T/G Virus
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The T/G-Virus is a fictional mutagenic virus from the Resident Evil series. It was created by fusing molecules of the T and G-Virus's.
[edit] Background
It first appeared in Resident Evil: Dead Aim. A sample of this virus was stolen by Morpheus D. Duvall, a former researcher for the Umbrella Corporation who injected himself with the virus after being mortally wounded by Bruce McGivern, causing him to mutate into a Tyrant T-092.
[edit] Effects and Mutations
It is not known how, but the nature of this particular viral strain enables those infected to harness electro-magnetic energy. Not only does this ability allow the host to attack with high voltage electrical attacks, but also gifts them with the ability to shield themselves from harm within a magnetic field, rendering conventional weapons useless against them, not to mention the fact that it is near instantaneously endowed with the common appearance and strength of a Tyrant T-092.
The primary weakness of the T/G-Virus is the fact that if enough cellular damage is incurred, the infected host's DNA begins to mutate at an alarming rate, similar to that of William Birkin in Resident Evil 2. Conversely, it is extremely difficult to destabilize the cells of the carrier with conventional weapons due to the aforementioned electromagnetic shields it can generate and the extremely high offensive capabilities these grant upon the carrier. It is clear that the carrier host does not suffer from brain cell decline, maintaining its intelligence. It may be thought that, being totally impervious to common gunfire, the virus grants complete immunity. However, it must also be noted that should the carrier be hit with repeated attacks from a weapon specifically designed to pierce electromagnetic shields with pure energy or matter in plasma state, such as the Charged Particle Rifle (actually specifically designed by Umbrella scientists to combat T-G mutations), and if the carrier receives enough damage, the G-Virus trademark cascade effect takes place, forcing the host to mutate, although still keeping its intelligence and sentience wholly intact. In Morpheus' case, he was damaged to such levels, his body, shifting at a rate higher than he could control, swelled to such a great size it eventually exploded due to the high damage it received.
