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Resident Evil Village Reveals Umbrella Origin Story
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Resident Evil Village revealed that the sinister corporation Umbrella came about because its founder, Oswell Spencer, had a really good day.
One of the most impressive achievements Resident evil village was a change in context and expansion of the plot of the series. It provided explanations and major revelations about games such as RE 7 and original resident evil , such as how and why one of the series' most sinister antagonists, Oswell Spencer, founded the Umbrella Corporation.
[WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Resident Evil Village.]
Oswell Spencer was a British elite figure who was obsessed with virology and eugenics all his life. Little is known about his early life, but RE Village testified that he was a university student in the 1950s where he was studying to be a doctor. It was during these years that Spencer would meet his two co-founders, James Marcus and Edward Ashford, and travel to hiking in Eastern Europe that will change his life.
Spencer decided to go on this hike alone, despite having no experience of hiking or surviving in the wild. After he got lost and wandered aimlessly through the snow-covered mountains and forests, Spencer collapsed exhausted near a small village where he would be found and rescued inPossibly the most influential character in the Resident Evil series is Miranda's mother. . After recovering, Miranda took Spencer on as an apprentice and gave him all the knowledge he needed to achieve his own goals in the form of the Umbrella Corporation.
How RE Village Reveals the Origins of the Umbrella Corporation
During their time together, Spencer learned everything Mother Miranda knew about megamycite, better known as Mold. After spending decades experimenting with the mold, Miranda was able to explain how it can cause increased vitality and improved human biology, as well as create a hive mind among the infected. Spencer, obsessed with eugenics and the belief that humanity was destined to fall, immediately saw that this potential turns humanity into something more developed. However, Miranda didn't share this sentiment, so they ended up going their separate ways, but remained in touch for years because Spencer felt that Miranda's mother was an important part of Umbrella.
Shortly after Spencer returned home, he and his partners discovered the progenitor virus in West Africa. Spencer, Ashford, and Marcus founded Umbrella Pharmaceuticals to get government funding to travel to Africa to obtain virus samples. Spencer wrote to Miranda about this discovery and how he planned to somehow combine the precursor virus and mold into something more contagious, eventually developing the titular T-Virus and transforming Umbrella Pharmaceuticals into the Umbrella Corporation.
In homage to Miranda and her impact on his life, he used the symbol representing the Four Houses of her village as the logo for Umbrella. Through years of writing, Spencer's feelings about his accomplishments and personal beliefs are now known and provide a clearer picture of who he is. Without Resident evil village this important and insightful look into the origins of Umbrella and Oswell Spencer would have remained a secret that he took with him to his grave.
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