Project Umbrella Translation
My name is Albert Wesker. I pursued a career as an executive at Umbrella, a pharmaceutical corporation responsible for the development of biological weapons. However, I decided to travel a different path after meeting William Birkin at the management training facility located in Raccoon City. He's the reason I extended my time in research and development.
Eventually, I was reassigned to the Raccoon City special police force, S.T.A.R.S. Umbrella Pharmaceuticals had many personnel inside the police for crisis management of their illegal biological weapon development. I used my position of S.T.A.R.S. Captain to conduct various intelligence services for Umbrella.
I waited for the opportunity to execute my own plans. And, finally, opportunity arrived.
1998 JULY 7.24
It began after a series of bizarre murders occurred in the forest near the mansion.
The mansion was a biological weapon research facility belonging to Umbrella, and it was clear that the T-virus had caused the recent deaths. At first, Umbrella intended to cover-up the incident and instructed me to stand down, but with a growing number of concerned citizens S.T.A.R.S. was forced to intervene.
Then, I received the following orders. "Lure S.T.A.R.S. to the mansion and eliminate them. Then compile a detailed report of the situation so that their combat data with the B.O.W. could be used for future retrieval and analysis." That was my mission.
Divided among the two S.T.A.R.S. teams, I first dispatched the Bravo Team. They fought with determination against the enemy to stay alive, and greatly assisted me in the acquisition of their combat data. I then dispatched Alpha Team to search for the missing Bravo Team. The members of the Alpha Team also fought with determination, and died, one after the other.
Five of the eleven initial S.T.A.R.S. members proved their worth; Alpha Team's Chris, Jill and Barry, and Bravo Team's Rebecca and Enrico.
And, finally, the time had come to execute my own plans. In the midst of the commotion, I could swindle Umbrella's ultimate biological weapon, the Tyrant, and offer it to a rival corporation to buy my way in. But first, I had to retrieve the Tyrant's data as an incentive to promote the sale. Fortunately, I had five talented individuals for that very reason.
To ensure the success of my plan, I had to enlist the help of a traitor. Somebody to lure all five to the Tyrant. The identity of that traitor... was none other than Barry. He possessed a strong sense of justice and valued his family, but that deep and genuine commitment to his family was a weakness as much as a strength. His type is easy to manipulate. All you have to do is threaten to deprive them of their most important role. The plan progressed as quickly as I anticipated, thanks to Barry's betrayal, but the hidden potential of Chris and Jill was a miscalculation.
But there was another unexpected inconvenience. S.T.A.R.S. Sub-Captain, and Bravo Team Captain, Enrico. He was popular among the team for his sharp insight, strong commitment to justice and physical strength. I overheard his conversation with Barry.
Enrico discovered the truth and had to be disposed of. I personally took care of that annoyance and waited for the arrival of the test subjects Barry would deliver to me in the Tyrant's room. Beforehand, I administered the virus I obtained from Birkin. If I appeared dead to Umbrella, I could more easily sell myself to their rival corporation. According to Birkin, the virus would effectively give me superhuman abilities following a state of apparent death and then rebirth.
Therefore, I broke the seal of the Tyrant's capsule and let it attack me. I had little doubt of the success of my plan as my consciousness faded away into nothingness.
When I awoke, the Tyrant had impossibly been defeated by S.T.A.R.S. They destroyed my plans and the foremost gift I could use as leverage that deprived me of my humanity. From that moment, anybody who crossed my path would be eliminated. For that... I would have my revenge on S.T.A.R.S.
SEPTEMBER
Two months had passed since the mansion incident. To rebuild my damaged reputation at my new organization, I joined forces with the lady spy, Ada, a fellow agent and mole in the midst of Umbrella.
My intuition told me that William Birkin was clearly the engineer. Birkin was unreasonable, perhaps insane. He didn't understand the treat posed by Umbrella. It would only be a matter of time before Birkin was killed, and the G-Virus, returned to Umbrella.
However, the Umbrella recovery team, led by Hunk, arrived before I could execute my own plan. Backed into a corner Birkin administered the G-Virus to himself and became the monster that annihilated them.
Soon after, rats carrying the T-Virus quickly spread it throughout Raccoon City, and Umbrella faced its worst case scenario.
9.28
Naturally, the virus proliferated onto the unsuspecting citizens turning them into zombies, and the destruction of their town ensued. Humans were no match for the power of the zombie. In an effort to capitalize on the commotion, Umbrella Europe applied a new type of B.O.W. called "Nemesis" to target Jill, a survivor of S.T.A.R.S., in order to acquire his combat data. My organization also required the Nemesis data.
9.29
From a different view point, Umbrella deployed a Tyrant in their desperate attempt to prevent the incident from becoming public. Behind the scenes the elimination of Leon and Claire had been plotted.
Then new evidence came to light. Birkin once told me that he hid his research results in his daughter Sherry's pendant. The G-Virus must also be in her pendant. I could take advantage of the commotion in Raccoon City, and abduct Sherry before Umbrella had the chance. I dispatched Ada to uncover the whereabouts of Sherry. I remained in the shadows, because any further revelation might have spoiled my apparent death.
In order to accomplish their mission, a spy must be a machine; purely mechanical and detached to separate themselves from emotions to rid themselves of weakness. Before her escapade with Leon, Ada was incapable of any emotion whatsoever. Suddenly, I had a dangerous premonition. I had to move quickly or risk losing everything. Not long after, that premonition came true.
During her final showdown with Leon, who was in possession of the G-Virus, Ada was overcome by her emotions and chose death. However, the time may come when she is able to prove her worth. I had to rescue her.
Hunk, the only survivor of Umbrella's recovery team, promptly collected the pendant that Leon threw away.
9.30
On the other hand, we redeployed the monstrous Birkin as a test subject. Leon and Claire had to battle Birkin in order to acquire his actual combat data. Following Birkin's defeat we successfully managed to recover the G-Virus from what remained of his corpse.
10.1
The next day, a charade was enacted when the America government bombed Raccoon City to prevent further viral outbreaks. Afterwards, Claire traveled to Europe alone to search for her older brother, Chris, and Leon joined an underground anti-Umbrella group.
And, Sherry is now in our hands. I know what Birkin is capable of, and it wouldn't be a surprise to find something hidden in his daughter.
Official Transcript
My name is Albert Wesker. I aspired to become a leading researcher at Umbrella Inc. A pharmaceutical enterprise who covertly conducted Bio Organic Weapons, better known as B.O.W., for development. But at the leader development training ground situated in Raccoon City, I met a brilliant and talented researcher who made me decide to take a different path; William Birkin. In time I shifted my position to S.T.A.R.S., a special forces unit of the Raccoon Police Department. Umbrella, for crisis management reasons of their illegal Bio Organic Weapons development, had many of it's people working in the police department. I became the leader of S.T.A.R.S. and conducted all sorts of intelligence activities for Umbrella. As I continued to serve, I devised my own plans and waited for the right moment to execute them. Then at last, opportunity knocked.
The freak murder incidents that occurred in the forest near the mansion started it all. The mansion was Umbrella's secret B.O.W laboratory and it was clear that the in-development T-virus was the cause of the murder. Initially, Umbrella instructed me secretively to keep S.T.A.R.S. out of the case, but with the heightened emotions of the citizens S.T.A.R.S. had no choice but to move in. That was when my next order was given. Dispatch S.T.A.R.S. to the mansion, dispose of them, then report the situation to headquarters so that their combat with the B.O.W. could be used for data analysis allowing Umbrella a comprehensive portrait of the B.O.W.'s combat abilities. From the 2 S.T.A.R.S. teams I first pitched in the Bravo Team. As expected, the top elite of S.T.A.R.S. gave all they had and became useful sample data. Then following, I geared up the Alpha Team to "search and rescue" the lost Bravo Team. The members of the Alpha Team also proved their worth and as expected many died.
There were 5 Survivors from the initial 11 S.T.A.R.S. members. From the Alpha Team were Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Barry Burton. And from the Bravo Team were Rebecca Chambers and Enrico Marini. It was time to begin executing my plans. In the midst of the whole affair I could take Umbrella's ultimate Bio-Organic Weapon, the Tyrant, and join forces with an opposing corporation of Umbrella. To buy into that opposing corporation I would need the actual combat data of the Tyrant. The surviving privileged members of S.T.A.R.S. were just the perfect bait. I decided to have one of them play the Judas and draw them to the Tyrant. That Judas was Barry. Barry was the strong truth and justice kind and cherished his family more than anything. His type is easy to manipulate. I simply took that most important thing away from him. My only miscalculation was the high potential of Chris and Jill. But with the family man Barry playing Judas the scheme went as planned. Then the winds turned unexpectedly.
I had to eliminate Enrico who found out what was behind it all. I used Barry to get to him. After I successfully got rid of that nuisance I awaited the sample specimen that Barry would bring to me in the Tyrant's room. I injected the virus I obtained from Birkin in advance. If I made Umbrella believe I was dead, it made it far more convenient to sell myself to the opposing corporation. According to Birkin, the virus had profound effects. It would put my body in a state of temporary "death." It would then bring me back to life with super human powers. Therefore, I unleashed an awesome Tyrant from its slumber and let it attack me. As my consciousness faded away I was certain that the whole scheme would end in success. Never did I imagine that S.T.A.R.S. could slay the evil creation. I lost the Tyrant and the plan I devised which cost me my humanity ended in failure. Now anything and anyone who stood in my way would be terminated. It's been that way for a long time and it always will be. At all costs, I had to make S.T.A.R.S pay.
Two months had passed since the mansion incident. To regain everything I had lost in my new organization, I joined hands with Ada Wong, a female agent who was also sent to spy on Umbrella. I knew in my bones that the key developer was William Birkin, but what he didn't know was that Umbrella did not play games... with anyone. Eventually, Birkin would be assassinated, and the G-virus would be in the hands of Umbrella. But the salvage team led by Hunk was ahead of us. By the time they got to Birkin, he'd already injected himself with the G-virus... he became his own creation, and decimated them. Soon after, the T-virus carried by rats spread throughout Raccoon City, and Umbrella faced its worst scenario. The good citizens became zombies, and the city had headed for its devastating fate. Humans were no match against zombies. In the chaos, Umbrella Europe applied a new type B.O.W., called "Nemesis". The Nemesis would hunt down and destroy the surviving member of S.T.A.R.S., Jill. It became imperative that our organization also obtain the Nemesis data.
To cover up the whole affair, Umbrella jettisoned a Tyrant to take care of Leon and Claire, who were trying to unveil their secrets. Then, a new revelation. Birkin used to hide the findings of his studies in his daughter Sherry's pendant. It was very possible that the G-virus was there. While Umbrella was busy with their cover up, we had to capture Sherry before they did. I sent Ada undercover to seek the location of Sherry. I, the "dead man" on the other hand, had to work in the shadows. A spy's obligation and priority is in the mission, to carry out the mission like a machine without any emotional interference. But through her interaction and involvement with Leon S. Kennedy, there'd been an affection growing inside her. My instincts sensed danger, something had to be done, quickly. My instincts did not disappoint me. Even though Ada almost had her hands on the G-virus, which Leon had acquired from Sherry, that affection of hers drove her to her death. But she was still of some use. I had to save her life. My people hurried to retrieve the G-virus that Leon threw away. But Hunk, the only survivor of Umbrella's salvage team was there before us.
Our only option left was to bring back Birkin, the monster, as the sample specimen and have him finish off Leon and Claire in order to obtain his combat data. Although Birkin lost the battle to Leon and Claire, we succeeded in gathering samples of the G-virus from his dead body. In the morning, the government bombed Raccoon City in an attempt to stop further viral outbreak. This was, of course, their feigned reason. Later, Claire left for Europe to find her lost brother Chris, and Leon joined forces with an underground anti-Umbrella organization. Sherry is safe in our hands. I would never underestimate Birkin. There's something about this little girl...1
Footnotes
- 1. The 10th Anniversary DVD release of the report omits the very last line involving Sherry, which would imply that Wesker and his organization(s) actually do not have Sherry in their custody, leaving her status following the Raccoon City incident as unknown, or with the U.S. Government.