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I recently started thinking about these two agencies, since we know very little about either of them. A little bit of background on both:
Anti-Umbrella Pursuit and Investigation Team - Appears in GUNSURVIVOR 4 BIOHAZARD HEROES NEVER DIE. A task force established under the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). Established after the Raccoon City incident.
Secret service - Appears in biohazard 4, biohazard DEGENERATION and BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES. Established after the Raccoon City incident. Also referred to as 'secret military agency' depending on the translation. No relation to the actual Secret Service. Further information on the secret service can be found here: http://projectumbrella.net/articles/...rd-Archives-II
Lets look at the only two incidents each agency is known to be involved in, both in 2002, both with equally devastating implications:
The U.S. government reversed it's stance on Umbrella after Raccoon City like reversing the polarity of a magnet. Initially the corporation's top customer of it's bioweapons, it issued a business suspension order to the company, sending it's American branch into bankruptcy, then took it to the Supreme Courrt and established at least one special, top-secret service for the eradication of the corporation. Bruce and Leon use virtually the same equipment apart from Bruce being extra stylish when it comes to pants and boots. They don't wear an official uniform and they are both described as agents.
As you can see, both agencies perfectly seem to blend with each other. There is actually no difference between them however we have one major issue; we know next to nothing else about them apart from barebones information. Noboru Sugimura was responsible for the scenario of GS4, while Shinji Mikami penned BH4. The agency isn't explicitly mentioned in DEGENERATION, and BHDC is once again handled by different people (Haruo Murata, Shotaro Suga, Yasuhiro Seto). Outside of confirmation by any of these men (aside from Sugimura, R.I.P.) there is no other way to tell if they are indeed one and the same. Anyone got anything to add/contest etc?
Anti-Umbrella Pursuit and Investigation Team - Appears in GUNSURVIVOR 4 BIOHAZARD HEROES NEVER DIE. A task force established under the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). Established after the Raccoon City incident.
Secret service - Appears in biohazard 4, biohazard DEGENERATION and BIOHAZARD THE DARKSIDE CHRONICLES. Established after the Raccoon City incident. Also referred to as 'secret military agency' depending on the translation. No relation to the actual Secret Service. Further information on the secret service can be found here: http://projectumbrella.net/articles/...rd-Archives-II
Lets look at the only two incidents each agency is known to be involved in, both in 2002, both with equally devastating implications:
- Operation Javier (Summer 2002) - The secret service organizes a military operation with the government of Amparo and the village of Mixcoatl in order to capture an escaped Umbrella researcher and Javier Hidalgo, as well as other objectives before he sets off a bioterrorism incident which threatens the entire world. The secret service sends in Leon S. Kennedy and USSOCOM operative Jack Krauser. Fate of the world is left with Leon.
- Spencer Rain (September 2002) - Bruce McGivern is sent in to stop a bioterrorism incident perpetrated by a former Umbrella employee named Morpheus D. Duvall who threatens both the U.S. and China with the launch of missiles loaded with the t-virus. Fate of the world (well, America, but basically the world) is left with Bruce.
After the destruction of Raccoon City, a memorial service is held September every year for victims in a small town over 100 miles away. Also, the United States Congress is still investigating the area where Raccoon City used to be and civillians are never allowed to enter the area. The emotional wounds are still deep even as time passes and the virus of Umbrella has ironically brought another tragedy upon the world as a trigger for the collapse of the Umbrella Corporation.
After receiving the order to cease operations, various former employees and researchers began leaking viruses and B.O.W.s from the company onto the black market. Troublemakers such as rouge nations, guerillas, and terrorists rush to buy the evil weapons created by Umbrella and the world is rocked by bioterrorist incidents.
Critical in dealing with bioterrorist incidents is the ability to react quickly. On the ground, what matters is combat experience with B.O.W.s. As if to underscore this, survivors of the Raccoon City horror have boldly gone up against terrorism all around the world. One of these brave souls is Leon S. Kennedy, who had only just started his first day as a Raccoon City Police Officer on the day of the infamous incident.
After his escape from Raccoon City, Leon was recruited by the government for his abilities. His superior survival skills were needed by the President's 'Secret Service.' Agents were dispatched on secret missions under orders given directly from the White House and became specialized in handling bioterrorism incidents which are not easily fought by unconventional methods. Agents in charge of special missions are assigned dedicated operators to serve as contact and support personnel, and orders are given via portable data terminals. This is a special measure to ensure there will be no knowledge that the mission was conducted under direct presidential orders, even if the agent fails in his mission.
After receiving the order to cease operations, various former employees and researchers began leaking viruses and B.O.W.s from the company onto the black market. Troublemakers such as rouge nations, guerillas, and terrorists rush to buy the evil weapons created by Umbrella and the world is rocked by bioterrorist incidents.
Critical in dealing with bioterrorist incidents is the ability to react quickly. On the ground, what matters is combat experience with B.O.W.s. As if to underscore this, survivors of the Raccoon City horror have boldly gone up against terrorism all around the world. One of these brave souls is Leon S. Kennedy, who had only just started his first day as a Raccoon City Police Officer on the day of the infamous incident.
After his escape from Raccoon City, Leon was recruited by the government for his abilities. His superior survival skills were needed by the President's 'Secret Service.' Agents were dispatched on secret missions under orders given directly from the White House and became specialized in handling bioterrorism incidents which are not easily fought by unconventional methods. Agents in charge of special missions are assigned dedicated operators to serve as contact and support personnel, and orders are given via portable data terminals. This is a special measure to ensure there will be no knowledge that the mission was conducted under direct presidential orders, even if the agent fails in his mission.
As you can see, both agencies perfectly seem to blend with each other. There is actually no difference between them however we have one major issue; we know next to nothing else about them apart from barebones information. Noboru Sugimura was responsible for the scenario of GS4, while Shinji Mikami penned BH4. The agency isn't explicitly mentioned in DEGENERATION, and BHDC is once again handled by different people (Haruo Murata, Shotaro Suga, Yasuhiro Seto). Outside of confirmation by any of these men (aside from Sugimura, R.I.P.) there is no other way to tell if they are indeed one and the same. Anyone got anything to add/contest etc?
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