombies, the last broadcast of a surrounded radio station, advertisements for various Umbrella products, and even the dying pleas of a fellow USS commando. After making his way through the precinct, HUNK reached the roof, set off a flare, and was extracted by helicopter and successfully escaped Raccoon City.

Rockfort Island
HUNK was assigned to transport a container to Rockfort Island. The mission was controversial in that Alfred Ashford, the island base's commander, did not reveal to the team exactly what was inside the crate - HUNK was concerned over the danger an unidentified package could be to an unprepared unit, and made his displeasure clear in his report.

Resident Evil 4


HUNK is a playable character in the non-canon minigame, The Mercenaries minigame in Resident Evil 4. His appearance differs from Resident Evil 2, as he now wears an entirely different outfit which was as his design in both Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. He is armed with a custom TMP with an AN/PEQ laser unit mounted to the right of the heavily-reinforced barrel shroud with a pressure switch wire running to the foregrip, as well as a folding wire stock, a non-protruding barrel, a shroud-mounted handguard, and an extended magazine. Much like Leon and Ada's TMPs, the front iron sight is dropped flat.

The stats for HUNK's TMP are:

He is also armed with 50 extra TMP rounds, three hand grenades and a first aid spray. This light load keeps HUNK's inventory very open and uncluttered, with an extra 42 spaces free (10x4+2). Because it is unlikely that his case will be filled completely during the course of a mission, inventory management is negligible. The only items that his foes will drop are grenades, TMP ammunition, and healing items. HUNK has 7 bars of life, and can take a fair beating, but is not by any means the most resilient Mercenary. Only Ada is weaker, with 6.5 bars. He can take 5 hits from normal villagers before dying, and only 3 from stronger enemies, such as stun rod-wielding Ganados or strikes from a Garrador.

HUNK also has two special moves, like every other Mercenary. When an enemy has taken a hit to the head and is stumbling, he uses the Neckbreaker move, which instantly kills the enemy. This is capable of killing the two Bella Sisters instantly, but it cannot be used on the other bosses, including J.J., Super Salvador and the Garrador. When an enemy gets hit in the calf or kneecaps and falls to their knees, HUNK can use the Riot Kick, a single, powerful kick which can knock an enemy back several yards. Although this can break up a group of enemies, it is intended to knock foes back and is usually not a one hit kill. Since HUNK's TMP burns ammo quickly, a skillful player must rely on HUNK's takedowns more than any other character to survive, HUNK also does not have a knife, thus a player cannot simply slash a Ganado in order to perform a Neckbreaker.

Due to his lack of a knife, if HUNK runs out of TMP ammunition and grenades, he must rely on environmental damage (such as kicking open doors or knocking foes down when they try to climb ladders) as his only means of attack. He may also allow a Ganado to grab him and then quickly break free, hopefully kicking off the Ganado's head. In this situation the player must use these environmental and physical attacks and hope for an ammo drop.

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
In the non-canon game Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, HUNK is one of the three starting characters, alongside Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine. HUNK's alternative costume is called Mr.Death, which is unlockable by getting ALL A-rank on ALL Mission Level (except Level Ex).

His weapon set is: His melee moves are: HUNK's regular attire is 90% damage in-take and 270 vitality recovery rate. HUNK's Mr.Death has a 70% damage in-take, the 3rd highest in the game, plus 180 recovery rate.
 * Handgun / P8 (14/14)
 * G. Launcher (FLS) (4/4)
 * Machine Gun / AK74 (30/30)
 * Elbow Strike: When HUNK injures an enemy in the head or stuns them, he can walk up to them and hit them with his elbow and knock them back. Multiple enemies can be hit with this attack.
 * Riot Kick: When HUNK injures an enemy in the arm and he approaches from the front, he whips out a blade from the toe of his boot and kicks the person in front of him, which knocks them back. Multiple enemies can be hit with this attack.
 * Neckslicer: When HUNK injures an enemy in the arm and he approaches from the back, he pulls out his hidden blade on his arm and slices the enemy's neck. Multiple enemies can be hit with this attack. HUNK also preforms this move when he destroys a time bonus, which, if an enemy is in front of him, injures them.
 * The End: When HUNK injures an enemy in its foot and he approaches from the front, he pulls out his hidden blade, walks up to the enemy and stabs the from the bottom of the jaw and then he kicks them off his blade. This is an instant kill to a single enemy, though when he kicks the body off his blade, the body may hit other enemies.
 * Executioner: When HUNK injures an enemy in its foot and he approaches from the back, he pulls out his hidden blade and shoves it into the enemy's back then shoves the body off his blade. This is an instant kill to a single enemy, though when he shoves the body off his blade, the body may hit other enemies.
 * Triple Tap: When HUNK walks up to a enemy on the ground, he pulls out his P8 and fires three times at HUNK's side kick.png enemy. Multiple enemies can be hit with this attack, but only if they walk in front of HUNK as he is shooting. Shooting the gun in this manner doesn't consume ammo.
 * Side Kick: When HUNK walks up to a stunned powerful enemy (like J.J.) or uses the skill Reversal, which lets the character gain access to more powerful Melee Attacks when vitality is low, he does a flying karate kick, knocking the enemy back.

Deck Building Game
HUNK has been unveiled as a character card in the expansion set for Resident Evil DBG. He is most useful in the expansions new Partner Mode, where he can transfer the damage he receives to his partner. HUNK further benefits from using his partner by gaining two extra cards if he is alone at the beginning of his turn. HUNK has the lowest health of any male character in the game along with Steve Burnside; both of which having the lowest health out of all the characters (70) alongside Ada Wong, Rebecca Chambers, and Claire Redfield.

Trivia

 * He was the first character to use the Neck Breaker that grants an instant kill as an ability. Chris Redfield later gained the ability in Resident Evil 5.


 * In Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles his sidearm is nicknamed "Matilda." (H&K VP70)


 * He has a philosophy that says a mission comes before everything else.


 * HUNK could be considered one of the more mysterious characters within the franchise, as practically nothing is known about him (be it his age, or his early life) aside from his role as a mercenary.


 * There is an unlockable epilogue file in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis that shows HUNK without his helmet and mask sitting on an Umbrella helicopter following his successful mission.


 * He was mentioned in Wesker's Report, when Wesker mentions HUNK beating his (Wesker's) team to the retrieval of the G-virus.


 * HUNK and the other USS troops appear in the intro movie in Resident Evil Outbreak.


 * HUNK is also a playable character along with other USS troops in Resident Evil Outbreak by using a Game Shark cheat device.


 * In the parody minigame The Tofu Survivor he is seen at the end eating the main character, Tofu.


 * In Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, you can unlock HUNK's scenario, The Fourth Survivor, by clearing Death's Door (Ada), Nightmare 2 (Rebecca), and Dark Legacy 2 (Wesker). During the mission, the powerful Handcannon magnum can be found by shooting the double door on the left side of the room, immediately after looking at the statue.


 * HUNK's face can be briefly seen in The Umbrella Chronicles by the end of The 4th Survivor, reflected by the G-virus container.


 * The File "History of Resident Evil" in Resident Evil 5 HUNK is mentioned twice.


 * There's a small photo of HUNK in some of the computers that the player will need to access in Resident Evil CODE: Veronica. Curiously, this is the same photo from HUNK's inventory in Resident Evil 2.


 * His alternate costume in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is obviously a reference to his death-defying nature.


 * Capcom confirmed at San Diego Comic Con that HUNK will appear and have huge influences in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. He was recently added to the list of "Key Persons" on the official Japanese site for the game.
 * HUNK is mentioned in three of the reports released in the viral promotion campaign for ORC. The first is a report by him, expressing interest in Vector's abilities and personally requesting him to be added to the squad. The second is a psychological report about HUNK's mental state. The doctor notes that HUNK only seems to have a soldier side and that any human side seems to have vanished. The last is a report by Alfred Ashford, saying he will order HUNK to transport the package containing the Tyrant.
 * In the aforementioned reports, the doctor also notes that HUNK seems to respond to the name "Bella" though he (the doctor) could not determine the relationship.
 * His nickname is theorized by some fans to stand for "Human Unit Never Killed".