Alice ‘Flare’ Ramirez - Examination x FPE

The White-Eyes Outbreak, officially designated WE-30, originated in the Republic of Menlo around the year 2030. The very first confirmed case was linked to a violent bar fight in a city near Menlo’s capital. During this incident, police were called to respond to a brutal altercation inside a downtown bar. An individual already infected with the WE-30 virus, but unaware of their condition, attacked officers aggressively.

During the confrontation, the infected person was shot, but not before biting one officer and injuring two others. The bitten officer subsequently showed infection symptoms during a hospital checkup and rapidly turned, spreading the virus further and causing a chain of infections within the city.

The WE-30 virus is a mutation of the rabies virus, displaying extra ordinary aggression and rapid neural degradation. The speed of transformation into infected varies:

-Healthy individuals can take days or weeks to fully turn. -Those wounded or sick experience accelerated transformation—sometimes within hours. -Infection of dying individuals may fail to manifest if death occurs shortly after infection.

The virus causes violent behavior, loss of cognitive function, and eventual physical decay.

The symptoms

The symptoms are seizures, vomit blood from their mouth, white glowing eye, organs were severely damaged, heightened aggression, malnutrition, restlessness, severe migraines, slurred speech, a desire to be near others, and swollen lymph nodes.

Nuclear Reactor Incident

The Hazardous Pathogen Control Agency (HPCA) converted various urban buildings—including schools, hospitals, and a nuclear silo inside the Itagura Nuclear Power Plant (Itagura NPP)—into research stations to study the outbreak. When infected forces overran the nuclear silo, the reactor was left unsecured, leading to a meltdown.

This event produced mutated infected variants with enhanced lethality due to radiation exposure combined with viral mutation.

The Infected

The infected - Some are slow and predictable; others are fast, smart, or just plain ruthless. From the mindless hazmat sprinting at you from the dark, to Gilbert waiting with a shotgun and a grudge-know what you're up against.

Lurkers - Lurkers are the "standard" variant of those affected by the WE-30 virus. This means that their durability and strength is nearly identical to that of a healthy human, however their awareness and intelligence are impaired significantly, making them predictable as they will always take direct paths to their prey. Given enough lifetime, Lurkers have the potential to mutate into other variants of the virus.

Mutants - Mutants are workers and engineers of the power plant who were trapped and infected with WE-30 in the area of Reactor 4. Due to the effects of the virus being enhanced by radiation, they mutated to be decently stronger than the normal strain of the virus. The radiation itself has also significantly malformed them and rid them of their skin; now they are just a fleshy mass with bones and claws.

Crawler - Crawlers are workers of the power plant who broke or lost their legs while attempting to escape the infected. Due to being near the reactor, they have been heavily malformed by the radiation. Due to the loss of their legs, they are extremely fragile and easy to kill.

Risers - Risers are a variant of the Fury emotional mutation. The virus hasn't fully affected their body, enhancing their sense of self-preservation, thus they react to gunfire by dodging. They also possess enough intelligence to take boxing stances, however not enough to have complex interactions with objects. Just like Furies, they are full of hatred and will rush down their prey with the sole intent to beat them to a pulp. When suffering major organ failure and near death, their body will rapidly adrenaline dump, allowing them to stay alive for just a few more seconds. Depending on the individual, it is possible for them to mutate into other variants further with enough lifetime, such as the Dreadnoughts.

• Will "dodge" shots, 3 times. Dangerous for shotgun wielders.
• After "dying" they'll lie on the ground after letting out a loud cry. After a few seconds, they'll stand back up and attempt to attack again.

Kamikaze - Kamikazes are individuals who have been infected and reanimated by the WE-30 virus alongside (likely) taking the brunt of radiation exposure and the effects of the virus, as evident by their faces being melted off, leaving the flesh completely exposed. As seen by their ability to use their grenade and interact with objects, they have went through the Dreadnought mutation. Likely suffering from the virus's agonizing influence, they have resorted to completely dismiss any survival instincts and self-preservation as means for possible suicide, either going out by the hands of an armed person or their own means by suicide bombing their targets with a grenade. Unlike normal dreadnoughts, they are also notably fragile and have zero survival insticts.

Shielder - The Shielders were members of either the MNPA or MGF's military police who were issued shields and batons to prevent riots from the refugees near the Itagura NPP. They were eventually infected with WE-30 and went through the Dreadnought mutation, which allows them to retain their intelligence enough to continue using their gear effectively and interact with objects. These Dreadnoughts in particular are more spiteful and violent than usual.

Slasher - Slashers are a type of Dreadnought infected. Dreadnoughts are infected that retain their physical and intellectual features and survival instincts after succumbing to the WE-30 infection and turning. Because of their retained physical features, they're noted for being highly resilient, enduring significant injuries until they eventually fall. The same goes for their intelligence - they retain enough knowledge to be able to operate weapons. Due to their retained intelligence, unlike regular infected, they have self-preservation instincts and will try to halt or limit harm done to them.

Radaway - These infected were researchers and engineers of the Hazardous Pathogen Control Agency, who worked near the reactors or in the basement of the Itagura NPP. Eventually, they took a lethal dose of radiation and were infected with the WE-30 Virus after one of the reactors melted down and exploded. The skin and flesh of the Radaways are melted. Radaways attempt to kill their prey by approaching them to overdose them with radiation. However, due to not having any special mutations, these infected are still slow, fragile and predictable.

Gunner - Gunners are combatants who were infected with the WE-30 Virus and went through the Dreadnought mutation, which preserved their intelligence enough to allow them to keep their ability of having rudimentary handling of their firearm and complex interactions with objects; although they are notably weaker than most other Dreadnoughts.

Fury - Furies are a much stronger, neurotic version of the Lurkers - categorised under the "Emotional Mutation" subset. Unlike the standard infected, Furies are in a perpetual state of heightened, animalistic rage, displaying extreme violence towards both living beings, inanimate objects, and, on occasion, even other infected. The WE-30 Virus has also hardwired the Fury to simply throw aside any form of self-preservation, where even gunfire does not faze them as they rush down their victims.

Deceiver - Deceivers are a rare and unique variant of infected, also falling under the Dreadnought mutation. Unlike most other infected, they do not appear aggressive at first, and in fact can replicate human traits almost perfectly. They put this to their advantage when hunting. Deceivers mostly hunt lone humans; upon encountering one, the Deceiver will attempt to gain their trust by speaking with them and it will start following them afterwards. Once they get close enough in a secluded area, the Deceiver will swiftly take its prey out while also trying to inflict as much pain on it as possible, utilizing anything it finds useful in the environment. Afterwards, it will begin feasting on the corpse. Deceivers are noted to be resilient towards low caliber rounds and melee attacks, as well as being more agile than most other infected. Their intelligence does remain as their most distinct trait. Though it is able to mimic its host's voice and vocalize its feelings, such as hunger, after continuous talked its voice will become deep and distorted. Deceivers also retreat upon being injured, before returning with a more covert approach in an attempt to neutralize whoever injured them. Deceivers also appear to be in control of their glowing eyes, as they are able to suppress it when attempting to mimic a human. Paired with attire that fully covers their body, such as an NBC suit, it can be difficult to discern a Deceiver from a real human. Despite this, there are several giveaways, such as damaged equipment, bloodied clothing, wounds, and a distorted voice.

Gilbert - Gilbert is a Menlo Special Terrain and Operations Command (MSTOC) Pointman, deployed in the first wave of soldiers to the facilities seen in-game following the WE-30 outbreak. He was deployed into the Itagura Nuclear Power Plant with his Commander, alongside a Corpsman and an Operator.

Sometime during the mission, the squad would end up falling, much like the rest of the people deployed apart of the first wave. The Corpsman and Operator would end up suffering fatal wounds before they were ever introduced to the infection, whereas Chimera and Gilbert would end up becoming infected with the WE-30 virus, ultimately resulting in the start of their eternal pain, taking them over and turning both of them into highly dangerous killing machines.

Prior to Infection, around when Gilbert was assigned to the Quick Reaction Force, word had been spreading that he was a psycho and a maniac, alongside with evaluation teams pointing towards Gilbert not being trusted with a gun. Despite this, he still would be deployed, armed with a shotgun despite what evaluation teams said regarding his psychopathy, a possibility that may have resulted in him turning into a Fury, an emotional subset of infected.

Because of Gilbert being an emotional form of infected and Dreadnought, he still holds onto some previous behaviors, such as calling out to TOC ‘Bill’ or shouting for Troy.

Gilbert bears the appearance of a first wave Spec-Ops Pointman Operative of the Menlonian Ground Forces, wearing gear such as a yellow FAST helmet paired with a lifted opaque visor, a standard pointman vest, a yellow armband on his left and a shoulder pad on the right, and other equipment. He is armed with the R8 pump-action shotgun and his bayonet knife. Also equipped with other standard-issue pointman equipment.