His escape to the Glowing Sea was in order to elude his Courser pursuers, in which he made this escape possible by intentionally or unintentionally transforming himself into an Institute variety of super mutant, which allowed for him to become immune to the fatal levels of radiation present within the Glowing Sea. research as he could, and then deserted the organization to hide out within the Glowing Sea. The former head of the Institute's biochemical division, Brian Virgil could no longer stomach the experiments of his colleagues, and as a consequence, destroyed as much of his F.E.V.
