UMBRELLA EMPLOYEE RECORDS: L. NAVARRO.
LEGAL NAME: luis serra navarro NICKNAME(S): n/a. BIRTH DATE: april 22, 1976 (04/22/1976) AGE: forty-eight (48) GENDER/PRONOUNS: cis male (he/him) ORIENTATION: bisexual. ETHNICITY: spaniard. ZODIAC SIGN: taurus.
CURRENT RESIDENCE: mobile. formerly from valdelobos, spain. EDUCATION: degrees in biology, medical engineering and pharmaceutical engineering. OCCUPATION: r&d for umbrella pharmaceuticals, biologist & researcher for los illuminados (formerly), current informant for hire.
EYE COLOR: dark gray, almost black. HAIR COLOR: black threaded with grey. HEIGHT: 6'0". BUILD: athletically built, though has lost some strength from a number of years of recovery from spinal injury caused by krauser. he's quick on his feet, but not at peak physical strength. SKIN: often covered in sunspots or freckles from time spent outside, luis's skin is a medium-dark tone that often looks darker because of that time in the sun. SKIN MARKINGS: while luis bears some scarring on his arms and legs from the 2004 los illuminados incident, the most significant ones he bears are a scar in the middle of his chest from removing a plagas parasite he had been forcibly infected with, and a thin-but-raised scar on his back from krauser's knife being thrown into his back. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: due to the aforementioned knife wound, luis spent a long stint of time recovering to be as mobile again as he is, but he sometimes suffers from weakness in his limbs or radiating spinal pain at and below the range of the wound, as the knife clipped his spinal cord and has caused damage on the nerves of his back and legs. to compensate for the weakness of his back and legs, he often wears braces on his lower back and legs.
BIOGRAPHY.
born in the remote area of valdelobos, spain, luis serra navarro was raised by his grandfather, a man full of stories of heroes and fairy tales that dazzled luis through his childhood. known as a man who hunted for a living, luis's grandfather returned home after being savaged by some kind of feral wolf, managing to return home despite his injuries but very quickly falling ill with an unknown disease. after rumors of his 'madness' spread to the village nearby, the cabin was set ablaze while luis was gone in order to contain the infection within.
according to witness reports, the young man watched the flames until they died to the barest ember without uttering a single word or moving until dawn broke overhead. only then did he leave valdelobos.
enrolling in public universities, he earned a reputation and degree as a prodigy biologist that eventually gained the attention of umbrella pharmaceuticals, where he worked on a number of over-the-counter medications and was eventually moved to work on the NE-α project, which was the precursor of the nemesis project. luis resigned soon after this, disillusioned by his work at the company.
after his resignation, he returned to valdelobos and was drawn into research for the los iluminados cult and their plagas project, where luis initially thought he was researching ways to weaken or remove the parasite, though his research was being used for strengthen the parasite even further. burdened by guilt, he contacted ada wong and her current employer for aid in return for his research and the amber source of the parasite.
thus began the 2004 los iluminados incident where luis met leon and worked alongside him - until he was attacked by krauser. presumed dead after the blow to his spine, he was extracted from the island due to ada wong's interception.
what followed was a length period of recovery and physical therapy to get back on his feet. now, he works alongside ada as her operator and ground control, though he has considered returning to the field alongside her now that his strength has returned to him.
