Prototype (2013 Film)

Prototype (stylized as [PROTOTYPE]) is an science fiction horror movie that came out on June 23rd, 2013.

Set in Los Angeles, the movie follows a powerful amnesiac shapeshifter named Terry Rodriguez who must stop an outbreak of Blacklight, a plague that mutates individuals into hideous violent monsters. During his quest, Alex tries to uncover his past while also coming into conflict with both the US military and a black operations force called Blackwatch.

The movie was a critical and commercial success, with critics praising the film for its originality and engaging gameplay. Many reviewers compared and contrasted it with Infamous, another science fiction movie released one month prior to Prototype. A sequel, Prototype 2, was released in October 2015 and Prototype 3: Dark Light was released in July 2019.

Plot
The game follows Terry Rodriguez (Shia LaBeouf) who wakes up in a morgue in the basement of Gentek, a genetic engineering company based in Manhattan, sending a pair of scientists that were just about to perform an autopsy running. Terry escapes, and witnesses the scientists being gunned down by military operatives. Terry is discovered and attacked. He survives bullets being fired into his chest, and leaps over a wall to safety. He soon discovers he now possesses powerful shapeshifting abilities, superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability, senses, endurance, weaponry and the ability to "consume" people to gain their memories, skills and appearance. With no memory of his previous life, Alex decides to find and consume those related to the conspiracy in order to uncover the truth. During his quest, Alex faces two factions: the United States Marine Corps and Blackwatch, a Fort Detrick special forces unit dedicated to combating biological warfare; and the Infected, monsters created by a virus known as BLACKLIGHT that is overrunning Manhattan. Captain Robert Cross (Donald Faison), a Blackwatch officer, is given orders to find and contain Alex.

The next day, after arriving home, he finds out that LAPD, SWAT, FBI, Blackwatch and the Army are outside his door. Realizing this, he grabs his iPod, and makes a run for it across Skid Row to his safehouse in South Central while Limp Bizkit's Rollin plays in the background.

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