The acronym B.O.W. stands for bio-organic weapon. These are living creatures that have been genetically engineered by humans for a specific purpose: killing. B.O.W.'s are the main focus of the Resident Evil video game series; several of these living weapons have been created and used by numerous illicit organisations, most notably the Umbrella Corporation. Umbrella were the pioneers of biological warfare in Resident Evil, but even though the company has since collapsed, their creations and others based on their work have become widespread across the world, ushering in an age of bioterrorism.
List of B.O.W.'s[]
All of the bio-organic weapons listed below have been categorised under the parties responsible for developing them.
Umbrella Corporation[]
- MA-39 Cerberus
- FI-3 Neptune
- Hunters
- Web Spinner
- Black Widow
- Black Tiger
- Jumping Maneater
- Chimera
- Yawn
- Tyrant
- Licker
- Evolved Licker
- Ivy
- Ivy+YX
- Tyrant (The entire line of Tyrant B.O.W.'s were created by Umbrella and any organisations that have used Tyrants since their collapse acquired them off the black market.)
- Gulp Worm
- Stinger
- Under Taker
- Plague Crawler
- Albinoid
- Bandersnatch
- Lurker
- Eliminator
- Nautilus
- Pluto
- Glimmer
- Anubis
- NE-α Type
- NE-β Type
- Nyx
3rd Organisation[]
Los Illuminados[]
- Las Plagas
- Ganados
- Colmillos
- Del Lago
- El Gigante
- Novistador
- Verdugo
- Regenerador
- Iron Maiden
- U-3
- Armadura