*Albert Wesker is a character in the Resident Evil video game series who is a virologist and bio-terrorist:

Background: Wesker was a high-ranking official at the Umbrella Corporation who was hired in 1977. He was intelligent and graduated with a doctorate in virology at age 17.

Character: Wesker was arrogant, unsympathetic, and ambitious. He believed he was the best test subject and exposed himself to the Prototype virus.

Abilities: Wesker has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and regeneration.

Evolution: Wesker mutates into a more powerful form in Resident Evil 5.

Reception: Critics have praised Wesker as one of the most memorable video game villains, but some have also criticized him for being one-dimensional and stereotypical.*