Bio-Organic Weapon (B.O.W) | |||
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The so-called 'perfect' B.O.W, Tyrant | |||
Naming | |||
Binomen | Unknown | ||
Morphology | |||
Average height | Microscopic | ||
Intelligence | |||
Sapience | Unknown | ||
Aggressivity | Varies | ||
Ecology | |||
Habitat | Varies | ||
Diet | Parasitic | ||
Lifespan | Unknown | ||
Subspecies | Strains: | ||
Status | Data Deficient | ||
Behind the Scenes | |||
Universe | Resident Evil |
A Bio-Organic Weapon, or B.O.W (pronounced in-game by the letters instead of phonetically), is an Umbrella and Tricell term for a creature intentionally created or genetically modified using a mutagen.
These mutagens are: Progenitor, Tyrant, GENE, Las Plagas and NE-α Parasite.
Naming[]
Umbrella preferred to name many of their B.O.Ws after Greek and Roman deities and other religious entities.
- Chimera was named after a monstrous creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of multiple animals. It was a sibling of Cerberus.
- Cerberus was named after the multi-headed dog which guards the gates of Hades, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.
- Thanatos was named after the personification of Death and Mortality. Thanatos is the romanization of the ancient Greek: θάνατος "Death."
- Nemesis T-Type was named after Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance.
- Hypnos T-Type was named after Hypnos, the god of sleep, son of Nyx, brother of Nemesis and twin of Thanatos.
- Nyx was named after the goddess of night.
- Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea.
- Pluto was the Roman god of the Underworld.
- Reaper was named after the Grim Reaper.
- Anubis was named after the Egyptian god of the dead.