Backstory

So, the Island is one of 9 man-made islands built by PARMA on an old nuclear dump off the coast of Japan. Work began on the first Island, 0001 (known as HQ Island), in 1978 and was completed in 1985. The Islands where battle royales were 0002 (normal), 0003 (desert), 0004 (spring), and 0005 (50v50) were all completed in 1988. From that point on, PARMA began to work on the Intiative, a project to create super soldiers. The Soviet Union found out about the project and began funding PARMA. The Japanese were suspicious of these new Islands, so they sent a spy into the ranks of PARMA: Dr. Chandler Tallow.