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BSAA crest (2005).
The Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) is a UN-sanctioned counterterrorism organisation. It was formed during the War on Terror as a means of more readily combating the rising use of biological weaponry since the collapse of Umbrella Pharmaceuticals. Originally founded by the Federation of Pharmaceutical Companies as a private paramilitary agency, the UN allowed its continued private funding as late as 2009, understanding that footing the bill on terrorism-affected countries was counterproductive.[1]
History
Early years
The original BSAA Headquarters (BSAA本部 BSAA honbu)[2]
The BSAA was formed soon after the collapse of Umbrella Pharmaceuticals after it was bankrupted by the Raccoon Trials verdict. The company was a major developer of biological weaponry running against the 1972 Bioweapons Convention, and its chief sponsor the United States had turned against it following the 1998 Raccoon City Destruction Incident. In its final years, Umbrella personnel had begun selling prototype bioweapons to criminal syndicates and terrorist groups,[3][4] largely from a facility in the Caucasus, which was shut down in February 2003.[5] Having been implicated in the manufacture of Umbrella's bioweapons, Federation's founding of the BSAA was effectively a PR stunt. Some degree of negotiation was made with the government of the United Kingdom, allowing it to set up its global headquarters there, located outside an airport or airbase for rapid deployment.[1]
The early BSAA had no actual powers, and although it started from eleven members with experience in fighting bio-terrorists, it was generally acknowledged as an NGO with observer status and required permission from the host country to assist.[1] Under the leadership of Clive R. O'Brian, the BSAA saw sizeable increase from its original eleven-person strength. In 2004, the BSAA participated in the Terragrigia Panic, where a radicalised fraternal group, Il Veltro attacked the Mediterranean city with Hunter B.O.W.s. Due to certain constitutional quirks, defence of the city from bioterrorism was limited only under the jurisdiction of the United States, which had established the Federal Bioterrorism Commission as a counterbioterrorist organisation. With the US unwilling to allow the BSAA anything over than observer status, the BSAA could do nothing to prevent the collapse of the FBC's mission and their abandonment in favour of destroying the city.[6]
In the following year, the BSAA and FBC were caught between conspiracies and counter-conspiracies masterminded by their leaders, with moles planted in each group. O'Brian's mole had suspicions the FBC commissioner, Morgan Lansdale, was involved in the attack and became aware of an FBC mission to the Queen Zenobia, a ship used in the Terragrigia Panic by Il Veltro which had disappeared after the attack. O'Brien illegally armed a terrorist group active in Finland as a means of distracting the FBC while another team infiltrated the ship. The following day, the FBC got word of the conspiracy and a team was sent to the UK to arrest the entire organisation for supporting Il Veltro, which the Finish terrorist cell had pledged loyalty and membership to. The situation was soon-after reversed when footage of Lansdale negotiating the sale of t-Abyss and B.O.W.s to Il Veltro's leader, Jack Norman, was transmitted back to HQ from two agents still out in the field.[7] In the aftermath of this event, Lansdale himself was imprisoned and the FBC closed in disgrace. O'Brian himself was forced to resign to save the BSAA.[7]
UN status
By late 2005, the BSAA was taken over by the United Nations. Having realised the serious flaw in nations refusing any assistance in counterbioterrorism, its UN-sanctioned status presented the BSAA with powers to engage with terrorists and detain them in any country around the world,[4] and control of the BSAA was itself divided between regional commands to better suit the logistics required for a worldwide force.[1]
Although all UN member states were required to allow BSAA intervention, member states were given the freedom to offer restrictions on how much it could do on their soil, with roughly 30% of member states opting for restrictions.[1] The United States was one such country, and consequently the BSAA rarely participated directly in counterterrorism matters there.[4] In the aftermath of the FBC's closure, counterbioterrorism matters in the US were handled by both the 75th Ranger Regiment, and USSTRATCOM's Anti-Umbrella Pursuit and Investigation Team, the former replaced with the Division of Security Operations in 2011. During the 2005 Harvardville bioterror attacks, elements of the Rangers and USSTRATCOM took part in eliminating the biohazard, with the BSAA not being requested help though made aware of the situation.[4] Earlier that same year, however, the BSAA did take part to a limited degree during the outbreak in St. Cloud, Minnesota.[8]
In mid-2006, the BSAA became aware of the location of Dr. Oswell E. Spencer, Earl Spencer. Dr. Lord Spencer was the CEO of Umbrella Pharmaceuticals, and had been party to a global manhunt by the US and Russian authorities since 2003. The BSAA sent in Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine to the Spencer Estate to make the arrest, believing his interrogation could offer help in the BSAA's own international search for Dr. Albert Wesker, a former Umbrella USA virologist. The two soon discovered that Dr. Wesker had also entered the premises with the intention of interrogating and killing Dr. Lord Spencer, and they arrived too late to stop it. In the ensuing fight, Valentine was able to throw herself and Dr. Wesker out of a window and down a cliff. A search was conducted along the coast for the two, but after three months it was called off and Valentine and Dr. Wesker were declared dead in absentia. Though the BSAA had lost one of its "Original Eleven", it continued to expand.
Kijuju deployment
One of the most significant deployments in the BSAA's history was its mission to the Kijuju Autonomous Zone. The region had fallen victim to a civil war which wrecked the West African country's economy. This depression peaked the interest of Tricell Inc., Africa, which was secretly working on illegal bioweapons research despite its parent company being a major financier of the BSAA. Local agent, Reynard Fisher, began reporting his suspicions of Plaga-based bio-weapons activity in the city of Kijuju in early 2009, occurring simultaneously with an upsurge in violence conducted by Kijujuan nationalists against foreigners. A photograph was taken of an American man engaging in an apparent business transaction with local soldiers. Further research determined this man to be Ricardo Irving, director of Tricell's oil field and a suspected bioweapons black marketeer.[9] The West African Branch found the circumstantial evidence to be insufficient to warrant a major operation, lacking confirmed existence of a Plaga being in Kijuju, an explanation for discrepancies between Fisher's reports on them and the Kennedy Report from 2004, and proof of Irving being involved in bioweaponry. Taking his report to Redfield, who's level 10 security access gave him international presence and authority, the West African Branch was able to secure additional data which was sufficient to begin a major operation.[10]
During preparation, it was discovered that a spy affiliated with Irving had access to the BSAA email server, though the West African HQ continued on with the mission nonetheless. The SOU "Alpha Team" was sent into the city via Gambit to confront Irving during a planned bioweapons deal at a warehouse, but instead ran into a B.O.W. planted there by Irving and was wiped out, though they succeeded in obtaining data from a Tricell computer server. The SOA "Bravo Team", consisting of Redfield and Sheva Alomar, continued on the hunt for Irving to a quarry, while the SOU "Delta Team" took over in eliminating the Majini activity in the city. Delta Team was itself eliminated by the Ndesu, a B.O.W. which was to be purchased by one of Irving's customers before the BSAA intervention, with the sole survivor being Cpt. Josh Stone, who had made his way to the marshlands ahead of Bravo Team, after information linked Irving to the oil field near it during his escape from the quarry.
During the night, the West African HQ ordered a withdrawal from Kijuju, having totally underestimated the scale of the Majini uprising. A team was sent in to the mashlands to search for Cpt. Stone, but was wiped out by Ndipaya tribesmen. Bravo Team and Cpt. Stone continued on past the oil fields and successfully killed Irving after he was mutated by a Dominant subspecies Plaga. Receiving new information during his death, they carried on into a cave leading to a massive sinkhole, with Cpt. Stone turning back to contact the BSAA and insist on a reversal of the withdrawal order. Bravo Team soon after discovered Tricell's involvement in bioweapons within the sinkhole over a former Umbrella facility; the facility, led by Tricell Inc., Africa's CEO, Excella Gionne, was part of an operation to fund research for the Uroboros Project, a doomsday project ultimately led by Dr. Albert Wesker, who had in fact survived the plunge into the ocean. Funding for this project was procured through the additional development and sale of B.O.W.s, using Irving as the go-between as it was well understood the BSAA would, and did, fail to consider Tricell's involvement if Irving was attached to its oil field industry and not its pharmaceuticals.
In the third day of the operation, it was discovered that Jill Valentine had also survived, and had become a Tricell agent due to repeated injections with P30, a performance enhancing drug which was known to render the user open to suggestion. While Bravo Team carried on to chase Dr. Wesker and Gionne to a Tricell cargo ship the Uroboros Project was to begin from, Valentine was recovered by Cpt. Stone and were rescued by a BSAA helicopter during their counteroffensive. On the ship, Gionne was deliberately infected with Uroboros by Dr. Wesker and transformed into a powerful monster which caused significant damage to the ship, risking its sinking. Bravo Team chased Dr. Wesker onto an assault bomber and forced it to crash into a volcano, where Dr. Wesker was finally killed and the two agents picked up by Cpt. Stone's helicopter.
In the aftermath of the incident, Tricell's association with bio-weapons was made public, and the company soon after collapsed, with Tricell Inc. Africa's headquarters being attacked by terrorists and its staff infected with a t-Virus strain. While Dr. Wesker's death was a powerful hit to the black market, it was soon after replaced with other producers. Redfield himself changed his work as an SOU captain, and took part in the training of new recruits.[11]
Philosophy incident (2010)
In mid-2010, the BSAA was alerted to a series of disappearances in Western Australia around Philosophy. BSAA Advisor Dr. Rebecca Chambers, a virologist, took part in the investigation by gaining employment as a supply lecturer to spy on the university. Not aware until soon after, the US government's Anti-Umbrella Pursuit and Investigation Team was also investigating the university, as they believed the university had hired Dr. Ryan Howard, a former Umbrella USA researcher, with their chosen agent being his own son, Liam. Dr. Howard had been employed by the university with the hopes that through illegal experimentation on the students their intelligence could be rapidly increased, with one student - Mary Grey - being a successful test subject. Dr. Howard was soon after found to be responsible for the abductions, having taken the students to be experimented on as part of a viral experiment, and who became Zombies so could not be returned. Nonetheless, the Zombies escaped containment and began attacking the other students. With the situation becoming hot, the BSAA was ordered in to assist, with the Squad including Cpt. Redfield and Piers Nivans from the North American branch.[12]
Sushestvovanie Incident (2011)
In 2011, the BSAA's European Branch was alerted to an island-spanning biohazard which had taken place on Sushestvovanie Island. The island was a Soviet relic which had endured an economic collapse during the Collapse of the Soviet Union, and was prayed on by Umbrella employee Dr. Alex Wesker for a decade starting in 2000. The island had become the site of inhuman research into t-Phobos, a virus engineered to implant a copy Dr. Wesker's conscious mind into the brains of successful candidates, but had seen the deaths of perhaps thousands during its prototype stages. The BSAA was alerted to the goings-on by Claire Redfield, a TerraSave member related to Cpt. Redfield, who had been abducted on Dr. Wesker's behalf to complete the project. The flow of information was slow, and after six months the European Branch was finally ready to begin its assault on the island. Ahead of this assault, Advisor Barry Burton landed by boat, intend on rescuing his daughter, Moira. He succeeded, and took part in the killing of Dr. Wesker and the rescue of Natalia Korda, a Terragrigian child who was a successful test subject. As the three left the island by helicopter, a large BSAA force landed to destroy the Revenant B.O.W.s that had taken over.
Marhawa Academy Incident (2012)
In 2012, BSAA Advisor Dr. Doug Wright, a university lecturer in Singapore, was contacted in confidence by the Marhawa Academy, a prestigious boarding school, where a child had been violently murdered by a fellow pupil, who Dr. Wright confirmed to be a Zombie. When contact with him was lost, agents Chris Redfield, Piers Nivans and Merah Biji decided to investigate the site of infection.
Global Bioterror Attack
In December 2012, the BSAA was deployed to a warzone in Edonia, Eastern Europe, where a Bioterrorist attack had occurred. Several members of Chris Redfield's team were killed by an unidentified female Bio-terrorist who referred herself as "Ada Wong", only he and Piers Nivans survived.
Six months later, in June, Neo-Umbrella claimed to have struck the American city of Tall Oaks hard, creating many zombies by utilizing the C-Virus' airborne-infection properties. Both because of the American sense of self-support and because of Derek C. Simmons' plans, the BSAA was refused assistance in the country yet again. This meant that the BSAA could concentrate its forces in Lanshiang, which was the second of the two targets.[13] Neo-Umbrella itself had created a base in Lanshiang where the organization could continue experimenting on C-Virus.
There were two bioterrorist events in the Chinese province of Lanshiang, the first was a coordinated strike by J'avo, who proceeded to butcher civilians in the city of Waiyip; then later on a missile laced with the C-Virus was fired at Tatchi and proceeded to infect tens of thousands of people immediately.
After Jake handed over his blood for the development of a C-Virus vaccine, the BSAA realized he was an important figure to saving the world from bioterrorism. As a result, they decided to keep his relationship with Albert Wesker top secret to protect him from Wesker's enemies and to protect the world from bioterrorism.
Sonido De Tortuga Island
In 2014, Parker Luciani of the BSAA North American branch was dispatched at the behest of Chris Redfield to aid and assist Chris' sister, Claire Redfield of TerraSave during the Sonido de Tortuga Island Incident.
New York Outbreak
In 2016, Glenn Arias, a bioweaponry salesman is planning to attack the New York by unleashing A-Virus, it's up to Chris Redfield (who leads the Silver Dagger), Nadia, D.C., Damian, and alongside with DSO agent Leon S. Kennedy to stop him, rescue the BSAA advisor and professor of Alexander Institute of Biotechnology, Rebecca Chambers and save the New York City.
Dulvey Incident
In 2017, Blue Umbrella asked the BSAA for help and as a response they sent agent Chris Redfield when he was then dispatched alongside with a team to Dulvey Parish, Louisiana. They then arrived at the Baker Ranch just in time to assist Ethan Winters in defeating a human based B.O.W. and with his wife, was airlifted out of the area. Chris then went down into the mines to find Lucas Baker, who was associated with The Connections, a crime syndicate that was indirectly responsible for the Dulvey incident. Chris was dispatched again a few weeks later to search for Zoe Baker at Ethan's request.
Uniform
Members of the BSAA.
Chris Redfield dressed in the Standard BSAA Uniform. Carrying the Assault Rifle for Special Tactics.
The standard uniform of the BSAA consists of light gray combat fatigues, gloves and combat boots, and a green bulletproof vest. However this is only standard to SOU's, SOA's usually wear different outfits based on individual preference, and conditions of a specific mission.
Weapons and Equipment
During 2005, BSAA operatives are equipped with the M92F. However, only Jill, Chris, and Keith are seen using this as their default sidearm while Jessica and Parker are equipped with the G18 and Handgun Government respectively. BSAA operatives also have the G36 as their primary weapon, along with the M3 as seen equipped by Parker, Chris and Keith.
In 2009, the standard weapons for BSAA operatives are the SIG 556 (modified to fire on full auto) and the Beretta 92FS. They also use many other weapons including shotguns, sniper rifles, along with assault rifles and submachine guns. A fallen BSAA soldier in the marshlands also had an S&W M29, and those hanging from Ndesu's waistband are carrying other pistols.
In 2012, the assault rifles are replaced by Assault Rifle for Special Tactics mainly used by Chris and other members of the BSAA. Chris also has a Nine-Oh-Nine as his sidearm, but it is not seen being used by other operatives. Some operatives (such as Jeff) are armed with a Shotgun. Piers however, uses an Anti-material rifle along with his MP-AF as his secondary weapon. Clean-up crews are seen using flamethrowers to dispose of hazardous material; its use as a weapon is unknown.
The BSAA also has a bio-scanner called 'Genesis', developed by Quint Cetcham. It is used to scan B.O.Ws and such as well as produce Green Herb upon reaching 100% of the data. However, after 2005, this equipment seems to no longer exist.
The BSAA is also seen to field different types of advanced military vehicles including helicopters, HMVs, jeeps and armored personnel carriers to transport their forces, though they seem to lack heavier armored vehicles. In Edonia. they used helicopter gunships against J'avo and ground attack planes against an insurgent-deployed Ogroman.
Deployment and structure
Following the UN acquisition of the BSAA, it has become a global force in the War on Terror. By 2009, the BSAA had been split into eight branches with regional headquarters to allow for simultaneous operations around the world, though the global headquarters is believed to still be in the United Kingdom.[1] These regions were: Europe, North America, South America, East Africa, West Africa, Middle East, Far East and Oceania, the latter of which also being responsible for overseeing operations in Antarctica.[1] Typically, soldiers within each branch were only deployed where their branch had oversight, though in certain conditions reinforcements could be required, while soldiers with high clearance ratings such as Cpt. Chris Redfield were able to take part in foreign operations without prior request. Situations of legitimate cross-branch deployment include the 2012 UN intervention in the Edonian Civil War, in which the North Americana and European branches cooperated, and the 2013 UN intervention in Lanshiang, in which the North American and Far East branches cooperated. An unknown incident prior to 2009 required a cross-branch operation with more than 70 soldiers participating.[1]
During operations, BSAA branches deploy two types of soldier, referred to as the Special Operations Unit and the Special Operations Agent. Special Operations Units (SOUs) typically functioned in a cell-structure of four people, which would work with other cells to form a squad of 12 people, with the squad leader's rank typically being that of Captain. Squads are only formed during operational planning, and given genetic call-signs such as "Alpha Team". As such, the "Alpha Team" of one mission conducted by a branch may have a totally different size and composition to the "Alpha Team" of another mission.[1]
Special Operations Agents (SOAs) typically take part in espionage activities, such as investigating areas with a suspected bio-terrorist presence on behalf of the branch HQ, or providing local geography insight to assist in SOU operation planning.[1] SOAs typically function as either individuals or as two-person cells, and are known to join operations out of uniform so as to avoid detection.[1] If an operation calls for it, however, SOAs are expected to use their small size and appearance to their advantage to capture and detain suspects.[1]
Known operatives and associates
| Name | Role | Branch/Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airhart, Ben | SOU | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Alfonso, Carl | SOU | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Alomar, Sheva | SOA | West African Branch | Alive |
| Anderson, Brown | SOU | West African Branch | Deceased |
| Biji, Merah | SOA | Far East Branch | Deceased |
| Burton, Barry | Advisor | N/A | Alive |
| Cetcham, Quint | SOA (formerly), Research and Development (currently) | European Branch | Alive |
| Chambers, Rebecca | Advisor | N/A | Alive |
| DeChant, Dan | SOU Captain | Alpha Team, West African Branch | Deceased |
| Doug | Pilot | West African Branch | Deceased |
| Fisher, Reynard | SOA | N/A | Deceased |
| Home, Sophie | SOA | Oceania Branch | Alive |
| Jeff | SOU | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Johnson, Dave | SOU marksman | Delta Team, West African Branch | Deceased |
| Keaton | SOU | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Luciani, Parker | SOA | North American Branch | Alive |
| Lumley, Keith | SOA | European Branch (formerly), East African Branch (current leader) | Alive |
| Macauley, Finn | SOU explosives expert | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Mathison, Kirk | SOU pilot | West African Branch[15] | Deceased |
| Nivans, Piers | SOU sniper | North American Branch | Deceased |
| O'Brian, Clive R. | Director (formerly) BSAA advisor (currently) | N/A | Alive |
| Redfield, Chris | SOA (formerly) SOU Captain (currently) | Alpha Team, North American Branch | Alive |
| Reid | SOU | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Rose, Marco | SOU explosives expert | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Sherawat, Jessica | SOA (formerly) | N/A | Alive |
| Stone, Josh | SOU Captain | Delta Team, West African Branch | Alive |
| Valentine, Jill | SOA | North American Branch | Alive |
| Walker, Andy | SOU | North American Branch | Deceased |
| Wright, Doug | Advisor | N/A | Deceased |
| Hendrick | SOU | Alive | |
| Hawk 2 | Pilot | Deceased | |
| Damian | Silver Dagger | N/A | Deceased |
| Nadia | Silver Dagger | N/A | Alive |
| D.C. | Silver Dagger | N/A | Alive |
| Cathy White | SOA | N/A | Deceased |
Gallery
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Resident Evil 5 (2009), file: "BSAA".
- ↑ BIOHAZARD REVELATIONS NAVIGATION & ART, page 159
- ↑ Wesker's Extra Report.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Resident Evil 6 (2012), file: "The BSAA".
- ↑ Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2003), level: "Umbrella's End 3".
- ↑ Capcom. Resident Evil: Revelations. (Capcom Co, Ltd.). Level/area: Episode 3: Ghosts of Veltro.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Capcom. Resident Evil: Revelations. (Capcom Co, Ltd.). Level/area: Episode 12: The Queen Is Dead.
- ↑ BIOHAZARD THE STAGE.
- ↑ BSAA Remote Desktop, file: "Report 090220".
- ↑ BSAA Remote Desktop, file: "Report 090223".
- ↑ Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire.
- ↑ BIOHAZARD THE STAGE.
- ↑ Capcom. Resident Evil 6. (Capcom Co., Ltd.). File: Chris Redfield.
- ↑ CAPCOM：バイオハザード5 / キャラクター：ダン・デチャント (Japanese). Capcom. Retrieved on 2012-09-30.
- ↑ CAPCOM：バイオハザード5 / キャラクター：カーク・マシソン (Japanese). Capcom. Retrieved on 2012-09-30.
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