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It is a major international player in a number of markets including Pharmaceuticals, medical hardware, defense, and computers along with more clandestine operations utilizing genetic engineering and bio weapons. The company also has a more public face, producing cosmetics and consumer products.
Information and History
The Umbrella Corporation was founded by Ozwell E. Spencer in 1968. Dr. James Marcus and Lord Edward Ashford were also involved in the formation of the company, but they were far more interested in the potential uses of the "progenitor viris", a new type of virus the three men had discovered during the 1960s.
When Ashford died in 1968, Spencer was able to largely sideline Marcus at the corporation's Raccoon Cityfacilities while he maintained control over the company for the next thirty years. Soon Umbrella had multiple research facilities and various research being done on various bioweapon viruses - T-Viris, Nemesis Parasite et al - but it was the Arklay Research Facility that became the most prominent together with nearby Arklay Training Facility, which was used to train Umbrella personnel and also contained laboratory installation. However, it was noted by researcher Albert Wesker that the military potential of the T-Virus would never make up for the cost of research & production, and that the Arklay facility seemed to be deliberately placed in an area where any leak would cause an uncontrollable outbreak.
The T-Virus - Blue
The Anti Virus - Green
Spencer eventually grew distrustful of Marcus, as he was worried that the scientist, who had recently started to make a comeback with his research project, might endanger his position as the Umbrella's key figure. Spencer arranged for his assassination by Wesker and William Berkin. Birkin took over Marcus' research.
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