Bertrand Zobrist
Antagonist/Villain
Bertrand Zobrist
A brilliant scientist and a madman who is obsessed with Dante's Inferno.
He intends to solve the world's overpopulation problem by releasing a virus.
He approached his colleague Dr. Sinskey with his population scheme, but she dismissed him for being a madman.
He doesn't appear physically in the story because of his suicide prior to the events, but his presence is still felt.
Bertrand Zobrist
He had agents from the World Health Organization and the Consortium at his heels.
He drove himself underground beneath Florence because of the hatred he was garnering.
Zobrist contacted his employees through webcam, using the Dante death mask as his cover.
He said he had no fear of death and would end up like Jesus as a matyr and that he was only trying to save humanity, not kill it.
Bertrand Zobrist
He named himself "the Shade" because of his suicidal views and his ability to remain invisible.
When the Consortium pursued him through Florence one morning, he got up to a church roof, then said they would never find his virus.
With that, he stepped off the roof to his death.