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The Lickers are mutant humans B.O.W. resulting from the "V-ACT" process, in which the Tyrant virus reactivates following its viral latency, causing a set of secondary mutation amongst any mortally injured infected human host. They generally served as supporting antagonists in the Resident Evil franchise.

Appearance[]

The Lickers appear as a skinless humanoid mutants with long razor-sharp claws and teeth. Perhaps their well known characteristic are their exposed muscles and brain and the lack of eyes. Due to their mutation, their skeletal structure has been altered, forcing them to walk on all fours.

Powers and Abilities[]

An agile hunter, the Licker's most famous ability is its eponymous tongue. This tongue can stretch up to several feet long in a fashion similar to frogs/lizards or other reptilian creatures and can slice through flesh. Aside from their tongue, the Licker has an enhanced strength, agility, and reflexes, even more than that of the zombies. Their powerful claws can cling through ceilings and leave scratches on the walls as well as decapitate their prey.

Their main weakness however is their lack of eyesight, although its enhanced hearing is able to make up for it, thus forcing them to rely on echolocation in order to track down their prey. This means also that even the slightest sounds can attract them, ranging from a simple footstep to a loud gunfire.

Biography[]

Raccoon City[]

The earliest known appearance of this creature is so far during the late-1998 in an underground laboratory beneath Raccoon City, originating from zombies that have mutated with an unknown strain of the T-Virus, a modified ε (Epsilon) strain.

After the G-Birkin's rampage against his aggressors at the night of September 23, the vials containing the modified ε strains have leaked into the city's water supply, thus causing tens of thousands to become infected.

The earliest appearance of the Lickers in Raccoon city itself was during September 24, at the Apple Inn hotel. The hotel however was caught on fire due to its boiler exploding, causing the zombies burned to later mutate as Lickers. One of these is an infected individual, an unnamed woman who have undergone a mutation similar to Lickers, having elongated tongue and the ability to hang on ceilings, although she retains much of her human form. This grotesque mutation has earned her the name "Suspended" or sometimes known as the "Regis Licker".

More colonies of the lickers were found at the night of September 27 at the Raccoon Police Station, in which 2 people were killed by the creature. The police officers of the precinct tentatively called them as the "Licker" in which it got its name.

Sheena Island[]

During November 1998, the T-Virus has spread into Sheena Island (under the responsibility of Vincent Goldman, a commanding officer of Umbrella), causing its population to become infected as Goldman continues to hunt down a detective named Ark Thompson, who has infiltrated the island for his intel. Many Bio-Organic Weapons were released, including Lickers.

TRICELL[]

The TRICELL Inc. has created their own modified version of the lickers with the leftover data acquired from Umbrella Corporation, following the black market's high demand for the creatures. As a result of the injection with the Progenitor virus, these creatures have the ability to reproduce at an alarming rate however, it did not solve the flaws which a regular licker have, their lack of eyesight. Nonetheless, they are highly sensitive to sound like their brethren.

The new version of Lickers were later become the Licker β in both Resident Evil 5 game and Damnation movie.

Alcatraz[]

A viral outbreak caused by a non-communicable strain of the t-Virus occurred in Alcatraz, perpetrated by Dylan Blake and Maria Gomez. The pair used robotic mosquitoes as vector to infect their targets. Later on, they developed a variant of the Licker derived from the A-Virus known as Amphibian Licker, capable of surviving aquatic environment and swimming.

In Other Media[]

Films[]

Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil Films[]

Lickers have also appeared in the Anderson Resident Evil films. However unlike the video games' iteration, the Lickers on the films are experimental bio-weapons created by injecting the T-Virus into a live human tissue rather than being created through a natural mutation.

In addition of regular Licker, a variant called Uber Licker was created at Umbrella Prime facility in Siberia, the same facility where umbrella managed to recreate mutation which gave rise to Majini Undead and. Las Plagas parasite (which in this version, T-Virus based organism as with every mutant in the film continuity). This variant is a towering beast about the size of a small house and boasts proportionally enhanced physiology and abilities to the boot; developing a forked tongue strong enough to ensnare a grown man, sharper claws, and a greater durability to weapons fire in spite of lack of skin. It also gains the ability to encapsulate prey inside organic cocoons made of thick resin. These cocoons interestingly do not infect the prey inside, despite the structure being made of an organic matter likely composed of the t-Virus. This variant serve as Umbrella Corporation's heavy assault unit deployed to help the company remake the world in its twisted image, a goal Red Queen admittedly conflicted due to violating her crucial directives.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City[]

At least one Licker appears in 2021 film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Though not explored, the creature's origin may very well same as in mainstream continuity of the franchise due to more faithful to it than in Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil films.

This Licker made its presence known to Leon and Claire at Raccoon City Orphanage where the former noticed it moving in the darkness behind the ceiling lights, prompting Lisa Trevor who just cross-pathed with them to shush him in warning. The abomination soon ambushed Brian Irons before attacking the duo next only to meet a swift and brutal end from Lisa after shrugging off Claire's handgun shots.

Canonical Spin-off Films[]

In the animated film Resident Evil: Damnation, which is special canon to the video game series, rebel forces in the Eastern Slav Republic managed to acquire an army of Lickers to use in their campaign against the government or some were released back in the wild to survive and live on. Rebel forces leader Alexander Kozachenko used a modified dominant Las Plagas parasite in order to directly control the creatures, and some of them ended up commanding them in a battle against a Tyrant, ending the warfare once and for all. They served as supportive characters, some of them survived and being freed to live peacefully in the wild.

Another new Lickers make another appearance in upcoming 2023 Resident Evil: Death Island. But this time they're called Amphibian Lickers, able to swim and breathe in waters thanks to modifications made by Dylan Blake and Maria Gomez which incorporated genes of Plaga into their basis Licker beta. Although said modification improved their combat abilities since they could fight on water as much as land, it greatly costed them their durability given to how Leon and Jill had easier time dispatching them via. gasoline explosion and well-aimed headshots, killing them all.

TV Series[]

A Licker made another appearance in 2022 Netflix Resident Evil series.

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Trivia[]

  • Though R.P.D. officers were the ones who christened the creature, it's unclear how TRICELL learned about it when the company started mass-producing the B.O.W.s.
  • According to Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, mutation which created Licker allowed it to regain some of its human intelligence which previously compromised during zombie stage; though they can only rationalize their surroundings through enhanced hearing, Lickers are able to recognize security cameras.
  • In Resident Evil: Damnation, in the abandoned carpark scene, 2 of Ataman's Lickers appeared and encountered Leon after his arrival, the first one appeared to be strong, killed Scarecrow the CIA agent, managed to survive both the gunfire and explosive, and the second one appeared right in front of Leon who is unconscious during the battle, but spared his life instead, controlled by its master Ataman Ivan Judanovich himself, both of strong Lickers were known as "lead Lickers", unknown what happened to both of them, implying that Ataman had released them back to the wild, to live a peaceful life and their ongoing survival, 2 Lead Lickers weren't being killed or (die at all), they also survive on their own much like the protagonists. They're the only Bioweapons that gained popularity in the events of Damnation, either they were released in the peaceful wild or being adopted by their new human owners.
  • This is the first time for the Lickers beta redeemed themselves, (former) enemies in Resident Evil 5 to supportive tritagonists in Damnation.
  • In Damnation movie, a funny scene, second curious lead Licker tapped onto unconscious Leon thinking he's dead (but revealed to be exhausted), Ataman ordered not to touch, hinting would say "this is no treat", this is our guest." They also inspired by Raptor pack from Jurassic World (Owen Grady with Blue, while Buddy with Lickers beta)

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