The Tyrants' development process had been similar to that of RDA's Avatars, but mature biotechnology and comprehensive data support had shortened their development cycle to roughly six months.
Alexia's team had first selected two soldiers from the ARS companies who were relatively compatible with the Veronica Virus, then collected tissue samples from them.
Next, they had used improved cloning techniques to cultivate cloned embryos infected with the T Virus. The subsequent procedure resembled the one used to produce Cerberuses, but consumed over a hundred times as many resources.
On June 7, 1995, two fully developed Tyrants had successfully emerged from their cloning tanks.
More than two months of subsequent adjustments had followed, with particular emphasis on ensuring that consciousness transfers between the two soldiers serving as pilots and their Tyrant bodies were completely safe.
Drawing on experience gained from the universal soldier project, the Tyrants also supported the replacement of "parts," while eliminating the need for brain programming.
After the simulated security operation, Sui Yang could confidently say that Atlas's Tyrants were unquestionably superior to those in Resident Evil. After all, their pilots perfectly resolved the issue of "independent consciousness," allowing them to operate weapons and execute complex missions.
If he had to assess their weaknesses, their enormous size made effective concealment impossible and left them easily exposed. Their defenses also fell far short of a main battle tank's ceramic composite armor. Still, they would be an excellent choice for future peacekeeping operations or as heavy support units for infantry.
As for cost, excluding labor, the equipment, chemicals, materials, and everything else needed for a single Tyrant came to "only" $6.1 million to $6.3 million, making them much cheaper than universal soldiers. Combined with a production cycle of under five months, this actually made Tyrants bio-organic weapons ideally suited to