Umbrella Corporation plays an important role in the universe of Resident Evil games, as well as in feature films of the same name, shot based on their motives. Which one? Find out a little lower.
What is Umbrella Corporation
Umbrella Corporation is a fictitious company invented specifically for the Resident Evil video game. In the story, Umbrella is a high-tech corporation engaged in pharmaceutical and military developments. It was in its walls that a virus was born, which subsequently caused a zombie apocalypse.
Ordinary people think that this company only produces cosmetics and food products, but in reality, experiments are carried out on its territory with human genetics, and a deadly biological weapon is being created.
What is a beehive?
In the Resident Evil series of games and films, Umbrella Corporation is the most advanced scientific company in the world, equipped with the latest technology. It has whole scientific centers and laboratories that are hidden from the eyes of ordinary people. Such centers are called "hives" or "anthills", and they are located very deep underground. Hundreds of scientists work on such secret bases every day, working on the creation of new biological products and engaged in various scientific research. The entrance to such a center is well guarded, and therefore attackers have practically no chance to get there unnoticed.
In addition, each "hive" is equipped with advanced artificial intelligence, which is responsible for protecting the scientific base. For days, he oversees scientists and other Umbrella Corporation personnel. For example, one of such man-made defenders is the Red Queen.
Such scientific centers got their name due to the fact that they are divided into many compartments, which from the side resemble one large "hive".
In total there are exactly six such "anthills": in Moscow, Paris, London, Nevada, Tokyo, and, of course, in Raccoon City, from which the zombie virus epidemic began.
Corporation conspiracy
The Umbrella Corporation Conspiracy is a book by writer Stephanie Perry who writes novels in the Resident Evil universe.
The plot of this book is as follows. In the forest, located near the infamous city of Raccoon City, terrible killings have recently begun to occur. Some distraught maniac literally tears his victims apart, which leads to a stupor of local law enforcement officials. A specialized department goes to the places where the crimes were committed so that they could find a crazy murderer in the evidence. Experienced police officers, who have seen a lot on their way, do not even suspect what horrors await them ahead.
Umbrella Corporation in reality
This news will amuse (or scare) many fans of the Resident Evil franchise. In June 2017, a mysterious company was discovered in Vietnam, the logo and design of which was almost completely identical to the design of the sinister Umbrella Corporation from the Resident Evil universe. As it turned out, this company is a clinic called Medcare Dermatologic Clinic.
This company specializes in the treatment of skin diseases and uses high-tech equipment from the United States of America, Korea and some European countries. The irony here is that Umbrella Corporation also engaged in a similar type of activity, which ultimately led to mass infection.
Management at MDC denies any resemblance to a fictitious evil corporation and argues that all this is a common coincidence. The logo and design of their company was created to order from one advertising company, and therefore the employees of the Medcare Dermatologic Clinic have nothing to do with them. In this case, proceedings have been initiated.
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