Tyrant (Resident Evil)

Tyrant (Resident Evil)

Tyrant is the code name of a series of boss characters in the Resident Evil horror video game series by Capcom, introduced in Resident Evil in 1996.

Tyrants are towering, biologically engineered undead supersoldiers created and used by the sinister Umbrella Corporation. The Tyrant creatures make appearances as boss characters in most Resident Evil games and the desire to create an obedient bioweapon lies at the core of the series' storyline. Tyrants also appear in other media and merchandise of the Resident Evil media franchise, as well as in some unrelated games.

Since their debut, the Tyrant series became the most recognisable and popular characters of the franchise and even gaming in general. A particularly notable Tyrant is Nemesis, the titular character of the video game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.