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|doc = [[1998]]
 
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|via = Further mutation of the zombie or in laboratory conditions
 
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{{For|the Anderson film version|Licker (Anderson)}}
The '''Licker''' is a mutation experienced by [[zombies]] as part of the [[V-ACT]] process, depending on the variant of the [[t-Virus]] they were infected with. The mutations transform them into deadlier, more agile hunters.
 
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{{Nihongo|'''Lickers'''|リッカー|rikkā}} are mutant humans that result from the [[V-ACT]] process, a trait in certain [[t-Virus]] strains which forces a second set of mutations among severely injured [[Zombie]]s. Lickers are noted for their large, exposed brains, lack of skin and eyes, extreme sensitivity to sound and their eponymous tongues.<ref>''[[Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles]]'' (2007), file: "[[Licker Notes]]".</ref> They should not be confused with [[Crimson Heads]], mutants which are the result of a separate t-Virus strain undergoing this process.
   
 
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The earliest known Lickers appeared in the second half of 1998, and mutated from Zombies infected with an unnamed t-Virus strain which was a further modification of [[ε strain|Epsilon]]. Lickers were kept as test subjects at [[Umbrella]]'s [[NEST]] facility beneath [[Raccoon City]], and a modified version was created there.
The Licker came into existence at some point after the [[Crimson Head Prototype 1]]'s creation, when the V-ACT process was underground research. By 1998, they were undergoing research at the [[Raccoon City Underground Laboratory]] as potential bio-weapons. During the [[Raccoon City Destruction Incident]], the creatures made their way to the [[Raccoon City Police Station]], which the [[Raccoon City Police Department]] (RPD) officers encountered throughout the building. It was there that the name "Licker" was given by the officers, due to its incredibly long tongue which can kill or injure people at a distance especially when climbing through walls or ceilings. Also during the same outbreak, a potent variant of the t-virus infected the water supply at the [[Apple Inn]] hotel, creating a large number of the creatures.
 
   
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When the modified ε strain at NEST leaked out of the facility on the night of 23 September, it contaminated Raccoon City's drinking supply and infected tens of thousands of people who, therefore, were capable of mutating into Lickers. An apparent colony of Lickers emerged at the start of the outbreak at the [[Apple Inn]], a hotel that had caught fire. Another colony emerged at the [[Raccoon Police Station]], which was besieged by Zombies and became another colony for Lickers. Other Lickers were encountered on Sheena Island in November 1998, which may have been citizens infected with the same modified ε strain or otherwise escaped test subjects.
In the 21st century, the Licker was reexamined by [[Tricell]], who modified the creatures with further viral infections to create a more powerful weapon. These mass-produced replicas, the [[Licker β]], were also employed by rebels in the [[Eastern Slav Republic]] to fight against the armies of [[Svetlana Belikova]], and were controlled using [[Plaga]] parasites.
 
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In the years following, interest in Lickers as bio-weapons developed amongst the black market producers. By 2009, [[TRICELL]] was already producing a cloned species of Lickers enhanced further with a [[Progenitor Virus]] infection. Another supplier gave President [[Svetlana Belikova]] of the Eastern Slav Republic cloned Lickers implanted with [[Plaga]] parasites, which could thereby be controlled by humans parasitized by the dominant species.
   
 
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Revision as of 13:45, 6 June 2020

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Further notes

For the Anderson film version, see Licker (Anderson).

Lickers (リッカー rikkā?) are mutant humans that result from the V-ACT process, a trait in certain t-Virus strains which forces a second set of mutations among severely injured Zombies. Lickers are noted for their large, exposed brains, lack of skin and eyes, extreme sensitivity to sound and their eponymous tongues.[1] They should not be confused with Crimson Heads, mutants which are the result of a separate t-Virus strain undergoing this process.

History

The earliest known Lickers appeared in the second half of 1998, and mutated from Zombies infected with an unnamed t-Virus strain which was a further modification of Epsilon. Lickers were kept as test subjects at Umbrella's NEST facility beneath Raccoon City, and a modified version was created there.

When the modified ε strain at NEST leaked out of the facility on the night of 23 September, it contaminated Raccoon City's drinking supply and infected tens of thousands of people who, therefore, were capable of mutating into Lickers. An apparent colony of Lickers emerged at the start of the outbreak at the Apple Inn, a hotel that had caught fire. Another colony emerged at the Raccoon Police Station, which was besieged by Zombies and became another colony for Lickers. Other Lickers were encountered on Sheena Island in November 1998, which may have been citizens infected with the same modified ε strain or otherwise escaped test subjects.

In the years following, interest in Lickers as bio-weapons developed amongst the black market producers. By 2009, TRICELL was already producing a cloned species of Lickers enhanced further with a Progenitor Virus infection. Another supplier gave President Svetlana Belikova of the Eastern Slav Republic cloned Lickers implanted with Plaga parasites, which could thereby be controlled by humans parasitized by the dominant species.

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