Spoilers For Resident Evil VIII: Village below.
The Hound-Wolf Squad was introduced to the Resident Evil franchise with Resident Evil VIII: Village this year. It's led by Chris Redfield, the longtime protagonist of the series. The player watches as they seemingly kill Mia Winters and kidnap Ethan and Rose Winters--all of which unfortunately leads to Chris and Rose being trapped in the titular village and at the mercy of the likes of Lady Dimitrescu, Heisenberg, and Mother Miranda.
A lot of the information about the Hound-Wolf Squad is shrouded in mystery. Little has been revealed about them beyond the leadership of Chris Redfield and their mission to stop the proliferation of bio-weapons. However, audiences can learn a few things about Hound-Wolf
10 They Wield A Weapon Called "Thor's Hammer"
The Hound-Wolf Squad is a tactical squad with some of the most top-of-the-line military hardware available in the Resident Evil universe. One weapon at their disposal is none other than Thor's Hammer.
Thor's Hammer is an AW Model-02 shotgun that Chris Redfield first wielded in the Not a Hero DLC to Resident Evil VII: Biohazard. However, it is also used by the Hound-Wolf Squad in Village. This is significant because Biohazard took place before the formation of Hound-Wolf Squad, but this weapon being passed along to Hound-Wolf shows that Chris may have already been on his way out of the BSAA before the events of Biohazard.
9 Each Member's Codename Relates To Wolves
This is maybe unsurprising for some, but each codename used by the Hound-Wolf Squad relates to a wolf in some way.
Chris' codename, "Alpha," references the now-debunked idea of wolf packs having an Alpha male. "Lobo" is the Spanish translation of the word wolf. "Canine" refers to the genus of wolves, Canis, which comes from the Latin word for dog. "Night Howl" comes from the idea that wolves howl at the full moon at night. "Tundra" refers to the tundra wolf species, which, as the name implies, lives in colder northern areas of the world. Finally, there is "Umber Eyes," which is really just a creative way of saying "brown eyes," which is a common eye color for wolves.
8 They Are A Rogue Team Created By The BSAA
The Wolf-Hound Squad was actually created by the BSAA, or the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance. This was a United Nations organization created to fight against the proliferation of bioweapons, which makes sense in the Resident Evil universe given how many bioweapons exist in their world.
This fact may come as a surprise given how openly hostile to the BSAA each member of the Hound-Wolf Squad is in Village. The reason for this discrepancy is that the Hound-Wolf Squad went rogue from the BSAA for reasons yet unclear (though they are hinted at with the ending to Resident Evil: Village). This issue with the BSAA seems so extreme that the members of Hound-Wolf were willing to kill BSAA operators during the events of Village.
7 Emily Berkhoff (Tundra) Was Once Part Of The DEA
Emily Berkhoff, codename Tundra, was actually once part of the DEA, or Drug Enforcement Administration. This must of led to her becoming affiliated with the BSAA and Hound-Wolf, given that the Umbrella Corporation, one of the primary perpetrators of bioterrorism, was once a pharmaceutical company.
She was apparently in the Mojave Desert shortly before being called out to the village, and that is a fact that will be returned to later.
6 Little Is Known About The Members Outside Of Chris And Emily
Despite that bit of background information on Emily Berhkoff and the extensive history that Resident Evil has given Chris Redfield, little is known about the remaining members of Hound-Wolf Squad.
Their names are given, though. Rolando Elba is Umber Eyes, John Perlman is Lobo, Charlie Graham is Night Howl, and Dion Wilson is Canine.
5 There Is Concept Art That Reveals Their Faces Of The Ones Who Aren't Chris
Players don't get to see any of the members of Hound-Wolf Squad without their helmets while playing Resident Evil: Village aside from Chris Redfield. However, there is concept art out there of the members of Hound-Wolf Squad without their helmets.
The full image can be seen on the Resident Evil Wiki, and it seems to come from the Resident Evil: Village art book, A Traveler's Record.
4 They Were Formed As Part Of The Direct Fallout From "The Dulvey Incident"
The Hound-Wolf Squad was formed shortly after the "The Dulvey Incident," which refers to the events that took place in Dulvey, Louisiana during Resident Evil VII: Biohazard.
Chris Redfield famously shows up at the end of the game and is the star of the Not a Hero DLC that follows immediately afterward. Apparently, Chris was so dissatisfied with how the BSAA handled The Dulvey Incident that he thought he needed his own specialized squad that would, ultimately, break off from the BSAA.
3 There Is A Connection To Umbrella, But It's A Small One
The formation of the Hound-Wolf Squad happening because of The Dulvey Incident also gives it a connection to the Umbrella Corporation. Notably, Chris claimed to be representing Umbrella when arriving in Dulvey, but this is actually because Blue Umbrella requested that Chris be sent to Dulvey by the BSAA to investigate the Baker House.
Blue Umbrella is an allegedly reformed version of the company that was formed with the bankruptcy of the original Umbrella Corporation.
2 It's Not Known Who Is Backing Them, And That's Significant
It's not really known who is backing the Hound-Wolf Squad by the time of Village. They are actively hostile towards the BSAA, whom the Hound-Wolf Squad once worked for. They could be connected to Blue Umbrella given that they were the ones that requested Chris be sent to Dulvey, but Chris still didn't trust Blue Umbrella by the time of The Dulvey Incident.
That doesn't rule out Blue Umbrella, and there are no other factions in Resident Evil with which Hound-Wolf has any tangential connection. It is entirely possible they are independent, but the funding and hardware on display indicate that someone is backing Hound-Wolf Squad.
1 They Make Reference To A Resident Evil Manga
The Hound-Wolf Squad references an operation in the Mojave Desert, and Emily Berkhoff was on a reconnaissance mission in the Mojave before the events of Village.
The Mojave Desert is significant, as it's actually a reference to an unknown mission that Chris Redfield was involved with back in 2014 during the events of the Biohazard: Heavenly Island manga that starred Claire Redfield, Chris' sister. Claire requests some help from Chris during the events of the manga, but Chris says he is unavailable because he's on a mission for the BSAA in the Mojave Desert. Heavenly Island itself is intended to tie into the Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps games. All of this also shows that despite the Hound-Wolf Squad not being formed until after The Dulvey Incident in 2017, Chris and the other members do seem to go a ways back.
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