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Ark Thompson (アーク・トンプソン Āku Tompuson) was an American private detective whose investigation of Umbrella Pharmaceuticals led to the bioweapons incident on Sheena Island.
Biography[]
Initial investigation[]
Thompson infiltrated Sheena Island sometime in October 1998, at the request of USSTRATCOM agent Leon S. Kennedy, a personal friend of his. It was suspected that Umbrella was performing illegal bioweapons research on the island, and discovering the nature of that research was important. Thompson's investigation took place during a deterioration of order on the island, with a secret investigation of Commander Vincent Goldman for criminal conduct being undertaken by loyalists to Umbrella HQ. When Thompson was seen impersonating Commander Goldman by a young child, Lott Klein, the commander was informed[2] and came to the incorrect conclusion that Thompson had been sent by HQ to obtain proof of his crimes and had the Tyrant Plant's bioweapons released into the town to eradicate its population as punishment.
During the outbreak, Thompson infiltrated Umbrella's administrative building and began destroying sensitive documents relating to B.O.W. research to prevent their seizure.[3][excerpt 1] He was caught in the act by Commander Goldman, who chased him to the helipad. Though Thompson was able to commandeer his helicopter, Goldman pursued him by grabbing hold of the landing skids.[4] The helicopter soon after lost control and crashed into the town; Goldman himself was incapacitated after falling several stories.[1]
Amnesia[]
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Thompson woke up not long after the helicopter crash; having sustained head trauma, Thompson developed retrograde amnesia and was unable to recall his identity or why he was on the island.[1] Nearby he examined the unconscious body of Goldman, clutching Thompson's own dogtags taken during their fight. Thompson's examination of Goldman was interrupted by a confrontation with a Zombie, and he left the scene incorrectly believing Goldman to be a deceased Ark Thompson.[5] Searching for safety, Thompson made his way through Sheena Island's commercial district of which a cinema and restaurant shared a road with the old New Miel Church. As he made his way towards the river, Thompson was spotted by Holland, who intended to shoot him by rifle. To get a better shot, Holland tracked Thompson and made threatening phone calls through the town's payphones.[6] Goldman similarly also woken up and made the way back to his command room where he tracked Thompson on the security cameras.[7] Both murder attempts were foiled with the arrival of Umbrella's Undertaker Unit.[8]
A photograph of Thompson taken by Holland.
Escaping from the Undertakers, Thompson made his way into the town's sewers, leading him to Holland's workplace where Andy's written account of their earlier meeting convinced him he was in fact Vincent Goldman.[9] This was further complicated by the arrival of Lott, who believed Thompson planned to kill him as revenge for revealing his identity.[10] Locked out of the office by Holland, Thompson had no choice but to continue in Lott's direction, sending him to Paradise, Umbrella's prison complex. From there Thompson continued on his way to Umbrella HQ, though it is uncertain if he did so by passing through the sewers or climbing the prison wall to the Heaven's Night nightclub and urban rooftops. Reaching the office building caused a painful sensation to Thompson, who's memories were slowly returning from exposure.[11] While searching Goldman's office, Thompson spotted another refugee child, Lily Klein, who was waiting for her brother to return.[11] An attempt to reach out to her failed, and he was forced back by Lott who believed he was about to kill her.[12] Thompson nonetheless pushed his way through Umbrella HQ intent on following them along a drainage canal.[13] Continuing along the route, Thompson soon found the Klein residence, with Lily left alone in the house while Lott left to find a means of escape at the Tyrant Plant.[14]
Following Lily's advice and intent on rescuing the childrens' lives, Thompson gained access to a ropeway crossing over to the mountain in the middle of the island. His exact route is uncertain, and he could have pushed on through a network of caves, combing through the woods or simply following a hiking trail. Regardless, his travel took him to the ruins of a mansion under which was concealed an entrance to the Tyrant Plant. While searching the facility, Thompson spotted Lott being threatened by a Hunter and saved him. Realising Thompson never intended to harm him, Lott opened up to him, helping Thompson to realise his mistake.[15][2]
On the way out, Ark is confronted by Vincent who wants to execute him for ruining his plans, Andy who tries to shoot him still thinking him to be Vincent, or the UT Commander who wants to silence him via gunshot but the attacker is killed by a prototype for a new kind of Tyrant, named the Hypnos-T Type. Ark and the Klein children locate an emergency helicopter in the facility, but the Hypnos-T Type, stands between them.[16] He manages to hold the beast off before joining the children in the helicopter, with the Hypnos-T Type in hot pursuit. Flying above the island, they discover the Tyrant managed to grasp onto the helicopter, attempting to kill the three inside. Ark then uses the chopper's missile launchers to finally obliterate the Tyrant, and he, Lott and Lily fly back towards the mainland.[17]
Further notes[]
In the game, Vincent Goldman grabs Ark's dog tags, but it is left unexplained why he would have dog tags, since he's a detective, although it is possible he is a former military man and simply kept his dog tags as a memento from his service. This, along with the fact that Ark was able to successfully pilot an assault helicopter at the end of the game, suggests that he may have been attached to an Army aviation unit in his military career prior to 1998.
Gallery[]
Bibliography[]
- Hamada, Katsumi (2000) (in Japanese). BIOHAZARD GUN SURVIVOR OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK. Famitsu. ISBN 4-7572-0748-4.
Sources[]
- excerpts
- ↑ Excerpt from BIOHAZARD GUN SURVIVOR OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK, p.124: "私立探偵を営む正義感あふれる青年で、 ラクーン市警に所属していたレオン・S・ケネディの友人。 レオンの依頼を受けて単身シーナ島に潜入し、 アンブレラの陰謀を探っていた。 アンブレラビルで遂に悪魔の計画を突き止めた彼は研究成果の一部を破壊することに成功したものの、 島の司令官であるビンセント本人に追い詰められる。 アークはヘリコプターを奪って逃走したが、 ビンセントの執拗な追跡にヘリを墜とされ、 その際に記憶を失なってしまった。 シーナ島潜入直後、 調査のために、 下水道管理者であるアンディに自分のことをビンセント司令官と偽ったのが裏目に出て、 記憶を失なったあと付け狙われるはめとなる。"
- references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Opening".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Saving Lott 2".
- ↑ BIOHAZARD GUN SURVIVOR OFFICIAL GUIDEBOOK, p.124.
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark remembers his identity".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark finds Vincent's body".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Unknown caller".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark enters the hospital".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark enters the arcade".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), file: "Sewer Caretaker, Andy's Diary".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark meets Lott".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark arrives at Umbrella HQ".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark meets Lily".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Lott and Lily escape".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ark finds Lily in the house".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Saving Lott 1".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Hypnos catching up".
- ↑ Resident Evil Survivor (2000), scene: "Ending".
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