Plague Crawler

First appearance: Resident Evil 0

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Insect-based B.O.W's that were created by injecting various types of insects with the T-Virus and then manipulating their genes. Because they were developed relatively early in the program, they've had a lot of time to grow. Some are almost 2 meters long and have suitably large death-dealing pincers. On the surface, they appear to be excellently suited for dealing death and destruction. However, they were determined to be unfit for heavy combat situations, so their development was halted and they were to be destroyed. Because they were based on insects, they didn't have the intelligence needed for a truly successful B.O.W.

However, not all the specimens at the Umbrella Training Facility were completely destroyed. Some of them survived, and they went on to found colonies away from the watchful eyes of their human creators. They grew in numbers at a frightening speed.

Because Plague Crawlers favor damp, dark places, they can often be found making their beds underneath the roofs of buildings. They're carnivores, and they like to hide in ceilings, waiting for unsuspecting human prey to walk underneath them. Then they jump down from their hiding place and attack with their gigantic pincers.