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J'avo
The intelligent infected of Resident Evil 6 (2012). J'avo keep enough of their minds to plan and to carry firearms, and wounding one may make it mutate into something worse. They share the game with conventional zombies, which Capcom reinstated at fans' request.1
First appeared
2012
Resident Evil 6 (2012)Source work
Resident Evil 6 (2012)
CapcomMade in
Japan
What causes it
A virus
The C-virus, delivered in the story by injection, missile and a city-wide detonation.How you become one
Infection with the C-virus.
Intelligence
Clever
When did it first appear?
2012Resident Evil 6 (2012)
field notes
What the sources say
1
Introduced in Resident Evil 6 alongside returning zombies1
2
Unlike zombies they coordinate attacks, use weapons and heal themselves1
3
An injured J'avo can mutate, often at the site of the wound1
4
The game has 15 different mutations1
5
Zombies were brought back in the same game because fans asked for them1
Sources
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