Talk:Tyrant (Resident Evil)

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In my opinion, this article is way too horribly written. Too much fanon (I don't think the name Mr.X was officially used by Capcom) and too many spelling errors. It has potential though, but it needs a serious rewrite.Jonny2x4 22:37, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Checked and edited by a group of Resident Evil fans. The information is correct 99%. Added images and split the first part, because it contains spoilers.Nlight40 20:49, 28 Jun 2005

• It's better now, but it still needs improvement. I took the liberty of replacing the images that were ripped off from ResidentEvilFan with full-sized versions of the actual official artworks. I need a better T-002 artwork though. Also, the descriptions needs to be rewritten. I've never seen the name Mr.X used officially by Capcom's Japanese Biohazard materials (it seems to be an informal name). They always referred to it as Tyrant. The only time I've seen it used officially was in ToyBiz's Resident Evil 2 toyline (which is hardly reliable).Jonny2x4 05:03, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

I added information about the Nosferatu which I figure is technically a Tyrant due to its appearance. I do not know how to add pics into articles yet. Sorry :( Malakaivius 8 January 2006

I don't remember ever hearing that the T in T-Virus stood for Tyrant. Sources? Levid37 03:56, 11 May 2006 (UTC)Levid37

Wesker calls it the "Tyrant Virus" in the very first game. And the Nosferatu is nothing even close to a tyrant.

- I don't get why there's a distinction between Main Types of Tyrant and Other Types of Tyrant. Nemesis is just as rare as Thanatos.--Malvorean 13:28, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Cleaned up some of the typos still lying around. Zeratul547 09:33, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tyrant (RE1 version) in RE3?

In that final room, where you use the rail gun against Nemisis, I distinctly remember seeing a dead Tyrant. He is laying in a sitting position up against the wall in one of the corners. I think he may of been torn in half. Would someone please confirm? I reeeeeeeally, don't feel like re-laying this game all over again just for that little bit (As this was my least favorite RE.)09:21, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

It´s a dead Super-Tyrant. Its not torn in half, though the Nemesis´ 3rd phase starts eating on it and then mutates.. and, well,first of all, the "T-104" only appears on the Showdown 3-scenario in outbreak #2.. and has hardly anything to do with the storyline, being a simple "boss rush" scenario.. Also, I believe it is at least worth mentioning that the T-103 is referred to as "Mr.X" by fans universally. Also, at least one "official" source mentions the name "Mr X": the Outbreak #2 soundtrack: there is a track called "The Brutal Mr. X" there.

[edit] What?!

Thanatos-R returned for a third battle before ultimately being subdued by an ampoule filled with a sample of the Daylight, a cure to the T-Virus which acted by arresting all proliferation of the pathogen within cells, thus, making it lethal to any and all T-Virus-infected Bio-Organic Weapons.

wtf??? ... aa:talk 20:38, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fixed lots of small things.

I can claim to know pretty much anything possible about this particular subject, being a devoted fan of the series. Took the liberty of correcting a ton of small things, and adding a mention of the "R"-types: both the T-103 and the T-400tp undergo a mutation into a "Tyrant-R", and this name is official: it is mentioned, for instance, in the game Outbreak: File 2#, in the event checklist: "Defeated Tyrant R" is the event, and this is checked upon defeating the aforementioned mutant form. Defeating it while its still in the so-called "Mr. X" form nets the player a "Defeated Tyrant" event. Moreover, the T-103 from RE2 and the OB2 T-0400tp look basically identical after mutating.

Also, the Thanatos tyrant needed a mention of it´s mutated form. It is quite different enough from the original creature to deserve a mention. Once again, the name "Thanatos-R" is official.

I wonder, would it be worth mentioning that the T-400tp is eventually absorbed and assimilated by a certain other Bio-weapon, the NYX?

The thing is that revealing a lot of spoilers if often frowned upon by Wikipedia's higher editors. (I myself was berated for revealing additional and descriptive information regrading various video games. Anyway, I think I can work in something about the Thanatos-R Tyrant, but I may need an external source.

Also According to RE Encyclopedia, Mr. X is a a type 00 Tyrant. --ShadowJester07 19:34, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I believe that (T-00) is just as official as the name "Mr. X". Actually, the only reason that the T-078 is called the T-078 is that the freezer tank it comes out of bears the number "078". Now,come think of it, where does the name "T-103" come from? Because if I remember correctly, the tank they use to drop Mr. X into the police station DOES bear the numbers "00". On the other hand, the helicopter carried *six* such tanks,and If I recall correctly, they were numbered 00 through 05.

Anyone know if Mr. X is ever officially referred to as a "T-103", maybe in those god-awful-but-still-canonical Gun Survivor games? Then again, maybe the detail has just slipped past me.

Found it now. There´s a file in Resident Evil 2 that mentions the "T-103 model", being superior to the "t-002".

In reality, no one, but Capcom, knows how or why Tyrants are named the way they are :-p. Some fans have made theories, but the bottom line is that their based on speculation. until then, we should just call him Mr. X. According to his official toy, he is called "Mr. X". Furthermore, I guess he deserves his own section. [1]

Until Capcom actually reveals the true etymology of the Tyrants, it's some what reasonable to believe the "03" or "02" suffix in their name relates to their production number. --ShadowJester07 04:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

In retrospect, I´m 100% sure I´ve read the name "T-103" being mentioned somewhere- very possibly in the Gun Survivor game, since that one revolves a lot around the T-103 type. In my opinion, though, the name Mr. X is pretty much official, since any fan of the game knows exactly what character the name refers to- even S.D. Perry´s novelization of RE2 uses the name "Mr X". True, thats just as unofficial as the action figure´s name, but it is so established in the fan community by now that its good as official. Also, the description of Mr. X is very vague, and indeed faulty: it states that they bear dual talons, for instance: this is wrong! In the "Mr. X" phase, they are VERY different from the predecessor models, looking far more human, albeit unable to talk, and deathly pale. But most importantly, they have NO talons whatsoever until their mutation, at which point they are no logner classified as "Mr. X", but rather "Tyrant-R" or simply "Super Tyrant"- until that they are nothing more than a huge, scary bloke with enough strenght to literally walk through walls.