User:Lt Robert Neville



In September 2012, U.S. Army virologist, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Neville is left together with the last human resistance in New York City. A series of flashbacks and recorded news broadcasts reveal that the genetically re-engineered measles virus (referred to as K.V. or Krippin virus) mutated into a lethal airborne strain that spread worldwide and killed 5.4 billion people, i.e. 90% of humanity. Of the 600 million survivors, only 12 million people possessed a natural immunity to the virus. The rest degenerated into bald, pale, aggressive beings referred to as "Darkseekers" who have a painful intolerance to UV radiation. This forces them to hide in buildings and dark places during the day. The "Darkseekers" exhibit increased speed, agility, aggression, and strength, as well as higher pulse, metabolism and ventilation rates, and increased body temperature. Despite their primal behavior, the "Darkseekers" seem to retain some basic problem-solving intelligence, animalistic cunning and the capacity to organize themselves.