Umbrella Corporation
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The Umbrella Corporation was an international corporation that features in the Resident Evil universe.
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History
Game
The Umbrella Corporation was founded in 1968 by Edward Ashford and Ozwell Spencer. It is apparently based in Paris, France, although Umbrella's main sub-branches exist in America. To the world at large, Umbrella is a medical research company that specializes in ordinary pharmaceutical products.
Secretly, Umbrella dabbles in highly illegal bioweapons experiments involving germ and chemical warfare as well as bio-organic weaponry created through gene splicing. Umbrella has been responsible for such man-made viral horrors as the T and G-Viruses, as well as a myriad of mutated monsters (some accidental, others purposefully created in their labs). Following the viral outbreak in Raccoon City, the US Government began spying on Umbrella and taking note of their illegal activities.
Comics
The founders of the company were never identified.
Films
The Umbrella Corporation is an international corporation based in Raccoon City. To the world at large, Umbrella is a medical research company that specializes in ordinary pharmaceutical products. Secretly, Umbrella dabbles in highly illegal bioweapons experiments; Umbrella was responsible for such man-made horrors as the T-Virus and Nemesis. They also have substantial political clout; when Raccoon City was overrun by zombies, they ordered a nuclear strike on the city themselves.
Background
Being an international corporation, Umbrella possesses numerous branches throughout the globe. These include Raccoon City Umbrella Branch and Umbrella Europe.
The Corporation contained numerous branches some of which served paramilitary duties such as the Cleaners.
Branches
Umbrella Science Division
The Umbrella Science Division was a scientific branch within the Corporation that was charged with research and development. [1]
Umbrella Security Division
The Umbrella Security Division was a branch within the Corporation that was charged with maintaining security operations throughout Umbrella's assets. Its agents included members of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service. [2]
Monitors
Monitor was an internal espionage branch within the Umbrella Corporation which was tasked with watching over the activities of suspicious employees in order to lure out spies or industrial saboteuers. Its agents are well placed throughout the Corporation which maintain the image if appearing as normal employees which helps them conduct their investigations without suspicion being raised. Some of its operatives were placed within the U.B.C.S. which included Nicholai Ginovaef.
The orders of Monitor agents included spying on fellow employees and destroying evidence in clean up operations with assassination being considered against witnesses. [3]
White Umbrella
White Umbrella was a secret branch within the Umbrella Corporation whose duties lied in ensuring that the general populace did not know of the company's dealings. [4]
