The Gorge’s Darklake is reminiscent of Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corporation, which had been conducting secretive research to develop bio-weapons and super soldiers for the highest bidder. I know, Bartholomew did mention that the aim of Darklake’s project was to make American forces unbeatable, but you can’t really tell when an evil corporation will switch sides to suit their interests. The film suggested that, after the 1946 outbreak, the biochemical research project was completely shut down, and both the Eastern and Western powers made efforts to keep their mess a secret. They had built huge watchtowers on opposite sides of the valley to make sure that the biochemical contaminant never ever left the Gorge. Both parties respected the ground rules until, in 2004, a paramilitary group called Darklake started a covert operation, the Darklake Genome Advancement Initiative (Dgai), aimed at advancing DNA manipulation technology for military and medical applications.