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(It's Prototype Virus. Also, viruses are not called "The Ebola Virus", don't add The to the name.)
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[[File:Wesker virus.png|thumb|Wesker injecting himself with the virus.]]
 
[[File:Wesker virus.png|thumb|Wesker injecting himself with the virus.]]
   
'''The Experimental Virus''' was used by Albert Wesker to enhance his body as well as fake his death.
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The '''Prototype Virus''' was an experimental strain of the [[Progenitor Virus]] used by [[Albert Wesker]] to enhance his body as well as fake his death.
   
 
==Effects==
 
==Effects==
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==Origin==
 
==Origin==
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The strain was developed by for use in the "Wesker Project" advanced by [[Ozwell E. Spencer]] as part of a special screening process for identifying the most genetically gifted of the Wesker children. Only two of the thirteen remaining test subjects survived: Albert and [[Alex Wesker]].
Some sources describe the virus as having been created by Dr. [[William Birkin]] for the use of Albert Wesker for him to fake his death in 1998.<ref>[[Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles]]</ref> Its origin remains unknown, though is likely of Progenitor descent, though whether ''tyrant''<!--When referring to the virus, it is spelled in lowercase-->, ''Gene'' or another strain of the virus remains unknown mostly.
 
 
The colour is similar to that of G-virus, and created by the same researcher. Were it to be "G", it would have to be a relatively primitive strain, similar to what flowed through Lisa Trevor's veins, which did not show random mutations like Birkin. Wesker's ability to recover from injuries unnaturally fast support this as well.
 
 
Other sources describe it as being a t-virus strain.<ref>[http://residentevil.com/5/index.php?l=uk&fbid=ZG_B5mJyzHO#/characters/wesker Capcom]</ref> Strains that don't create zombies have been created before.<ref>[[T-JCCC203]] - Al and Dorothy Lester are infected, but don't become Zombies.</ref>
 
 
Spencer's conversation with Wesker over Wesker's origin in [[Resident Evil 5]] brought up the possibility of it being the initial strain of the Progenitor virus, though with only one person in every ten million surviving "P" or becoming a Tyrant though "t", a 90% survival rate is not possible with "P" nor the original "t" strain, as people who can co-habit with the viruses are of a very rare genetic trait. Further, Progenitor would not require constant injections as it is not unstable. Lisa Trevor for instance, did not suffer negative effects from further injections.
 
   
 
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Revision as of 17:18, 13 November 2011

Wesker virus

Wesker injecting himself with the virus.

The Prototype Virus was an experimental strain of the Progenitor Virus used by Albert Wesker to enhance his body as well as fake his death.

Effects

This virus increases the metabolism of its host, giving them incredible superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, and healing factor. The only known host of the virus is Albert Wesker, so most knowledge of its effects comes from observations of him.

The virus' effects limits itself to muscle tissue and the lower organs, leaving the brain relatively intact. This breakthrough means that the subject's mind is retained and no ill effects take place.

The virus has a unique effect on ocular tissue. The only visible effect of the virus is the way in which it affects the subject's eyes.[1] Wesker demonstrates the ability to move faster than the human eye can see, at least in short bursts. The only way to move accurately at such extreme speeds would be by viewing the world in hundreds of frames per second, most likely in the same range as birds. However, he is also capable of interaction with the world with the 'normal' speed of a human, viewing the world in the tens of frames per second. This would indicate that the subject has voluntary control over visual perception, or else his eyes automatically adjust to the speed at which he is moving.

The virus is very unstable, so the host has to use a special serum to keep it under control. The serum itself must be given in very precise dosages, lest it act like more of a poison and damage the host from the inside.

Origin

The strain was developed by for use in the "Wesker Project" advanced by Ozwell E. Spencer as part of a special screening process for identifying the most genetically gifted of the Wesker children. Only two of the thirteen remaining test subjects survived: Albert and Alex Wesker.

Sources