For those who dont know this already a litte recap about what this is about:
In the 60s Ozwell Spencer initiated Project Wesker, a project that was supposed to give him the foundation for a new human super race, which he would lead into his new world after he would make himself a god (by creating the ultimate virus). For this purpose the most gifted children from all around the world were kidnapped, brainwashed and mentored in Spencers vision. Ultimately the 13 most prominent candidates were selected for the Wesker Project and each one of them was given the surname Wesker. through Umbrella, Spencer monitored and supervised them over the years, each of them ultimately becoming employed in Umbrellas services one way or another.
The series villain Albert Wesker was one of those Wesker children, who in the 70s began training (alongside partner William Birkin) under James Marcus, co-founder of Umbrella and eventually became one of Umbrellas most brilliant scientists. Each of the Wesker children had also been genetically altered with the Progenitor virus (Though the children themselves were not aware of that) to enhance them. After Albert seemingly killed James Marcus (on Spencers orders) after the latter had created the T-virus, Albert became the new scientist in charge of the T-virus research in the Arklay Mountains Mansion facility, while Birkin started claiming to be the creator of the T-virus (which he wasnt. He created the more volatile G-virus in later years though).
Albert eventually became curious what exactly Spencers motives were and had himself transferred to the Information Department where in 1996 he formed the Special Forces Unit STARS (Special Tactics and Rescue Service) with him as Captain. Series Protagonists Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine later joined the outfit as well (not aware however that STARS was a farce that merely served to cover Umbrellas tracks and was used for Weskers own purposes)
After James Marcus returned and unleashed the T-Virus in an act of revenge in the Arklay Mountains in July 1998, Wesker seized this oppertunity to pit the members of STARS against mutated humans and BOWs to collect valuable combat data (which he planned to sell to Umbrellas rivals). Unbeknownst to him Spencer had initiated the next phase of the Wesker Project, giving an experimental prototype-virus (origins still unknown) to all Wesker children. Albert, too injected himself with it during the Mansion Incident. He was subsequently killed by a Tyrant, who was supposed to kill STARS-members Chris and Jill instead (They later killed the Tyrant) but the virus he had been injected with brought him back and gave him superhuman abilities. Using these new abilities Albert escaped the Mansion before it was destroyed (Even able to hold his own against the mutated Lisa Trevor in the process) and using the belief of his Death to his advantage, leaving Umbrella and joining their rival organisation (To which series protagonist Ada Wong also belonged to at that time)
What Spencer didnt anticipate was that most candidates of the Wesker Project did not survive the injection of the experimental virus. In fact only Albert and one other candidate did survive. That other candidates name is Alex Wesker.
While Albert went on to become a major player for Umbrellas rival organisation (from 1998 - 2004), later killed Spencer (in 2006) and nearly obliterated the human race with his Uroboros virus before he was eventually killed by Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar in 2009, the fate of Alex Wesker (who is the last remaining Wesker now) has never been revealed.
Spencers diaries stated that Alex Wesker used to work for him even after the collapse of Umbrella in 2003 and that he (or she - Alex´gender was never specified) was in charge with using the Progenitor virus to create the ultimate virus which would bring about Spencers ascension to a God and the creation of his new world. However around 2005 or 2006, Alex Wesker mysteriously disappeared along with all of his/her research. It has never been revealed what happened to him/her since then.
Seeing as Albert is dead now (and so are the 11 other Wesker children), Alex is the sole remaining Wesker now. And since he/she survived the injection of the proto-virus, he/she must possess the same powers that Albert had before his death.
When it comes to Alex, there are mainly 2 questions that come to mind the most for me:
1. If Alex has the same powers as Albert why did he/she continue to serve Spencer after the collapse of Umbrella instead of overthrowing him? Then again maybe he/she didnt do all the research for Spencer (only using his funding) but instead wanted to make himself into a God with that ultimate virus (much like Albert later tried with Uroboros). That leads to question Nr. 2.
2. Why did Alex suddenly just vanish and never resurface again? If my first theory is true and Alex was merely using Spencers funding to create the virus for himself then it could mean that he/she disappeared because he/she had successfully created that virus and didnt need Spencer anymore. It would also explain why not only Alex but his/hers research vanished as well. But there is a catch to that theory. If Alex indeed created the super-virus, why did he/she never resurface again? Why hasnt the world been changed by a Wesker-God yet? during the time of Resident Evil 6 its been at least 7 years since Alex disappeared. If Alex indeed found the super-virus and took off with it, why not resurfacing for 7 years? What is he/she waiting for?
One possible answer could be that in order to successfully inject the super virus without dying, Alex had to put himself into a cryo-sleep for a set number of years. Alexia Ashford had to do the same in order to fully assimilate and control the T-Veronica virus.
Another answer is more obvious and could mean that Alex simply didnt leave on his/her own free will but was taken along with his/her research and has been kept prisoner (or has been killed) since then. The question of course would be, who is behind that? Simmons and Radames would be a good guess but it doesnt make sense. If they have Alex and his/her research why go through all the trouble with the C-virus?
Another point is that if Alex was taken, that someone must have INCREDIBLE power (remember Alex most likely has the same powers that Albert had) if he was able to take Alex. Of course this could be someone who hasnt been revealed in the series yet.
Capcom really should make a Resident Evil game which focuses on the issue of Alex Wesker and reveals those answers. It would be perfect as the story for RE 7 in my opinion. But one way or another - its about time we get answers about Alex.
In the 60s Ozwell Spencer initiated Project Wesker, a project that was supposed to give him the foundation for a new human super race, which he would lead into his new world after he would make himself a god (by creating the ultimate virus). For this purpose the most gifted children from all around the world were kidnapped, brainwashed and mentored in Spencers vision. Ultimately the 13 most prominent candidates were selected for the Wesker Project and each one of them was given the surname Wesker. through Umbrella, Spencer monitored and supervised them over the years, each of them ultimately becoming employed in Umbrellas services one way or another.
The series villain Albert Wesker was one of those Wesker children, who in the 70s began training (alongside partner William Birkin) under James Marcus, co-founder of Umbrella and eventually became one of Umbrellas most brilliant scientists. Each of the Wesker children had also been genetically altered with the Progenitor virus (Though the children themselves were not aware of that) to enhance them. After Albert seemingly killed James Marcus (on Spencers orders) after the latter had created the T-virus, Albert became the new scientist in charge of the T-virus research in the Arklay Mountains Mansion facility, while Birkin started claiming to be the creator of the T-virus (which he wasnt. He created the more volatile G-virus in later years though).
Albert eventually became curious what exactly Spencers motives were and had himself transferred to the Information Department where in 1996 he formed the Special Forces Unit STARS (Special Tactics and Rescue Service) with him as Captain. Series Protagonists Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine later joined the outfit as well (not aware however that STARS was a farce that merely served to cover Umbrellas tracks and was used for Weskers own purposes)
After James Marcus returned and unleashed the T-Virus in an act of revenge in the Arklay Mountains in July 1998, Wesker seized this oppertunity to pit the members of STARS against mutated humans and BOWs to collect valuable combat data (which he planned to sell to Umbrellas rivals). Unbeknownst to him Spencer had initiated the next phase of the Wesker Project, giving an experimental prototype-virus (origins still unknown) to all Wesker children. Albert, too injected himself with it during the Mansion Incident. He was subsequently killed by a Tyrant, who was supposed to kill STARS-members Chris and Jill instead (They later killed the Tyrant) but the virus he had been injected with brought him back and gave him superhuman abilities. Using these new abilities Albert escaped the Mansion before it was destroyed (Even able to hold his own against the mutated Lisa Trevor in the process) and using the belief of his Death to his advantage, leaving Umbrella and joining their rival organisation (To which series protagonist Ada Wong also belonged to at that time)
What Spencer didnt anticipate was that most candidates of the Wesker Project did not survive the injection of the experimental virus. In fact only Albert and one other candidate did survive. That other candidates name is Alex Wesker.
While Albert went on to become a major player for Umbrellas rival organisation (from 1998 - 2004), later killed Spencer (in 2006) and nearly obliterated the human race with his Uroboros virus before he was eventually killed by Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar in 2009, the fate of Alex Wesker (who is the last remaining Wesker now) has never been revealed.
Spencers diaries stated that Alex Wesker used to work for him even after the collapse of Umbrella in 2003 and that he (or she - Alex´gender was never specified) was in charge with using the Progenitor virus to create the ultimate virus which would bring about Spencers ascension to a God and the creation of his new world. However around 2005 or 2006, Alex Wesker mysteriously disappeared along with all of his/her research. It has never been revealed what happened to him/her since then.
Seeing as Albert is dead now (and so are the 11 other Wesker children), Alex is the sole remaining Wesker now. And since he/she survived the injection of the proto-virus, he/she must possess the same powers that Albert had before his death.
When it comes to Alex, there are mainly 2 questions that come to mind the most for me:
1. If Alex has the same powers as Albert why did he/she continue to serve Spencer after the collapse of Umbrella instead of overthrowing him? Then again maybe he/she didnt do all the research for Spencer (only using his funding) but instead wanted to make himself into a God with that ultimate virus (much like Albert later tried with Uroboros). That leads to question Nr. 2.
2. Why did Alex suddenly just vanish and never resurface again? If my first theory is true and Alex was merely using Spencers funding to create the virus for himself then it could mean that he/she disappeared because he/she had successfully created that virus and didnt need Spencer anymore. It would also explain why not only Alex but his/hers research vanished as well. But there is a catch to that theory. If Alex indeed created the super-virus, why did he/she never resurface again? Why hasnt the world been changed by a Wesker-God yet? during the time of Resident Evil 6 its been at least 7 years since Alex disappeared. If Alex indeed found the super-virus and took off with it, why not resurfacing for 7 years? What is he/she waiting for?
One possible answer could be that in order to successfully inject the super virus without dying, Alex had to put himself into a cryo-sleep for a set number of years. Alexia Ashford had to do the same in order to fully assimilate and control the T-Veronica virus.
Another answer is more obvious and could mean that Alex simply didnt leave on his/her own free will but was taken along with his/her research and has been kept prisoner (or has been killed) since then. The question of course would be, who is behind that? Simmons and Radames would be a good guess but it doesnt make sense. If they have Alex and his/her research why go through all the trouble with the C-virus?
Another point is that if Alex was taken, that someone must have INCREDIBLE power (remember Alex most likely has the same powers that Albert had) if he was able to take Alex. Of course this could be someone who hasnt been revealed in the series yet.
Capcom really should make a Resident Evil game which focuses on the issue of Alex Wesker and reveals those answers. It would be perfect as the story for RE 7 in my opinion. But one way or another - its about time we get answers about Alex.
