William Birkin
Developer of the G-Virus
Umbrella Corporation's genius scientist and developer of the G-Virus. He is also the father of his daughter Sherry.
Quotes
- Help... stop, I don't want to die...
- Sherry...
- You are an important person to me.
- Foolish traitor...
- The G-Virus is complete.
Trivia
- Depicted as a genius scientist who became chief researcher at age 16 while still in high school.
- Murdered his mentor James Marcus, showing an extremely ruthless personality.
- Tragic scientist who injected himself with the G-Virus and became the mutant creature 'G'.
- Iconic scenes of pursuing his daughter Sherry are memorable and etched in many players' memories.
- Battles in various forms (G1 to G5) add depth to the game's story and presentation.
- Voice actors change across series and media.
Alternate names
Will
Birkin G
G-Birkin
G
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
- Birthday
- 1962
- Birth year
- 1962
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Caucasian male, 178cm tall, weighing 66.7kg. Often depicted wearing lab clothes or a white coat. After G-Virus injection, he transforms into various monstrous creature forms.
- Height
- Approximately 178cm
- Weight
- Approximately 66.7kg
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Blond
- Distinguishing features
-
- Handsome face typical of a scientist (pre-mutation)
- Giant eyeball forms on the shoulder after mutation
- Body surface darkens and becomes monstrous with mutation
- Iconic items
-
- Lab white coat
- G-Virus capsule
- Iron pipe (G1 form weapon)
- Research equipment
- Transplant syringe
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Relentless
- Detailed personality
- A scientist who unflinchingly conducts extremely cruel, cold-blooded, and inhumane experiments. Due to his exceptional talent, he holds twisted ideologies and spares no means for the sake of results. His affection for his daughter Sherry is unclear due to his immersion in research, but a slight emotional connection is suggested.
- Keywords
-
- Cruel
- Relentless
- Ruthless
- Scientist
- Calm
- Traitor
- Fanatical
- Rivalry
- Anguish
- Idealist
- Motto
- Does not hesitate to make sacrifices for the objective
- Talents
-
- Genius in virus research
- Virus improvement technology
- Genetic manipulation ability
- Scientific analytical skills
- Calm judgment
- Combat ability (post-mutation)
- Skills
-
- Human experimentation
- Virus culturing
- Bioweapon development
- Executive training
- Infiltration and assassination command
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Completion of the G-Virus, survival, and carrying on the legacy of his former mentor
- Habits
- Tends to immerse himself in G-Virus development as a weapon, ignoring ethics
- Favorite foods
- Unknown
- Hobbies
- Virus research, Human experimentation, Pursuit of biological evolution
- Favorite places
- Umbrella underground laboratory, Raccoon City
- Favorite colors
- White, Black
- Disliked situations
- Betrayal, Plan failure, Interference, Uncertainty
History
- Backstory
- Born in 1962. Became an executive researcher at a young age as Umbrella Corporation's genius scientist, discovered and developed the G-Virus. Assassinated his mentor James Marcus and became director of the research facility. Has daughter Sherry and wife Annette, but familial affection is unclear due to immersion in research. Was best friends and rivals with Albert Wesker, but eventually fell into opposition. Secretly manufactured G-Virus, betrayed Umbrella to sell to the government but failed. Sustained heavy injuries, self-injected G-Virus, transformed into the creature known as G, and plunged Raccoon City into chaos.
- Debut date
- July 21, 1998
- Work title
- Resident Evil 2
- Media type
- Game
Completion of T-Virus and assassination of mentor Marcus
- Significant event
- Completion of T-Virus and assassination of mentor Marcus
- Description
- Completed the T-Virus with Albert and killed his mentor James Marcus, beginning reuse of the executive training facility.
G-Virus development and appointment as research facility director
- Significant event
- G-Virus development and appointment as research facility director
- Description
- Discovered G-Virus from Lisa Trevor's cells and transferred to director of the massive underground research facility.
Defection from Umbrella Corporation and transformation into G
- Significant event
- Defection from Umbrella Corporation and transformation into G
- Description
- Attempted to negotiate G-Virus sale to government but was severely injured by mercenaries and self-injected, mutating into 'G'.
Raccoon City catastrophe
- Significant event
- Raccoon City catastrophe
- Description
- In G form, pursued Sherry. Caused heinous incidents in the city and ultimately died in a train.
Relationships
Annette Birkin
Spouse
Wife who also serves as assistant. Cooperates in biological research.
Sherry Birkin
Child
Only daughter. Affection expression unclear due to immersion in research.
Albert Wesker
Best friend
Best friend and rival since training days. Eventually opposed and parted ways.
Umbrella Corporation
Umbrella Corporation: leader
Media appearances
Resident Evil 0
Game / Supporting
1998
Resident Evil 2
Game / Protagonist
1998
Resident Evil RE:2
Game / Protagonist
2019
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles
Game / Supporting
Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles
Game / Protagonist
Resident Evil
Movie / Cameo
2002
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Movie / Cameo
2021
Voice cast and creators
Toshihiko Seki
- Voice actor
- Toshihiko Seki
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- 0 HD Remaster, RE:2 Japanese dub
Diego Matamoros
- Voice actor
- Diego Matamoros
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Resident Evil 2
T.J. Rotolo
- Voice actor
- T.J. Rotolo
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Darkside Chronicles, Operation Raccoon City, RE:2, Resistance
Jason Isaacs
- Voice actor
- Jason Isaacs
- Version or series
- Resident Evil (live-action movie I, uncredited)
- Notes
- Live-action actor
Neal McDonough
- Voice actor
- Neal McDonough
- Version or series
- Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (remake)
- Notes
- Live-action actor
Capcom
- Creator name
- Capcom
- Role
- Original author
unknown
- Creator name
- unknown
- Role
- Character designer
Related goods
William Birkin Figure
- Item name
- William Birkin Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
G-Virus Capsule Replica
- Item name
- G-Virus Capsule Replica
- Category
- Accessory
- Availability
- Limited
William Birkin T-Shirt
- Item name
- William Birkin T-Shirt
- Category
- Apparel
- Availability
- Regular