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Cerberus (zombie dog)

Also called: MA-39, Zombie dog
GamesInfected, still aliveRunsA virus1968 to 1999

The infected Dobermans of the first Resident Evil. In the lore they are an Umbrella weapons project, tougher and more aggressive than trained military dogs and still able to work as a pack. Their escape into the Arklay Mountains sets up the opening of the game.123

Battle it
First appeared
1996
Resident Evil (1996)
Source work
Resident Evil (1996)
Capcom
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Japan
What causes it
A virus
Dobermans deliberately infected with a t-Virus strain by Umbrella's Arklay Laboratory as a controllable bio-weapon, code MA-39.
How you become one
Umbrella infected and cloned Dobermans; the wiki separates these from ordinary dogs that caught the virus.
How it moves
Runs
Attacks in packs and keeps attacking until the target is down.
Intelligence
Some intelligence

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today1996

Resident Evil (1996)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Named after the three-headed guard dog of the Greek underworld123

2

Dobermans were chosen for their record as military dogs123

3

Keeps its pack instinct, so the animals hunt as a team123

4

Escaped the lab after handlers stopped feeding them during the 1998 outbreak123

5

A scene of one being shot was cut from the North American and European intro123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Cerberus (zombie dog) about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Cerberus - Resident Evil Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Resident Evil (1996 video game) - Wikipedia
  3. Resident Evil - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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