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Illustration of Tyrant — Original AI-made illustration based on the descriptions in the sources. Not an official design.

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Tyrant

Also called: T-002, Mr. X (T-103)

GamesOtherScience gone wrong1968 to 1999

Umbrella's flagship weapon and the final boss of the first Resident Evil. Tyrants are engineered super-soldiers, far removed from the shambling victims of the t-Virus, though Wikipedia's plot summaries still call Mr. X a 'Tyrant zombie'. The line produced the series' most famous monsters, Mr. X and Nemesis.1 2 3 4

First appeared

1996

Resident Evil (1996)

Source work

Resident Evil (1996)

Capcom

Age rating

ESRB M

Made in

Japan

What causes it

Science gone wrong

A large humanoid bio-organic weapon grown by Umbrella; the corporation's research rests on the mutagenic Progenitor Virus.

How you become one

Manufactured by Umbrella as a super-soldier.

Intelligence

Some intelligence

Weak spots

rocket launcher

When did it first appear?

Ancient world Middle Ages 1500 to 1899 1900 to 1967 1968 to 1999 2000 to 2009 2010 to today

1996

Resident Evil (1996)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Classed as a bio-weapon, the end goal of Umbrella's research, not a product of the outbreak1 2 3 4

2

Grey skin, a huge exposed heart, and claws that grow after heavy damage1 2 3 4

3

Final boss of the 1996 game, where it kills Wesker first1 2 3 4

4

Mr. X of Resident Evil 2 and Nemesis of Resident Evil 3 are Tyrants1 2 3 4

5

The Sega Saturn version adds a second Tyrant and a gold one1 2 3 4

Sources

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