Hunter β

The Hunter β (development code: MA-121) was a variation of the Alpha model developed by Umbrella Europe.

Development and Raccoon City
The Hunter β was developed by Umbrella Europe to improve upon Birkin's Hunter α B.O.W. by improving their reaction times to increase agility. Though this should have made them deadlier to armed targets - the Hunter's primary combatant, considering their indended role in the military, their fighting prowess was found to be lacking. Further research was, therefore required before they could be given the green-light for mass-production.

A pack of β models was present in Raccoon City during the viral outbreak. They were found by Carlos Oliveira attacking zombies in Raccoon General Hospital.

Fate
Because of numerous flaws in the β model's design, further research on the B.O.W. was abandoned in favour of other Hunter projects.